American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

“The Petapixel Revolution”

Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 8:15 am to 4:30 pm
Davis Conference Center, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida

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The success of Google Earth and Microsoft Virtual Earth illustrate the value of geospatial data to the general public. Events such as Hurricane Katrina, the war in Iraq, and the war on terrorism expose both the usefulness of the data and the potential for its use (both advantageous and hostile) in ways previously constrained by limited access. John Curlander, former CEO of Vexcel Corporation and now general manager for the Virtual Earth Business Unit at Microsoft, will keynote the session along with Michael T. Jones, Chief Technologist of Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google Local.

This full-day classified session will explore the ramifications and implications that commercially available, high quality, and extensive imagery and geospatial data have on national security and the growth of GEOINT analytical expertise outside the government. The desired outcome of the session is to identify emerging challenges and create linkages among interested parties to plan and initiate responses. Topics to be covered include:

• Commercial capabilities
• Open Source and Foreign Capabilities
• Foreign Capabilities & Adversary Behaviors
• Wrap-up Panel –– A simulation to demonstrate foreign capabilities

Classified Level
This session is offered at the SECRET level.
Attendees must be U.S. citizens and have a SECRET clearance.

Registration Fee $70.00
Participants will be charged $70 to attend the Classified Symposium. This fee is in addition to the Conference Registration fee for those interested in also attending the ASPRS Annual Conference. Speakers must register for this session and pay the $70 registration fee.

The costs for this symposium are being partially underwritten by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The registration fee includes transportation between the Marriott Waterside Hotel and MacDill Air Force Base, a continental breakfast, morning and afternoon coffee breaks, and lunch.

Please send the completed registration form found on line at www.asprs.org/Tampa2007 and the appropriate payment to the address on the form no later than Friday, April 2, 2007.

Transportation
Bus transportation for attendees will be begin loading from the Marriott Waterside Hotel main entrance at 6:45 am and depart promptly at 7:00 am for the Davis Conference Center. Conference attendees must take the bus. Only attendees who have submitted clearances to U.S. CENTCOM Security Office and the session POC will be allowed on board. Passengers also must have a photo ID to enter MacDill AFB.

Important Deadlines
All attendees and speakers must be pre-registered with ASPRS by Friday, April 2, 2007. In addition, attendees must have their security office FAX individual clearances to the U.S. Central Command Security Office by April 2. The unclassified FAX number is 813-827-1169. Information must include the Event: ASPRS Conference; Location: Davis Conference Center; and POC: NGA Support Team (813-827-5580).

Attendees also must submit their Date-Time Group (DTG) message and their social security numbers to the NGA Support Team to cross check individual clearances for session registration. Email this information to the following email address: cepansm@centcom.ic.gov. This is a secure email address.

REGISTRATIONS CAN NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER
FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2007.