North America and Arctic Sessions- January 18, 2016

Neil Thompson OMM CD, Former Director Geospatial Intelligence Canadian Armed Forces

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The presentation will provide:

• An overview of the Canadian Armed Forces Intelligence Command (CFINTCOM)
• CF Intelligence Group (CF Int Gp) its units, roles and responsibilities
• Review of current GEOINT activities being conducted in support of operations both domestically and deployed.
• Capabilities of the deployed GEOINT Support Team (GIST) model
• The lessons learned from the GIST model and possible upcoming changes to this force generation model
• How do we best replicate this model in garrison as part of everyday intelligence analysis and production?
• A conceptual model will be discussed that shows what the future of GEOINT in Canada may look like in order to better achieve multi-Int fusion.
• A summary of recent Canadian work conducted with NGA that focused on the Artic will be discussed in order to demonstrate how OSINT and commercial GEOINT sources, like Radarsat2, can work together to answer an intelligence question.

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The GEO INT community continues to develop at a rapid pace; the number of satellites, UAS types, data types, resolution, revisit times and total volume of received information continues to grow. The addition of non-traditional data sets such as the space-based AIS service has allowed more multi source cross referencing and integration. This panel discussion will allow recognized experts to share their ideas and solutions:

• How can we be more effective in using motion imagery to support operational forces and emergency responders?
• How can we speed up the convergence of GEOINT and ISR?
• How can GEOINT participate more effectively in the Activity Based Intelligence process?
• How we can improve geolocation performance of ISR platforms?

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1. What are the top five training challenges for the GEOINT work force and how to overcome them?
Captain Erich Telfer, Commander, United States Coast Guard Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center
2. Which GEOINT solutions can best support cyber operations?
Lt Col (Dr) Michael L. Thomas, USAF Naval Space and Warfare Center (SPAWAR) Charleston, USA
3. How can we develop new GEOINT solutions to help understand climate change?
CDR Blake McBride, Associate Director, Office of Naval Research Global & US Navy METOC Officer
4. How can GEOINT better support evolving requirements of littoral operations?
CDR Kelly Taylor, Director and Commanding Officer, US National Ice Centre and the US Naval Ice Centre
5. How can we harness the power of Remote Sensing in modern operations?
BGen Lalumiere Director General Space Canadian Armed Forces National Defence Headquarters Canada
6. How can science provide new solutions for the GEOINT northern mission sets?
Ms. Charlotte Wiin Havsteen, Branch Chief, Defence Centre for Operational Oceanography, Denmark and Captain Sebastien Wærstad-Campeau
Chief Instructor Geospatial Analysis Norwegian Army Land Warfare Centre and
Dr. Joe Casas NASA

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Everyone is invited to the Silver Cross Pub 33 Whitehall, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2BX
http://www.taylor-walker.co.uk/pub/silver-cross-whitehall/c0694