"The flood of new imagery capabilities is overwhelming. Data driven technologies like artificial intelligence are essential," Gen. Richard Clarke, head of Special Operations Command, told the annual GEOINT conference today.
NGA's Chief Information Office Mark Andress said he has an entire engineering team dedicated to certifying the accuracy and validity of imagery products and the metadata around them.
Watch experts discuss foreign influence risks, evolving DoD policy, and strategies for balancing security with scientific collaboration.
"Kind of like the mountains Lewis and Clark had to scale, data is a mountain we have to climb," NGA Director Vice Adm. Robert Sharp said at GEOINT 2021.