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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is one of our front line defences against terror. It is where they create detailed maps of Iraq for our troops to use to navigate the streets of Bahgdad, where satelite cameras that make Google Earth look whimpy are used in our search for Osama.
You would think that a tech agency with the words "Intelligence" in their name would be--well--secret.
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Well the fact that the agency exists is not a sensitive fact. The type of information they gather is not terribly sensitive either, only what they gain from it. A building is just a building until you can call it a nuclear facility. I should imagine that such information is classified.
Getting children interested in this kind of science is a good strategy to encourage more people to come into the area of Geospatial Intellience. It's also interesting.
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Sometimes it amazes me what is considered sensisitve, what's classified, and what's public knowledge. I can't really say more than that, but it would surprise you.
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quote:Getting children interested in this kind of science is a good strategy to encourage more people to come into the area of Geospatial Intellience. It's also interesting.
*nods* The way things are going, its good to see that somebody out there thinks that getting kids intereseted in Science and Engineering again is a good thing.
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Not to mention that google Earth is on a lot of desktops now, spurring a lot of interest in people of all ages.
Also, sometimes kids get scared of simple things they hear about on the news or things that adults talk about in front of them, and this is a simple way to reassure them that people can't really see in their windows at night.