Directions Media, USGIF Collaborate on Geospatial Technology Initiatives

HERNDON, VA and GLENCOE, IL, May 19 (MARKET WIRE) --
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), a
non-profit organization that supports the geospatial intelligence
community, and Directions Media, the leading geospatial technology
publishing company, have agreed on a broad series of initiatives to
support the growing demand for information on geographic information
systems (GIS) and location intelligent applications.

The two organizations will be jointly promoting a webinar series on
location intelligence to meet the intense demand for information about new
technology innovations within the intelligence community. The series will
inform and educate a growing workforce on the opportunities for employment
and the applications that are needed by those engaged in homeland security
and defense. In addition, both organizations will be collaborating on the
programs of their respective conferences in 2009: GEOINT Symposium by
USGIF, October 18-21 in San Antonio, Texas, and Location Intelligence by
Directions Media, October 5-7 in Westminster, Colorado.

"Our organizations are passionate about supporting the geospatial industry
in the military, intelligence and business communities," said Keith J.
Masback, president, USGIF. "There is a natural synergy between our two
organizations and it will go a long way in supporting our membership and
the continued growth of the defense, intelligence and homeland security
communities' need for geospatial technology information."

Directions Media will be moderating a session at GEOINT on mobile
location-based services. Joe Francica, Directions Media's vice publisher
and editor in chief, will host the session that will discuss some of the
concerns and pitfalls with respect to security vulnerabilities and the
unintended consequences of location-based applications on mobile handsets.
"There are some huge unknowns out there with regard to commercial LBS
applications and what they mean for the GEOINT community," said Francica.
"We'll raise those issues and look at some solutions."

At the Location Intelligence Conference, Masback will lead a plenary
session on the best practices of the GEOINT community and how they can be
applied to enterprise business applications.

About USGIF

Headquartered in Herndon, Va., the United States Geospatial Intelligence
Foundation (USGIF) promotes the geospatial intelligence tradecraft and
supports a stronger community of interest between government, industry,
academia, professional organizations and individuals who share a mission
focus around the development and application of geospatial intelligence to
address national security objectives.

About Directions Media

Headquartered in Glencoe, Illinois, with offices in Huntsville, Alabama,
Directions Media is the global leader in collectively covering all aspects
of location technology: geographic information systems (GIS), location
intelligence, mapping portals and location-based services (LBS).
Directions Media consists of eight media properties: Directions Magazine,
Directions Magazine francais Magazine, Directions Magazine Espanol
Magazine, the All Points Blog, the Map Hawk Blog, the Location
Intelligence Annual Conference, the Rocket City Geospatial Conference,
and the Directions Media Webinar Series. See more information at
www.DirectionsMedia.net

Contacts:

Joe Francica
Directions Media
Phone: 256-650-0205
E-mail: Email Contact

Jordan Fuhr
USGIF
Phone: 703-793-0109
E-mail: Email Contact

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