Over 50 private companies and 25 Government entities along with three universities are engaged in geospatial technology applications in Huntsville and North Alabama.

Call for Presentations
Submit your presentation proposal now for consideration.

Overview

GEO Huntsville is one of three economic development and jobs initiatives sponsored by Mayor Tommy Battle (Energy and Cyber are the others).

Objective:

Create a collaborative effort among businesses, academia and government
Support workforce growth and economic development
Bring awareness to professional expertise that exists in North Alabama
Identify job opportunities
Establish the region as a major corridor for geospatial excellence

Why Huntsville?

Huntsville is a center of the space industry.

Huntsville can focus on the commercialization of the earth observation satellite industry opportunities in new space-borne platforms

Huntsville is vying to become one of the six pilot cities to define the policy for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) as it integrates with the National Airspace System.

Commercialization of UAS will be a boon for the mapping industry

Huntsville has core capabilities in geospatial information systems (GIS) and software development as well as 3D visualization such as for building information modeling (BIM)

Several companies in the region have extensive experience in this technology

Geospatial Intelligence: As a major center for defense and intelligence, Huntsville has an opportunity to utilize its existing capabilities in this arena

Both the base of defense contractors and work performed on the Redstone Arsenal by MSIC and AMRDEC present a defined workforce on which to build.

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GEO Huntsville in Brief

A collaborative effort among businesses, academic and government entities in our region to support workforce growth and economic development.

GEO Huntsville White Paper

Download an in depth look at the geospatial technology activity and the objectives of the initiative for the Huntsville region.

GEO Huntsville Conference

The GEO Huntsville Conference will focus on several themes. With today's economic climate, supporting projects for new roads, bridges, and other economic development, geospatial technology is at the forefront of helping government and its leaders become better informed to make better decisions.

When

November 8-9, 2012

Where

Davidson Center for Space Exploration
1 Tranquility Base
Huntsville, Alabama
Adjacent to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center & Space Camp

Regiser

Our call for presentations will focus on these key themes:

Jobs and workforce development
Small business development initiatives
Integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System
Building Information Models
Remote Sensing – Image analysis and exploitation
Cloud computing
Cybersecurity and Location Intelligence
Defense and intelligence applications (GEOINT)
Public safety and law enforcement
Earth Observation and Commercial Space Opportunities