LESSON 06 OUTLINE

• Introduction
• Lesson Objectives
• Activities
• Evolution of Military GIS&T
• GIS&T and the "RMA"
• Network Centric Warfare
• GEOINT in OEF/OIF/GWOT
• Future GEOINT Applications
• Summary and Final Tasks

Lesson 06: GEOINT and National Security/Case Study

Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson you will be able to:

• Discuss the evolution of military applications of GIS&T from 19^th Century to the present (including cartography, remote sensing, GIS, GPS, and simulations/modeling).
   
• Critique the idea that GIS&T underpins the so called "Revolution in Military Affairs."
   
• Discuss and critique the use of intelligence and especially geospatial intelligence in the conduct of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan).
   
• Discuss and critique the use of intelligence and especially geospatial intelligence in the conduct of Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq).
   
• Synthesize the ideas of previous lessons to critique the role of intelligence and especially geo-spatial intelligence in the Global War on Terrorism (Long War).
   
• Speculate on future applications of geospatial intelligence for national security.