Evolution of Military GIS&T
Lowenthal taught us about the evolution of the US intelligence community and made mention of the role of IMINT. Military applications of geographic techniques can be traced much farther back into history.
To help you get started, do some critical thinking and ask yourself as you read Corson and Palka's "Geotechnology, the US Military, and War" chapter:
- Corson and Palka are not geographic techniques specialist or geospatial intelligence professionals. Why would they be asked to write such a chapter for an American Association of Geographers centennial celebration book entitled Geography and Technology?
- The authors focus on the US military. What additions would there have been had they included the contributions and experiences of other countries. Why did they limit themselves to the US experience.
- The authors are both military academics. What might this chapter have looked like had someone with a different background and cultural filter written it (e.g. a civilian academic remote sensing specialist, a human geographer, an NGA analyst)?
- This chapter was written in 2002 and revised in 2003 for a 2004 publication. What should be added to bring the chapter up to date for 2007?
