GIS in geospatial intelligence

<p><a href="/facts/Geographic_information_system/PoP1kVoa">Geographic information systems</a> (GIS) play a constantly evolving role in <a href="/facts/Geospatial_intelligence/6gTVk4rz">geospatial intelligence</a> (GEOINT) and United States <a href="/facts/National_security/DlmpehRa">national security</a>. These technologies allow a user to efficiently manage, analyze, and produce <a href="/facts/Geographic_data_and_information/FUSjSQ71">geospatial</a> <a href="/facts/Data/AUBFN97o">data</a>, to combine GEOINT with other forms of <a href="/facts/Intelligence_analysis/BHJdNEEB">intelligence</a> collection, and to perform highly developed analysis and visual production of geospatial data.  Therefore, GIS produces up-to-date and more reliable GEOINT to reduce uncertainty for a decisionmaker.  Since GIS programs are Web-enabled, a user can constantly work with a decision maker to solve their GEOINT and national security related problems from anywhere in the world.  There are many <a href="/facts/List_of_geographic_information_systems_software/TL5fr3dU">types of GIS software</a> used in GEOINT and national security, such as <a href="/facts/Google_Earth/jjJmIjmb">Google Earth</a>, <a href="/facts/ERDAS_IMAGINE/YmFgSBxs">ERDAS IMAGINE</a>, <a href="/facts/GeoNetwork_opensource/LVkqkEcm">GeoNetwork opensource</a>, and <a href="/facts/Esri/FP8cJykD">Esri</a> <a href="/facts/ArcGIS/pYPJ9GD5">ArcGIS</a>.
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GIS in geospatial intelligence