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Approved for Public Release. Case # 15-194
Enabling Mission Partners – a success story
Tracy Toutant
Approved for Public Release. Case # 15-194
• United States Coast Guard
– Supported through the NGA Support Team to the Department of Homeland Security
• Leverage existing USCG accomplishments• Enable strategic and tactical personnel• Provide support, training, and technical expertise
Enabling A Mission Partner
A picture is worth a thousand words…
Approved for Public Release. Case # 15-194
• Focused on analysis• Assist in the creation of organic capabilities• Promote the use of geospatial analysis • Support multiple mission areas of the USCG
The Self-Service GEOINT Initiative
Necessity is the mother of invention…
Approved for Public Release. Case # 15-194
• Small team of embedded analysts• Create guides and training materials• Provide technical support• Advise and assist in liaison role
The Self-Service GEOINT Initiative
Teachers open the door, but you enter yourself…
Approved for Public Release. Case # 15-194
• Guides are the focal point of the SSG Initiative
• Focused on real-world tasks
• Step-by-step workflows for analytic products
• Widespread support from field units
The Self-Service GEOINT Guides
Teach a man to fish…
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• Custom Training Program
– In USCG Schoolhouse
• Uses real USCG Data and examples• Introduction to GIS with hands on practice• Serve as a resource for other training• Fiscally conscious approach• Aims for awareness and familiarization – not experts
The Self-Service GEOINT Initiative
Practice makes perfect…
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• Tool Development
– Support and automate complex workflows
– Toolbars and scripts to simplify steps
– Enable sharing of workflows
– Promote server geoprocessing
The Self-Service GEOINT Initiative
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step…
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• Foster a community of users
• Share experiences and tradecraft
• Leverage existing expertise
• Networking
Importance of Community
No man is an island…
Approved for Public Release. Case # 15-194
• Enable advanced analysis• Transcend organizations and hierarchy• Create a user community• Provide technical and training support
The Self-Service GEOINT Initiative
Drop by drop fills the river…