Geospatial Intelligence Infrastructure

The ArcGIS architecture enables geospatial intelligence infrastructure (GEOINT)exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, access, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities.

GIS Roles in GEOINT

GIS is a critical infrastructure for the geospatial intelligence community in manipulating and interpreting spatial knowledge in an information system. Key application areas include

• Data and map production
• Data dissemination, discovery, and fusion
• Analysis and exploitation
• Workflow management
• SIGINT, IMINT, etc.
• Multi-INT fusion
• Collaborative planning
• Suitability analysis
• Temporal analysis

ArcGIS: A Solution for OILSTOCK

OILSTOCK was developed by the U.S. government in 1999 to provide specialized GIS functionality that could not be delivered by then-available, commercial off-the-shelf technology. On September 30, 2002, support for OILSTOCK ceased.

The ArcGIS family of products gives you the tools to carry out functions previously performed using OILSTOCK.

• ArcGIS: A Solution for OILSTOCK [PDF-464 KB, 2 pages]