Future US Workforce for Geospatial Intelligence - Alexandre M. Bayen

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Future U.S. Workforce for Geospatial Intelligence
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COMMITTEE ON THE FUTURE U.S. WORKFORCE
FOR GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE
KEITH C. CLARKE, Chair, University of California, Santa Barbara
LUC E. ANSELIN, Arizona State University, Tempe
ALEXANDRE M. BAYEN, University of California, Berkeley
GRANT C. BLACK, University of Missouri, St. Louis
BARBARA P. BUTTENFIELD, University of Colorado, Boulder
KATHLEEN M. CARLEY, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
JOHN R. JENSEN, University of South Carolina, Columbia
RICHARD B. LANGLEY, University of New Brunswick, Canada
EDWARD M. MIKHAIL, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
SHASHI SHEKHAR, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
MICHAEL N. SOLEM, Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C.
PAULA STEPHAN, Georgia State University, Atlanta
MAY YUAN, University of Oklahoma, Norman
MICHAEL J. ZYDA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
National Research Council Staff
ANNE M. LINN, Study Director, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
GAIL R. GREENFIELD, Senior Program Officer, Board on Higher Education and
Workforce
ERIC J. EDKIN, Senior Program Assistant, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
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BOARD ON EARTH SCIENCES AND RESOURCES
CORALE L. BRIERLEY, Chair, Brierley Consultancy LLC, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
WILLIAM E. DIETRICH, University of California, Berkeley
WILLIAM. L. GRAF, University of South Carolina, Columbia
RUSSELL J. HEMLEY, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C.
MURRAY W. HITZMAN, Colorado School of Mines, Golden
EDWARD KAVAZANJIAN, Jr., Arizona State University, Tempe
DAVID R. MAIDMENT, The University of Texas, Austin
ROBERT B. MCMASTER, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
M. MEGHAN MILLER, UNAVCO, Inc., Boulder, Colorado
ISABEL P. MONTAÑEZ, University of California, Davis
CLAUDIA INÉS MORA, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico
BRIJ M. MOUDGIL, University of Florida, Gainesville
CLAYTON R. NICHOLS, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
(retired), Ocean Park, Washington
HENRY N. POLLACK, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
DAVID T. SANDWELL, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
PETER M. SHEARER, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
REGINAL SPILLER, Azimuth Investments LLC, Texas
TERRY C. WALLACE, Jr., Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico
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COURTNEY R. GIBBS, Program Associate
JASON R. ORTEGO, Research Associate (until June 2012)
ERIC J. EDKIN, Senior Program Assistant
CHANDA IJAMES, Senior Program Assistant
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BOARD ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE
WILLIAM E. KIRWAN, Chair, University System of Maryland, Adelphi
F. KING ALEXANDER, California State University, Long Beach
SUSAN K. AVERY, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts
JEAN-LOU CHAMEAU, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
CARLOS CASTILLO-CHAVEZ, Arizona State University, Tempe
RITA COLWELL, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
PETER EWELL, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, Boulder,
Colorado
SYLVIA HURTADO, University of California, Los Angeles
WILLIAM KELLEY, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia
EARL LEWIS, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
PAULA STEPHAN, Georgia State University, Atlanta
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Acknowledgments
This report has been reviewed in draft form by Leif E. Peterson, Advanced HR Concepts &
individuals chosen for their diverse perspec- Solutions, LLC, Beavercreek, Ohio
tives and technical expertise, in accordance Chris Rizos, University of New South Wales,
with procedures approved by the NRC’s Report Review Australia
Committee. The purpose of this independent review is Scott A. Sandgathe, University of Washington,
to provide candid and critical comments that will assist Seattle
the institution in making its published report as sound Stephen M. Stigler, University of Chicago, Illinois
as possible and to ensure that the report meets institu-
tional standards for objectivity, evidence, and respon- Although the reviewers listed above have provided
siveness to the study charge. The review comments many constructive comments and suggestions, they
and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recom-
integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank mendations nor did they see the final draft of the report
the following individuals for their participation in the before its release. The review of this report was overseen
review of this report: by David R. Rain, George Washington University, and
Stephen R. Berry, University of Chicago. Appointed by
Burt S. Barnow, The George Washington the National Research Council, they were responsible
University, Washington, D.C. for making certain that an independent examina-
Katy Börner, Indiana University, Bloomington tion of this report was carried out in accordance with
Gaetano Borriello, University of Washington, insti tutional procedures and that all review comments
Seattle were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final
Cynthia A. Brewer, Pennsylvania State University, content of this report rests entirely with the authoring
University Park committee and the institution.
Joseph Galaskiewicz, University of Arizona, Tucson The committee would like to thank the following
Ayman F. Habib, University of Calgary, Canada individuals who gave briefings or provided data, fig-
Michael J. Jackson, University of Nottingham, ures, or other input: Max Baber, Richard Berg, Adam
United Kingdom Chill, Denise Clayton Delahanty, David DiBiase,
Annette J. Krygiel, Independent Consultant, Michael Gibbons, Leila Gonzales, George Hepner,
Great Falls, Virginia Susan Kalweit, Nirmala Kannankutty, Keith Krut,
James Llinas, State University of New York at Keith Masback, Patricia Muth, Wendy Nelson, Mark
Buffalo Pahls, Jürgen Pfeffer, James Plasker, Mark Regets, Jack
Marguerite Madden, University of Georgia, Sanders, H. Greg Smith, Marc Spraragen, George
Athens Stamus, Ed Waltz, and Michael Wolf.
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