Topic: Security First: A New Resource for Geospatial Intelligence Educators and Learners

Geospatial intelligence offers valuable insights and actionable information to help organizations and governments protect communities. Security First  is a new resource containing specific exercises and examples to show how GIS technology can be used to generate geospatial intelligence. Each chapter is organized with learning objectives, technical requirements, prerequisite knowledge, a geospatial workflow, reflection prompts, and additional resources. All detailed exercises use ArcGIS software and downloadable data, helping to establish and reinforce technical skills. Users will also interpret their results and write an intelligence brief, requiring them to think critically about the work completed. 

Written for educators, students, and professionals, Security First is the first crowdsourced workbook in the growing field of human security and geospatial intelligence. Editors and contributing authors include geospatial intelligence practitioners as well as academics teaching and/or researching in the field of human security and geospatial intelligence. 

Date:  Tuesday, September 2, 2025 @ 9:00 am PT | 12:00 pm ET

Presenters include editors, Diana Ter-Ghazaryan and Darren Ruddell, as well as contributing authors, Patrick Kenney and others. 

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