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From Image to Insight: How GEOINT Automation Is Changing the Speed of Decision-Making

From Image to Insight: How GEOINT Automation Is Changing the Speed of Decision-Making

4/28/2025

When every second counts, the ability to process geospatial data rapidly and accurately isn’t just helpful, it’s critical. Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) has always played a pivotal role in defense, security, and disaster response. But in high-tempo operations, traditional workflows are no longer fast enough. Analysts are... Read More >

Thermal Infrared Echoes: Illuminating the Last Gasp of a Dying Star

Thermal Infrared Echoes: Illuminating the Last Gasp of a Dying Star

4/24/2025

This blog was written by Eli Dwek, Emeritus, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD and Research Fellow, Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, MA. It is the fifth blog in a series showcasing our IDL® Fellows program which supports passionate retired IDL users who may need support to continue their work... Read More >

A New Era of Hyperspectral Imaging with ENVI® and Wyvern’s Open Data Program

A New Era of Hyperspectral Imaging with ENVI® and Wyvern’s Open Data Program

2/25/2025

This blog was written in collaboration with Adam O’Connor from Wyvern.   As hyperspectral imaging (HSI) continues to grow in importance, access to high-quality satellite data is key to unlocking new insights in environmental monitoring, agriculture, forestry, mining, security, energy infrastructure management, and more.... Read More >

Ensure Mission Success With the Deployable Tactical Analytics Kit (DTAK)

Ensure Mission Success With the Deployable Tactical Analytics Kit (DTAK)

2/11/2025

In today’s fast-evolving world, operational success hinges on real-time geospatial intelligence and data-driven decisions. Whether it’s responding to natural disasters, securing borders, or executing military operations, having the right tools to integrate and analyze data can mean the difference between success and failure.... Read More >

How the COVID-19 Lockdown Improved Air Quality in Ecuador: A Deep Dive Using Satellite Data and ENVI® Software

How the COVID-19 Lockdown Improved Air Quality in Ecuador: A Deep Dive Using Satellite Data and ENVI® Software

1/21/2025

The COVID-19 pandemic drastically altered daily life, leading to unexpected environmental changes, particularly in air quality. Ecuador, like many other countries, experienced significant shifts in pollutant concentrations due to lockdown measures. In collaboration with Geospace Solutions and Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE,... Read More >

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From Image to Insight: How GEOINT Automation Is Changing the Speed of Decision-Making

Erin Eckles

When every second counts, the ability to process geospatial data rapidly and accurately isn’t just helpful, it’s critical. Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) has always played a pivotal role in defense, security, and disaster response. But in high-tempo operations, traditional workflows are no longer fast enough. Analysts are often flooded with imagery from satellites, drones, and sensors. Processing that data manually—annotating, labeling, interpreting—slows decision-making and introduces risk.

So, what’s the solution? Automation. Integration. And a complete rethinking of the workflow.

One Ecosystem, End-to-End Automation

 

The ENVI® Ecosystem is built for the new GEOINT era. It integrates AI, deep learning, automation, and predictive analytics into a cohesive, interoperable platform that helps analysts and decision-makers go from raw imagery to insights in a fraction of the time.

This system doesn’t just make existing workflows more efficient—it reshapes what’s possible.

 

From data discovery to decision support, here’s what’s changed: 

 

Data Discovery and Labeling Without the Bottlenecks

High-quality training data is the backbone of any AI/ML workflow. The ENVI Ecosystem includes tools like ENVI Connect that simplify labeling with intuitive, high-speed annotation features. In fact, users can label up to 800 objects per hour—no coding required. Faster labeling means faster model training, deployment, and iteration.

Training & Deployment on Your Terms

With ENVI’s open-source-compatible deep learning tools (including TensorFlow integration), users can train custom object detection or segmentation models and apply them to real-world scenarios, whether on Windows or Linux, with GPU acceleration when needed. Analysts don’t need to be data scientists to create powerful, mission-specific models.

 

Autonomous Detection – Eyes on Target, Always

The ENVI Ecosystem includes components like ENVI Inform that enable continuous scanning and autonomous monitoring of areas of interest, flagging critical features in real time. It also predicts object movement based on terrain, direction, and speed; a capability known as custody tracking. Automation keeps a watch when analysts can’t.

 

Predictive Alerts – Get There First

What if you knew where to look next? ENVI’s predictive analytics and early alerting tools notify users when key changes are detected and forecasts where tracked objects are headed, helping you prioritize response before threats escalate. Less noise means analysts get to the “what’s next” faster than ever.

Built for Federal, Defense, and Emergency Response

The ENVI Ecosystem isn’t theoretical, it’s in use today across DoD, IC, public safety, and commercial sectors. It empowers teams to move from image collection to mission execution with fewer steps and greater confidence. Whether you’re a GEOINT analyst, a program director, or a decision-maker looking for faster, smarter workflow, this is the future of operational intelligence.

 


 

 

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