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Each month, NV5 Geospatial posts new blog content across a variety of categories. Browse our latest posts below to learn about important geospatial information or use the search bar to find a specific topic or author. Stay informed of the latest blog posts, events, and technologies by joining our email list!



Mapping Earthquake Deformation in Taiwan With ENVI

Mapping Earthquake Deformation in Taiwan With ENVI

12/15/2025

Unlocking Critical Insights With ENVI® Tools Taiwan sits at the junction of major tectonic plates and regularly experiences powerful earthquakes. Understanding how the ground moves during these events is essential for disaster preparedness, public safety, and building community resilience. But traditional approaches like field... Read More >

Comparing Amplitude and Coherence Time Series With ICEYE US GTR Data and ENVI SARscape

Comparing Amplitude and Coherence Time Series With ICEYE US GTR Data and ENVI SARscape

12/3/2025

Large commercial SAR satellite constellations have opened a new era for persistent Earth monitoring, giving analysts the ability to move beyond simple two-image comparisons into robust time series analysis. By acquiring SAR data with near-identical geometry every 24 hours, Ground Track Repeat (GTR) missions minimize geometric decorrelation,... Read More >

Empowering D&I Analysts to Maximize the Value of SAR

Empowering D&I Analysts to Maximize the Value of SAR

12/1/2025

Defense and intelligence (D&I) analysts rely on high-resolution imagery with frequent revisit times to effectively monitor operational areas. While optical imagery is valuable, it faces limitations from cloud cover, smoke, and in some cases, infrequent revisit times. These challenges can hinder timely and accurate data collection and... Read More >

Easily Share Workflows With the Analytics Repository

Easily Share Workflows With the Analytics Repository

10/27/2025

With the recent release of ENVI® 6.2 and the Analytics Repository, it’s now easier than ever to create and share image processing workflows across your organization. With that in mind, we wrote this blog to: Introduce the Analytics Repository Describe how you can use ENVI’s interactive workflows to... Read More >

Deploy, Share, Repeat: AI Meets the Analytics Repository

Deploy, Share, Repeat: AI Meets the Analytics Repository

10/13/2025

The upcoming release of ENVI® Deep Learning 4.0 makes it easier than ever to import, deploy, and share AI models, including industry-standard ONNX models, using the integrated Analytics Repository. Whether you're building deep learning models in PyTorch, TensorFlow, or using ENVI’s native model creation tools, ENVI... 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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