9 Nov 2023

Army’s Digital Buoy System selected as R&D 100 finalist

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) collaborative effort with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Army Geospatial Center (AGC) on a Digital Buoy System has been selected as a 2023 R&D 100 Finalist in the IT/Electrical category.

21 Nov 2022

ERDC welcomes new GRL Director David Hibner

David Hibner was selected to the Senior Executive Service and began serving as the new director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) September 26, 2022. Along with his duties as GRL director, Hibner also serves as the director of the Army Geospatial Center (AGC) and the Geospatial Information Officer of the Army.

5 Jan 2021

Army Demonstrates Interoperable Routing

The Army Geospatial Center developed a new Routing Application Programming Interface that will let Army systems access and share routes and obstacles in a simple, interoperable way. Esri recently prototyped an implementation of the API.

6 Aug 2012

U.S. ARMY NORTHERN COMMAND’S DEFENSE SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES SYSTEM MANAGES CIVILIAN EMERGENCY SUPPORT REQUESTS

This summer, as wildfires burned relentlessly in Colorado, the Department of Defense (DoD) assisted the in the fight to save civilian lives and property. Using refitted military cargo aircraft, 3,000 gallons of fire retardant were dropped at a time in advance of these fires to slow their spread.

5 Jun 2012

Army Geospatial Center provides eyes in sky for boots on ground

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal recently visited the U.S. Army Geospatial Center, to gain situational awareness and ensure the Army is correctly prioritizing, balancing and integrating resources to support the contributions of this mission-critical organization.

10 May 2012

U.S. ARMY GEOSPATIAL CENTER PROVIDES FREE MODELING & SIMULATION TERRAIN DATABASES

The U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) is now distributing Modeling and Simulation (M&S) terrain databases along with operational geospatial products on its Common Map Background (CMB) website with the goal of providing a single repository for all geospatial products.

24 Apr 2012

U.S. ARMY GEOSPATIAL CENTER RELEASES “HyDRA” SMART DEVICE APP

The U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) and Engineer Research and Development Center recently released the Hydrologic Data Resources Application (HyDRA) - a Web-based data survey and analysis tool created to provide the Dept. of Defense (DoD) logistics and geospatial intelligence-related water communities with information on water resources data collection, visualization and dissemination in a mobile, enterprise-enabled environment.

18 Oct 2011

U.S. ARMY TO SHOWCASE AWARD-WINNING GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY AT 2011 GEOINT SYMPOSIUM

The U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) will demonstrate its award-winning BuckEye and Geo-referenced PDF (GeoPDF) programs as well as its Instrument Set, Reconnaissance and Surveying (ENFIRE) kit, GeoGlobe and Remote Ground Terminal (RGT) during the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s 2011 GEOINT Symposium (San Antonio), October 17-19 at Booth 522.

14 Sep 2011

VISONE, HARDAWAY AWARDED ARMY ENGINEER ASSOCIATION’S BRONZE ORDER OF THE DE FLEURY MEDAL

Daniel Visone and Mike Hardaway recently received the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal from the Army Engineer Association in recognition of their superior leadership, selfless service and career contributions to the U.S. Army, Army Geospatial Center (AGC) and the geospatial community.

7 Sep 2011

AGC’S DOD DEFENSE SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES SYSTEM AIDS FEMA’S HURRICANE IRENE SUPPORT AND RECOVERY EFFORTS

The U.S. Army Geospatial Center’s (AGC) Department of Defense, Defense Support to Civil Authorities Automated Support System (DDASS) was used to coordinate over 29 Mission Assignments (MAs) and $18 million in Joint, Army, Air Force and Navy assets deployed to stage Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) equipment and personnel at Incident Support Bases along the East Coast during and after Hurricane Irene.