NGA to tap commercial satellites to patrol maritime hotspots

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is making a major push to harness commercial technology for tracking maritime threats around the world, the agency’s director said May 6. Speaking at the GEOINT Symposium, Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth announced the agency’s first-ever solicitation for commercial solutions focused specifically on maritime domain awareness. A new “Commercial Solutions Opening” seeks to establish partnerships with private companies to develop AI-powered analytics that can automatically detect illegal shipping activities like smuggling, human trafficking, illegal fishing and more. “We believe partnership with and among our commercial industry colleagues will unlock promising solutions to some of...