The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded BAE Systems an Information Store (iSToRE) contract to provide advanced data management capabilities to support the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG).
The iSToRE is the NSG’s knowledge management solution that consolidates, stores, and archives geospatial intelligence products, making data easily accessible to multiple agencies and defence commands worldwide.
Rex Ballard, general manager of Geospatial eXploitation Products at BAE Systems, said: "NSG analysts face the time-consuming challenge of searching through ever-increasing amounts and types of data. GXP Xplorer allows analysts to quickly search through millions of records and zero in on the right piece of data, enabling them to generate finished products that drive actionable intelligence."
Under the contract, the iSToRE will be modernised through the integration of BAE Systems’ commercial software product, GXP Xplorer. The data management software application allows analysts to easily connect to and query remote geospatial data stores and libraries, and to quickly locate, retrieve, and share data across the enterprise.
GXP Xplorer software licenses will be deployed globally to support the agency’s transition from legacy image product libraries to commercial-based information storage capabilities.
The licenses will support worldwide intelligence operations by enhancing information sharing amongst Joint Task Force Headquarters, intelligence centers, and forward-deployed war fighters. The contract includes options to operationally field additional licenses to the NSG through September 2022.
