The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency inducted four new members into the Geospatial Intelligence Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the agency’s Springfield, Virginia, headquarters September 27.
Established in 2001, NGA’s Geospatial Intelligence Hall of Fame honors
and inducts members each year to recognize those who have profoundly affected
the geospatial intelligence tradecraft.
“The four individuals we are inducting into the GEOINT Hall of Fame this
year have individually contributed to the transformation of the GEOINT
discipline, and we wouldn’t be where we are today without them,” said NGA
Director Vice Adm. Robert Sharp. “These individuals had leading roles in major
events and technological advancements in the field.”
This year’s inductees are:
Justin E. Baer
Justin E. Baer is a retired imagery analyst with more than 34 years of
government service to include four years in the U.S. Army. Baer was
instrumental to the transformation of NGA’s Office of Counterterrorism during
the defining national crisis of our era – the aftermath of the Sept. 11
attacks.
William H. Heidbreder
William H. Heidbreder had a distinguished career of more than
40 years. Known for his technical expertise, he had the lead role in the
development of the KH-9 Hexagon camera system at the Defense Mapping Agency and
his collaborative work with commercial imagery led to the development of the
first world-wide, on-line imagery database.
Brig. Gen. Gilbert W. Kirby, Jr. (posthumously)
Brig. Gen. Kirby made an enormous difference in the geospatial
intelligence effectiveness of the U.S. Army for nearly 30 years. As a key
faculty member at the U.S. Military Academy, Kirby merged geography with
computer science and his personal outreach to DMA resulted in the creation of
West Point’s innovative Computer Graphic Laboratory and Office of Artificial
Analysis and Evaluation.
John B. Tuley
John B. Tuley retired from the U.S. Air Force and then started a second exemplary career of public service that spanned DMA, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency and NGA. An expert in targeting, Tuley was central to the development, deployment and sustained modernization of NGA’s Target Management System.
Source: NGA
By Loren Blinde
September 30, 2019
