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March 31, 2011
Professor Shashi Shekhar has been appointed a member of the National Research Council (NRC) committee on Future U.S. Workforce for Geospatial intelligence (CFWGI). The NRC is the operating arm of the National Academies, which provides science, technology and health policy advice under a congressional charter signed by President Abraham Lincoln that was originally granted to the NAS in 1863.
This CFWGI committee will examine the need for Geospatial intelligence expertise in the United States, compared with the production of experts in the relevant disciplines, and discuss possible ways to ensure availability of Geospatial intelligence expertise. It will gather information from sources such as the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (e.g. National Employment Matrix), the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. The committee will suggest ways to build the necessary knowledge and skills to ensure an adequate U.S. supply of Geospatial intelligence experts for the next 20 years.
Previously, Professor Shekhar served on National Academies committees on Mapping Sciences (2003-2009) and Priorities for GEOINT Research at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2004-2006).
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