Yea, Great catch "nonhocapito" and I bet you my friend "capito" more then most people.
I dont think you have to be a rocket scientist to figure out what this company (USGIF) is all about when you take a look at their Board Members.
http://usgif.org/about/board
K. Stuart Shea
CEO & Chairman of the Board
USGIF
President
Intelligence, Security & Technology Group
SAIC
Joan Avalyn Dempsey
Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton
Paul L. Graziani
President & CEO
Analytical Graphics Inc.
Leo A. Hazlewood
Senior Vice President
Mission Integration Business Unit
SAIC
Jeff Jonas
Chief Scientist, IBM Entity Analytics
IBM Distinguished Engineer
IBM Software Group
Brig. Gen. Michael G. Lee, USAF (Ret.)
Vice President & General Manager
Military Services, Intelligence Solutions Division
General Dynamics
Alexander F. Martinez
Young Professional Board Member
Staff Engineer
Lockheed Martin
James A. Myer
President
Photon Research Associates Inc.
A Raytheon Company
Matthew M. O'Connell
CEO & President
GeoEye
Stephen S. Oswald
Vice President and General Manager
Intelligence and Security Systems
The Boeing Co
Herbert F. Satterlee III
CEO
Novariant
Jill Smith
CEO
DigitalGlobe
Michael M. Thomas
President, Global Security Solutions
Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global
Jack Dangermond
Emeritus Director
President
ESRI
John T. Werle
Emeritus Director
President & CEO
Solar One Systems Inc.
Chairman of the Board
Open Geospatial Consortium Interoperability Institute
Some nice representation of companies, all at the same place and at the same time and kind of scary when you know they have "a national geospatial intelligence agenda."
D.Duck