GEOINT: how to navigate the modern world of digital technologies — an open lecture by Serhii Simchenko for the 109th anniversary of KSU
On November 9, as part of the events for the 109th anniversary of Kherson State University, the Faculty of Digital Technologies, Natural Sciences and Mathematics held an open lecture «GEOINT — or how to navigate the modern world of digital technologies». Serhii Simchenko spoke about how to derive well-founded conclusions from satellite imagery and open geospatial data. The lecture recording is already available on YouTube.
Serhii Simchenko began with an interactive session: he invited the audience to carefully examine satellite images of the coast and determine what is depicted in them, how they differ, and what information is missing to reach a conclusion.
Next, the lecturer explained the differences between cartography, GIS, Earth remote sensing, OSINT, and GEOINT, and the key question each of these fields addresses. There was also a discussion on how geospatial intelligence has evolved: from aerial photography and the first satellites to digital GIS, open data, and artificial intelligence.
In the practical part, Serhii Simchenko demonstrated working with open geospatial data sources: Google Earth (comparing images from different years), Copernicus Browser (Sentinel-2 imagery in various spectral combinations), USGS EarthExplorer, and NASA Worldview (monitoring fires and other events). At the end, participants received a template for an analytical conclusion: object, data, observation, hypothesis, verification.
We thank the lecturer for a meaningful and practical lecture!
📺 The lecture recording is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3-GrURBRefs