Gorgon Stare
With Air Force’s New Drone, ‘We Can See Everything’ (USGIF and GEOINT 2010 Mentioned in Article)
In ancient times, Gorgon was a mythical Greek creature whose unblinking eyes turned to stone those who beheld them. In modern times, Gorgon may be one of the military’s most valuable new tools. This winter, the Air Force is set to deploy to Afghanistan what it says is a revolutionary airborne surveillance system called Gorgon Stare, which will be able to transmit live video images of physical movement across an entire town. The system, made up of nine video cameras mounted on a remotely piloted aircraft, can transmit live images to soldiers on the ground or to analysts tracking enemy movements. It can send up to 65 different images to different users; by contrast, Air Force drones today shoot video from a single camera over a “soda straw” area the size of a building or two. Be sure to read the full Washington Post article here that references the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation and speakers from GEOINT 2010 on this topic. Click here to read more.
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