BAE
Systems today unveiled a new mobile app that can be used with Google
Glass™ for hands-free geospatial intelligence data
collection and photo reporting from anywhere in the field. The GXP
Xplorer® Snap app can transform Google Glass devices,
smartphones, and tablets into crowd-sourced information gathering tools
capable of generating photo reports that can be shared across an
organization. The app was showcased with Google Glass at the United
States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s annual
GEOINT Symposium.
The GXP Xplorer Snap app enables Google Glass users to quickly snap
photos and record a report title and brief description using only their
voice. The report is automatically geotagged, time-stamped, and uploaded
to a GXP
Xplorer server, where it is immediately shared and accessible to the
rest of the enterprise. The hands-free benefit makes it an ideal
technology for use in reconnaissance missions and disaster relief
operations.
“This simple, wearable technology will revolutionize situational
awareness and incident response capabilities for police, fire, and other
first responders,” said DeEtte
Gray, president of BAE Systems’ Intelligence
& Security sector. “The technology benefits pilots by delivering
imagery and mission critical data directly through the hands-free
device.”
GXP Xplorer Snap works as a companion app to the GXP Xplorer data
discovery and management application, which is part of the suite of GXP
Enterprise Solution products that streamlines the image analysis
workflow and increases workforce productivity, allowing more products to
be created in less time. Photo reports that are collected with the
mobile app can then be brought into GXP
WebView, a new lightweight, Web-based Electronic Light Table that
allows users to find and exploit mission-critical geospatial data using
only a Web browser.
The GXP Xplorer Snap mobile app is expected to be released for Google
Glass later this year. A similar version of the app, compatible with iOS
and Android devices, is already available
for download in the Apple App Store and Google Play marketplace.
BAE Systems provides intelligence and security services to manage big
data, inform big decisions, and support big missions. BAE Systems
delivers a broad range of solutions and services including systems
development, IT, cyber operations, and intelligence analysis to enable
the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage, and defeat
threats. The company takes pride in supporting critical national
security missions that protect the nation and those who serve.
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