 Hello, my name is Greg Thomas. I'm an assistant teaching professor in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State. And I'd like to introduce you to the course Geographic Foundations of Geospatial Intelligence. This course is required for our Geospatial Intelligence certificate programs and also our master's programs. It's designed to challenge geo and practitioners to be more than just technicians. This course discusses the underpinnings of geography and geospatial intelligence, critical geospatial thinking, how geospatial intelligence evolved, and its function in the intelligence community. The class shows how geospatial intelligence has applications not only in the defense and military efforts, but also in homeland security, disaster management, law enforcement, and other fields. The course challenges students to think critically, consider alternative viewpoints, and question their own assumptions when analyzing why human events occur over place and time. I hope you enjoy studying the geographic foundations of geospatial intelligence.