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Abstract
Cultural Assimilation of Geospatial Information Practices: The USAF GeoBase
Track: Defense and Intelligence
Author(s): Brian Cullis, Daniel Feinberg
Organizational adoption of geospatial information technology cannot occur without a corresponding change in the organization's information behavior. Numerous meta-research studies of IT abandonment point to the failure of the 'orgware' to adapt to the 'hardware' and 'software'. The USAF GeoBase Program has successfully demonstrated how geospatial technologies can be rapidly assimilated as a core information service simply through more effective 'cultural packaging'. This paper will outline how over a period of less than 12 months, the USAF GeoBase was inserted into the operational Air Force culture and transformed from an academic research initiative to a highly regarded mission information system endorsed by the highest levels of the Air Staff.
Brian Cullis
Headquarters US Air Force
Geo Integration Office
HQ USAF/ILE
1260 Air Force Pentagon
Washington , DC 20330-1260
USA
Phone: 703 604 3632
Fax: 703 604 4050
E-mail: brian.cullis@pentagon.af.mil
Daniel Feinberg
Headquarters Air Force
Geo Integration Office
1260 Air Force Pentagon
20330-1260
USA
Phone: 703 604-4709
Fax: 703 604 4050
E-mail: daniel.feinberg@pentagon.af.mil