Intelligence Agency Has Found New Ways to Find Magnetic North
The C4ISERNET website reported that The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has found new and better ways to measure the Earth’s magnetic field. “The importance of the World Magnetic Model cannot be overstated: It is critical to keeping everyday navigational systems running,” said NGA Senior GEOINT Authority J.N. Markiel “We are thrilled by how open innovation has allowed us to bring pioneering ideas to life and spur novel technological advancements,” added Markiel. “The competition has not only driven new approaches to geomagnetic data collection, but also shows how open innovation can be used to support the future of critical scientific infrastructure.”
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