Janes, the trusted global agency for open-source defense intelligence is delighted to announce it is partnering with the T-Rex Facility, St. Louis MO to host its inaugural Janes Intara Data Integration Day on December 15, 2021. In the first event of its kind, invited participants from the geospatial community will gather at T-REX to test and develop with Janes foundational open-source defense intelligence. 

“The event is designed to increase understanding of the use of open-source intelligence and interoperability among disparate data sources. We’re excited to provide this opportunity for experimentation and discussion to enrich the geospatial intelligence picture.” said Ben Conklin, Chief Product Officer at Janes. 

In the first in this series of events run by Janes, participants will be invited to use a sample dataset within Janes Intara to answer current intelligence questions focused on a specific military challenge using only open-source intelligence. 

“Janes foundational intelligence has continued to highlight how commercial sources can support a classified requirement. I’m excited for the chance to work with our partners in an open-forum to explore interoperability among disparate data sources and expand the creation of unclassified intelligence,” said Conklin. 

“The Janes event brings experimentation, innovative thinking, and cross-organizational discussion to our Geospatial Innovation Center at T-REX,” said Mark Tatgenhorst, T-REX Geospatial Director.  Our mission is to seek out, facilitate, and support innovation, and the use of open-source data is of particular interest in our efforts.”

About Janes 

The Janes stamp of trust means supplying our customers with timely, validated, unbiased, and relevant intelligence in a world crowded with increasingly unreliable information. With an unmatched legacy of more than 120 years, Janes has adapted, expanded, and developed its unique tradecraft while transitioning from a traditional military publisher to the leading global agency for open-source defense intelligence.

Janes Intara has interconnected millions of assured data points across Janes intelligence to deliver the single source of truth. Janes Intara increases decision certainty, interconnecting Janes assured foundational intelligence across military capabilities and order of battle, events, equipment, markets, forecasts, and manufacturers. The ability to interconnect, contextualize and integrate Janes foundational intelligence with third-party and customers’ own data delivers a consistent framework that supports the exploitation of all intelligence sources in a shareable, actionable manner, resulting in a more complete and assured assessment. 

About T-REX  

T-REX is a non-profit Innovation Acceleration Center located in downtown St. Louis, MO dedicated to strengthening the economic vitality of St. Louis through its technology startup incubator, strategic initiatives to foster inclusive economic growth through technology innovation, and its innovation conference center. T-REX is the hub for engagement of high-tech startups, technology workforce development, established tech companies, universities, government agencies, and accelerators in the St. Louis region.  The T-REX Geospatial Innovation Center is a cutting-edge research and collaboration center for geospatial innovation, technology commercialization, and workforce development. It is designed to provide breakthrough solutions and entrepreneurial opportunities to the geospatial industry--leveraging national experts, world-class facilities, disruptive innovation processes, and extensive networks of expertise. Activities cross multiple sectors – industry, academia, government, military, and the start-up community.