As an Active Duty U.S. Army Engineer Officer working in the Training & Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Proponent Office – Geospatial (TPO-Geo) at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, CPT Michelle Kokoski serves as a Capability Developer in support of the Army Geospatial Enterprise. Key components of her assignment include coordination and experimentation for 3D Data collection highlighting Dense Urban areas.

Since starting the MPS program, CPT Kokoski worked closely with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center (ERDC), Army Geospatial Center (AGC), and other government agencies to assist in Army Modernization efforts and integration of 3D Geospatial Products and Services across the force. She published a professional article highlighting a case study focused on how high resolution 3D Geospatial data could impact Army operations, which subsequently led to more visibility and participation from Geospatial industry partners. Her Penn State courses improved her ability to communicate Geospatial needs across a variety of agencies and enabled the TPO-Geo office to increase vendor participation and allow the office to study multiple LiDAR aerial and terrestrial remote sensing packages that ultimately helped shape equipment requirements to build future Geospatial systems for use across the military.