The GEOS Knowledge Foundation is the key access mechanism to pre-travel and in-journey destination intelligence. Different levels of access to this knowledge base are available depending on the level of GEOS membership. GEOS Traveler members (our entry-level membership) have access to a restricted level of information.  All Global Traveler and GEOS Pegasus members have access to the full and unrestricted Knowledge Foundation content.

The Knowledge Foundation content and features includes:

• 24-Hour Global Communications Inquiries
  (coverage areas, suitable instruments etc.)
• E-mail Corporate Security Advice for Business Travelers
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Web Interface
• Travel Safety Articles

These features are available to ALL levels of GEOS membership. In addition, the multilevel intelligence content is accessible through two web-based interfaces - these are GEOS GlobalEye and GEOS ThreatWatch. A more detailed description of these resources is available below:

GEOS GlobalEye

• Daily Intelligence Briefings (HOT SPOTS) - This is a daily (Monday to Friday) intelligence briefing that offers a comprehensive view of what is happening around the world every day. Hot Spots delivers a complete picture of incidents that could impact personal wellbeing, business or travel.
  
  Hot Spots is a concise compilation of international news events, many of which are not covered in the mainstream press.
  
  Coverage includes major events, social, economic and political issues, and even extreme weather conditions that may affect business or travel. This resource is available to ALL levels of GEOS membership.

Country Intelligence Reports (Global Traveler and Pegasus)

• Country Briefing (CIA) - Comprehensive current country intelligence sourced from the Central Intelligence Agency
• ThreatWatch Intelligence - These Intelligence Reports provide a more in-depth look at each country, analyzing political, security and transnational issues that could affect the foreign traveler. These reports are very detailed and provide valuable information on the types of likely threats to be present. Provided through an agreement with ASI, these reports detail the transnational terrorism threat, the types of organized criminal activity and health issues that could affect the traveler.
• CityWatch Reports - The City Watch Reports provide a detailed look at selected foreign cities. These reports include a listing of local emergency numbers, an overview of crime and security in that city, cultural tips, hotel recommendations, currency and health information, among other topics.
• CityWatch ThreatMaps - The Color-Coded City Maps provide a quick glimpse at selected foreign cities, identifying areas of high criminal activity and/or concern. These areas are highlighted in either yellow or red and travelers should avoid these areas. While not intended to be navigational aids, these maps are a great resource for understanding what parts of a foreign city should be avoided.

GEOS ThreatWatch (Global Traveler and Pegasus)

• Country Threat-level Maps - This is a simple graphical rendition of country risk assessment through a color-coded map of the World, which can be drilled down to individual color-coded countries. Country risks are rated 1 to 5. More detail is available on the Country Threat Analysis list.
• Country Threat Analysis List - A simple, at-a-glance tool showing the current risk assessment for a country with details on the nature of risk and its prevalence.

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