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What is Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)?
Geospatial Intelligence is the highly evolved intelligence discipline that tells you
where exactly something or someone is, what it is, and why it is important.
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GEOINT Answers Critical Requirements
NGA is the lead federal agency responsible for GEOINT
GEOINT Answers…
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Where am I?
Where are the natural obstacles?
Where are the man-made structures?
How do I navigate them?
What activities are taking place there?
Where are my adversaries/enemies?
What did the area look like before?
What does the area look like now?
What might it look like after an event?
“The geospatial intelligence field… is legendary
for its standard of customer support. It is the
base foundation for integration.”
– James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence
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GEOINT Anticipates…
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Where something will be
What may happen next
GEOINT Provides…
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A foundation for decision-making
An ability to plan and execute
Information dominance
Decision superiority
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NGA Has a Bold Vision
Putting the Power of GEOINT in Your Hands
Provide online,
on-demand access
to our GEOINT
knowledge
NGA Strategy
Broaden and deepen
our analytic
expertise to produce
new value
“We will continue to deliver to our varied customer set what they need, when they need it, how
they need it. But we have to be thinking about the future. We have to be continually pushing
ourselves so that we do remain at the forefront.”
– Letitia A. Long, Director, NGA
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NGA Provides World-Class Customer Support
NGA satisfies customer needs through a three-tiered service model that
moves the GEOINT community from delivering products to providing services.
Powerful Self-Service
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Enables discovery and user
analysis
Proactive Assisted Service
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Online and face-to-face
Responsive Full Service
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Expert services that may
include embedded support
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NGA Provides a Decisive Advantage
NGA has a reputation for delivering high-quality content and providing
indispensable analytic services from uniquely qualified intelligence professionals.
“The work that NGA has done… has been
outstanding. Many, many lives have been saved.”
– Dr. Michael G. Vickers, Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence
NGA Content and Analytic Services Enable:
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Ground Combat Operations
Situational Awareness
Mission Planning
Precision Targeting
Urban Operations
GPS Support to Navigation
Mission Readiness & Rehearsal
Underground Activity Detection
Modeling & Simulation
Future Weapons
Informed Policymaking
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NGA Supports DOD Operational Priorities
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Establish the conditions for
successful transition in
Afghanistan.
Operationally dismantle and
strategically defeat al-Qa’ida.
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Defend the Nation against cyber
threats.
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Prevent proliferation of
WMD.
Shape the political transitions
across the Arab world in ways
supportive of U.S. interests.
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NGA Provides Vital Worldwide Support
Combatant Command
AFRICOM
CENTCOM
CYBERCOM
EUCOM
NORTHCOM
PACOM
SOCOM
SOUTHCOM
STRATCOM
TRANSCOM
Departments & Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
National Security Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Reconnaissance Office
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
Pentagon
Service
US Air Force
US Army
US Navy
US Marine Corps
NASIC
NGIC
ONI
MCIA
International
I-NST Europe
I-NST Asia Pacific
I-NST Americas
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NGA’s Collaborative Global Partnerships
Safety of Navigation
Data Sharing
Geospatial Agreement
Partners
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Vital | Indispensable | Unique | Enduring | Decisive | Bold
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