The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a combat support agency within the Department of Defense and a member of the United States Intelligence Community, whose primary mission is collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of national security. NGA utilizes satellite reconnaissance data and collaborates with organizations like the U.S. Space Force, the Department of Defense, and international partners to provide geospatial intelligence for military and other operations. In 2024, NGA announced plans to create a space intelligence hub called the Joint Mission Management Center (JMMC) to better integrate data from various agencies. Keywords associated with NGA include: geospatial intelligence (GEOINT), satellite imagery, reconnaissance, and national security.
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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded a five-year contract to five vendors for analytic insights on economic activity and trends, including the flow of raw materials, agricultural products, fuels, and vehicles.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is building a $1,700,000,000 campus known as NGA West in St. Louis.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency intends for its analytics providers to receive free access to government-procured imagery to create products for the agency.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency selected a second group of eight startups for its second accelerator.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency broke ground on the Next NGAWest campus in November 2019.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency plans to transition from government analysts exploiting raw imagery to relying on commercial analytic services that can quickly provide answers.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency plans an acquisition likely in 2023 to field the commercial geoint portal for a 2024 start.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has launched initiatives to team up with nontraditional national security companies.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency operates a startup accelerator program based in St. Louis.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is seeking to tap into the commercial analytic services market to support its analysts.
Maxar Technologies won a $44,000,000 contract option from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to continue performing the G-EGD service until September 2022.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is focusing on accelerating innovation by working more closely with the private sector and making it easier for geospatial technology companies to work with NGA.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency seeks to ensure its analytic service providers have full access to unclassified imagery procured by the National Reconnaissance Office.
The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded Maxar Technologies an Option Year 2 contract renewal for the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery program.
The EnhancedView contract originated in 2010 when NGA selected DigitalGlobe and GeoEye as imagery providers.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency turned over responsibilities for commercial imagery procurement to the National Reconnaissance Office in 2017.
The EOCL procurement is structured to buy products from multiple vendors and move beyond the single-supplier arrangement established by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency with DigitalGlobe.
Maxar Technologies was awarded an Option Year 2 contract renewal by the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (G-EGD) program.
Maxar Technologies won a $44,000,000 contract option from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to continue providing the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and other government agencies with access to unclassified high-resolution commercial imagery from Maxar and other commercial data providers.
Next NGA West is a $1,750,000,000 new facility that will serve as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s new home.