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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Maxar Technologies provides imagery and data products on a realtime and near-realtime basis to defense and intelligence customers, including the National Reconnaissance Office and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and to allied countries.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will continue to buy value-added services and analytics after the NRO acquires commercial imagery.
The National Reconnaissance Office took over responsibility for buying commercial satellite imagery from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in 2018.
The EnhancedView contract was originally a 10-year deal signed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in 2010 with DigitalGlobe and GeoEye.
In 2018, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency planned to hand over responsibility for acquiring commercial satellite imagery to the National Reconnaissance Office.
Maxar Technologies received multiple contracts in the first quarter of 2019 from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Special Operations Command, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency with a total value of more than $95,000,000.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency continues to write requirements for commercial satellite imagery and deliver that imagery to the U.S. Department of Defense and the intelligence community.
The committee supports transferring responsibility for acquiring commercial imagery from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to the National Reconnaissance Office.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) employs approximately 14,500 people.
Maxar received two contracts worth $7,000,000 from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide updates and enhancements to its imagery services.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency exercised a $5,900,000 contract option to acquire current and archival Earth imagery from Planet’s small satellite constellation through mid-September.
A congressionally mandated Pentagon report in August 2018 stated that a whole-of-government approach would be needed to achieve the president’s vision for a Space Force and recommended improved integration with organizations including the National Reconnaissance Office and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Robert Sharp will be the fourth military officer to serve as director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency decided to recapitalize a 100-year-old infrastructure in St. Louis that currently houses 3,150 employees.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has approximately 14,500 employees.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency signed an agreement with Missouri Technology Corporation to help connect NGA with incubators, technology startups, and universities.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is shifting government positions to science-based disciplines as employees retire to increase hiring of data scientists.
Boundless Spatial received a $36,000,000 contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in April 2017 to support GEOINT Services and to provide services to package, deliver, maintain, and patch accredited open-source spatial software packages.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is based in Springfield, Virginia and is preparing to build a new NGA West headquarters in North St. Louis.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded Planet a $5,900,000 six-month contract with an option for another six months.