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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BlueHalo was selected as one of 10 vendors to provide unclassified commercial GEOINT-derived computer vision and analytic service capabilities for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Maxar Intelligence was selected by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide advanced geospatial insights and automated object detections under the Luno A contract.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency selected 10 vendors, including Maxar, for the five-year Luno A IDIQ.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is investing $700,000,000 in data labeling to empower artificial intelligence in geospatial intelligence.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency can select from multiple commercial sources for geospatial intelligence and is moving toward faster decision making and greater engagement with the commercial marketplace to increase diversity and opportunity.
BlackSky was awarded a five-year, up to $290,000,000 multi-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity NGA contract to monitor global economic and environmental activity and military capability using high-cadence, rapid-revisit satellite imagery and AI-driven change-detection analytics.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded HawkEye 360 a task order valued at $2,500,000 for emerging commercial analytics services.
On 2024-09-26 in Herndon, Virginia, HawkEye 360 received a six-month contract extension that constitutes the third option year of the Radio Frequency Emitter Data contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency selected 10 companies on 2024-09-13 to compete for up to $290,000,000 in contracts over the next five years under the Luno A program to provide commercial satellite imagery and data analytics.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency provides geospatial intelligence support to Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is launching a pilot program to ensure the reliability and trustworthiness of AI models used by its analysts.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will spend up to $700,000,000 on data labeling services over the next five years.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency plans to release a request for industry bids later 2024-09 for data labeling services.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Space Force are developing procedures to work side-by-side to collect and distribute space-based intelligence to military users worldwide.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency provides geospatial intelligence support to Israel in its war against Hamas-led militant groups in Gaza.
Orbital Insight secured a $2,000,000 contract from the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for commercial geospatial data services.
The U.S. Space Force GPS III Program Office, in partnership with NASA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, delivered two laser retroreflector arrays to Lockheed Martin.
Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency director, emphasized the importance of NGA in gathering and vetting data for military operations.
Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, remarked that there is a lack of agreement between military and intelligence communities on GMTI operations.
The NRO works with mission partners including the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Department of Defense, and the broader intelligence community to integrate commercial capabilities.