The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense whose primary mission is collecting,analyzing,and distributing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of national security. Initially known as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) from 1996 to 2003,it is a member of the United States Intelligence Community.
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is a member of the United States Intelligence Community and an agency of the United States Department of Defense which designs,builds,launches,and operates the reconnaissance satellites of the U.S. federal government. It provides satellite intelligence to several government agencies,particularly signals intelligence (SIGINT) to the NSA,imagery intelligence (IMINT) to the NGA,and measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT) to the DIA. The NRO announced in 2023 that it plans within the following decade to quadruple the number of satellites it operates and increase the number of signals and images it delivers by a factor of ten.
Raytheon Intelligence,Information,and Services is a business unit of Raytheon Company headquartered in Dulles,Virginia. IIS specializes in intelligence,surveillance,and reconnaissance,advanced cybersecurity services;weather and environmental services,and information-based services for homeland security. The company also provides training,logistics,engineering,product support,and operational support services and solutions for mission support,homeland security,space,civil aviation,counter-proliferation,and counter-terrorism markets.
In the United States,geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) is intelligence about the human activity on Earth derived from the exploitation and analysis of imagery,signals,or signatures with geospatial information. GEOINT describes,assesses,and visually depicts physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. GEOINT,as defined in US Code,consists of imagery,imagery intelligence (IMINT) and geospatial information.
Robert Brendan Murrett is an American academic,intelligence officer,and retired Vice Admiral in the United States Navy. He was the fourth Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency,serving from July 2006 through July 2010. In 2011,Murrett joined the Institute for Security Policy and Law at Syracuse University where he now serves as deputy director. He is also a faculty member at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs,and serves on the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) advisory board at Syracuse University.
Donald MacLean Kerr,Jr. served as the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence from 2007 to 2009. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday,October 4,2007. In March 2009,he received the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal.
Scott F. Large is an American intelligence officer who served as the sixteenth Director of the National Reconnaissance Office from 2007 to 2009. He previously served as the Principal Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office from April to October 2007,and as the Central Intelligence Agency's Associate Deputy Director for Science and Technology.
Lloyd Rowland retired as the Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). As Deputy Director he assisted the Director in formulating policy and managing agency activities in order to accomplish NGA's mission. Rowland was appointed Deputy Director effective October 1,2006,and was awarded the Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executive.
The Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development (ATIC) is a university and industry-focused research,education,and training nonprofit corporation within the Dayton Region. It consolidates technical intelligence education and training in the DoD,national agencies,and civilian institutes and industry.
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational foundation in Virginia dedicated to promoting the geospatial intelligence tradecraft and developing a stronger GEOINT Community with government,industry,academia,professional organizations,and individuals who develop and apply geospatial intelligence to address national security challenges. USGIF achieves its mission through various programs and events and by building the community,advancing the tradecraft,and accelerating innovation. USGIF provides a number of programs and events such as its GEOINT Symposium,an academic accreditation program for college and university geospatial programs,and other live,virtual,and hybrid programs to provide the community with the opportunity to collaborate with senior-level officials across the multiple communities and support the future of the tradecraft.
Robert Cardillo is a Distinguished Fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology. Prior to this appointment,he was the sixth Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and was sworn in October 3,2014. He was previously selected by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to serve as the first Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Intelligence Integration in September 2010. Clapper said in a statement that the position would "elevate information sharing and collaboration" between those who collect intelligence and those who analyze it. Cardillo previously served as deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Prior to that,he served as the deputy director for Analysis,DIA,and Director,Analysis and Production,National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).
Geographic information systems (GIS) play a constantly evolving role in geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) and United States national security. These technologies allow a user to efficiently manage,analyze,and produce geospatial data,to combine GEOINT with other forms of intelligence collection,and to perform highly developed analysis and visual production of geospatial data. Therefore,GIS produces up-to-date and more reliable GEOINT to reduce uncertainty for a decisionmaker. Since GIS programs are Web-enabled,a user can constantly work with a decision maker to solve their GEOINT and national security related problems from anywhere in the world. There are many types of GIS software used in GEOINT and national security,such as Google Earth,ERDAS IMAGINE,GeoNetwork opensource,and Esri ArcGIS.
Stu Shea is an American business executive and leader and intelligence professional serving in a leadership capacity to public and private companies,as well as an advisor to government agencies,private equity investors,and academic institutions. Shea is chairman,president and chief executive officer of Peraton,a national security technology company. He is the former president and chief operating officer of Leidos,chief operating officer of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC),and founder and emeritus chairman of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.
The Nimitz Operational Intelligence Center is one of the four "centers of excellence" under the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). The center provides and supports decision makers,policy makers and operational commanders with analysis to meet their requirements. Nimitz is headquartered at National Maritime Intelligence Center which is located in Suitland,Maryland,southeast of Washington,D.C.
Rear Admiral Joseph John "Jack" Dantone Jr. of U.S. Navy,was last director of Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) from May 1996 to September 1996. He was also the Acting Director of National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) from October 1996 to March 1998. He played a major role in transition of DMA into NIMA.
Rear Admiral Edward Anderson Wilkinson Jr. of United States Navy was the Director Defense Mapping Agency from July 1983 to July 1985. He was also the deputy director of Defense Mapping Agency from July 1979 to May 1981.
Major General Robert Alan "Rosie" Rosenberg of United States Air Force was Director of Defense Mapping Agency from July 1985 to September 1987. Throughout his 30-year career with the U.S. Air Force,he was instrumental to the U.S. satellite program. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2005.
Justin Poole was the seventh deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). As deputy director of NGA,he assisted the director in leading the agency and managing the day-to-day operations of NGA and the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence. He became the deputy director on August 10,2017,after more than 28 years of service with NGA and its predecessor organizations. He resigned on June 11,2019,following a Department of Defense probe into allegations of personal misconduct.
The United States Army Geospatial Intelligence Battalion,previously known as the 3rd Military Intelligence Center,is a military intelligence battalion specializing in the production and exploitation of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT),and the only operational military command at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Co-located within the NGA headquarters (NGA-East) on Fort Belvoir in Springfield,Virginia,the unit produces and analyzes geospatial intelligence products for ground combat forces in close collaboration with its host agency and other members of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Though colocated with NGA,the AGB differs from NGA's own Support Teams in that it receives tasking from the Army.
Arthur "Art" L. Money is an American engineer,businessman and government official who served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command,Control,Communications and Intelligence from 7 October 1999 to 7 April 2001. He concurrently served as the Department of Defense's Chief Information Officer (CIO) from February 1998 to April 2001.
