National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

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The Intelligence Community

•16 agencies•All fall under ODNI

•Some also DoD elements

•ODNI established in 2004 as part of IRTPA

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GEOINT NGA Mission

To Provide Timely, Relevant, and

Accurate GEOINT in support of National

Security

ImageryIntelligenceImagery Geospatial

Information

Production Facility in Country XMain Vehicle Production

Administration Building

Production Building

Storage Buildings

Post-Flood July 200x

Definition of GEOINT:“The exploitation and

analysis of imagery and geospatial information to

describe, assess, and visually depict physical

features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. GEOINT consists of

imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial

information.”

Intelligence Agency

Combat Support Agency

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

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Geospatial Intelligence UNCLASSIFIED

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Where am I? Where are the friendlies? Where are the enemies? When might they move? Where are the non-

combatants? Where are the obstacles,

natural or man-made, and how do I navigate among them?

What is the environment?

What does it mean? What is the impact?

STA

ND

AR

DS

GEOINT is composed

of information

layers, which

answer such

questions as…

WHAT IS GEOINT?

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Where am I? Where are the friendlies? Where are the enemies? When might they move? Where are the non-

combatants? Where are the obstacles,

natural or man-made, and how do I navigate among them?

What is the environment?

What does it mean? What is the impact?

STA

ND

AR

DS

GEOINT is composed

of information

layers, which

answer such

questions as…

WHAT IS GEOINT?

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• GEOINT is part of an INTEL puzzle

• We operate in a Complex not Conventional Environment

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What’s the Big Picture?

Tribal Boundaries/ActivitiesTRIBE 2TRIBE 1

HUMINT Reporting

MASINT Signatures

Imagery

Transportation

Communications & Social Networks

Personalities

Threat Attacks (Last 30 days)

Baghdad Sector #26

THTDIACIASOF

Conventional

Sniper Fire

Artillery/Mortar Fire

TanksTF 3-69 ARMAR 03

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Bethesda

WashingtonNavy Yard

St. LouisArnold Fort BelvoirReston New Campus East

A management and force protection

challenge

NGA Facilities

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Command NSTsCENTCOM

PACOM EUCOM

AFRICOM NORTHCOM SOUTHCOM STRATCOM TRANSCOM

SOCOM JFCOM

International NSTsI-NST Europe

I-NST Asia Pacific

Agency NSTsCIA Pentagon NSA FBI DIA State DHS DNI NRO

Service NSTsUS Air Force Reserves US Army NASIC US Navy NGIC ONI MCIA US Marine Corps

NGA Global

Presence

Embedding analytic support with mission partners

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NGA Support to the Current

Force

NGA Support Teams (NSTs) – On-site representatives– Forward presence of NGA capabilities– Four types:

– Command NST– Service NST– National / Agency NST– International NST

NGA Reach-Back Teams– NGA’s advocate to provide timely, relevant and

accurate GEOINT products & services– Support NST requirements; serve as the NST/

Office/ Directorate Advocate inside NGA

NGA Crisis Support

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NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

www.nga.mil

T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S O F A M E R I C A

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