National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

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United States government agency combat support agency intelligence agency

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a U.S. intelligence and combat support agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence for national security and defense operations.

Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
National Imagery and Mapping Agency 6
Defense Mapping Agency 3
Central Imagery Office 2
National Geospatial‑Intelligence Agency 2
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency infrastructure 1
National Photographic Interpretation Center 1
United States Defense Mapping Agency 1

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government agency ⓘ
combat support agency ⓘ
intelligence agency ⓘ
abbreviation NGA ⓘ
collaboratesWith Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
Defense Intelligence Agency ⓘ
National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ
National Security Agency ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateFounded 1996-10-01 ⓘ
dateRenamed 2003-11-24 ⓘ
employs civilian personnel ⓘ
military personnel ⓘ
fieldOfWork cartography ⓘ
data visualization ⓘ
geodesy ⓘ
geospatial intelligence ⓘ
imagery analysis ⓘ
remote sensing ⓘ
formerName National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Defense Mapping Agency

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Imagery and Mapping Agency
foundedBy Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Defense
hasHeadquartersLocation Springfield, Virginia ⓘ
hasOfficeLocation NGA Campus West ⓘ
St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form: St. Louis, Missouri
headquartersBuilding Fort Belvoir ⓘ
surface form: NGA Campus East
legalMandate Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
Title 50 of the United States Code ⓘ
motto Know the Earth... Show the Way... Understand the World ⓘ
overseenBy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security ⓘ
parentAgency Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Defense
partOf Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Defense

United States Intelligence Community ⓘ
predecessor National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Central Imagery Office

Defense Dissemination Program Office ⓘ
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Defense Mapping Agency

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Imagery and Mapping Agency
primaryMission geospatial intelligence analysis ⓘ
geospatial intelligence collection ⓘ
geospatial intelligence dissemination ⓘ
provides battlefield visualization ⓘ
charting support ⓘ
geospatial intelligence ⓘ
imagery intelligence ⓘ
mapping support ⓘ
navigation products ⓘ
targeting support ⓘ
reportsTo Director of National Intelligence ⓘ
serves United States Armed Forces ⓘ
United States Intelligence Community ⓘ
surface form: United States intelligence agencies

United States national security policymakers ⓘ
federal civil agencies ⓘ
homeland security community ⓘ
international partners ⓘ
uses airborne imagery ⓘ
commercial imagery ⓘ
open-source geospatial data ⓘ
satellite imagery ⓘ
website https://www.nga.mil ⓘ
worksOn aeronautical navigation ⓘ
counterterrorism ⓘ
disaster relief ⓘ
humanitarian assistance ⓘ
maritime domain awareness ⓘ
safety of navigation charts ⓘ
support to military operations ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. intelligence authorization and appropriations acts → applyTo → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
Marine Corps Intelligence Activity → collaboratesWith → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
NRO → collaboratesWith → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
subject surface form: National Reconnaissance Office
subject surface form: U.S. Board on Geographic Names
U.S. Coast Guard Intelligence Coordination Center → collaboratesWith → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Geospatial‑Intelligence Agency
BGN → cooperatesWith → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
DIA → cooperatesWith → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
subject surface form: Defense Intelligence Agency
Office of Naval Intelligence → cooperatesWith → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
Annual Threat Assessment → coordinatesWith → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
MCIA → coordinatesWith → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
NGA → formedAs → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
subject surface form: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
this entity surface form: National Imagery and Mapping Agency
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency → formerName → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Imagery and Mapping Agency
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency → formerName → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Defense Mapping Agency
Defense Dissemination Program Office → functionTransferredTo → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
Director of National Intelligence → hasAuthorityOver → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
United States Intelligence Community → hasMember → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
USIC → hasMember → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Intelligence Community
Directorate of Science and Technology → hasPart → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Photographic Interpretation Center
NIP → includes → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
subject surface form: National Intelligence Program
United States military intelligence agencies → includes → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
NGA Campus West → operator → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
DNI → oversees → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
subject surface form: Director of National Intelligence
Office of the Director of National Intelligence → oversees → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community → oversees → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
SSCI → oversees → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
subject surface form: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence → oversees → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence → oversees → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
NGA Campus West → partOf → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency infrastructure
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency → predecessor → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Imagery and Mapping Agency
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency → predecessor → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Defense Mapping Agency
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency → predecessor → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Imagery Office
NGA → predecessor → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
subject surface form: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
this entity surface form: National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NGA → predecessor → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
subject surface form: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
this entity surface form: Defense Mapping Agency
NGA → predecessor → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
subject surface form: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
this entity surface form: Central Imagery Office
Defense Dissemination Program Office → predecessorOf → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Imagery and Mapping Agency
The New American Practical Navigator → publisher → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Defense Mapping Agency
The New American Practical Navigator → publisher → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
NGA → renamedFrom → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
subject surface form: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
this entity surface form: National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community → scopeOfOversight → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Geospatial‑Intelligence Agency
NGA Campus West → serves → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
NGA → standsFor → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
J2 Intelligence Directorate → usesInformationFrom → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
Mission Integration Directorate → worksWith → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ
National Reconnaissance Office → worksWith → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ