National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
	Seal of the NGA
	Flag of the NGA
	; NGA Campus East, headquarters of the agency
Agency overview
Formed	October 1, 1996 (as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency)
Preceding agency	Defense Mapping Agency, Central Imagery Office, and Defense Dissemination Program Office;
Headquarters	Fort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S.; 38°45′12″N 77°11′49″W / 38.7532°N 77.1969°W
Motto	"Know the Earth, Show the Way... from Seabed to Space"
Employees	About 14,500
Annual budget	Classified (at least $4.9 billion, as of 2013)
Agency executives	Dustin Gard-Weiss (acting), Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence; VADM Frank D. Whitworth III, USN, Director; Brett Markham, Deputy Director; Brig Gen. Max Pearson, Associate Director for Operations;
Parent department	Department of Defense
Website	nga.mil
Footnotes

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) to support national security. Founded in 1996 as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), it changed names in 2003. It is a member of the United States Intelligence Community.^[7]

NGA headquarters, also known as NGA Campus East or NCE, is located at Fort Belvoir North Area in Springfield, Virginia. At 2,300,000 square feet (210,000 m²), it is the third-largest government building in the Washington metropolitan area after The Pentagon and the Ronald Reagan Building.^[8] The agency also operates NGA Campus West, or NCW, in St. Louis, Missouri, and support and liaison offices worldwide.

NGA also helps respond to natural and manmade disasters, helps with security planning for major events such as the Olympic Games,^[9] disseminates maritime safety information,^[10] and gathers data on climate change.^[11]

The eighth and current director of the agency is Vice Admiral Frank D. Whitworth III.^[5]

^ "NGA Campus East Fact Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014.
^ "About NGA". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
^ Gellman, Barton; Greg Miller (August 29, 2013). "U.S. spy network's successes, failures and objectives detailed in 'black budget' summary". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
^ "GSP - GSP". www.esa.int.
^ ^a ^b "United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), June 2022" (PDF). MyNavyHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
^ "About NGA". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. August 5, 2021. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021.
^ "10 U.S. Code § 441 - Establishment". LII / Legal Information Institute.
^ Serbu, Jared (September 27, 2011). "Geospatial intelligence HQ is now DC's 3rd largest federal office building". Federal News Radio. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
^ "About NGA". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
^ "Maritime Safety Information". msi.nga.mil. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
^ Perez, Lisbeth (June 3, 2021). "NGA Crunching Climate Change Data for National Security Decision-Making". MeriTalk. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

[factsheet-1] "NGA Campus East Fact Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014.

[2] "About NGA". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

[wapoblack1-3] Gellman, Barton; Greg Miller (August 29, 2013). "U.S. spy network's successes, failures and objectives detailed in 'black budget' summary". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 29, 2013.

[ESA-4] "GSP - GSP". www.esa.int.

[June_2022_Roster-5] "United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), June 2022" (PDF). MyNavyHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.

[6] "About NGA". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. August 5, 2021. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021.

[7] "10 U.S. Code § 441 - Establishment". LII / Legal Information Institute.

[8] Serbu, Jared (September 27, 2011). "Geospatial intelligence HQ is now DC's 3rd largest federal office building". Federal News Radio. Retrieved March 19, 2016.

[9] "About NGA". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.

[10] "Maritime Safety Information". msi.nga.mil. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

[11] Perez, Lisbeth (June 3, 2021). "NGA Crunching Climate Change Data for National Security Decision-Making". MeriTalk. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

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Agency overview
Seal of the NGA
Flag of the NGA
NGA Campus East, headquarters of the agency
Formed	October 1, 1996 (1996-10-01) (as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency)
Preceding agency	Defense Mapping Agency, Central Imagery Office, and Defense Dissemination Program Office
Headquarters	Fort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S.^[1] 38°45′12″N 77°11′49″W / 38.7532°N 77.1969°W / 38.7532; -77.1969
Motto	"Know the Earth, Show the Way... from Seabed to Space"
Employees	About 14,500^[2]
Annual budget	Classified (at least $4.9 billion, as of 2013)^[3]
Agency executives	Dustin Gard-Weiss (acting), Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence VADM Frank D. Whitworth III, USN^[5], Director Brett Markham, Deputy Director^[6] Brig Gen. Max Pearson, Associate Director for Operations
Parent department	Department of Defense
Website	nga.mil
Footnotes
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