National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Next up in our #GreetingsfromtheArsenal series, check out this post card from 1918. ✉️✉️ The St. Louis Arsenal became operational less than 30 years after the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. It quickly played a vital role in westward expansion, supplying Army and territorial militia west of the Mississippi River, as well as equipping westward expeditions to the Pacific. As necessary militia supplies headed west, they would have left through the Arsenal sallyport, seen here during excavations in 1918. ⛴

Rendering ➡️ Reality 🤩 Check out the rendering of the courtyard at our new St. Louis campus. Now, swipe for the real thing! We cannot wait to enjoy lunch in this beautiful outdoor space. 😎☀️ #NGAinSTL

Happy #MLKDay from NGA! We've all heard of the Martin Luther King Jr. statue down the road from our NGA Washington location, but did you know that St. Louis has one of its own? Down the road from NGA's future home in St. Louis nestled in Fountain Park, you'll find this statue of MLK. Created by Rudolph Torrini, this statue captures MLK in the middle of an impassioned speech. NGA is proud to continue his commitment to civil rights, human dignity and equality today and every day. #NGAinSTL 📸 City of St. Louis

NGA is #hiring a workforce analyst at our Springfield, VA location. If you have experience gathering, analyzing, and interpreting human capital data and trends to support strategic workforce and manpower objectives, apply to #JoinNGA by Jan. 25. ➡️ https://bit.ly/40f0M0i

#OTD in 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Security Council Intelligence Directive No. 8, establishing the National Photographic Interpretation Center, or NPIC. ✍️ As the Cold War heated up in the 1950s, the Iron Curtain generated many challenges for collecting intelligence. The success of the U-2 spy plane further highlighted the need for rapid photo interpretation. A joint report from 1960 recommended a new centralized office be created to unify photo exploitation capabilities across the intelligence community, and so NPIC was born out of the Central Intelligence Agency. This NGA predecessor agency laid the groundwork for future methods of imagery analysis. To celebrate, check out this vintage image of a typical NPIC workstation. #NGAinHistory

Next up in our #NewYearSameMission series, Operation Deep Freeze ❄️❄️ Learn more about how NGA analysts are essential in executing the United States Department of Defense mission in Antarctica. NGA is proud to help our military navigate this area of increasing strategic competition and significance. Watch the full video to learn more 📹➡️https://lnkd.in/exgFy9nE

Calling all lovers of #GEOINT 🚨🚨 Do you know a former NGA or NGA-predecessor employee who: ✔️significantly transformed GEOINT tradecraft or NGA operations ✔️ contributed exceptionally to GEOINT during a national security crisis ✔️ made an exceptional personal sacrifice in the accomplishment of the NGA mission If so, nominate them for the Geospatial Intelligence Hall of Fame by March 10. Get more information on the qualifications and the nomination process here 📃➡️ https://bit.ly/40vFOeK

#ICYMI We selected 13 vendors for the $200 million Luno B commercial data indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. This contract will enable NGA to lead the GEOINT enterprise in applying GEOINT artificial intelligence, while delivering decision advantage to our warfighters, policy makers and mission partners. NGA is proud to execute an acquisition strategy that unlocks the capacity and innovation of the commercial geospatial industry. Read more 📰➡️ https://lnkd.in/edasT-g5

NGA 🤝 FEMA 🤝 NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration 🤝 Maxar Technologies In the wake of the unspeakable tragedy of the Los Angeles wildfires, and at FEMA’s request, NGA, FEMA, and Maxar have joined to publicly release commercial imagery of the areas hardest hit through Maxar’s Open Data Portal. Our thoughts are with California as response efforts continue. NOAA has integrated this imagery into their California Wildfire Imagery portal. The public can view the portal and imagery here: https://lnkd.in/eyS_GBua

#ICYMI, NGA awarded BAE Systems a five-year IDIQ $347 million contract for NERVE, the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) Enterprise Repository and Virtual Environment program. NERVE will work to modernize and sustain the NSG Consolidated Library, enabling NGA analysts to receive and make sense of vast amounts of information faster. Read more on the contract award here. 📃➡️ https://bit.ly/4fQpqdv