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New NGA Strategy Aims To Improve Use Of Commercial GEOINT

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, November 5th, 2021

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New NGA Strategy Aims To Improve Use Of Commercial GEOINT

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The U.S. government’s geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) should leverage more commercial capabilities to allow it to move quicker, keep ahead of competitors, and unify efforts, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) says in a new strategy document. The National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG) Enterprise Commercial GEOINT Strategy 2021-2025 contains four pillars to drive efforts, including unity of effort, diversifying sources and leveraging partners to build capacity, improve data security, and help grow commercial capabilities. The strategy is the first for commercial…

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