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NGA Can Meet Workforce Needs During And Beyond Next 20 Years, Study Finds

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

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Despite its need for highly specialized knowledge and skills, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has the luxury of being a small employer in the “burgeoning” geospatial enterprise field, according to a report from the National Research Council. The report, “Future U.S. Workforce for Geospatial Intelligence,” found that NGA is likely finding enough experts in all core areas, with the possible exception of geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing. But the report found shortages in photogrammetry, cartography and geodesy likely…

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