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GEOINT Symposium 2026 - May 3-6, Aurora, CO

Now Accepting Scholarship Applications for the 2026-2027 Academic Year

Upcoming Event: Spatial Edge: USGIF Day at NATO - Feb. 26 - Brussels, Belgium

Submit a Lightning Talk for GEOINT Symposium 2026!

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Latest News

The Making of Mentors

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

They’re visionary, objective, of different backgrounds and most likely working right alongside you: Everything that makes a good mentor was on topic and on display at Monday’s professional panel, “GEOINT Generations in Conversation.”

Opening Up the NRO

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

During a 30-minute presentation, Pete Muend, director of NRO’s Commercial Systems Program Office, showcased intelligence products made possible by commercial imagery and shared NRO’s biggest challenges.

USGIF Releases New White Paper on Reimagining Unclassified Work

Friday, April 22, 2022

The paper is the result of a review of the current state of systems and missions by several USGIF working groups, in an unprecedented cross-working group collaboration.

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What is GEOINT?

Geospatial intelligence, or GEOINT, is the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. GEOINT consists of imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information.

– The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

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The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational foundation. USGIF achieves its mission through various education programs, including academic accreditation, The USGIF Scholarship Program, the GEOINT Essential Body of Knowledge (EBK), K-12 resources, and more. USGIF convenes Working Groups to advance geospatial tradecraft and organizes events to build and strengthen the GEOINT community. 

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