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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

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Latest News

Stu Shea Receives Lundahl-Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award

Thursday, December 2, 2021

USGIF founder shared what the beginning of the Foundation looked like, how the GEOINT community has changed over the years, and what receiving USGIF’s 2021 Lundahl-Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award means to him.

USGIF Launches 2022 Scholarship Campaign

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Foundation seeks donations toward collegiate geospatial intelligence education.

Job Post: Associate Professor at James Madison University

Monday, November 8, 2021

USGIF-accredited JMU seeking candidates well prepared to teach introductory and intermediate courses in geospatial analysis, in a security or intelligence context.

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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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