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Important Announcements

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!

Apply to the GEOINT 2026 Student Poster Competition

Latest News

2019 USGIF Award Winners Announced

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Outstanding organizations and individuals are recognized for contributions to the GEOINT Community

Annette Krygiel Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Krygiel honored for decades of influential service to the GEOINT Community

USGIF Announces 2019 Achievement Award Winners

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

The USGIF Awards Program annually recognizes the exceptional work of the geospatial intelligence tradecraft’s brightest minds and organizations pushing the community forward. Award winners are nominated by their colleagues and selected by the USGIF Awards Subcommittee.

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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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