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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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USGIF Names 2015 Lundahl Lifetime Achievement Award

Thursday, June 25, 2015

USGIF Names 2015 Lundahl-Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: This morning, USGIF announced Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Vice Chief…

USGIF Names Roberta “Bobbi” Lenczowski

Thursday, April 17, 2014

USGIF Names Roberta “Bobbi” Lenczowski: This morning, the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) announced Roberta “Bobbi” Lenczowski as the…

USGIF Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Thursday, March 13, 2014

The Foundation’s transformation from concept to community

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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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