GEOINT Education

Our intent with this section of our site is to list educational resources associated with GEOINT (Geospatial intelligence) as defined by NGA. The term “geospatial intelligence” means- “ 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.”

GEOINT Tradecraft specialties include:

• Aeronautical Analysis: The science of developing specialized representations of mapped natural and man-made features of the Earth and supplemental metadata specifically to aid air navigation, pilotage, or planning air operations.

• Cartography: The art and science of making maps and charts.

• Geodetic Sciences: The sciences of geodesy and geophysics that deal with information or Earth data pertaining to gravity, point positioning, datums, etc.

• Geospatial Analysis: The science of extracting meaning from geospatial data and using geographic information systems to uncover and investigate relationships and patterns in all forms of geospatial data to answer intelligence or military issues.

• Imagery Analysis: The science of converting information, extracted from imagery, into intelligence about activities, issues, objects, installations, and/or areas of interest.

• Imagery Sciences: The technical application of remote sensing towards the production of GEOINT products and services.

• Marine Analysis: The portrayal of specialized representations of oceanographic, hydrographic, bathymetric data, and supplemental metadata, required for maritime navigation, pilotage, or planning maritime operations.

• Regional Analysis: The geographic, geopolitical, or intelligence analysis of a particular country or area of the world.

• Source Analysis: Source analysts manage partner relationships, coordinate collection operations with mission partners or other disciplines, perform assessments of collection operations, and support information need brokering activities. Source analysts also proactively develop strategies to identify and deliver sources most helpful to analysts in order to answer specific intelligence problems.

For more information see: Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Basic Doctrine - Publication 1-0

For information on the NGA Academic Research Program (NARP) please see follow this link.

Sites Specializing in GEOINT Education - not a complete list

Federal

NGA College - National Geospatial Intelligence College targets new analysts hired by NGA and establishes a broad and common base of professional knowledge and understanding while building expertise in each new employee’s assigned field.

USGIF - Created to support lifelong learning and professional development in the skills and competencies associated with the Geospatial Intelligence tradecraft through relationships and programs with educational institutions.

FGDC NSDI Training - focused on Geospatial Metadata and NSDI Clearinghouse implementation to aid individuals in documenting and publishing their geospatial data resources.

ERDC - ERDC research and development supports the Department of Defense, other federal agencies, and the nation in military and civilian projects.

NASA - NASA is committed to inspiring the next generation of explorers and innovators.

USGS - Discover selected online resources, including lessons, data, maps, and more, to support teaching, learning, education (K-12), and university-level inquiry and research.

National Science Foundation - Directorate for Geosciences

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education - committed to increasing diversity in science, mathematics, engineering, and other technical fields.

Additional Resources

UWM Index

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center

GEOINT 2007

Geological Society of America

IET Web Resources

Geoscience Departments WWW Directory

ESRI

If you would like to add your Geospatial Intelligence education site to this list please go to our Contact Us page and submit your information (Must be a U.S.A. based education provider).