Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation

Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation
Agency overview
Formed	2000; (as Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation)
Preceding agencies	Australian Imagery Organisation; Directorate of Strategic Military Geographic Information; Defence Topographic Agency;
Jurisdiction	Australia
Headquarters	Russell Offices, Russell, Canberra, ACT
Minister responsible	Richard Marles, Minister for Defence;
Agency executives	Lieutenant General Gavan Reynolds AM, Chief of Defence Intelligence; Scott Dewar, Director ;
Parent agency	Defence Intelligence Group
Website	defence.gov.au/AGO/

The Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) is an Australian government intelligence agency that is part of the Department of Defence responsible for the collection, analysis, and distribution of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of Australia's defence and national interests. The AGO is one of six agencies that form the Australian Intelligence Community.

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