National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
	Seal of the NGA
	Flag of the NGA
	; NGA Campus East, headquarters of the agency
Agency overview
Formed	October 1, 1996 (as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency)
Preceding agency	Defense Mapping Agency, Central Imagery Office, and Defense Dissemination Program Office;
Headquarters	Fort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S.; 38.7532°N 77.1969°W
Motto	"Know the Earth, Show the Way... from Seabed to Space"
Employees	About 14,500
Annual budget	Classified (at least $4.9 billion, as of 2013)
Agency executives	Ronald Moultrie, Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence; VADM Frank D. Whitworth III, USN, Director; Tonya Wilkerson, Deputy Director; Maj. Gen. Charles Cleveland, Associate Director for Operations;
Parent department	Department of Defense
Website	www.nga.mil
Footnotes

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense whose primary mission is collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of national security. Initially known as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) from 1996 to 2003, it is a member of the United States Intelligence Community.

NGA headquarters, also known as NGA Campus East or NCE, is located at Fort Belvoir North Area in Springfield, Virginia. The agency also operates major facilities in the St. Louis, Missouri area (referred to as NGA Campus West or NCW), as well as support and liaison offices worldwide. The NGA headquarters, at 2,300,000 square feet (210,000 m²), is the third-largest government building in the Washington metropolitan area after The Pentagon and the Ronald Reagan Building.

In addition to using GEOINT for U.S. military and intelligence efforts, NGA provides assistance during natural and artificial disasters, aids in security planning for major events such as the Olympic Games, disseminates maritime safety information, and gathers data on climate change.

The eighth and current director of the agency is Vice Admiral Frank D. Whitworth III.

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