National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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NGA Campus East, headquarters of the agency | |
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| Formed | October 1, 1996 (as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency) |
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| Headquarters | Fort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S. 38°45′12″N 77°11′49″W / 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) |
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| Parent department | Department of Defense |
| Website | nga.mil |
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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) to support national security. Founded in 1996 as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), it changed names in 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. At 2,300,000 square feet (210,000 m2), it is the third-largest government building in the Washington metropolitan area after the Pentagon and the Ronald Reagan Building. The agency also operates NGA Campus West, or NCW, in St. Louis, Missouri, and support and liaison offices worldwide.
NGA also helps respond to natural and manmade disasters, helps with 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.