National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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Both an intelligence agency and a combat support agency, NGA provides world-class geospatial intelligence, or GEOINT.
NGA Explains: What is Lidar?
Lidar or light detection and ranging, uses light to measure distance and created 3D images of objects. Sounds simple, right? However, Lidar is used for so much more!
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Recently, Mapping Moments went on location to St. Louis along the Mississippi River where Lewis and Clark first began their journey into the new western territory gained by the Louisiana Purchase. The United States’ geospatial intelligence effort began in earnest in 1803 when President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the duo to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase and other lands west of the Mississippi River.
Mapping Moments Series Pathfinder MagazineStudent Programs
Student employment assignments are open to associate, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students and are based on entry-level professional job descriptions, which will involve a great deal of independent and team oriented work under the guidance of a senior-level supervisor and mentors.
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