By NGA Office of Corporate Communications
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, headquartered in Springfield, Virginia, is more than you think. NGA is employed by innovators, looking to advance geospatial intelligence around the world through partnerships and learning opportunities.
Take a ride with us as we look back at what you listened to, read and watched this past year, featuring the people, products and moments that shaped NGA’s year.
What you listened to…
SoundCloud — Geointeresting
NGA’s Geointeresting podcast features conversations with innovators, explorers and pathfinders, including NGA’s own employees.
In 2017, our most popular podcast featured NGA employee Christine Staley, who detailed her journey from political refugee to U.S. civil servant. Listen up! 🎧
- One NGA employee’s journey from political refugee to U.S. civil servant — Listen to Christine Staley’s journey here.
- Vint Cerf — Innovator, risk taker, Internet pioneer — Listen to one of the “fathers of the internet” speak about his role in its creation and impact on the world here.
- Director of Intelligence, United States Marine Corps, Brig. Gen. Dmitri Henry — Listen to Henry discuss national security, cyberwarfare and leadership from his perspective and experience here.
What you read…
Medium
From open hearings and event recaps to Pathfinder Magazine features, our Medium stories shared moments from the past year that highlight different views of NGA.
- ‘Expectations of NGA are high’ as agency participates in first Senate threat assessment hearing — NGA director Robert Cardillo joins other department heads at an open hearing, May 11, to discuss threats faced by our nation.
2. Intern at NGA … and the 6 reasons (for interns, by interns) why you should apply today! — NGA’s interns are busy learning about the agency’s mission, the tasks assigned to them and a lot more while employed.
3. 5 takeaways from the 2017 GEOINT Symposium — At the 2017 GEOINT Symposium NGA director Robert Cardillo delivered a keynote describing the need for public-private partnerships and the GEOINT revolution.
News Releases
NGA tells certain stories with the hope of gaining media attention. This year, NGA provided geospatial analysis support for disaster relief efforts during Hurricane Irma, making this our top news story of the year.
- NGA provides imagery, analytic support in response to Hurricane Irma — Read about NGA’s support here.
2. NGA Marine awarded commendation medal for life-saving efforts — Read about the Marine’s heroic actions here.
3. NGA earns national accreditation for GEOINT certification programs — Read about both accredited certificate programs here.
What you watched…
This past year NGA dived into social media specific videos, focusing on Facebook Live, event recap videos and a new video series, Mapping Moments.
Kalaris Intelligence Conference — #NGAatGU
The increasingly connected nature of intelligence and technology dominated discussions at this year’s Kalaris Intelligence Conference, hosted by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Georgetown University Sept. 14 in Washington, D.C. Watch the recap here.
Mapping Moments
NGA’s new video series, Mapping Moments, shares the moments in history that impacts NGA and GEOINT to this day, from the Lewis & Clark expedition to lunar mapping and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Watch all episodes here.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Floor Map
In October 2017, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff needed a large map of the world for an annual seminar. NGA was asked to create the map — Watch the highlights.
That’s a look back at 2017 from the world of NGA! Make sure to follow NGA on Twitter, like us on Facebook and connect with us on LinkedIn for all the latest news.
