National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

At NGA, we couldn’t fit our appreciation for our veteran employees’ service into one day, so we’re celebrating all month long. Throughout November, we’ll be highlighting employees from each branch of our military and honoring their service to our great nation. We are so proud that they continue to serve in our nation’s defense every day at NGA. Happy #VeteransMonth! ???

Today we’re celebrating 5 years since breaking ground at the Next NGA West campus in St. Louis! ?? ?? We’ve made A LOT of progress since then. Let’s check in on the construction project, join us for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of the campus as we take you #InsideNGA.

#WorldGISDay and #WorldGeographyWeek all in the same day?! To celebrate, let's go over the six methodologies for positioning and navigating with NGA Senior GEOINT Authority for Geomatics, Dr. Nikki Markiel. ?? Radio-frequency signals ?? Gravity ?? Crustal magnetics ?? Celestial navigation ?? Remote sensing ? Elevation or Bathymetry Learn more about how NGA and United States Space Force help validate geolocations every six seconds to deliver American warfighter advantage. ?? ?? https://bit.ly/4fvjcQB

#DYK an NGA predecessor agency played a significant role in the first solo transatlantic flight? ?? Today, flights cross oceans and continents every single day. But that’s all thanks to an NGA predecessor who helped chart the very first trip of this kind from New York to Paris—33 ? hours and 5,790 kilometers later. Read more on the NGA office that carries on the legacy of this first first. ?? https://bit.ly/3SX6lOc

To kick off #WorldGeographyWeek, check out this #MappyMonday of a vintage United States Air Force, evasion chart created by NIMA, an NGA-predecessor agency. ??? ??? These unique charts are made with spin-bonded olefin, a material that does not stretch or crack, and is not sensitive to temperature change, making them life savers on the battlefield. The borders and background of the charts depict a camouflage pattern. The charts provide survival data relevant to the geographic areas they represent, such as navigation and travel information, celestial navigation aids, climate data, lists and pictures of edible and poisonous plants and animals, food preparation instructions, suggestions for sources of water, first aid procedures, and descriptions of environmental hazards NGA continues making evasion charts today. Whether service members need ground cloth for sleeping, shelter or a bag to haul food, these evasion charts are useful for survival in more ways than one. ?? ??

This November, NGA is proud to recognize #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth. To celebrate, check out these Native American artifacts collected by NGA employees. Featured in this photo are: ??? A talking stick crafted by an NGA employee ?? An employee’s collection of jewelry made with leather and tendon ?? A historical vase embellished with a dancer ?? A dreamcatcher fashioned out of bone to resemble an eagle ?? A bolo tie crafted to resemble a turtle signifying an NGA employee’s familial tribe NGA is honored to highlight the rich heritage of our Native American employees, and we look forward to celebrating their heritage all month long. ??

#ICYMI This past Thursday, #NGAinSTL hosted a collegiate debate competition with 14 faculty and staff and 16 students from Bradley University, Missouri Valley College, Southern Baptist University, University of Missouri-Columbia and Webster University. ?? ?? ?? Webster University ?? University of Missouri-Columbia The competition delivered a chance to gauge local academic talent and support NGA future recruitment.

NGA is #hiring a police officer at our Springfield, VA location. If you have experience in law enforcement and security services, apply to #JoinNGA by Nov. 23 ?? https://bit.ly/48VheH6

Our United States Department of Defense SMART scholars are quite impressive – some of their research at NGA includes: ?? computational electromagnetics ?? climate variability impacts on smallholder farmers and food security in eastern and southern Africa ?? implementation of a novel multimodal neural network architecture for satellite imagery Have what it takes to be a SMART scholar? Check out the qualifications and apply by Dec. 6 for your chance to join the program. ?? https://bit.ly/3KZzvYE

NGA ?? Missouri National Guard #ICYMI, more than 100 NGA employees at our St. Louis campus participated in the fourth consecutive land navigation exercise, a joint effort with the National Guard to teach basic land navigation techniques with NGA products. The exercise also came with a sweet ride in UH-60 Blackhawk and CH47 Chinook helicopters. ?? Read more on this exercise and its impact on our mission here. #NGAinSTL ?? https://bit.ly/3O80Fhq