{"id":69842,"date":"2016-09-28T19:35:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T11:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/nga-growing-in-acceptance-of-satellite-imagery-startups\/"},"modified":"2016-09-28T19:35:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T11:35:21","slug":"nga-growing-in-acceptance-of-satellite-imagery-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/nga-growing-in-acceptance-of-satellite-imagery-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"NGA Growing in Acceptance of Satellite Imagery Startups"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] The <strong>United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency <\/strong>(NGA) continues to expand its use of commercial satellite imagery, exemplified by the agency\u2019s recent contract award to Silicon Valley firm <strong>Planet<\/strong>, the head of NGA said Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p>The commercial Geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) industry is growing \u201cat a revolutionary pace, with new and unique commercial sensors,\u201d NGA Director Robert Cardillo testified before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. NGA is trying to tap into these gap-filling capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the potential\u2019s very high here,\u201d Cardillo said. \u201cWe\u2019re leaning in very heavily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An \u201cintroductory\u201d seven-month, $20 million contract to San Francisco-based Planet, formerly Planet Labs, will give defense and intelligence agencies access to the company\u2019s \u201cglobal imagery content, updated every 15 days,\u201d NGA said Sept. 12. \u201cThe global scope of coverage and high temporal frequency of collection \u2026 will provide NGA with new data sources to support its many missions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NGA has partnered with other \u201cNewSpace\u201d providers over the last year, including <strong>BlackSky Global<\/strong> and <strong>Google<\/strong> subsidiary <strong>Terra Bella<\/strong>. In addition, NGA and the <strong>National Reconnaissance Office<\/strong> (NRO) recently created the joint Commercial GEOINT Activity (CGA) to evaluate new commercial GEOINT data and services.<\/p>\n<p>NGA is also working with the <strong>General Services Administration<\/strong> (GSA) to set up the Commercial Initiative to Buy Operationally Responsive GEOINT (CIBORG) program, which will use GSA schedules and other government-wide contracts \u201cto provide efficient, rapid access\u201d to new commercial imagery, data, analysis and services, Cardillo said. CIBORG is slated to begin executing in early 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201ccenterpiece\u201d of NGA\u2019s commercial imagery program remains EnhancedView, which longtime industry partner <strong>DigitalGlobe<\/strong> supports.<\/p>\n<p>In other comments, Cardillo testified that NGA plans to start building a new campus for its St. Louis employees in fiscal year 2018 and complete it by early 2023. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., the committee chairman, urged Cardillo to try to speed up that timeline.<\/p>\n<p>Cardillo also told the committee that the possibility of a government shutdown Oct. 1 is a \u201cdistraction\u201d for NGA because it forces some of his staff to focus on preparing for a potential shutdown instead of the agency\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This story was originally published on <\/i><i>Defense Daily<\/i><i>, a Via Satellite sister publication covering the global defense market intelligence in land, sea, air, and space initiatives.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] The United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) continues to expand its use of commercial satellite imagery, exemplified by the agency\u2019s recent contract award to Silicon Valley firm Planet, the head of NGA said Sept. 27. 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