National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Academic Research Program

"Know the Earth... Show the Way". In fulfillment of its vision, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) provides geospatial intelligence in all its forms and from whatever source - imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial data and information - to ensure the knowledge foundation for planning, decision, and action. To achieve this, NGA conducts a multi-disciplinary program of basic research in geospatial intelligence topics through grants and fellowships to the leading investigators, research universities, and colleges of the nation. This research provides the fundamental science support to NGA's applied and advanced research programs. The major components of the NGA Academic Research Program (NARP) are the NGA University Research Initiatives (NURI), the Historically Black College and University - Minority Institution Research Initiatives (HBCU-MI), the service Academy Research Grants, and the director of Central Intelligence Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships