National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is the new name for NIMA - The National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
The National Imagery and Mapping Agency was established October 1, 1996, by the
National Imagery and Mapping Agency Act of 1996. The creation of NIMA followed
more than a year of study, debate and planning by the defense, intelligence and
policy-making communities as well as the Congress, and continuing consultations
with customer organizations. Because it has responsibilities to customers
outside DoD, NIMA has also been designated a part of the U.S. Intelligence
Community.
The creation of NIMA, centralized responsibility for imagery and mapping,
representing a fundamental step toward achieving the Department of Defense
vision of "dominant battle space awareness". NIMA was created to exploit the
tremendous potential of enhanced collection systems, digital processing
technology and the prospective expansion in commercial imagery than its separate
predecessor organizations.
With Headquarters in Bethesda, Md., NIMA operates major facilities in the northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., and St. Louis, Mo., areas as well as support and liaison offices worldwide.
All this and more information about NGA can be found at the website http://www.nima.mil
In 2002, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) awarded a procurement agreement to Rosettex™ to manage programs for the National Technology Alliance (NTA) and address needs in the technology areas of: Geospatial Intelligence; Information Processing, Analysis and Management; and Digital Technology Infrastructure. The NTA is a government community initiative that was established in 1987 as a unique organization designed to offer its clients rapid access to academic and industry resources specializing in advanced technologies. The NTA has a 15-year history of cost-saving accomplishments through partnerships with industry and academic institutions.
All this and more information about Rosettex and NTA can be found at the website http://www.rosettex.com/nta.html