Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation
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| Formed | 2000 (as Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation) |
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| Jurisdiction | Australia |
| Headquarters | Russell Offices, Russell, Canberra, ACT |
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| Parent agency | Defence Intelligence Group |
| Website | defence |
The Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) is an Australian government intelligence agency that is part of the Department of Defence responsible for the collection, analysis, and distribution of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of Australia's defence and national interests. The AGO is one of six agencies that form the Australian Intelligence Community.
History
[edit | edit source]Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO) was originally formed in 2000 when the Australian Imagery Organisation, the Defence Topographic Agency and the Directorate of Strategic Military Geographic Information were brought together to form the DIGO.[2]
DIGO was renamed Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) on 3 May 2013. AGO is part of the Australian Department of Defence.[3]
Operations
[edit | edit source]During 2014, the AGO assisted in the search for the remains of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.[4][5][6]
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Attribution
[edit | edit source]- File:Creative Commons by small.svg This article incorporates text by Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, 2017 Independent Intelligence Review available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- File:Creative Commons by small.svg This article incorporates text by Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence, Defence Annual Report 2013-14 available under the CC BY 3.0 AU licence.
External links
[edit | edit source]- AGO homepage
- Open Australia Search: Parliamentary records mentioning 'geospatial'.
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