DENVER — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is opening more of its programs to commercial vendors as it seeks faster access to satellite data and AI-driven analysis, a senior agency official said.
In recent years, the agency has shifted toward buying data and analytics from private companies rather than building systems internally, a strategy reflected in programs such as Luno, which contracts vendors to deliver AI-enabled geospatial intelligence products derived from satellite imagery and other sources.
Speaking May 3 at the GEOINT Symposium, NGA’s deputy director Brett Markham said innovation in computer vision and data analytics is increasingly concentrated in the private sector, including startups and small businesses. Now NGA is trying to widen access to those programs.
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