Background
The AGC Imagery Office (AIO) is the U.S. Army's commercial imagery acquisition agent as defined in AR525-95. AIO serves several functions in its role as monitor, as defined in AR525-95, Army Geospatial Information and Services. The AIO provides expertise for users requiring new commercial imagery collections or unfunded/unlicensed archived imagery requirements. AIO leverages and utilizes the EnhancedView contract, COMSAR contract and other NGA IDIQ commercial contracts. Efficient management of the research, acquisition, and dissemination of imagery and imagery products is increasingly important as Army units expand their use of remotely sensed data. AIO collaborates with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), commercial satellite imagery vendors, federal civil data providers and the AGC data dissemination team, to collect and disseminate commercial satellite imagery and imagery products, AGC BuckEye aerial imagery, and select IFSAR/LIDAR. Data resources and repositories utilized by AIO include the NGA’s GEOINT Search and Retrieval (GSR) and iSpy, the EnhancedView Web Hosting Service (EV-WHS), Geospatial Repository and Data Management System (GRID), United States Geological Survey (USGS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other NGA and Army sources.
Current Operations
AIO offers many avenues to satisfy valid imagery requirements at no cost to the customer. Government contract vehicles such as the NGA EnhancedView can be used by AIO to acquire commercial imagery data at no cost to the customer on behalf of the Army. Additional solutions for satisfying imagery requirements for AIO and customers with access to these resources include the use of archived imagery repositories at NGA and other agencies. AIO collection managers, in coordination with the USGS CAC DRO and US Army DRO, are authorized to submit requirements on behalf of Army customers for new or archived imagery collections through the NGA Geospatial Information Management System (GIMS).
Future Developments: AIO will continue to leverage NGA and other government resources, provide commercial imagery research, acquisition, and dissemination for the Army Warfighter and USACE Civil Works through both existing and newly developed commercial satellite technologies.
Points of Contact: AIO Team Lead Marty Downing, COMM: (703) 203-5649
DSN 364-3613. AIO Team Email, DLL-AGC-AIO@usace.army.mil