Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation
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| Formed | 28 November 1982 |
| Dissolved |
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| Jurisdiction | Australia |
| Headquarters | Russell Offices, Russell, Canberra, ACT |
| Minister responsible | |
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| Parent agency | Department of Defence |
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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).
History
The Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO) was created on 28 November 1982, by amalgamating the Canberra-based Australian Imagery Organisation and Directorate of Strategic Military Geographic Information, and the Bendigo-based Defence Topographic Agency (now called the Geospatial Analysis Centre). DIGO was part of the Australian Department of Defence.
DIGO was renamed Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation on 3 May 2013.[1]
See also
- Australian intelligence agencies
- Geospatial Information Officer
- Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
References
- ↑ "Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – 2013 Defence White Paper: Renaming the Defence Signals Directorate and the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation" (Press release). Retrieved 21 November 2013.
External links
- DIGO homepage
- Open Australia Search: Parliamentary records mentioning 'geospatial'.
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