Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation

{{Short description|Geo-spatial intelligence organisation within the Australian Department of Defence}}

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| headquarters = Russell Offices, {{ACTcity|Russell}}, Canberra, ACT

| formed = {{Start date and age|2000|df=y}}
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| preceding1 = Australian Imagery Organisation

| preceding2 = Directorate of Strategic Military Geographic Information

| preceding3 = Defence Topographic Agency

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| jurisdiction = Australia

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| minister1_name = Richard Marles

| minister1_pfo = Minister for Defence

| chief1_name = Lieutenant General Gavan Reynolds {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}}

| chief1_position = Chief of Defence Intelligence

| chief2_name = Scott Dewar

| chief2_position = Director{{cite web |url=https://news.defence.gov.au/media/on-the-record/statement-greg-moriarty-secretary-department-defence |access-date=6 August 2021|title=Statement from Greg Moriarty, Secretary of the Department of Defence |date=17 February 2021 }}

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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) in support of Australia's defence and national interests. The AGO is one of six agencies that form the Australian Intelligence Community.

History

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.{{cite web |url=https://defence.gov.au/AGO/about.htm |title=AGO Website |work= AGO About |publisher=Department of Defence, Commonwealth of Australia|date=18 February 2022 |access-date=18 February 2022}}

DIGO was renamed Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) on 3 May 2013. AGO is part of the Australian Department of Defence.{{Cite press release |title=Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – 2013 Defence White Paper: Renaming the Defence Signals Directorate and the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation |access-date=21 November 2013 |url=http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/2013/05/03/prime-minister-and-minister-for-defence-joint-media-release-2013-defence-white-paper-renaming-the-defence-signals-directorate-and-the-defence-imagery-and-geospatial-organisation/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828123339/http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/2013/05/03/prime-minister-and-minister-for-defence-joint-media-release-2013-defence-white-paper-renaming-the-defence-signals-directorate-and-the-defence-imagery-and-geospatial-organisation/ |archive-date=28 August 2013 |df=dmy-all }}

Operations

During 2014, the AGO assisted in the search for the remains of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/plane-spots-objects-in-new-search-area-for-malaysia-jet-1.1741571 |title=Plane spots objects in new search area for Malaysia jet |newspaper=The Irish Times |agency=Reuters |date=28 March 2014 |access-date=27 October 2017}}{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/world/push-to-take-control-australia-to-lead-the-probe-into-mh370-20140328-35onf.html |title=Push to take control: Australia to lead the probe into MH370 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |author1=Wroe, David |author2=Allard, Tom |author3=Murdoch, Lindsay |date=29 March 2014 |access-date=27 October 2017}}{{cite book |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/annualreports/13-14/features/feature-defence-involved-in-search-for-mh370.asp |title=Defence involved in search for MH370 |work=Annual Report: 2013-14 |publisher=Department of Defence, Commonwealth of Australia |isbn=978-0-9925662-2-7 |date=24 October 2014 |access-date=27 October 2017}}

The operations of the agency are subject to independent statutory oversight by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security.{{cite web |url=https://www.igis.gov.au/australian-intelligence-community |title=The Australian Intelligence Community |work=Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |date=February 2017 |access-date=27 October 2017 |archive-date=23 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223020420/https://www.igis.gov.au/australian-intelligence-community |url-status=dead }}

References

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{{CC-notice|cc=by4|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/2017-Independent-Intelligence-Review.pdf|author=Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, 2017 Independent Intelligence Review}}
{{CC-notice|cc=by3au|url=http://www.defence.gov.au/annualreports/13-14/features/feature-defence-involved-in-search-for-mh370.asp|author=Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence, Defence Annual Report 2013-14}}

External links

[http://www.defence.gov.au/ago/ AGO homepage]
[http://www.openaustralia.org/search/?s=geospatial Open Australia Search]: Parliamentary records mentioning 'geospatial'.

Category:Australian intelligence agencies

Category:Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia

Category:Defence Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group

Category:Geospatial intelligence organizations

Category:1982 establishments in Australia

Category:Government agencies established in 1982