The Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO) is a Australian government agency responsible for the tasking (collection), exploitation (analysis), and dissemination (distribution) of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT). DIGO is part of the Australian Department of Defence. GEOINT stands for GEOspatial INTelligence, which is intelligence-gathering by exploitation (analysis) of imagery and mapping data, whether collected by commercial satelite, government satelite or by other means. ... A defence minister (Commonwealth English) or defense minister (American English) is a cabinet portfolio (position) which regulates the armed forces in a sovereign nation. ...
DIGO was created on 8 November2000, 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). Jump to: navigation, search November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ... Jump to: navigation, search Canberra is the capital of the Commonwealth of Australia and, with a population of just over 323,000, is also Australias largest inland city. ... Bendigo is a large regional town in central Victoria, Australia, located in the City of Greater Bendigo. ...
The DefenceImagery and GeospatialOrganisation (DIGO) is an agency of the Department of Defence, established in November 2000.
DIGO is accountable through the Defence Deputy Secretary, Intelligence and Security, to the Secretary of the Department of Defence and the Chief of the Defence Force.
DIGO is regarded as providing high-quality support and unique products with a professional staff that is enthusiastic about their role and keen to exploit as effectively as possible the capabilities at their disposal.
The DefenceImagery and GeospatialOrganisation (DIGO) has prime responsibility for the acquisition and interpretation of satellite and other imagery and for the development, acquisition and exploitation of geospatial data.
Detailed technical analysis of imagery obtained by DIGO can reveal information that is of value to key decision makers in the development of policies that are in the national interest, and of possible benefit in national and international emergency management.
DIGO also has the capacity to combine imagery with other available sources of data to prepare highly accurate topographical maps and other aids that are of value in the preparation of plans relevant to national defence and security.
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