The GWG is Chartered under the Department of Defense (DoD) Information Technology Standards Committee (ITSC), the governing group responsible for developing and promoting standards interoperability in support of net-centricity within the Department of Defense (DoD).  The GWG provides the forum for the coordination of GEOINT standards for the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG). The GWG is led and chaired by the NGA's National Center for Geospatial Intelligence Standards (NCGIS).

The GWG serves as the GEOINT community advocate for Information Technology (IT) standardization activities related to GEOINT and assists the Director of the NGA in carrying out Functional Manager responsibilities for GEOINT standards.

The primary responsibilities of the GWG are to 1) coordinate population of the DoD IT Standards Registry (DISR) with GEOINT standards and 2) serve as the NSG community forum for all standardization activities and functions related to GEOINT.

The GWG consists of eight chartered focus groups made up of subject matter experts that address topical issues related to GEOINT standards.



GWG Overview Presentation

GWG Focus Groups Overview Presentation

*New*   GEOINT Standards Guide

*New*   Geospatial Intelligence Standards: The Basics

Introduction
Part 1: Standards Fundamentals
Part 2: Overview of GEOINT Standards
Part 3: Managing GEOINT Standards