GEOINT Essential Body of Knowledge

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) first developed the GEOINT Essential Body of Knowledge (EBK) for the geospatial intelligence discipline in 2014, providing context and standards necessary to succeed in the field. In the last 18 months, USGIF gathered input from the GEOINT Community to revise the content to reflect recent changes in the discipline. The input and feedback received from the community allowed for a complete revamp of the EBK to address the evolving GEOINT Community. The GEOINT EBK version 2.0 now reflects the robust nature of GEOINT tradecraft and provides value for multiple stakeholders.

With this new version, academic stakeholders can now use the framework to develop curriculum, assess student mastery at various proficiency levels using the learning objectives, and provide students with a robust study resource. Employers may also use version 2.0 to determine the appropriate set of knowledge and skills necessary for their positions.