National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence - Revision history

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 ==See also==
 *[[HMG Russia Unit]]
 == Notes ==

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 * '''19 January 1940''' - [[Photographic Development Unit]] (PDU) was established (codenamed [[MI4]]) and later
 * '''11 July 1940''' - renamed [[Photographic Interpretation Unit]] (PIU), initially based at [[RAF Medmenham]].<ref name="Bootcamp">[https://bootcampmilitaryfitnessinstitute.com/2024/01/09/what-is-the-uk-defence-intelligence-fusion-centre/ What is the UK Defence Intelligence Fusion Centre?], Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute, 9 January 2024.</ref>
 *'''17 December 1953''' Formation of the [[Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre]] [UK] – JARIC [UK].
 * '''Post-war to 2013''': JARIC continued as the UK’s primary geospatial intelligence centre, later moving to [[RAF Brampton]] and then to [[RAF Wyton]].

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	:In delivering its mission NCGI works with partners throughout the UK and across the world.<ref name="GOVUKNCGI"/>		:In delivering its mission NCGI works with partners throughout the UK and across the world.<ref name="GOVUKNCGI"/>
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		+	==See also==
		+	*[[HMG Russia Unit]]

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 === Timeline of predecessors ===
+* '''19 January 1940''' - [[Photographic Development Unit]] (PDU) was established (codenamed [[MI4]]) and later
-* '''1940s (Second World War)''': Origins in [[MI4]], the [[Central Interpretation Unit]] (later [[Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre]] – JARIC), initially based at [[RAF Medmenham]].<ref name="Bootcamp">[https://bootcampmilitaryfitnessinstitute.com/2024/01/09/what-is-the-uk-defence-intelligence-fusion-centre/ What is the UK Defence Intelligence Fusion Centre?], Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute, 9 January 2024.</ref>
+* '''11 July 1940''' - renamed [[Photographic Interpretation Unit]] (PIU), initially based at [[RAF Medmenham]].<ref name="Bootcamp">[https://bootcampmilitaryfitnessinstitute.com/2024/01/09/what-is-the-uk-defence-intelligence-fusion-centre/ What is the UK Defence Intelligence Fusion Centre?], Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute, 9 January 2024.</ref>
 *'''17 December 1953''' Formation of the [[Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre]] [UK] – JARIC [UK].
 * '''Post-war to 2013''': JARIC continued as the UK’s primary geospatial intelligence centre, later moving to [[RAF Brampton]] and then to [[RAF Wyton]].
 * '''13 July 2012''': Renamed the '''[[Defence Geospatial Intelligence Fusion Centre]]''' (DGIFC).<ref name="DIFC">[https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/national-centre-for-geospatial-intelligence-ncgi National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI)], GOV.UK.</ref>
-* '''2013''': Formation of the [[Joint Forces Intelligence Group]] (JFIG) at the newly opened Pathfinder Building, RAF Wyton, absorbing JARIC/DGIFC functions.<ref name="RAFWyton">[https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-wyton/ RAF Wyton], Royal Air Force.</ref> JFIG was the overarching command that housed and integrated multiple intelligence units, including the DGIFC/DIFC (geospatial), [[Defence Geographic Centre]], and others.
+* '''2013''': Formation of the [[Joint Forces Intelligence Group]] (JFIG) at the newly opened [[Pathfinder Building]], [[RAF Wyton]], absorbing JARIC/DGIFC functions.<ref name="RAFWyton">[https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-wyton/ RAF Wyton], Royal Air Force.</ref> JFIG was the overarching command that housed and integrated multiple intelligence units, including the DGIFC/DIFC (geospatial), [[Defence Geographic Centre]], and others.
-* '''17 September 2014''': Renamed the '''[[Defence Intelligence Fusion Centre]]''' (DIFC) to reflect its broader multi-source fusion role.<ref name="DIFC" />
+* '''17 September 2014''': DGIFC Renamed the '''[[Defence Intelligence Fusion Centre]]''' (DIFC) to reflect its broader multi-source fusion role.<ref name="DIFC" />
 * '''2016''': JFIG disbanded; its core geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) capabilities re-roled to form the National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI).<ref name="RAFWyton" />
 * '''1 December 2019''': NCGI established as a one-star command at RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire.

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	The '''National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence''' ('''NCGI''') is centred at [[RAF Wyton]] in Cambridgeshire, but maintains sub-units around Greater London.<ref name="GOVUKNCGI">[https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/national-centre-for-geospatial-intelligence-ncgi National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI)], GOV.UK.</ref> The most significant of these is the [[Defence Geographic Centre]] (DGC) at Mercator House, Welbeck Close, London Road, Feltham, Middlesex TW13 7AH (London Borough of Hounslow). The DGC is a subordinate organisation of NCGI and provides core geospatial intelligence support. Plans exist to relocate the DGC from Feltham to RAF Wyton as part of wider Defence estate rationalisation, but it remains in Feltham as of the latest available information.<ref name="DGC">[https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/national-centre-for-geospatial-intelligence-ncgi National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI)], GOV.UK (sub-units section).</ref>		The '''National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence''' ('''NCGI''') is centred at [[RAF Wyton]] in Cambridgeshire, but maintains sub-units around Greater London.<ref name="GOVUKNCGI">[https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/national-centre-for-geospatial-intelligence-ncgi National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI)], GOV.UK.</ref> The most significant of these is the [[Defence Geographic Centre]] (DGC) at Mercator House, Welbeck Close, London Road, Feltham, Middlesex TW13 7AH (London Borough of Hounslow). The DGC is a subordinate organisation of NCGI and provides core geospatial intelligence support. Plans exist to relocate the DGC from Feltham to RAF Wyton as part of wider Defence estate rationalisation, but it remains in Feltham as of the latest available information.<ref name="DGC">[https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/national-centre-for-geospatial-intelligence-ncgi National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI)], GOV.UK (sub-units section).</ref>
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	== Activities ==		== Activities ==

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 == Location ==
-The NCGI is centred at [[RAF Wyton]] in Cambridgeshire, with sub-units located around Greater London.<ref name="GOVUKNCGI" />
 == Activities ==