Overview[]
The responsibility for geospatial, imagery, meteorology and oceanography support to the Canadian forces and the Department of National Defence (DND) rests with J-2 geomatics and imagery (GI) organization (J-2 GI). The J2 GI organization provides geospatial, imagery, meteorology and oceanography support to DND with a focus on the operational and training requirements of the Canadian forces.
Canada is pursuing the merging of geospatial, imagery, meteorology, and oceanography support functions into a GEOINT capability in the near future. The J-2GI organization is located at the National Defence HQ within the J-2 intelligence branch.