Edward Cope

Edward T. Cope, DISL-01, is the Director of Basic and Applied Research at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). In this role he is responsible for conceptualizing, communicating, and actively exploring innovative strategies to conduct basic and applied research and development for GEOINT that supports future science and technologies in core multidisciplinary areas such as geodesy and geophysics (gravity models, World Geodetic System), sensors (remote sensing), image science (photogrammetry), information technology (massive data challenge), as well spatial aspects of social sciences in support of human geography applications. Until November 2007, he served as Functional Management Executive for NSG Research and Development at NGA Headquarters. He was responsible for developing and executing all plans and programs to more effectively and efficiently harness the collective resources of the NSG R&D community to increase overall R&D situation awareness, enhance the value of GEOINT R&D to the nation’s toughest intelligence challenges, and increase the tempo for translating GEOINT R&D into operational capabilities supporting the warfighters around the world.