10 U.S.C. § 467 : US Code - Section 467: Definitions

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In this chapter:
(1) The term "function" means any duty, obligation,
responsibility, privilege, activity, or program.
(2)(A) The term "imagery" means, except as provided in
subparagraph (B), a likeness or presentation of any natural or
manmade feature or related object or activity and the positional
data acquired at the same time the likeness or representation was
acquired, including -
(i) products produced by space-based national intelligence
reconnaissance systems; and
(ii) likenesses or presentations produced by satellites,
airborne platforms, unmanned aerial vehicles, or other similar
means.
(B) Such term does not include handheld or clandestine
photography taken by or on behalf of human intelligence
collection organizations.
(3) The term "imagery intelligence" means the technical,
geographic, and intelligence information derived through the
interpretation or analysis of imagery and collateral materials.
(4) The term "geospatial information" means information that
identifies the geographic location and characteristics of natural
or constructed features and boundaries on the earth and includes -

(A) statistical data and information derived from, among
other things, remote sensing, mapping, and surveying
technologies; and
(B) mapping, charting, geodetic data, and related products.
(5) The term "geospatial intelligence" means the exploitation
and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe,
assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically
referenced activities on the earth. Geospatial intelligence
consists of imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial
information.