WASHINGTON — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded startup Enabled Intelligence a contract worth up to $708 over up to seven years to help train AI-powered computer vision systems.
Under the Sequoia program, the company provides data labels that allow artificial intelligence and machine learning systems to distinguish between objects. This includes, for example, teaching the system to process satellite images and identify targets of interest.
Data labeling efforts are a fundamental feature, especially for NGA’s vast Maven program. NGA officialsteeth The U.S. government’s largest AI data labeling project to date. NGA took over Maven from the Department of Defense in 2022.
“The SEQUOIA contract will support data labeling activities for geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) AI and machine learning (AI/ML) capabilities across multiple programs and divisions within the NGA enterprise, as well as a wide range of Department of the Army (DoW) and intelligence community members,” according to a press release issued by Enabled Intelligence on Monday.
“This includes support for DoW and NGA’s flagship programs that apply AI/ML capabilities to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors and platforms, primarily through computer vision,” the release added.
NGA collects and analyzes imagery from satellites and aircraft and distributes the resulting GEOINT products, including 3D maps, to users across the U.S. government, including Department of Defense leaders and military commanders.
Founded in 2020 and backed by venture capital, Virginia-based Enabled Intelligence specializes in AI data labeling for sensitive systems. For the Sequoia program, the company is partnering with “BAE Systems, Vantor (formerly Maxar Intelligence), Whiteboard Federation and others,” the press release said.
