Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5030.59
March 10, 2015
USD(I)
SUBJECT: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) LIMITED DISTRIBUTION
Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5143.01
(Reference (a)), this instruction reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5030.59 (Reference (b)) to
establish DoD policies and assign responsibilities pursuant to sections 454 and 455 of Title 10,
United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (c)) for the use, availability, and withholding of
GEOINT that is:
a. Designated for LIMITED DISTRIBUTION.
b. Distributed by, created by, or derived from NGA information and data.
c. In the possession of, or under the control of, the DoD.
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in
this instruction as the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. Any unclassified GEOINT produced by NGA and its predecessor organizations or derived
from NGA materials in the possession of, or under the control of the DoD, may be withheld from
public release pursuant to section 455 of Reference (c) if that unclassified GEOINT:
(1) Was obtained or produced, or contains information that was provided, pursuant to an
international agreement that restricts disclosure of such product or information to government
officials of the agreeing parties or that restricts use of such product or information to DoD or
government purposes only;
