Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Intern
Organization: Geospatial Intelligence ISAC (GEOINT-ISAC), Division International Association of Certified ISAOs (IACI), NASA/Kennedy Space Center, FL
Internship: Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)
Focus Area: Geospatial (Undersea, Terrestrial Earth, Climate/Extreme Weather, Space), Critical Infrastructure Protection
Location: Remote, Virtual
Duration: 10-12 Weeks / Semester-Based, Longer Duration Potential
Internship Position Overview:
The GEOINT Intern supports the GEOINT-ISAC's mission to advance trusted research, analysis, and information sharing, operational collaboration, and resilience across critical infrastructure and communities.
The Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Intern will support research, analysis, and actionable intelligence information sharing activities across multiple domains - Geospatial, Critical Infrastructure Sectors (Chemical, Commercial Facilities, Communications, Energy, Financial, Food & Agriculture, Healthcare, IT, Manufacturing, Transportation, Water)
This role contributes to situational awareness, threat detection, and coordinated response efforts impacting critical infrastructure and communities.
Interns work at the intersection of geospatial research, analytics, intelligence operations, risk monitoring, helping to identify, assess, and communicate threats, advisories, and alerts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Geospatial Analysis & Intelligence - Collect, analyze, and visualize geospatial data from multiple sources (satellite imagery, maritime sensors, weather systems, etc.)
- Undersea Domains Monitoring - Subsea cables, maritime
- Terrestrial Environments - Infrastructure, terrain, logistics
- Climate/Extreme Weather - Hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, etc.
- Space-based Assets - Satellite activity, space weather impacts
- Produce maps and geospatial products to support operational decision-making
Threat Intelligence & Information Sharing
- Assists in identifying and tracking emerging threats to critical infrastructure sectors and communities
- Contributes to the development and dissemination of threat reports, advisories and alerts, situational awareness briefings
- Support intellligence-sharing activities within and across sectors
- Assists in maintaining common operating pictures (COPs) for multi-sector incident awareness
Learning Objectives
- Gaines hands-on experience in GEOINT tradecraft across multiple public-private domains
- Understand cross-sector critical infrastructure dependencies and risks
- Develop skills in intelligence reporting, briefing, and stakeholder communication
- Learn how geospatial data supports real-world threat detection and crisis response
Qualifications:
- Pursuing a degree in Geospatial Intelligence, GIS, Geography, Environmental Science, Data Science, Security, Cybersecurity, or Related Field
- Strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Interest in national security, critical infrastructure and community protection, or risk analysis
Key Competencies
- Analytical thinking and attention to detail
- Ability to synthesize complex data into actionable intelligence
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Collaboration across multidisciplinary teams