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Also Known As	Overseas Surveys Directorate • Directorate of Overseas Surveys • Directorate of Colonial Surveys
Date	1946 - 2001
Areas Of Involvement	surveying • cartography • photogrammetry • aerial photography

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Central Intelligence Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration KGB Federal Bureau of Investigation National Security Agency MI6 Mossad U.S. Secret Service U.S. Department of Defense Environmental Protection Agency