“MASINT,”or Measurement And Signatures INTelligence, encompasses a range of disciplines that exploit fundamental physical properties of objects of interest, the exploitation of which offers tremendous value for national security (military, homeland defense, and intelligence), as well as civil applications (such as agriculture, law enforcement). MASINT techniques include advanced radar, electrooptical/ infrared (including spectral), nuclear, geophysical (acoustic, seismic), and materials sensing, processing, and exploitation systems. These offer unique and critical information that is not otherwise available, or complements more broadly known techniques such as imaging (“pictures”), signals intelligence (“eavesdropping”), or human intelligence (“spies”).  

The MASINT Association is now the Advanced Technical Intelligence Association

In 2008, the MASINT Association reorganized to become the Advanced Technical Intelligence Association (ATIA). This change occurred in recognition of the growing utility of traditional MASINT and MASINT-related capabilities and their emergence into new capabilities such as Advanced Geospatial Intelligence, etc., throughout our homeland security, defense and intelligence communities.

The Association was organized in November 1998 and incorporated on January  1999 in Washington, DC as a nonprofit trade association (501-6c). The Advanced Technical Intelligence Association provides education, awareness and training, but does not lobby, and membership dues are 100% deductible as a business expense.

Members range from the largest aerospace corporations to small businesses, all with a common interest in advancing the maturity, applications, and benefits of MASINT technologies.