In this MOS, Marines use data captured from surveying equipment, satellites, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and other systems to create imagery usable by Marine forces.  in 2017, Reserve Marines with Production and Analysis Company, Intelligence Support Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, attending Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, did their part to aid disaster relief by assisting in the creation of 3,000 maps for Houston and Puerto Rican residents that would allow aid workers and rescuers to find viable means of traversing the devastated landscape.  Due to the necessity of alternative routes within the affected areas, the maps were downloaded more than 1,000 times within the first hour of their release.  These relief efforts wouldn’t have been possible without the development of the Headquarters Marine Corps partnership with Delta State University.  To learn more, click here.

The 0261 MOS works with civilian GIS specialists and national agencies to create, maintain, and reproduce the maps the Marine Corps uses for its mission planning.  0261's also update maps with information returned from Marines in the Area of Operations and new imagery analysis.  These maps are used for planning military operations and exercises across the range of military operations, ranging from beach landings and invasions, to counterinsurgency and mobility operations. 0261's can be found in Battalion S-2 shops, Group, Wing, and Division Intelligence sections, Geospatial Intelligence Platoons at Intelligence Battalions, and other joint intelligence activities across the Department of Defense.  Marines in Geospatial Intelligence Platoons work to collect information in addition to analyzing and preparing it.