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Tasking End Use Codes

A Tasking request must include an end use code to indicate the use of the ordered imagery. Below is a list of all end use codes currently available and their descriptions.

Three Letter CodeShort NameFull Description
AGRAgricultureAgriculture, Forestry, and Crop Detection
DEMProduct EvaluationProduct Evaluation & Demonstration
CDLCommercial Data LayerCommercial Data Layer
COMCommercial MappingCommercial Mapping
DNIDefense & Intel DefenseMilitary & Intelligence
DPEDeepwater expOil & Gas – Deepwater exploration
DPPDeepwater prodOil & Gas – Deepwater production
EDUEducation & ResearchUniversity, College, Educational Research
ENVEnvironmentEnvironment & Environmental Monitoring
ERMEmergency ManagementEmergency Management
FACFacility MonitorOil & Gas – Facility Monitoring
FGVForeign Comm Govt.Foreign Commercial Federal, State, & Local Government
FINFinanceFinancial & Banking
HUMHumanitarianHumanitarian & Sustainability
HYDHydrologyHydrology
LBSLocation Based SvcsLocation Based Services, Map Making
MAROceanography & HydrologyMarine, Oceanography & Hydrology
MINMining Natural ResMining and Natural Resources
NATNatural DisasterNatural Disaster & Recovery Operations
PIPPipeline MonitorOil & Gas – Pipeline Monitoring
REDReal Estate DevelopmentReal Estate Development
RURRural PlanningRural Planning, Civil Engineering, Infrastructure
SHLShale ProjectsOil & Gas – Shale
SIMSimulationSimulation
TELTelecommunicationsTelecommunications
URBUrban PlanningUrban Planning, Civil Engineering, Infrastructure
USGUnited States Govt.United States Government
VISVisualizationVisualization