# Geospatial Agents Can Give Language Models Direct Access to GEOINT by Frank Whitworth > "NGA is also making strides with generative AI, developing geospatial agents to enable Large Language Models (LLMs) to seamlessly access geospatial data and aid in the creation of GEOINT — freeing up analysts for GEOINT exploitation requiring deeper analytical insight." > **— Frank Whitworth**, *May 14, 2025, 2025 HASC Testimony on National Security Space Programs* ## Sources and Context - **Direct official source and complete contiguous wording:** [2025 HASC Testimony on National Security Space Programs](https://www.nga.mil/news/Testimony_of_VADM_Frank_D_Whitworth_before_the_Hou.html) — The NGA director describes geospatial agents as an interface between language models, GEOINT data, and human analysis. - **Routing classification:** CT-enabling official GEOINT testimony. This label describes the quotation's relationship to the counterterrorism technology stack; it does not alter the speaker's wording or claim that every cited system has a direct counterterrorism mission. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/A History of Machine Intelligence|A History of Machine Intelligence]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures|Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/National System for Geospatial Intelligence|National System for Geospatial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Edge Computing|Edge Computing]] - [[wiki/National Reconnaissance Office|National Reconnaissance Office]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "NGA is also making strides with generative AI, developing geospatial agents to enable Large Language Models (LLMs) to seamlessly access geospatial data and aid in the creation of GEOINT — freeing up analysts for GEOINT exploitation requiring deeper analytical insight." — Frank Whitworth, May 14, 2025, 2025 HASC Testimony on National Security Space Programs https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-ct-conference-geospatial-agents-can-give-language-models-direct-access-to-geoint ```