GRP 180-Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings: My Conversation with Nick Smith The Founder Of Geo Owl
Global Recon
John Hendricks
4.8 • 592 Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2023
⏱️ 109 minutes
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Summary
Army veteran and founder of Geo Owl, Nick Smith, discusses the growing importance of geospatial intelligence across various industries, including healthcare, farming, and elite intelligence operations. However, using geospatial intelligence also raises national security concerns, particularly regarding China's capacity, capability, and reach for stealing technology. Smith argues that economic warfare might be the actual version of World War Three, and cutting off access to the US market could lead to conflict with China. The podcast delves into the potential risks of allowing Chinese companies access to the US market and the need for strong leadership to address the issue and prevent future conflicts.
We discussed various use cases for geospatial intelligence, including the war in Ukraine and the services provided by Geo Owl. Tune in.
Main Takeaways
- Geospatial Intelligence
- Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)
- The threat posed by China
- Working for American Special Operations
- Working for American Intelligence Agencies
- OSINT
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Website: www.geoowl.com
Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@NDSpodcast/about
Instagram: https://instagram.com/thendsshow?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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| 0:00.0 | Intelligence is defined as the collection of valuable information. |
| 0:06.0 | But who defines this information? |
| 0:08.0 | Who determines its value? |
| 0:10.0 | At Geo-Awl, we redefine intelligence, through our people, through teamwork, through innovation, and through expertise in Geoint, SIGigint, humant, and analysis. |
| 0:22.5 | We believe intelligence is more than information. |
| 0:25.2 | It's critical decisions. |
| 0:26.6 | It's our mission. |
| 0:27.5 | And it's a commitment to our customers. |
| 0:29.7 | We provide a new way of thinking, a new path to success. |
| 0:35.5 | Geo-Awl, the new era of intelligence. |
| 0:39.4 | Welcome to the Global Recon Podcast. |
| 0:41.9 | I'm your host, John Hendricks. |
| 0:44.1 | I have a special episode for this week's podcast. |
| 0:47.2 | My guest is Nick Smith, and he is an Army veteran, and he does some fascinating work |
| 0:53.8 | that he's done in the service |
| 0:57.9 | of the government and, you know, things that he's doing now with his company, Gio Owl. |
| 1:04.3 | Nick, how's it going? |
| 1:06.1 | Great, great. |
| 1:07.0 | Thanks for having me. |
| 1:09.6 | Yeah, so I remember, I don't remember the year. |
| 1:14.2 | I don't remember if it was like 2017 or 2018. |
| 1:19.3 | When I first sort of became aware of G.O. Owl. |
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