H. Anthony Troche spotlighted on Close Up Radio for geospatial and cybersecurity work

By AI, Created 5:16 PM UTC, May 18, 2026, /AGP/ – Close Up Radio featured H. Anthony Troche, founder of Geospatial and Geopolitical Advisory Services, in an interview aired May 13. The profile highlights his decades of work in cartography, geospatial intelligence and cybersecurity, plus his focus on AI, teaching and public service.

Why it matters: - Troche’s career spans mapping, military intelligence and cyber defense, three fields that increasingly overlap in government and private-sector decision-making. - His work reflects a broader shift from manual cartography to digital geospatial analysis, AI-assisted mapping and faster disaster response. - Troche also shows how geospatial expertise can support maritime safety, urban planning and cybersecurity at the same time.

What happened: - Close Up Radio featured H. Anthony Troche, founder of Geospatial and Geopolitical Advisory Services, in an interview with Jim Masters on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 3 p.m. Eastern. - The profile was released on May 15, 2026, from San Antonio, Texas. - Troche is a veteran cartographer, geospatial analyst and cybersecurity consultant based in San Antonio.

The details: - Troche began his career with the Defense Mapping Agency in 1983, working on analog nautical charts for the United States Armed Forces. - He started with a childhood interest in maps and geography, which led him to study geography in college and move into professional cartography. - Early charting work was manual and required drawing every line and detail by hand. - Troche helped move cartography from manual production to digital geospatial analysis. - GIS, satellite imagery and AI have shortened work that once took days or weeks to hours. - Troche’s geospatial work has included environmental modeling, floodplain prediction, transportation optimization, cadastral mapping and city layout analysis. - He has more than a decade of nautical cartography experience and has worked on high-resolution coastal surveys for maritime safety. - From 2001 to 2004, Troche worked in Bahrain at COMUSNAVCENT 5th Fleet, where he supported U.S. Fifth Fleet operations and coalition partners with real-time mapping and situational analysis. - Troche later worked with the NSA and affiliated agencies on cybersecurity visualization. - He developed methods for mapping cyberattacks and infrastructure vulnerabilities. - His cyber work provided daily intelligence to the President, the Pentagon and other senior U.S. government leaders. - Troche also served as a cartography instructor for the Defense Mapping School and trained allies in Latin America and Eastern Europe in nautical charting. - He volunteers at local food banks in San Antonio, helping distribute food and manage logistics. - Troche has completed numerous triathlons, including full Ironman races in the United States, Mexico, Guatemala and Bahrain. - He has spent 25 years in the sport and continues to support local races.

Between the lines: - Troche’s career tracks the modernization of geospatial work from hand-drawn charts to intelligence products built from digital sensors, satellites and AI. - His warning on AI is practical, not anti-technology: faster automation can help, but data accuracy and provenance still need review. - The interview also positions geospatial analysis as a public-service skill, not just a technical specialty.

What’s next: - Troche says he will keep consulting, teaching and sharing his experience with an emphasis on accuracy, ethics and public service. - His firm, Geospatial and Geopolitical Advisory Services, will continue offering analysis and consulting on complex spatial and geopolitical problems. - More information is available through Troche’s LinkedIn profile and the Marquis Who’s Who notice. - The podcast episode is available on Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio and Spotify.

The bottom line: - Troche’s profile underscores how mapping expertise has evolved into a strategic tool for defense, cybersecurity and disaster response.