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Episodes
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
GNSS receivers - why precise positioning will not be coming to your phone any time soon
Igor is the CEO and cofounder of Emlid.com a company that started out making high-precision GNSS receivers in his kitchen and crowd-funded the first batch on Kickstarter.
But that was over ten years ago so today on the podcast Igor is going to tell us about the innovations that made this possible, give a great explanation of RTK and PPP and explain why we should expect to see high precision positioning on your phone any time soon.
Connect with Igor here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/igor-vereninov-52a73ab0/
Or visit https://emlid.com/
In this episode, we cover:
- **Introduction to Emlid and its Focus**: Introduction to the company Emlid, its CEO and co-founder Igor, and their focus on high precision GNSS receivers and software designed for centimeter accuracy positioning.
- **Startup Story and Crowdfunding**: The origin story of Emlid, starting from working with drones in university, the need for accurate maps, the initial challenges with high precision GPS technology, the development of their own GNSS receiver, and their successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.
- **Innovations in GNSS Technology**: How Emlid managed to make high precision GNSS technology more affordable and accessible, the role of open-source software, and the technical innovations that allowed them to reduce the cost and size of GNSS receivers.
- **Market and Technology Evolution**: The discussion on how the market for GNSS technology has evolved, including the impact of autonomous cars on the development and availability of multi-frequency GNSS chips, and how these advancements benefited broader applications beyond surveying and construction.
- **Precision vs. Accuracy in GNSS**: An explanation of the difference between precision and accuracy in the context of GNSS technology, and the significance of each in various applications like drone mapping and volume measurements.
- **RTK and PPP Explained**: A detailed explanation of Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) and Precise Point Positioning (PPP), including how they work, their applications, and their advantages and limitations.
- **The Future of GNSS Technology**: Insights into the future directions of GNSS technology, including the challenges and potentials for achieving sub-centimeter accuracy with smartphones, the complementarity of GNSS and visual positioning systems, and the potential for GNSS technology to replace traditional surveying methods.
- **Global Utility of GNSS**: A discussion on the importance of GNSS as a global utility, its indispensable role in modern technology and everyday life, and the potential consequences of GNSS failures.
More GNSS-related podcast episodes!
How Google Knows Your Location
Past, Present and Future of GNSS
SBAS - A base station in the sky
Friday Mar 15, 2024
The way you talk about your geospatial skills is costing you money
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Refactoring the Way you Talk About your geospatial skills: It is Costing you Money
Some of the key topics in this episode
1.Our Geospatial Skills and Marketability: There's a realization that while our traditional geospatial skills are valuable, they might not always be marketed effectively to match the broader IT and data analysis job markets. We discuss the benefit of framing our skills in terms that are more widely recognized outside the niche of geospatial technology, such as data science or IT.
2.The Spatial Discount: We explore the concept of the spatial discount, which refers to the observation that geospatial professionals might face a disparity in compensation compared to their counterparts in more generalized IT roles, despite having highly transferable and valuable data manipulation skills.
3. Skill Development and Adaptation: The importance of continually developing skills that are not only advanced within the geospatial domain but also marketable across various sectors is emphasized. Learning and mastering technologies that have broad applications, such as SQL for spatial data manipulation, can enhance our versatility and marketability.
4. Communication and Marketing Skills: Our ability to effectively communicate and market our skills is highlighted as crucial for career advancement. We are encouraged to adopt the language and terminology that resonate with broader industries and potential employers, moving beyond the jargon of the geospatial field.
5. Finding Value in Our Geospatial Work: The discussion also touches on the importance of identifying and articulating the real-world value of our geospatial work. We should focus on how our skills can solve practical problems and address the needs of businesses and organizations, rather than solely on the technical complexity of our tasks.
6. Professional Development: Lastly, the conversation advocates for a proactive approach to our professional development, suggesting that we should seek out opportunities to learn new skills and technologies that align with market demands and personal interests.
These points collectively suggest a strategy for us, as geospatial professionals, to enhance our career prospects: by broadening our skill sets, effectively marketing our capabilities, and aligning our work with the needs and language of the wider IT and data analysis fields.
Connect with Brain Timoney on LinkedIn
Thank you to our sponsors
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Friday Mar 01, 2024
Modern Geospatial
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Modern geospatial - not the bleeding edge of geospatial but modern geospatial - what is it?
Well my guest Will Cadell, the CEO of SparkGeo describes modern geospatial as the intersection of the cloud, smart space, open source data/standards, AI and smart devices - that's modern geospatial
And as you will hear during the discussion it's important to understand the difference between modernisation and innovation when we think about moving people from where they are now to where they want to be with regards to their geospatial capabilities.
You might be wondering - what does any of this have to do with me? I just want to make better things, I just want to help people use all this awesome geospatial stuff …
but you don’t get to do that without first understanding what “better” looks like for them - what is their version of awesome geo stuff … and that is why you should listen to this episode!
Connect with Will Cadell
Twitter https://twitter.com/geo_will
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/willcadell/
SparkGeo https://sparkgeo.com/
https://www.strategicgeospatial.com/
This episode is sponsored by https://www.scribblemaps.com/
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https://mapscaping.com/podcast/the-business-of-web-maps/
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Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Introduction To LIDAR & Point Clouds
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
The main topics discussed during this episode include:
- Basics of LIDAR data and its applications.
- Differences between LIDAR and photogrammetry.
- Processing chain of LIDAR data.
- Challenges in classifying point clouds.
- Applications of LIDAR technology in vegetation mapping, terrain modelling, and infrastructure inspection.
- The future of LIDAR technology includes the potential for more affordable and widespread use.
- Importance of automated processing tools for handling large volumes of data.
Connect with Nejc Dougan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nejcdougan/
or at https://www.flai.ai/
Recommended listening
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https://mapscaping.com/podcast/cloud-optimized-point-clouds/
PDAL - the point data abstraction library
https://mapscaping.com/podcast/pdal-point-data-abstraction-library/
Lidar from drones
https://mapscaping.com/podcast/lidar-from-drones/
Bathymetric Lidar
https://mapscaping.com/podcast/bathymetric-lidar-and-blue-carbon/
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Introduction to Cloud Native Geospatial
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Alex Leith is a Digital Earth Architect and in this episode, you will learn what Infrastructure as code is - hint it is the opposite of the "clicky-clicky" and so much more!
Connect with Alex here https://auspatious.com/
Recommended Listening
Cloud-Optimized Point CLounds
https://mapscaping.com/podcast/cloud-optimized-point-clouds/
Cloud Native Geospatial
https://mapscaping.com/podcast/cloud-native-geospatial/
Planet Scale Tiled Maps without a Server
https://mapscaping.com/podcast/planet-scale-tiled-maps-without-a-server/
What is Modern GIS
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
GeeMap
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
GeeMap is an open-source Python library that provides tools for interactive mapping with Google Earth Engine (GEE), which is a platform for earth science data and analysis ... and today you are going to hear from the creator of GeeMap!
Connect with Qiusheng Wu here: https://wetlands.io/
This episode is sponsored by Planet
learn more at https://www.planet.com/gis/
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Introduction to Google Earth Engine
https://mapscaping.com/podcast/introducing-google-earth-engine/
Introduction to Sentinel Hub
https://mapscaping.com/podcast/sentinel-hub/
Planet - Imaging everything every day ( almost )
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Introduction to Microsoft's Planetary Computer
https://mapscaping.com/podcast/the-planetary-computer/
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
GPS Reimagined
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
GPS reimagined?
Why do we need to reimagine GPS? ... Is it broken?
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Navigating The Past Present and Future of GNSS
https://mapscaping.com/podcast/navigating-the-past-present-and-future-of-gnss/
SatelliteBased Augmentation System - A Base Station In The Sky
https://mapscaping.com/podcast/satellite-based-augmentation-system-a-base-station-in-the-sky/
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
The Business of QGIS Development
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Nyall Dawson is a QGIS developer, cartographer, and owner and founder of North Road, a company specializing in open-source geospatial software.
His journey into geospatial began with personal interests in mapping and cartography, which later evolved into a business called North Road.
But that's not why I wanted to make this episode for you, I wanted to share this story with you because it could be your story too.
You could decide to have a story that starts with contributing to something you care about, which leads to you becoming a known expert within a community that cares about the same thing and evolves into paid opportunities. That could be your story too!
You can connect with Nyall here:
https://twitter.com/nyalldawson
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nyall-dawson-18b6016a/
Sponsored by Planet
Learn more at www.planet.com/gis
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Planet
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Geospatial Side Hustles
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A Business built on Open Source GIS
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Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Making Beautiful Maps In Felt
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
This episode is all about making beautiful maps ... I am not a cartographer but my guest Mamata Akella is a professional cartographer at Felt!
So today on the podcast we are talking about Essential Elements of Map Design:
Which of course starts with questions like - who is it for, what is it for and how do we get it to them?
And then moves on to Visual Hierarchy, Zoom-Based Styling, Color Palettes, and Interpretation
We discuss a few practical examples during the conversation and you can find links to those in the show notes
Recommended Listening
https://mapscaping.com/podcast/felt-upload-anything/
https://mapscaping.com/podcast/communicating-with-maps-the-art-of-cartography/
https://mapscaping.com/podcast/full-stack-cartography/
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Planet - Imaging Everything, Every Day ... Almost
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Planet manufactures and manages the world’s largest constellation of earth observation satellites!
Imaging “Just about everywhere on earth just about every day – Making change visible, accessible, and actionable”
… and the hope of this episode is to help you understand how they do that – along the way
- you will hear about their two constellations and how they work together
- Learn the difference between ghost ships and dark ships and find out that there are very few ground control points in the ocean and why that matters
- Find out what this means for GIS and permit enforcement.
For more information go to https://www.planet.com/gis/
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