Episodes

Wednesday Jan 25, 2023

The technology stack and the cultural stack

Wednesday Jan 25, 2023

This episode covers a wide range of topics from the role of geospatial in systems thinking - representing natural systems in location systems and how we can apply the technology behind virtual worlds to the real world.

During this conversation, it became clear to me that technology should be used in service of culture and not the other way around. I think in terms of geospatial we have an interesting opportunity to have an outsized impact if we can just figure out how to market it!

I often think about problems as being either technological or cultural and it seems to me that technology generally moves faster than culture. Although I am sure we can all think of some great examples of huge cultural shifts that have happened in response to short-term emergencies in the past few years.

Culture seems to react to technology as opposed to driving technology. I think if we were all better at marketing we could change this.

Connect with Ingo Simonis

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingosimonis/

Previous Episodes featuring the Open Geospatial Consortium

The Open Geospatial Consortium

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/the-open-geospatial-consortium/

Open Geospatial standards - shared standards to solve shared problems

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/open-geospatial-standards-shared-standards-to-solve-shared-problems/

Wednesday Jan 18, 2023

ChronoCards - Building a Business on ArcGIS Pro

Wednesday Jan 18, 2023

My guest on the show today is Mike. Today Mike is the founder of a software startup called ChroneChards, but he started as a cartographer for an adventure race and Patagonia.

So he has come a long way.

A couple of other really interesting points about Mike.

He is a self-taught software developer and he is a self-taught businessman.

The reason why I mentioned this means that if he can teach himself these things, then you can do it too.

And as you'll discover later on in the episode, all you have to do is to get really, really comfortable with uncertainty.

You can connect with Mike here https://chrono.cards/

or on Twitter https://twitter.com/get_ChronoCards

It's probably worth riffing on this idea of uncertainty just for a minute.

I think this is one thing that we all have in common. There'll be something about our lives, professional or private that we are uncertain about.

I've had the pleasure over the last three, four, or five years of talking with a few different people that have overcome a lot of uncertainty.

People that are self-taught software developers like Mike, people that have started their own GIS geospatial consultancies, and build their own businesses around their skills, none of those people have overcome uncertainty.

None of those people are now immune to uncertainty!

They have simply learned to live with it.

So as someone who has experienced and continues to experience a lot of uncertainty, these stories have really helped me they've really had a positive impact. It's been great to know that other people go through this too.

So here are some links to those episodes and hopefully, they will inspire you as well.

From GIS Analyst to Software Engineer

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/from-gis-analyst-to-software-engineer/

Starting your own geospatial consultancy

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/starting-your-own-geospatial-consultancy/

Self-employment in the GIS / Geospatial industry

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/self-employment-in-the-gis-geospatial-industry/

Being self-employed in the earth observation sector

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/being-self-employed-in-the-earth-observation-sector/

Mid-career change

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/mid-career-change/

I quit my job

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/i-quit-my-job/

Wednesday Jan 11, 2023

Geospatial Consulting - As A Business And A Career

Wednesday Jan 11, 2023

If 80% of all data has a spatial component why do we need to approach mature and emerging markets differently?

With everyone racing to democratize location technology why is GIS still a valuable skill?

What are consultancies looking for when they hire geospatial consultants?

Answers to these questions and much more in this episode where we focus on geospatial consulting, as a business and career path.

Todd Slind - VP of Technology at Locana.co

Connect with Todd on Twitter or LinkedIn

Recommended Podcast Episodes

The Business of Web Maps

Building a web-based mapping tool into a business

A Business Built on Open-Source GIS

Being A Graduate Geospatial Consultant

Hiring and Being Hired for Geospatial Jobs

Getting Where You Want To Go In Your Geospatial Career

Wednesday Dec 07, 2022

How Google Calculates Your Location

Wednesday Dec 07, 2022

FROM THE ARCHIVE!

Calculating the location of your mobile device ( the blue dot ) is not as straightforward as you might imagine. It involves databases of wifi hotspots, 3D city models, IMU's, GNSS, your proximity to cell towers, and maybe something called visual positioning.

Ed Parsons - Googles Geospatial Technologist explains

previous podcast episode that you might enjoy!

SATELLITE-BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEM - A BASE STATION IN THE SKY

POSITIONING AS A SERVICE AND THE ROLE OF SMARTPHONES IN THE FUTURE OF GEOLOCATION

USING THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD OF BUILDINGS TO NAVIGATE INDOORS

HYPER-ACCURATE INDOOR LOCATION

NAVIGATING THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF GNSS

Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/

Or Twitter https://twitter.com/MapScaping

Wednesday Nov 30, 2022

Reduce and Reverse Tropical Forest Loss With NICFI

Wednesday Nov 30, 2022

Tropical forests are large sources of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, due to deforestation. They could instead be a big part of the climate solution.

Through Norway’s International Climate & Forests Initiative (NICFI), users can now access high-resolution, analysis-ready mosaics of the world’s tropics in order to help reduce and reverse the loss of tropical forests, combat climate change, conserve biodiversity, and facilitate sustainable development for noncommercial uses.

MapComplete

https://mapcomplete.osm.be

NICFI - Through Norway’s International Climate & Forests Initiative

https://www.nicfi.no/

Planet NICFI

https://www.planet.com/nicfi/

Tuesday Nov 15, 2022

Cloud Optimized Point Clouds

Tuesday Nov 15, 2022

Cloud Optimized Point Clouds ( COPC) allow you to stream point cloud data!

Cloud Optimized Geotiffs made raster data streamable and now its time for Point Clouds to be just as accessible!

https://weeklyosm.eu/

weeklyOSM updates the community, on a weekly basis, about what is going on in the OSM Universe.

Thanks, OpenCage!

https://opencagedata.com/

Related Podcast Episodes

PDAL - Point Data Abstraction Library

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/pdal-point-data-abstraction-library/

Cloud Native Geospatial

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/cloud-native-geospatial/

Microsoft's Planetry Computer

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/the-planetary-computer/

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Wednesday Nov 02, 2022

Full Stack Cartography

Wednesday Nov 02, 2022

We cover a lot of ground in this episode but some of the key takes are:

A key difference between visualizing non-spatial data and spatial data is that non-spatial data gives you the freedom to choose the locations of different objects.

Design is not a process, a way of thinking, and the outcome of not necessarily something visual

We are getting closer to the promise of custom maps for everyone, and we are already seeing personalized maps

Content with Alan Mcconchie here: https://stamen.com/people/alan-mcconchie/

And learn more about Stamen Design here: https://stamen.com/

https://healthsites.io/

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Friday Oct 28, 2022

[From the Archive] An Introduction To Artificial Intelligence

Friday Oct 28, 2022

For some time, there was hype around AI and data science and that they would solve all of our problems.

If you think AI solves every problem, then you’re overestimating its utility and where we’re at.

However, on the other side, if you’re a business of any size, operating at least some type of technology, and you think AI can solve none of your problems — you’re also mistaken.

We’re somewhere in the middle.

Daniel Whitenack, Data Scientist and host of the Practical AI podcast gives us a really great introduction to Artificial Intelligence and you don't need be a data scientist to understand it!

Connect with Daniel Whitenack here https://datadan.io/ or check out the Practical AI podcast

For more episodes just visit https://mapscaping.com/podcasts/

and sort all the episodes by "geospatial career"

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Wednesday Oct 19, 2022

Mid-Career Change

Wednesday Oct 19, 2022

Grow your career — or reimagine it entirely, what do you do if find yourself wanting to make a change halfway through your career? This episode with Thierry Gregorius from https://truehorizoncoaching.com/ is more of a discussion than an interview and if you are thinking about making a change in your career it might help you answer the question "what do I do next"

Recommended Podcast episodes focusing on careers in Geospatial

Getting Where you want to go in your geospatial career

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/getting-where-you-want-to-go-in-your-geospatial-career/

Geospatial Side Hustles

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/geospatial-side-hustles/

I quit my job

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/i-quit-my-job/

Mentorship, leadership and career advice

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/mentorship-leadership-and-career-advice/

Business ideas for geospatial people

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/business-ideas-for-geospatial-people/

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