From primary to high school and at a tertiary education level, Dr Karen Joyce is empowering students to make decisions about the environment around them using remote sensing tools and techniques. We're excited to have guest speaker, Dr Karen Joyce on this episode of Location Matters to cover how her career evolved into becoming a senior lecturer in remote sensing at James Cook University and her work in forming the She Maps initiative, encouraging young girls to get excited about STEM subjects. ...
May 20, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Traditionally, maps have been used as an outdoor navigation tool to help guide you from point A to B. MapsPeople has changed the game by enabling people to have outdoor through to indoor navigation. But what about security concerns? How do we implement this in our organisation? How are other industries using this technology? We've got you covered in today's episode with guest speakers, Liveli's General Manager, Oliver Looker and MapsPeople's Regional Sales Manager, Christian Müggler. Liveli Maps...
May 04, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Satellites orbiting the Earth are returning an unprecedented amount of data that both enables and encourages better decision making about the world we live in. When considering the petabytes of data collected, working as a data scientist is no mean feat. On today's episode of Location Matters, we're covering the challenges of working with Earth observations technology, and the way the end-users interact with multiple cloud providers and content sources. We're excited to be joined by two wonderfu...
Apr 06, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 38
An equal world is an enabled world and technology is a means for enabling change in the world. On today's Location Matters podcast we're diving into why diversity in the workplace is important, how organisations can encourage a diverse representation and what steps need to be put in place to inspire young women to take up STEM-based careers. Today on the show, we have three GIS analysts and very impressive women joining us - Usha Johnston from NGIS, Merindah Bairnfather-Scott from Winyama and Na...
Mar 23, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 37
With the recent Australian bushfires and Corona Virus covered in a lot of global media outlets, maps are becoming a frequently used tool to communicate the impact of such events however, there are maps being shared that are either factually incorrect or have features that may alarm people in non-alarming situations. On today's episode of Location Matters, we are joined by NGIS Consultant, Chris Hoar and Managing Director, Paul Farrell, to discuss what makes a map accurate and effective in these ...
Mar 23, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Mapping is one opportunity to tell a story, however, with the data collected by social groups, community services, environmental groups and government agencies, there are many more opportunities to interpret data and visualise this for non-technical audiences and users. In this episode we're joined by Mel Flanagan, Founder of Nook Studios , a community of story-tellers and Dion Fleming, Liveli ’s Senior Account Manager with a background in GIS, to discuss how stories can be imparted across diffe...
Dec 05, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Australian farmers are known for their resilience farming in the harsh Australian climate and more recently operating through devastating environmental conditions, particularly across the Eastern States. In this episode of Location Matters, we invite the CEO of Decipher , Anthony Walker, Technical Product Manager at Decipher, Frank D'Emden and EO Data Science General Manager, Nathan Eaton to discuss the recent advancements in earth observation technologies and how this has enabled farmers to gai...
Nov 19, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Remote sensing technology enables us to understand the environmental change over time and gain insights into the extent of deforestation or environmental impact of a mine from exploration through to rehabilitation. In this episode of Location Matters we're joined by Sam Atkinson, General Manager at EO Data Science and Krystle Dobson, Senior Account Executive for Resources at NGIS Australia. We cover the key challenges faced using remote sensing, the role that remote sensing can play in preventin...
Nov 10, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 33
One of the most common misconceptions in the world of location intelligence and geographic information systems is that you need to be an expert to use the tools of the trade. CARTO has enabled non-geospatial users to benefit from location intelligence in their day-to-day business operations. In this episode of Location Matters we're joined by Florence Broderick, Vice President of Marketing at CARTO and Dion Fleming, Senior Account Manager and Liveli's team lead. We'll be looking into the evolvin...
Oct 30, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 32
The Geo for Good summit brought together change makers, not-for-profits and scientists to share and collaborate on initiatives to create a sustainable planet. In this episode of Location Matters we're joined by two attendees from this years' summit, Nathan Eaton, Executive Director at NGIS Australia and Sam Atkinson, Manager at EO Data Science . We'll be covering the stand out initiatives, what they both learnt and the exciting new announcement made by the Google Earth Outreach team....
Oct 20, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Location information enables the ridesharing industry to accurately quote customers based on driving time and distance, track drivers and most importantly maintain the driver and passenger's safety. In this episode of Location Matters we're joined by JD Veldsman, the founder of Perth ridesharing company, Shofer and Oliver Looker, General Manager of Google Premier Partner, Liveli . We'll be covering the regulatory and technological challenges that ridesharing companies have been faced with over t...
Jul 28, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Since 1994 Australia has moved 1.8 metres due to plate tectonic motion. The GDA2020 is the latest set of coordinates available for organisations to use that provides closer alignment to the Global Navigation Satellite System (eg. GPS). We welcome Director of National Geodesy at Geoscience Australia , Nick Brown to break down what is GDA2020, how will it affect us and what we need to know to be prepared for the changes. ICSM: Datum...
Jul 22, 2019•21 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Maps are used as a tool to communicate and document the culture and language of Indigenous communities and help us to preserve our Indigenous history. To acknowledge NAIDOC week this week we have Ngarluma man and Winyama 's Managing Director, Andrew Dowding and Director of Digital Navigators , Moka Apiti on the podcast to explore how maps are impacting their Indigenous communities and discuss the upcoming Indigenous Mapping Workshop that will be held in Perth from July the 16th to 18th. The Fire...
Jul 11, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Providing strong customer service is at the forefront of NGIS and Liveli. In this episode of Location Matters we announce the launch of Liveli with guest speakers, NGIS and Liveli's Marketing Manager, Sarah Butler and Liveli's General Manager, Oliver Looker. We'll be covering who is Liveli, what this new company means for our Google Maps Platform, Google Cloud Platform and CARTO customers and the opportunities Liveli has moving forwards.
Jul 02, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Combining the power of cloud technology with geospatial data is becoming a common business practice. We now have the capability to process large datasets in order to gain insights and make informed business decisions. In this episode of Location Matters, Google Customer Engineer, Alex Barron and NGIS Google Cloud specialist, Richard Greene discuss the capabilities and challenges of incorporating your geospatial data into the Google Cloud Platform and share some tips on getting started. Google Ma...
Jun 10, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 26
When you apply geographic context to data, you gather insights that cannot be replicated on a simple piece of paper. Digital maps provide a way to visualise data that can help guide decision making and create positive social change. In this episode of Location Matters, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Australia , Professor Dawn Freshwater and Managing Director of NGIS, Paul Farrell discuss the vast amount of data available here in WA, how location intelligence can be applied to d...
Feb 13, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Location is inherently a core part of Australia's First Nation's culture and GIS technology is now assisting in the education of all Australians by providing additional insight and context to aboriginal heritage through maps. Andrew Dowding and Paul Farrell discuss the connection between GIS and aboriginal communities, the importance of digitally documenting indigenous knowledge through maps and their joint venture, Winyama . Muru View Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System (AHIS) Gambay languages m...
Jan 15, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 24
When you map the right data, you can find fascinating insights. Simple analyses shown on a map can help you see patterns you couldn't see elsewhere, which can help you make decisions. Adam Mullett and Dion Fleming join Sarah Butler to discuss their analysis which uses a map to help answer the question of where it is best to use ride-sharing instead of a taxi. Open data sources from government CARTO 5 newsletter 80 Data Visualization Examples Using Location Data and Maps Uber developer console...
Dec 02, 2018•12 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Open source software is changing the world and growing a strong community from around the globe. Free software that is contributed to by the developer community underpins many of the spatial solutions that we build and Paul Ramsay, co-founder of PostGIS , explains why we all need to pay attention and start contributing to the project. Maori Maps cultural mapping
Nov 22, 2018•24 min•Season 1Ep. 22
You've defined your business problem and you think spatial technology might be a good way to solve it, but how do you start? What are the questions you need to ask and what technology needs to go into the stack? Directors Richard Bentley and Paul Farrell join Adam Mullett to discuss.
Nov 06, 2018•19 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Mapping has never been more relevant in industry as it becomes more accessible. Spatial products are used by the majority of the world's companies in some form, whether that be simple address checking, analysis or highly sophisticated applications. So why did the people at NGIS join the industry and which parts do they enjoy? Nick Chai, Dion Fleming, Richard Bentley join Adam Mullett on Location Matters to discuss their feelings towards the industry. GeoRabble Learn Python Directions Magazine GI...
Oct 24, 2018•19 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Crowd sourced data has been used for a number of years now to support decisions around infrastructure and cities. Without having to set up equipment to collect measurement data, we can now ask questions of our cities using a raft of data sources, which allows us to play with ideas and thrash out scenarios before needing to commit to a direction. It also allows players into the market who traditionally didn’t have a starting point to be competitive. So what’s next and how is the data being made e...
Oct 09, 2018•21 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Google Cloud Summit is where all the new products are presented and where Google's top talent are available to chat to. So what happened at the Carriageworks this year in Sydney and how are Google helping businesses build what's next? Richard Greene and Adam Mullett discuss what they saw at the conference. Watch the Cloud Summit keynote Apigee Big Query Tensor Flow Machine Learning with TensorFlow on Google Cloud Platform AutoML (Beta)...
Oct 01, 2018•16 min•Season 1Ep. 18
It isn't easy being a start up, but if you've got an innovation built on spatial technology you can tackle different problems in new ways...but is the ecosystem set up to foster success? SPUR's Justin van Didden and Instatruck CEO Siobhan Lancaster join Adam Mullett to discuss. CARTO Traffico Data.gov.au Data.wa.gov.au Google Maps for routing Waze...
Sep 25, 2018•16 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Working alongside one of the world's most innovative and useful companies shows you a new way of working and opens the door to opportunity. It's also a wild ride when an elephant decides to pivot quickly. Adam Mullett and Paul Farrell discuss what it's like to be a partner of Google.
Sep 17, 2018•17 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Our world is an incredibly dynamic place and we have come to understand aspects of it over time. Since our entry to space the technology we use to understand the planet has changed the questions we ask and the data we have at hand to answer them. Widely available and powerful cloud computing infrastructure has changed the game again – we are able to use thousands of computers at once to get answers that would be incalculably expensive to process by other means. Paul Farrell, Nathan Eaton and Ada...
Sep 09, 2018•17 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In the digital age, everything is online and increasingly we are seeing large data owners start to process and sell it so others can make decisions. It's an exciting time, but what are the security implications and where do we have to be careful when building applications. NGIS executive director Richard Bentley and Principal Consultant Richard Greene discuss trends and issues in cybersecurity with Adam Mullett. Links: Essential 8 - Australian Signals Directorate - Good practical measures for co...
Sep 02, 2018•23 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Without a clear purpose, your map runs the risk of confusing people who you'd like to communicate with. Paul Farrell and Richard Bentley discuss why a map needs a purpose and how you know you've got one. They also give examples of their favourite purposeful maps. Stuff in Space - 3D map of space junk Coastal Risk Australia Skyview app iOS Skyview app Android...
Aug 26, 2018•16 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In the age of tracking, should we be tracking workers using their phones? Recently Canon won a ruling from the Fair Work Commission that said after 18 months of dispute with the Australian Services Union, that it can track its workers during work hours. NGIS Executive Director Richard Bentley and Principal Consultant Chris Hoar discuss the sticky situation and how others can avoid conflict in future. Links: Financial Review Article: " Canon gets go-ahead to track employees by phone ", Accessed 7...
Aug 13, 2018•18 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Delivery-tech start up Spatula.io were recently acquired by the Irish WeBringg Group. Founder of Spatula.io and CTO of WeBringg Group Andrew Walker joins NGIS on the podcast to talk about the world of delivery technology and the journey from start up to commercial success and ultimately acquisition.
Jul 31, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 11
