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://ma...
Nov 30, 2022•38 min•Ep. 180
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 Geospa...
Nov 15, 2022•38 min•Ep. 179
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/peopl...
Nov 02, 2022•57 min•Ep. 178
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 ...
Oct 28, 2022•46 min•Ep. 177
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://mapscapi...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 176
This is a story about a peer-to-peer mapping technology that is enabling people to "fight maps with maps" https://www.digital-democracy.org/ You can find Mapeo here https://www.digital-democracy.org/mapeo/ Promoting OSM projects OpenCage and Mapscaping are working together to help projects based on OpenStreetMap reach a wider audience. Projects will be selected to be featured on upcoming Mapscaping podcast episodes, with all costs covered by OpenCage! Apply here! https://forms.reform.app/NAvQ41/...
Oct 05, 2022•42 min•Ep. 175
Applications of thermal imaging from space include monitoring wildfires, urban heat islands, economic activity, and the built environment. But it's not easy ;) Connect with Robin Cole at https://robmarkcole.com/ Check out the Earth Observation Hub! https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/ More Geospatial Podcasts episodes Recommended Podcast Earth Observation Podcasts Fake Satellite Imagery https://mapscaping.com/podcast/fake-satellite-imagery/ The LandSat Program https://mapscaping.com/podcast/the-la...
Sep 28, 2022•39 min•Ep. 174
After 12 years of working as a GIS specialist / Consultant, I quit and I am ready to move on. Looking back at the last 12 years if I could go back in time and give myself some advice I would tell myself these 8 things. Boring Work won’t necessarily lead to interesting work Getting good at something typical leads to doing more of that thing Have more empathy for the professionals that you work with Think more about where you are trying to go Network Find a mentor Sometimes it's just not a good fi...
Sep 22, 2022•13 min•Ep. 173
It turns out that monitoring atmospheric pollution from space is really hard! But if you can do it will help you understand air quality, solar energy, ozone Layer and UV radiation, emissions and surfaces fluxes, and climate forcing Contact Mark on Twitter https://twitter.com/m_parrington Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/ https://twitter.com/CopernicusECMWF Check out the Earth Observation Hub! https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/ More Geospatial Podcasts ep...
Sep 21, 2022•39 min•Ep. 172
The problem of unification: Spatial data comes in many different sizes, shapes, and formats making it a difficult and time-consuming process to join data for visualization, exploration, and analysis. Enter the Hex Tile system! Contact Foursquare: connect.foursquare.com/mapscaping Check out Unfolded https://foursquare.com/products/unfolded/ https://www.unfolded.ai/ Introducing Hex Tiles: https://foursquare.com/article/introducing-hex-tiles-our-next-gen-tiling-system/ Example Maps https://studio.u...
Sep 14, 2022•43 min•Ep. 171
This is a story about a hobby project called Scribble Maps that grew into business… but it's also a story about the opportunities and challenges of creating geospatial tools for non-geospatial professionals. Jonathan Wagner “Its easy to get people to make a map today, but how do you get them to come back and make a map tomorrow?” Special Offer for Listeners The MapScaping Audience ScibbleMaps.com/mapscaping More podcast episodes on GIS and GIS careers can be found on our website https://mapscapi...
Sep 08, 2022•53 min•Ep. 170
This is a story about finding water on Mars and adapting the technology to look for leaking pipes underground here on earth ... but in this story, we don't just solve the problem, we build a business around it! Lauren Guy From https://asterra.io/ Sponsored By https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/ Recommended Podcast episodes Introduction To Synthetic Aperture Radar ( SAR) Flood Monitoring From Space Counting Animals Using Satellite Imagery More podcast episodes on GIS and GIS careers can be found o...
Aug 31, 2022•40 min•Ep. 169
It turns out that satellites are not as passive as you might think, and in the case of earth observation satellites it's not easy to keep them pointing at earth! But if you have a map of the stars, a sun tracker, and are able to keep an eye on the earth's horizon ... it's possible Jack Reid https://twitter.com/Jack_B_Reid MIT Media Lab Sponsored By Lightbox https://www.lightboxre.com/ More podcast episodes on GIS and GIS careers can be found on our website https://mapscaping.com/podcasts/ Consid...
Aug 18, 2022•40 min•Ep. 168
This is a story about bathymetric Lidar... and how geo-tagged sharks led to the discovery of a huge nature-based carbon sink in the Bahamas. More on this case study here: https://r-evolution.com/r-initiatives/oceans The Ocean of Things https://www.darpa.mil/program/ocean-of-things Recommended Podcast episodes Mapping The Ocean Floor Mapping Oceans With Sound And Mapping The Sound In The Oceans PDAL -Point Data Abstraction Library Whitebox Tools Is The Backend To Many Frontends consider supportin...
Aug 10, 2022•44 min•Ep. 167
Republishing this episode because of the audio issues with the original episode! Mergin Maps lets you create QGIS projects that can be used to collect and edit data in the field. You see updates in near real-time, even from the field. Works offline. Edits are merged automatically. View and edit geodata in the field. Integrate with existing GIS infrastructure using open formats. https://merginmaps.com/ http://merginmaps.com/community/join . slack channel https://twitter.com/lutraconsulting or rea...
Aug 08, 2022•36 min•Ep. 166
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is an international consortium of more than 500 businesses, government agencies, research organizations, and universities ... but why should you care? Maybe because this community is defining the future of geospatial infrastructure across all verticals! Maybe because they are determining a set of "the best practices" when it comes to solving big problems like climate change. Or ... if you have a business ... maybe because joining the OGC membership might just...
Aug 03, 2022•45 min•Ep. 165
WhiteBox Contains over 500 geospatial analysis tools. Many of these tools have novel functionality that you won’t find in other software and it's FREE to use! But is it possible to monetize an open-source geospatial project? and if so how would you do this? This episode is a follow-on from last week's episode so consider listening to that first. Last week's episode was a technical overview of what WhiteBox Tools is, this week's episode is about turning WhiteBox Tools into a business to ensure th...
Jul 27, 2022•59 min•Ep. 164
WhiteBox Contains over 500 geospatial analysis tools. Many of these tools have novel functionality that you won’t find in other software and it's FREE to use! https://www.whiteboxgeo.com/ Sponsored By Lightbox https://www.lightboxre.com/ More podcast episodes on GIS and GIS careers can be found on our website https://mapscaping.com/podcasts/ Consider supporting this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MapScaping? Or go to MapScaping.com to find out about sponsoring our website reach out o...
Jul 20, 2022•51 min•Ep. 161
Mergin Maps lets you create QGIS projects that can be used to collect and edit data in the field. You see updates in near real-time, even from the field. Works offline. Edits are merged automatically. View and edit geodata in the field. Integrate with existing GIS infrastructure using open formats. https://merginmaps.com/ http://merginmaps.com/community/join . slack channel https://twitter.com/lutraconsulting or reach out on Twitter Consider supporting this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon...
Jul 13, 2022•36 min•Ep. 162
Sentinel Hub makes satellite data easily accessible for you to be browsed or analyzed within your own environment. Imagine something between The Microsoft Planetry Computer and Google Earth Engine and you are probably thinking about Sentinel Hub! https://www.sentinel-hub.com/ https://www.sentinel-hub.com/explore/eobrowser/ Sponsored By Lightbox https://www.lightboxre.com/ Consider supporting this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MapScaping? Or go to MapScaping.com to find out about spo...
Jul 06, 2022•51 min•Ep. 163
This episode is all about Unstructured Data but alone the way you will be introduced to the concept of 1st 2nd and 3rd order metadata, edge computing, and knowledge graphs. And yes "Dark Data" is a thing! "the information assets organizations collect, process and store during regular business activities, but generally fail to use for other purposes (for example, analytics, business relationships and direct monetizing)" Connect with Kirk from https://www.unstruk.com/ More podcast episodes on GIS ...
Jun 29, 2022•41 min•Ep. 160
Modern GIS is the process, systems, and technology used to derive insights from geospatial data. Modern GIS uses open, interoperable, and standards-based technology. It can be run locally or in the cloud and can scale to work with many different types, velocities, and scales of data. Connect with Matt Forest on LinkedIn of here https://forrest.nyc/ Sponsored By Lightbox https://www.lightboxre.com/ More podcast episodes on GIS and GIS careers can be found on our website https://mapscaping.com/pod...
Jun 25, 2022•48 min•Ep. 159
FOSS4G is the acronym for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial. It is the annual recurring global event hosted by OSGeo , the non-profit organization that supports and promotes the collaborative development of free and open-source geographic technologies and open geospatial data. find out more at https://2022.foss4g.org/ Early bird registration, for onsite and online: * https://2022.foss4g.org/registration_onsite.php * https://2022.foss4g.org/registration_online.php Travel grant program:...
Jun 08, 2022•26 min•Ep. 158
Tom MacWright is building a web-based mapping tool into a business and you are probably thinking, wait, don't we have those already? So why is he building a new one? and why take the risk of trying to build it as a business? This is an open and honest discussion that is relevant for anyone with an idea to make something new. You can catch Tom here https://macwright.com/ or on Twitter @tmcw And check out Placemark.io Consider supporting this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MapScaping? ...
Jun 01, 2022•50 min•Ep. 157
Digital twins are enabled by cloud infrastructure but are they being driven by data density or the need for more information? What is real-time data and why it's not a real-time problem? We even manage to weave a robotic dog called spot and a reference to the professional metaverse Thanks to Gregor Willhauck https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwillhauck/ Trimble Clarity Consider supporting this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MapScaping? Or go to MapScaping.com to find out about sponsoring o...
Apr 28, 2022•41 min•Ep. 156
Wouldn't it be great to be able to turn your Python scripts into business? this episode is about a platform that can help you do that. Jakub Dziwisz -Founder & CEO @ Orbify, http://orbify.com Consider supporting this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MapScaping? Or go to MapScaping.com to find out about sponsoring our website reach out on Twitter https://twitter.com/MapScaping or LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/...
Apr 20, 2022•45 min•Ep. 155
This is Eric Jensen's story about how he moved from academia to the private sector. This story involves informational interviews, social media, networking, a personal website, professional podcasts, and a fancy CV template ... but it all started with the understanding that it was time to move on. Eric Jensen on Twitter https://twitter.com/RangeSpatialist Consider supporting this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MapScaping? Or go to MapScaping.com to find out about sponsoring our websit...
Apr 13, 2022•53 min•Ep. 154
Well if the title does not grab your attention then this episode is not for you! This episode is all about using AI to generate satellite imagery using generative adversarial networks ( GANs ). That might sound scary if you have not used to working with AI but Ron Hagensieker does a brilliant job of walking us through the concept and the process. Ron is the founder and CEO of OSIR.IO and you can reach out to him here: [email protected] The Colab can be found here: https://colab.research.google.com/dri...
Apr 06, 2022•41 min•Ep. 153
What is cloud-native geospatial? what are the components of a cloud-native environment? where are we now and what does this mean for the future of our industry. Chris Holmes https://twitter.com/opencholmes https://cholmes.medium.com/ Support the podcast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MapScaping Podcast episode related to Cloud Native Geospatial Googel's Big Query https://mapscaping.com/podcast/google-bigquery-gis-geospatial-in-the-cloud/ Google Earth Engine https://mapscaping.com/podcast/in...
Mar 30, 2022•41 min•Ep. 152
This is the story of how a computational chemist moved away from academia and into the geospatial industry and then started to build a brand around creating beautiful maps using python. DR. ADAM SYMINGTON https://twitter.com/pythonmaps https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-symington/ Please consider supporting this podcast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MapScaping? A podcast episode about Python that you might enjoy https://mapscaping.com/podcast/geospatial-python/ A great emails newsletter that...
Mar 18, 2022•40 min•Ep. 151
