GIS Chat Podcast

Send us Fan Mail State Geodetic Coordinator to Arizona for the NGS, and 2019 Lifetime Membership Award for the United Surveyors of Arizona, Brian Fisher has been land surveying since the late 1980's. His expertise is plentiful, and he has a ton of knowledge on what professional land surveyors are facing today. Join us as we talk heavily on the land surveying industry, how to get involved, wha...

Send us Fan Mail Born in England but raised in Ireland, Esri lead consultant, Kiera O' Sullivan delivers a fantastic talk that first centers around her role at Esri Ireland and some advice on how to be successful in the world of consulting. This includes how Kiera got her start at Esri with a biology degree and how she became a leader amongst her peers as a lead consultant. Then we really div...

Send us Fan Mail One of the only four Smilovsky's found in the contiguous United States, Nik's passion into GIS originally stemmed from his love of teaching. Nik thrives in providing students the tools and resources to enable them to learn and succeed in GIS in a classroom environment. Nik has been teaching for more than fifteen years at the community college level and at the university...

Send us Fan Mail Born in Mauritius, an island East of Madagascar, Veronique founded both organizations, AfriTech Fellowship and Geospatial Equity Tech, to help underrepresented and marginalized communities get involved in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics).  But first, we talk about the U.S education system and comparing it to the U.K education system, and then we disc...

Send us Fan Mail Esri government solutions engineer, Jeremiah Lindemann, has an extensive background in providing product solutions to governments and public safety departments. An important topic to Jeremiah, as it pertains to public safety, is the opioid epidemic and drug crisis. Jeremiah lost his little brother to the opioid epidemic, and ever since then has been using GIS to bring awareness. O...

Send us Fan Mail Originally born in Jiangsu, province of China, Bo attended the University of Kansas to pursue a master's in architectural engineering and a doctorate in civil engineering.  As an international student, Bo overcame language and culture barriers to eventually start and become president of GISTIC Research Inc, a GIS consulting company.   We discuss the transition from China to K...

Send us Fan Mail Kicking off 2024 with the Arizona Department of Transportation geospatial section analysis manager, Sara Thompson. All but happy to talk about transportation, Sara geeks out on how ADOT is using GIS to improve Arizona's freeways and other modes of transportation. Some future projects ADOT has in store and what Sara does to help contribute to those efforts. Also, why Sara chos...

Send us Fan Mail No relation to Kevin Bacon, Thomas Bacon is a geospatial data scientist working in the public sector at the City of Minneapolis.  After finding out that his initial life plans may not be as lucrative as he had thought, GIS was a potential on the table that pivoted him in a different career path from which he never looked back from. Thomas's passion for public awareness, stemm...

Send us Fan Mail Tucson Parks and Recreation project manager, Jennifer Psillas, had a late start at university before pursing her career in the GIS Master's program at the University of Arizona. We also talk about her opinions on the "4-year" path to graduation and why it took her almost 13 years to graduate. Then we dive into her work in Project Management at the Parks and Recs and...

Send us Fan Mail Arizona State University project manager, Shea Lamar, prides herself in being diligent, hardworking, and providing the best work she can in her role. She is opinionated in her views on what it takes to be a good project manager.  As well as what she has learned about being proactive in the GIS field, being an educator for the GIS Masters program at ASU. Passionate about GIS, but a...

Send us Fan Mail Seth's current role as GIS analyst with many hats at Tyler Technologies, is where they route school bus routing with efficiency and accuracy to ensure kids arrive home safely. We discuss his role, and how coding and scripting play a major role in his day to day and how being proficient at Python has helped him succeed in his role. Also, some common challenges that come with c...

Send us Fan Mail In part one of Seth Frame's interview, we discuss Seth's Archeological and Anthropological background.  How he involved GIS in his archeology and why that implementation was important for natural preservation. Passionate about culture, linguistics, and the evolution of homo-sapiens, Seth covers topics that those who are anthropological geeks will thoroughly appreciate. L...

Send us Fan Mail Esri UX (User-Experience) designer, Justine Leach, gets passionate on the socio-economic issues surrounding South L.A, but also across America. Her background, coming from a first-generation biracial family and working as an English public-school teacher in South L.A, is why she is so passionate surrounding this topic.  We also learn why she transitioned from English teacher to UX...

Send us Fan Mail This week I interview Remote Sensing Analyst, Leland Sutter, from Marana, Arizona.  Leland discusses how his rancher upbringing, army days, and now a remote sensing analyst for the mining company, Freeport Mcmoran, have all solidified what he values most: people. We first dive into Leland’s past: transitioning from army to civilian life. Then his decision to pursue GIS, and now le...

Send us Fan Mail Ever heard of a freelance GIS consultant? No worries! Tisha Gonzales, from New Mexico, explains the trials and tribulations of being a small business owner in the world of consulting. How she attracts clients, and what skills are needed to successfully and effectively be a freelance consultant. Listen in, as Tisha deep dives into her love of GIS, the Arizona GIS community, and tip...

Send us Fan Mail  Arnold Kedia, a hybrid fiber coaxial designer for Cox Communications goes into depth of his exploration background in his hometown, Cameroon, Africa. Then traveling to the United States and studying GIS as an international student. Ultimately landing him a job as a designer for Cox Communications, promoted to leading projects for his department. Listen as Arnold explains his chal...

Send us Fan Mail First episode!  Welcome our first guest, from Flagstaff AZ, Brian Bond. He is a GIS programmer analyst for the Yavapai County, from whose work bleeds into Emergency Management. He is also heavily involved in public safety and the continued new integration of the 911 system. Topics include Data management, programming, public safety, and more.  Power of sharing data video clip here...

Send us Fan Mail Kendal Price, Analyst, from Grass Valley, CA goes into her experience through different roles/sectors within the GIS industry and her work in the URISA Vanguard Cabinet as a mentor. Come join Jazzmen and they dive into Kendal’s own personal experiences within different sectors and what she has learned from those experiences. As well as what up-and-coming GIS students can look forw...

Send us Fan Mail Carl Churchill, Graphic Reporter, for the Wall Street Journal talks about his experience post university and how his passion of freelance work for art lead him into becoming a graphic reporter for the Wall Street Journal. As well as his work in climate change and his advice on creating your own portfolio if you are interested in that line of work. As well as creating “DoomShroom”,...