The Bounding Box

This week, we get to speak to Harry Pamu , Principal Software Dev at Esri! What happens when a software engineer turns every hobby into an obsession? Harry Pamu joins The Bounding Box to talk about AI, software development, cooking, continuous learning, and how curiosity has shaped both his career and personal growth. World Central Kitchen - Harsha is part of their Chef Relief Corps and volunteere...

I am excited to showcase one of my early mentors in GIS, really my first mentor in GIS, Sean Christian , who has over 30+ years experience as a Professional Engineer at the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts. Sean championed GIS, not just at the Districts, but along with many others in Los Angeles County during the early days of inter-agency collaboration on GIS data, training, and tooling! S...

In this episode, I have the great pleasure of talking to one of my mentors in this industry - Warren Roberts , educator and all around great guy! GIS isn’t just for geographers. In this episode of The Bounding Box, Warren Roberts explains why GIS is one of the most valuable cross-disciplinary skills today, from crime analysis to biology to music festivals, and how students can prepare for real-wor...

In this episode, Nick Franchino , GIS Manager for LA County Planning, discusses how his team is using story maps, LARIAC imagery, open data, and dashboards to prepare for the LA28 Olympics. He explains jurisdictional challenges across 88 cities, transportation planning (including shuttle routes and games route networks), venue naming complexities, and the importance of digital twins for event plan...

Today, I'm talking to Daniel Smith , Sr. Solution Architect at Wherobots and long time geo-wizard! He talks about what happens when your geospatial data goes from a few shapefiles to 40 terabytes a day. We cover everything from snapping messy GPS data to roads, to running spatial joins on billions of points in seconds, and even how not making maps can still be very, very geo. Plus, Daniel drops so...

In this episode, we talk to Christopher Moravec , CTO at Dymaptic. Christopher has been working in GIS for a while and has been exploring using AI for various purposes, especially in some not so obvious ways! This episode is full of AI goodies, and even some talk on "vibe coding"! Check out Dymaptic on LinkedIn The Bounding Box merchandise is now available (including new mugs!), if you would like...

We have a great guest this week! Andrew Middleton , the owner and curator for The Map Center in New England! Andrew took a risk and he's doing some great work to bring maps to people and show that not just old maps are cool, but new maps and new stories are are still relevant today! The Map Center - mapcenter.com Linktree - linktr.ee/Ecoandrewtrc The Bounding Box merchandise is now available (incl...

Talking to Raul Jimenez Ortega today! He's the Developer Relations lead at Esri. Raul ha always been involved in working with the GeoDev community and helping users find the resources they need! Esri Developer and Technology Summit Esri Developer Site The Bounding Box merchandise is now available (including new mugs!), if you would like to support the show - the-bounding-box.printify.me Visit odoe...

In this episode, I talk to Amy Niessen , Developer Community Manager at Esri! Amy has helped build and foster the Esri Developer community for years, in-person and online! Amy talks about how the early communities started, the importance of developer communities and the larger Developer Technology Summit, and developers at the User Conference. Esri Developer and Technology Summit The Bounding Box...

I'm excited to talk to Joseph Kerski Phd GISP, Educational Manager at Esri! Joseph is an author and educator who helps educators and students get the most benefits from GIS and Geography in their curriculum. He talks about some of his successes and challenges in education, the current landscape of spatial technology in schools and where it could be going in the future! Spatial Reserves Teaching Ma...

I'm talking to Glenn Letham , Partner Network Community Manager at Esri! Glenn is a pro in the GIS industry with decades of experience. Glenn talks about community, education and how GIS and location technology has creeped its way into many corners of our every day lives! The Bounding Box merchandise is now available (including new mugs!), if you would like to support the show - the-bounding-box.p...

Please welcome Kitty Hurley to the podcast today! Kitty is a senior Product Engineer on the Calcite Design team at Esri! Kitty discusses how she helps to manage a large project that is used by so many apps and the ArcGIS Online site. She digs into some topics around Accessibility and design systems! Calcite Design System: https://developers.arcgis.com/calcite-design-system Maps SDK for JS goTo ani...

I'm pleased to welcome Andy Gup , Senior Product Engineer at Esri, today! I've known Andy a long time, even before joining Esri and he has a long history in the web mapping game! The Bounding Box merchandise is now available (including new mugs!), if you would like to support the show - the-bounding-box.printify.me Visit odoe.net for more information!

We have Omar Kawach on the podcast this week! Omar is a Senior Product Engineer at Esri, and he's a science nerd at heart! He helps keep the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript components project running smoothly. We talk web components, Storybook and some gotchas working on large projects! The Bounding Box merchandise is now available (including new mugs!), if you would like to support the show - the-...

In this episode, I get to talk to two Andrews! Andrew Green is a Product Manager/Cartographer at Esri, and Andrew Skinner is a Cartographer, both working on basemaps and the vector tile maps used every single day! They are both veterans of the early web mapping days, before Google Maps and ArcGIS Online with plenty of great knowledge about how people use maps and how to make them! The Bounding Box...

I had a great time talking to Dario D'Amico , graphics wiz Software Dev at Esri! Dario makes a lot of the awesome visualizations like flow rendering in the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JS possible! Dario talks about graphics engines, working on building awesome maps, and his brief, but remarkable stint as a game developer! The Bounding Box merchandise is now available (including new mugs!), if you would li...

I'm excited in this episode to talk to Dylan Schiemann , an early creator in the Web and JavaScript space. Dylan has his hands full, but took some time to talk to me about his current ventures, conferences, and some awesome productivity tips! Living Spec HalfStack SlateJS Neurosity Remarkable The Bounding Box merchandise is now available (including new mugs!), if you would like to support the show...

Our guest this week is Courtney Yatteau , a Developer Advocate at Esri! Courtney has a great background for what she does as a Developer Advocate and engaging with users. She breaks down how she does that and some of her current adventures! dev.to/c_yatteau The Bounding Box merchandise is now available (including new mugs!), if you would like to support the show - the-bounding-box.printify.me Visi...

Our guest this week, is a returning guest, blast from the past, Chris Whitmore, Lead Product Engineer on the ArcGIS MapViewer. Chris cut his teeth on lots of early tech at Esri, and is now a go-to of mine for Online questions. Chris has a breadth of knowledge he lays out for us here, and we even discuss how the users can be inspiration!   The Bounding Box merchandise is now available (including ne...

This week on The Bounding Box, I get to learn some new skills from Adam Tirella , Senior UI Engineer at Esri! Adam sits in a special crossroads of being a UX/UI expert and a Software Engineer, which is a nice place to be! Adam walks us through design systems like Calcite Design System , and what it takes to build out something used by so many developers and designers.   The Bounding Box merchandis...

On The Bounding Box this week, I am honored to have the man, the "voice", Rex Hansen , Principal Product Manager, ArcGIS Runtime and Maps SDKs at Esri. I've known Rex quite a while now, and he drops some exciting info about the ArcGIS Game Engine and all the amazing features available to developers! The Game Engine opens up a whole new level of experiences for users and a variety of ways that deve...

This week on The Bounding Box, I get to chat it up with Arno Fiva , Developer Evangelist at Esri R&D Zurich. We get to talk about all the cool and practical use cases for 3D applications and web scenes. Arno  talks about the current analysis tools available in 3D and how you can incorporate some of your own custom data. There's no Viewshed tool yet, but as Arno can tell, I'm excited about the...

This week on The Bounding Box, I talk to Kelly Hutchins , Software Engineer on Instant Apps at Esri! Kelly talks about Instant Apps, how they can help you quickly provide out-of-the-box focused apps for your users, and even leverage some of the same features in your own custom apps. We talk about dogs, pets, and how web dev has gotten easier in some ways and just more complicated in others over th...

This week on The Bounding Box, I talk to Andrew Turner , Director at Esri R&D DC, and CTO of Hub. Andrew and I discuss open data, the evolution of Hub, it's importance to the public, communities, and agencies alike. We also dive into topics like AI and AR and the lack of flying cars in the modern age! The Bounding Box merchandise is now available, if you would like to support the show - the-bo...

In this episode of The Bounding Box, we get to hear from Craig Williams , Group Product Engineering Lead at Esri, working on ArcGIS Pro and more core products! Craig gives us some history on mapping products, some of the tech behind it, naming things is hard, and building some amazing software! The Bounding Box merchandise is now available, if you would like to support the show - the-bounding-box....