The Geoholics

In this data-drenched episode, Kent, Producer Sean and Russ Hall bring the heat with updates, promos, and a life-altering reminder that you can impact anyone within 3 feet…unless you’re holding a GNSS rover—in which case, give them a little more room. Enter Ted Knaak, the President of TopoDOT and certified geospatial Jedi. Ted takes us on a journey from Jersey Shore roots to launching Riegl USA in...

This week, the Geoholics hit the big 2-5-0, and what better way to celebrate than digging deep — literally — into the glamorous, pulse-pounding world of trenchless technologies and underground infrastructure! Our guests, Sam "The Sultan of Subsurface" Ariaratnam and Firat "The Pipeline Picasso" Sever, taught us that real heroes don’t wear capes — they wear hard hats and dream of pipes bigger than...

Apologies for the audio challenges...it was one of those nights!! In this episode, the Geoholics crew sits down with serial startup whisperer Sean Gorman, co-founder of Zephr.xyz—a company so cutting-edge it probably triangulated this podcast before it aired. Sean, who grew up everywhere from Germany to the Philippines (basically Carmen Sandiego in reverse), shares how a life of constant relocatio...

The guys were joined in-studio this week by Colin Sellers—land surveyor, father, veteran, and part-time GPS wizard—joined us to discuss how moving around Georgia, joining the military, and raising a kid named Ragnarok (yes, like the Norse apocalypse) all led to one thing: a love affair with surveying that might just rival his affection for coffee. From dodging camels in Djibouti to resurrecting se...

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!! 01:05 - Nathan Jones, UAS/GIS Department Lead @ AG3 Group LLC 18:50 - Will Alexander, Geospatial Specialist @ Centurion Planning & Design, LLC 29:50 - Scott Dunham, Geospatial Director @ Gorrondona & Associates, Inc. 38:28 - José A. Pilartes-Congo, Jr., Ph. D. Research Assistant @ MANTIS Lab (Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveyin...

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!! 00:40 - Vladimir Serkov, LiDAR Manager @ Poznecki Camarillo, LLC 17:30 - Alex Sorrells, Student @ Texas A&M University 31:15 - Terrance Ranney, Drone Services Manager @ UNICO Engineering, Inc. 44:25 - Stephen Anthony, Principal Geospatial Data Engineer @ CoreLogic 53:50 - Sally Holl, GIS Professor @ Austin Community College      

Check out these highlights from Day 2 of this year's awesome event!!! 00:32 -  Elisse Deleissegues, GIS Analyst at Hawai'i Geographic Information Coordinating Council (HIGICC) 17:10 - Beverly Pascual, Civil Engineer at Engineers Surveyors Hawaii, Inc. 29:12 - Clare Mamura, Owner of Pacific Geospatial Services and President of Hawai'i Geographic Information Coordinating Council (HIGICC)  42:58 - Ji...

Check out these highlights from Day 2 of this year's awesome event!!! 00:30 Alika Garo, Project Surveyor at Sam O. Hirota, Inc. 10:02 Cliff Yim, Licensed Land Surveyor in the State of Hawaii 20:38 Joey Furlett, Realtor-Broker & Attorney (HI+IL) and Commercial & Residential Real Estate Expert  35:55 Sarah Falzarano, Strategic Planner at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 52:42 Loren Slentz, Opera...

Check out these highlights from Day 1 of this year's awesome event!!! 01:00 - Victor Rasgado, Senior Surveyor at Stantec Consulting Services 12:09 - Heath Huovinen, Land Surveyor at The Independent Hawaii Surveyors    27:05 - Sarah Halpern, Geospatial Scientist   37:47 - Puiemau Paopao  49:32 - Michelle Alvarado, Geospatial Scientist     1:01:15 - Stephen Ambagis, Partner Air Data Solutions / Reso...

The guys (and Will Wing) were joined this week by Monte King, PLS, Supervisory Cadastral Surveyor at Bureau of Land Management. Monte shares insights into his upbringing, career, and passions. Growing up between the Wind River Reservation and various locations in Montana, Monte reflects on how these experiences shaped his perspective and career path. He shares memories of his childhood, outdoor ad...

What an honor! The guys were joined this week by the one and only Kevin Pomfret. As a seasoned attorney based in Washington, D.C., Kevin specializes in navigating the legal and policy intricacies surrounding geospatial information and other types of data, from AI, data privacy, cybersecurity and intellectual property to national security. His focus is on the intersection of emerging technologies a...

It's been a while! The guys (and Will Wing!) were joined this week by Larry Fox, VP of Marketing & Business Development at Bad Elf and Christoph Strecha, Founder of Pix4D who shared insights into how the integration of Bad Elf’s GNSS technology with Pix4D’s software enhances accuracy and efficiency for geospatial professionals. We dive into the collaboration between Bad Elf and Pix4D, explorin...

Check out these highlights from Day 3 of this year's awesome event!!! 00:30 - Colton Anderson, Co-Founder of Kartorium 13:53 - Bill Lakeland, CEO at Spexi 28:14 - Elaine Ball, Co-Founder of Get Kids Into Survey and CEO at Elaine Ball, Ltd. 46:15 - Sam Beaupre, Sales Director at Geo-Plus 1:03:32 - Mateus Sione, Regional Manager at EMLID and Max Boosfeld, CEO at Wingtra    

Check out these highlights from Day 2 of this year's awesome event!!! 00:10 - William Peterson, Area Sales Manager at Flyability 15:35 - Joe Hutton, Director of Inertial Technology, Airborne Products at Trimble 25:12 - Pablo Fuentes, Co-Founder and Principal at Makepath 43:32 - Dennis Hirota, President at Sam O. Hirota, Inc. 1:05:48 - Susan Brattberg, Founder and Chief Customer Officer & Jessa...

Check out these highlights from Day 2 of this year's awesome event!!! 00:30 - Ryan Palfrey, Product Manager at Emesent 12:12 - Pierangelo Rothenbuhler, CTO at Pix4D 26:20 - Mario Montagna, Navy Veteran, Survey Technician, Part 107 sUAS Pilot and Student of Geography, GIS, & Geomatics 44:10 - Montana Moore, GIS Analyst at Denver Regional Council of Governments 1:00:10 - Stuart Drahota, Virtual...

Check out these highlights from Day 1 of this year's awesome event!!! 03:40 - Rami Tamimi, Founder and Head Instructor and Valeria Montero from The Survey School 18:58 - Sherry Rennick, Owner at Perspective 3D, LLC 31:45 - Dawn Zoldi, Founder and CEO at P3 Tech Consulting LLC 44:12 - Joshua Sanders, Student at Ferris State University 54:15 - Larry Fox, VP Marketing and Business Development at Bad...

This was one for the ages as they say! The guys were joined this week by two heavyweights in the land survey world. Mike #1 is Mike Banta, PLS who has been surveying for nearly 40 years and is the Survey Manager at Rick Engineering Company. Mike #2 is Mike Fondren, PLS who has been surveying for over 25 years and is the Survey Manager at RLF Consulting, LLC. We had SO MUCH fun discussing the evolu...

Oh my word...yet another value adding and life changing episode! The guys were joined in-studio this week by our good friend Brian Owens. We believe Brian to be the FIRST in the "5 Timer" club! By day, Brian is the Vice President of Safety & Team Development at Buesing Corp. By night, Brian is not only a very talented musician, songwriter and author, but also a passionate crusader of workplace...

PSA...we're experimenting with some things so please bare with us as we fine tune the show format for 2025. On to the show...this is ALWAYS one of the most downloaded episodes of the year. The guys (and Peta Cox!) were joined this week by the one and only Mikel Bowman! We freakin love every second we get to spend with this guy and honored to call him a friend. Mikel is President at Bowman Legacies...

We love these guys and you will to! We were joined this week by Rob Cammack, Founder/CEO, Taylor Dixon, Co-Founder, Hayes Wilkinson, Geospatial Data Department Lead and Bailey Franklin, Marketing Lead all with SmartDrone. SmartDrone's mission is to revolutionize aerial surveying and mapping. Their focus is on making drone technology accessible and efficient for professionals in industries like con...

It's always fun when we have the Cyanic Automation crew on the show and this time was no different! The guys were joined this week by Doug Kondor, Founder & CEO and Mike Heath, Founder & CTO at Cyanic Automation with a bonus appearance by Brian Ball, PLS an all around good guy from MH Surveys! Take this journey with us as we dive into the innovative world of Job Book, a cutting-edge platfo...

Check out these highlights from Day 3 of this year's awesome event!!! 00:30 – James Richards @ Benchmark Surveys 11:45 – Paul Cracroft-Wilson & Dean Warren @ Bennett and Bennett 24:15 – Adam Long & Airrik Martinez @ SAM, Inc 36:10 – Claire Fenwick @ Spatial Dimensions 49:50 – Tate Childers @ ALTA Southwest, Mike Walle @ Denn Engineers and Will Wing @ Infinity Land Surveying

Check out these highlights from Day 2 of this year's awesome event!!! 04:20 – Owen Chamberlain @ Trimble 15:00 – Mike Cisar @ Trimble 29:30 – Andy Pavletich @ DroneDeploy 43:20 – Chris Daggett & Julie Paull @ Atwell 53:10 – Mickey Kocemba & Eddo Feyen @ Mortenson Construction 1:07:50 – Moshe Dalman @ Rodradar

Check out these highlights from Day 1 of this year's awesome event!!!   04:20 – Michael Tartaglia, Technology Specialist and Sales Account Manager at Sitech Southwest & Chris Kellogg, Digital Construction Professional at Sitech Midway   21:50 - Chris Trevillian, Senior Director Product Go To Market at Trimble Inc.   38:40 - Marla Horn, Intern @ McKim & Creed Inc. & Christian Hayes, bot...

We love it when a plan comes together! The guys were joined this week by a gaggle of mapping professionals including our good friend Bill Swope - Technical Leader for Survey & Geospatial @ Halff, Scott Dunham - Geospatial Director @ Gorrondona & Associates, Inc., and Balaji Ramachandran - Associate Research Professor @ Nicholls State University. Each of these guys plays an integral part in...