The MapScaping Podcast - GIS, Geospatial, Remote Sensing, earth observation and digital geography

This is not a deep dive technical explanation of all things Landsat, it's a brief overview of the Landsat mission, what it takes to launch a Landsat satellite, how the data get back to earth, and what it is used for.   There is also a brief discussion of Landsat next ... the future of Landsat ;)    You can access Landsat data here https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/data Or via STAC here https://landsat...

OSGeoLive is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB thumb drive, or Virtual Machine based on Lubuntu, that allows you to try a wide variety of open source geospatial. It's not just a bunch of open source geospatial tools it's an environment for geospatial tools.   Thanks to Astrid Emde and OSGeo Find out more about OSGeoLive here https://live.osgeo.org/   Remember to Subscribe :)  and Share this podca...

This is not a podcast episode about collecting data from a plane! it's a podcast episode about the possibilities of large-scale aerial mapping using only RGB data and the challenges you face along the way.   Dr. Michael Bewley from www.nearmap.com   Remember to Subscribe :)  and Share this podcast with a friend! Learn more at  https://mapscaping.com Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn https://ww...

Labels matter and if we are talking about Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Deep Learning then they matter a lot! but what is labeled data? how is it different from tagging, annotating, or segmentation?    This podcast episode is an introduction to creating training data for AI algorithms and if you are new to AI or just want to understand it a bit better  go back into the podcast ar...

Perhaps you have thought about starting your own Geospatial business or maybe you are just curious about the kind of people that do venture into the world of entrepreneurship within the geospatial industry. Carly Morris , head of Geovation gives us an insight into the kind of geospatial founders she is looking for and the kinds of problems these founders are solving.    If you are interested in st...

Monitoring flooding from space is hard, even for a radar that can look through clouds and operate at night! Shay Strong from ICEYE walks us through some of the challenges around creating a reliable and predictable flood monitoring process and explains why the technology is not the hard part.   Reach out to Shay on Twitter at @shaybstrong !   If you want to know more about SAR technology check the...

Calculating the location of your mobile device ( the blue dot ) is not as straightforward as you might imagine. It involves databases of wifi hotspots, 3D city models, IMU's, GNSS, your proximity to cell towers, and maybe something called visual positioning. Ed Parsons - Googles Geospatial Technologist explains    previous podcast episode that you might enjoy! SATELLITE-BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEM -...

What does it mean to be a certified geospatial professional? what are the requirements? what does the process look like and who is this for. Tony Spicci the Executive Director of the GIS Certification Institute joins us today to answer these questions. GIS Certification Institute https://www.gisci.org/       Remember to Subscribe :)  Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list https://ma...

Have you ever thought about starting your own side hustle? working on something with the hopes of it turning into a full-time gig? This is all about selling maps online, geospatial content as a service, and geospatial freelancing gigs.    This episode is a bit different from what you are used to ... let me know what you think.   https://www.etsy.com/dk-en/shop/EarthArtAustralia https://www.printfu...

OpenTopography provides community access to high-resolution, topography data, related tools, and resources ... FOR FREE!   OpenTopograhy.org   Sponsored by Regrid.com Leading provider of land parcels and location context data for your maps, apps, and spatial analysis.   Remember to Subscribe :)  Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list https://mapscaping.com/podcast Happy to connect w...

GeoNode is a geospatial content management system, a platform for the management and publication of geospatial data. Maybe think of it as an open-source ArcGIS Online.   Luis Bermudez CEO at GeoSolutions USA  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bermudez/ https://www.geosolutionsgroup.com/   Geoserver Podcast episode https://mapscaping.com/blogs/the-mapscaping-podcast/geoserver   PostGreSQL / PostGIS Podca...

Drone LiDAR might generate 2 -300 points per square meter but how do you filter it? why choose to collect LiDAR from drones instead of from the ground? what are breaklines and how to ground truth drone LiDAR  If you don't know the answer to any or one of these questions then this episode is for you ;)    Connect with Lukas Fraser from NV5   here on LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukasfraser...

This episode is a behind-the-scenes look at the hiring process for geospatial jobs. What might the hiring process look like, who are the gatekeepers and what are they looking for?  Nathan Heazlewood - Business Consulting Lead at Eagle Technology https://www.linkedin.com/in/nheazlewood/   Sponsored by Regrid.com Leading provider of land parcels and location context data for your maps, apps, and spa...

Joe Morrison has built a personal brand in the geospatial industry. This is how he did and how you can do the same thing!    This is the second half of a conversation with Joe, for more context listen to the previous podcast episode called "The Problem With Satellite Data Is ...That It Is Not A Commodity"   Joe Morrison on Twitter https://twitter.com/mouthofmorrison Joe's email newsletter https://...

There has been so much talk about satellite data and what we can do with it lately that it feels like we should all be swimming in satellite data, the problem is that satellite data is not a commodity.  Joe Morrison on Twitter https://twitter.com/mouthofmorrison Joe's email newsletter https://joemorrison.substack.com/   SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) https://stacspec.org/   Sponsored by Regri...

Carolyn Koestner hated the introduction to the GIS course but now she is working towards earning GISP, certification as a GIS professional - how did that happen?    Connect with Carolyn on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckoestner/     Remember to Subscribe :)  Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list https://mapscaping.com/podcast Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn https://...

OpenDroneMap is an open-source photogrammetry toolkit to process aerial imagery into maps and 3D models.    https://docs.opendronemap.org/ PDAL GDAL QGIS   Remember to Subscribe :)  Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list https://mapscaping.com/podcast Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/      

Adam Black is an early-stage GIS professional currently working full time as a GIS technician working for a transit authority. This is his journey, how he got his first job, what networking has meant in terms of his career and why he is excited about a career in GIS.   Connect with Adam Here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamblack98/   Remember to Subscribe :)  Share this podcast with a friend! Jo...

MapStore  is an Open Source highly modular Web GIS framework. It is used to create, manage and share maps, dashboards, and stories created by mixing geospatial contents served from sources like OpenStreetMap, Bing, or from servers adhering to OGC standards like WFS, CSW, WMS and WMTS.   https://www.geosolutionsgroup.com/ Try MapStore here  https://mapstore.geosolutionsgroup.com/mapstore/#/ GeoNode...

Maybe you have thought about starting your own business? about being your own boss. Helen Cooper is the founder of https://www.mapitout.co.uk/ and today on the podcast she shares how and why she started her own geospatial consultancy business with the hope of providing insight into how you might start yours.   Helen Cooper on Twitter @HelenOfStow CARTOGRAPHIC FREELANCER SURVEY RESULTS   Remember t...

More and more geospatial applications are moving from the desktop to the web browser and in order for this to make sense, we need to be able to stream data from a server to the client. But what is streamable data? what formats or protocols are streamable? and what advantage does this give us once we have the data in the web client?   Joris Schouteden https://www.hexagongeospatial.com/products/luci...

PDAL is like GDAL just for point clouds ... and maybe we should be thinking about point clouds as the third data type?    Howard Butler on Twitter @howardbutler Hobu Inc pdal.io https://entwine.io/ https://potree.entwine.io/ http://cesium.entwine.io/   Remember to Subscribe :)  Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list https://mapscaping.com/podcast Happy to connect with you on LinkedI...

Kathryn Berger , Data Science team leader at agrimetrics.co.uk shares her journey into data science and what for the skills and qualities she looks for when hiring data scientists for her team.   Geospatial Women+ speakers database https://speakers.womeningeospatial.org/speakers   Remember to Subscribe :)  Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list https://mapscaping.com/podcast Happy t...

GeoServer is an open-source server for sharing geospatial data. Designed for interoperability, it publishes data from any major spatial data source using open standards Geoserver.org Simone Giannecchini Founder and Director https://www.geosolutionsgroup.com/ More information on Cloud Optimized GeoTiff at https://www.cogeo.org/ Thanks to OSGeo.org for supporting this podcast episode   Remember to S...

A case study using earth observation and AI to identify and classify buildings as part of a larger risk mapping exercise in Ho Chi Minh City.  Elizabeth Duffy also shares insights into the future relationship between earth observation and in situ measurements, how AI is changing our understanding of what possible, and where earth observation can provide real benefits to industry.    Elizabeth Duff...