Project Geospatial

In this session from FOSS4G NA 2025, Ian Horn from the Kentucky Division of Geographic Information presents KyFromAbove on AWS: Transitioning to an Open Data Platform. Ian shares the story of how the Commonwealth of Kentucky moved its massive library of aerial imagery and elevation data from legacy FTP and physical storage systems to a cloud-native, open-data registry on AWS. The presentation deta...

In this session from FOSS4G NA 2025, Jessica Breen presents Open Access for Open Source. Jessica discusses the launch of a new collaboration between FOSS4G North America and the open-access journal STAX, aimed at bridging the gap between open-source geospatial practice and academic literature. The session outlines an opportunity for conference presenters—whether they delivered talks, workshops, or...

In this session from FOSS4G NA 2025, Tom Allnett and Stephen Smith of Green Info Network present Accessible Mapping for the Parks for California Grant Application Website. The presenters discuss the technical and design challenges of remediating a geospatial web application to meet WCAG accessibility standards, ensuring that complex interactive maps are usable for everyone, including individuals w...

In this session from FOSS4G NA 2025, Jarrett Keifer of Element 84 presents ReMaking Cirrus: Reflecting on Five Years of Open Source Data Orchestration. Jarrett takes the audience through the evolution of Cirrus, a specialized framework designed to handle massive geospatial data processing pipelines—from ingest and metadata generation to indexing into searchable STAC catalogs. Jarrett shares the pr...

In this session from FOSS4G NA 2025, Michele Tobias, a data scientist at UC Davis DataLab, presents Remote Sensing for Plants that are Hard to See. Michele explores the intersection of coastal ecology and geospatial data science, focusing on the challenge of identifying beach vegetation—the "forgotten" architects of protective dune systems—using publicly available remote sensing data and open-sour...

In this session from FOSS4G NA 2025, Joseph Holler, Matthew Mills, and Samuel Bernard of Middlebury College present Reproducing Geographic Analysis Studies: Open Science Project-Based Learning. The presenters discuss a unique NSF-funded curriculum that teaches advanced GIS students to apply open science research practices by attempting to computationally reproduce published GI science studies. The...

In this session from FOSS4G NA 2025, Nathan McEachen, founder and CEO of TerraFrame, presents Scalable GeoAI: Harnessing Agents, Knowledge Graphs, and DGGS. Nathan discusses the critical need for scalable, real-time geospatial intelligence in disaster response and resiliency contexts, moving beyond simple chatbots to systems that understand the semantic relationships between geographical features...

In this session from FOSS4G NA 2025, Brian Timoney of IQGeo delivers a thought-provoking presentation titled Selling the Contemporary Enterprise Software Experience. Brian reflects on the evolution of open-source geospatial software—from the early days of "selling free" to the modern era where tools like PostgreSQL and PostGIS have won the developer community's hearts but face new challenges in en...

In this session from FOSS4G NA 2025, Ted Banken presents Simplifying the Retrieval of Open Places Data. Ted discusses the challenges of working with massive open datasets like Overture Maps, which contains billions of points globally, and the technical hurdles that prevent non-engineers from easily accessing this data. The presentation provides a practical guide to retrieving "Places" (Points of I...

In this session from FOSS4G NA 2025, Thomas Machler from Planet introduces a powerful solution for "tame dependency hell"—Pixi. As a fusion of UV and Conda, Pixi is designed to handle the complex intersection of Python dependencies and system-level binaries that often plague geospatial developers. Thomas shares his firsthand experience at Planet, where managing custom GDAL versions and GPU-support...

In this session from FOSS4G NA 2025, Christopher Seeger, a professor at Iowa State University, presents Teaching FOSS: Building Local Capacity with Open Source Geospatial Tools. Christopher discusses the critical role of University Extension programs in empowering rural communities through data literacy and accessible, free, and open-source software (FOSS). Drawing from over 20 years of experience...

The segment provides a broad understanding of the Civil Applications Committee (CAC) , which serves as a crucial link between different sectors to facilitate the use of advanced technologies for various public benefits. It highlights the CAC's role in enabling federal civil agencies to access and utilize remote sensing data and capabilities from the Intelligence Community (IC) and the Departme...

In this episode, Project Geospatial explores the USGS Landsat year in review. Landsat, a satellite program capturing Earth images for over 50 years, is invaluable for monitoring environmental changes and managing resources. The program’s recent report highlights its worth at $25.6 billion, showcasing its significant real-world benefits, such as improving flood mapping for farmers, saving millions...

Summary The Geography 2050 Symposium highlighted significant themes surrounding climate change, conflict, human mobility, technology, and collaboration. Experts gathered to discuss the complexities of climate as a “threat multiplier” and its impact on migration and societal issues. Highlights 🌍 Climate change is a “threat multiplier” affecting resource conflicts. 🚶‍♂️ Approximately 120 million p...

Project Geospatial presents an AI experiment aggregating and analyzing our content captured from FedGeoDay 2024. Not all content is covered but this definitely covers the highlights and major themes of the conference. Get ready for a deep dive into a recap pf key discussions and innovative ideas presented at FedGeoDay 2024! This recap podcast explores the major themes, from the modernization of ge...

Summary The video recaps the 2024 FOSS4G North America event, highlighting key discussions and innovations in open-source geospatial technology. Highlights Overview of the FOSS4G NA event, focusing on open-source geospatial advancements. Insightful discussions on collaborative projects and community contributions. Presentations from industry leaders and experts in geospatial technology. Networking...

Here's a podcast description for our GEOINT 2024 recap episode, highlighting major themes from the conference. This is an AI podcast experiment aggregating our content helping analyze and bring focus on what's important. Tune in and listen in. Join us for a deep dive into the highlights of the GEOINT 2024 Symposium! This year's conference in Orlando, Florida, was packed with exciting developments,...

From above the clouds to boots on the ground, how is geospatial technology revolutionizing disaster response and recovery? In this episode of Project Geospatial's Industry Limelight, we sit down with Piers Dormeyer, CEO of EagleView, a leader in geospatial technology that's changing the way we understand and interact with the world around us. Piers, a passionate technologist with a track r...

Qiusheng Wu’s presentation on Leafmap at FOSS4G NA 2024 highlights its capabilities for interactive geospatial data visualization using Python. Leafmap simplifies data access and mapping tasks, making it ideal for users at all skill levels. Highlights 🌐 Leafmap allows browser-based geospatial data visualization without the need for desktop software. 🐍 It’s built on Python, making it user-friendl...

Jason Gilman from Element 84 discusses the integration of large language models (LLMs) with geospatial data to enhance search and analysis capabilities in his talk at FOSS4G NA 2024. Highlights 🌍 LLMs can bridge the gap between geospatial data and user inquiries, enabling effective search. 🤖 LLMs function like CPUs, processing natural language but lacking real-world awareness. 🌐 A “broker” syst...

The presentation by Jonathan Mason and Jian Wu discusses the use of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), specifically sail drones, for tracking vessels at sea. It highlights the unique challenges of ocean exploration and monitoring, and how sail drones, powered by wind and solar energy, enable efficient data collection for various applications including maritime domain awareness. Highlights 🌊 The oc...

Nicholas Knize discusses optimizing geospatial indexing and hybrid search using advanced data structures within the Lucene framework at FOSS4G NA 2024. He emphasizes reducing cloud infrastructure waste and improving geospatial data processing efficiency. Highlights 🌍 Discusses hybrid search and GeoAI advancements. 💡 Explains the evolution of geospatial data structures in Lucene. 📉 Addresses clo...

Lauren Frederick, CTO at Element 84, discusses the launch of the 2024 Geospatial Tech Radar, highlighting its evolution and the growing influence of AI in geospatial technology. Highlights 🌍 Element 84 is a woman-owned business focused on geospatial data and software solutions. 📊 The Tech Radar serves as a resource for the geospatial community, showcasing trends and technologies. 🤖 AI technolog...

Brian Monheiser emphasizes the importance of relationships in the geospatial community during the FOSS4G NA 2024 keynote. He reflects on personal experiences and professional journeys that shaped his career, underlining how connections contribute to individual growth and industry development. Highlights 🎉 394 attendees from 7 countries, with 61% first-timers. 💬 Monheiser shares personal reflecti...

Isaac Brodsky discusses the integration of H3, an open-source hierarchical hexagonal grid system, with DuckDB, an analytical SQL database, to enhance geospatial data analysis. This combination enables efficient querying and manipulation of diverse datasets in real-time. Highlights 🚀 H3 is an innovative grid system from Uber for geospatial data analysis. 💻 DuckDB serves as a powerful, single-node...