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The Geoholics

”Adding Value & Making Friends” since 2019! Our goal is to not waste your time! The group discusses a variety of topics including surveying, geospatial, geomatics, GIS, civil engineering and much much more.

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Episode 262 - ASPRS Early Career Professionals Council

The Geoholics ·

2025/10/23

This week The Geoholics dive deep into the heart of the geospatial community with the rising leaders of the ASPRS Early Career Professionals Council — Jordan Hicks, Greg Stamnes, and Riley O’DonnellFrom lidar to leadership, mentorship to momentum, these three are proving that the next generation of mapping pros is fired up and ready to shape the industry’s future. Jordan, Greg, and Riley share what drew them to ASPRS and why getting involved early changed everything. They talk about building

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104:46

Trimble Dimensions Australia 2026

The Geoholics ·

2025/10/14

Our very own Peta Cox attended this year's awesome event in Brisbane and walked away with some amazing and insightful interviews. Do not miss these conversations that included the following individuals: Paul Miller, COO @ Sitech Darryl Gowlett, Owner - Darryl Gowlett Surveyors Pty Ltd Tony Byrnes, Business Operations Manager @ WW Surveys Luke Johnson, Product Manager @ Trimble Steven (Shep) Sheppard, Geospatial Solutions Manager @ Trimble Music by Hoodoo Gurus!!

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76:59

Episode 261 - Dane Courville, PLS

The Geoholics ·

2025/10/01

This week the crew sat down with Dane Courville, PLS-II and Survey Leader for CDOT Region 1, to explore the life and lessons of a surveyor who’s made his mark across metes and bounds, Texas, and PLSS. Growing up in Opelousas, Louisiana, Dane’s story is one of grit, growth, and giving back to the profession.Dane shared how working across different land systems taught him that geography, history, and law all shape the surveyor’s role. From land development to energy and transportation, his career has

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57:55

Episode 263 - Anna Rios, LS & Amanda Allred, LS with...

The Geoholics ·

2025/09/17

In this inspiring episode of The Geoholics Podcast, Kent is joined by special guests Anna Rios and Amanda Allred to shine a spotlight on the Future Surveyors Foundation and the upcoming Women Surveyors Summit (WSS) 2025 in Las Vegas.The show kicks off with Geoholics news and happenings—INTERGEO, Trimble Dimensions, and, of course, the highly anticipated Women Surveyors Summit in October. Powered by EMLID and supported by our incredible sponsors, this episode blends industry updates with

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Episode 260 - Alex Baikovitz & Mach9

The Geoholics ·

2025/09/09

This week the boys fired up the mics for an episode that’s equal parts rock concert, tech summit, and surveying masterclass. Sponsored by Emlid, the show kicked off with news, happenings, and a little Linkin Park fuel—because nothing says “let’s talk LiDAR and AI” like One Step Closer pounding in the background.After the TopoDOT Song of the Week and a few Hexagon pro tips, the crew welcomed Alex Baikovitz, Co-Founder and CEO of Mach9. Born in Miami, forged at Carnegie Mellon, and seasoned by

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Episode 259 - The One & Only Trent Keenan PLS

The Geoholics ·

2025/09/03

This week’s episode was fueled by innovation, mentorship, and a whole lot of passion for the surveying profession. Brought to you by EMLID, the crew kicked things off with Geoholics News & Happenings, some personal catch-ups, and the TopoDOT Song of the Week—a nod to Ozzy Osbourne’s Flying High Again. Perfect choice, considering the theme of perseverance and vision that ran through the conversation. Sponsors Spotlight EMLID: All-in-one aerial survey kit—GNSS, checkpoints, tools, and streamlined

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01:09:41

Episode 258 - Carla Lauter & GeoWeek

The Geoholics ·

2025/08/18

This week the crew sat down with Carla Lauter, Senior Content Manager for Geo Week and the Commercial UAV Expo—and let’s just say, curiosity is her superpower!We kicked things off with Geoholics News & Happenings, a few laughs, and some sponsor shoutouts (big thanks to Emlid, TopoDOT, AllTerra Central, Hexagon, NLC Prep, GEODNET, and David Evans & Associates—you rock!). Carla took us on a journey through her unique path—from studying marine biology and environmental science to NASA Earth

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01:03:57

Episode 257 - Geo Explorer - Auburn

The Geoholics ·

2025/08/08

In this episode, we hit the road—literally—with Tim Hawthorne and the Auburn University Geo Explorer crew, the masterminds behind America’s first solar-powered, science-on-wheels geoscience lab. We cruised through the big ideas that sparked its creation (spoiler: one was so wild it nearly made the RV blush), how pioneering status shaped every bolt and blueprint, and the logistical magic of fitting cutting-edge tech into a space smaller than some people’s closets.We geeked out on the coolest

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01:20:49

Hexagon LIVE 2025 - Day 2

The Geoholics ·

2025/07/29

Check out these highlights from Day 2 of this year's awesome event!!! 00:30 - Matthew Bainbridge - Principal @ Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. 14:10 - Jason Haynes - Reality Capture Director/Survey Division Manager @ Pennoni 34:55 - Gavin Schrock - Consulting Editor and Land Surveyor & Shane O'Regan - Director iCON, Building Construction Field Portfolio at Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon 53:42 - Bernhard Richter - VP Geomatics @ Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon 01:07:10 - Liam

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01:51:01

Hexagon LIVE 2025 - Day 1

The Geoholics ·

2025/07/21

Check out these highlights from Day 1 of this year's awesome event!!!03:50 - Steven Thurgood - Business Development Manager @ Hexagon Geosystems 21:30 - Robert Young - Principal Surveyor @ Trans Texas Surveying and Mapping, LLC 43:15 - Tom Givon - Vice President Marketing & Solutions @ GIV Solutions & Ivan Swindull - Innovation Domain Lead @ ExxonMobil 01:06:45 - Hans-Martin Zogg - Business Director TPS @ Leica Geosystems 01:22:10 - John Fraser - Regional President @ Hexagon

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01:18:44

Episode 256 - Rich Leaver LS, Matt O'Rourke LS and...

The Geoholics ·

2025/07/06

This episode brings together two surveying powerhouses from the great state of Wisconsin - Rich Leaver, LS and Matt O’Rourke, LS - for a deep dive into the future of boundaries (spoiler: they’re more important than you think). Rich shares how he went from re-monumenting 3,000 PLS corners in Wisconsin to exploring Switzerland’s multi-purpose cadastre system—because why not fix 99% of U.S. surveying problems with chocolate-fueled innovation? Meanwhile, Matt talks about navigating his 24+ years in

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01:40:34

Episode 255 - Mike Horton, Larry Fox & the Future of...

The Geoholics ·

2025/06/30

Hold onto your antennae and calibrate your coordinates — this episode blasts off into GNSS orbit with Mike Horton of GEODNET and Larry Fox of Bad Elf! We’re talking democratization, satellites, and a robot invasion of 2025 (no big deal).From Chicago’s north side to UC Berkeley and beyond, these GPS pioneers dropped knowledge like satellites in freefall: Why decentralizing GNSS might just save the world (or at least your drone survey). How GEODNET is quietly assembling the world’s largest RTK

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01:39:52

Episode 254 - Ryan Rezzelle, Body Bags & Point Clouds

The Geoholics ·

2025/06/10

In this high-octane episode, the Geoholics gang sits down with forensic legend turned Leica laser-scanning maestro, Ryan Rezzelle—a man who’s equally comfortable at a quadruple homicide scene and in full cosplay at Comic-Con.From his roots in shrinking Erie, PA (home of the world’s coldest windchill and warmest hearts), Ryan walks us through a career that spans 800+ homicide investigations, NCAA football, and selling cutting-edge 3D tech like it’s hotcakes at a garage sale. Oh—and he once solved a

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01:21:41

TUC 2025 (TopoDot User Conference) - Day 2

The Geoholics ·

2025/06/03

Check out these highlights from Day 2 of this year's awesome event!!!00:11 - Daniel Bollone, MBA, GISP - Geographic Information Systems Administrator at The City of Winter Garden, FL 12:15 - Robyn Ryan Knaak - Partner at TopoDOT 33:00 - Natasha George - Senior CAD Tech at Hirani Engineering and Land Surveying, P.C. 50:05 - Tatiana Osuna, Geomatic Engineer and Travis St. Hilaire, Land Surveyor at Langan 01:04:25 - Mike McGill, Strategic Growth Lead, Utility Engineering at Looq AI

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01:35:06

TUC 2025 (TopoDot User Conference) - Day 1

The Geoholics ·

2025/06/01

Check out these highlights from Day 1 of this year's awesome event!!!00:11 - Kevin Hardy, PLS, GISP - Vice President Geospatial Technologies at TerraMark 18:50 - Don Seals, RPLS - Lidar Survey Manager at TREKK Design Group, LLC 34:18 - Chris Siebern - Application Success Manager with Design Technology Services at Colliers Engineering & Design 58:30 - Trisha Milliken - Business Manager and Scott Graham, PSM - ETM Survey, Inc. 01:16:43 - Frank Hahnel - Laser Scanning Account Executive at

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01:18:33

Episode 253 - Adam Schorger

The Geoholics ·

2025/05/22

In this episode, we dive headfirst into the wonderfully random life of Adam Schorger—a man who’s lived in Saudi Arabia, studied gunsmithing, wrestled with journalism, befriended GIS, and still manages to fit in gym time and screenless hobbies. Basically, he’s a one-man Swiss Army knife of the geospatial world.The hosts, powered by caffeine and TopoDOT hype, guide us through tales of failing forward, mentoring like a boss, and building GIS empires from scratch at Orbital Engineering—because who

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01:48:46

Episode 252 - Chad Maxwell, PLS

The Geoholics ·

2025/05/12

Strap in and grab your Trimble, because Episode 252 of The Geoholics takes us on a globetrotting, tech-loving, swamp-sloshing survey saga with none other than Chad Maxwell, PLS—a man who’s mapped more terrain than your Roomba on espresso.We kick things off with the usual “Jake Owen sings while KG wings it” intro, followed by breaking news from the land of satellite miners, career advice from the GeoSearch crew, and an ESRI pro tip that may or may not involve chair-based motivation. Then it’s time

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01:48:17

Episode 251 - "TopoDot" Ted Knaak

The Geoholics ·

2025/05/04

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 the 90s, and then mic-dropping the geospatial world with TopoDOT in 2011—because clearly, satellites

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01:18:31

Episode 250 - Dr. Samuel Ariaratnam & Dr. Firat Sever

The Geoholics ·

2025/04/28

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 your average minivan. We learned that Urban infrastructure needs trenchless tech like a millennial needs

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Episode 249 -Sean Gorman & Zephr

The Geoholics ·

2025/04/22

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 relocation and rowing (yes, actual rowing) shaped his journey into geospatial tech superstardom. The conversation

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