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00:47:56

Ed/Steven midsummer catch-up

Geomob ·

2022/08/07

In this midsummer catch up Steven and Ed discuss separating life from work, Southeast Asia’s super app Grab, and contemplate the future of Google Maps. Using real problems from his daily work at OpenCage, Ed compiles questions for a monthly Twitter Trivia contest. It’s just one way to establish himself as a ‘geo-expert’. The conversation then turns to Super-apps such as Grab provide a range of services from delivery to vehicle rentals and much more, and recently announced the

00:31:44

Andy Ashburner: Pin Drop

Geomob ·

2022/08/01

On this week's episode Ed chats with Andy Ashburner the founder of Pin Drop. Andy was a Geomob London speaker all the way back in 2014 when the app he created to save locations first took off. Andy provides a unique perspective on progress in geotech since he left the industry for some time. He is now working on a new and improved Pin Drop app that will be designed with users in mind. Ed and Andy marvel at the range of uses for an app like this, and Andy explains how he only

00:31:44

Andy Ashburner: Pin Drop

Geomob ·

2022/08/01

00:32:48

Adam Simkin: Estimating ETAs / autofleet.io

Geomob ·

2022/07/24

If you’ve ever used a ride share app, bike share, or delivery app, you’ll understand the struggle this week’s guest is trying to solve. Adam Simkin is the COO and VP for autofleet.io, and has been trying to improve the most frustrating part of the app experience: "estimated wait times". As the demand for these services grows, so does the expectation. Customers want short, reliable, and accurate wait times but as Adam admits, this is still a bit of an "unsolved problem". With so

00:32:48

Adam Simkin: Estimating ETAs / autofleet.io

Geomob ·

2022/07/24

00:34:30

James Fee: Working in public in geospatial

Geomob ·

2022/07/18

Tune in to the latest episode which is all about "geoing in public". Ed chats with geospatial industry veteran (and repeat podcast guest), James Fee. James discusses his long career in the industry and how it all began for him. Whether it be blogging, YouTube, or social media, James has tried it all and shares his most important advice to those getting into the GIS sphere and working in public - be yourself. Despite some negative reactions to his posts in the past, James says

00:34:30

James Fee: Working in public in geospatial

Geomob ·

2022/07/18

00:34:13

Motti Zohar: Extracting location from tweets

Geomob ·

2022/07/10

Join Steven as he discusses his two favourite things with Dr. Motti Zohar, a geographer specialising in geoinformation and spatial analysis. Motti describes in great detail how he and his team have been able to extract the location of tweets. Only 1-3% of tweets have coordinates, Motti’s methods can increase that number to approximately 15%. How might this be useful? Well for one, distinguishing which tweets come from users that are actually near the event or phenomenon can help

00:34:13

Motti Zohar: Extracting location from tweets

Geomob ·

2022/07/10

00:36:07

Luca Delucchi: SotM & FOSS4G Preview

Geomob ·

2022/07/03

This week Ed speaks with Luca Delucchi, a member of the local organizing team for both State of the Map (SotM) and FOSS4G which will be held in Florence, Italy in August. It's wonderful not just that these events are again taking place in person (SotM will be August 19-21st, FOSS4G will be August 22-28th), but that they will be held in the same city, allowing geospatial open data and open source enthusiasts to easily attend both. Luca tells about the preparations and what

00:36:07

Luca Delucchi: SotM & FOSS4G Preview

Geomob ·

2022/07/03

00:29:02

Ed/Steven updates and recent Geomob events

Geomob ·

2022/06/26

Ed and Steven catch up on the heels of two Geomob events. Ed compares the recent London event with the Barcelona event and ponders if London’s culture of sharing will eventually make its way to Barcelona. Focussing on the highlight of the Barcelona event, he describes the presentation by Bettermaps. Although still in the early stages, this app takes a written description of a location and turns it into a map. Ed and Steven discuss the possibilities of AI and the possible

00:29:02

Ed/Steven updates and recent Geomob events

Geomob ·

2022/06/26

00:29:01

Peter Rose: Orbica/Lebenswald

Geomob ·

2022/06/19

If you’ve ever wondered how you can use a geospatial interface to encourage philanthropy, this is the episode for you. Ed speaks with Peter Rose, former Geomob speaker and Europe Director of Orbica. Orbica focusses on geospatial analytics, GeoAI and data science. Peter discusses a special project: ‘Lebenswald’ for the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. The goal of this project was to create a recurring revenue model. In order to motivate people to donate to prevent deforestation

00:29:01

Peter Rose: Orbica/Lebenswald

Geomob ·

2022/06/19

00:36:02

Muki Haklay: Citizen Science

Geomob ·

2022/06/12

In this episode Steven chats with an old friend, professor of Geographical Information Science at UCL, Muki Haklay. Muki is one of the early adopters of combining geography with computer science, and one of the eariest supporters of OpenStreetMap. For the past ten years he has been focusing on extreme citizen science. There are a number of programs and apps that allow people all over the world to contribute geographical and environmental data. His team of 20 researchers work with indigenous

00:36:02

Muki Haklay: Citizen Science

Geomob ·

2022/06/12

00:37:10

Ilya Zverev: Every Door

Geomob ·

2022/06/05

This week Ed speaks with Ilya Zverev, the man behind the new OpenStreetMap editor Every Door. Ilya is passionate about micro mapping, and argues there is a need for a tool like his but ultimately the time he spends on editing is as much a need as it is enjoyable. This is not his first OSM tool, and this is not the only editor out there, so what’s unique about Every Door? This editor focuses on things that are usually unmapped, the things that are often overlooked because it takes too long and

00:37:10

Ilya Zverev: Every Door

Geomob ·

2022/06/05

00:31:44

Carly Morris: Geovation

Geomob ·

2022/05/29

What's more important: idea or execution? This week's guest is the head of Geovation: Carly Morris. Geovation was recently awarded the prestigious Go:Tech award for Incubator or Accelerator Programme of the year. Steven wonders if there really is a benefit for startups in the geospatial industry receiving help from accelerator programs such as the one Geovation provides. As Carly explains, the data speaks for itself, 76% of the startups that have worked with Geovation are still active five years

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