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00:33:24

The Geograph Project

Geomob ·

2022/01/16

Today's topic is the Geograph Project, a crowd-sourced project that combines photography and maps via a simple idea: volunteers take photographs at each Ordnance Survey grid square. Started in 2005, the project recently celebrated the uploading of its 7 millionth photo upload, and has a thriving community with over 13,000 contributors across the British Isles. All images are freely available for use under a Creative Commons licence subject to attribution of copyright. Steven

00:31:40

Tom Armitage: Teaching GIS in the modern era

Geomob ·

2022/01/10

The holidays are over and it is time to head back to school. Ed chats with Tom Armitage about teaching GIS in the modern era. Tom has more than a decade of experience teaching geospatial topics at the University of Edinburgh, and they discuss the current state of GIS training, relevance in the modern working world, and how training programmes can adapt in the face of a rapidly changing technology landscape. Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about

00:31:40

Tom Armitage: Teaching GIS in the modern era

Geomob ·

2022/01/10

00:32:09

Ed/Steven: 2022 Goals

Geomob ·

2022/01/04

Ed and Steven lay out goals for 2022 - for the Geomob podcast, Geomob events, the monthly Geomob newsletter, but also for their personal and professional projects. Please let us know if you would like to volunteer to speak on the podcast or at an event (in-person or online). Our best wishes to all listeners for a healthy, happy, prosperous 2022! Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.

00:32:09

Ed/Steven: 2022 Goals

Geomob ·

2022/01/04

00:35:10

Geomob Christmas Pudding

Geomob ·

2021/12/30

As promised in our Christmas Roast episode earlier this week, Steven has managed to catch up with two more long-time Geomob regulars - Jeremy Morley and Kenneth Field - to reflect on 2021 and hazard predicitons for 2022. Enjoy! And with that, friends, we close out 2021 and wish you all the best for 2022. Stay healthy and we hope to see you at an in-person Gemob very soon! Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our

00:35:10

Geomob Christmas Pudding

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2021/12/30

01:13:51

Geomob Christmas Roast / 2021 holiday special

Geomob ·

2021/12/26

Fill your glass, grab a seat by the fire, and enjoy a geospatial chat with friends as a chance to unwind after a stressful year. In what has become a Geomob podcast tradition we close out the year with a "Christmas Roast", an extra-long episode featuring Steven and Ed, but also guests Denise McKenzie, Mark Iliffe, Alex Wrottesley, and Ed Parsons. We look back on the highlights of 2021, discuss the state of spatial in general, lament the very limited number of in-person events in

01:13:51

Geomob Christmas Roast / 2021 holiday special

Geomob ·

2021/12/26

00:37:22

Ivan Sanchez: The Politics of Geo

Geomob ·

2021/12/20

Steven catches up with "one of the most thoughtful people in geo", Ivan Sanchez. Ivan is a long-time vocal member of the FOSS and open data community, and a frequent speaker (and singer!) at FOSS4G conferences. The discussion turns "the politics of geo", a wide-ranging reflection on the realities of building, maintaining, and funding open source software and collection of geographic data. Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and

00:37:22

Ivan Sanchez: The Politics of Geo

Geomob ·

2021/12/20

00:34:04

Chris Guest: Lightbug

Geomob ·

2021/12/12

Ed chats with Chris Guest, founder and CEO of Lightbug, who manufacture and sell a range of tracking devices for various use cases. Chris has a long history in the Internet of Things space, particularly around all aspects of device tracking. He tells his story, provides an overview of the state of play in the industry, and also shares some delightful antecdotes around tracking use-cases. This is a great conversation with an industry veteran about all aspects of the challenge of device tracking. Show

00:34:04

Chris Guest: Lightbug

Geomob ·

2021/12/12

00:24:22

Misha Gopaul: FATMAP

Geomob ·

2021/12/06

Winter is here, and with it comes ski season. Ed speaks with Misha Gopaul, founder of FATMAP, which describes itself as "the best map for the mountains". Originally started as an app for skiers, FATMAP has since expanded and now also provides 3D maps and guides optimized for all sorts of outdoor adventures. Misha tells the FATMAP story, going deep on the challenges of pairing an amazing visual experience optimized for the outdoors with other services for trip planning. He reflects on lessons learned

00:24:22

Misha Gopaul: FATMAP

Geomob ·

2021/12/06

00:32:50

MapAction / IHDP

Geomob ·

2021/11/29

Today's guests are Nick McWilliam and Mark Gillick of MapAction. Steven speaks with them about the Integrated Humanitarian Data Package (IHDP) project. IHDP is a package of cleaned, checked and enriched data, accompanied by ready-to-use desktop GIS projects, survey tools and useful scripts, and is designed to be used by people with coordination and management responsibilities who are not experts in GIS. The first IDHP was created to assist Covid vaccine roll-out in South

00:32:50

MapAction / IHDP

Geomob ·

2021/11/29

00:19:14

Richard Hawthorn: Traintrackr

Geomob ·

2021/11/22

This week Steven has the pleasure of speaking with Richard Hawthorn, founder of Traintrackr. Traintrackr produces live LED maps of things like transport or weather data. This is an absolutely delightful product for any transit, map, or electronics enthusiast, and is a physical manifestation of the type of innovation that happens when transport data is opened. Richard spoke at the Feb 2021 Geomob online event where he won the SplashMaps best speaker prize. Show notes on the

00:19:14

Richard Hawthorn: Traintrackr

Geomob ·

2021/11/22

00:28:28

Ed/Steven: Ed is back

Geomob ·

2021/11/15

Ed is recovering from breaking his jaw, Steven is literally zipping around the Tel Aviv tech scene, and IN-PERSON!!!! Geomob events are coming up soon. This is one of our update episodes in which we discuss our projects and general geo news. Some of the highlights: Geovation is starting a mentorship program, and our friends at Esri Startup program has renewed their sponsorship of Geomob. Thank you! Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob

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