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Minds Behind Maps

Maxime Lenormand

Maps Are Everywhere. These are conversations with those building them.

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00:40:17

My Favourite Books of 2024 - MBM79

Minds Behind Maps ·

2025/01/07

On every Minds Behind Maps episode I ask guests for books they've read they think are worth sharing. This time I'm sharing with you the books I read & recommend from my 2024 reading.ShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books.Utopia For Realists (Amazon Affiliate)The Capitalist Manifesto (Amazon Affiliate)The New Breadline (Amazon Affiliate)Jean Martin Bauer on MBMThree Body Problem Trilogy (Amazon Affiliate)When the Heavens Went

00:57:03

How Bloomberg's Data Scientists use Satellite Images...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/12/16

Krishna Karra is a data scientist & report for Bloomberg, having used machine learning & satellite images for reporting. Recent stories from him & his team include mapping refugee camps in Rafah & exposing illegal ship oil transfers in the middle of the Ocean.Sponsor: Beemaps by HivemapperGet access to high quality, fresh map data at https://beemaps.com/mindsUse promo code MINDS to get 50% off your API credits through Dec. 31 2024About KrishnaTwitterLinkedInShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon

01:36:23

How Ex-Vox Video Producer Phil Edwards thinks about...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/11/23

Phil Edwards is a video producer who worked at Vox for nearly 10 years, and now runs his own Youtube channel exploring the history of businesses, and lately has been using more and more maps. We go over one of his latest videos, “The Secret Economics of Google Street View” as a case study of how Phil thinks about maps to tell stories. We also talk about journalism on Youtube, and the business behind running a Youtube channel today.Sponsor: Beemaps by HivemapperGet access to high quality, fresh map

01:20:55

What Hyperspectral constellations have to offer:...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/11/01

Awais Ahmed is the co-founder & CEO of Pixxel, a company building a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites. Unlike “traditional” cameras, these satellites can see across hundreds of bands, opening up a lot more applications. We talk about the engineering -and funding- required to pull this off and how Awais manages a company between India (where Awais is from) and the US. But that’s just the 1st part of the interview. Then we talk about his vision for the company, which goes way, way

01:08:43

The Ex-Uber Data Scientist Who wants to simplify Data...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/10/15

Sina Kashuk is the co-founder & CEO of Fused, who wants to make iterating & deploying in Python faster with serverless computing. We break down what that actually means, why it matters and what data science workflows could look like over the next few years.This also isn’t Sina’s first company, a few years ago he started Unfolded.ai, focused on making visualisations for data scientists faster. The company was acquired by Foursquare in 2021.Sponsor: Beemaps by HivemapperGet access to high quality,

01:55:29

Meet the man trying to build a 20cm 3D map of the...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/09/15

Andrew Peterson is the Co-Founder & CEO of Array Labs, with a simple mission: Mapping the whole world in 3D, at 20cm in near real time.We peel the layers as to what it takes to get there: the engineering that’s required, how to build a constellation to do that, how you fund such a project.Sponsor: OpenCageUse OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their APIGeomobAbout AndrewLinkedInArray LabsShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these

00:56:49

Jamie McMichael-Phillips: How We're Planning to Map...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/09/02

Jamie McMichael-Phillips is the Director of the Seabed 2030 Project, which aims to map all of the world's oceans, by 2030. For context, in 2024, we’re at 26.1%. This is conversation is about why, how we get to 100% and why it’s important in the first place.Sponsor: SatCampSatCamp is a different kind of conference, from October 1st to October 3rd 2024, in Boulder ColoradoAboutBio on Seabed 2030 websiteLinkedInShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you

02:04:01

[Bonus] Books, Tech & Life: A Long conversation with...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/08/31

Check out Jed’s Techs on Text podcastJed has also been on Minds Behind Maps before. We talked open data, AI, and the role of books for people building things

01:32:51

Jean-Martin Bauer: How the World Food Program tackles...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/08/22

Jean-Martin Bauer has been working at the World Food Program for over 20years, and the author of the “The New Breadline”. Most recently he was the Country Director for Haiti, in charge of helping make sure the country doesn’t run out of food.Sponsor: SatCampSatCamp is a different kind of conference, from October 1st to October 3rd 2024, in Boulder ColoradoAbout Jean-MartinLinkedInJean-Martin’s book: The New Breadline (Affiliate Link)ShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a

01:21:22

Ashlee Vance: The Man telling us the Stories of the...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/08/07

Ashlee Vance is a Tech Journalist, the author of Elon Musk's 1st biography in 2015, the host of "Hello World" on Youtube and the author of "When the Heavens Went on Sale" as well as the accompanying documentary "Wild Wild Space" following 4 New Space companies. We nerd out on rocket companies, 1 rogue NASA administrator, and the time I got to meet Vladimir Putin years ago.Sponsor: OpenCageUse OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their APIGeomobAbout Ashlee:TwitterBloomberg ProfileShownotes(Note:

01:34:53

Luke Fischer: Who would want to start a Satellite...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/07/20

Luke Fischer is the Co-Founder & CEO of SkyFi, a company that we'll describe in a few ways in this episode, but boils down to an Earth Observation marketplace. We talk about Luke's 20 year time in the military before getting into startups, why Luke is bullish on their approach and many moreSponsor: SatCampSatCamp is a different kind of conference, from October 1st to October 3rd 2024, in Boulder ColoradoAboutTwitterLinkedInSkyFiShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small

01:05:35

Ben Strong: We have Foundation Models of Earth, now...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/07/11

Ben Strong is the Science & Machine Learning Lead at Earth Genome, an NGO working on the intersection of data, science & digital design. Most recently they've been working on Earth Index, an application built on top of Earth embeddings from foundation models. This conversation is the "so what" of Earth foundational modelSponsor: OpenCageUse OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their APIGeomobAboutLinkedInShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy

00:52:08

Ib Green: Browser based visualisation rendering - MBM#68

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/06/01

Ib Green led the development of 3D visualisation tools like for example Uber’s deck.gl and is now working at Foursquare, after having started Unfolded, which Foursquare acquired. During this conversation we touch on how browser based visualisations are changingThis episode is supported by all the people on PatreonAccess Behind the Scenes and support the podcast by joining too!AboutLinkedInShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these

01:25:45

What does a Foundational Model of Earth look like?...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/05/24

Bruno Sanchez is the Executive Director of the Clay Foundation, which just released their v1 of a “Foundational Model of Earth”. We talk about what that means, building open source & non profits and can’t help but draw parallels to the not-so-open anymore OpenAI. Previously Bruno was the Program Director of the Microsoft Planetary ComputerSponsor: OpenCageUse OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their APIGeomobShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if

01:15:02

How to Map Mars (to Land Rovers) - Fred Calef III -...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/05/01

Dr Fred Calef III has the unofficial title of "Keeper of Maps" at NASA JPL, he's the Lead Mapping Specialist for most of JPL's Mars Rover missions, most recently that being Perseverance & Curiosity. But to land -and navigate- a rover, one needs maps, and Fred makes them.Sponsor: Nimbo by KermapTry out Kermap's monthly mosaic viewer Nimbo for yourselfSupport the podcast on PatreonAbout FredTwitterMastodonShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy

01:25:02

Creating the most used map animation tool: GEOLayers...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/04/15

Sponsor: OpenCageUse OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their APIGeomobShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books.GeoLayersgeolayers.appJohnny HarrisMarkus’s cameo in a recent videoSearch PartyFeltProcreate dreamsJason Boone’s episodePodcast recommendation: Syntax.fmTimestamps(00:00) - Intro(02:26) - Sponsor: OpenCage(03:52) - Markus Describes himself(04:29) - GEOlayers in simple terms(05:50) - From Motion Designer, to Map

01:11:18

Volodymyr Agafonkin: The Story of Leaflet, Building...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/04/01

Volodymyr Agafonkin is the creator of Leaflet, an open-source JS mapping library started in 2008 that is used pretty much everywhere on the Internet today. We end up nerding out on what makes building simple open source software & rendering maps online tricky but also so endlessly interesting. Volodymyr lives in Ukraine, a country shaken by a war for the past few years, which we also talk about.Sponsor: Nimbo by KermapTry out Kermap's monthly mosaic viewer Nimbo for yourselfSupport the podcast on

01:00:23

Qiusheng Wu: Building & Sharing Open Source Software...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/03/15

Qiusheng Wu is an Associate Professor in Geography, an active open source contributor behind projects like geemap, leafmap or segment-geospatial also sharing tutorials on his popular Youtube channel. Qiusheng has a desire to teach, share and lower the barrier to entry to geospatial, all things I'm always curious to talk more aboutSponsor: OpenCageUse OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their APIGeomobAbout QiushengTwitterLinkedInShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a

01:07:22

Ryan Abernathey: Taking Scientific Computing to the...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/03/01

Ryan Abernathey is a Climate Scientist, open-source software developer and the CEO & co-founder of Earthmover, a company trying to simplify how scientific computing is done. Ryan also co-founded the Pangeo project in 2016, one of the major efforts to build better tools for scientific computing today.Sponsor: Nimbo by KermapTry out Kermap's monthly mosaic viewer Nimbo for yourselfAbout RyanTwitterLinkedInGithubShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you

02:19:25

Gilberto Camara - Brazil's Fight Against...

Minds Behind Maps ·

2024/02/15

Gilberto Camara was the director of INPE, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research from 2005 to 2012, working there 35y in total and leading the use of satellite imagery to fight deforestation in Brazil, leading to what Nature declared “One of the biggest environmental wins of the 2000s”Sponsor: OpenCage Use OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their API GeomobAbout GilbertoTwitterBlogShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these

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