Geomob

By GeomobTechnology

Geomob episodes

July 19, 2021 Ed/Steven: updates and geo news
One of our regular episodes in which we catch up our projects, and discuss the geonews. Ed is a week away from some much-needed holiday, but first racing to close out a project for a new large enterprise client at OpenCage. Meanwhile Steven is back from a week in the country and enjoying having Arnaud helping him on Mappery.
We dive into the recent geonews, starting with Lego word maps. The common theme in this month's geonews is that the neogeo scene is growing up: OSM makes it on the Guardian homepage, Mapbox employees form a union, India cracks down on Twitter India showing "incorrect" maps. Finally we discuss the recent article from Joe Morrisson.

Have a great summer, everyone.
Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.
40 min
July 12, 2021 Dave Gee: Doodle Maps
Steven has the chance to speak with freelance artists David Gee, known for his "Doodle Maps". Doodle maps are hand-drawn, cartoonish, inked illustrations sometimes described as "a caricature of a map". Dave explains the creative process behind the maps, which is about capturing the feel of a city or region in his unique style rather than creating a perfectly geographically accurate representation of a location. Besides standard prints, he also often creates murals. The discussion is an interesting peak behind the curtain of a life of an artist working in the mapping space. I encourage you to explore Dave's website, where maps can be purchased as prints, on mugs, masks, etc.
Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.
24 min
July 12, 2021 Dave Gee: Doodle Maps
Steven has the chance to speak with freelance artists David Gee, known for his "Doodle Maps". Doodle maps are hand-drawn, cartoonish, inked illustrations sometimes described as "a caricature of a map". Dave explains the creative process behind the maps, which is about capturing the feel of a city or region in his unique style rather than creating a perfectly geographically accurate representation of a location. Besides standard prints, he also often creates murals. The discussion is an interesting peak behind the curtain of a life of an artist working in the mapping space. I encourage you to explore Dave's website, where maps can be purchased as prints, on mugs, masks, etc.
Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.
24 min
July 05, 2021 Lisa Allen: The Little Book of Data
Steven speaks with Lisa Allen, co-author (together with Deborah Yates) of The little book of data: First steps to your data transformation. The book is full of practical tips and best practices for anyone working with data. The list of lessons draws upon Lisa's many years of experience in various high-profile data roles including Head of Data Management at Defra (UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), Head of Data at the UK's Ordnance Survey, and now at the ODI (the Open Data Institute). A useful resource for anyone looking to raise their data game,
After discussing the book and Lisa's background, the conversation moves to "Data as Infrastructure" and the part data plays in the wider data ecosystem, and how we responsibly share that data. Steven tries, but fails, to avoid ranting about the data rights around the UK postcode system.
Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.
29 min
July 05, 2021 Lisa Allen: The Little Book of Data
Steven speaks with Lisa Allen, co-author (together with Deborah Yates) of The little book of data: First steps to your data transformation. The book is full of practical tips and best practices for anyone working with data. The list of lessons draws upon Lisa's many years of experience in various high-profile data roles including Head of Data Management at Defra (UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), Head of Data at the UK's Ordnance Survey, and now at the ODI (the Open Data Institute). A useful resource for anyone looking to raise their data game,
After discussing the book and Lisa's background, the conversation moves to "Data as Infrastructure" and the part data plays in the wider data ecosystem, and how we responsibly share that data. Steven tries, but fails, to avoid ranting about the data rights around the UK postcode system.
Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.
29 min
June 28, 2021 Gregory Marler: State of the Map
Today Ed chats with long-time OpenStreetMap contributor Gregory Marler about the upcoming State of the Map (SotM), the annual OpenStreetMap conference, which will take place online from July 9-11. Gregory is a member of the organizing committee, as he has been for many years. We discuss the format of this year's event, why someone should attend, and what attendees can look forward to. We then reminisce about past SotM's, and speculate about whether we will see a repeat of past geosinging incidents.

We look forward to seeing you at SotM! Many thanks to all the organizers, speakers, and sponsors.

Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.
25 min
June 28, 2021 Gregory Marler: State of the Map
Today Ed chats with long-time OpenStreetMap contributor Gregory Marler about the upcoming State of the Map (SotM), the annual OpenStreetMap conference, which will take place online from July 9-11. Gregory is a member of the organizing committee, as he has been for many years. We discuss the format of this year's event, why someone should attend, and what attendees can look forward to. We then reminisce about past SotM's, and speculate about whether we will see a repeat of past geosinging incidents.

We look forward to seeing you at SotM! Many thanks to all the organizers, speakers, and sponsors.

Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.
25 min
June 22, 2021 Neil Ackroyd: Sustainable Mapping
This week's guest is Neil Ackroyd. He and Steven look back on Neil's long career in mapping and surveying, including the introduction of GPS and the transition to digital processes. He reflects on the many changes to the industry, especially in the context of decades spend in different senior roles at the UK's Ordnance Survey, including two terms as acting Chief Executive. But rather than just looking backwards, the conversation then turns to the topic of "sustainable" mapping and how geospatial technologies and standards can help us create sustainable development. Finally, Steven and Neil also look at the role of national mapping agencies in the age of global mapping giants.
Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.
42 min
June 22, 2021 Neil Ackroyd: Sustainable Mapping
This week's guest is Neil Ackroyd. He and Steven look back on Neil's long career in mapping and surveying, including the introduction of GPS and the transition to digital processes. He reflects on the many changes to the industry, especially in the context of decades spend in different senior roles at the UK's Ordnance Survey, including two terms as acting Chief Executive. But rather than just looking backwards, the conversation then turns to the topic of "sustainable" mapping and how geospatial technologies and standards can help us create sustainable development. Finally, Steven and Neil also look at the role of national mapping agencies in the age of global mapping giants.
Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.
42 min
June 15, 2021 Ferdinando Villa: ARIES
In this episode Ed speaks with Ferdinando Villa, Ikerbasque Professor at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), and lead investigator on the ARIES (AI for Environment & Sustainability) project. The impulse for our conversation was the recent announcement by the UN of a collaboration with BC3 to use ARIES to support countries as they apply the new international standard for natural capital accounting, the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) Ecosystem Accounting. Ferdinando explains what exactly ARIES is, but then our conversation ranges more deeply, reflecting on building models and systems for environmental understanding in a world of where data sets are continually evolving. We then turn to the role that members of the geospatial community can play in encouraging a sustainable future.
Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.
32 min

About Geomob

From the publisher's feed

Geoinnovation - for fun or profit

Share Geomob

Sign up to save your podcasts

Geomob

Geomob episodes

About Geomob

More shows like Geomob

Fresh Air

The Inquiry

The Daily

Up First from NPR

The MapScaping Podcast - GIS, Geospatial, Remote Sensing, earth observation and digital geography

Consider This from NPR

Finanzen ganz einfach - von Saidi, Sophie & Emil

The Ezra Klein Show

Mostly Technical