Send us a text

Dany Bouchard is the CEO of the GIS consulting business, CartoVista. He saw there was an opportunity to help markets reach their fullest potential by showing them their own data and producing high end results so that they can make better business decisions. CartoVista believes in the user experience and thrives to make the Graphical interface and ease of use manageable for their clients. Jump in this week's episode as we talk about how Dany started his business and why, the belief behind good management, and some exciting endeavors CartoVista is taking. 

Mapping Software Solutions | Cloud Based GIS | Cartovista

 www.spatialstack.ai/spatial-lab
Or Sign up: https://spatial-lab.circle.so/checkout/spatial-lab-member?affiliate_code=926635

Send us a text

Dentist now reformed GIS programmer/entrepenuer. Khaled's life changed when he decided to minor in GIS while pursuing is MBA. His pursuits helped him his passion towards helping companies become more eco-friendly by using solar and renewable energy. This prompted him to create his own company, Geoscope Analytics that has been recognized as a startup partner by Esri. Listen how he made all of this possible on this week's episode!

Check out his company here:

https://geoscopanalytics.com/

check out Khaled book here:

https://www.amazon.com/Leveraging-ChatGPT-GIS-Analysis-Practical-ebook/dp/B0D3N9R2C8

 www.spatialstack.ai/spatial-lab
Or Sign up: https://spatial-lab.circle.so/checkout/spatial-lab-member?affiliate_code=926635

Send us a text

Grant West from, Hampton, Virginia, pushes the envelope and wants to help others broaden their knowledge within the GIS field. Mainly involved in telecommunications, Grant uses his expertise in data analytics and surveying to help best analyze poles maintained out in field and the building of newly constructed poles for Timmons Group.  Grant also gives us an in depth look at what makes a pole successful and a failure. And how the telecommunications industry could improve how they use GIS. We lastly, briefly, talk on the differences between receiving a degree and a certification. 

 www.spatialstack.ai/spatial-lab
Or Sign up: https://spatial-lab.circle.so/checkout/spatial-lab-member?affiliate_code=926635

Send us a text

Evan Applegate, the man and maker of all things maps. Owner of the map consultancy and podcast host of VeryExpensiveMaps, Evan goes through how him working for Bloomberg to National Geographic lead him to now being a freelance mapper. Maps on blankets, neon maps, and any other map you need through his websites. We also touch on the struggles cartographers face and what makes a good map.

https://evanapplegate.com/

https://columbiapressworks.com/collections

 www.spatialstack.ai/spatial-lab
Or Sign up: https://spatial-lab.circle.so/checkout/spatial-lab-member?affiliate_code=926635

Send us a text

*Sorry for my audio in this episode. However, Michael sounds great, and you will be able to pick up what we are putting down 

(Recorded May 4th, 2024) Michael Ivison is joining us from Japan. He is a jack of all trades, but he mainly works freelance, and content creates GIS tutorials on his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@MikeIvisonGIS  .

 In this episode we talk about how freelance work in Japan has been both a blessing and a curse, the identity crisis within the GIS community, how AI may not be as great as we think, and how important mental health is to Michael. Oh, he also hiked Mount Fuji. Give this episode a listen.

 www.spatialstack.ai/spatial-lab
Or Sign up: https://spatial-lab.circle.so/checkout/spatial-lab-member?affiliate_code=926635

Send us a text

Owners and founders of North Arrow, Charles and Olivia strive to help the underprivileged community and expose environmental injustices through visualization and storytelling. With the combined backgrounds of marketing/business and activism, North arrow was born. They not only feel like they need to expose injustices and shed light to NGO's that are working to dissolve them, but they also feel it is necessary for the public to know about these injustices as well. A lot of non-profits are doing great work, but do not have the marketing necessary to voice their presence in the world. Thats where North Arrow comes in. Listen in the podcast's first ever duo interview: Olivia and Charles. 

Check out their website in the link below! 

www.north-arrow.org

 www.spatialstack.ai/spatial-lab
Or Sign up: https://spatial-lab.circle.so/checkout/spatial-lab-member?affiliate_code=926635

Send us a text

*Disclaimer: I apologize for my audio. I had to cut out most of my parts in this episode for the sake of making sure this week's guest, Sam Hashemi, could shine!  Give it up for the GIS Chat Podcast first solo guest episode!

Sam Hashemi, Founder and creator of the GIS Stack software, Felt, is passionate about design and innovation. Previously worked for NASA and founded the company, Remix, amongst other companies, Sam gives us a brief yet in-depth description of the latest news coming in for Felt and what customers can expect if they allow Felt be their new GIS guru. 

Send us a text

Mihir is a recent graduate of ASU majored in Urban Planning. His love of buildings and architecture steered him towards a career that he felt would help the public. Coming from India to pursue a degree in Arizona was not a tough transition for Mihir as he easily adjusted. 
Along with how transitioning from an internship to a full-time job at Aecom, we also talk about why public transit is so important to Mihir, and how his time in India helped influence his drive towards building a better transit system for Arizona. 

Send us a text

Jason is the drone guy, or more professionally known as, a drone architect. His passion for drones has led him to podcasting, starting a nonprofit, a YouTube channel and working for Cognizant as a drone architect. Funny enough, the object that almost killed him in flight is the very object he dedicated his life learning and teaching others about. 
Listen in on this rambunctious conversation as Jason and I talk all things drones. 

 www.spatialstack.ai/spatial-lab
Or Sign up: https://spatial-lab.circle.so/checkout/spatial-lab-member?affiliate_code=926635

Send us a text

CEO of RomoGIS, Frank Romo's GIS background and upbringing inspired him to focus mainly on helping underrepresented communities across the nation. Frank saw the communities that were most vulnerable to injustices, and created RomoGIS to help train young adults in coding, mapping, consulting, etc. to help those particular groups in various ways.
Along those lines, we talk about how hard it can be to find those datasets because of barriers and glass ceilings, but that never stopped RomoGIS. Listen in, as we hear Franks inspiring message about bringing community together and why that is so important to him.

 www.spatialstack.ai/spatial-lab
Or Sign up: https://spatial-lab.circle.so/checkout/spatial-lab-member?affiliate_code=926635