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SeerAI Responds to Johnny Harris about Neom
AlexWagner is a datascientist at SeerAI. This is a start up thathas produced Geodesic, a spatiotemporal data fusion platform. The discussionwas triggered by a video 12 days ago from popular YouTuber Johnny Harris,"Why Saudi Arabia is Building a$1 Trillion City in the Desert".Alex responded on LinkedIn with an animation of all evidence ofconstruction activity at Neom since 2023.
This was a perfect accompaniment to a conversation threadover the past two episodes with Valrie Grantand Jordan Regenie. Across these two episodesI have raised the issue of human rights abuses on Neom related to landownership. The first time I did it was with Valrie, who is the deputy chair ofa UN body - the private sector network of the UN's council of experts on globalgeospatial information management. Noting that Jordan has a law degree and thatI am a new migrant to the US, I took the opportunity to discuss the firstamendment with him in the context of whistle blowing about Neom.
Both conversations were useful in building up a picture ofhow I am going to respond as a Geographic Information SystemsProfessional (GISP) certification holder.I started by gaining the awareness of someone associated with the world's peakhuman rights body, the UN. I continued with understanding my rights regardingspeech to do with this circumstance in the world's largest economy, the US. NowI am continuing the conversation here by looking at how geospatial analysis canassist in understanding the whole affair. It is good that this can occur in thecontext of what one of the most popular map related YouTubers recently had tosay about the project.
Overall it shows how dynamic insightful our industry is.This conversation highlights how we have a global bench of talent independentlyresearching and responding to the world as it happens.
THE GEOSPATIAL INDEX
The Geospatial Index is a comprehensive listing of allpublicly traded geospatial businesses worldwide. Why? The industry is growingat ~5.4% annually (after inflation and after adjusting for base rates). Thisrate varies significantly, however, by sub index. For ~$400,000 to start, thisgrowth rate is $5,000,000 over a working life. This channel, Bluesky account,newsletter, watchlist and podcast express the view that you are serious aboutgeospatial if you take the view of an investor, venture capitalist orentrepreneur. You are expected to do your own research. This is not areplacement for that. This is not investment advice. Consider it entertainment.
NOT THE OPINION OF MY EMPLOYER
NOT YOUR FIDUCIARY
NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geospatial.money
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/geospatialindex
Watchlist: https://www.tradingview.com/watchlists/123254792/
Newsletter: www.geospatial.money
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5gpQUsaWxEBpYCnypEdHFC
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AlexWagner is a datascientist at SeerAI. This is a start up thathas produced Geodesic, a spatiotemporal data fusion platform. The discussionwas triggered by a video 12 days ago from popular YouTuber Johnny Harris,"Why Saudi Arabia is Building a$1 Trillion City in the Desert".Alex responded on LinkedIn with an animation of all evidence ofconstruction activity at Neom since 2023.
This was a perfect accompaniment to a conversation threadover the past two episodes with Valrie Grantand Jordan Regenie. Across these two episodesI have raised the issue of human rights abuses on Neom related to landownership. The first time I did it was with Valrie, who is the deputy chair ofa UN body - the private sector network of the UN's council of experts on globalgeospatial information management. Noting that Jordan has a law degree and thatI am a new migrant to the US, I took the opportunity to discuss the firstamendment with him in the context of whistle blowing about Neom.
Both conversations were useful in building up a picture ofhow I am going to respond as a Geographic Information SystemsProfessional (GISP) certification holder.I started by gaining the awareness of someone associated with the world's peakhuman rights body, the UN. I continued with understanding my rights regardingspeech to do with this circumstance in the world's largest economy, the US. NowI am continuing the conversation here by looking at how geospatial analysis canassist in understanding the whole affair. It is good that this can occur in thecontext of what one of the most popular map related YouTubers recently had tosay about the project.
Overall it shows how dynamic insightful our industry is.This conversation highlights how we have a global bench of talent independentlyresearching and responding to the world as it happens.
THE GEOSPATIAL INDEX
The Geospatial Index is a comprehensive listing of allpublicly traded geospatial businesses worldwide. Why? The industry is growingat ~5.4% annually (after inflation and after adjusting for base rates). Thisrate varies significantly, however, by sub index. For ~$400,000 to start, thisgrowth rate is $5,000,000 over a working life. This channel, Bluesky account,newsletter, watchlist and podcast express the view that you are serious aboutgeospatial if you take the view of an investor, venture capitalist orentrepreneur. You are expected to do your own research. This is not areplacement for that. This is not investment advice. Consider it entertainment.
NOT THE OPINION OF MY EMPLOYER
NOT YOUR FIDUCIARY
NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geospatial.money
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/geospatialindex
Watchlist: https://www.tradingview.com/watchlists/123254792/
Newsletter: www.geospatial.money
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5gpQUsaWxEBpYCnypEdHFC