Ep 4 - Aravind Ravichandran - Earth Observation markets & value propositions

Welcome to the 4th episode of this experiment!

This was a insightful conversation talking about the big picture of where the Earth Observation market is and might be heading in the next few years.

About Aravind:

• Aravind's Twitter: https://twitter.com/aravind_raves
• Aravind's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aravindravichandran/
• TerraWatch Space consulting: https://www.terrawatch.space/services
• TerraWatch Space podcast: https://anchor.fm/terrawatch-space

Time stamps:

• 04:05 : Aravind presents himself
• 13:25 : How a software background helped in Aravind's consulting work
• 17:00 : Explaining the field at a high level / low level
• 21:50 : Helping companies get "out of the Earth Observation bubble"
• 25:20 : Working with non-geospatial industries that need Earth Observation data
• 31:45 : How to manage expectation for people not familiar with geospatial data?
• 38:10 : Is the SaaS (Software as a Service) model leading to some of rise in funding?
• 41:00 : IaaS; Insights as a Service instead of SaaS
• 46:25 : The relationship between Big Tech and Earth Observation
• 53:10 : The iPhone moment in Earth Observation
• 1:00:00 : Public / Private sector interaction
• 1:12:20 : The value of working on the boring stuff
• 1:17:25 : The Indian EO market
• 1:28:35 : Trying to understand why the West hears little about the Indian scene
• 1:31:00 : Aravind's podcast: TerraWatch Space
• 1:41:25 : Book recommendations!

Links towards topics in the discussion:

• Kerbal Space Program: https://www.kerbalspaceprogram.com/
• PwC: https://www.pwc.com/
• Planet acquiring Google's Terra Bella constellation in 2017: https://spacenews.com/planet-to-acquire-terra-bella-from-google/
• Indian Space Research Organization: https://www.isro.gov.in/
• Pixxel: https://www.pixxel.space/
• Tim Ferris Show: https://tim.blog/podcast/

Book recommendations:

• Sapiens, a Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
• When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
• Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

As always feel free to reach out to me if you have anything to say about the podcast:

• minds.behind.maps@gmail.com
• or through Twitter: @MaxLenormand

Thanks for taking the time to listen :)