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

This is not a deep dive technical explanation of all things Landsat, it's a brief overview of the Landsat mission, what it takes to launch a Landsat satellite, how the data get back to earth, and what it is used for.   There is also a brief discussion of Landsat next ... the future of Landsat ;)    You can access Landsat data here https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/data Or via STAC here https://landsat.stac.cloud/?t=catalogs   Remember to Subscribe :)  and Share this podcast with a friend! Learn more at https://mapscaping.com Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/ Or Twitter https://twitter.com/MapScaping    

Learn about OSGO Live, a self-contained environment for open source geospatial tools. Discover the involvement and goals of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. Explore the applications of OSGO Live in education, research, and industry. Find out about the features and tools available on live.osgeo.org. Understand how software projects are chosen for inclusion in OSG Live.

This is not a podcast episode about collecting data from a plane! it's a podcast episode about the possibilities of large-scale aerial mapping using only RGB data and the challenges you face along the way.   Dr. Michael Bewley from www.nearmap.com   Remember to Subscribe :)  and Share this podcast with a friend! Learn more at https://mapscaping.com Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/ Or Twitter https://twitter.com/MapScaping

Labels matter and if we are talking about Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Deep Learning then they matter a lot! but what is labeled data? how is it different from tagging, annotating, or segmentation?    This podcast episode is an introduction to creating training data for AI algorithms and if you are new to AI or just want to understand it a bit better  go back into the podcast archive and check out the episode called "An Introduction To Artificial Intelligence"   Thanks to Mallory Dodd from iMerit.net   Check out https://geoawesomeness.com/   Remember to Subscribe :)  and Share this podcast with a friend! Learn more at https://mapscaping.com Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/ Or Twitter https://twitter.com/MapScaping   

Perhaps you have thought about starting your own Geospatial business or maybe you are just curious about the kind of people that do venture into the world of entrepreneurship within the geospatial industry. Carly Morris, head of Geovation gives us an insight into the kind of geospatial founders she is looking for and the kinds of problems these founders are solving.    If you are interested in starting your own business then this podcast episode is for you!.   Connect with Carly on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlymorris/   Remember to Subscribe :)  and Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list https://mapscaping.com/podcast Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/ Or Twitter https://twitter.com/MapScaping

Monitoring flooding from space is hard, even for a radar that can look through clouds and operate at night! Shay Strong from ICEYE walks us through some of the challenges around creating a reliable and predictable flood monitoring process and explains why the technology is not the hard part.   Reach out to Shay on Twitter at @shaybstrong !   If you want to know more about SAR technology check the episode called "INTRODUCTION TO SYNTHETIC-APERTURE RADAR" in the podcast feed!    Remember to Subscribe :)  and Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list https://mapscaping.com/podcast Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/ Or Twitter https://twitter.com/MapScaping    

Calculating the location of your mobile device ( the blue dot ) is not as straightforward as you might imagine. It involves databases of wifi hotspots, 3D city models, IMU's, GNSS, your proximity to cell towers, and maybe something called visual positioning. Ed Parsons - Googles Geospatial Technologist explains    previous podcast episode that you might enjoy! SATELLITE-BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEM - A BASE STATION IN THE SKY POSITIONING AS A SERVICE AND THE ROLE OF SMARTPHONES IN THE FUTURE OF GEOLOCATION USING THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD OF BUILDINGS TO NAVIGATE INDOORS HYPER-ACCURATE INDOOR LOCATION NAVIGATING THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF GNSS   Remember to Subscribe :)  and Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list https://mapscaping.com/podcast Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/ Or Twitter https://twitter.com/MapScaping  

What does it mean to be a certified geospatial professional? what are the requirements? what does the process look like and who is this for. Tony Spicci the Executive Director of the GIS Certification Institute joins us today to answer these questions. GIS Certification Institute https://www.gisci.org/       Remember to Subscribe :)  Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list https://mapscaping.com/podcast Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/ Or Twitter https://twitter.com/MapScaping  

Have you ever thought about starting your own side hustle? working on something with the hopes of it turning into a full-time gig? This is all about selling maps online, geospatial content as a service, and geospatial freelancing gigs.    This episode is a bit different from what you are used to ... let me know what you think.   https://www.etsy.com/dk-en/shop/EarthArtAustralia https://www.printful.com https://www.gps-coordinates.net/ https://www.freemaptools.com/ https://www.upwork.com/ https://www.fiverr.com/       Remember to Subscribe :)  Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list https://mapscaping.com/podcast Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/ Or Twitter https://twitter.com/MapScaping          

OpenTopography provides community access to high-resolution, topography data, related tools, and resources ... FOR FREE!   OpenTopograhy.org   Sponsored by Regrid.com Leading provider of land parcels and location context data for your maps, apps, and spatial analysis.   Remember to Subscribe :)  Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list https://mapscaping.com/podcast Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/ Or Twitter https://twitter.com/MapScaping