Best Project Geospatial Podcasts (2025)

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197: Status of Federal Funding for Water Projects 1:04:31

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Send us a text Tia Cavender, CEO and Founder of Dig Deep Research, makes a return visit to discuss the status of federal funding for water projects. Tia and Dig Deep have assisted clients for over 15 years and are experts in navigating the myriad of federal grant and loan programs. We have a very timely, and sobering, discussion about how recent ch…

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196: Air-to-Water Canada - Atmospheric Water Harvesting 40:28

11d ago40:28

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Send us a text Ryan Mozi, Sales Director, from Air-to-Water Canada, joins us to discuss their atmospheric water harvesting generators and business model. This is a great discussion about the status of the industry, the various applications and uses for atmospheric water harvesting, and the role of water sovereignty. Super fun and enlightening discu…

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195: LiDAR, Machine Learning, and Geospatial Awesomeness 41:46

19d ago41:46

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Send us a text Laura Ault, Director, and Rick Kelson, LiDAR Master, of the Utah Geospatial Resources Center, join us to talk about the very important services the UGRC provide Utah. We have an entertaining and enlightening discussion about the importance of maps as the backbone of civil society (think addresses for emergency services, voting precin…

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194: 2025 Legislative Recap 41:26

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Send us a text Jeff Gittins of Smith Hartvigsen joins us again to do a legislative recap of the 2025 Utah legislative session. In sum, this is another year that builds upon prior legislation and sets out study and long-term goals for larger water thinking.By Emily E. Lewis

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193: Steve Clyde, Reflections 45:36

1M ago45:36

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Send us a text Steve Clyde, Senior Partner and Chair of the Natural Resources Practice Group at Clyde Snow & Sessions, joins us to talk about his 40 year legal career in Utah water. Steve is an esteemed Utah water lawyer responsible for shaping decades of Utah water law and mentor to countless Utah water attorneys. A wonderful discussion, personal …

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192: Wild Horses - A Complex Conundrum 1:21:23

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Send us a text Dan Adams, Senior Executive with the Langdon Group, and Celeste Carlisle; Biologist with Return to Freedom Wild Horse, Sanctuary, Educational, and Advocacy Group; Chair of the National BLM Wildhorse Working Group; and Chair of National BLM & Forest Service Wild and Burro Advisory Board; join us to talk wild horses in the West.This fr…

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191: Water Reuse In Utah 49:43

2M ago49:43

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Send us a text Andrew Pompeo, Environmental Engineer with Division of Water Quality, and Dani Zebelean, Environmental Engineer with Division of Drinking Water, join us to discuss Utah's water reuse projects and regulatory process. Andrew and Dani provide a fantastic overview of municipal waste water systems, how water reuse fits into that process, …

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190: Utah Water Ways - Utah Water Values Study 41:25

2M ago41:25

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Send us a text Jason Brown, Vice President of Communications and Education at Envision Utah, and Bart Forsyth, Utah Water Ways Policy Advisor, join us to talk about the release of the Utah Water Values study. This extremely helpful survey, study, and review makes a contemporary assessment about what Utahns are thinking about Utah's water. The study…

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189: PFAS Update 46:16

2M ago46:16

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Send us a text Sarah Page, Drinking Water Treatment Lead for the Utah Division of Drinking Water, joins us to provide a great PFAS update. We discuss EPA's final, but not yet implemented PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation, what monitoring and remediating PFAS will look like for various water systems, and the role of Guns and Roses in e…

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188: Information Needs for Water Markets 43:39

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Send us a text Sarah Null, Professor at Utah State University in the Department in Watershed Sciences, Nell Green Nylon, Senior Research Fellow, and Molly Bruce, Research Fellow at the Center for Law, Energy, & Environment at the UC Berkeley School of Law, join us to talk about their report “Information Needs for Water Markets: Fair and Effective W…

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Decoding Geo: The Civil Applications Committee | Special Coverage 17:14

3M ago17:14

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The segment provides a broad understanding of theCivil Applications Committee (CAC), which serves as a crucial link between different sectors to facilitate the use of advanced technologies for various public benefits. It highlights the CAC's role inenabling federal civil agencies to access and utilize remote sensing data and capabilities from theIn…

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187: Incorporating Watershed Improvements into Land Use Planning 1:02:43

3M ago1:02:43

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Send us a text Doug Clyde, Project Manager for High Altitude Watershed Planning for Mountain Resort Consulting and former Member of Summit County Council Planning Commission, joins us to talk about the importance of watershed health and incorporating watershed protections to land use planning rules and regulations. We discuss the specifics of the K…

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186: 2025 and the Water Year to Come 40:13

3M ago40:13

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Send us a text Shaina Shay, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of the Water Report, joins us to talk about her thoughts and themes for the upcoming 2025 Water Year. We discuss 1) Climate Change Adaptation: fire, floods, and drought and the rise of nature based solutions; 2) Funding: the end of a once in a generation surge of money for water through the Bi-par…

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Ep 20: w/ John Kandulu | Flinders University | environmental economics + economic value of green spaces + policy impact + economic analysis 39:58

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On this show we’ll be chatting with John Kandulu, from Flinders University, about the economic value of green space. John is a Senior Research Economist. He has over 15 years of experience as an applied economist, having worked across the education, not-for-profit, private and government sectors. His research focuses on formulation and assessment o…

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185: 2025 Utah Legislative Preview 59:15

3M ago59:15

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Send us a text Jeff Gittins, partner at the law firm of Smith Hartvigsen and author of the Utah Water Law and Water Rights Blog, joins us for a 2025 Utah Legislative Preview. After several years of non-stop action, 2025 is shaping up to be a bit slower with most bills addressing specific administrative tweaks or brass tack items. This intentional s…

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184: Utah Statewide Water Marketing Strategies! 56:52

4M ago56:52

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Send us a text Brett Bovee of Westwater Resources joins your host Emily Lewis to discuss the Utah Water Marketing Strategies Project. For the last 4 years Brett and Emily have been working with a Project Management Team of Clyde Snow, Westwater, HDR Engineering, the Utah Division of Water Resources, and the Utah Division of Water Rights to pilot th…

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Decoding Geo: USGS Landsat Year in Review | Special Coverage 29:13

4M ago29:13

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In this episode, Project Geospatial explores the USGS Landsat year in review.Landsat, a satellite program capturing Earth images for over 50 years, is invaluable for monitoring environmental changes and managing resources. The program’s recent report highlights its worth at $25.6 billion, showcasing its significant real-world benefits, such as impr…

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Decoding Geo: Geography 2050 Recap | Special Coverage 22:55

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SummaryThe Geography 2050 Symposium highlighted significant themes surrounding climate change, conflict, human mobility, technology, and collaboration. Experts gathered to discuss the complexities of climate as a “threat multiplier” and its impact on migration and societal issues.Highlights🌍 Climate change is a “threat multiplier” affecting resourc…

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Decoding Geo: FedGeoDay 2024 Recap | Special Coverage 16:06

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Project Geospatial presents an AI experiment aggregating and analyzing our content captured from FedGeoDay 2024. Not all content is covered but this definitely covers the highlights and major themes of the conference.Get ready for a deep dive into a recap pf key discussions and innovative ideas presented at FedGeoDay 2024! This recap podcast explor…

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Decoding Geo: FOSS4G NA 2024 Recap | Special Coverage 29:02

4M ago29:02

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SummaryThe video recaps the 2024 FOSS4G North America event, highlighting key discussions and innovations in open-source geospatial technology.Highlights Overview of the FOSS4G NA event, focusing on open-source geospatial advancements. Insightful discussions on collaborative projects and community contributions. Presentations from industry leaders …

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Decoding Geo: GEOINT 2024 Recap | Special Coverage 14:46

4M ago14:46

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Here's a podcast description for our GEOINT 2024 recap episode, highlighting major themes from the conference. This is an AI podcast experiment aggregating our content helping analyze and bring focus on what's important. Tune in and listen in.Join us for a deep dive into the highlights of the GEOINT 2024 Symposium! This year's conference in Orlando…

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183: Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Air, and Water at Utah State University 42:46

4M ago42:46

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Send us a text Brian Steed - Executive Director, Anna McEntire - Managing Director, and Stephanie Frohman - Associate Director, join us to discuss the purpose and mission of the Institute. The Institute is an exciting new(ish) effort to best use the fantastic research capabilities of USU to inform and support Utah's policy objectives for land, air,…

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Industry Limelight | Eagleview - A Conversation with CEO Piers Dormeyer 17:37

4M ago17:37

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From above the clouds to boots on the ground, how is geospatial technology revolutionizing disaster response and recovery?In this episode of Project Geospatial's Industry Limelight, we sit down with Piers Dormeyer, CEO of EagleView, a leader in geospatial technology that's changing the way we understand and interact with the world around us.Piers, …

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182: Minimum System Specific Sizing Standards 36:59

4M ago36:59

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Send us a text Dani Zebelean, Environmental Engineer III with the Utah Division of Drinking Water, joins us to discuss Minimum System Specific Sizing Standards. We discuss how Utah is working to get a better understanding of its water user by moving from a baseline estimate of per connection water use to the actual amount of used based on meter use…

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181: California Water Data Consortium 48:54

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Send us a text Robyn Grimm, Chief Executive Officer & President of the California Water Data Consortium, joins us to discuss the Consortium and its very cool mission. As a public/private collaborative non-profit, the Consortium makes the most of California's water data by: 1) developing tangible ways to apply and scale data systems; 2) convening th…

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Ep 19: 4 enviro career highlights from 2024 | Water engineer + Water-sensitive urban design + Cultural Projects + Landscape architecture + Conservation advocacy + Soil ecology 49:33

5M ago49:33

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4 enviro career highlights from 2024 For our final 2024 episode, in light of ATAR results coming out this week, we are showcasing the 4 best enviro career insights that appeared on the pod during 2024. You’ll hear from a water engineer, place maker, landscape architect, festival organisers and an ecologist. Our guests talk the different roads taken…

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180: Arizona Rural Partnership Programs and Other Exciting Activities 46:04

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Send us a text Laney Meeker, Programs Supervisor for the Statewide Planning Section of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and Christian Fauser, Western Water Policy Associate for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, join us to talk about several very exciting Arizona programs. They are currently working on an innovative Rural Pa…

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179: Utah's Cloud Seeding Program 43:07

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Send us a text Jonathan Jennings, Meteorologist and Cloud Seeding Coordinator for the Division of Water Resources, joins us to discuss Utah’s expanded and improved cloud seeding program. This is a great discussion about what cloud seeding is, what Utah’s goals are, and the potential to significantly increase our snowpack and necessary spring runoff…

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178: Custom Training Videos for Utilities 47:27

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Send us a text Joseph Blackman, Founder of Vitendo Training Solutions and Host of the Public Works Podcast, joins us to talk about his niche business of creating custom training videos for utilities. Joseph has hit on a great solution meeting a real need of utilities to find creative and effect ways to pass along their institutional knowledge. Jose…

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Ep 18: w/ Kate Matthews | Flinders University | Soil Ecology PhD + soil science + CSIRO + soil research + urban microbiota + green spaces in cities 44:16

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Meet Kate Matthews, your soil girlie (aka, soil ecologist), and PhD student at Flinders University. On this ep of the pod, we’ll be talking with Kate about soil - what it really is, why it is so important and Kate's recent findings into designing healthier cities with soil. Kate's research interests lie in the ‘bigger picture’ and how we can use so…

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177: EPA’s Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox 51:21

6M ago51:21

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Send us a text Stephanie Santell, Senior Advisor in EPA’s Policy Office and Chair of the Resilient Infrastructure Work Group on Climate, joins us to discuss EPA’s new Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox (CRAFT) and so much more. This discussion provides a great summary of the purpose and function of the Federal Environmental Protectio…

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176: Excellent Discussion on Conjunctive Management 1:06:30

6M ago1:06:30

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Send us a text TJ Budge of Racine & Olson joins us to give a fantastic update on the 2015 Idaho Groundwater Pumpers Association (IGWA) Settlement Agreement. The 2015 Settlement Agreement adopted an innovative conjunctive management program of balancing senior surface water rights and junior groundwater use with conservation measures, aquifer recove…

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175: Activities at the University of Utah 41:36

6M ago41:36

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Send us a text Marian Rice joins us to talk about the many hats she wears and several exciting programs at the University of Utah. Marian sits as the: Associate Director of Energy Futures Engine; Associate Director of Peak Water Sustainability Engine; the Lead Critical Minerals Working Group; and is on the Leadership Team NSF Southwest Sustainabili…

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174: Art for the Great Salt Lake Part 1 46:40

6M ago46:40

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Send us a text Andrew Shaw, Wake the Great Salt Lake Coordinator for the Salt Lake City Arts Council and Kellie Bornhoft, Artist, Professor, and Grant Recipient, join us to talk about the Wake the Great Salt Lake Art Project and Kellie’s “By A Thread” art installation. Hopefully one of several discussions, we talk about the Bloomberg funded art pro…

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - Interactive Analysis & Visualization of Geospatial Data with Leafmap - Qiusheng Wu 27:23

6M ago27:23

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Qiusheng Wu’s presentation on Leafmap at FOSS4G NA 2024 highlights its capabilities for interactive geospatial data visualization using Python. Leafmap simplifies data access and mapping tasks, making it ideal for users at all skill levels.Highlights🌐 Leafmap allows browser-based geospatial data visualization without the need for desktop software.🐍…

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - Applying Large Language Models to Geospatial Search and Analysis - Jason Gilman 24:47

6M ago24:47

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Jason Gilman from Element 84 discusses the integration of large language models (LLMs) with geospatial data to enhance search and analysis capabilities in his talk at FOSS4G NA 2024.Highlights🌍 LLMs can bridge the gap between geospatial data and user inquiries, enabling effective search.🤖 LLMs function like CPUs, processing natural language but lac…

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - Tracking Detected Vessels at Sea from USVs - Jonathan Mason & Jian Wu 26:33

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The presentation by Jonathan Mason and Jian Wu discusses the use of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), specifically sail drones, for tracking vessels at sea. It highlights the unique challenges of ocean exploration and monitoring, and how sail drones, powered by wind and solar energy, enable efficient data collection for various applications includi…

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - Optimized Geospatial Indexing for Hybrid Search and GeoAI - Nicholas Knize 31:23

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Nicholas Knize discusses optimizing geospatial indexing and hybrid search using advanced data structures within the Lucene framework at FOSS4G NA 2024. He emphasizes reducing cloud infrastructure waste and improving geospatial data processing efficiency.Highlights🌍 Discusses hybrid search and GeoAI advancements.💡 Explains the evolution of geospatia…

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - Geospatial Radar Report 2024 - Lauren Frederic 22:51

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Lauren Frederick, CTO at Element 84, discusses the launch of the 2024 Geospatial Tech Radar, highlighting its evolution and the growing influence of AI in geospatial technology.Highlights🌍 Element 84 is a woman-owned business focused on geospatial data and software solutions.📊 The Tech Radar serves as a resource for the geospatial community, showca…

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - Keynote - Brian Monheiser 25:06

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Brian Monheiser emphasizes the importance of relationships in the geospatial community during the FOSS4G NA 2024 keynote. He reflects on personal experiences and professional journeys that shaped his career, underlining how connections contribute to individual growth and industry development.Highlights🎉 394 attendees from 7 countries, with 61% firs…

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FOSS4G - Blazing Fast Geospatial SQL in DuckDB - Isaac Brodsky 26:43

6M ago26:43

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Isaac Brodsky discusses the integration of H3, an open-source hierarchical hexagonal grid system, with DuckDB, an analytical SQL database, to enhance geospatial data analysis. This combination enables efficient querying and manipulation of diverse datasets in real-time.Highlights🚀 H3 is an innovative grid system from Uber for geospatial data analys…

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - Speeding Up Raster/Vector Zonal Analysis with exactextract - Dan Baston 24:23

6M ago24:23

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Dan Baston presents “exactextract,” a library designed for efficient raster/vector zonal statistics analysis. This tool accurately transfers information from raster datasets to vector datasets, addressing limitations in existing methods.Highlights🌍 Dan Baston is a software engineer focusing on open-source projects, primarily for federal government …

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - STAC for Public EO Data - Matthew Hanson 27:09

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Matthew Hanson discusses recent updates and challenges surrounding the SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) at the FOSS4G NA 2024 conference, emphasizing its open-source ecosystem and the importance of data extensions.Highlights🌐 STAC is an open-source framework for geospatial data management.📈 Adoption is a key metric for the maturity of its specif…

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - Build vs Buy vs Open Source - Dan Pilone 27:34

6M ago27:34

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Dan Pilone discusses the complexities of choosing between building, buying, or adopting open-source software, particularly in the geospatial software development context. He emphasizes the importance of decision-making criteria to mitigate risks and enhance project success rates.Highlights💡 Understanding the importance of open-source can lead to be…

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - Bringing Geospatial Awareness to LLMs Using Open-Source Software - Nathan McEachen 28:56

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Nathan McEachen discusses the integration of geospatial awareness into large language models (LLMs) through open-source software, emphasizing the importance of interoperability and knowledge-sharing in addressing complex societal issues.Highlights🌍 Geospatial awareness is crucial for addressing public health and climate crises effectively.🔗 Current…

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - Maps as Art Using FOSS - Tracy Homer 23:38

6M ago23:38

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Tracy Homer discusses the intersection of open-source mapping and art in her presentation, showcasing various artistic map projects she has completed using open-source tools and technologies.Highlights🎨 Tracy Homer merges open-source mapping with artistic expression.🧵 Created a unique cross-stitch map of Tennessee, demonstrating pixel art technique…

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - Web based NWS Guidance Data Displays Using FOSS4G - David Miller & Kevin McGrath 29:02

6M ago29:02

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David Miller and Kevin McGrath discuss advancements in web-based National Weather Service (NWS) guidance data displays using FOSS4G technologies. They highlight the evolution of their web mapping tools, focusing on improved interactivity and data accessibility.Highlights🌐 Transitioned NWS viewer to cloud-based services for better performance.📊 Intr…

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - NASA GIBS and Worldview: Enabling Open Exploration of our World - Matthew Graber 27:10

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The talk presents the Overture Map Foundation, a collaborative initiative aimed at creating reliable and interoperable open map data. The foundation seeks to streamline map data management and provides a unified approach to geographic features through a Global Entity Reference System (GERS).Highlights🌍 Overture Map Foundation aims to create a “Linu…

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - Serving Earth Observation Data with GeoServer - Andrea Aime 21:57

6M ago21:57

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Andrea Aime discusses how GeoServer facilitates the serving of Earth observation data, focusing on capabilities like cataloging, filtering, and image mosaicking from satellite data.Highlights🌍 GeoServer aids in managing vast Earth observation data from satellites and sensors.📊 The STAC API helps organize data into collections, making it easier to s…

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FOSS4G NA 2024 - Maptivism: How GIS Takes Down Bad Guys and Preserves Truth - Jenna Dolecek 22:02

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Jenna Dolecek discusses the vital role of open GIS data in investigating human rights violations, presenting projects that leverage geospatial analysis to track detention facilities in Tibet and document the destruction of villages in Myanmar.Highlights🌍 Open GIS data aids in global human rights investigations.🗺️ The Tibet research project identifi…

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