With a passion for GIS, location intelligence, maps, cartography, indeed anything with a whiff of spatial, Chris and Mark decided to seek fame and fortune by starting the world’s best geospatial podcast.* A podcast that may include anything and everything about the geospatial world. From news ar…
The last episode of what has been a very strange year.
Just what does it take to be a 15 minute city, or a 20 minute city come to it? Mark and Chris cast a spatial eye over the discussion.
What is Geospatial 2.0? If you aren't sure then join the club. We aim to enlighten a little, but we also have a lot to learn.
Get ready for the first virtual Esri UC, wave goodbye to the old Esri Field Apps and hello to the new Esri Field Maps, and join us as we walk with Elephants. Plus we take a look at the life of Waldo Tobler and the First Law of Geography.
Episode 70 - a whole episode more than episode 69! This week we top you up with some spatial news, doing our best to keep Covid-19 free, and we take a look at the New South Wales Digital Twin MVP, a lot of promise in a nice Cesium package.
As Covid-19 continues to impact the world we look at how spatial technology in various guises is used to monitor the threat, monitor resources, monitor social distancing and monitor boredom. Plus we discuss the what an online version of the Esri UC will be like.
If you have the Lockdown blues well we're here to brighten your day with general spatial waffle. We have a heap of news, not all of it Covid-19 related, plus we ask just how green is the GIS you are using in out Topic of the Week. So go find a quite place, sit back and relax, we've got this.
We live in troubled times, in our case troubled by technology, hospital visits and of course the impact of Covid-19. But we are back with some hot news, some great maps, river wide political boundaries and Google Maps hacks.
Back for 2020 we kick off the new year with a look back at some of the biggest mapping stories from 2019. Plus we discuss the misleading maps and images used to portray the Australian bush fires.
Its our Christmassy where we discuss seasonal gifts for the map loving loved one in your life. Plus we have a fair bit of news from across the Spatial industry.
We skip youtube for this episode and get back to basics with some financially based Spatial News. Plus we try and see what others can't and review Esri's TV commercial and consider what it means for the industry. Plus we have a hard fort game of Export to Shapefile.
Our second attempt at a multi channel podcast. We have lots of news, lots of views and in Topic of the Week we chat about how Enterprise systems are doing their darnedest to give GIS a run for its money.
In this episode we admit to being a little overwhelmed by technology as we attempt to livestream video whilst also recording the podcast - do we succeed, you decide!
In this episode Mark disappears mid way though the podcast! Does he come back, you'll have to listen to find out. We also cover some existing news about a new global mapping contender, we get all nostalgic about Fuzzy Felts, we realise we know very little about the NLF and only slightly more about the Democratic Primaries. This week we are definitely not sponsored by Asahi Dry, although it is a tasty drop.
After a tech breakdown enforced break we are playing catch up and cram as much as possible into this episode, so we have news, we have a wrap up of the Esri User Conference 2019 and Mark is challenged to a game of Export to Shapefile.
In this episode Mark and Chris chat with Ed Freyfogle, entrepreneur, investor, geomob wrangler, and co-founder of OpenCage Data about what makes him tick. Plus we say nice things about DJI, ask why Hobbits didn't use spatial analysis to find their way to Mount Doom, and discuss ways to make the Esri popup nicer.
Are maps art? Well of course they are and especially so if Daniel O'Donohue from MapScaping has created it. We chat to Daniel about MapScaping, and Danish GIS. In the news we look at a huge Class Action, we see what Facebook has been up to to locate potential users in Africa and we have the ubiquitous article about Game of Thrones.
We have a boatload of news, from Esri numerous updates, to unexpected members of the flat earth society, to drones firing seed missiles we have you covered. Plus we discuss what it takes to be a GIS consultant, and back by popular demand Export to Shapefile.
In this episode, we talk to Felix Stock, founder of KinderKiez and ask him how he came up with just an awesome idea. We have some news, ArcGIS has a quarterly release, Google goes AR and we see if we can find Carmen Sandiego.
Just how accurate is accurate? Can better accuracy inside your mobile phone mean a new opportunity for location specialists and consumers? The Broadcom Dual Frequency GPS chip released in late 2017 providing 10cm accuracy hasn't found the home you might expect appearing in only one smartphone in 2018.
We kick off our first episode of 2019 with a charming interview with the founders of Bluefield GIS and discuss the awesome apps Draw Maps and Draw GIS that they have developed. Plus we have a bit of Spatial News and of course general waffle from your hosts of the number one Geospatial Podcast in the World.
In this episode, we reach the peak of our own inflated expectations before diving deep into the trough of our disillusionment and then finally we start climbing the slopes of enlightenment and all for the simple pleasure of our listeners. We look at the top 10 strategic tech trends for 2019 and ask what do they mean for the spatial industry, plus we have a top selection of spatial news and the return of Export to Shapefile.
We follow up our last episode on Digital Twins with an interview with James Fee, CTO at CityZenith and all round good egg. Plus some exciting news from Esri about new user roles, HERE grab the number one spot for Mapping and Navigation from Google in a new report by Ovum and we take a look at the Brexit Isles.
It's Episode 51 and we get our Digital Twin doubleheader off to a great start with a discussion around the definition of a Digital Twin, priming us nicely for our special guest next week. Plus we have a whole heap of news, from Esri Arcade to pedestrian monitoring using IoT.
It's our 50th episode and we are celebrating in style with an interview with the creator of Uber's Kepler.gl, what could be better than that! Plus we have a bit of survey news, Fifa embraces GPS, and New Zealand Emerging Spatial Professionals get in the know with a careers conference.
We're back after a 6-week break - you know you've missed us! In the news in this episode, we celebrate Open Street Map's 14th Birthday, we wonder if GIS is mainstream and consider if Google is out to annoy flat earthers. Plus in Topic of the Week we fall in love all over again with the paper map. Export to Shapefile makes a welcome return.
17901 attendees, 2400 gallons of coffee, 2200 staff, 480 Technical Workshops, 307 Exhibitors, 198 Paper Sessions, 124 Special Interest Groups, 34 Plenary speakers, and 1 Jack Dangermond. These are just some of the stats that sum up the 2018 Esri User Conference. In this special episode Chris, and Mark are joined by the very affable Kurt Towler, host of the fabulous podcast Speaking of GIS. We discuss all things UC whilst relaxing in the map gallery.
In this episode, we have another great interview, this time with Santiago Giraldo, Director of Marketing at Carto. Hear what he has to say about the state of the spatial industry and how organizations use Carto to turn location data into business outcomes.
In this episode, we interview Linda Heckt, geographer, marketer and geospatial location leader. We discuss Linda's long career at Esri and what makes her tick now, we talk about her passion for geography and its impact on marketing and we ask what she believes the future of GIS will look like.
In this episode we have lots of news, from cognitive maps to open source conference goodness. Esri demonstrates its employer credentials and someones denies Australia's existence. Plus the New Zealand Prime Minister asks why New Zealand is left off so many maps.
In this episode, Chris and Mark consider the ethical implications of our industry and discuss the concepts of geospatial justice and geoslavery. Does location pose a special case for data privacy or is it little more than another data point on your digital profile? Plus we take a look at the news affecting our industry from ArcGIS updates to Carto conferences as well as a blast from the past as Top Gear takes a look at early SatNav systems.
So check out our new website! https://geodorable.com/ It's got proper show notes just like other grown up podcasts and a big back catalog of our previous podcasts for you to download and enjoy. In this episode we get our game on with Soccer Maps, we hold out for our Mercedes Benz sponsorship, we talk about Blockchain and location and have an argument as to why New Zealand is the most special spatial country in the world.
What's happened to traditional GIS? Oh it's there, just next to location analytics.
In this episode we have some epic news from a $50 million research grant for military drones in Australia, an article in GIS professional magazine by our very own Nathan Hazelwood, upcoming conferences and it wouldn’t be geodorable without a story about Strava. Plus we have a fabulous interview with Joseph Kerski, Esri’s Education Manager, and Mark gets schooled in a game of Export to Shapefile.
Back for 2018, we provide news and stories about the GIS industry in New Zealand and wider afield.
Just how secure is your drones data? 8 Disruptive technologies and some news
Post Election Special, the potential for GIS in new policy.
We're back with loads of news, topic of the week and export to shapefile - you know you missed us.
Drones that don't, trade that does, and parties that policy.
Operations Dashboard, Spies in the Sky, Game of Thrones, HERE, GovtHack, Smart Cities & NZ Esri Conference
Call in the lawyers, #thefashionofwhere, Strava, Open Data, Astro Digital & #Getoffthemap
ArcGIS Pro 2.0, Voyager Search, 3D, Funny Maps, Web App Builder, and the US Geospatial data act of 2017
IoT, Community Bike Map, Osri 2017, Doomsday Maps, and Maps without NZ
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