Episodes

2021 in Reviews and Awards in the Geosphere

Iniobong Benson discusses the podcast's highlights for the year from an episode about being a geospatial engineer, mentoring, to state of the map Africa conference, as well as #recognitionawards in the #geosphere .

Being a Geospatial Engineer

On this episode, Opeyemi spoke with Laura Mugeha - a Geospatial engineer about what it takes to be a geosaptial engineer, her journey and advice for those looking to start out as geospatial engineers.

Digital Mapping in the Humanitarian Context with Janet Chapman (Crowd2Map)

Crowd2Map Tanzania is an entirely volunteer crowdsourced mapping project that has been mapping putting rural Tanzania on the OpenStreetMap since October 2015.

Mentoring and Volunteering in the Geospatial Industry

Everybody needs a mentor, whether you are just starting out in a new profession or you are an expert.

Introductions, Our Why and Some News

This month's episode seeks to answer the Why behind the Geospatially Africa Podcast.

State of the Map Africa - Bringing OSM Communities in Africa together

The State of the Map Africa (SotM Africa) is a bi-annual regional conference, powered by the OSM Africa communities, that celebrates the culture of open mapping, open data, GIS and its impact across Africa.

Introducing the Digital Earth Africa Platform

Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) is an operational platform, which provides analysis ready data (satellite data) to address sustainable development challenges and support decision making in the 54 countries in Africa, moving beyond the (ARDC).

Using Geospatial Technology in Geohazard Mapping Saves Lives

In this episode, we talked about climate change and how it contributes to geohazards around the world and how there is need for increase in the application of geospatial technology in the mapping, visualizing and identifying hazards and to contribute to early warning and risk management.