Episodes

OpenAerialMap: Building a Global Hub for Free Aerial Imagery

Discover OpenAerialMap (OAM), the “OpenStreetMap of imagery,” in this 2023 episode with HOT’s Christiana and DK. Learn how OAM empowers drone pilots and satellite providers to share openly licensed imagery for humanitarian mapping, from the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake response to Tanzania’s flood risk assessments.

Accelerating New Space With Affordable Satellite Systems - A Satellogic Story

Modern state-of-the-art satellite technology and sensing capabilities, enabling constant and consistent monitoring of anywhere in our Planet, are changing the way we study and improve life on Earth. But how affordable are these satellite systems?

The Intersection of GIS and SQL: How Spatial SQL is Changing the Game

Spatial SQL, also known as SQL for Geographic Information Systems (GIS), is a powerful tool for working with and analyzing geospatial data. In this podcast, we will explore the capabilities of Spatial SQL and how it can unlock the power of geospatial data in various fields and industries.

Africa Geospatial Innovation - a spotlight on Locana in Africa

Geospatial innovation in Africa is growing and Locana is learning a lot from this through their work in Africa.

Geospatial Data Version Control with Kart

Kart provides distributed version control for geospatial and tabular data. Kart stores geospatial and tabular data in Git, providing version control at the row and cell level, it also provides repository working copies as GIS databases and files, and allows edit to be done directly in common GIS software without plugins.

Getting Started with Africa Geoportal

As a young African geospatial professional, you can get access to a wide range of ESRI tools including ArcGIS Online, Story Map, Survey 123, and many more, as well as powerful datasets from various partner organizations including Africa’s very own data cube – Digital Earth Africa - absolutely free of charge forever (no strings attached)

Volunteering to Build Your Profile

Building your portfolio as a geospatial professional is important, even more so are the experiences that make up the portfolio. In this episode we sat down to talk about volunteering as a way to improve your skills and build your portfolio.

Spatialnode - A Portfolio Platform for Geospatial People

In this episode, your hosts Opeyemi and Iniobong, Speak with Spatial Node founder and CEO, Emmanuel Jolaiya on what it takes to create such an amazing tool.

Getting Started with OSGeoLive

OSGeoLive is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB thumb drive or Virtual Machine based on Lubuntu, that allows you to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything. It is composed entirely of free software, allowing it to be freely distributed, duplicated and passed around.

GIS in Business - AddisMap

Using GIS in business is not a new concept, however, in this episode Opeyemi hosted Alazar Tekle, a GIS Analyst and Deputy Manger at AddisMap - an interactive City Guide of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to talk about how his team used Open Source geospatial data to help but businesses on the map.

Using Drones in Remote Sensing

Drones play a big role in remote sensing efforts, from small to large scale mapping projects and are also deployed for monitoring and disaster mapping, among other uses.

GIS for Energy Needs Assessment

This episode talks about the role of GIS in the energy sector, from needs assessment to supply planning and distribution.

The Future is Geospatial

In this first episode of the 2022, we had a general discussion around Geospatial trends to look forward to in 2022.

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.