Episodes tagged: GIS
Using Geospatial Technology in Geohazard Mapping Saves Lives
Iniobong Benson · Taiwo Ogunwumi
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.
ListenIntroducing the Digital Earth Africa Platform
Iniobong Benson · Dr Kenneth Mubea
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).
ListenState of the Map Africa - Bringing OSM Communities in Africa together
Iniobong Benson · Geoffrey Kateregga
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.
ListenMentoring and Volunteering in the Geospatial Industry
Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh · Sharon Omoja
Everybody needs a mentor, whether you are just starting out in a new profession or you are an expert.
ListenBeing a Geospatial Engineer
Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh · Laura Mugeha
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.
ListenThe Future is Geospatial
Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh · Iniobong Benson
In this first episode of the 2022, we had a general discussion around Geospatial trends to look forward to in 2022.
ListenGIS for Energy Needs Assessment
Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh · Akansha Saklani
This episode talks about the role of GIS in the energy sector, from needs assessment to supply planning and distribution.
ListenUsing Drones in Remote Sensing
Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh · Adeola Akinwale
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.
ListenGIS in Business - AddisMap
Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh · Alazar Tekle
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.
ListenVolunteering to Build Your Profile
Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh · Iniobong Benson
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.
ListenGeospatial Data Version Control with Kart
Iniobong Benson · Hamish
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.
ListenAfrica Geospatial Innovation - a spotlight on Locana in Africa
Iniobong Benson · Todd Slind
Geospatial innovation in Africa is growing and Locana is learning a lot from this through their work in Africa.
ListenAccelerating New Space With Affordable Satellite Systems - A Satellogic Story
Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh · David Raskovan
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?
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