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S1 EP 1

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.

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S1 EP 2

Introducing 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).

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S1 EP 6

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

Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh · Janet Chapman

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

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S2 EP 2

GIS 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.

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S2 EP 3

Using 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.

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S2 EP 4

GIS 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.

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S2 EP 5

Getting Started with OSGeoLive

Iniobong Benson · Enoch

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.

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S3 EP 2

Accelerating 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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S3 EP 3

OpenAerialMap: Building a Global Hub for Free Aerial Imagery

Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh · Christiana and DK

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.

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