Episodes tagged: Mapping
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).
ListenDigital 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.
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.
ListenGetting 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.
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?
ListenOpenAerialMap: 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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