https://simplecast.com Minds Behind Maps Maps Are Everywhere. These are conversations with those building them. 2022 - Maxime Lenormand en Tue, 7 Jan 2025 11:30:00 +0000 Tue, 7 Jan 2025 11:30:11 +0000 https://mindsbehindmaps.com Minds Behind Maps https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5f4d4737-4a0d-47e0-859d-cbe4b6dd09e6/bf8f2f30-d2b7-4fc2-a20f-3ef9ffb82b3b/3000x3000/display-1.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://mindsbehindmaps.com episodic Maps Are Everywhere. These are conversations with those building them. Maxime Lenormand false https://feeds.simplecast.com/QWvzWkK_ conversations, data, data science, earth observation, entrepreneurship, gis, impact, long form, open source, programming, remote sensing Maxime Lenormand maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com ea3d4baa-e8ea-47e6-a9a0-dcdf81f68080 My Favourite Books of 2024 - MBM79 On every Minds Behind Maps episode I ask guests for books they've read they think are worth sharing. This time I'm sharing with you the books I read & recommend from my 2024 reading.

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Trying something new today 
(00:37) - Utopia For Realists 
(02:23) - The Capitalist Manifesto 
(11:44) - The New Breadline 
(15:59) - Three Body Problem Trilogy 
(21:42) - When the Heavens Went on Sale 
(25:36) - Into the Wild 
(32:16) - The Little Prince & Night Flight 
(37:46) - Conclusion

]]> Tue, 7 Jan 2025 11:30:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/my-favourite-books-of-2024-mbm79 On every Minds Behind Maps episode I ask guests for books they've read they think are worth sharing. This time I'm sharing with you the books I read & recommend from my 2024 reading.

Shownotes

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Trying something new today 
(00:37) - Utopia For Realists 
(02:23) - The Capitalist Manifesto 
(11:44) - The New Breadline 
(15:59) - Three Body Problem Trilogy 
(21:42) - When the Heavens Went on Sale 
(25:36) - Into the Wild 
(32:16) - The Little Prince & Night Flight 
(37:46) - Conclusion

]]> My Favourite Books of 2024 - MBM79 Maxime Lenormand 00:40:17 On every Minds Behind Maps episode I ask guests for books they've read they think are worth sharing. This time I'm sharing with you the books I read & recommend from my 2024 reading. On every Minds Behind Maps episode I ask guests for books they've read they think are worth sharing. This time I'm sharing with you the books I read & recommend from my 2024 reading. false full 79 a3985e74-74e0-4131-8770-6ccea9d2f81e How Bloomberg's Data Scientists use Satellite Images for Reporting: Krishna Karra - MBM78 Krishna Karra is a data scientist & report for Bloomberg, having used machine learning & satellite images for reporting. Recent stories from him & his team include mapping refugee camps in Rafah & exposing illegal ship oil transfers in the middle of the Ocean.

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About Krishna

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro

(00:34) - Sponsor: Beemaps

(01:51) - Krishna describes himself

(03:27) - Example stories: Illegal Oil transfers

(05:29) - Stories are the goal

(07:07) - Why publish the data set?

(12:24) - How Journalism has and hasn't changed

(14:04) - How data changes a story

(18:23) - Putting the datasets together

(20:37) - Conveying trust

(24:07) - Showing the limitations of the data

(26:11) - Why is journalism important for satellite data?

(30:14) - News room process

(32:57) - Building custom tools

(38:19) - Timeline of a news story

(39:47) - What Krishna has learned as a data scientist in a news room

(40:49) - Stories that have stuck out

(42:57) - Different ways of showing the data

(44:19) - Krishna's wishlist

(51:12) - Book & podcast recommendation

(53:16) - Paid podcasts & media

(55:19) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:45:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Krishna Karra) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/how-bloombergs-data-scientists-use-satellite-images-for-reporting-krishna-karra-mbm78 Krishna Karra is a data scientist & report for Bloomberg, having used machine learning & satellite images for reporting. Recent stories from him & his team include mapping refugee camps in Rafah & exposing illegal ship oil transfers in the middle of the Ocean.

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About Krishna

Shownotes

Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books.

Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro

(00:34) - Sponsor: Beemaps

(01:51) - Krishna describes himself

(03:27) - Example stories: Illegal Oil transfers

(05:29) - Stories are the goal

(07:07) - Why publish the data set?

(12:24) - How Journalism has and hasn't changed

(14:04) - How data changes a story

(18:23) - Putting the datasets together

(20:37) - Conveying trust

(24:07) - Showing the limitations of the data

(26:11) - Why is journalism important for satellite data?

(30:14) - News room process

(32:57) - Building custom tools

(38:19) - Timeline of a news story

(39:47) - What Krishna has learned as a data scientist in a news room

(40:49) - Stories that have stuck out

(42:57) - Different ways of showing the data

(44:19) - Krishna's wishlist

(51:12) - Book & podcast recommendation

(53:16) - Paid podcasts & media

(55:19) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> How Bloomberg's Data Scientists use Satellite Images for Reporting: Krishna Karra - MBM78 Krishna Karra 00:57:03 Krishna Karra is a data scientist & report for Bloomberg, having used machine learning & satellite images for reporting. Recent stories from him & his team include mapping refugee camps in Rafah & exposing illegal ship oil transfers in the middle of the Ocean. Krishna Karra is a data scientist & report for Bloomberg, having used machine learning & satellite images for reporting. Recent stories from him & his team include mapping refugee camps in Rafah & exposing illegal ship oil transfers in the middle of the Ocean. story, data science, sar, journalism, satellite image, bloomberg, radar image false full 78 06c28015-8da2-4a19-8f7a-75ddf63389b8 How Ex-Vox Video Producer Phil Edwards thinks about Maps to tell stories - MBM77 Phil Edwards is a video producer who worked at Vox for nearly 10 years, and now runs his own Youtube channel exploring the history of businesses, and lately has been using more and more maps. We go over one of his latest videos, “The Secret Economics of Google Street View” as a case study of how Phil thinks about maps to tell stories. We also talk about journalism on Youtube, and the business behind running a Youtube channel today.

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About Phil

Shownotes

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro

(00:52) - Sponsor: Beemaps

(02:08) - Who is Phil Edwards?

(03:13) - What does a Video Producer do?

(04:29) - Chosing topics & stories

(06:38) - Maps in video production

(10:14) - Bringing a different element to maps stories

(12:15) - Explaining Complicated Things

(15:49) - Case Study: Google Street View Video

(20:07) - Geoguessr

(23:03) - Story & Journalism on Youtube

(27:25) - Stories that Phil wants to work on

(30:54) - Importance of visuals

(34:58) - Learning Curve in Mapping & Animation

(40:26) - Balancing Scientific Rigour and Story

(49:53) - The Business of Youtube

(54:09) - Choosing to scale or not

(59:14) - Creating "content"

(01:01:56) - Authenticity

(01:05:00) - Valuing High Quality Journalism

(01:10:18) - Succeeding on Patreon

(01:13:46) - Creators that Phil admires

(01:16:56) - Books & podcasts Recommendations

(01:28:54) - Reporting On Vs Working In a field

(01:31:40) - Where Phil finds inspiration

(01:35:14) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Sat, 23 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Phil edwards) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/how-ex-vox-video-producer-phil-edwards-thinks-about-maps-to-tell-stories-mbm77 Phil Edwards is a video producer who worked at Vox for nearly 10 years, and now runs his own Youtube channel exploring the history of businesses, and lately has been using more and more maps. We go over one of his latest videos, “The Secret Economics of Google Street View” as a case study of how Phil thinks about maps to tell stories. We also talk about journalism on Youtube, and the business behind running a Youtube channel today.

Sponsor: Beemaps by Hivemapper

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Use promo code MINDS to get 50% off your API credits through Dec. 31 2024

About Phil

Shownotes

Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books.

Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro

(00:52) - Sponsor: Beemaps

(02:08) - Who is Phil Edwards?

(03:13) - What does a Video Producer do?

(04:29) - Chosing topics & stories

(06:38) - Maps in video production

(10:14) - Bringing a different element to maps stories

(12:15) - Explaining Complicated Things

(15:49) - Case Study: Google Street View Video

(20:07) - Geoguessr

(23:03) - Story & Journalism on Youtube

(27:25) - Stories that Phil wants to work on

(30:54) - Importance of visuals

(34:58) - Learning Curve in Mapping & Animation

(40:26) - Balancing Scientific Rigour and Story

(49:53) - The Business of Youtube

(54:09) - Choosing to scale or not

(59:14) - Creating "content"

(01:01:56) - Authenticity

(01:05:00) - Valuing High Quality Journalism

(01:10:18) - Succeeding on Patreon

(01:13:46) - Creators that Phil admires

(01:16:56) - Books & podcasts Recommendations

(01:28:54) - Reporting On Vs Working In a field

(01:31:40) - Where Phil finds inspiration

(01:35:14) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> How Ex-Vox Video Producer Phil Edwards thinks about Maps to tell stories - MBM77 Phil edwards 01:36:23 Phil Edwards is a video producer who worked at Vox for nearly 10 years, and now runs his own Youtube channel exploring the history of businesses, and lately has been using more and more maps. We go over one of his latest videos, “The Secret Economics of Google Street View” as a case study of how Phil thinks about maps to tell stories. We also talk about journalism on Youtube, and the business behind running a Youtube channel today. Phil Edwards is a video producer who worked at Vox for nearly 10 years, and now runs his own Youtube channel exploring the history of businesses, and lately has been using more and more maps. We go over one of his latest videos, “The Secret Economics of Google Street View” as a case study of how Phil thinks about maps to tell stories. We also talk about journalism on Youtube, and the business behind running a Youtube channel today. street view, story telling, maps, google, youtube, journalism, video false full 77 1a175c82-4d77-472f-8446-7117f773f428 What Hyperspectral constellations have to offer: Pixxel’s example - Awais Ahmed #MBM76 Awais Ahmed is the co-founder & CEO of Pixxel, a company building a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites. Unlike “traditional” cameras, these satellites can see across hundreds of bands, opening up a lot more applications. We talk about the engineering -and funding- required to pull this off and how Awais manages a company between India (where Awais is from) and the US. But that’s just the 1st part of the interview. Then we talk about his vision for the company, which goes way, way beyond sending imaging satellites.

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About Awais

Shownotes

Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:09) - Sponsor: OpenCage

(02:34) - Awais describes himself

(03:46) - Pixxel

(05:07) - What is hyperspectral?

(10:36) - Spacial, Temporal & Spectral Resolution tradeoffs

(18:01) - Hardest part of building satellites

(22:58) - The resolution spotlight

(28:38) - Image Quality Rabbit Hole

(30:42) - The tricky part of raising money

(38:52) - Awais has a big, big vision

(50:42) - Likeliness of Awais's vision within 10 years

(54:14) - Working between India & USA

(59:04) - Personnal investing

(01:01:20) - Importance of Reading

(01:05:36) - Sci-Fi & History

(01:08:33) - Book recommendation

(01:10:43) - Awais in space?

(01:11:54) - Pushing the boundaries of humanity

(01:13:14) - Optimism in a cynical world

(01:19:11) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Fri, 1 Nov 2024 13:30:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Awais Ahmed) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/what-hyperspectral-constellations-have-to-offer-pixxels-example-awais-ahmed-mbm76 Awais Ahmed is the co-founder & CEO of Pixxel, a company building a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites. Unlike “traditional” cameras, these satellites can see across hundreds of bands, opening up a lot more applications. We talk about the engineering -and funding- required to pull this off and how Awais manages a company between India (where Awais is from) and the US. But that’s just the 1st part of the interview. Then we talk about his vision for the company, which goes way, way beyond sending imaging satellites.

Sponsor: OpenCage

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Geomob

About Awais

Shownotes

Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:09) - Sponsor: OpenCage

(02:34) - Awais describes himself

(03:46) - Pixxel

(05:07) - What is hyperspectral?

(10:36) - Spacial, Temporal & Spectral Resolution tradeoffs

(18:01) - Hardest part of building satellites

(22:58) - The resolution spotlight

(28:38) - Image Quality Rabbit Hole

(30:42) - The tricky part of raising money

(38:52) - Awais has a big, big vision

(50:42) - Likeliness of Awais's vision within 10 years

(54:14) - Working between India & USA

(59:04) - Personnal investing

(01:01:20) - Importance of Reading

(01:05:36) - Sci-Fi & History

(01:08:33) - Book recommendation

(01:10:43) - Awais in space?

(01:11:54) - Pushing the boundaries of humanity

(01:13:14) - Optimism in a cynical world

(01:19:11) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> What Hyperspectral constellations have to offer: Pixxel’s example - Awais Ahmed #MBM76 Awais Ahmed 01:20:55 Awais Ahmed is the co-founder & CEO of Pixxel, a company building a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites. Unlike “traditional” cameras, these satellites can see across hundreds of bands, opening up a lot more applications. We talk about the engineering -and funding- required to pull this off and how Awais manages a company between India (where Awais is from) and the US. But that’s just the 1st part of the interview. Then we talk about his vision for the company, which goes way, way beyond sending imaging satellites. Awais Ahmed is the co-founder & CEO of Pixxel, a company building a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites. Unlike “traditional” cameras, these satellites can see across hundreds of bands, opening up a lot more applications. We talk about the engineering -and funding- required to pull this off and how Awais manages a company between India (where Awais is from) and the US. But that’s just the 1st part of the interview. Then we talk about his vision for the company, which goes way, way beyond sending imaging satellites. sci-fi, hyperspectral, funding, startup, india, business model, satellite imagery, books, imagery false full 76 7a96e058-834f-4e4f-9fb1-935097df97ba The Ex-Uber Data Scientist Who wants to simplify Data Science with Serverless Computing: Sina Kashuk Sina Kashuk is the co-founder & CEO of Fused, who wants to make iterating & deploying in Python faster with serverless computing. We break down what that actually means, why it matters and what data science workflows could look like over the next few years.

This also isn’t Sina’s first company, a few years ago he started Unfolded.ai, focused on making visualisations for data scientists faster. The company was acquired by Foursquare in 2021.

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About Sina

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro 
(02:38) - Sponsor: Beemaps
(03:55) - Hacking 
(06:07) - Fused.io
(07:23) - Why run your algorithm in the cloud? 
(10:06) - Serverless computing 
(12:40) - Optimizing for iteration speed 
(18:52) - Breaking Fused into smaller parts 
(23:27) - "User Defined Functions: UDF" 
(31:08) - How do you make money? 
(31:56) - Why start companies? 
(42:41) - Convincing people to use your tools 
(49:44) - Speed isn't all: Train / Plane analogy 
(54:36) - Going beyond geospatial 
(57:33) - Building a team 
(59:54) - Podcast/book recommendation 
(01:01:11) - Building a Long Term Vision 
(01:06:59) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/the-ex-uber-data-scientist-who-wants-to-simplify-data-science-with-serverless-computing-sina-kashuk Sina Kashuk is the co-founder & CEO of Fused, who wants to make iterating & deploying in Python faster with serverless computing. We break down what that actually means, why it matters and what data science workflows could look like over the next few years.

This also isn’t Sina’s first company, a few years ago he started Unfolded.ai, focused on making visualisations for data scientists faster. The company was acquired by Foursquare in 2021.

Sponsor: Beemaps by Hivemapper

Get access to high quality, fresh map data at https://beemaps.com/minds
Use promo code MINDS to get 50% off your API credits through Dec. 31 2024

About Sina

Shownotes

Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books.

Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro 
(02:38) - Sponsor: Beemaps
(03:55) - Hacking 
(06:07) - Fused.io
(07:23) - Why run your algorithm in the cloud? 
(10:06) - Serverless computing 
(12:40) - Optimizing for iteration speed 
(18:52) - Breaking Fused into smaller parts 
(23:27) - "User Defined Functions: UDF" 
(31:08) - How do you make money? 
(31:56) - Why start companies? 
(42:41) - Convincing people to use your tools 
(49:44) - Speed isn't all: Train / Plane analogy 
(54:36) - Going beyond geospatial 
(57:33) - Building a team 
(59:54) - Podcast/book recommendation 
(01:01:11) - Building a Long Term Vision 
(01:06:59) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> The Ex-Uber Data Scientist Who wants to simplify Data Science with Serverless Computing: Sina Kashuk Maxime Lenormand 01:08:43 Sina Kashuk is the co-founder & CEO of Fused, who wants to make iterating & deploying in Python faster with serverless computing. We break down what that actually means, why it matters and what data science workflows could look like over the next few years. This also isn’t Sina’s first company, a few years ago he started Unfolded.ai, focused on making visualisations for data scientists faster. The company was acquired by Foursquare in 2021. Sina Kashuk is the co-founder & CEO of Fused, who wants to make iterating & deploying in Python faster with serverless computing. We break down what that actually means, why it matters and what data science workflows could look like over the next few years. This also isn’t Sina’s first company, a few years ago he started Unfolded.ai, focused on making visualisations for data scientists faster. The company was acquired by Foursquare in 2021. geospatial, data science, dev, serverless, programming, python false full 75 5939a7f4-2207-4457-9910-c1ceb915bba0 Meet the man trying to build a 20cm 3D map of the world: Andrew Peterson - #MBM74 Andrew Peterson is the Co-Founder & CEO of Array Labs, with a simple mission: Mapping the whole world in 3D, at 20cm in near real time.

We peel the layers as to what it takes to get there: the engineering that’s required, how to build a constellation to do that, how you fund such a project.

Sponsor: OpenCage

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About Andrew

Shownotes

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro

(01:08) - Sponsor: OpenCage

(02:34) - "Being a Recovering Engineer"

(03:15) - Mapping the world in 3D

(09:59) - "Near Real Time"

(15:46) - Applications will only use what's available, by definition

(18:15) - Why use radar for 3D images?

(22:23) - The coolest Space Shuttle mission, period

(27:19) - Tradeoff between resolution & coverage

(36:26) - Building cheap radar satellites

(39:46) - Array Labs's image resolution

(45:10) - A GPU Analogy

(50:34) - A story of image processing & computers

(56:07) - Array Labs today

(57:57) - Let's talk $$$

(01:06:38) - Low barrier to entry: Comparing XRay & MRI

(01:12:09) - Why stop at 10 satellites?

(01:15:50) - Focus

(01:19:53) - Max & Andrew's 1st chat during covid

(01:23:22) - Subscription model for satellite images?

(01:32:50) - Convincing the rest of the world your idea is worth something

(01:43:58) - Engineer to Founder

(01:47:30) - Book & Podcast recommendation

(01:51:06) - Array Labs's next 4 years?

(01:53:45) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Andrew Peterson) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/meet-the-man-trying-to-build-a-20cm-3d-map-of-the-world-andrew-peterson-mbm74 Andrew Peterson is the Co-Founder & CEO of Array Labs, with a simple mission: Mapping the whole world in 3D, at 20cm in near real time.

We peel the layers as to what it takes to get there: the engineering that’s required, how to build a constellation to do that, how you fund such a project.

Sponsor: OpenCage

Use OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their API
Geomob

About Andrew

Shownotes

Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books.

Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro

(01:08) - Sponsor: OpenCage

(02:34) - "Being a Recovering Engineer"

(03:15) - Mapping the world in 3D

(09:59) - "Near Real Time"

(15:46) - Applications will only use what's available, by definition

(18:15) - Why use radar for 3D images?

(22:23) - The coolest Space Shuttle mission, period

(27:19) - Tradeoff between resolution & coverage

(36:26) - Building cheap radar satellites

(39:46) - Array Labs's image resolution

(45:10) - A GPU Analogy

(50:34) - A story of image processing & computers

(56:07) - Array Labs today

(57:57) - Let's talk $$$

(01:06:38) - Low barrier to entry: Comparing XRay & MRI

(01:12:09) - Why stop at 10 satellites?

(01:15:50) - Focus

(01:19:53) - Max & Andrew's 1st chat during covid

(01:23:22) - Subscription model for satellite images?

(01:32:50) - Convincing the rest of the world your idea is worth something

(01:43:58) - Engineer to Founder

(01:47:30) - Book & Podcast recommendation

(01:51:06) - Array Labs's next 4 years?

(01:53:45) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Meet the man trying to build a 20cm 3D map of the world: Andrew Peterson - #MBM74 Andrew Peterson 01:55:29 Andrew Peterson is the Co-Founder & CEO of Array Labs, with a simple mission: Mapping the whole world in 3D, at 20cm in near real time. We peel the layers as to what it takes to get there: the engineering that’s required, how to build a constellation to do that, how you fund such a project. Andrew Peterson is the Co-Founder & CEO of Array Labs, with a simple mission: Mapping the whole world in 3D, at 20cm in near real time. We peel the layers as to what it takes to get there: the engineering that’s required, how to build a constellation to do that, how you fund such a project. founder, engineering, 3d, funding, sar, mapping, startup, company, radar image false full 74 47ab49e0-b077-448a-a5bb-1a3eea0f3fdd Jamie McMichael-Phillips: How We're Planning to Map All our Oceans by 2030 - #MBM73 Jamie McMichael-Phillips is the Director of the Seabed 2030 Project, which aims to map all of the world's oceans, by 2030. For context, in 2024, we’re at 26.1%. This is conversation is about why, how we get to 100% and why it’s important in the first place.

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About

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro
(01:04) - Sponsor: SatCamp
(02:55) - Jamie Describes Himself
(03:53) - State of Ocean mapping in 2024
(06:19) - Difficulties with mapping the ocean
(08:22) - Why map the seabed?
(10:24) - What does mapping the seabed actually mean?
(15:01) - Comparing Land & Sea mapping
(18:55) - Seabed 2030 is a policy project
(20:42) - Incentives to map the oceans
(24:05) - If we've only mapped ~25%, what does the 75% other look like?
(27:49) - What are the coarse measurements for the ocean right now?
(29:31) - How we actually map the seabed
(33:14) - Patches of unmapped areas of the ocean
(35:38) - Getting there by 2030
(38:21) - How much has already been mapped?
(43:00) - Maps as Human Knowledge
(45:27) - Jamie's most anticipated, yet unmapped, area
(48:03) - Public Engagement
(53:01) - Book/podcast Recommendations
(55:04) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Mon, 2 Sep 2024 13:10:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Jamie McMichael Phillips) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/jamie-mcmichael-phillips-how-were-planning-to-map-all-our-oceans-by-2030-mbm73 Jamie McMichael-Phillips is the Director of the Seabed 2030 Project, which aims to map all of the world's oceans, by 2030. For context, in 2024, we’re at 26.1%. This is conversation is about why, how we get to 100% and why it’s important in the first place.

Sponsor: SatCamp
SatCamp is a different kind of conference, from October 1st to October 3rd 2024, in Boulder Colorado

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(00:00) - Intro
(01:04) - Sponsor: SatCamp
(02:55) - Jamie Describes Himself
(03:53) - State of Ocean mapping in 2024
(06:19) - Difficulties with mapping the ocean
(08:22) - Why map the seabed?
(10:24) - What does mapping the seabed actually mean?
(15:01) - Comparing Land & Sea mapping
(18:55) - Seabed 2030 is a policy project
(20:42) - Incentives to map the oceans
(24:05) - If we've only mapped ~25%, what does the 75% other look like?
(27:49) - What are the coarse measurements for the ocean right now?
(29:31) - How we actually map the seabed
(33:14) - Patches of unmapped areas of the ocean
(35:38) - Getting there by 2030
(38:21) - How much has already been mapped?
(43:00) - Maps as Human Knowledge
(45:27) - Jamie's most anticipated, yet unmapped, area
(48:03) - Public Engagement
(53:01) - Book/podcast Recommendations
(55:04) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Jamie McMichael-Phillips: How We're Planning to Map All our Oceans by 2030 - #MBM73 Jamie McMichael Phillips 00:56:49 Jamie McMichael-Phillips is the Director of the Seabed 2030 Project, which aims to map all of the world's oceans, by 2030. For context, in 2024, we’re at 26.1%. This is conversation is about why, how we get to 100% and why it’s important in the first place. Jamie McMichael-Phillips is the Director of the Seabed 2030 Project, which aims to map all of the world's oceans, by 2030. For context, in 2024, we’re at 26.1%. This is conversation is about why, how we get to 100% and why it’s important in the first place. ocean, seabed, satellite, seabed 2030, dat, mapping, ocean mapping, open false full 73 6dd64978-40dc-450f-9ae8-96ffe2f663d1 [Bonus] Books, Tech & Life: A Long conversation with Jed Sundwall Check out Jed’s Techs on Text podcast

Jed has also been on Minds Behind Maps before. We talked open data, AI, and the role of books for people building things

]]> Sat, 31 Aug 2024 08:40:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Jed Sundwall) https://mindsbehindmaps.com Check out Jed’s Techs on Text podcast

Jed has also been on Minds Behind Maps before. We talked open data, AI, and the role of books for people building things

]]> [Bonus] Books, Tech & Life: A Long conversation with Jed Sundwall Jed Sundwall 02:04:01 This is a bous episode: For once, I’m the guest! This is a cross-post of Jed Sundwall’s Techs on Texts podcast. We talk about some of the books that have influenced me, “Night Flight” and “The Little Prince” by Antoine de St Exupery’s If you’re a regular MBM listener, you might enjoy this one This is a bous episode: For once, I’m the guest! This is a cross-post of Jed Sundwall’s Techs on Texts podcast. We talk about some of the books that have influenced me, “Night Flight” and “The Little Prince” by Antoine de St Exupery’s If you’re a regular MBM listener, you might enjoy this one false bonus 9ba13165-10c1-4702-9854-cb89ba8d721c Jean-Martin Bauer: How the World Food Program tackles Hunger - #MBM72 Jean-Martin Bauer has been working at the World Food Program for over 20years, and the author of the “The New Breadline”. Most recently he was the Country Director for Haiti, in charge of helping make sure the country doesn’t run out of food.

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro

(01:15) - Sponsor: SatCamp

(03:42) - Haiti's past 2 years

(05:57) - Day to day in a humanitarian crisis

(08:17) - Jean-Martin's ties to Haiti

(18:27) - Stats versus Stories: The picture of a starving girl sparking uprise

(21:30) - The Origins of Hunger

(27:31) - Impact of Covid on Food Security in the US

(35:05) - Europe's current food supplies after WWII

(40:11) - Why write a book?

(42:56) - Who is your book for?

(45:22) - Finding local Solutions

(53:39) - Creating a resilient food supply

(55:33) - Technology is not the silver bullet

(01:01:23) - Advice for Young Engineers & Data Scientists

(01:05:28) - What's next for Jean-Martin

(01:12:04) - Social Media Outreach

(01:19:08) - Optimism

(01:23:49) - Defining Acute Hunger

(01:25:37) - Book & podcast Recommendation

(01:31:07) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Jean-Martin Bauer) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/jean-martin-bauer-how-the-world-food-program-tackles-hunger-mbm72 Jean-Martin Bauer has been working at the World Food Program for over 20years, and the author of the “The New Breadline”. Most recently he was the Country Director for Haiti, in charge of helping make sure the country doesn’t run out of food.

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About Jean-Martin

Shownotes

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro

(01:15) - Sponsor: SatCamp

(03:42) - Haiti's past 2 years

(05:57) - Day to day in a humanitarian crisis

(08:17) - Jean-Martin's ties to Haiti

(18:27) - Stats versus Stories: The picture of a starving girl sparking uprise

(21:30) - The Origins of Hunger

(27:31) - Impact of Covid on Food Security in the US

(35:05) - Europe's current food supplies after WWII

(40:11) - Why write a book?

(42:56) - Who is your book for?

(45:22) - Finding local Solutions

(53:39) - Creating a resilient food supply

(55:33) - Technology is not the silver bullet

(01:01:23) - Advice for Young Engineers & Data Scientists

(01:05:28) - What's next for Jean-Martin

(01:12:04) - Social Media Outreach

(01:19:08) - Optimism

(01:23:49) - Defining Acute Hunger

(01:25:37) - Book & podcast Recommendation

(01:31:07) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Jean-Martin Bauer: How the World Food Program tackles Hunger - #MBM72 Jean-Martin Bauer 01:32:51 Jean-Martin Bauer has been working at the World Food Program for over 20years, and the author of the “The New Breadline”. Most recently he was the Country Director for Haiti, in charge of helping make sure the country doesn’t run out of food. Jean-Martin Bauer has been working at the World Food Program for over 20years, and the author of the “The New Breadline”. Most recently he was the Country Director for Haiti, in charge of helping make sure the country doesn’t run out of food. haiti, humanitarian, world food programme false full 72 fc30c49a-ab05-402d-955e-7f97b6fc0e8c Ashlee Vance: The Man telling us the Stories of the New Space Industry - #MBM71 Ashlee Vance is a Tech Journalist, the author of Elon Musk's 1st biography in 2015, the host of "Hello World" on Youtube and the author of "When the Heavens Went on Sale" as well as the accompanying documentary "Wild Wild Space" following 4 New Space companies. We nerd out on rocket companies, 1 rogue NASA administrator, and the time I got to meet Vladimir Putin years ago.

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro
(01:33) - Sponsor: OpenCage
(02:59) - Ashlee Describes Himself
(06:12) - Chasing weirdos around the world for a living
(11:22) - The man shaking NASA in the 90s
(16:18) - Following Chris Kemp & the beginnings of Astra
(24:30) - Planet co-founders: Will & Robbie
(28:58) - Needing to convince investors
(31:34) - Will satellite imagery ever get mainstream?
(34:50) - A tangent on the US Spy satellite program
(36:47) - Starlink
(38:28) - Privatization
(48:43) - Space Industry outside of the US
(55:23) - Russia's aerospace pride: The time I met Putin
(59:18) - What's on Ashlee's radar
(01:01:42) - People or Companies?
(01:04:01) - Documentary Reception
(01:05:08) - The business of documentaries
(01:08:27) - YouTube
(01:12:45) - Book/podcast recommendation
(01:16:08) - No iPhone?
(01:19:38) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Wed, 7 Aug 2024 13:30:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Ashlee Vance) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ashlee-vance-the-man-telling-us-the-stories-of-the-new-space-industry-mbm71 Ashlee Vance is a Tech Journalist, the author of Elon Musk's 1st biography in 2015, the host of "Hello World" on Youtube and the author of "When the Heavens Went on Sale" as well as the accompanying documentary "Wild Wild Space" following 4 New Space companies. We nerd out on rocket companies, 1 rogue NASA administrator, and the time I got to meet Vladimir Putin years ago.

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro
(01:33) - Sponsor: OpenCage
(02:59) - Ashlee Describes Himself
(06:12) - Chasing weirdos around the world for a living
(11:22) - The man shaking NASA in the 90s
(16:18) - Following Chris Kemp & the beginnings of Astra
(24:30) - Planet co-founders: Will & Robbie
(28:58) - Needing to convince investors
(31:34) - Will satellite imagery ever get mainstream?
(34:50) - A tangent on the US Spy satellite program
(36:47) - Starlink
(38:28) - Privatization
(48:43) - Space Industry outside of the US
(55:23) - Russia's aerospace pride: The time I met Putin
(59:18) - What's on Ashlee's radar
(01:01:42) - People or Companies?
(01:04:01) - Documentary Reception
(01:05:08) - The business of documentaries
(01:08:27) - YouTube
(01:12:45) - Book/podcast recommendation
(01:16:08) - No iPhone?
(01:19:38) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Ashlee Vance: The Man telling us the Stories of the New Space Industry - #MBM71 Ashlee Vance 01:21:22 Ashlee Vance is a Tech Journalist, the author of Elon Musk's 1st biography in 2015, the host of "Hello World" on Youtube and the author of "When the Heavens Went on Sale" as well as the accompanying documentary "Wild Wild Space" following 4 New Space companies. We nerd out on rocket companies, 1 rogue NASA administrator, and the time I got to meet Vladimir Putin years ago. Ashlee Vance is a Tech Journalist, the author of Elon Musk's 1st biography in 2015, the host of "Hello World" on Youtube and the author of "When the Heavens Went on Sale" as well as the accompanying documentary "Wild Wild Space" following 4 New Space companies. We nerd out on rocket companies, 1 rogue NASA administrator, and the time I got to meet Vladimir Putin years ago. rockets, space industry, planet, youtube, journalism, documentary, satellite image false full 71 4153d690-94b2-4a0f-ba87-d061f820dec9 Luke Fischer: Who would want to start a Satellite Image Marketplace? SkyFi - #MBM70 Luke Fischer is the Co-Founder & CEO of SkyFi, a company that we'll describe in a few ways in this episode, but boils down to an Earth Observation marketplace. We talk about Luke's 20 year time in the military before getting into startups, why Luke is bullish on their approach and many more

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(00:00) - Intro
(00:50) - Sponsor: SatCamp
(02:41) - Luke describes himself
(04:21) - Getting into the satellite image industry
(07:13) - Risks starting a company
(10:16) - Don't start a marketplace
(18:22) - Racing to get customers
(23:08) - What is the Product in all of this?
(25:00) - What is the product that SkyFi needs to build today?
(28:17) - Who is this for?
(33:08) - Biggest pain points
(37:44) - The market's view of Earth Observation businesses
(45:00) - Pivoting from the military
(51:28) - Hiring
(59:12) - Raising big, early
(01:02:08) - Predicting the industry in 2.5 years
(01:09:05) - Consumer market?
(01:14:24) - Health & family
(01:26:05) - Community while all Remote
(01:30:25) - Book & Podcast Recommendation
(01:33:09) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Sat, 20 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/luke-fischer-who-would-want-to-start-a-satellite-image-marketplace-skyfi-mbm70 Luke Fischer is the Co-Founder & CEO of SkyFi, a company that we'll describe in a few ways in this episode, but boils down to an Earth Observation marketplace. We talk about Luke's 20 year time in the military before getting into startups, why Luke is bullish on their approach and many more

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(00:00) - Intro
(00:50) - Sponsor: SatCamp
(02:41) - Luke describes himself
(04:21) - Getting into the satellite image industry
(07:13) - Risks starting a company
(10:16) - Don't start a marketplace
(18:22) - Racing to get customers
(23:08) - What is the Product in all of this?
(25:00) - What is the product that SkyFi needs to build today?
(28:17) - Who is this for?
(33:08) - Biggest pain points
(37:44) - The market's view of Earth Observation businesses
(45:00) - Pivoting from the military
(51:28) - Hiring
(59:12) - Raising big, early
(01:02:08) - Predicting the industry in 2.5 years
(01:09:05) - Consumer market?
(01:14:24) - Health & family
(01:26:05) - Community while all Remote
(01:30:25) - Book & Podcast Recommendation
(01:33:09) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Luke Fischer: Who would want to start a Satellite Image Marketplace? SkyFi - #MBM70 Maxime Lenormand 01:34:53 Luke Fischer is the Co-Founder & CEO of SkyFi, a company that we'll describe in a few ways in this episode, but boils down to an Earth Observation marketplace. We talk about Luke's 20 year time in the military before getting into startups, why Luke is bullish on their approach and many more Luke Fischer is the Co-Founder & CEO of SkyFi, a company that we'll describe in a few ways in this episode, but boils down to an Earth Observation marketplace. We talk about Luke's 20 year time in the military before getting into startups, why Luke is bullish on their approach and many more false full 70 754da1f6-de7c-49dd-a520-90ea6cc42b1b Ben Strong: We have Foundation Models of Earth, now What? Earth Index - MBM#69 Ben Strong is the Science & Machine Learning Lead at Earth Genome, an NGO working on the intersection of data, science & digital design. Most recently they've been working on Earth Index, an application built on top of Earth embeddings from foundation models. This conversation is the "so what" of Earth foundational model

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(00:00) - Intro
(00:46) - Sponsor: OpenCage
(02:12) - Ben introduces himself
(03:28) - "DNA sequencing" for Earth
(13:37) - Not building another Foundation Model
(18:06) - Earth embeddings: So what?
(21:49) - What does locally finetuned mean?
(25:48) - Invite only for now: Why?
(29:31) - Journalistic applications
(31:59) - Yet another tool for finding images?
(35:09) - Deciding what to work on
(38:35) - Designing for simplicity
(44:14) - So, why hasn't Google made this?
(51:18) - Funding
(59:54) - Book & podcast Recommendations

]]> Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:20:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Ben Strong) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ben-strong-we-have-foundation-models-of-earth-now-what-earth-index-mbm69 Ben Strong is the Science & Machine Learning Lead at Earth Genome, an NGO working on the intersection of data, science & digital design. Most recently they've been working on Earth Index, an application built on top of Earth embeddings from foundation models. This conversation is the "so what" of Earth foundational model

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro
(00:46) - Sponsor: OpenCage
(02:12) - Ben introduces himself
(03:28) - "DNA sequencing" for Earth
(13:37) - Not building another Foundation Model
(18:06) - Earth embeddings: So what?
(21:49) - What does locally finetuned mean?
(25:48) - Invite only for now: Why?
(29:31) - Journalistic applications
(31:59) - Yet another tool for finding images?
(35:09) - Deciding what to work on
(38:35) - Designing for simplicity
(44:14) - So, why hasn't Google made this?
(51:18) - Funding
(59:54) - Book & podcast Recommendations

]]> Ben Strong: We have Foundation Models of Earth, now What? Earth Index - MBM#69 Ben Strong 01:05:35 Ben Strong is the Science & Machine Learning Lead at Earth Genome, an NGO working on the intersection of data, science & digital design. Most recently they've been working on Earth Index, an application built on top of Earth embeddings from foundation models. This conversation is the "so what" of Earth foundational model Ben Strong is the Science & Machine Learning Lead at Earth Genome, an NGO working on the intersection of data, science & digital design. Most recently they've been working on Earth Index, an application built on top of Earth embeddings from foundation models. This conversation is the "so what" of Earth foundational model ngo, application, foundation model false full 69 e27ced25-e097-43ae-83c2-1844bb20a0c1 Ib Green: Browser based visualisation rendering - MBM#68 Ib Green led the development of 3D visualisation tools like for example Uber’s deck.gl and is now working at Foursquare, after having started Unfolded, which Foursquare acquired. During this conversation we touch on how browser based visualisations are changing

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro 

(00:41) - Support the podcast on Patreon 

(01:43) - Ib describes himself 

(02:33) - How lb got to where he is today 

(07:47) - Uber's need for visualization tools 

(15:11) - Why do companies build open source tools? 

(17:46) - Open source to open governance 

(23:41) - Starting a company 

(26:31) - How Unfolded generates revenue 

(28:28) - Nerding out on browser based visualization tech 

(35:11) - Client side rendering challenges 

(39:27) - Competing against the smartphone 

(41:38) - Looking ahead 

(47:43) - Book & Podcast recommendations 

(50:24) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Sat, 1 Jun 2024 17:15:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Ib Green) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ib-green-browser-based-visualisation-rendering-mbm68 Ib Green led the development of 3D visualisation tools like for example Uber’s deck.gl and is now working at Foursquare, after having started Unfolded, which Foursquare acquired. During this conversation we touch on how browser based visualisations are changing

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About

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro 

(00:41) - Support the podcast on Patreon 

(01:43) - Ib describes himself 

(02:33) - How lb got to where he is today 

(07:47) - Uber's need for visualization tools 

(15:11) - Why do companies build open source tools? 

(17:46) - Open source to open governance 

(23:41) - Starting a company 

(26:31) - How Unfolded generates revenue 

(28:28) - Nerding out on browser based visualization tech 

(35:11) - Client side rendering challenges 

(39:27) - Competing against the smartphone 

(41:38) - Looking ahead 

(47:43) - Book & Podcast recommendations 

(50:24) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Ib Green: Browser based visualisation rendering - MBM#68 Ib Green 00:52:08 Ib Green led the development of 3D visualisation tools like for example Uber’s deck.gl and is now working at Foursquare, after having started Unfolded, which Foursquare acquired. During this conversation we touch on how browser based visualisations are changing Ib Green led the development of 3D visualisation tools like for example Uber’s deck.gl and is now working at Foursquare, after having started Unfolded, which Foursquare acquired. During this conversation we touch on how browser based visualisations are changing rendering, visualisation, browser false full 68 c61bf5db-e74f-4382-b08e-9837f60632c7 What does a Foundational Model of Earth look like? Clay Foundation: Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuño - MBM#67 Bruno Sanchez is the Executive Director of the Clay Foundation, which just released their v1 of a “Foundational Model of Earth”. We talk about what that means, building open source & non profits and can’t help but draw parallels to the not-so-open anymore OpenAI. Previously Bruno was the Program Director of the Microsoft Planetary Computer

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(00:00) - Intro

(01:59) - Sponsor: OpenCage

(03:39) - What is a Foundational Model?

(08:45) - Foundational Task

(11:00) - Embeddings, and why they matter

(13:49) - Comparing to compression algorithms

(16:57) - What do embeddings enable?

(19:50) - Finding the Relationship between data

(24:16) - Implementation of monitoring all the data - I believe this is where you're going with the question

(25:44) - Implementation details

(27:52) - Validating a foundational model

(33:49) - Earth is a "limited problem"

(42:47) - Funding as a non-profit

(47:53) - Raising enough philanthropic funding

(53:02) - A Litmus test for open projects

(56:26) - Future predictions

(58:01) - Transparency/privacy

(01:00:53) - Commercial data

(01:03:36) - Openstreetmap

(01:05:49) - Updating foundational models

(01:12:17) - Clay model v2?

(01:13:43) - Dataset to embedding size comparison

(01:14:41) - Model v2 - continued

(01:16:45) - Difference working at a non-profit vs a corp

(01:20:27) - Book & Podcast recommendation

(01:24:01) - Support the podcast on Patreon!

]]> Fri, 24 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuño) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/what-does-a-foundational-model-of-earth-look-like-clay-foundation-bruno-sanchez-andrade-nuo-mbm67 Bruno Sanchez is the Executive Director of the Clay Foundation, which just released their v1 of a “Foundational Model of Earth”. We talk about what that means, building open source & non profits and can’t help but draw parallels to the not-so-open anymore OpenAI. Previously Bruno was the Program Director of the Microsoft Planetary Computer

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro

(01:59) - Sponsor: OpenCage

(03:39) - What is a Foundational Model?

(08:45) - Foundational Task

(11:00) - Embeddings, and why they matter

(13:49) - Comparing to compression algorithms

(16:57) - What do embeddings enable?

(19:50) - Finding the Relationship between data

(24:16) - Implementation of monitoring all the data - I believe this is where you're going with the question

(25:44) - Implementation details

(27:52) - Validating a foundational model

(33:49) - Earth is a "limited problem"

(42:47) - Funding as a non-profit

(47:53) - Raising enough philanthropic funding

(53:02) - A Litmus test for open projects

(56:26) - Future predictions

(58:01) - Transparency/privacy

(01:00:53) - Commercial data

(01:03:36) - Openstreetmap

(01:05:49) - Updating foundational models

(01:12:17) - Clay model v2?

(01:13:43) - Dataset to embedding size comparison

(01:14:41) - Model v2 - continued

(01:16:45) - Difference working at a non-profit vs a corp

(01:20:27) - Book & Podcast recommendation

(01:24:01) - Support the podcast on Patreon!

]]> What does a Foundational Model of Earth look like? Clay Foundation: Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuño - MBM#67 Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuño 01:25:45 Bruno Sanchez is the Executive Director of the Clay Foundation, which just released their v1 of a “Foundational Model of Earth”. We talk about what that means, building open source & non profits and can’t help but draw parallels to the not-so-open anymore OpenAI. Previously Bruno was the Program Director of the Microsoft Planetary Computer Bruno Sanchez is the Executive Director of the Clay Foundation, which just released their v1 of a “Foundational Model of Earth”. We talk about what that means, building open source & non profits and can’t help but draw parallels to the not-so-open anymore OpenAI. Previously Bruno was the Program Director of the Microsoft Planetary Computer clay, openai, machine learning, non-profit, satellite imagery, foundation, foundational model, open source false full 67 a4d473ad-e089-4c47-affd-7066f60fa501 How to Map Mars (to Land Rovers) - Fred Calef III - MBM#66 Dr Fred Calef III has the unofficial title of "Keeper of Maps" at NASA JPL, he's the Lead Mapping Specialist for most of JPL's Mars Rover missions, most recently that being Perseverance & Curiosity. But to land -and navigate- a rover, one needs maps, and Fred makes them.

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Book recommendations

Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:48) - Sponsor: Nimbo by Kermap

(02:23) - How would you describe yourself?

(03:18) - Keeper of the Maps

(05:04) - What it takes to map Mars

(10:21) - Deciding where to put (0,0)

(12:33) - Current accuracy of Mars mapping

(14:01) - 150m / pixel: How do you find anything?

(18:14) - Rover cameras on the ground

(22:39) - Creating detailed maps for the Rover's automation

(26:07) - How would we be navigating on Mars if we send people there?

(31:20) - Comparing to the early days of car navigation

(34:15) - Using a compass on Mars

(36:13) - Mapping tools

(48:54) - Has every image of Mars been seen by at least 1 person?

(53:37) - Mars doesn't change that much

(56:45) - More strange difference between Mars & Earth

(01:00:53) - Mapping other celestial bodies

(01:05:04) - Missions or mapping projects that Fred is looking forward to

(01:06:10) - Book/podcast recommendation

(01:10:06) - One last question: Mars time

(01:13:19) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Wed, 1 May 2024 14:50:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Fred Calef III) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/how-to-map-mars-to-land-rovers-fred-calef-iii-mbm66 Dr Fred Calef III has the unofficial title of "Keeper of Maps" at NASA JPL, he's the Lead Mapping Specialist for most of JPL's Mars Rover missions, most recently that being Perseverance & Curiosity. But to land -and navigate- a rover, one needs maps, and Fred makes them.

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:48) - Sponsor: Nimbo by Kermap

(02:23) - How would you describe yourself?

(03:18) - Keeper of the Maps

(05:04) - What it takes to map Mars

(10:21) - Deciding where to put (0,0)

(12:33) - Current accuracy of Mars mapping

(14:01) - 150m / pixel: How do you find anything?

(18:14) - Rover cameras on the ground

(22:39) - Creating detailed maps for the Rover's automation

(26:07) - How would we be navigating on Mars if we send people there?

(31:20) - Comparing to the early days of car navigation

(34:15) - Using a compass on Mars

(36:13) - Mapping tools

(48:54) - Has every image of Mars been seen by at least 1 person?

(53:37) - Mars doesn't change that much

(56:45) - More strange difference between Mars & Earth

(01:00:53) - Mapping other celestial bodies

(01:05:04) - Missions or mapping projects that Fred is looking forward to

(01:06:10) - Book/podcast recommendation

(01:10:06) - One last question: Mars time

(01:13:19) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> How to Map Mars (to Land Rovers) - Fred Calef III - MBM#66 Fred Calef III 01:15:02 Dr Fred Calef III has the unofficial title of "Keeper of Maps" at NASA JPL, he's the Lead Mapping Specialist for most of JPL's Mars Rover missions, most recently that being Perseverance & Curiosity. But to land -and navigate- a rover, one needs maps, and Fred makes them. Dr Fred Calef III has the unofficial title of "Keeper of Maps" at NASA JPL, he's the Lead Mapping Specialist for most of JPL's Mars Rover missions, most recently that being Perseverance & Curiosity. But to land -and navigate- a rover, one needs maps, and Fred makes them. planet, mapping, rover, jpl, mars, nasa, moon false full 66 476ae832-aa8e-4579-afdc-1916e9494f17 Creating the most used map animation tool: GEOLayers - Markus Bergelt - MBM#65 Sponsor: OpenCage

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro
(02:26) - Sponsor: OpenCage
(03:52) - Markus Describes himself
(04:29) - GEOlayers in simple terms
(05:50) - From Motion Designer, to Map Animation Developer
(07:51) - The team behind GEOlayers
(08:20) - How does a Motion Designer turn into software engineer?
(10:45) - Tricky nature of Map Animation
(13:10) - OpenStreetMap
(14:57) - Markus before and after diving into GIS
(17:01) - Map projections
(20:01) - Business Model & Funding
(24:08) - Self Funding
(26:38) - Being your own user
(27:37) - GEOLayers used on Youtube
(30:23) - Working with creator, example of Johnny Harris
(32:20) - Paid Support
(33:33) - Focusing ones time on what you enjoy doing
(35:11) - Making a web app
(42:35) - Subscription models
(46:34) - Expectations in modern software business models
(49:22) - High tech barrier to entry
(55:01) - Inspiration from 2 other projects
(01:05:32) - The future of GEOLayers
(01:07:21) - Local vs Web based software
(01:16:13) - Marketing & Social Media
(01:20:50) - Book/podcast recommendation
(01:23:18) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/creating-the-most-used-map-animation-tool-geolayers-markus-bergelt-mbm65 Sponsor: OpenCage

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro
(02:26) - Sponsor: OpenCage
(03:52) - Markus Describes himself
(04:29) - GEOlayers in simple terms
(05:50) - From Motion Designer, to Map Animation Developer
(07:51) - The team behind GEOlayers
(08:20) - How does a Motion Designer turn into software engineer?
(10:45) - Tricky nature of Map Animation
(13:10) - OpenStreetMap
(14:57) - Markus before and after diving into GIS
(17:01) - Map projections
(20:01) - Business Model & Funding
(24:08) - Self Funding
(26:38) - Being your own user
(27:37) - GEOLayers used on Youtube
(30:23) - Working with creator, example of Johnny Harris
(32:20) - Paid Support
(33:33) - Focusing ones time on what you enjoy doing
(35:11) - Making a web app
(42:35) - Subscription models
(46:34) - Expectations in modern software business models
(49:22) - High tech barrier to entry
(55:01) - Inspiration from 2 other projects
(01:05:32) - The future of GEOLayers
(01:07:21) - Local vs Web based software
(01:16:13) - Marketing & Social Media
(01:20:50) - Book/podcast recommendation
(01:23:18) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Creating the most used map animation tool: GEOLayers - Markus Bergelt - MBM#65 Maxime Lenormand 01:25:02 Markus Bergelt is a motion designer and the person behind GEOLayers, a video editing plug-in simplifying the creation of map animations in Adobe After Effects. Most map animations you’ve seen online are most likely made with this plug-in. We touch what makes map tricky to animate, how to simplify the process, the state of software development and of course, about Markus’s business model behind it all Markus Bergelt is a motion designer and the person behind GEOLayers, a video editing plug-in simplifying the creation of map animations in Adobe After Effects. Most map animations you’ve seen online are most likely made with this plug-in. We touch what makes map tricky to animate, how to simplify the process, the state of software development and of course, about Markus’s business model behind it all maps, video editing, bootstrap, business model, animation, projection false full 65 d63d136f-e495-4f17-9192-64243276dffe Volodymyr Agafonkin: The Story of Leaflet, Building the Simplest Mapping Library & Life in Ukraine Volodymyr Agafonkin is the creator of Leaflet, an open-source JS mapping library started in 2008 that is used pretty much everywhere on the Internet today. We end up nerding out on what makes building simple open source software & rendering maps online tricky but also so endlessly interesting. Volodymyr lives in Ukraine, a country shaken by a war for the past few years, which we also talk about.

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro
(01:50) - Sponsor: Nimbo
(03:26) - Volodymyr Describes Himself
(04:22) - The story behind Leaflet
(13:31) - Cloudmade Backstory
(16:42) - From closed software to open source
(23:43) - Maintaining high quality code
(27:56) - Cloudmade today
(31:21) - Leaflet, funding, sustainable
(35:09) - Raster vs Vector maps
(41:34) - Map projections
(46:36) - Current main challenges to mapping
(50:52) - Future of Leaflet
(51:54) - Leaflet and Ukraine
(01:05:39) - Book & Podcast recommendation
(01:09:35) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Mon, 1 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Volodymyr Agafonkin) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/volodymyr-agafonkin-the-story-of-leaflet-building-the-simplest-mapping-library-amp-life-in-ukraine Volodymyr Agafonkin is the creator of Leaflet, an open-source JS mapping library started in 2008 that is used pretty much everywhere on the Internet today. We end up nerding out on what makes building simple open source software & rendering maps online tricky but also so endlessly interesting. Volodymyr lives in Ukraine, a country shaken by a war for the past few years, which we also talk about.

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro
(01:50) - Sponsor: Nimbo
(03:26) - Volodymyr Describes Himself
(04:22) - The story behind Leaflet
(13:31) - Cloudmade Backstory
(16:42) - From closed software to open source
(23:43) - Maintaining high quality code
(27:56) - Cloudmade today
(31:21) - Leaflet, funding, sustainable
(35:09) - Raster vs Vector maps
(41:34) - Map projections
(46:36) - Current main challenges to mapping
(50:52) - Future of Leaflet
(51:54) - Leaflet and Ukraine
(01:05:39) - Book & Podcast recommendation
(01:09:35) - Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Volodymyr Agafonkin: The Story of Leaflet, Building the Simplest Mapping Library & Life in Ukraine Volodymyr Agafonkin 01:11:18 Volodymyr Agafonkin is the creator of Leaflet, an open-source JS mapping library started in 2008 that is used pretty much everywhere on the Internet today. We end up nerding out on what makes building simple open source software & rendering maps online tricky but also so endlessly interesting. Volodymyr lives in Ukraine, a country shaken by a war for the past few years, which we also talk about. Volodymyr Agafonkin is the creator of Leaflet, an open-source JS mapping library started in 2008 that is used pretty much everywhere on the Internet today. We end up nerding out on what makes building simple open source software & rendering maps online tricky but also so endlessly interesting. Volodymyr lives in Ukraine, a country shaken by a war for the past few years, which we also talk about. web mapping, maps, leaflet, ukraine, mapbox, javascript, open source, projection false full 64 bae9b977-5e7e-4c40-bad6-594a58926796 Qiusheng Wu: Building & Sharing Open Source Software - MBM#63 Qiusheng Wu is an Associate Professor in Geography, an active open source contributor behind projects like geemap, leafmap or segment-geospatial also sharing tutorials on his popular Youtube channel. Qiusheng has a desire to teach, share and lower the barrier to entry to geospatial, all things I'm always curious to talk more about

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction 
(00:35) - Sponsor: OpenCage 
(02:01) - How would you describe yourself 
(03:47) - Developing Open Source Software 
(06:46) - Lowering the barrier to entry 
(10:39) - Quisheng's story 
(18:39) - Getting Involved in open source 
(22:16) - Google Earth Engine 
(25:48) - Skepticism around closed platforms 
(32:31) - Teaching Skepticism 
(34:16) - Is open source free lunch? 
(36:51) - Why create tutorials? 
(41:35) - Video over any other format 
(45:42) - Pushing students to market their projects 
(48:52) - Teaching in multiple languages 
(53:18) - YouTube analytics 
(55:35) - Book/Podcast Recommendation

]]> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Qiusheng Wu) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/qiusheng-wu-building-amp-sharing-open-source-software-mbm63 Qiusheng Wu is an Associate Professor in Geography, an active open source contributor behind projects like geemap, leafmap or segment-geospatial also sharing tutorials on his popular Youtube channel. Qiusheng has a desire to teach, share and lower the barrier to entry to geospatial, all things I'm always curious to talk more about

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About Qiusheng

Shownotes

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction 
(00:35) - Sponsor: OpenCage 
(02:01) - How would you describe yourself 
(03:47) - Developing Open Source Software 
(06:46) - Lowering the barrier to entry 
(10:39) - Quisheng's story 
(18:39) - Getting Involved in open source 
(22:16) - Google Earth Engine 
(25:48) - Skepticism around closed platforms 
(32:31) - Teaching Skepticism 
(34:16) - Is open source free lunch? 
(36:51) - Why create tutorials? 
(41:35) - Video over any other format 
(45:42) - Pushing students to market their projects 
(48:52) - Teaching in multiple languages 
(53:18) - YouTube analytics 
(55:35) - Book/Podcast Recommendation

]]> Qiusheng Wu: Building & Sharing Open Source Software - MBM#63 Qiusheng Wu 01:00:23 Qiusheng Wu is an Associate Professor in Geography, an active open source contributor behind projects like geemap, leafmap or segment-geospatial also sharing tutorials on his popular Youtube channel. Qiusheng has a desire to teach, share and lower the barrier to entry to geospatial, all things I'm always curious to talk more about Qiusheng Wu is an Associate Professor in Geography, an active open source contributor behind projects like geemap, leafmap or segment-geospatial also sharing tutorials on his popular Youtube channel. Qiusheng has a desire to teach, share and lower the barrier to entry to geospatial, all things I'm always curious to talk more about geospatial, teaching, youtube, qgis, open source false full 63 a8305cd3-f45f-47c2-91f2-03ce4bddeceb Ryan Abernathey: Taking Scientific Computing to the next level - MBM#62 Ryan Abernathey is a Climate Scientist, open-source software developer and the CEO & co-founder of Earthmover, a company trying to simplify how scientific computing is done. Ryan also co-founded the Pangeo project in 2016, one of the major efforts to build better tools for scientific computing today.

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:45) - Sponsor: Nimbo by Kermap

(02:20) - Ryan describes himself

(03:11) - From Oceanography to data infrastructure

(06:11) - Building an Company around Open Source

(13:33) - Product

(16:28) - The current Earth Observation data stack

(20:39) - Issues with today's approaches

(30:30) - Zarr

(33:30) - Friction with new technology

(38:23) - Climate science vs geospatial

(44:48) - Different sciences make different assumptions

(47:17) - Modeling Level of Details

(59:50) - Book & Podcast recommendations

(01:05:37) - Support the podcast on Patreon!

]]> Fri, 1 Mar 2024 13:15:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Ryan Abernathey) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ryan-abernathey-taking-scientific-computing-to-the-next-level-mbm62 Ryan Abernathey is a Climate Scientist, open-source software developer and the CEO & co-founder of Earthmover, a company trying to simplify how scientific computing is done. Ryan also co-founded the Pangeo project in 2016, one of the major efforts to build better tools for scientific computing today.

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About Ryan

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:45) - Sponsor: Nimbo by Kermap

(02:20) - Ryan describes himself

(03:11) - From Oceanography to data infrastructure

(06:11) - Building an Company around Open Source

(13:33) - Product

(16:28) - The current Earth Observation data stack

(20:39) - Issues with today's approaches

(30:30) - Zarr

(33:30) - Friction with new technology

(38:23) - Climate science vs geospatial

(44:48) - Different sciences make different assumptions

(47:17) - Modeling Level of Details

(59:50) - Book & Podcast recommendations

(01:05:37) - Support the podcast on Patreon!

]]> Ryan Abernathey: Taking Scientific Computing to the next level - MBM#62 Ryan Abernathey 01:07:22 Ryan Abernathey is a Climate Scientist, open-source software developer and the CEO & co-founder of Earthmover, a company trying to simplify how scientific computing is done. Ryan also co-founded the Pangeo project in 2016, one of the major efforts to build better tools for scientific computing today. Ryan Abernathey is a Climate Scientist, open-source software developer and the CEO & co-founder of Earthmover, a company trying to simplify how scientific computing is done. Ryan also co-founded the Pangeo project in 2016, one of the major efforts to build better tools for scientific computing today. oceanography, geospatial, scientific computing, data science, pangeo, climate false full 62 4f4deed2-8fbb-42df-9caf-0a76bbbafcc3 Gilberto Camara - Brazil's Fight Against Deforestation; Politics & Open Data - MBM#61 Gilberto Camara was the director of INPE, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research from 2005 to 2012, working there 35y in total and leading the use of satellite imagery to fight deforestation in Brazil, leading to what Nature declared “One of the biggest environmental wins of the 2000s”

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction
(01:14) - Sponsor: OpenCage
(02:40) - Gilberto describes himself
(04:14) - Deforestation wasn't always a priority: Brazil in the 80s
(07:50) - INPE (Brazil's National Institute for Space Research)
(11:13) - Landsat
(23:15) - Forest Land doesn't have monetary value
(24:14) - Mapping Deforestation Doesn't Magically Solve Everything
(28:35) - Incentives
(38:06) - Open Data was the only way
(38:51) - Not everyone likes open data
(42:11) - The first real-time deforestation alert system
(46:43) - From data to actual enforcement
(55:15) - Avoiding False Positive Deforestation Alerts
(01:00:48) - Misunderstood Accuracy in Remote Sensing
(01:07:52) - The roles of current geospatial tools
(01:15:43) - Brazil made Landsat images openly available before the US
(01:20:31) - Getting Things Done
(01:33:51) - Private remote sensing companies
(01:49:50) - The right tool & the right data
(01:53:32) - Monetary motivations behind commercial GIS
(02:02:29) - The source(s) of innovation
(02:07:28) - Book/podcast recommendation
(02:12:56) - Opening just a tiny little last topic
(02:17:41) - Support my work on Patreon


Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Gilberto Camara) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/gilberto-camara-brazils-fight-against-deforestation-politics-amp-open-data-mbm61 Gilberto Camara was the director of INPE, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research from 2005 to 2012, working there 35y in total and leading the use of satellite imagery to fight deforestation in Brazil, leading to what Nature declared “One of the biggest environmental wins of the 2000s”

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About Gilberto

Shownotes

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction
(01:14) - Sponsor: OpenCage
(02:40) - Gilberto describes himself
(04:14) - Deforestation wasn't always a priority: Brazil in the 80s
(07:50) - INPE (Brazil's National Institute for Space Research)
(11:13) - Landsat
(23:15) - Forest Land doesn't have monetary value
(24:14) - Mapping Deforestation Doesn't Magically Solve Everything
(28:35) - Incentives
(38:06) - Open Data was the only way
(38:51) - Not everyone likes open data
(42:11) - The first real-time deforestation alert system
(46:43) - From data to actual enforcement
(55:15) - Avoiding False Positive Deforestation Alerts
(01:00:48) - Misunderstood Accuracy in Remote Sensing
(01:07:52) - The roles of current geospatial tools
(01:15:43) - Brazil made Landsat images openly available before the US
(01:20:31) - Getting Things Done
(01:33:51) - Private remote sensing companies
(01:49:50) - The right tool & the right data
(01:53:32) - Monetary motivations behind commercial GIS
(02:02:29) - The source(s) of innovation
(02:07:28) - Book/podcast recommendation
(02:12:56) - Opening just a tiny little last topic
(02:17:41) - Support my work on Patreon


Support the podcast on Patreon

]]> Gilberto Camara - Brazil's Fight Against Deforestation; Politics & Open Data - MBM#61 Gilberto Camara 02:19:25 Gilberto Camara was the director of INPE, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research from 2005 to 2012, working there 35y in total and leading the use of satellite imagery to fight deforestation in Brazil, leading to what Nature declared “One of the biggest environmental wins of the 2000s” Gilberto Camara was the director of INPE, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research from 2005 to 2012, working there 35y in total and leading the use of satellite imagery to fight deforestation in Brazil, leading to what Nature declared “One of the biggest environmental wins of the 2000s” politics, deforestation, remote sensing, policy, brazil, earth observation, landsat, modis, open data false full 61 8c5e1624-e993-4189-a712-f430f31b80d7 Thomas Ager: The Essentials of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) - MBM#60 Thomas Ager worked for 30y at the National Geospatial Agency on Radar satellite images and recently released ‘The Essentials of SAR’ a book breaking down Synthetic Aperture Radar for, as he puts it, “non electrical engineers”

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:13) - Sponsor: Planet

(02:28) - Tom describes himself

(04:13) - National Geospatial Agency

(05:46) - Why should anyone care about radar images?

(09:52) - Why not just fly plane?

(10:54) - SAR in the 80s

(23:14) - Finding early use in SAR

(27:09) - Skepticism in new tech

(30:09) - Phase

(35:32) - Bringing poetry to physics

(42:01) - The most astonishing element of SAR

(48:41) - Future of SAR

(51:51) - The next step

(56:49) - The language issue

(59:45) - Tom's book

(01:02:46) - Tom's book dedication

(01:04:49) - Teaching

(01:07:40) - Getting NGA's approval on the book

(01:09:09) - Doing what people tell you not to do

(01:11:34) - Machine Learning in SAR

(01:15:55) - Book & Podcast recommendation

]]> Thu, 1 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Tom Ager) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/thomas-ager-the-essentials-of-sar-synthetic-aperture-radar-mbm60 Thomas Ager worked for 30y at the National Geospatial Agency on Radar satellite images and recently released ‘The Essentials of SAR’ a book breaking down Synthetic Aperture Radar for, as he puts it, “non electrical engineers”

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:13) - Sponsor: Planet

(02:28) - Tom describes himself

(04:13) - National Geospatial Agency

(05:46) - Why should anyone care about radar images?

(09:52) - Why not just fly plane?

(10:54) - SAR in the 80s

(23:14) - Finding early use in SAR

(27:09) - Skepticism in new tech

(30:09) - Phase

(35:32) - Bringing poetry to physics

(42:01) - The most astonishing element of SAR

(48:41) - Future of SAR

(51:51) - The next step

(56:49) - The language issue

(59:45) - Tom's book

(01:02:46) - Tom's book dedication

(01:04:49) - Teaching

(01:07:40) - Getting NGA's approval on the book

(01:09:09) - Doing what people tell you not to do

(01:11:34) - Machine Learning in SAR

(01:15:55) - Book & Podcast recommendation

]]> Thomas Ager: The Essentials of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) - MBM#60 Tom Ager 01:21:29 Thomas Ager worked for 30y at the National Geospatial Agency on Radar satellite images and recently released ‘The Essentials of SAR’ a book breaking down Synthetic Aperture Radar for, as he puts it, “non electrical engineers” Thomas Ager worked for 30y at the National Geospatial Agency on Radar satellite images and recently released ‘The Essentials of SAR’ a book breaking down Synthetic Aperture Radar for, as he puts it, “non electrical engineers” radar, synthetic radar image, poetry, sar, remote sensing, satellite image, earth observation, physics false full 60 7680ad70-f749-48eb-9f4b-01cda6cb50c8 Brian McClendon: The Story of Google Maps, Pokemon Go & Keyhole - MBM#59 Brian McClendon was one of the earliest investors & later VP of Engineering at Keyhole, which got acquired by Google in 2004. Brian become VP of Engineering and led Google Geo, overlooking the development of Google Earth & Google Maps. He also worked at Uber & is now at Niantic, which you might know for thri most popular app: Pokemon Go

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Timestamps
(00:00) - Introduction

(01:16) - Sponsor: OpenCage

(02:42) - Brian describes himself

(03:33) - Getting into computer graphics

(05:15) - From engineer to building companies

(08:06) - The Beginnings of Keyhole

(12:42) - EarthViewer demo

(14:33) - Going through rough times

(21:00) - What made Keyhole so unique

(25:56) - How much of Keyhole's work is still in Google Earth?

(32:08) - Borders are hard

(37:20) - Changing borders

(43:15) - Google's rationale for spending so much on mapping

(45:37) - Use for Google Maps vs Earth

(47:22) - Google Earth Engine

(51:16) - Earliest Google Earth Image

(52:20) - Working at Uber

(57:03) - Self-driving

(58:30) - Project Ground Truth

(01:04:01) - Where is self-driving today?

(01:10:29) - Trains vs Cars

(01:14:15) - Niantic

(01:17:07) - Future predictions

(01:19:28) - Glasses over phones

(01:21:05) - The next iPhone moment

(01:23:33) - Using Tech to get people outside

(01:25:57) - Teaching

(01:28:11) - The need for tech companies outside the Bay Area

(01:30:21) - Remote work

(01:34:59) - Recommendations to students

(01:36:10) - Book/Podcast Recommendations

]]> Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/brian-mcclendon-the-story-of-google-maps-pokemon-go-amp-keyhole-mbm59 Brian McClendon was one of the earliest investors & later VP of Engineering at Keyhole, which got acquired by Google in 2004. Brian become VP of Engineering and led Google Geo, overlooking the development of Google Earth & Google Maps. He also worked at Uber & is now at Niantic, which you might know for thri most popular app: Pokemon Go

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Shownotes

Timestamps
(00:00) - Introduction

(01:16) - Sponsor: OpenCage

(02:42) - Brian describes himself

(03:33) - Getting into computer graphics

(05:15) - From engineer to building companies

(08:06) - The Beginnings of Keyhole

(12:42) - EarthViewer demo

(14:33) - Going through rough times

(21:00) - What made Keyhole so unique

(25:56) - How much of Keyhole's work is still in Google Earth?

(32:08) - Borders are hard

(37:20) - Changing borders

(43:15) - Google's rationale for spending so much on mapping

(45:37) - Use for Google Maps vs Earth

(47:22) - Google Earth Engine

(51:16) - Earliest Google Earth Image

(52:20) - Working at Uber

(57:03) - Self-driving

(58:30) - Project Ground Truth

(01:04:01) - Where is self-driving today?

(01:10:29) - Trains vs Cars

(01:14:15) - Niantic

(01:17:07) - Future predictions

(01:19:28) - Glasses over phones

(01:21:05) - The next iPhone moment

(01:23:33) - Using Tech to get people outside

(01:25:57) - Teaching

(01:28:11) - The need for tech companies outside the Bay Area

(01:30:21) - Remote work

(01:34:59) - Recommendations to students

(01:36:10) - Book/Podcast Recommendations

]]> Brian McClendon: The Story of Google Maps, Pokemon Go & Keyhole - MBM#59 Maxime Lenormand 01:40:33 Brian McClendon was one of the earliest investors & later VP of Engineering at Keyhole, which got acquired by Google in 2004. Brian become VP of Engineering and led Google Geo, overlooking the development of Google Earth & Google Maps. He also worked at Uber & is now at Niantic, which you might know for thri most popular app: Pokemon Go Brian McClendon was one of the earliest investors & later VP of Engineering at Keyhole, which got acquired by Google in 2004. Brian become VP of Engineering and led Google Geo, overlooking the development of Google Earth & Google Maps. He also worked at Uber & is now at Niantic, which you might know for thri most popular app: Pokemon Go false full 59 1f686160-164c-4333-a2a5-d1ce56b68114 Ariel Seidman - Taking on Google Maps, Crowdsourced mapping & Crypto - MBM#58 Ariel Seidman is one of the co-founders of Hivemapper, a company building a map through selling dashcams & paying contributing drivers with the aim of competing with Google Maps. Ariel has a long history of mapping, working on Map & Search at Yahoo in the mid 2000s.

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About Ariel

Shownotes

Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(02:29) - Sponsor: Planet

(03:43) - Ariel describes himself

(05:59) - Steve Jobs influence

(07:30) - Leaving Yahoo

(11:32) - Importance of owning the collected data

(14:15) - Hivemapper

(25:53) - Incentivizing contributions

(30:42) - So, Why crypto?

(33:23) - Public distrust of crypto

(39:16) - Building trust with contributors

(46:40) - Regulations & Privacy

(51:14) - Turning images into maps

(01:06:04) - Customer base

(01:16:26) - Bike support?

(01:19:11) - Most interesting users

(01:22:31) - Future predictions

(01:26:10) - Collaborating with car manufacturers

(01:27:47) - Book & podcast

(01:31:51) - Changes in Journalism

]]> Mon, 1 Jan 2024 15:45:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Ariel Seidman) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ariel-seidman-taking-on-google-maps-crowdsourced-mapping-amp-crypto Ariel Seidman is one of the co-founders of Hivemapper, a company building a map through selling dashcams & paying contributing drivers with the aim of competing with Google Maps. Ariel has a long history of mapping, working on Map & Search at Yahoo in the mid 2000s.

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About Ariel

Shownotes

Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(02:29) - Sponsor: Planet

(03:43) - Ariel describes himself

(05:59) - Steve Jobs influence

(07:30) - Leaving Yahoo

(11:32) - Importance of owning the collected data

(14:15) - Hivemapper

(25:53) - Incentivizing contributions

(30:42) - So, Why crypto?

(33:23) - Public distrust of crypto

(39:16) - Building trust with contributors

(46:40) - Regulations & Privacy

(51:14) - Turning images into maps

(01:06:04) - Customer base

(01:16:26) - Bike support?

(01:19:11) - Most interesting users

(01:22:31) - Future predictions

(01:26:10) - Collaborating with car manufacturers

(01:27:47) - Book & podcast

(01:31:51) - Changes in Journalism

]]> Ariel Seidman - Taking on Google Maps, Crowdsourced mapping & Crypto - MBM#58 Ariel Seidman 01:39:23 Ariel Seidman is one of the co-founders of Hivemapper, a company building a map through selling dashcams & paying contributing drivers with the aim of competing with Google Maps. Ariel has a long history of mapping, working on Map & Search at Yahoo in the mid 2000s. Ariel Seidman is one of the co-founders of Hivemapper, a company building a map through selling dashcams & paying contributing drivers with the aim of competing with Google Maps. Ariel has a long history of mapping, working on Map & Search at Yahoo in the mid 2000s. google maps, tech, mapping, search, crowdsource, crypto false full 58 20c80cc5-bb77-4baf-8829-80103730d013 Best of 2023: 12 Conversations About Maps, Satellite Images & Tech - MBM#57 It's the end of the year, so time for Christmas sweaters & looking back on the year through 12 conversations ranging from advice for people wanting to build things, discussing academia & companies, thinking about the roles of maps in the world and many others.

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro

(01:15) - Consider Supporting my Work on Patreon

(02:49) - Harold Goddijn - Advice for Ambitious People

(09:41) - Sean Gorman - Not Everyone needs to code

(14:26) - Can Duruk - Making Maps Fun

(19:32) - James Killick - Why Apple Got Into Maps

(33:00) - Mila Luleva - Academia & Private Sector

(38:33) - Iain Woodhouse - Teaching Satellite Image's Military History

(46:48) - Jed Sundwall - ChatGPT's impact on Open Data

(57:10) - Javier de la Torre - Policies are 10 years behind the science

(01:00:10) - Este Geragthy - The Story behind John Hopkins Covid Dashboard

(01:05:23) - Renny Babiartz - The Nuance in Communicating Findings

(01:11:48) - Hongwei Liu - Indoor Mapping

(01:15:58) - Steve Brumby - Maps Against Greenwashing

(01:24:26) - Outro

]]> Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:20:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/best-of-2023-12-conversations-about-maps-satellite-images-amp-tech-mbm57 It's the end of the year, so time for Christmas sweaters & looking back on the year through 12 conversations ranging from advice for people wanting to build things, discussing academia & companies, thinking about the roles of maps in the world and many others.

Support the podcast & my work on Patreon

Listen to the full episodes mentioned today:

Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro

(01:15) - Consider Supporting my Work on Patreon

(02:49) - Harold Goddijn - Advice for Ambitious People

(09:41) - Sean Gorman - Not Everyone needs to code

(14:26) - Can Duruk - Making Maps Fun

(19:32) - James Killick - Why Apple Got Into Maps

(33:00) - Mila Luleva - Academia & Private Sector

(38:33) - Iain Woodhouse - Teaching Satellite Image's Military History

(46:48) - Jed Sundwall - ChatGPT's impact on Open Data

(57:10) - Javier de la Torre - Policies are 10 years behind the science

(01:00:10) - Este Geragthy - The Story behind John Hopkins Covid Dashboard

(01:05:23) - Renny Babiartz - The Nuance in Communicating Findings

(01:11:48) - Hongwei Liu - Indoor Mapping

(01:15:58) - Steve Brumby - Maps Against Greenwashing

(01:24:26) - Outro

]]> Best of 2023: 12 Conversations About Maps, Satellite Images & Tech - MBM#57 Maxime Lenormand 01:25:17 It's the end of the year, so time for Christmas sweaters & looking back on the year through 12 conversations ranging from advice for people wanting to build things, discussing academia & companies, thinking about the roles of maps in the world and many others. It's the end of the year, so time for Christmas sweaters & looking back on the year through 12 conversations ranging from advice for people wanting to build things, discussing academia & companies, thinking about the roles of maps in the world and many others. false full 57 811a6eb8-e51d-4661-8f9c-6b127a087ebf Jason Boone: Animating Maps for a Living, Working with Johnny Harris & Joining a Tech Startup - #MBM56 Jason Boone runs the Boone Loves Videos YouTube Channel with nearly 100k subscribers, teaching people visual effects & map animations. This led him to work with some of the biggest YouTubers out there, including Johnny Harris. We talked about running an online business teaching people map animations, using maps to tell stories and Jason's recent dive into tech startups.

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About

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:44) - Sponsor: Planet

(01:58) - How would you describe yourself

(04:22) - Jason's path to becoming a YouTuber

(12:43) - Documentary itch

(15:43) - Maps!

(21:30) - Geo layers

(24:07) - Leaning into a niche

(27:40) - Getting the data you need to tell a story

(32:02) - Working with Johnny Harris

(36:49) - Telling Stories

(40:37) - Travelling through maps

(43:05) - Joining a tech startup

(43:16) - Felt

(45:22) - Income as a freelancer

(54:54) - Helping others get jobs

(56:09) - A story of respecting Johny Harris

(59:52) - Tech Startups

(01:03:04) - Youtubers also run startups

(01:05:14) - Current YouTube landscape

(01:06:54) - Do I need film school?

(01:10:16) - One hit wonders of YouTubers

(01:13:32) - YouTube algorithm

(01:15:06) - Jason's relationship to analytics

(01:16:50) - Advice for content creators

(01:20:57) - Embracing a niche

(01:24:25) - Family privacy

(01:30:51) - Book & podcast recommendation

(01:36:20) - Behind The Scenes available on Patreon

]]> Fri, 1 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Jason Boone) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/jason-boone-animating-maps-for-a-living-working-with-johnny-harris-amp-joining-a-tech-startup-mbm56 Jason Boone runs the Boone Loves Videos YouTube Channel with nearly 100k subscribers, teaching people visual effects & map animations. This led him to work with some of the biggest YouTubers out there, including Johnny Harris. We talked about running an online business teaching people map animations, using maps to tell stories and Jason's recent dive into tech startups.

Sponsor: Planet

Find more about accessing Planet's high resolution & high frequency images

About

Shownotes

Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books.

Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:44) - Sponsor: Planet

(01:58) - How would you describe yourself

(04:22) - Jason's path to becoming a YouTuber

(12:43) - Documentary itch

(15:43) - Maps!

(21:30) - Geo layers

(24:07) - Leaning into a niche

(27:40) - Getting the data you need to tell a story

(32:02) - Working with Johnny Harris

(36:49) - Telling Stories

(40:37) - Travelling through maps

(43:05) - Joining a tech startup

(43:16) - Felt

(45:22) - Income as a freelancer

(54:54) - Helping others get jobs

(56:09) - A story of respecting Johny Harris

(59:52) - Tech Startups

(01:03:04) - Youtubers also run startups

(01:05:14) - Current YouTube landscape

(01:06:54) - Do I need film school?

(01:10:16) - One hit wonders of YouTubers

(01:13:32) - YouTube algorithm

(01:15:06) - Jason's relationship to analytics

(01:16:50) - Advice for content creators

(01:20:57) - Embracing a niche

(01:24:25) - Family privacy

(01:30:51) - Book & podcast recommendation

(01:36:20) - Behind The Scenes available on Patreon

]]> Jason Boone: Animating Maps for a Living, Working with Johnny Harris & Joining a Tech Startup - #MBM56 Jason Boone 01:37:47 Jason Boone runs the Boone Loves Videos YouTube Channel with nearly 100k subscribers, teaching people visual effects & map animations. This led him to work with some of the biggest YouTubers out there, including Johnny Harris. We talked about running an online business teaching people map animations, using maps to tell stories and Jason's recent dive into tech startups. Jason Boone runs the Boone Loves Videos YouTube Channel with nearly 100k subscribers, teaching people visual effects & map animations. This led him to work with some of the biggest YouTubers out there, including Johnny Harris. We talked about running an online business teaching people map animations, using maps to tell stories and Jason's recent dive into tech startups. media, johnny harris, content creation, freelancing, tech, teaching, youtube, startup, visual effects, animation false full 56 dd7321e4-4c4b-492c-aec4-b5bfbddde27b Javier de la Torre: From Biologist to Entrepreneur, How Maps Help Preserve Biodiversity & Hosting Conferences - MBM#55 Javier de la Torre started a Biologist Researcher, went on to start Vizzuality and later Carto where he is now. Javier works at the intersection mapping, software based companies & geospatial. He is also one of the founding members of the Tierra Pura Foundation focused on mitigation and adaptions tactics to climate change.

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Shownotes

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:53) - Sponsor: Felt

(02:19) - Javier Describes Himself

(03:49) - Curiosity as a driving factor

(07:16) - From Researcher to Starting a Company

(14:42) - Policy is 10 years behind Science

(18:04) - Solving the Worlds Biggest Problems

(21:01) - Focusing on a single problem

(27:38) - Carto

(31:29) - Commercial viability as a key to success

(39:00) - Buiding a company vs Doing the work

(43:01) - So, why host a conference?

(47:52) - Online vs in person community

(51:13) - Geo and AI

(55:46) - English is the ultimate programming language

(01:05:03) - Will SQL survive?

(01:13:00) - The valuable skills in a post-AI world

(01:17:29) - Book/podcast

- Support the podcast on Patreon
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- Website
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]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Javier de la Torre) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/javier-de-la-torre-from-biologist-to-entrepreneur-how-maps-help-preserve-biodiversity-amp-hosting-conferences-mbm55 Javier de la Torre started a Biologist Researcher, went on to start Vizzuality and later Carto where he is now. Javier works at the intersection mapping, software based companies & geospatial. He is also one of the founding members of the Tierra Pura Foundation focused on mitigation and adaptions tactics to climate change.

Sponsor: Felt

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About Javier

Shownotes

Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books.

Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:53) - Sponsor: Felt

(02:19) - Javier Describes Himself

(03:49) - Curiosity as a driving factor

(07:16) - From Researcher to Starting a Company

(14:42) - Policy is 10 years behind Science

(18:04) - Solving the Worlds Biggest Problems

(21:01) - Focusing on a single problem

(27:38) - Carto

(31:29) - Commercial viability as a key to success

(39:00) - Buiding a company vs Doing the work

(43:01) - So, why host a conference?

(47:52) - Online vs in person community

(51:13) - Geo and AI

(55:46) - English is the ultimate programming language

(01:05:03) - Will SQL survive?

(01:13:00) - The valuable skills in a post-AI world

(01:17:29) - Book/podcast

- Support the podcast on Patreon
- My video on an introduction to satellite images
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter
- Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work

]]> Javier de la Torre: From Biologist to Entrepreneur, How Maps Help Preserve Biodiversity & Hosting Conferences - MBM#55 Javier de la Torre 01:22:31 Javier de la Torre started a Biologist Researcher, went on to start Vizzuality and later Carto where he is now. Javier works at the intersection mapping, software based companies & geospatial. He is also one of the founding members of the Tierra Pura Foundation focused on mitigation and adaptions tactics to climate change. Javier de la Torre started a Biologist Researcher, went on to start Vizzuality and later Carto where he is now. Javier works at the intersection mapping, software based companies & geospatial. He is also one of the founding members of the Tierra Pura Foundation focused on mitigation and adaptions tactics to climate change. impact, climate change, entrepreneur, mapping, biodiversity, conferences, business false full 55 6b56faf5-db2d-4a28-9626-7b29a4a9eea8 Hongwei Liu: What It Takes to Actually Map the Indoors, Hard Work & Finding the Right Things to Work on - MBM#54 Hongwei Liu is the CEO & Co-Founder of MappedIn, a company focused on indoor mapping. I know a lot about what it takes to map the outdoor world, but little about what’s required to map indoors. That’s what this conversation is about.

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About Hongwei

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:03) - Sponsor: SkyFi

(02:13) - Hongwei Describes Himself

(04:45) - "Accidentally" Starting a company

(08:15) - Solving a technological vs a people problem

(10:21) - Starting a business as students

(13:45) - Sales is about convincing people

(17:50) - Continuing to experiment

(21:42) - What does it actually take to map the indoors?

(26:32) - Maps vs Models

(28:01) - Why do we even need good indoor maps?

(34:58) - An indoor approach to Tesla's mapping

(41:04) - All Privacy aside, what would it take to automate indoor mapping?

(45:39) - Making a free mapping app

(48:25) - Product vs Sales lead companies

(01:02:12) - "Only the paranoid survive"

(01:06:15) - AR/VR

(01:09:35) - Hongwei's hard work ethic

(01:11:05) - Unconventional path

(01:16:42) - Difficulty of finding your own lane

(01:21:38) - Grinding for the people that coming after

(01:25:21) - Faith

(01:28:45) - Visiting China

(01:34:50) - Misunderstandings through language

(01:40:22) - Leveraging the internet

(01:43:16) - Book & Podcast Recommendations

(01:45:29) - Consider supporting me on Patreon

- Support the podcast on Patreon
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]]> Wed, 1 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Hongwei Liu) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/hongwei-liu-what-it-takes-to-actually-map-the-indoors-hard-work-amp-finding-the-right-things-to-work-on-mbm54 Hongwei Liu is the CEO & Co-Founder of MappedIn, a company focused on indoor mapping. I know a lot about what it takes to map the outdoor world, but little about what’s required to map indoors. That’s what this conversation is about.

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About Hongwei

Shownotes

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:03) - Sponsor: SkyFi

(02:13) - Hongwei Describes Himself

(04:45) - "Accidentally" Starting a company

(08:15) - Solving a technological vs a people problem

(10:21) - Starting a business as students

(13:45) - Sales is about convincing people

(17:50) - Continuing to experiment

(21:42) - What does it actually take to map the indoors?

(26:32) - Maps vs Models

(28:01) - Why do we even need good indoor maps?

(34:58) - An indoor approach to Tesla's mapping

(41:04) - All Privacy aside, what would it take to automate indoor mapping?

(45:39) - Making a free mapping app

(48:25) - Product vs Sales lead companies

(01:02:12) - "Only the paranoid survive"

(01:06:15) - AR/VR

(01:09:35) - Hongwei's hard work ethic

(01:11:05) - Unconventional path

(01:16:42) - Difficulty of finding your own lane

(01:21:38) - Grinding for the people that coming after

(01:25:21) - Faith

(01:28:45) - Visiting China

(01:34:50) - Misunderstandings through language

(01:40:22) - Leveraging the internet

(01:43:16) - Book & Podcast Recommendations

(01:45:29) - Consider supporting me on Patreon

- Support the podcast on Patreon
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter
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]]> Hongwei Liu: What It Takes to Actually Map the Indoors, Hard Work & Finding the Right Things to Work on - MBM#54 Hongwei Liu 01:47:13 Hongwei Liu is the CEO & Co-Founder of MappedIn, a company focused on indoor mapping. I know a lot about what it takes to map the outdoor world, but little about what’s required to map indoors. That’s what this conversation is about. Hongwei Liu is the CEO & Co-Founder of MappedIn, a company focused on indoor mapping. I know a lot about what it takes to map the outdoor world, but little about what’s required to map indoors. That’s what this conversation is about. indoor mapping, entrepreneur, tech, hard work, mapping, startup, app, china false full 54 5c8d3246-79c6-40ae-9a8b-06de06dfe6b7 Sean Gorman: Startups, Coding Isn't for Everyone, Finding What (& with whom) to work on - MBM#53 Sean Gorman is currently on his 4th start-up, Zephr, working on improving smartphone location. Previously he worked on 3D mapping (acquired by Snap), mapping fibre optics infrastructure (and caught the NAS's attention as a grad student). I was recently in Colorado and got to spend a few days with Sean, at the end of which we recorded a conversation about building great teams, finding what to work on and building businesses around maps

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:48) - Sponsor: Felt

(01:53) - Sean Describes Himself

(05:22) - Accidentally becoming an entrepreneur

(11:36) - Ending up in front of the NSA as a grad student

(25:33) - Propelled into starting a company as a grad student

(30:45) - Not Everybody has to code

(35:40) - Base, Hits or Bunts: A Baseball Analogy to start-up exits

(41:15) - VC vs Angel investing

(45:02) - Deciding what to work on

(59:25) - Building a library of ideas

(01:02:35) - Sean's current project: Zephr

(01:11:05) - Smartphone location information isn't that good

(01:18:51) - How do you solve the trust problem

(01:26:33) - Advice for people wanting to build things

(01:29:39) - Building a Good Team

(01:33:35) - Gravitating towards small teams

(01:37:37) - Predictions on the AR market

(01:40:15) - Podcast/book recommendation

- Support the podcast on Patreon
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]]> Sun, 15 Oct 2023 10:40:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Sean Gorman) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/sean-gorman-startups-coding-isnt-for-everyone-finding-what-amp-with-whom-to-work-on-mbm53 Sean Gorman is currently on his 4th start-up, Zephr, working on improving smartphone location. Previously he worked on 3D mapping (acquired by Snap), mapping fibre optics infrastructure (and caught the NAS's attention as a grad student). I was recently in Colorado and got to spend a few days with Sean, at the end of which we recorded a conversation about building great teams, finding what to work on and building businesses around maps

Sponsor: Felt
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About Sean

Shownotes

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:48) - Sponsor: Felt

(01:53) - Sean Describes Himself

(05:22) - Accidentally becoming an entrepreneur

(11:36) - Ending up in front of the NSA as a grad student

(25:33) - Propelled into starting a company as a grad student

(30:45) - Not Everybody has to code

(35:40) - Base, Hits or Bunts: A Baseball Analogy to start-up exits

(41:15) - VC vs Angel investing

(45:02) - Deciding what to work on

(59:25) - Building a library of ideas

(01:02:35) - Sean's current project: Zephr

(01:11:05) - Smartphone location information isn't that good

(01:18:51) - How do you solve the trust problem

(01:26:33) - Advice for people wanting to build things

(01:29:39) - Building a Good Team

(01:33:35) - Gravitating towards small teams

(01:37:37) - Predictions on the AR market

(01:40:15) - Podcast/book recommendation

- Support the podcast on Patreon
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
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]]> Sean Gorman: Startups, Coding Isn't for Everyone, Finding What (& with whom) to work on - MBM#53 Sean Gorman 01:45:49 Sean Gorman is currently on his 4th start-up, Zephr, working on improving smartphone location. Previously he worked on 3D mapping (acquired by Snap), mapping fibre optics infrastructure (and caught the NAS's attention as a grad student). I was recently in Colorado and got to spend a few days with Sean, at the end of which we recorded a conversation about building great teams, finding what to work on and building businesses around maps Sean Gorman is currently on his 4th start-up, Zephr, working on improving smartphone location. Previously he worked on 3D mapping (acquired by Snap), mapping fibre optics infrastructure (and caught the NAS's attention as a grad student). I was recently in Colorado and got to spend a few days with Sean, at the end of which we recorded a conversation about building great teams, finding what to work on and building businesses around maps snap, fibre optic, team, snapchat, satcamp, mapping, gnss, entrepreneurship, location, gps, nsa false full 53 3c68918e-fd3e-4201-aaa7-fea687d69735 Harold Goddijn: The Full Story of TomTom, Selling Millions of Devices, the impact of the iPhone & mapping today - MBM#52 Harold Goddijn is one of the co-founders & the CEO of TomTom. TomTom has pivoted many times, from it's beginnings making PDA software in the early 90s, stumbling onto map applications, building its own hardware to millions of devices sold in a day, to its current form today. TomTom is a fascinating company in the mapping industry and I'm excited to share a conversation with the person leading it all, Harold Goddijn.

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(00:00) - Introduction

(00:58) - Sponsor: SkyFi

(02:07) - Harold describes himself

(03:49) - Being an entrepreneur

(06:53) - TomTom in the early days

(11:26) - Why get into mapping in the early days?

(17:41) - Technical hurdles to mapping

(21:06) - The not-so-smooth relationship with data providers

(25:55) - The 2000s down turn

(28:52) - Launching TomTom Go

(30:11) - From a downturn to sudden growth

(33:31) - Going IPO without raising capital

(35:18) - 2008 was a rough year

(41:40) - Pivoting the company

(45:35) - What is TomTom today?

(47:42) - The challenges of making maps today

(53:04) - Working with car manufacturers

(56:44) - Products for entreprises vs consumers

(01:00:53) - One map to rule them all?

(01:05:12) - How does TomTom make money while providing a free map?

(01:07:07) - Why collaboration with Meta, Amazon & Microsoft?

(01:08:04) - What is Harold excited about for the future?

(01:12:27) - Mapping attracts many people

(01:14:59) - Appreciating beautiful maps

(01:16:03) - Advice for entrepreneurs

(01:22:55) - Book/podcast recommendation

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]]> Sun, 1 Oct 2023 14:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Harold Goddijn) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/harold-goddijn-the-full-story-of-tomtom-selling-millions-of-devices-the-impact-of-the-iphone-amp-mapping-today-mbm52 Harold Goddijn is one of the co-founders & the CEO of TomTom. TomTom has pivoted many times, from it's beginnings making PDA software in the early 90s, stumbling onto map applications, building its own hardware to millions of devices sold in a day, to its current form today. TomTom is a fascinating company in the mapping industry and I'm excited to share a conversation with the person leading it all, Harold Goddijn.

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:58) - Sponsor: SkyFi

(02:07) - Harold describes himself

(03:49) - Being an entrepreneur

(06:53) - TomTom in the early days

(11:26) - Why get into mapping in the early days?

(17:41) - Technical hurdles to mapping

(21:06) - The not-so-smooth relationship with data providers

(25:55) - The 2000s down turn

(28:52) - Launching TomTom Go

(30:11) - From a downturn to sudden growth

(33:31) - Going IPO without raising capital

(35:18) - 2008 was a rough year

(41:40) - Pivoting the company

(45:35) - What is TomTom today?

(47:42) - The challenges of making maps today

(53:04) - Working with car manufacturers

(56:44) - Products for entreprises vs consumers

(01:00:53) - One map to rule them all?

(01:05:12) - How does TomTom make money while providing a free map?

(01:07:07) - Why collaboration with Meta, Amazon & Microsoft?

(01:08:04) - What is Harold excited about for the future?

(01:12:27) - Mapping attracts many people

(01:14:59) - Appreciating beautiful maps

(01:16:03) - Advice for entrepreneurs

(01:22:55) - Book/podcast recommendation

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]]> Harold Goddijn: The Full Story of TomTom, Selling Millions of Devices, the impact of the iPhone & mapping today - MBM#52 Harold Goddijn 01:27:46 Harold Goddijn is one of the co-founders & the CEO of TomTom. TomTom has pivoted many times, from its beginnings making PDA software in the early 90s, stumbling onto mapping, building its own hardware to millions of devices sold in a day, to its current form today. TomTom is a fascinating company in the mapping industry and I'm excited to share a conversation with the person leading it all, Harold Goddijn. Harold Goddijn is one of the co-founders & the CEO of TomTom. TomTom has pivoted many times, from its beginnings making PDA software in the early 90s, stumbling onto mapping, building its own hardware to millions of devices sold in a day, to its current form today. TomTom is a fascinating company in the mapping industry and I'm excited to share a conversation with the person leading it all, Harold Goddijn. mapping, tomtom, autonomous driving, gps, business false full 52 866f7c33-0d64-4087-b948-a73b22f10ba7 James Killick: Why Did Apple get into Maps? (And how they got there) - MBM#51 James Killick worked at Apple from 2013 to 2022 on the Maps team and has worked in mapping for the past 40 years. I've been wondering why Apple has gotten so much into Maps; Google makes sense to me, they're just the same ad business as search, but on a map. So, why -and how- did Apple get into Map?

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(00:00) - Introduction

(01:15) - Sponsor: Felt

(02:20) - James Describes Himself

(04:37) - Car navigation in 1985

(12:25) - Etak's customers

(14:33) - Analog Maps

(22:22) - From Analog to Digital

(29:07) - MapQuest's business model: Ads on a map

(32:36) - MapQuest after the Dot Com Bubble

(41:28) - The Origins of Apple Maps

(45:04) - Shortcomings with Google's data

(46:29) - Apple wanting full control of their own maps

(47:36) - Justifying the costs of owning everything

(51:11) - A Rocky Apple Maps launch

(54:24) - James's role joining Apple in 2013

(59:45) - Indoor mapping

(01:02:29) - Crafted vs automated approaches

(01:06:38) - The OpenStreetMap approach

(01:10:56) - Contribution vs Curation

(01:15:09) - So why does Apple have Apple Maps?

(01:19:25) - Would Apple move towards more advertising?

(01:27:41) - Anti-consumerism in Apple's products

(01:29:39) - Shortcomings of Google's model

(01:31:51) - Apple Maps reviews

(01:34:51) - Incentivizing contributions

(01:41:08) - Michelin Stars comparison

(01:46:36) - Apple's Spatial computing

(01:52:11) - Books/podcasts

(01:57:19) - James' blog: Map Happenings

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]]> Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (James Killick) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/james-killick-why-did-apple-get-into-maps-and-how-we-got-there-mbm51 James Killick worked at Apple from 2013 to 2022 on the Maps team and has worked in mapping for the past 40 years. I've been wondering why Apple has gotten so much into Maps; Google makes sense to me, they're just the same ad business as search, but on a map. So, why -and how- did Apple get into Map?

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About James

Shownotes

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:15) - Sponsor: Felt

(02:20) - James Describes Himself

(04:37) - Car navigation in 1985

(12:25) - Etak's customers

(14:33) - Analog Maps

(22:22) - From Analog to Digital

(29:07) - MapQuest's business model: Ads on a map

(32:36) - MapQuest after the Dot Com Bubble

(41:28) - The Origins of Apple Maps

(45:04) - Shortcomings with Google's data

(46:29) - Apple wanting full control of their own maps

(47:36) - Justifying the costs of owning everything

(51:11) - A Rocky Apple Maps launch

(54:24) - James's role joining Apple in 2013

(59:45) - Indoor mapping

(01:02:29) - Crafted vs automated approaches

(01:06:38) - The OpenStreetMap approach

(01:10:56) - Contribution vs Curation

(01:15:09) - So why does Apple have Apple Maps?

(01:19:25) - Would Apple move towards more advertising?

(01:27:41) - Anti-consumerism in Apple's products

(01:29:39) - Shortcomings of Google's model

(01:31:51) - Apple Maps reviews

(01:34:51) - Incentivizing contributions

(01:41:08) - Michelin Stars comparison

(01:46:36) - Apple's Spatial computing

(01:52:11) - Books/podcasts

(01:57:19) - James' blog: Map Happenings

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]]> James Killick: Why Did Apple get into Maps? (And how they got there) - MBM#51 James Killick 02:00:05 James Killick worked at Apple from 2013 to 2022 on the Maps team and has worked in mapping for the past 40 years. I've been wondering why Apple has gotten so much into Maps; Google makes sense to me, they're just the same ad business as search, but on a map. So, why -and how- did Apple get into Map? James Killick worked at Apple from 2013 to 2022 on the Maps team and has worked in mapping for the past 40 years. I've been wondering why Apple has gotten so much into Maps; Google makes sense to me, they're just the same ad business as search, but on a map. So, why -and how- did Apple get into Map? ad, apple, google, mapping, business model false full 51 b62bca11-b0bc-458f-b188-407bd21ac6e9 Aravind Ravichandran: From Images to Actions: An Introduction to Earth Observation - MBM#50 Aravind Ravichandran is the founder of TerraWatch Space, where he does consulting and strategy with the goal, in his words, to demystify Earth Observation. This is an introduction to the 5 layers Aravind identifies as making the Earth Observation industry. Aravind writes one of the most popular newsletter gathering the latest news and featuring deep dives analysing the industry. We also hosts a podcast -albeit on pause at the moment- so was the perfect person to discuss Earth Observation at a high level.

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(00:00) - Introduction

(01:00) - Sponsor: SkyFi

(02:10) - Explaining Earth Observation from scratch

(03:57) - Why do we need satellites in the first place?

(05:43) - Why not use ground measurements?

(08:22) - What happens after satellites take images?

(11:55) - 5 Layers of satellite imagery

(12:24) - Layer 1: Data

(13:50) - Layer 2: Platform

(18:35) - A Streaming App Analogy to Platforms

(20:55) - Layer 3: Analytics

(23:10) - Edge Computing

(24:37) - Layer 4: Insights

(28:12) - Layer 5: Application

(31:42) - What is TerraWatch?

(39:15) - How TerraWatch makes money

(44:13) - Sharing Information for free, but sustainably?

(51:33) - Pausing the TerraWatch podcast

(59:05) - Aravind's course on Earth Observation

(01:03:39) - Defining Edge Compute

(01:15:07) - Where Aravind finds his information

(01:21:58) - Book & Podcast Recommendations

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]]> Fri, 1 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Aravind Ravichandran) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/aravind-ravichandran-an-introduction-to-earth-observation Aravind Ravichandran is the founder of TerraWatch Space, where he does consulting and strategy with the goal, in his words, to demystify Earth Observation. This is an introduction to the 5 layers Aravind identifies as making the Earth Observation industry. Aravind writes one of the most popular newsletter gathering the latest news and featuring deep dives analysing the industry. We also hosts a podcast -albeit on pause at the moment- so was the perfect person to discuss Earth Observation at a high level.

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:00) - Sponsor: SkyFi

(02:10) - Explaining Earth Observation from scratch

(03:57) - Why do we need satellites in the first place?

(05:43) - Why not use ground measurements?

(08:22) - What happens after satellites take images?

(11:55) - 5 Layers of satellite imagery

(12:24) - Layer 1: Data

(13:50) - Layer 2: Platform

(18:35) - A Streaming App Analogy to Platforms

(20:55) - Layer 3: Analytics

(23:10) - Edge Computing

(24:37) - Layer 4: Insights

(28:12) - Layer 5: Application

(31:42) - What is TerraWatch?

(39:15) - How TerraWatch makes money

(44:13) - Sharing Information for free, but sustainably?

(51:33) - Pausing the TerraWatch podcast

(59:05) - Aravind's course on Earth Observation

(01:03:39) - Defining Edge Compute

(01:15:07) - Where Aravind finds his information

(01:21:58) - Book & Podcast Recommendations

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]]> Aravind Ravichandran: From Images to Actions: An Introduction to Earth Observation - MBM#50 Aravind Ravichandran 01:32:01 Aravind Ravichandran is the founder of TerraWatch Space, where he does consulting and strategy with the goal, in his words, to demystify Earth Observation. This is an introduction to the 5 layers Aravind identifies as making the Earth Observation industry. Aravind writes one of the most popular newsletter gathering the latest news and featuring deep dives analysing the industry. We also hosts a podcast -albeit on pause at the moment- so was the perfect person to discuss Earth Observation at a high level. Aravind Ravichandran is the founder of TerraWatch Space, where he does consulting and strategy with the goal, in his words, to demystify Earth Observation. This is an introduction to the 5 layers Aravind identifies as making the Earth Observation industry. Aravind writes one of the most popular newsletter gathering the latest news and featuring deep dives analysing the industry. We also hosts a podcast -albeit on pause at the moment- so was the perfect person to discuss Earth Observation at a high level. introduction, satellite image, insights, layers, software, application, analytics, earth observation, data false full 50 ed135e9a-b7cc-486b-8c5e-918a4fa2b8da Steve Brumby: Governments Need Better Maps, Impact Observatory, Descartes Labs & National Geographic - MBM#49 Steve Brumby is the founder & CTO of Impact Observatory, a company working on providing rapid land cover maps anywhere on Earth. He puts it as wanting to provide "the maps the US takes for granted, all around the globe". Steve was also a co-founder & the CTO at Descartes Labs and worked at National Geographic.

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(00:00) - Introduction

(01:37) - Sponsor

(03:17) - How would you describe yourself

(04:07) - Academia vs Entrepreneurship

(05:21) - The urge to implement

(12:03) - The rise of Deep Learning in Computer Vision after AlexNet

(17:24) - Making a Dataset Equivalent to how much a Human Eye Sees

(18:50) - A SuperComputer made of PlayStation 3s

(22:17) - Descartes Labs

(28:25) - Working at National Geographic

(41:06) - Rate of Innovation in different organisations

(47:53) - The Cost of Raising Venture Capital

(53:30) - Difference between Impact / Angel and VC investors

(01:00:17) - Impact Observatory

(01:04:45) - Working with the United Nations & US Government

(01:13:47) - Greenwashing

(01:19:59) - Trust in government/private company

(01:22:01) - Validation work

(01:28:08) - Communicating Uncertainty

(01:30:20) - What are you excited about

(01:37:27) - Book/podcast Recommendation

(01:41:17) - Googling as the early prompt engineering

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]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:46:06 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Steve Brumby) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/steve-brumby-governments-need-better-maps-impact-observatory-descartes-labs-amp-national-geographic-mbm49 Steve Brumby is the founder & CTO of Impact Observatory, a company working on providing rapid land cover maps anywhere on Earth. He puts it as wanting to provide "the maps the US takes for granted, all around the globe". Steve was also a co-founder & the CTO at Descartes Labs and worked at National Geographic.

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(00:00) - Introduction

(01:37) - Sponsor

(03:17) - How would you describe yourself

(04:07) - Academia vs Entrepreneurship

(05:21) - The urge to implement

(12:03) - The rise of Deep Learning in Computer Vision after AlexNet

(17:24) - Making a Dataset Equivalent to how much a Human Eye Sees

(18:50) - A SuperComputer made of PlayStation 3s

(22:17) - Descartes Labs

(28:25) - Working at National Geographic

(41:06) - Rate of Innovation in different organisations

(47:53) - The Cost of Raising Venture Capital

(53:30) - Difference between Impact / Angel and VC investors

(01:00:17) - Impact Observatory

(01:04:45) - Working with the United Nations & US Government

(01:13:47) - Greenwashing

(01:19:59) - Trust in government/private company

(01:22:01) - Validation work

(01:28:08) - Communicating Uncertainty

(01:30:20) - What are you excited about

(01:37:27) - Book/podcast Recommendation

(01:41:17) - Googling as the early prompt engineering

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]]> Steve Brumby: Governments Need Better Maps, Impact Observatory, Descartes Labs & National Geographic - MBM#49 Steve Brumby 01:44:09 Steve Brumby is the founder & CTO of Impact Observatory, a company working on providing rapid land cover maps anywhere on Earth. He puts it as wanting to provide "the maps the US takes for granted, all around the globe". Steve was also a co-founder & the CTO at Descartes Labs and worked at National Geographic Steve Brumby is the founder & CTO of Impact Observatory, a company working on providing rapid land cover maps anywhere on Earth. He puts it as wanting to provide "the maps the US takes for granted, all around the globe". Steve was also a co-founder & the CTO at Descartes Labs and worked at National Geographic government, los alamos, investment, vc, national geographic, deep learning false full 49 1a5fb5a4-1a72-4367-9958-212480887cc9 Robert Cheetham & Dan Pilone: Building Businesses that Last, Bootstrapping & Acquisitions - MBM#48 Robert Cheetham is the founder of Azavea, founded all the way back in 2000 and Dan Pilone one of the founders of Element84, started in 2010. Recently Element84 acquired Azavea to expand from large scale computing to also analysis. I wanted to talk to Robert & Dan about why they went for an acquisition and why now, if both companies had both been around for so long. Both companies also have not taken outside investment, which made this acquisition all the more interesting

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(00:00) - Introduction

(03:05) - How would you describe yourself?

(04:26) - What is Element84 today?

(08:13) - History of Element84

(10:43) - From Landscaping & Japanese Studies to Starting a Software Company

(24:57) - What prompted Robert to start a business

(29:00) - From Solo Entrepreneur to Building a Team

(32:56) - From Desktop GIS to Developing Open Source Tools

(42:09) - Building Companies that Last

(53:43) - Why a B-corp?

(01:01:53) - What is a B-corp?

(01:07:39) - Why An Acquisition?

(01:29:42) - What does the future look like for Element 84?

(01:41:16) - Balance Long Term Thinking with the Urgency of Climate Change

(01:49:56) - Beyond Geospatial?

(01:56:39) - Deciding on a Company Strategy

(01:59:57) - What are Robert & Dan Excited about for the Future?

(02:14:28) - Book and podcast Recommendations

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]]> Tue, 1 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Robert Cheetham, Dan Pilone) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/robert-cheetham-amp-dan-pilone-building-businesses-that-last-bootstrapping-amp-acquisitions-mbm48 Robert Cheetham is the founder of Azavea, founded all the way back in 2000 and Dan Pilone one of the founders of Element84, started in 2010. Recently Element84 acquired Azavea to expand from large scale computing to also analysis. I wanted to talk to Robert & Dan about why they went for an acquisition and why now, if both companies had both been around for so long. Both companies also have not taken outside investment, which made this acquisition all the more interesting

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About Dan & Robert

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(03:05) - How would you describe yourself?

(04:26) - What is Element84 today?

(08:13) - History of Element84

(10:43) - From Landscaping & Japanese Studies to Starting a Software Company

(24:57) - What prompted Robert to start a business

(29:00) - From Solo Entrepreneur to Building a Team

(32:56) - From Desktop GIS to Developing Open Source Tools

(42:09) - Building Companies that Last

(53:43) - Why a B-corp?

(01:01:53) - What is a B-corp?

(01:07:39) - Why An Acquisition?

(01:29:42) - What does the future look like for Element 84?

(01:41:16) - Balance Long Term Thinking with the Urgency of Climate Change

(01:49:56) - Beyond Geospatial?

(01:56:39) - Deciding on a Company Strategy

(01:59:57) - What are Robert & Dan Excited about for the Future?

(02:14:28) - Book and podcast Recommendations

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]]> Robert Cheetham & Dan Pilone: Building Businesses that Last, Bootstrapping & Acquisitions - MBM#48 Robert Cheetham, Dan Pilone 02:20:17 Robert Cheetham is the founder of Azavea, founded all the way back in 2000 and Dan Pilone one of the founders of Element84, started in 2010. Recently Element84 acquired Azavea to expand from large scale computing to also analysis. I wanted to talk to Robert & Dan about why they went for an acquisition and why now, if both companies had both been around for so long. Both companies also have not taken outside investment, which made this acquisition all the more interesting Robert Cheetham is the founder of Azavea, founded all the way back in 2000 and Dan Pilone one of the founders of Element84, started in 2010. Recently Element84 acquired Azavea to expand from large scale computing to also analysis. I wanted to talk to Robert & Dan about why they went for an acquisition and why now, if both companies had both been around for so long. Both companies also have not taken outside investment, which made this acquisition all the more interesting bootstrap, large scale computing, acqusition false full 48 0370d50a-bad9-40f1-a197-a14c33ffd3d2 Este Geraghty: The Importance of Mapping Diseases & Health - MBM#47 Dr Este Geraghty is the Chief Medical Officer at Esri, a former Deputy Director of the California Department of Public Health and a certified public health professional; so the perfect person to talk about how we map diseases, health and all the support around medical care. Este also wrote a book about the learning of mapping applied to covid, which we discuss.

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(00:00) - Introducing Este

(02:52) - Este describing herself

(03:25) - How do you describe the work that you do?

(05:43) - Why work in Health?

(08:22) - How has being a practitioner helped you?

(11:19) - Communication in public health

(13:53) - Open data vs privacy

(16:47) - Anonymising data

(18:41) - Geography vs GIS: Is there a difference?

(19:39) - The Power of Visualising Data

(21:39) - The Covid Map viewed Trillion of times

(26:28) - Open data, why not also use open tools?

(28:23) - Learnings From Covid-19: Este's Book

(32:01) - Contact Tracing

(36:35) - Role of private sector

(40:42) - Prevention is Hard

(45:30) - Has Covid made it easier to Advocate for Public Health

(48:11) - Funding Going Down as Covid Slowly Stops

(50:52) - End of the Covid Dashboard

(51:52) - Keeping a Positive Mindset

(55:58) - Este's current preoccupations

(58:21) - Satellite Imagery

(01:01:45) - One Health

(01:03:46) - Climate Change

(01:06:41) - Solving Long Term Problems when people struggle today

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]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Este Gerarthy) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/este-gerarthy-the-importance-of-mapping-diseases-amp-health Dr Este Geraghty is the Chief Medical Officer at Esri, a former Deputy Director of the California Department of Public Health and a certified public health professional; so the perfect person to talk about how we map diseases, health and all the support around medical care. Este also wrote a book about the learning of mapping applied to covid, which we discuss.

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introducing Este

(02:52) - Este describing herself

(03:25) - How do you describe the work that you do?

(05:43) - Why work in Health?

(08:22) - How has being a practitioner helped you?

(11:19) - Communication in public health

(13:53) - Open data vs privacy

(16:47) - Anonymising data

(18:41) - Geography vs GIS: Is there a difference?

(19:39) - The Power of Visualising Data

(21:39) - The Covid Map viewed Trillion of times

(26:28) - Open data, why not also use open tools?

(28:23) - Learnings From Covid-19: Este's Book

(32:01) - Contact Tracing

(36:35) - Role of private sector

(40:42) - Prevention is Hard

(45:30) - Has Covid made it easier to Advocate for Public Health

(48:11) - Funding Going Down as Covid Slowly Stops

(50:52) - End of the Covid Dashboard

(51:52) - Keeping a Positive Mindset

(55:58) - Este's current preoccupations

(58:21) - Satellite Imagery

(01:01:45) - One Health

(01:03:46) - Climate Change

(01:06:41) - Solving Long Term Problems when people struggle today

(01:09:15) - Nomadic Lifestyle as an Executive

(01:12:16) - Not Always Climbing the Career Ladder

(01:15:03) - Reflecting on 1 year of Nomadic Life

(01:18:54) - Book/podcast

(01:21:41) - What does it take to go to 150 (years old)?

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]]> Este Geraghty: The Importance of Mapping Diseases & Health - MBM#47 Este Gerarthy 01:24:07 Dr Este Geraghty is the Chief Medical Officer at Esri, a former Deputy Director of the California Department of Public Health and a certified public health professional; so the perfect person to talk about how we map diseases, health and all the support around medical care. Este also wrote a book about the learning of mapping applied to covid, which we discuss. Dr Este Geraghty is the Chief Medical Officer at Esri, a former Deputy Director of the California Department of Public Health and a certified public health professional; so the perfect person to talk about how we map diseases, health and all the support around medical care. Este also wrote a book about the learning of mapping applied to covid, which we discuss. mapping, esri, medical, gis, dashboard, health, covid false full 47 8c87d12f-4e96-4025-a5f1-ffa37ef1c76c Can Duruk: Felt, Making Maps Fun & Collaborative - MBM#46 Can Duruk is the co-founder & CTO at Felt, a company working on bringing maps to the browser. In Can's own words they want to make maps fun and collaborative. Think of Felt as the Figma or Notion of Maps.

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(00:00) - Introduction 

(01:37) - Sponsor: satelitte-image-deep-learning 

(02:26) - Can Describes Himself 

(03:30) - What is Felt? 

(04:11) - Making Maps Fun (and Why That's Important) 

(06:27) - Building Something the Feels Fun 

(09:21) - Why Maps Specifically? 

(13:30) - The Story of Felt 

(15:13) - Working with First Responders 

(18:04) - Making Maps Collaborative 

(21:37) - Unexpected Technical Problems 

(25:34) - Dealing with User Input Data 

(29:09) - Browser-based mapping 

(34:27) - Figma set the stage 

(35:21) - Anything that can be built on the web ultimately will 

(36:25) - Technical Details of Building Felt 

(43:18) - Where does the name come from? 

(44:43) - felt.com 

(46:34) - Target audience 

(52:42) - Can's Favorite Felt Use Cases 

(54:38) - Shownotes brought to you by Can 

(55:16) - Make maps for everyone 

(56:57) - Having a vision 

(58:19) - QGIS partnership 

(01:03:13) - Writing Online 

(01:06:27) - Can's Twitter 

(01:08:25) - Languages 

(01:09:49) - Thinking Differently in Different Languages 

(01:11:06) - Coming to the US 

(01:12:31) - Does Felt work in multiple languages? 

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]]> Sat, 1 Jul 2023 14:05:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Can Duruk) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/can-duruk-felt-making-maps-fun-amp-collaborative-mbm46 Can Duruk is the co-founder & CTO at Felt, a company working on bringing maps to the browser. In Can's own words they want to make maps fun and collaborative. Think of Felt as the Figma or Notion of Maps.

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- Felt

- Check all the shownotes on a Felt map

- Westchester Land Trust

- The World Bank using Felt

- Bicycle & Pedestrian planning

- QGIS & Felt

- Read Margins, Can's newsletter

Book & Podcast Recommendation:

Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction 

(01:37) - Sponsor: satelitte-image-deep-learning 

(02:26) - Can Describes Himself 

(03:30) - What is Felt? 

(04:11) - Making Maps Fun (and Why That's Important) 

(06:27) - Building Something the Feels Fun 

(09:21) - Why Maps Specifically? 

(13:30) - The Story of Felt 

(15:13) - Working with First Responders 

(18:04) - Making Maps Collaborative 

(21:37) - Unexpected Technical Problems 

(25:34) - Dealing with User Input Data 

(29:09) - Browser-based mapping 

(34:27) - Figma set the stage 

(35:21) - Anything that can be built on the web ultimately will 

(36:25) - Technical Details of Building Felt 

(43:18) - Where does the name come from? 

(44:43) - felt.com 

(46:34) - Target audience 

(52:42) - Can's Favorite Felt Use Cases 

(54:38) - Shownotes brought to you by Can 

(55:16) - Make maps for everyone 

(56:57) - Having a vision 

(58:19) - QGIS partnership 

(01:03:13) - Writing Online 

(01:06:27) - Can's Twitter 

(01:08:25) - Languages 

(01:09:49) - Thinking Differently in Different Languages 

(01:11:06) - Coming to the US 

(01:12:31) - Does Felt work in multiple languages? 

(01:15:30) - Book/podcast recommendation

 

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]]> Can Duruk: Felt, Making Maps Fun & Collaborative - MBM#46 Can Duruk 01:21:28 Can Duruk is the co-founder & CTO at Felt, a company working on bringing maps to the browser. In Can's own words they want to make maps fun and collaborative. Think of Felt as the Figma or Notion of Maps. Can Duruk is the co-founder & CTO at Felt, a company working on bringing maps to the browser. In Can's own words they want to make maps fun and collaborative. Think of Felt as the Figma or Notion of Maps. web mapping, collaboration, visualization, fun false full 46 10e96d5a-36b0-4eb2-ac94-c5c81c7bdcae Zhuang-Fang Nana Yi: Satellite Imagery to Solve Local Problems - MBM#45 Zhuang-Fang Nana Yi is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Regrow, though today's conversation is about her story from going to school not speaking the language, to mapping rubber tree plantations and ultimately using global satellite imagery methods to solve local problems.

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(00:00) - Introduction

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(03:57) - Conversation Begins: Zhuang-Fang presents herself

(07:34) - Nana's Story

(13:01) - Going to a Chinese school without speaking Chinese

(17:57) - From wanting to be a doctor to geography

(22:57) - Picking up English

(28:27) - Working with Limited English

(30:20) - Rubber Trees: A Geopolitical Tool

(36:35) - Working with Local Governments

(38:24) - Process for change

(42:38) - Navigating financial incentives

(47:32) - International collaboration vs Chinese gov

(55:41) - Work as a data engineer

(58:20) - On the ground vs Satellites

(01:01:06) - Data alone doesn't lead to action

(01:02:28) - Art

(01:09:55) - Art in China vs US

(01:12:23) - AI Art

(01:17:38) - Book & Podcast Recommendations

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]]> Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Zhuang-Fang Nana Yi) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/zhuang-fang-nana-yi-satellite-imagery-to-solve-local-problems-mbm45 Zhuang-Fang Nana Yi is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Regrow, though today's conversation is about her story from going to school not speaking the language, to mapping rubber tree plantations and ultimately using global satellite imagery methods to solve local problems.

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(02:17) - Sponsor: OpenCage

(03:57) - Conversation Begins: Zhuang-Fang presents herself

(07:34) - Nana's Story

(13:01) - Going to a Chinese school without speaking Chinese

(17:57) - From wanting to be a doctor to geography

(22:57) - Picking up English

(28:27) - Working with Limited English

(30:20) - Rubber Trees: A Geopolitical Tool

(36:35) - Working with Local Governments

(38:24) - Process for change

(42:38) - Navigating financial incentives

(47:32) - International collaboration vs Chinese gov

(55:41) - Work as a data engineer

(58:20) - On the ground vs Satellites

(01:01:06) - Data alone doesn't lead to action

(01:02:28) - Art

(01:09:55) - Art in China vs US

(01:12:23) - AI Art

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]]> Zhuang-Fang Nana Yi: Satellite Imagery to Solve Local Problems - MBM#45 Zhuang-Fang Nana Yi 01:22:21 Zhuang-Fang Nana Yi is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Regrow, though today's conversation is about her story from going to school not speaking the language, to mapping rubber tree plantations and ultimately using global satellite imagery methods to solve local problems. Zhuang-Fang Nana Yi is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Regrow, though today's conversation is about her story from going to school not speaking the language, to mapping rubber tree plantations and ultimately using global satellite imagery methods to solve local problems. local, rubber tree, machine learning, agriculture, policy, china, satellite imagery false full 45 9c787a0c-e7a1-4835-bb63-9969e9f72230 Jed Sundwall: Making Open Data Actually Accessible (in a world with ChatGPT) - MBM#44 Jed Sundwall is the Executive Director of Radiant Earth, and formerly worked on creating AWS's Open Data Registry, starting by putting Landsat images and then other Earth Observation datasets on the cloud. Radiant Earth is an NGO focused on making geospatial data more accessible, specifically for Machine Learning applications.

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:36) - Patreon

(05:40) - From Humanities to Tech

(06:45) - Marketing

(09:39) - Amazon

(14:01) - AWS's business rationale for hosting free data

(17:16) - History of Amazon Opening Up Data

(18:39) - Common Crawl

(23:09) - How Earth Observation became a big part of AWS's Open Registry

(25:09) - How Cloud Optimized Geotiffs Started

(29:56) - Increasing adoption worldwide

(31:26) - How Sentinel ended up on AWS

(33:26) - Challenges working with non-American companies

(37:17) - What does open and free actually mean?

(42:24) - Marketing Open Data

(43:39) - CERN opening up their data... and nobody knows how to use it

(46:18) - Copernicus Program

(49:16) - Work at Radiant Earth

(52:43) - Mission statement

(01:00:59) - ChatGPT is Changing the value of Data

(01:03:58) - Twitter

(01:07:09) - Census Data Would be easier to get if we could pay for it

(01:11:33) - Search Engine Optimization for ChatGPT?

(01:13:59) - Regulating training data

(01:16:51) - ChatGPT, Google Search & Ads

(01:19:31) - Twitter Checkmarks

(01:21:57) - Podcast/books

(01:27:09) - The Value of Humanities in tech

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]]> Thu, 1 Jun 2023 14:30:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Jed Sundwall) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/jed-sundwall-we-dont-talk-about-open-data-chatgpt-amp-earth-observation-mbm44 Jed Sundwall is the Executive Director of Radiant Earth, and formerly worked on creating AWS's Open Data Registry, starting by putting Landsat images and then other Earth Observation datasets on the cloud. Radiant Earth is an NGO focused on making geospatial data more accessible, specifically for Machine Learning applications.

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About Jed 

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:36) - Patreon

(05:40) - From Humanities to Tech

(06:45) - Marketing

(09:39) - Amazon

(14:01) - AWS's business rationale for hosting free data

(17:16) - History of Amazon Opening Up Data

(18:39) - Common Crawl

(23:09) - How Earth Observation became a big part of AWS's Open Registry

(25:09) - How Cloud Optimized Geotiffs Started

(29:56) - Increasing adoption worldwide

(31:26) - How Sentinel ended up on AWS

(33:26) - Challenges working with non-American companies

(37:17) - What does open and free actually mean?

(42:24) - Marketing Open Data

(43:39) - CERN opening up their data... and nobody knows how to use it

(46:18) - Copernicus Program

(49:16) - Work at Radiant Earth

(52:43) - Mission statement

(01:00:59) - ChatGPT is Changing the value of Data

(01:03:58) - Twitter

(01:07:09) - Census Data Would be easier to get if we could pay for it

(01:11:33) - Search Engine Optimization for ChatGPT?

(01:13:59) - Regulating training data

(01:16:51) - ChatGPT, Google Search & Ads

(01:19:31) - Twitter Checkmarks

(01:21:57) - Podcast/books

(01:27:09) - The Value of Humanities in tech

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]]> Jed Sundwall: Making Open Data Actually Accessible (in a world with ChatGPT) - MBM#44 Jed Sundwall 01:31:27 Jed Sundwall is the Executive Director of Radiant Earth, and formerly worked on creating AWS's Open Data Registry, starting by putting Landsat images and then other Earth Observation datasets on the cloud. Radiant Earth is an NGO focused on making geospatial data more accessible, specifically for Machine Learning applications. Jed Sundwall is the Executive Director of Radiant Earth, and formerly worked on creating AWS's Open Data Registry, starting by putting Landsat images and then other Earth Observation datasets on the cloud. Radiant Earth is an NGO focused on making geospatial data more accessible, specifically for Machine Learning applications. chatgpt, radiant earth, ngo, openai, machine learning, ml, aws, ai, open data false full 44 77a05d79-38da-464a-86a1-120a223ec654 Marc Prioleau: The Overture Maps Foundation: Do We Need a New Open Mapping Project? - MBM#43 Marc Prioleau is the newly appointed Executive Director to the Overture Maps Foundation (at the date this episode comes out). Overture was originally announced in December 2022, founded by Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom, with the goal of providing a open map data. That sounds a lot like what OpenStreetMap set out to achieve... so why start something new? Marc has some answers to that question, and it isn't his first time thinking about the future of mapping

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(03:22) - Conversation begins

(06:10) - From Chemical Engineering to Mapping

(09:00) - Early Days of GPS: Innovating despite Limitations

(11:02) - Having a Long Term Vision

(13:12) - Science Fiction as a Tool to Imagine the Future

(14:07) - Defining the Overture Maps Foundation

(17:56) - But OpenStreetMap already Exists, why make something new?

(22:54) - Artist vs Merchant Analogy

(27:23) - Companies already are involved in OSM

(30:38) - Users don't care how their map was made

(33:05) - The face of updates keeps increasing

(35:22) - 10 years ago you'd be lucky to have an Estimated Time of Arrival

(40:06) - Overture's value: Data or Tools?

(44:32) - New tools: Example of Segment Anything

(46:35) - Why a Foundation rather than a For Profit?

(51:28) - Open means wider adoption

(51:28) - Open means wider adoption

(55:07) - Google & Apple aren't a part of Overture

(59:22) - There are precedents to map "domination"

(01:03:18) - Making Decisions as a Foundation

(01:10:45) - How many people work at the foundation

(01:13:11) - Engineering contributors

(01:14:16) - Hiring engineers within the foundation?

(01:17:34) - Copyright & Licensing

(01:21:30) - Commonalities with Earth Observation & Satellite Images

(01:28:20) - Books/podcasts

(01:32:36) - Back to Science Fiction & Making Predictions

(01:33:23) - Bonus question: Do you ever think about how far we've come?

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]]> Tue, 16 May 2023 13:24:24 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Marc Prioleau) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/marc-prioleau-the-overture-maps-foundation-a-new-approach-to-open-mapping-mbm43 Marc Prioleau is the newly appointed Executive Director to the Overture Maps Foundation (at the date this episode comes out). Overture was originally announced in December 2022, founded by Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom, with the goal of providing a open map data. That sounds a lot like what OpenStreetMap set out to achieve... so why start something new? Marc has some answers to that question, and it isn't his first time thinking about the future of mapping

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Timestamps

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:42) - Sponsorship: OpenCage

(03:22) - Conversation begins

(06:10) - From Chemical Engineering to Mapping

(09:00) - Early Days of GPS: Innovating despite Limitations

(11:02) - Having a Long Term Vision

(13:12) - Science Fiction as a Tool to Imagine the Future

(14:07) - Defining the Overture Maps Foundation

(17:56) - But OpenStreetMap already Exists, why make something new?

(22:54) - Artist vs Merchant Analogy

(27:23) - Companies already are involved in OSM

(30:38) - Users don't care how their map was made

(33:05) - The face of updates keeps increasing

(35:22) - 10 years ago you'd be lucky to have an Estimated Time of Arrival

(40:06) - Overture's value: Data or Tools?

(44:32) - New tools: Example of Segment Anything

(46:35) - Why a Foundation rather than a For Profit?

(51:28) - Open means wider adoption

(51:28) - Open means wider adoption

(55:07) - Google & Apple aren't a part of Overture

(59:22) - There are precedents to map "domination"

(01:03:18) - Making Decisions as a Foundation

(01:10:45) - How many people work at the foundation

(01:13:11) - Engineering contributors

(01:14:16) - Hiring engineers within the foundation?

(01:17:34) - Copyright & Licensing

(01:21:30) - Commonalities with Earth Observation & Satellite Images

(01:28:20) - Books/podcasts

(01:32:36) - Back to Science Fiction & Making Predictions

(01:33:23) - Bonus question: Do you ever think about how far we've come?

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]]> Marc Prioleau: The Overture Maps Foundation: Do We Need a New Open Mapping Project? - MBM#43 Marc Prioleau 01:38:18 Marc Prioleau is the newly appointed Executive Director to the Overture Maps Foundation (at the date this episode comes out). Overture was originally announced in December 2022, founded by Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom as part of the Linux Foundation, with the goal of providing a open map data. That sounds a lot like what OpenStreetMap set out to achieve... so why start something new? Marc has some answers to that question, and it isn't his first time thinking about the future of mapping Marc Prioleau is the newly appointed Executive Director to the Overture Maps Foundation (at the date this episode comes out). Overture was originally announced in December 2022, founded by Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom as part of the Linux Foundation, with the goal of providing a open map data. That sounds a lot like what OpenStreetMap set out to achieve... so why start something new? Marc has some answers to that question, and it isn't his first time thinking about the future of mapping amazon, open mapping, overture, artificial intelligence, meta, tomtom, openstreetmap, linux foundation, microsoft false full 43 25c0bbf8-7bb9-4108-8115-ff0c11fbddd3 Grega Milčinski: The Story of Sentinel Hub, EO Browser & Sinergise: Making Free & Open Satellite Imagery Actually Accessible - MBM#42 Grega Milčinski is the founder of Sinergise, the company behind Sentinel Hub & EO Browser which recently got acquired by Planet. While the deal of the acquisition isn't closed just yet at the time of publishing, we discuss the story behind Sinergise, how it's more of an engineering than remote sensing company and why they decided to get acquired.

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(02:05) - Sponsor: Steven Feldman 
(03:16) - Conversation Begins, Grega Describing Himself 
(04:51) - Addressing the recent acquisition by Planet 
(07:27) - A Physicist Who Didn't Finish his Studies 
(12:28) - The Origin Story of Sinergise 
(23:12) - How Copernicus Data Got Managed by Sinergise 
(27:05) - Sinergise's ties to agriculture projects 
(30:27) - Machine Learning 
(34:32) - Sinergise's 2022 revenue 
(36:09) - Sentinel Hub's business model 
(39:27) - Sentinel Hub's Value is Easy Access 
(42:09) - Marketplaces are hard 
(49:30) - The story of EO Browser 
(55:24) - EO browser as a marketing tool 
(57:46) - Grega's favourite Sentinel Hub Use Cases 
(01:00:52) - Community & Hosting Competitions 
(01:04:31) - Money Talk: Bootstrapping 
(01:08:08) - Why Get Acquired (by Planet) 
(01:12:28) - Book/podcast recommendation

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]]> Mon, 1 May 2023 14:30:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Grega Milčinski) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/grega-milinski-the-story-of-sentinel-hub-eo-browser-amp-sinergise-making-free-amp-open-satellite-imagery-actually-accessible-mbm42 Grega Milčinski is the founder of Sinergise, the company behind Sentinel Hub & EO Browser which recently got acquired by Planet. While the deal of the acquisition isn't closed just yet at the time of publishing, we discuss the story behind Sinergise, how it's more of an engineering than remote sensing company and why they decided to get acquired.

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(00:00) - Introduction 
(02:05) - Sponsor: Steven Feldman 
(03:16) - Conversation Begins, Grega Describing Himself 
(04:51) - Addressing the recent acquisition by Planet 
(07:27) - A Physicist Who Didn't Finish his Studies 
(12:28) - The Origin Story of Sinergise 
(23:12) - How Copernicus Data Got Managed by Sinergise 
(27:05) - Sinergise's ties to agriculture projects 
(30:27) - Machine Learning 
(34:32) - Sinergise's 2022 revenue 
(36:09) - Sentinel Hub's business model 
(39:27) - Sentinel Hub's Value is Easy Access 
(42:09) - Marketplaces are hard 
(49:30) - The story of EO Browser 
(55:24) - EO browser as a marketing tool 
(57:46) - Grega's favourite Sentinel Hub Use Cases 
(01:00:52) - Community & Hosting Competitions 
(01:04:31) - Money Talk: Bootstrapping 
(01:08:08) - Why Get Acquired (by Planet) 
(01:12:28) - Book/podcast recommendation

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]]> Grega Milčinski: The Story of Sentinel Hub, EO Browser & Sinergise: Making Free & Open Satellite Imagery Actually Accessible - MBM#42 Grega Milčinski 01:17:38 Grega Milčinski is the founder of Sinergise, the company behind Sentinel Hub & EO Browser which recently got acquired by Planet. While the deal of the acquisition isn't closed just yet at the time of publishing, we discuss the story behind Sinergise, how it's more of an engineering than remote sensing company and why they decided to get acquired. Grega Milčinski is the founder of Sinergise, the company behind Sentinel Hub & EO Browser which recently got acquired by Planet. While the deal of the acquisition isn't closed just yet at the time of publishing, we discuss the story behind Sinergise, how it's more of an engineering than remote sensing company and why they decided to get acquired. planet, free data, bootstrap, satellite image, acqusition, earth observation, sentinel hub, open data, accessible false full 42 c761dedb-e701-4093-a77b-6bb0d296ab2f Mila Luleva: Why Would a Bank Care About Satellite Images? (Spoiler: It's Carbon Credits) - MBM#41 Mila Luleva is the Head of Remote Sensing at Rabobank, the 2nd biggest bank in the Netherlands. Specifically she works on the Acorn Initiative which aims at supporting small holder farmers transition to more sustainable agriculture practices by selling carbon credits for the biomass these farmers produce. Carbon credits are a messy, complicated and often times controversial topic, all of which I wanted to ask Mila about. 

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(02:14) - Conversation begins: Mila Describes Herself

(04:10) - Mila's Motivations

(05:50) - So why does a Bank care about Satellite Imagery?

(10:01) - Some of the Bank's Inner Workings

(12:08) - The Acorn Initiative

(16:00) - Small Holder Farmers

(17:46) - Carbon Removal Units

(20:09) - Monoculture & Agroforestry

(22:57) - The Farmers Financial Incentives

(26:37) - Scale of the Acorn Initiative

(29:15) - Biomass Estimation (the reason for satellite data)

(32:26) - External Certification

(35:51) - The Challenge of Segmenting Small Farm Parcels

(42:51) - Hiring & The Team

(45:54) - Mila's Role

(47:50) - Banks Still Need to Make Money

(53:35) - Quality

(55:52) - Navigating the Carbon Credits Scandals

(59:09) - Leaving academia

(01:02:59) - Open Source & Transparency

(01:06:28) - Slow Nature of Peer Review

(01:08:49) - Book & Podcast recommendation

 

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]]> Sat, 15 Apr 2023 14:50:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Mila Luleva) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/mila-luleva-why-would-a-bank-care-about-satellite-images-spoiler-its-carbon-credits-mbm41 Mila Luleva is the Head of Remote Sensing at Rabobank, the 2nd biggest bank in the Netherlands. Specifically she works on the Acorn Initiative which aims at supporting small holder farmers transition to more sustainable agriculture practices by selling carbon credits for the biomass these farmers produce. Carbon credits are a messy, complicated and often times controversial topic, all of which I wanted to ask Mila about. 

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Timestamps
(00:00) - Introduction

(01:29) - Sponsor: Geoawesomeness

(02:14) - Conversation begins: Mila Describes Herself

(04:10) - Mila's Motivations

(05:50) - So why does a Bank care about Satellite Imagery?

(10:01) - Some of the Bank's Inner Workings

(12:08) - The Acorn Initiative

(16:00) - Small Holder Farmers

(17:46) - Carbon Removal Units

(20:09) - Monoculture & Agroforestry

(22:57) - The Farmers Financial Incentives

(26:37) - Scale of the Acorn Initiative

(29:15) - Biomass Estimation (the reason for satellite data)

(32:26) - External Certification

(35:51) - The Challenge of Segmenting Small Farm Parcels

(42:51) - Hiring & The Team

(45:54) - Mila's Role

(47:50) - Banks Still Need to Make Money

(53:35) - Quality

(55:52) - Navigating the Carbon Credits Scandals

(59:09) - Leaving academia

(01:02:59) - Open Source & Transparency

(01:06:28) - Slow Nature of Peer Review

(01:08:49) - Book & Podcast recommendation

 

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]]> Mila Luleva: Why Would a Bank Care About Satellite Images? (Spoiler: It's Carbon Credits) - MBM#41 Mila Luleva 01:13:55 Mila Luleva is the Head of Remote Sensing at Rabobank, the 2nd biggest bank in the Netherlands. Specifically she works on the Acorn Initiative which aims at supporting small holder farmers transition to more sustainable agriculture practices by selling carbon credits for the biomass these farmers produce. Carbon credits are a messy, complicated and often times controversial topic, all of which I wanted to ask Mila about. Mila Luleva is the Head of Remote Sensing at Rabobank, the 2nd biggest bank in the Netherlands. Specifically she works on the Acorn Initiative which aims at supporting small holder farmers transition to more sustainable agriculture practices by selling carbon credits for the biomass these farmers produce. Carbon credits are a messy, complicated and often times controversial topic, all of which I wanted to ask Mila about. bank, remote sensing, carbon, carbon credits, farmer false full 41 e9b0c4c5-c205-4c45-9d15-26e2ee7101af Renny Babiarz: Exposing China's Nuclear Testing - MBM#40 Renny Babiarz is a former Analyst at the NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) and the VP of Analysis & Operations at AllSource Analysis, a company focused on providing geospatial Intelligence investigations. One of the angles of Renny's work is better understanding China's Nuclear testing using satellite imagery, Open Source Intelligence methods & location data.

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(00:00) Introduction 

02:51) Conversation starts: Renny's Journey with the NGA 

(12:45) AllSource's work 

(15:55) Defining Open & Proprietary 

(18:42) Deciding which Analysis to publish 

(23:12) Researching China's Nuclear Program 

(29:43) How Projects Get Started 

(34:39) Starting from Known Areas of Interest 

(37:50) Automating Change Detection 

(42:20) The Importance of Communicating Nuance 

(48:13) Misinformation vs Disinformation 

(51:21) The Hard Execrcise of Social Media Communication 

(55:21) Twitter 

(57:08) Sources & 'Peer Review' 

(01:03:19) Working with Outside Analysts 

(01:10:03) Teaching Geospatial Intelligence 

(01:13:09) Teaching Soft Skills & Communications 

(01:18:33) Renny's book 

(01:23:52) Importance of staying hands on 

(01:27:59) Micromanaging 

(01:30:23) Book and podcast recommendation 

(01:35:32) Flipping the tables: Max's Book & Podcast recommendation

 

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]]> Sat, 1 Apr 2023 14:15:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Renny Babiarz) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/renny-babiarz-exposing-chinas-nuclear-testing-mbm40 Renny Babiarz is a former Analyst at the NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) and the VP of Analysis & Operations at AllSource Analysis, a company focused on providing geospatial Intelligence investigations. One of the angles of Renny's work is better understanding China's Nuclear testing using satellite imagery, Open Source Intelligence methods & location data.

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(00:00) Introduction 

02:51) Conversation starts: Renny's Journey with the NGA 

(12:45) AllSource's work 

(15:55) Defining Open & Proprietary 

(18:42) Deciding which Analysis to publish 

(23:12) Researching China's Nuclear Program 

(29:43) How Projects Get Started 

(34:39) Starting from Known Areas of Interest 

(37:50) Automating Change Detection 

(42:20) The Importance of Communicating Nuance 

(48:13) Misinformation vs Disinformation 

(51:21) The Hard Execrcise of Social Media Communication 

(55:21) Twitter 

(57:08) Sources & 'Peer Review' 

(01:03:19) Working with Outside Analysts 

(01:10:03) Teaching Geospatial Intelligence 

(01:13:09) Teaching Soft Skills & Communications 

(01:18:33) Renny's book 

(01:23:52) Importance of staying hands on 

(01:27:59) Micromanaging 

(01:30:23) Book and podcast recommendation 

(01:35:32) Flipping the tables: Max's Book & Podcast recommendation

 

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]]> Renny Babiarz: Exposing China's Nuclear Testing - MBM#40 Renny Babiarz 01:48:10 Renny Babiarz is a former Analyst at the NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) and the VP of Analysis & Operations at AllSource Analysis, a company focused on providing geospatial Intelligence investigations. One of the angles of Renny's work is better understanding China's Nuclear testing using satellite imagery, Open Source Intelligence methods & location data. Renny Babiarz is a former Analyst at the NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) and the VP of Analysis & Operations at AllSource Analysis, a company focused on providing geospatial Intelligence investigations. One of the angles of Renny's work is better understanding China's Nuclear testing using satellite imagery, Open Source Intelligence methods & location data. communication, geoint, nuclear, intelligence, testing, social media, china, nga, osint, satellite imagery, analysis, open source false full 40 3025b129-c739-4457-b0df-76f2c3b51ca5 Kuo-Yu 'Slayer' Chuang: Leveraging Taiwan's Unique Infrastructure to Support Disaster Response - MBM#39 Kuo-Yu 'Slayer' Chuang is the co-founder of GeoThings, a Taiwanese company leveraging SMS to share GPS location, images & any useful information for disaster response. He was also on the board of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team; and has focused on applying mapping to supporting humanitarian endeavours mostly in Asia. 

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(02:20) Conversation starts: Slayer describes himself

(07:47) Tech, Preparation & Emergency Situations

(12:18) Deciding what to work on

(16:56) From Idea to Application

(22:03) Focusing on Humanitarian Applications

(26:17) Apps are only useful if people have phones

(31:42) Mobile App or SMS?

(33:30) Aggregating data (Command center)

(36:25) Dealing with Sensitive Data

(40:25) Emergency phone notifications

(42:27) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

(48:54) State of OpenStreetMap (& open source) in Taiwan

(53:44) Language barrier in Open Source & Programming

(58:26) Line, the most popular app in Taiwan

(01:05:55) Tech literacy

(01:11:06) Taiwan's jump directly to mobile

(01:16:22) Social Enterprise Company

(01:19:40) The Incentives of a Social Entreprise

(01:24:19) GeoThing's Business Model

(01:27:46) Long term support

(01:36:42) Geopolitics of working in Taiwan

(01:47:57) Book/podcast (& games) recommendations

(01:52:04) Sidetrack conversation on Xbox's business model

(01:54:49) Launching a Patreon


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]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Kyo-Yu 'Slayer' Chuang) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/kuo-yu-slayer-chuang-leveraging-taiwans-unique-infrastructure-to-support-disaster-response-mbm39 Kuo-Yu 'Slayer' Chuang is the co-founder of GeoThings, a Taiwanese company leveraging SMS to share GPS location, images & any useful information for disaster response. He was also on the board of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team; and has focused on applying mapping to supporting humanitarian endeavours mostly in Asia. 

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(00:00) Introduction

(02:20) Conversation starts: Slayer describes himself

(07:47) Tech, Preparation & Emergency Situations

(12:18) Deciding what to work on

(16:56) From Idea to Application

(22:03) Focusing on Humanitarian Applications

(26:17) Apps are only useful if people have phones

(31:42) Mobile App or SMS?

(33:30) Aggregating data (Command center)

(36:25) Dealing with Sensitive Data

(40:25) Emergency phone notifications

(42:27) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

(48:54) State of OpenStreetMap (& open source) in Taiwan

(53:44) Language barrier in Open Source & Programming

(58:26) Line, the most popular app in Taiwan

(01:05:55) Tech literacy

(01:11:06) Taiwan's jump directly to mobile

(01:16:22) Social Enterprise Company

(01:19:40) The Incentives of a Social Entreprise

(01:24:19) GeoThing's Business Model

(01:27:46) Long term support

(01:36:42) Geopolitics of working in Taiwan

(01:47:57) Book/podcast (& games) recommendations

(01:52:04) Sidetrack conversation on Xbox's business model

(01:54:49) Launching a Patreon


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]]> Kuo-Yu 'Slayer' Chuang: Leveraging Taiwan's Unique Infrastructure to Support Disaster Response - MBM#39 Kyo-Yu 'Slayer' Chuang 01:56:42 Kuo-Yu 'Slayer' Chuang is the co-founder of GeoThings, a Taiwanese company leveraging SMS to share GPS location, images & any useful information for disaster response. He was also on the board of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team; and has focused on applying mapping to supporting humanitarian endeavours mostly in Asia. Kuo-Yu 'Slayer' Chuang is the co-founder of GeoThings, a Taiwanese company leveraging SMS to share GPS location, images & any useful information for disaster response. He was also on the board of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team; and has focused on applying mapping to supporting humanitarian endeavours mostly in Asia. mobile, humanitarian, sms, text, asia, taiwan, open source, gps false full 39 46ab2f85-f097-4f3f-9e11-77dc53805fa7 Benjamin Grant: Generating Awe and Using Satellite Images to Inspire Millions - MBM#38 Benjamin Grant is the founder of Overview, which started as a project of sharing 1 satellite image per day on Instagram, now to an audience of nearly 1.5 million. It has since turned into books, exhibitions and collaboration with huge brands like Louis Vuitton; all in an effort to showcase Earth using satellite images.

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00:00 Introduction
03:01 Conversation begins: Benjamin describes himself
04:42 What is Overview?
06:50 The Origin Story of Overview
21:43 The serendipitous value of unexpected software use
25:20 Is it Photography or Curation?
32:23 Talking about Climate, without being Doom and Gloom all the time
36:24 Overview's Access to Images; Partnerships & Collaboration with image providers
50:01 Thinking of satellite images like a photographer
54:10 The Louis Vuitton collaboration
01:00:53 Financials: How does a business like Overview run?
01:04:47 Using anything else than optical?
01:09:50 Having a specific audience in mind when sharing something
01:14:17 Changing formats in social media
01:18:28 Feedback from people following Daily Overview
01:21:57 Books and podcast recommendation
01:25:15 Benjamin's collaboration offer to the industry

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]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/benjamin-grant-generating-awe-and-using-satellite-images-to-inspire-millions-mbm38 Benjamin Grant is the founder of Overview, which started as a project of sharing 1 satellite image per day on Instagram, now to an audience of nearly 1.5 million. It has since turned into books, exhibitions and collaboration with huge brands like Louis Vuitton; all in an effort to showcase Earth using satellite images.

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Timestamps

00:00 Introduction
03:01 Conversation begins: Benjamin describes himself
04:42 What is Overview?
06:50 The Origin Story of Overview
21:43 The serendipitous value of unexpected software use
25:20 Is it Photography or Curation?
32:23 Talking about Climate, without being Doom and Gloom all the time
36:24 Overview's Access to Images; Partnerships & Collaboration with image providers
50:01 Thinking of satellite images like a photographer
54:10 The Louis Vuitton collaboration
01:00:53 Financials: How does a business like Overview run?
01:04:47 Using anything else than optical?
01:09:50 Having a specific audience in mind when sharing something
01:14:17 Changing formats in social media
01:18:28 Feedback from people following Daily Overview
01:21:57 Books and podcast recommendation
01:25:15 Benjamin's collaboration offer to the industry

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]]> Benjamin Grant: Generating Awe and Using Satellite Images to Inspire Millions - MBM#38 Maxime Lenormand 01:27:57 Benjamin Grant is the founder of Overview, which started as a project of sharing 1 satellite image per day on Instagram, now to an audience of nearly 1.5 million. It has since turned into books, exhibitions and collaboration with huge brands like Louis Vuitton; all in an effort to showcase Earth using satellite images. Benjamin Grant is the founder of Overview, which started as a project of sharing 1 satellite image per day on Instagram, now to an audience of nearly 1.5 million. It has since turned into books, exhibitions and collaboration with huge brands like Louis Vuitton; all in an effort to showcase Earth using satellite images. overview, inspiration, art, instagram, satellite image, social media, awe false full 38 e80066ae-07ee-49de-ac6d-1f357be9bc5d Iain Woodhouse: Understanding Radar Satellite Images - MBM#37 Iain Woodhouse is a Professor of Applied Earth Observation at the University of Edinburgh, the author of multiple books & course on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and one of the best people to explain radar remote sensing with decades of experience teaching but also working in the industry.

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00:00 Introduction

02:03   Conversation Begins: Getting Into Earth Observation

07:30   Remote Sensing in the 80s

10:25   NASA's Inspirational Power

13:47   The Moment Iain Knew He Wanted to Become An Educator

16:10   Free Education

19:11   Explaining SAR from the beginning

24:56   The 'Intuitive' Way of Understanding SAR

29:08   The Most Interesting Aspects of SAR

37:20   Comparing Optical to Radar

40:17   SAR's Military History

45:48   Military Contracts Subsidise Commercial SAR

49:35   The Impact of New Space on SAR

52:41   The trendline of SAR

57:41   What most excites Iain in Earth Observation today

01:01:44    Earthblox

01:03:57    Who is Earthblox for?

01:05:33    Earthblox's business model

01:08:37    Open Source & Closed Platforms

01:13:58    Closed Platforms in an Educational setting

01:20:04    Typing Pools: Automation Is Coming

01:30:30    Having a foot in Academia & Industry

01:35:59    The Importance of Art

01:40:51    Fostering creativity for scientific people

01:44:25    Advice for People entering Earth Observation

01:48:21    Book and Podcast Recommendation

 

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]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2023 16:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Iain Woodhouse) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/iain-woodhouse-understanding-radar-satellite-images-mbm37 Iain Woodhouse is a Professor of Applied Earth Observation at the University of Edinburgh, the author of multiple books & course on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and one of the best people to explain radar remote sensing with decades of experience teaching but also working in the industry.

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00:00 Introduction

02:03   Conversation Begins: Getting Into Earth Observation

07:30   Remote Sensing in the 80s

10:25   NASA's Inspirational Power

13:47   The Moment Iain Knew He Wanted to Become An Educator

16:10   Free Education

19:11   Explaining SAR from the beginning

24:56   The 'Intuitive' Way of Understanding SAR

29:08   The Most Interesting Aspects of SAR

37:20   Comparing Optical to Radar

40:17   SAR's Military History

45:48   Military Contracts Subsidise Commercial SAR

49:35   The Impact of New Space on SAR

52:41   The trendline of SAR

57:41   What most excites Iain in Earth Observation today

01:01:44    Earthblox

01:03:57    Who is Earthblox for?

01:05:33    Earthblox's business model

01:08:37    Open Source & Closed Platforms

01:13:58    Closed Platforms in an Educational setting

01:20:04    Typing Pools: Automation Is Coming

01:30:30    Having a foot in Academia & Industry

01:35:59    The Importance of Art

01:40:51    Fostering creativity for scientific people

01:44:25    Advice for People entering Earth Observation

01:48:21    Book and Podcast Recommendation

 

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]]> Iain Woodhouse: Understanding Radar Satellite Images - MBM#37 Iain Woodhouse 01:54:14 Iain Woodhouse is a Professor of Applied Earth Observation at the University of Edinburgh, the author of multiple books & course on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and one of the best people to explain radar remote sensing with decades of experience teaching but also working in the industry. Iain Woodhouse is a Professor of Applied Earth Observation at the University of Edinburgh, the author of multiple books & course on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and one of the best people to explain radar remote sensing with decades of experience teaching but also working in the industry. radar, synthetic radar image, education, teaching, sar, satellite image, earth observation false full 37 f982253d-ed03-4088-a71d-d2c3b237cb89 2022 Recap: Best Moments From Conversations this Year - MBM#36 As 2022 wraps up, I wanted to bring some of the most insightful moments from conversations over the past year: 12 clips from 12 conversations. 

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00:00 Introduction 
02:32 Steve Coast: The Next Thing that would Blow Up Openstreetmap 
06:39 Barbara Ryan: How Landsat Became Free & Open 
17:52 Jeffrey Lewis: Calling Out the Invasion of Ukraine an hour before it happened 
23:47 Arjen Vrielink: Using Remote Sensing to Prevent Deforestation 
32:07 Indra Den Bakker: Finding Product Market Fit with Satellite Image Analytics 
37:49 Jeff Crusey: How Venture Capitalism Works (Applied to Earth Observation) 
44:01 Mo Islam: Why Investors Don't Quite Understand Earth Observation Just Yet 
50:46 Kevin Pomfret: Why Law Makers Don't Understand Geospatial 
54:50 Andrew Blum: Concerns About the Privatisation of Weather Forecasting 
58:32 Hamed Alemohammad: Difference Between Google Earth Engine, Microsoft Planetary Computer & AWS 
01:03:47 Catherine Nakalembe: Food Security is More than Food in Stores 
01:10:00 Jean Martin Bauer: We Need More than Knowing Where Food is Needed 
01:15:10: Conclusion

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- Steve Coast
- Barbara Ryan
- Jeffrey Lewis
- Arjen Vrielink
- Indra Den Bakker
- Jeff Crusey
- Mo Islam
- Kevin Pomfret
- Andrew Blum
- Hamed Alemohammad
- Catherine Nakalembe
- Jean-Martin Bauer

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]]> Sun, 1 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/2022-recap-best-moments-from-conversations-this-year-mbm36 As 2022 wraps up, I wanted to bring some of the most insightful moments from conversations over the past year: 12 clips from 12 conversations. 

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00:00 Introduction 
02:32 Steve Coast: The Next Thing that would Blow Up Openstreetmap 
06:39 Barbara Ryan: How Landsat Became Free & Open 
17:52 Jeffrey Lewis: Calling Out the Invasion of Ukraine an hour before it happened 
23:47 Arjen Vrielink: Using Remote Sensing to Prevent Deforestation 
32:07 Indra Den Bakker: Finding Product Market Fit with Satellite Image Analytics 
37:49 Jeff Crusey: How Venture Capitalism Works (Applied to Earth Observation) 
44:01 Mo Islam: Why Investors Don't Quite Understand Earth Observation Just Yet 
50:46 Kevin Pomfret: Why Law Makers Don't Understand Geospatial 
54:50 Andrew Blum: Concerns About the Privatisation of Weather Forecasting 
58:32 Hamed Alemohammad: Difference Between Google Earth Engine, Microsoft Planetary Computer & AWS 
01:03:47 Catherine Nakalembe: Food Security is More than Food in Stores 
01:10:00 Jean Martin Bauer: We Need More than Knowing Where Food is Needed 
01:15:10: Conclusion

Links to full conversations: 
- Steve Coast
- Barbara Ryan
- Jeffrey Lewis
- Arjen Vrielink
- Indra Den Bakker
- Jeff Crusey
- Mo Islam
- Kevin Pomfret
- Andrew Blum
- Hamed Alemohammad
- Catherine Nakalembe
- Jean-Martin Bauer

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]]> 2022 Recap: Best Moments From Conversations this Year - MBM#36 Maxime Lenormand 01:16:24 As 2022 wraps up, I wanted to bring some of the most insightful moments from conversations over the past year: 12 clips from 12 conversations. As 2022 wraps up, I wanted to bring some of the most insightful moments from conversations over the past year: 12 clips from 12 conversations. compilation, food security, vegetation, recap, openstreetmap, forest, osint, landsat, 2022, open source intelligence false full 36 df04a445-6774-4304-87d9-4faae14d11c4 Andrew Blum: Understanding How We Predict the Weather - MBM#35 Andrew Blum is the author of 'The Weather Machine', which provides a history & global overview of how we predict the weather, from the data collection to forecast modelling. His book came out in 2019 so we also discuss the current evolutions & changes since its release.

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About Andrew:

Website

Twitter

 

Shownotes:

Andrew Blum's books

Micheal Lewis, author of the Big Short

Book & Podcast recommendation

 

Timestamps: 
00:00 Introduction 
02:50 Andrew Presents Himself 
03:46 Difference between author and journalist 
08:14 Choosing What to Write About 
12:35 The Goal of Writing a Book 
14:34 The Importance of Going on Location 
17:04 The Duality of Talking About People / Facts 
20:12 Initial Email Outreach is takes a lot of care 
25:37 Weather Is International Yet Competitive 
27:52 Bringing An Outsiders Perspective to Understanding the Weather 
32:55 Being Knowledgeable is Simply Asking Better Questions 
37:36 The Difference Between Facts, and how we Find those Facts 
41:13 The Need for Separating Building & Owning 
45:10 Feedback on the Weather Machine, a few years After its Release 
51:52 The Dangers of Privatising Weather 
01:01:11 How Good do we Actually Need Forecasts to be? 
01:05:23 Weather is THE mainstream Earth Observation application 
01:09:00 Data Inequality in Weather Forecasting Quality 
01:14:44 How Much Does it Cost to run the Weather Machine? 
01:18:15 Tips on Writing & Editing, for non-writers 
01:21:44 Advice for the Scientific Community 
01:27:21 Book/podcast recommendation

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Andrew Blum) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/andrew-blum-understanding-how-we-predict-the-weather-mbm35 Andrew Blum is the author of 'The Weather Machine', which provides a history & global overview of how we predict the weather, from the data collection to forecast modelling. His book came out in 2019 so we also discuss the current evolutions & changes since its release.

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About Andrew:

Website

Twitter

 

Shownotes:

Andrew Blum's books

Micheal Lewis, author of the Big Short

Book & Podcast recommendation

 

Timestamps: 
00:00 Introduction 
02:50 Andrew Presents Himself 
03:46 Difference between author and journalist 
08:14 Choosing What to Write About 
12:35 The Goal of Writing a Book 
14:34 The Importance of Going on Location 
17:04 The Duality of Talking About People / Facts 
20:12 Initial Email Outreach is takes a lot of care 
25:37 Weather Is International Yet Competitive 
27:52 Bringing An Outsiders Perspective to Understanding the Weather 
32:55 Being Knowledgeable is Simply Asking Better Questions 
37:36 The Difference Between Facts, and how we Find those Facts 
41:13 The Need for Separating Building & Owning 
45:10 Feedback on the Weather Machine, a few years After its Release 
51:52 The Dangers of Privatising Weather 
01:01:11 How Good do we Actually Need Forecasts to be? 
01:05:23 Weather is THE mainstream Earth Observation application 
01:09:00 Data Inequality in Weather Forecasting Quality 
01:14:44 How Much Does it Cost to run the Weather Machine? 
01:18:15 Tips on Writing & Editing, for non-writers 
01:21:44 Advice for the Scientific Community 
01:27:21 Book/podcast recommendation

Feel free to reach out! 
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- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter
- Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work

]]> Andrew Blum: Understanding How We Predict the Weather - MBM#35 Andrew Blum 01:32:12 Andrew Blum is the author of 'The Weather Machine', which provides a history & global overview of how we predict the weather, from the data collection to forecast modelling. His book came out in 2019 so we also discuss the current evolutions & changes since its release. Andrew Blum is the author of 'The Weather Machine', which provides a history & global overview of how we predict the weather, from the data collection to forecast modelling. His book came out in 2019 so we also discuss the current evolutions & changes since its release. writing, communication, weather, forecasting, book, author false full 35 bc259155-2986-4815-9078-304ba4693d88 Hamed Alemohammad: Open Machine Learning for Satellite Imagery - MBM#34 Hamed Alemohammad was the previous Executive Director of the Radiant Earth Foundation, a Non-Profit focused on building open machine learning tools & datasets for satellite imagery through projects like the ML Hub & STAC, Spatio Temporal Asset Catalog. 

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- Twitter
- LinkedIn

Shownotes

Timestamps 
00:00 Introduction 
03:01 Hamed's Interest for Earth Observation 
08:53 Joining the Radiant Earth Foundation 
10:25 What is the Radiant Earth Foundation? 
12:14 Why a Non-Profit? 
15:34 Finances & Incentives: Where does the money come from? 
19:10 Choosing to focus on Machine Learning; ML Hub 
26:43 Capacity & Community Building 
30:42 Only a 10 people team 
34:44 Comparing to Google Earth Engine, AWS & Microsoft Planetary Computer 
41:01 Making Decisions & Measuring Progress in a Non-Profit 
44:12 Machine Learning Competitions & Kaggle 
48:22 Challenges of Working with External Organizations 
51:19 Building Models is Sexy but only a small part of Machine Learning 
55:55 Who is the ML Hub build for? 
57:59 From Researcher to Executive Director 
01:01:37 What does being on the Board of Directors Mean? 
01:06:18 Hamed's Journey from Iran to working in the US 
01:11:03 Advice for people outside the US & Europe 
01:15:46 The limitations of English for a truly worldwide reach

Feel free to reach out! 
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- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter
- Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work

]]> Thu, 1 Dec 2022 16:20:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Hamed Alemohammad) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/hamed-alemohammad-open-machine-learning-for-satellite-imagery-mbm34 Hamed Alemohammad was the previous Executive Director of the Radiant Earth Foundation, a Non-Profit focused on building open machine learning tools & datasets for satellite imagery through projects like the ML Hub & STAC, Spatio Temporal Asset Catalog. 

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- Twitter
- LinkedIn

Shownotes

Timestamps 
00:00 Introduction 
03:01 Hamed's Interest for Earth Observation 
08:53 Joining the Radiant Earth Foundation 
10:25 What is the Radiant Earth Foundation? 
12:14 Why a Non-Profit? 
15:34 Finances & Incentives: Where does the money come from? 
19:10 Choosing to focus on Machine Learning; ML Hub 
26:43 Capacity & Community Building 
30:42 Only a 10 people team 
34:44 Comparing to Google Earth Engine, AWS & Microsoft Planetary Computer 
41:01 Making Decisions & Measuring Progress in a Non-Profit 
44:12 Machine Learning Competitions & Kaggle 
48:22 Challenges of Working with External Organizations 
51:19 Building Models is Sexy but only a small part of Machine Learning 
55:55 Who is the ML Hub build for? 
57:59 From Researcher to Executive Director 
01:01:37 What does being on the Board of Directors Mean? 
01:06:18 Hamed's Journey from Iran to working in the US 
01:11:03 Advice for people outside the US & Europe 
01:15:46 The limitations of English for a truly worldwide reach

Feel free to reach out! 
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter
- Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work

]]> Hamed Alemohammad: Open Machine Learning for Satellite Imagery - MBM#34 Hamed Alemohammad 01:22:27 Hamed Alemohammad was the previous Executive Director of the Radiant Earth Foundation, a Non-Profit focused on building open machine learning tools & datasets for satellite imagery through projects like the ML Hub & STAC, Spatio Temporal Asset Catalog. Hamed Alemohammad was the previous Executive Director of the Radiant Earth Foundation, a Non-Profit focused on building open machine learning tools & datasets for satellite imagery through projects like the ML Hub & STAC, Spatio Temporal Asset Catalog. training, radiant earth foundation, machine learning, artificial intelligence, non-profit, dataset false full 34 ff56c5db-ec8e-4184-8314-5404ed606f08 Mo Islam: The Space Industry is Changing, So Is How It's Reported On - MBM #33 Mo Islam is the Co-Founder & CEO of Payload, a Modern Media Company build around a daily newsletter reporting on the Space Industry.

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Shownotes: 
- Subscribe to Payload! 
- Pathfinder, their podcast
- Crowdfunded SpaceX round of investment
- Book & Podcast Recommendations 
     - Engines that move markets
     - The Portal, Episode with Peter Thiel
- For All Mankind
- Payload's space-themed playlist

Timestamps: 
00:00 Introduction 
03:34 Episode Begins: From Banking to Space Media 
07:41 Deciding to start a Newsletter 
12:19 Doing to Media what Happened to New Space 
14:21 Deciding to Focus on 'High Value Readers'' 
19:50 Getting Feedback 
21:52 Payload's Target Audience 
31:21 Earth Observation 
35:33 Challenges of Reporting on Technical Fields 
38:18 What Is Worth Reporting On 
43:05 Earth Observation is Tough for Investors 
50:18 Information Over Opinion 
55:04 What Happened to the Earth Observation SPACs 
59:35 Predictions: Earth Observation companies Getting Acquired 
01:01:58 Would Google or Facebook buy an EO Company? 
01:05:19 Other Forms of Media & TikTok 
01:09:11 The Media Funnel 
01:13:27 Focus & Analogy With Software Products 
01:15:34 Payload's EndGame 
01:18:10 Books & Podcast Recommendations 
01:22:59 Music & Other Arts Around Space 
01:24:24 Pathfinder Spotify Playlist 

Feel free to reach out! 
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter
- Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work

]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:50:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Mo Islam) https://mindsbehindmaps.com Mo Islam is the Co-Founder & CEO of Payload, a Modern Media Company build around a daily newsletter reporting on the Space Industry.

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Shownotes: 
- Subscribe to Payload! 
- Pathfinder, their podcast
- Crowdfunded SpaceX round of investment
- Book & Podcast Recommendations 
     - Engines that move markets
     - The Portal, Episode with Peter Thiel
- For All Mankind
- Payload's space-themed playlist

Timestamps: 
00:00 Introduction 
03:34 Episode Begins: From Banking to Space Media 
07:41 Deciding to start a Newsletter 
12:19 Doing to Media what Happened to New Space 
14:21 Deciding to Focus on 'High Value Readers'' 
19:50 Getting Feedback 
21:52 Payload's Target Audience 
31:21 Earth Observation 
35:33 Challenges of Reporting on Technical Fields 
38:18 What Is Worth Reporting On 
43:05 Earth Observation is Tough for Investors 
50:18 Information Over Opinion 
55:04 What Happened to the Earth Observation SPACs 
59:35 Predictions: Earth Observation companies Getting Acquired 
01:01:58 Would Google or Facebook buy an EO Company? 
01:05:19 Other Forms of Media & TikTok 
01:09:11 The Media Funnel 
01:13:27 Focus & Analogy With Software Products 
01:15:34 Payload's EndGame 
01:18:10 Books & Podcast Recommendations 
01:22:59 Music & Other Arts Around Space 
01:24:24 Pathfinder Spotify Playlist 

Feel free to reach out! 
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter
- Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work

]]> Mo Islam: The Space Industry is Changing, So Is How It's Reported On - MBM #33 Mo Islam 01:26:00 Mo Islam is the Co-Founder & CEO of Payload, a Modern Media Company build around a daily newsletter reporting on the Space Industry. Mo Islam is the Co-Founder & CEO of Payload, a Modern Media Company build around a daily newsletter reporting on the Space Industry. new space, media, spac, space, banking, earth observation, newsletter, invesitng false full 33 9dfe888f-b02f-4e52-88fd-52ec9a054201 Daniel O'Donohue (#2): Building Mapscaping: the Biggest Geospatial Podcast, Finding What to Do in Life & Mentorship - MBM #32 Daniel O'Donohue is the host of the Mapscaping Podcast, the biggest geospatial podcast out there. Over the past 5 years and 180 episode Daniel has talked to hundreds of professionals in the geospatial industry. This is his 2nd time on the podcast, since last time the podcast has grown, he's become a close friend, and recently quit his job

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Shownotes

Timestamps: 
00:00 - Introduction 
03:17- Daniel's Evolution Over the Past Year 
06:16 - Why Daniel Quit His Job 
14:40 - Learning from Past Experiences 
16:46 - Stay Motivated Over the Long Run 
19:25 - Deciding To Show Up As A Professional 
25:24 - Authenticity 
28:49 - Editing Is Caring 
30:09 - Behind The Scenes of Steve Coast's Interview 
34:20 - Packaging Ideas & The Burden of Understanding 
38:55 - A Piece of Unsolicited Advice 
41:53 - Mentorship 
45:30 - What Daniel Gets Out of Mentorship 
49:04 - What I Get Out of It 
52:41 - Finding Mentorship in Your Career 
56:14 - What's Next For Daniel & Mapscaping? 
01:01:55 - Hiring 
01:07:35 - Having Been An Employee Helps Hiring 
01:13:56 - Marketing in Geospatial 
01:20:58 - The Million Follower Instagram Account About Satellite Images 
01:25:25 - Getting Better at Communicating 
01:28:20 - Daniel's Twitter Isn't His Name 
01:31:48 - Podcast Recommendations 
01:33:29 - Youtube is The Biggest Podcast Player (Or Is It?)

Feel free to reach out! 
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- Podcast Twitter
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]]> Tue, 1 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Daniel O'Donohue) https://mindsbehindmaps.com Daniel O'Donohue is the host of the Mapscaping Podcast, the biggest geospatial podcast out there. Over the past 5 years and 180 episode Daniel has talked to hundreds of professionals in the geospatial industry. This is his 2nd time on the podcast, since last time the podcast has grown, he's become a close friend, and recently quit his job

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About Daniel:

Shownotes

Timestamps: 
00:00 - Introduction 
03:17- Daniel's Evolution Over the Past Year 
06:16 - Why Daniel Quit His Job 
14:40 - Learning from Past Experiences 
16:46 - Stay Motivated Over the Long Run 
19:25 - Deciding To Show Up As A Professional 
25:24 - Authenticity 
28:49 - Editing Is Caring 
30:09 - Behind The Scenes of Steve Coast's Interview 
34:20 - Packaging Ideas & The Burden of Understanding 
38:55 - A Piece of Unsolicited Advice 
41:53 - Mentorship 
45:30 - What Daniel Gets Out of Mentorship 
49:04 - What I Get Out of It 
52:41 - Finding Mentorship in Your Career 
56:14 - What's Next For Daniel & Mapscaping? 
01:01:55 - Hiring 
01:07:35 - Having Been An Employee Helps Hiring 
01:13:56 - Marketing in Geospatial 
01:20:58 - The Million Follower Instagram Account About Satellite Images 
01:25:25 - Getting Better at Communicating 
01:28:20 - Daniel's Twitter Isn't His Name 
01:31:48 - Podcast Recommendations 
01:33:29 - Youtube is The Biggest Podcast Player (Or Is It?)

Feel free to reach out! 
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- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter
- Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work

]]> Daniel O'Donohue (#2): Building Mapscaping: the Biggest Geospatial Podcast, Finding What to Do in Life & Mentorship - MBM #32 Daniel O'Donohue 01:36:44 Daniel O'Donohue is the host of the Mapscaping Podcast, the biggest geospatial podcast out there. Over the past 5 years and 180 episode Daniel has talked to hundreds of professionals in the geospatial industry. This is his 2nd time on the podcast, since last time the podcast has grown, he's become a close friend, and recently quit his job Daniel O'Donohue is the host of the Mapscaping Podcast, the biggest geospatial podcast out there. Over the past 5 years and 180 episode Daniel has talked to hundreds of professionals in the geospatial industry. This is his 2nd time on the podcast, since last time the podcast has grown, he's become a close friend, and recently quit his job story telling, mapscaping, editing, packaging ideas, quit job, mentorship, podcasting, marketing, business, authenticity false full 32 e2b8b3aa-8720-45cd-903b-e5e4e7fbf858 Joshua Stevens - Visualising NASA's Satellite Imagery - MBM #31 Joshua Stevens is the Lead Visualiser at NASA's Earth Observatory. Him & his team works on making satellite imagery more accessible to the general public by making visualisation of common imagery like Landsat or MODIS.

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About Joshua:

Shownotes

 

Timestamps 

00:00 - Introduction 

02:46 - Conversation Begins: Joshua Presenting Himself 

04:52 - From Photography to Computer Science 

06:14 - Joshua's Current Role: Lead Visualizer at Nasa Earth Observatory 

07:04 - Why are Visualisations Important 

08:25 - Is it Important that the Public Understands Satellite Imagery? 

11:50 - Graphic Design & Scientific Data 

16:35 - Storms: Visualisation Example 

18:20 - Deciding where to look at, which Stories to Tell 

22:18 - Collaborations: Governmental Agencies & Media 

27:20 - Accessible Designs: Colour-blindness 

31:47 - A Tangent on Data Formats: NetCDF & GeoTiff 

37:34 - Teaching 

38:54 - Tools & Methods 

42:42 - Interactive & Online Media driving different Visualisations 

46:41 - Satellite Data in the Movie & Ad Industry 

48:43 - Interactive Data 

51:02 - Advice for People Working with Scientific Data 

54:20 - Writing & Being Present Online 

55:35 - Favourite Visualisations 

57:46 - Books & Podcast Recommendations

 

Feel free to reach out! 
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- Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter
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]]> Sat, 15 Oct 2022 17:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Joshua Stevens) https://mindsbehindmaps.com Joshua Stevens is the Lead Visualiser at NASA's Earth Observatory. Him & his team works on making satellite imagery more accessible to the general public by making visualisation of common imagery like Landsat or MODIS.

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About Joshua:

Shownotes

 

Timestamps 

00:00 - Introduction 

02:46 - Conversation Begins: Joshua Presenting Himself 

04:52 - From Photography to Computer Science 

06:14 - Joshua's Current Role: Lead Visualizer at Nasa Earth Observatory 

07:04 - Why are Visualisations Important 

08:25 - Is it Important that the Public Understands Satellite Imagery? 

11:50 - Graphic Design & Scientific Data 

16:35 - Storms: Visualisation Example 

18:20 - Deciding where to look at, which Stories to Tell 

22:18 - Collaborations: Governmental Agencies & Media 

27:20 - Accessible Designs: Colour-blindness 

31:47 - A Tangent on Data Formats: NetCDF & GeoTiff 

37:34 - Teaching 

38:54 - Tools & Methods 

42:42 - Interactive & Online Media driving different Visualisations 

46:41 - Satellite Data in the Movie & Ad Industry 

48:43 - Interactive Data 

51:02 - Advice for People Working with Scientific Data 

54:20 - Writing & Being Present Online 

55:35 - Favourite Visualisations 

57:46 - Books & Podcast Recommendations

 

Feel free to reach out! 
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter
- Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work

]]> Joshua Stevens - Visualising NASA's Satellite Imagery - MBM #31 Joshua Stevens 01:00:20 Joshua Stevens is the Lead Visualiser at NASA's Earth Observatory. Him & his team works on making satellite imagery more accessible to the general public by making visualisation of common imagery like Landsat or MODIS. Joshua Stevens is the Lead Visualiser at NASA's Earth Observatory. Him & his team works on making satellite imagery more accessible to the general public by making visualisation of common imagery like Landsat or MODIS. earth, visualisation, design, observatory, color-blindness, satellite imagery, nasa, photography false full 31 a6e0f437-4aff-4390-ba1f-b546349440e5 Steve Coast: Discussing the Future of Maps & Tech with the Founder of OpenStreetMap (& why he thinks maps will disappear) - MBM #30 Steve Coast is the Founder of OpenStreetMap, one of the most successful open source projects; started in 2004 and now used everywhere from Apple's Maps, Mapbox and even Pokemon Go recently. Steve has worked at places like Microsoft, TomTom, Telenav & Digital Globe.

We talk about the future of mapping and Tech in general as well as how Steve thinks maps will disappear.
Buckle up this is a long one, but well worth it.

I highly recommend you watch this one on YouTube

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Shownotes

Timestamps

03:47 - Conversation begins, Steve Describes Himself 
06:30 -Why Does Steve think he's Good at Predicting Trends 
12:22 - Steve's Predictions for the Future of Maps 
21:36 - Maps will Disappear 
26:46 - Incentives for a Location Based Social Media 
33:26 - Steve's Detachment to Maps 
38:17 - Past Achievements as Mental Frameworks 
50:37 - The Start of OpenStreepMap 
59:33 - Why Did OpenStreetMap work (and not other projects)? 
01:04:44 - Simplicity Over Anything Else 
01:17:05 - How does one build Simple Products? 
01:20:35 - The influence of Cellular Automaton 
01:25:18 - Pushing One's Self to Think Outside the Box 
01:32:53 - Steve's Understanding of Maps when he started OSM 
01:36:38 - Everything is Illegal, Except Tech 
01:52:40 - Steve's Current Interests 
01:58:00 - Crypto, Why it's At Least Worth Paying Attention To 
02:03:22 - Putting Maps on the Blockchain, and Why You'd Even Want to Do That 
02:12:13 - The Next Thing that Will Kill OpenStreetMap 
02:21:10 - All the Maps are the Same Today, But Don't Need to Be 
02:31:28 - Believing (or Not) in Early Projects
02:33:38 - Advice for (not Only) Young People 
02:44:53 - Steve on Podcasts 
02:49:02 - Steve's Book Recommendations

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]]> Sat, 1 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Steve Coast) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/steve-coast-discussing-the-future-of-maps-tech-with-the-founder-of-openstreetmap-why-he-thinks-maps-will-disappear-mbm-30 Steve Coast is the Founder of OpenStreetMap, one of the most successful open source projects; started in 2004 and now used everywhere from Apple's Maps, Mapbox and even Pokemon Go recently. Steve has worked at places like Microsoft, TomTom, Telenav & Digital Globe.

We talk about the future of mapping and Tech in general as well as how Steve thinks maps will disappear.
Buckle up this is a long one, but well worth it.

I highly recommend you watch this one on YouTube

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About Steve:

Shownotes

Timestamps

03:47 - Conversation begins, Steve Describes Himself 
06:30 -Why Does Steve think he's Good at Predicting Trends 
12:22 - Steve's Predictions for the Future of Maps 
21:36 - Maps will Disappear 
26:46 - Incentives for a Location Based Social Media 
33:26 - Steve's Detachment to Maps 
38:17 - Past Achievements as Mental Frameworks 
50:37 - The Start of OpenStreepMap 
59:33 - Why Did OpenStreetMap work (and not other projects)? 
01:04:44 - Simplicity Over Anything Else 
01:17:05 - How does one build Simple Products? 
01:20:35 - The influence of Cellular Automaton 
01:25:18 - Pushing One's Self to Think Outside the Box 
01:32:53 - Steve's Understanding of Maps when he started OSM 
01:36:38 - Everything is Illegal, Except Tech 
01:52:40 - Steve's Current Interests 
01:58:00 - Crypto, Why it's At Least Worth Paying Attention To 
02:03:22 - Putting Maps on the Blockchain, and Why You'd Even Want to Do That 
02:12:13 - The Next Thing that Will Kill OpenStreetMap 
02:21:10 - All the Maps are the Same Today, But Don't Need to Be 
02:31:28 - Believing (or Not) in Early Projects
02:33:38 - Advice for (not Only) Young People 
02:44:53 - Steve on Podcasts 
02:49:02 - Steve's Book Recommendations

Feel free to reach out! 
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- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Previous Newsletter: Why I want to do more interviews in person
- Sponsor the Podcast
- Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work

]]> Steve Coast: Discussing the Future of Maps & Tech with the Founder of OpenStreetMap (& why he thinks maps will disappear) - MBM #30 Steve Coast 02:56:10 Steve Coast is the Founder of OpenStreetMap, one of the most successful open source projects; started in 2004 and now used everywhere from Apple's Maps, Mapbox and even Pokemon Go recently. Steve has worked at places like Microsoft, TomTom, Telenav & Digital Globe. Steve Coast is the Founder of OpenStreetMap, one of the most successful open source projects; started in 2004 and now used everywhere from Apple's Maps, Mapbox and even Pokemon Go recently. Steve has worked at places like Microsoft, TomTom, Telenav & Digital Globe. future, tech, mapping, technology, openstreetmap, crypto false full 30 70149780-2173-4dcf-8ef1-8ecb060f726a Muthu Kumar & Aleksander Buczkowski: Building an Independent Media over the long term: Geoawesomeness - MBM #29 Muthu Kumar & Aleksander Buczkowski are the Editor-In-Chief & Managing Editor (and creators) of the Geoawesomeness website, which has been running as an independent geospatial media for the past 11 years.

More about Muthu & Aleks:

And of course find more on the Geoawesomeness website

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Time stamps

00:00 - Introduction 
02:30 - Muthu & Aleks describing each other 
05:40 - What is Geoawesomeness 
10:40 - Geoawesomeness's Early Days: 2011
14:40 - Impacts of Writing 
15:45 - Muthu & Aleks’s story of meeting up 
22:00 - Choosing Topics to Cover 
28:01 - Ambitions & Thoughts being a Media Company 
32:13 - Going Full Time 
39:15 - Making money on the Internet 
50:30 - Being Open about Business Models 
57:40 - Privacy/ethics of geospatial data 
1:07:26 - Finding the Right Partner 
1:12:10 - The of social media (TikTok & YouTube) 
1:18:45 - Advice for younger people 
1:27:20 - Books & Podcasts recommendation
 

Shownotes

Books & Podcast Recommendations:

 

Feel free to reach out! 
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Previous Newsletter: Why I want to do more interviews in person
- Sponsor the Podcast
- Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work

]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2022 16:50:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Aleksander Buczkowski, Muthu Kumar) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/muthu-kumar-aleksander-buczkowski-building-an-independent-media-over-the-long-term-geoawesomeness-mbm-29 Muthu Kumar & Aleksander Buczkowski are the Editor-In-Chief & Managing Editor (and creators) of the Geoawesomeness website, which has been running as an independent geospatial media for the past 11 years.

More about Muthu & Aleks:

And of course find more on the Geoawesomeness website

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Time stamps

00:00 - Introduction 
02:30 - Muthu & Aleks describing each other 
05:40 - What is Geoawesomeness 
10:40 - Geoawesomeness's Early Days: 2011
14:40 - Impacts of Writing 
15:45 - Muthu & Aleks’s story of meeting up 
22:00 - Choosing Topics to Cover 
28:01 - Ambitions & Thoughts being a Media Company 
32:13 - Going Full Time 
39:15 - Making money on the Internet 
50:30 - Being Open about Business Models 
57:40 - Privacy/ethics of geospatial data 
1:07:26 - Finding the Right Partner 
1:12:10 - The of social media (TikTok & YouTube) 
1:18:45 - Advice for younger people 
1:27:20 - Books & Podcasts recommendation
 

Shownotes

Books & Podcast Recommendations:

 

Feel free to reach out! 
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Previous Newsletter: Why I want to do more interviews in person
- Sponsor the Podcast
- Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work

]]> Muthu Kumar & Aleksander Buczkowski: Building an Independent Media over the long term: Geoawesomeness - MBM #29 Aleksander Buczkowski, Muthu Kumar 01:38:33 Muthu Kumar & Aleksander Buczkowski are the Editor-In-Chief & Managing Editor (and creators) of the Geoawesomeness website, which has been running as an independent geospatial media for the past 11 years. Muthu Kumar & Aleksander Buczkowski are the Editor-In-Chief & Managing Editor (and creators) of the Geoawesomeness website, which has been running as an independent geospatial media for the past 11 years. media, website, journalism, independent, news, author false full 29 b29617a5-1305-4673-af99-ecd3028555df Kevin Pomfret: Ethics Isn't Enough & The Case For Geospatial Law - MBM #28 Kevin Pomfret is a Space and Spatial Corporate and Transaction Attorney at Williams Mullen and one of the references in terms of Law around spatial data & within the geospatial community more globally. 

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About Kevin: 
- LinkedIn
- Twitter 
- More about him

Shownotes: 
- Geospatial World's Ambassador of the Year 
- CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act 
- GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation
- Locus Charter
- Github Copilot
- Books & Podcasts: 
    - Space Business Podcast
    - Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Timestamps: 
00:00 Introduction 
02:11 Kevin Presents Himself 
06:33 Geosptial Law back in the Early 2000s 
09:43 The Satellite Imagery is a Tricky Legal Problem
14:24 Law-markers don't yet understand the Nuances of Location Data 
17:38 Getting Individual Consent for Location Data doesn't always make sense 
20:26 Law is Hard to Get a Grasp Over 
26:10 Kevin's Critical view on the Current Focus on Ethics 
31:37 The Differences between Ethics & Law 
34:17 Why is the Geospatial Community so Focused on Ethics over Law?
40:48 The Impact of Covid on Location Data Law 
45:42 Location Data Law Issues go Way Beyond Covid 
46:56 How Laws get Written 
49:35 Getting Laws Changed 
53:33 International Dynamics 
56:09 Teaching Geospatial Law & Ethics 
01:08:29 Book & Podcast Recommendations

Feel free to reach out! 
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Previous Newsletter: Why I want to do more interviews in person
- Sponsor the Podcast

 

]]> Thu, 1 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Kevin pomfret) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/kevin-pomfret-ethics-isnt-enough-the-case-for-geospatial-law-mbm-28 Kevin Pomfret is a Space and Spatial Corporate and Transaction Attorney at Williams Mullen and one of the references in terms of Law around spatial data & within the geospatial community more globally. 

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About Kevin: 
- LinkedIn
- Twitter 
- More about him

Shownotes: 
- Geospatial World's Ambassador of the Year 
- CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act 
- GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation
- Locus Charter
- Github Copilot
- Books & Podcasts: 
    - Space Business Podcast
    - Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Timestamps: 
00:00 Introduction 
02:11 Kevin Presents Himself 
06:33 Geosptial Law back in the Early 2000s 
09:43 The Satellite Imagery is a Tricky Legal Problem
14:24 Law-markers don't yet understand the Nuances of Location Data 
17:38 Getting Individual Consent for Location Data doesn't always make sense 
20:26 Law is Hard to Get a Grasp Over 
26:10 Kevin's Critical view on the Current Focus on Ethics 
31:37 The Differences between Ethics & Law 
34:17 Why is the Geospatial Community so Focused on Ethics over Law?
40:48 The Impact of Covid on Location Data Law 
45:42 Location Data Law Issues go Way Beyond Covid 
46:56 How Laws get Written 
49:35 Getting Laws Changed 
53:33 International Dynamics 
56:09 Teaching Geospatial Law & Ethics 
01:08:29 Book & Podcast Recommendations

Feel free to reach out! 
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Previous Newsletter: Why I want to do more interviews in person
- Sponsor the Podcast

 

]]> Kevin Pomfret: Ethics Isn't Enough & The Case For Geospatial Law - MBM #28 Kevin pomfret 01:12:37 Kevin Pomfret is a Space and Spatial Corporate and Transaction Attorney at Williams Mullen and one of the references in terms of Law around spatial data & within the geospatial community more globally. Kevin Pomfret is a Space and Spatial Corporate and Transaction Attorney at Williams Mullen and one of the references in terms of Law around spatial data & within the geospatial community more globally. location data, law, legal, ethics, gdpr, ccpa, privacy false full 28 edf03b0f-63a0-4e57-9452-af16a054cd75 Jeffrey Lewis: The Work of an Open Source Intelligence Researcher: Keeping Goverments Accountable - MBM #27 Jeffrey Lewis is a Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and one of the most influential people in the Open Source Intelligence Community. He is also the host of the "Arms Control Wonk" podcast.

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About Jeffrey:
- Twitter
- LinkedIn

Shownotes:

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction 
02:42 Conversation begins: Jeffrey is an Open Spy 
05:05 The appeal of doing Intelligence Analysis in Public 
09:36 Jeffrey's OSINT early days: the War in Irak 
16:49 An example of 'bad OSINT' 
20:49 The Tricky Nature of Confirmation Bias 
25:05 How an OSINT Story Starts 
28:10 Being Right, or at least Wrong for the Right Reasons 
30:30 Reputation in reporting, especially in the Open 
35:55 Monitoring for news 
39:26 Machine Learning in OSINT 
41:37 The Difficult Yet Informative Nature of Synthetic Aperture Radar 
47:58 Partnering with Satellite Image Providers 
59:22 Satellite images yes, but they're only 1 component 
01:06:40 The use of Open Satellite Imagery Data 
01:17:55 Teaching OSINT 
01:25:07 The ever faster increase in our access to Data 
01:29:40 Filtering out the crap 
01:33:20 Knowing who to trust: The Ukraine use-case 
01:37:43 How Jeffrey's team called out the Russian Invasion 1h before it happened 
01:43:21 The power of Companies 
01:48:52 Funding & How to Stay Independent 
01:52:51 Advocacy 
01:59:00 The tools used for OSINT 
02:07:48 The Surprising Impact of Ukraine on the Public's View of Nuclear Dissuasion 
02:10:54 Nuclear weapons are not fun, like really not 
02:14:18 Working with a Community 
02:17:37 Jeffrey's podcast: Arms Control Wonk 
02:22:51 Books & Podcast Recommendations

Feel free to reach out! 
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Previous Newsletter: Why I want to do more interviews in person
- Sponsor the Podcast

]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Jeffrey Lewis) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/jeffrey-lewis-the-work-of-an-open-source-intelligence-researcher-keeping-goverments-accountable-mbm-27 Jeffrey Lewis is a Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and one of the most influential people in the Open Source Intelligence Community. He is also the host of the "Arms Control Wonk" podcast.

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Episode Sponsor: Element84
Dan Pilone’s appearance on the podcast

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About Jeffrey:
- Twitter
- LinkedIn

Shownotes:

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction 
02:42 Conversation begins: Jeffrey is an Open Spy 
05:05 The appeal of doing Intelligence Analysis in Public 
09:36 Jeffrey's OSINT early days: the War in Irak 
16:49 An example of 'bad OSINT' 
20:49 The Tricky Nature of Confirmation Bias 
25:05 How an OSINT Story Starts 
28:10 Being Right, or at least Wrong for the Right Reasons 
30:30 Reputation in reporting, especially in the Open 
35:55 Monitoring for news 
39:26 Machine Learning in OSINT 
41:37 The Difficult Yet Informative Nature of Synthetic Aperture Radar 
47:58 Partnering with Satellite Image Providers 
59:22 Satellite images yes, but they're only 1 component 
01:06:40 The use of Open Satellite Imagery Data 
01:17:55 Teaching OSINT 
01:25:07 The ever faster increase in our access to Data 
01:29:40 Filtering out the crap 
01:33:20 Knowing who to trust: The Ukraine use-case 
01:37:43 How Jeffrey's team called out the Russian Invasion 1h before it happened 
01:43:21 The power of Companies 
01:48:52 Funding & How to Stay Independent 
01:52:51 Advocacy 
01:59:00 The tools used for OSINT 
02:07:48 The Surprising Impact of Ukraine on the Public's View of Nuclear Dissuasion 
02:10:54 Nuclear weapons are not fun, like really not 
02:14:18 Working with a Community 
02:17:37 Jeffrey's podcast: Arms Control Wonk 
02:22:51 Books & Podcast Recommendations

Feel free to reach out! 
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Previous Newsletter: Why I want to do more interviews in person
- Sponsor the Podcast

]]> Jeffrey Lewis: The Work of an Open Source Intelligence Researcher: Keeping Goverments Accountable - MBM #27 Jeffrey Lewis 02:29:55 Jeffrey Lewis is a Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and one of the most influential people in the Open Source Intelligence Community. He is also the host of the "Arms Control Wonk" podcast. Jeffrey Lewis is a Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and one of the most influential people in the Open Source Intelligence Community. He is also the host of the "Arms Control Wonk" podcast. non-proliferation, ukraine, sar, nuclear, intelligence, spy, twitter, osint, war, goverments false full 27 6ecd503e-42d7-4a6e-a737-7d627486b1fb Jean-Martin Bauer: How Data Enables the World Food Program to Effectively Feed a Country - MBM #26 Jean Martin Bauer is the Country Director for the World Food Programme in Haiti, where his job is in simple terms to ensure the population does not run out of food. This conversation focuses on the use of data - specifically satellite imagery & maps - and how it helps feed the country.

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About Jean-Martin: 

- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- World Food Programme

 

Shownotes:

Books & Podcasts Recommendations:

Time-stamps:

- 00:00 Introduction 01:53 Conversation Starts: Jean-Martin presents himself
- 03:08 Humanitarian Geography
- 10:31 Jean-Martin's current role: WFP's Haiti Director
- 16:39 How do we know the food situation in a country?
- 21:10 Gathering Data To Understand the Food Situation in a Country
- 26:18 Modelling at a Global & Local level
- 31:03 Distributing Data is also hard
- 32:14 Getting people involved
- 35:56 Online Human Rights
- 40:34 What New Space means for WFP
- 45:21 What's in it for Private Companies to work wit NGOs?
- 48:57 Building Trust when Predictions come First from Machine Learning
- 52:25 Disruption is Not Always the Goal
- 53:32 Financing Collecting Data in the Humanitarian World
- 01:01:19 The Role of Data for Jean-Martin's role as Country Director
- 01:05:56 Making Hard Decision when Numbers represent real People's Livelihood
- 01:09:58 Jean-Martin's Critical Look on the Data Science Community
- 01:14:19 Books & Podcast Recommendations
- 01:17:16 Outro

 

Please feel free to reach out, I truly do want to hear what you think of this :)
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Previous Newsletter: Why I want to do more interviews in person

]]> Mon, 1 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Jean-Martin Bauer) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/jean-martin-bauer-how-data-enables-the-world-food-program-to-effectively-feed-a-country-mbm-26 Jean Martin Bauer is the Country Director for the World Food Programme in Haiti, where his job is in simple terms to ensure the population does not run out of food. This conversation focuses on the use of data - specifically satellite imagery & maps - and how it helps feed the country.

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Episode Sponsor: Element84
Dan Pilone’s appearance on the podcast
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About Jean-Martin: 

- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- World Food Programme

 

Shownotes:

Books & Podcasts Recommendations:

Time-stamps:

- 00:00 Introduction 01:53 Conversation Starts: Jean-Martin presents himself
- 03:08 Humanitarian Geography
- 10:31 Jean-Martin's current role: WFP's Haiti Director
- 16:39 How do we know the food situation in a country?
- 21:10 Gathering Data To Understand the Food Situation in a Country
- 26:18 Modelling at a Global & Local level
- 31:03 Distributing Data is also hard
- 32:14 Getting people involved
- 35:56 Online Human Rights
- 40:34 What New Space means for WFP
- 45:21 What's in it for Private Companies to work wit NGOs?
- 48:57 Building Trust when Predictions come First from Machine Learning
- 52:25 Disruption is Not Always the Goal
- 53:32 Financing Collecting Data in the Humanitarian World
- 01:01:19 The Role of Data for Jean-Martin's role as Country Director
- 01:05:56 Making Hard Decision when Numbers represent real People's Livelihood
- 01:09:58 Jean-Martin's Critical Look on the Data Science Community
- 01:14:19 Books & Podcast Recommendations
- 01:17:16 Outro

 

Please feel free to reach out, I truly do want to hear what you think of this :)
- Website
- My Twitter
- Podcast Twitter
- Previous Newsletter: Why I want to do more interviews in person

]]> Jean-Martin Bauer: How Data Enables the World Food Program to Effectively Feed a Country - MBM #26 Jean-Martin Bauer 01:19:26 Jean Martin Bauer is the Country Director for the World Food Programme in Haiti, where his job is in simple terms to ensure the population does not run out of food. This conversation focuses on the use of data - specifically satellite imagery & maps - and how it helps feed the country. Jean Martin Bauer is the Country Director for the World Food Programme in Haiti, where his job is in simple terms to ensure the population does not run out of food. This conversation focuses on the use of data - specifically satellite imagery & maps - and how it helps feed the country. haiti, humanitarian, maps, ngo, food, hunger, world food programme false full 26 4c31e14e-d803-402a-a7b2-e86207d5db47 Indra Den Bakker - Overstory & Tackling Climate by Monitoring Vegetation with Satellite Data - MBM #25 Indra Den Bakker is the CEO & Co-Founder of Overstory, a company providing vegetation information to electric utility companies about the state of (mostly) trees around power lines by using high resolution satellite imagery. This can lead to prevention of wildfires by finding hazardous vegetation before it falls on a line.

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Episode Sponsor:
Element84
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About Indra: 
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Overstory

Shownotes: 
- Kaggle
- Planet
- Global Forest Watch
- Vandersat’s Acquisition by Planet
Book recommendations;
-  Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation by Paul Hawken
-  The Overstory by Richard Powers


Timestamps: 

00:00 - Teaser 
00:29 - Introduction 
02:18 - Conversation begins, Indra Describes Himself 
05:20 - Indra's description of Overstory 
08:44 - The Story of Overstory 
10:57 - From a Kaggle Competition to Founding a Company 
13:54 - Talking to Customers in Early Days 
16:58 - Find Product-Market Fit : Why utility companies?
19:37 - Finding a Sweet Spot in the Imagery Resolution - Price trade-off 
22:02 - Deciding to build a product, not focusing on imagery 
28:34 - Bringing in a dedicated designer in an early stage data start-up 
30:12 - Finding focus as a company 
33:44 - Could Earth Observations Companies ever have millions of customers? 
36:13 - Could Overstory get to more consumer facing applications? 
39:58 - Failures along the way 
42:14 - Moving from bootstrapped to taking investment 
44:31 - Staying on the Mission while raising money & losing control 
47:49 - Preventing Green-washing 
53:20 - What does Indra do today? 
55:42 - The transition from Data Scientist to CEO 
58:56 - Does a Data Scientist background help as a Leader? 
01:00:14 - Hiring 
01:04:12 - Deciding to become a Remote First Company 
01:07:20 - Building a start-up in a post-covid recession 
01:11:15 - A supermarket analogy to the Earth Observation industry 
01:15:57 - Is Indra worried of data providers eating into downstream company's business? 
01:18:20 - Balancing exits strategies with keeping on a Mission 
01:19:51 - Newly public space start-ups are going down in valuation 
01:23:45 - What is Overstory's current main challenge? 
01:25:44 - Dealing with number of employee growth: Not knowing what everyone does anymore 
01:34:00 - Book & Podcast recommendations
01:35:48 - Having the same company name as book

Please feel free to reach out, I truly do want to hear what you think of this :) 
- Website: https://mindsbehindmaps.com/
- My Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxLenormand
- Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/MindsBehindMaps
- Previous Newsletter: Why I want to do more interviews in person

]]> Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Indra Den Bakker) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/podcast/minds-behind-maps/episode/indra-den-bakker-overstory-tackling-climate-by-monitoring-vegetation-with-satellite-data-mbm-25 Indra Den Bakker is the CEO & Co-Founder of Overstory, a company providing vegetation information to electric utility companies about the state of (mostly) trees around power lines by using high resolution satellite imagery. This can lead to prevention of wildfires by finding hazardous vegetation before it falls on a line.

--- 
Episode Sponsor:
Element84
Dan Pilone’s appearance on the podcast
--- 

About Indra: 
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Overstory

Shownotes: 
- Kaggle
- Planet
- Global Forest Watch
- Vandersat’s Acquisition by Planet
Book recommendations;
-  Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation by Paul Hawken
-  The Overstory by Richard Powers


Timestamps: 

00:00 - Teaser 
00:29 - Introduction 
02:18 - Conversation begins, Indra Describes Himself 
05:20 - Indra's description of Overstory 
08:44 - The Story of Overstory 
10:57 - From a Kaggle Competition to Founding a Company 
13:54 - Talking to Customers in Early Days 
16:58 - Find Product-Market Fit : Why utility companies?
19:37 - Finding a Sweet Spot in the Imagery Resolution - Price trade-off 
22:02 - Deciding to build a product, not focusing on imagery 
28:34 - Bringing in a dedicated designer in an early stage data start-up 
30:12 - Finding focus as a company 
33:44 - Could Earth Observations Companies ever have millions of customers? 
36:13 - Could Overstory get to more consumer facing applications? 
39:58 - Failures along the way 
42:14 - Moving from bootstrapped to taking investment 
44:31 - Staying on the Mission while raising money & losing control 
47:49 - Preventing Green-washing 
53:20 - What does Indra do today? 
55:42 - The transition from Data Scientist to CEO 
58:56 - Does a Data Scientist background help as a Leader? 
01:00:14 - Hiring 
01:04:12 - Deciding to become a Remote First Company 
01:07:20 - Building a start-up in a post-covid recession 
01:11:15 - A supermarket analogy to the Earth Observation industry 
01:15:57 - Is Indra worried of data providers eating into downstream company's business? 
01:18:20 - Balancing exits strategies with keeping on a Mission 
01:19:51 - Newly public space start-ups are going down in valuation 
01:23:45 - What is Overstory's current main challenge? 
01:25:44 - Dealing with number of employee growth: Not knowing what everyone does anymore 
01:34:00 - Book & Podcast recommendations
01:35:48 - Having the same company name as book

Please feel free to reach out, I truly do want to hear what you think of this :) 
- Website: https://mindsbehindmaps.com/
- My Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxLenormand
- Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/MindsBehindMaps
- Previous Newsletter: Why I want to do more interviews in person

]]> Indra Den Bakker - Overstory & Tackling Climate by Monitoring Vegetation with Satellite Data - MBM #25 Indra Den Bakker 01:39:03 Indra Den Bakker is the CEO & Co-Founder of Overstory, a company providing vegetation information to electric utility companies about the state of (mostly) trees around power lines by using high resolution satellite imagery. This can lead to prevention of wildfires by finding hazardous vegetation before it falls on a line. Indra Den Bakker is the CEO & Co-Founder of Overstory, a company providing vegetation information to electric utility companies about the state of (mostly) trees around power lines by using high resolution satellite imagery. This can lead to prevention of wildfires by finding hazardous vegetation before it falls on a line. founder, high resolution, start-up, vegetation, ceo, climate false full 25 52920c71-2cc9-4b27-82ae-a9e08c561a2a Catherine Nakalembe - Food in Stores Isn't Enough: Food Security in Africa - MBM #24 Dr Catherine Nakalembe is an Associate Research Professor at University of Maryland and the Program Head of NASA Harvest Africa. We talk about some of her work on using satellite imagery for Food Security in her home country of Uganda & how she got into this field in the first place.

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About Catherine:

Shownotes:

- NASA Harvest
- Catherine’s Bio on University of Maryland’s website

Books & Recommendations:

- The New Humanitarian

- BBC Discovery

- Africa Today

- Little Stories for Tiny People

- Catherine’s appearances on Science in Action

- Leadership Journey

- The Divide by Jason Hickel

- Jason Hickel’s Twitter

 

Time-stamps: 

00:00:00 Introduction 
00:02:04 Conversation begins: Catherine describes herself 
00:08:19 Starting by wanting to play badminton 
00:20:45 Wanting to work back in Uganda 
00:24:32 How Catherine got into Food Security 
00:32:15 What even is Food Security? 
00:34:14 The Role of Remote Sensing in Food Security 
00:37:58 Who benefits mapping food security? 
00:44:23 How do people on the ground perceive insights from satellites? 
00:48:54 Creating insights that actually get used 
00:52:43 You can't improve what you can't measure 
00:55:41 The Double-Edge Sword that comes with Remote Sensing at Scale 
01:00:52 Not getting lost in the Maps 
01:03:32 Incentives: Working from a University in the US, helping Uganda 
01:10:40 The relationship between Private & Public sector in regards to Climate Change 
01:13:13 The Government as the main Private Sector's Government 
01:20:10 Story Telling as a Source of Change 
01:27:02 Inspiring & Helping Others 
01:30:53 Books & Podcast recommendations

 

If you want to hear more about me & the podcast:

]]> Fri, 1 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Catherine Nakalembe) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/catherine-nakalembe-food-in-stores-isnt-enough-food-security-in-africa-mbm-24 Dr Catherine Nakalembe is an Associate Research Professor at University of Maryland and the Program Head of NASA Harvest Africa. We talk about some of her work on using satellite imagery for Food Security in her home country of Uganda & how she got into this field in the first place.

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Episode Sponsors:

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About Catherine:

Shownotes:

- NASA Harvest
- Catherine’s Bio on University of Maryland’s website

Books & Recommendations:

- The New Humanitarian

- BBC Discovery

- Africa Today

- Little Stories for Tiny People

- Catherine’s appearances on Science in Action

- Leadership Journey

- The Divide by Jason Hickel

- Jason Hickel’s Twitter

 

Time-stamps: 

00:00:00 Introduction 
00:02:04 Conversation begins: Catherine describes herself 
00:08:19 Starting by wanting to play badminton 
00:20:45 Wanting to work back in Uganda 
00:24:32 How Catherine got into Food Security 
00:32:15 What even is Food Security? 
00:34:14 The Role of Remote Sensing in Food Security 
00:37:58 Who benefits mapping food security? 
00:44:23 How do people on the ground perceive insights from satellites? 
00:48:54 Creating insights that actually get used 
00:52:43 You can't improve what you can't measure 
00:55:41 The Double-Edge Sword that comes with Remote Sensing at Scale 
01:00:52 Not getting lost in the Maps 
01:03:32 Incentives: Working from a University in the US, helping Uganda 
01:10:40 The relationship between Private & Public sector in regards to Climate Change 
01:13:13 The Government as the main Private Sector's Government 
01:20:10 Story Telling as a Source of Change 
01:27:02 Inspiring & Helping Others 
01:30:53 Books & Podcast recommendations

 

If you want to hear more about me & the podcast:

]]> Catherine Nakalembe - Food in Stores Isn't Enough: Food Security in Africa - MBM #24 Catherine Nakalembe 01:36:00 Dr Catherine Nakalembe is an Associate Research Professor at University of Maryland and the Program Head of NASA Harvest Africa. We talk about some of her work on using satellite imagery for Food Security in her home country of Uganda & how she got into this field in the first place. Dr Catherine Nakalembe is an Associate Research Professor at University of Maryland and the Program Head of NASA Harvest Africa. We talk about some of her work on using satellite imagery for Food Security in her home country of Uganda & how she got into this field in the first place. harvest, uganda, food security, maryland, africa, nasa false full 24 d9cf22ae-6c80-4119-90ad-57f6ebecc67a Emily Darling & Kim Fisher - The Challenges of Mapping Coral Reefs When Satellites Can't See Them - #MBM 23 Emily Darling & Kim Fisher both work at the Wildlife Conservation Society, respectively as the Director of Coral Reef & as Spatial Analyst. They have developed MERMAID, a platform enabling coral reef scientists to aggregate & share their data together.  One of the main challenges they tackle being most measurements need to happen in the field as opposed to being able to leverage satellite imagery. 

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About Emily:

About Kim:

World Conservation Society

Shownotes

Timestamps

  • 00:00 - Introduction
  • 03:07 - Kim & Emily presenting themselves
  • 07:49 - Computer Science & Data at the service of Science
  • 17:30 - A symbiotic relationship Software Engineering & Marine Biology
  • 23:38 - High level overview of what MERMAID is
  • 26:52 - What problem does MERMAID solve?
  • 32:28 - Getting traction on a scientific tool
  • 37:37 - Stories on top of the data
  • 46:00 - Another simple question: Why is coral reef important?
  • 49:55 - Working with Policy Makers
  • 55:28 - Coral Reef is still measured with pen & paper
  • 1:01:55 - Partnering with SparkGeo, a geospatial consultancy
  • 1:10:54 - Thinking about projects over the long term
  • 1:12:45 - Financing a Non-Profit project
  • 1:19:40 - Transparency in Non-Profits through Open-Source
  • 1:25:45 - The impact of Data Science on Emily’s work
  • 1:29:01 - Book & Podcast Recommendations

Feel free to reach out!

]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Emily Darling, Kim Fisher) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/emily-darling-kim-fisher-the-challenges-of-mapping-coral-reefs-when-satellites-cant-see-them-mbm-23 Emily Darling & Kim Fisher both work at the Wildlife Conservation Society, respectively as the Director of Coral Reef & as Spatial Analyst. They have developed MERMAID, a platform enabling coral reef scientists to aggregate & share their data together.  One of the main challenges they tackle being most measurements need to happen in the field as opposed to being able to leverage satellite imagery. 

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Timestamps

  • 00:00 - Introduction
  • 03:07 - Kim & Emily presenting themselves
  • 07:49 - Computer Science & Data at the service of Science
  • 17:30 - A symbiotic relationship Software Engineering & Marine Biology
  • 23:38 - High level overview of what MERMAID is
  • 26:52 - What problem does MERMAID solve?
  • 32:28 - Getting traction on a scientific tool
  • 37:37 - Stories on top of the data
  • 46:00 - Another simple question: Why is coral reef important?
  • 49:55 - Working with Policy Makers
  • 55:28 - Coral Reef is still measured with pen & paper
  • 1:01:55 - Partnering with SparkGeo, a geospatial consultancy
  • 1:10:54 - Thinking about projects over the long term
  • 1:12:45 - Financing a Non-Profit project
  • 1:19:40 - Transparency in Non-Profits through Open-Source
  • 1:25:45 - The impact of Data Science on Emily’s work
  • 1:29:01 - Book & Podcast Recommendations

Feel free to reach out!

]]> Emily Darling & Kim Fisher - The Challenges of Mapping Coral Reefs When Satellites Can't See Them - #MBM 23 Emily Darling, Kim Fisher 01:35:37 Emily Darling & Kim Fisher both work at the Wildlife Conservation Society, respectively as the Director of Coral Reef & as Spatial Analyst. They have developed MERMAID, a platform enabling coral reef scientists to aggregate & share their data together. One of the main challenges they tackle being most measurements need to happen in the field as opposed to being able to leverage satellite imagery. Emily Darling & Kim Fisher both work at the Wildlife Conservation Society, respectively as the Director of Coral Reef & as Spatial Analyst. They have developed MERMAID, a platform enabling coral reef scientists to aggregate & share their data together. One of the main challenges they tackle being most measurements need to happen in the field as opposed to being able to leverage satellite imagery. wildlife, coral reef, mapping, conservation false full 23 34b22d9b-3144-45ba-a370-fb2cf211e873 Arjen Vrielink - Getting to Zero Deforestation with Satellite Images - MBM #22 Arjen Vrielink is the Director & co-founder of Satelligence, dedicated to stopping deforestation by leveraging satellite imagery. They work directly with commodity companies who sell things like cacao or coffee to understand the causes of deforestation and how alternatives can be found.

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00:00 - Introduction

02:55 - Conversation Begins

07:56 - Arjen quoting me to describe work environment

13:02 - The origin story of Satelligence

17:45 - What Satelligence does

19:05 - Remote Sensing to solve deforestation: Solution looking for a Problem?

26:48 - Data comes in to convince bosses

34:38 - Financial incentives & shareholders

40:27 - How Satelligence makes money & long term vision

45:02 - Why Satelligence decided to raise a first round after a few years

51:25 - Downsides to raising

55:14 - What happens to the mission after an exit?

59:30 - Creating a work culture

1:03:43 - Lunch is more important for your culture than your Strategy day

1:13:17 - Hiring

1:17:47 - Why Arjen hired me as an intern

1:29:48 - Open Source in Geospatial

1:42:28 - Importance of technical knowledge in leadership roles

1:44:36 - Layers of Abstraction

1:51:16 - Committing to one specific thing

1:57:18 - Why maps aren’t (always) the best way to communicate insights

2:06:43 - Geospatial is incredibly niche

2:12:57 - Book recommendations

2:21:15 - Asking for advice

Feel free to reach out!

]]> Wed, 1 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Arjen Vrielink) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/arjen-vrielink-getting-to-zero-deforestation-with-satellite-images-mbm-22 Arjen Vrielink is the Director & co-founder of Satelligence, dedicated to stopping deforestation by leveraging satellite imagery. They work directly with commodity companies who sell things like cacao or coffee to understand the causes of deforestation and how alternatives can be found.

About Arjen:

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

02:55 - Conversation Begins

07:56 - Arjen quoting me to describe work environment

13:02 - The origin story of Satelligence

17:45 - What Satelligence does

19:05 - Remote Sensing to solve deforestation: Solution looking for a Problem?

26:48 - Data comes in to convince bosses

34:38 - Financial incentives & shareholders

40:27 - How Satelligence makes money & long term vision

45:02 - Why Satelligence decided to raise a first round after a few years

51:25 - Downsides to raising

55:14 - What happens to the mission after an exit?

59:30 - Creating a work culture

1:03:43 - Lunch is more important for your culture than your Strategy day

1:13:17 - Hiring

1:17:47 - Why Arjen hired me as an intern

1:29:48 - Open Source in Geospatial

1:42:28 - Importance of technical knowledge in leadership roles

1:44:36 - Layers of Abstraction

1:51:16 - Committing to one specific thing

1:57:18 - Why maps aren’t (always) the best way to communicate insights

2:06:43 - Geospatial is incredibly niche

2:12:57 - Book recommendations

2:21:15 - Asking for advice

Feel free to reach out!

]]> Arjen Vrielink - Getting to Zero Deforestation with Satellite Images - MBM #22 Arjen Vrielink 02:29:42 Arjen Vrielink is the Director & co-founder of Satelligence, dedicated to stopping deforestation by leveraging satellite imagery. They work directly with commodity companies who sell things like cacao or coffee to understand the causes of deforestation and how alternatives can be found. Arjen Vrielink is the Director & co-founder of Satelligence, dedicated to stopping deforestation by leveraging satellite imagery. They work directly with commodity companies who sell things like cacao or coffee to understand the causes of deforestation and how alternatives can be found. commodity, deforestation, remote sensing, open source false full 22 4a7cf3d6-01ed-4acf-8bbb-dd5a3956a049 Barbara Ryan - How Landsat Became Free & Open - MBM #21 Barbara Ryan was instrumental in the policy change in 2008 that opened up the Landsat data to being freely & openly available for anyone to access. This resulted in more than 100x uptake in the number of imagery downloaded and fundamentally changed the Earth Observation industry.

She is currently the Executive Director of the World Geospatial Industry Council

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

02:56 - Importance of in-person conversation

05:52 - Connecting people

08:00 - Reaching people beyond languages

10:43 - Landsat pre-2008: before it was free & open

19:09 - Impact of the giving the data away for free

21:51 - Details on the policy change: push-backs & financial incentives

28:43 - The direct impact on the USGS

30:39 - International collaboration

32:32 - Domino Effect: The impact of Landsat on offer Open Data Policies

36:02 - Potential unexpected negative effects

37:41 - The scale of the impact opening up Landsat had

41:13 - Don’t use data as your transactional currency

44:14 - Making satellite imagery accessible beyond the data

52:00 - Distributing data as easily as possible

57:07 - Spicy politics story involving the Secretary of Interior

1:04:21 - Open Data should not be taken for granted

1:11:31 - Thoughts on Commercial Earth Observation

1:14:16 - Open Data Policies for Commercial EO: Parallels with the Gaming Industry

1:23:18 - Improving Communications in Science

1:28:41 - Earth Observation could learn to tell stories from the Gaming Industry

1:34:21: Barbara’s current role

1:39:04 - Being better ambassadors of Geospatial

1:42:32 - WGIC’s funding model

1:45:36: - Barbara retiring only to come back multiple times

1:51:12 - Book recommendations

1:53:21 - Advice for younger people

 

Feel free to reach out!

]]> Sun, 15 May 2022 15:30:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Barbara Ryan) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/barbara-ryan-how-landsat-became-free-open-mbm-21 Barbara Ryan was instrumental in the policy change in 2008 that opened up the Landsat data to being freely & openly available for anyone to access. This resulted in more than 100x uptake in the number of imagery downloaded and fundamentally changed the Earth Observation industry.

She is currently the Executive Director of the World Geospatial Industry Council

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Shownotes:

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

02:56 - Importance of in-person conversation

05:52 - Connecting people

08:00 - Reaching people beyond languages

10:43 - Landsat pre-2008: before it was free & open

19:09 - Impact of the giving the data away for free

21:51 - Details on the policy change: push-backs & financial incentives

28:43 - The direct impact on the USGS

30:39 - International collaboration

32:32 - Domino Effect: The impact of Landsat on offer Open Data Policies

36:02 - Potential unexpected negative effects

37:41 - The scale of the impact opening up Landsat had

41:13 - Don’t use data as your transactional currency

44:14 - Making satellite imagery accessible beyond the data

52:00 - Distributing data as easily as possible

57:07 - Spicy politics story involving the Secretary of Interior

1:04:21 - Open Data should not be taken for granted

1:11:31 - Thoughts on Commercial Earth Observation

1:14:16 - Open Data Policies for Commercial EO: Parallels with the Gaming Industry

1:23:18 - Improving Communications in Science

1:28:41 - Earth Observation could learn to tell stories from the Gaming Industry

1:34:21: Barbara’s current role

1:39:04 - Being better ambassadors of Geospatial

1:42:32 - WGIC’s funding model

1:45:36: - Barbara retiring only to come back multiple times

1:51:12 - Book recommendations

1:53:21 - Advice for younger people

 

Feel free to reach out!

]]> Barbara Ryan - How Landsat Became Free & Open - MBM #21 Barbara Ryan 01:56:33 Barbara Ryan was instrumental in the policy change in 2008 that opened up the Landsat data to being freely & openly available for anyone to access. This resulted in more than 100x uptake in the number of imagery downloaded and fundamentally changed the Earth Observation industry. She is currently the Executive Director of the World Geospatial Industry Council Barbara Ryan was instrumental in the policy change in 2008 that opened up the Landsat data to being freely & openly available for anyone to access. This resulted in more than 100x uptake in the number of imagery downloaded and fundamentally changed the Earth Observation industry. She is currently the Executive Director of the World Geospatial Industry Council advice, commercial, change, policy, earth observation, landsat, open data false full 21 babc5c46-bca6-404b-9f81-1f1cc2f5337a Ep 20 - Jonathan Lacoste - From Founder to Investor in the Space Industry, Making Space Un-Sexy & Building in Public Jonathan Lacoste is an Investor at Space.VC, a Venture Capital firm he started in 2021 after having founded & sold Jebbit (a company focused on aggregating & analyzing user data online for businesses for advertising).

We talk about how his experience at Jebbit translates to the Earth Observation industry, why he moved from founding to investing and the learning-in-public approach he's taking. 

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00 - Introduction
  • 02:45 - Episode starts, Jonathan presents himself
  • 05:25 - Jonathan’s first experience: 10 years of Jebbit
  • 08:50 - Finding a problem in the industry
  • 12:10- Coming to a problem with a Beginner’s Mind
  • 14:45 - Keeping a Beginner’s Mindset
  • 16:50 - Choosing what to do after Jebbit
  • 22:10 - Transferable & valuable skills
  • 25:20- The space industry is 1st time founders
  • 28:20 - Attracting more founders from outside the space industry
  • 31:50 - Making space un-sexy
  • 38:15 - How companies market themselves (and to whom)
  • 40:55 - Creating a VC fund instead of starting a new company
  • 44:00 - Continuing to learn
  • 46:25 - Building in public
  • 51:50 - Keeping up with new companies & Networking
  • 56:25 - Deciding who to invest in
  • 59:45 - Why Jonathan decided to invest in Pixxel
  • 1:03:45 - Software vs Hardware companies
  • 1:08:00 - Disagreeing with respect
  • 1:13:35 - Jonathan’s take on the wave of companies going public
  • 1:19:35 - Dealing with impostor syndrome
  • 1:24:56 - Being wrong
  • 1:29:30 - Settlers of Catan
  • 1:32:00 - Books & Podcast recommendations

Feel free to reach out!

]]> Sun, 1 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Jonathan Lacoste) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-20-jonathan-lacoste-from-founder-to-investor-in-the-space-industry-making-space-un-sexy-building-in-public Jonathan Lacoste is an Investor at Space.VC, a Venture Capital firm he started in 2021 after having founded & sold Jebbit (a company focused on aggregating & analyzing user data online for businesses for advertising).

We talk about how his experience at Jebbit translates to the Earth Observation industry, why he moved from founding to investing and the learning-in-public approach he's taking. 

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Shownotes:

Timestamps:

  • 00:00 - Introduction
  • 02:45 - Episode starts, Jonathan presents himself
  • 05:25 - Jonathan’s first experience: 10 years of Jebbit
  • 08:50 - Finding a problem in the industry
  • 12:10- Coming to a problem with a Beginner’s Mind
  • 14:45 - Keeping a Beginner’s Mindset
  • 16:50 - Choosing what to do after Jebbit
  • 22:10 - Transferable & valuable skills
  • 25:20- The space industry is 1st time founders
  • 28:20 - Attracting more founders from outside the space industry
  • 31:50 - Making space un-sexy
  • 38:15 - How companies market themselves (and to whom)
  • 40:55 - Creating a VC fund instead of starting a new company
  • 44:00 - Continuing to learn
  • 46:25 - Building in public
  • 51:50 - Keeping up with new companies & Networking
  • 56:25 - Deciding who to invest in
  • 59:45 - Why Jonathan decided to invest in Pixxel
  • 1:03:45 - Software vs Hardware companies
  • 1:08:00 - Disagreeing with respect
  • 1:13:35 - Jonathan’s take on the wave of companies going public
  • 1:19:35 - Dealing with impostor syndrome
  • 1:24:56 - Being wrong
  • 1:29:30 - Settlers of Catan
  • 1:32:00 - Books & Podcast recommendations

Feel free to reach out!

]]> Ep 20 - Jonathan Lacoste - From Founder to Investor in the Space Industry, Making Space Un-Sexy & Building in Public Jonathan Lacoste 01:37:29 Jonathan Lacoste is an Investor at Space.VC, a Venture Capital firm he started in 2021 after having founded & sold Jebbit (a company focused on aggregating & analyzing user data online for businesses for advertising). We talk about how his experience at Jebbit translates to the Earth Observation industry, why he moved from founding to investing and the learning-in-public approach he's taking. Jonathan Lacoste is an Investor at Space.VC, a Venture Capital firm he started in 2021 after having founded & sold Jebbit (a company focused on aggregating & analyzing user data online for businesses for advertising). We talk about how his experience at Jebbit translates to the Earth Observation industry, why he moved from founding to investing and the learning-in-public approach he's taking. space, investing, venture capital, pixxel, space.vc, earth observation, building in public false full 20 53b74b8e-c3d7-4eb5-aa5d-211d6bc0e958 Ep 19 - Jeff Crusey - Basics of Venture Capital Investing in Earth Observation, Weighing Risk & The Difference between Data & Analytics Companies Jeff Crusey is the Investment Director of Seraphim Space, an investing firm specialised in the space industry. They have invested in mulitple Earth Observation companies including Spire, Iceye, HawkEye 360 and Pixxel.

This episode in many ways serves as an introduction to investing - specifically Venture Capital (VC in short) - applied to the world of Earth Observation: How funds are raised, how VCs decided who to invest in and how they do it.

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Time-stamps:

00:00 - Introduction

04:30 - Conversation starts - Jeff presents himself

06:56 - Jeff’s early days

08:48 - Climate Tech in 2008

12:16 - How Jeff got into investing

15:12 - Skills that make a good investor

18:05 - Venture Capital investing at a high level

23:31 - Finding companies to invest in

27:58 - Weighing risk before investing

28:49 - Investing in the Space industry

31:18 - Early projects Jeff invested in in 2012

32:39 - Investing in Earth Observation

36:39 - Data companies & Analytics companies: different models

39:05 - A centralized “Search Engine” of geospatial data

41:53 - Is Google Earth Engine this centralized search engine?

47:12 - Is Earth Observation a giant House of Cards?

49:16 - Metaverse: one of potential huge commercial application

54:04 - Who would build & own a metaverse

55:37 - Monitoring vs Mapping

58:20 - Weather doesn’t make it in most people’s “Earth Observation” list

1:03:15 - Projects that aren’t suited for Venture Capital

1:05:10 - Analytics applications from an investment point of view

1:07:33 - Where does the venture money come from?

1:10:50 - Investing in long term projects

1:13:53 - The exit process

1:14:05 - Exists in Earth Observation: Valuations & Bubbles

1:19:42 - The impact of Starship

1:21:55 - Book & Podcast recommendations

 

Feel free to reach out!

]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Jeff Crusey) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-19-jeff-crusey-basics-of-venture-capital-investing-in-earth-observation-weighing-risk-the-difference-between-data-analytics-companies Jeff Crusey is the Investment Director of Seraphim Space, an investing firm specialised in the space industry. They have invested in mulitple Earth Observation companies including Spire, Iceye, HawkEye 360 and Pixxel.

This episode in many ways serves as an introduction to investing - specifically Venture Capital (VC in short) - applied to the world of Earth Observation: How funds are raised, how VCs decided who to invest in and how they do it.

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Episode Sponsors:

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About Jeff:

 

Shownotes:

 

Time-stamps:

00:00 - Introduction

04:30 - Conversation starts - Jeff presents himself

06:56 - Jeff’s early days

08:48 - Climate Tech in 2008

12:16 - How Jeff got into investing

15:12 - Skills that make a good investor

18:05 - Venture Capital investing at a high level

23:31 - Finding companies to invest in

27:58 - Weighing risk before investing

28:49 - Investing in the Space industry

31:18 - Early projects Jeff invested in in 2012

32:39 - Investing in Earth Observation

36:39 - Data companies & Analytics companies: different models

39:05 - A centralized “Search Engine” of geospatial data

41:53 - Is Google Earth Engine this centralized search engine?

47:12 - Is Earth Observation a giant House of Cards?

49:16 - Metaverse: one of potential huge commercial application

54:04 - Who would build & own a metaverse

55:37 - Monitoring vs Mapping

58:20 - Weather doesn’t make it in most people’s “Earth Observation” list

1:03:15 - Projects that aren’t suited for Venture Capital

1:05:10 - Analytics applications from an investment point of view

1:07:33 - Where does the venture money come from?

1:10:50 - Investing in long term projects

1:13:53 - The exit process

1:14:05 - Exists in Earth Observation: Valuations & Bubbles

1:19:42 - The impact of Starship

1:21:55 - Book & Podcast recommendations

 

Feel free to reach out!

]]> Ep 19 - Jeff Crusey - Basics of Venture Capital Investing in Earth Observation, Weighing Risk & The Difference between Data & Analytics Companies Jeff Crusey 01:26:58 Jeff Crusey is the Investment Director of Seraphim Space, an investing firm specialised in the space industry. They have invested in mulitple Earth Observation companies including Spire, Iceye, HawkEye 360 and Pixxel. Jeff Crusey is the Investment Director of Seraphim Space, an investing firm specialised in the space industry. They have invested in mulitple Earth Observation companies including Spire, Iceye, HawkEye 360 and Pixxel. investing, venture capital, climate tech, entrepreneurship, metaverse, earth observation false full 19 b532758c-8215-40b0-b015-2ae6e0ea61f9 1 Year of Podcasting A year ago, I started this podcast, not knowing where it would go. 18 interviews later, I'm more excited than ever to keep doing more of these, and get even better at it.

 

This episode is also on Youtube if you'd like to see the video too

 

Reach out and let me know who you'd like to see on the podcast!

- On the website

- On Twitter

 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Episode also on YouTube

00:18 - Introduction

00:41 - Quick look back on 1 year

02:14 - Future of Minds Behind Maps

03:18 - The Goal of this podcast

04:22 - Who would you like on the podcast?

05:53 - Thanks

07:08 - Working with Sponsors

09:16 - Conclusion

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com A year ago, I started this podcast, not knowing where it would go. 18 interviews later, I'm more excited than ever to keep doing more of these, and get even better at it.

 

This episode is also on Youtube if you'd like to see the video too

 

Reach out and let me know who you'd like to see on the podcast!

- On the website

- On Twitter

 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Episode also on YouTube

00:18 - Introduction

00:41 - Quick look back on 1 year

02:14 - Future of Minds Behind Maps

03:18 - The Goal of this podcast

04:22 - Who would you like on the podcast?

05:53 - Thanks

07:08 - Working with Sponsors

09:16 - Conclusion

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> 1 Year of Podcasting Maxime Lenormand 00:09:54 A year ago, I started this podcast, not knowing where it would go. 18 interviews later, I'm more excited than ever to keep doing more of these, and get even better at it. A year ago, I started this podcast, not knowing where it would go. 18 interviews later, I'm more excited than ever to keep doing more of these, and get even better at it. 1year, bonus, podcasting false bonus 088ec6e5-76c0-4839-adba-ff9ac2239af8 Ep 18 - Jakub Dziwisz - Orbify, No Code Earth Observation & Saas-like Business Models Jakub Dziwisz is the founder & CEO of Orbify, a company that is attempting to simplify the process of building Earth Observation solutions for any application. 

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Time stamps:

  • 00:00 - Introduction
  • 02:48 - Episode begins, Jakub presents himself
  • 09:40 - Jakub’s first few jobs: Travel Agencies
  • 19:10 - Travel Agencies used to look a lot like the Earth Observation industry today
  • 21:48 - Jakub’s entry in Earth Observation
  • 25:28 - A Shopify analogy to self-service
  • 31:30 - Orbify
  • 35:40 - Specializing versus Diversifying
  • 43:31 - Rethinking User Interfaces
  • 45:50 - A SaaS-like business model
  • 51:52 - Some of Orbify’s current clients
  • 54:50 - Jakub’s point of view coming from outside Earth Observation
  • 59:00 - Keeping a fresh eye
  • 1:01:27 - How much programming does Jakub still do?
  • 1:05:26 - Book & Podcast recommendation

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]]> Fri, 1 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Jakub Dziwisz) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/jakub-dziwisz-orbify-no-code-earth-observation-amp-saas-like-business-models-ep-18 Jakub Dziwisz is the founder & CEO of Orbify, a company that is attempting to simplify the process of building Earth Observation solutions for any application. 

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Time stamps:

  • 00:00 - Introduction
  • 02:48 - Episode begins, Jakub presents himself
  • 09:40 - Jakub’s first few jobs: Travel Agencies
  • 19:10 - Travel Agencies used to look a lot like the Earth Observation industry today
  • 21:48 - Jakub’s entry in Earth Observation
  • 25:28 - A Shopify analogy to self-service
  • 31:30 - Orbify
  • 35:40 - Specializing versus Diversifying
  • 43:31 - Rethinking User Interfaces
  • 45:50 - A SaaS-like business model
  • 51:52 - Some of Orbify’s current clients
  • 54:50 - Jakub’s point of view coming from outside Earth Observation
  • 59:00 - Keeping a fresh eye
  • 1:01:27 - How much programming does Jakub still do?
  • 1:05:26 - Book & Podcast recommendation

Feel free to reach out!

]]> Ep 18 - Jakub Dziwisz - Orbify, No Code Earth Observation & Saas-like Business Models Jakub Dziwisz 01:09:50 Jakub Dziwisz is the founder & CEO of Orbify, a company that is attempting to simplify the process of building Earth Observation solutions for any application. Jakub Dziwisz is the founder & CEO of Orbify, a company that is attempting to simplify the process of building Earth Observation solutions for any application. e-commerce, startup, business model, no code, saas, travel tech, earth observation false full 18 519e198d-9f9f-4547-bed0-1cc4e887d21a Ep 17 - Jacopo Margutti - Red Cross, Humanitarian Data Science & Moving from Physical to Digital Aid Jacopo Margutti is a Data Scientist at 510, the Data branch of the Netherlands Red Cross which uses remote sensing, ground measured data and insights from social media to understand & react to humanitarian crisis. During this conversation, we touch on the the work the Red Cross does around impact forecasting of typhoons, how they have helped covid vaccine distribution, but also how to work on a tight budget to provide the maximum amount of help. Jacopo talks about the desire to move towards digital aid - sending money digitally - over physical goods and what the undesired consequences of humanitarian aid might be. 

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Time-stamps:

  • 03:07 - Conversation begins, Jacopo presents himself
  • 05:30 - Being in the Netherlands Red Cross Offices
  • 07:55 - 510: The Data Team of the Netherlands Red Cross
  • 09:50 - Example of applications: Natural Disaster Impact Forecasting
  • 13:09 - Timeline of work on a Typhoon event
  • 17:00 - The 4 Disaster Phases
  • 19:15 - Working with satellite imagery providers
  • 23:19 - Understanding what people need, not only where
  • 24:45 - Insights from the ground compared to remote sensing
  • 31:30 - Effective Altruism: Trying to do the most “good”
  • 32:45 - Leveraging Social Media data
  • 38:35 - Measuring the impact of the Red Cross interventions
  • 40:05 - Challenges of working with data in help of far away locations
  • 43:08 - Longer Term Impact Work: Delivering Digital Aid
  • 50:20 - Financial aspect of Humanitarian Aid
  • 53:30 - Deciding what to work on, who to help and who not to
  • 58:15 - The Importance and Need of Volunteers
  • 1:01:20 - Impact of Covid on the Red Cross
  • 1:04:19 - Jacopo’s journey, from Particle Physics to the Red Cross
  • 1:12:12 - Rounding off, Books & Podcasts Recommendations

 

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]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Jacopo Margutti) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-17-jacopo-margutti-red-cross-humanitarian-data-science-amp-moving-from-physical-to-digital-aid Jacopo Margutti is a Data Scientist at 510, the Data branch of the Netherlands Red Cross which uses remote sensing, ground measured data and insights from social media to understand & react to humanitarian crisis. During this conversation, we touch on the the work the Red Cross does around impact forecasting of typhoons, how they have helped covid vaccine distribution, but also how to work on a tight budget to provide the maximum amount of help. Jacopo talks about the desire to move towards digital aid - sending money digitally - over physical goods and what the undesired consequences of humanitarian aid might be. 

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Jacopo Margutti

 

Time-stamps:

  • 03:07 - Conversation begins, Jacopo presents himself
  • 05:30 - Being in the Netherlands Red Cross Offices
  • 07:55 - 510: The Data Team of the Netherlands Red Cross
  • 09:50 - Example of applications: Natural Disaster Impact Forecasting
  • 13:09 - Timeline of work on a Typhoon event
  • 17:00 - The 4 Disaster Phases
  • 19:15 - Working with satellite imagery providers
  • 23:19 - Understanding what people need, not only where
  • 24:45 - Insights from the ground compared to remote sensing
  • 31:30 - Effective Altruism: Trying to do the most “good”
  • 32:45 - Leveraging Social Media data
  • 38:35 - Measuring the impact of the Red Cross interventions
  • 40:05 - Challenges of working with data in help of far away locations
  • 43:08 - Longer Term Impact Work: Delivering Digital Aid
  • 50:20 - Financial aspect of Humanitarian Aid
  • 53:30 - Deciding what to work on, who to help and who not to
  • 58:15 - The Importance and Need of Volunteers
  • 1:01:20 - Impact of Covid on the Red Cross
  • 1:04:19 - Jacopo’s journey, from Particle Physics to the Red Cross
  • 1:12:12 - Rounding off, Books & Podcasts Recommendations

 

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]]> Ep 17 - Jacopo Margutti - Red Cross, Humanitarian Data Science & Moving from Physical to Digital Aid Jacopo Margutti 01:16:25 Jacopo Margutti is a Data Scientist at 510, the Data Team of the Netherlands Red Cross which uses remote sensing, ground measured data and insights from social media to understand & react to humanitarian crisis. During this conversation, we touch on the the work the Red Cross does around impact forecasting of typhoons, how they have helped covid vaccine distribution, but also how to work on a tight budget to provide the maximum amount of help. Jacopo talks about the desire to move towards digital aid - sending money digitally - over physical goods and what the undesired consequences of humanitarian aid might be. Jacopo Margutti is a Data Scientist at 510, the Data Team of the Netherlands Red Cross which uses remote sensing, ground measured data and insights from social media to understand & react to humanitarian crisis. During this conversation, we touch on the the work the Red Cross does around impact forecasting of typhoons, how they have helped covid vaccine distribution, but also how to work on a tight budget to provide the maximum amount of help. Jacopo talks about the desire to move towards digital aid - sending money digitally - over physical goods and what the undesired consequences of humanitarian aid might be. humanitarian, digital aid, data science, disaster response, red cross, covid, typhoon false full 17 4b6366c0-7079-4cc9-9b73-bfe402a8fd51 Ep 16 - Dan Pilone - Element84, Large Scale Computing, Enabling Open Data & People Focused Growth Dan Pilone is the CEO and co-founder of Element84, a software engineering company focused on building geospatial solutions at scale. We touch on Dan's experience working on geospatial software engineer problems and how those have changed over the past decade. We discuss the work Element84 has done to contribute to AWS's Open Data program, as well the journey of co-founding a company with Dan's wife Tracey, and how they're thinking of growth through a people-focused mindset.

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Time-stamps:

  • 03:16 - Conversation starts, Dan present himself
  • 07:03 - Presenting Element84
  • 09:33 - Element84’s early days - Moving towards geospatial over time
  • 12:16 - Problems change over time
  • 16:15 - Scale changes too
  • 20:48 - Contributing to Amazon’s Open Data Registry
  • 26:16 - Making Sentinel data more accessible
  • 34:30 - Getting nerdy: What do Dask & Xarray mean for the future of geospatial data processing
  • 40:16 - Moving towards more layers of abstraction
  • 41:52 - Business model behind different open data contributions
  • 45:11 - A game theory approach to Open Source
  • 50:28 - The Openness of Geospatial compared to other fields
  • 56:16 - Co-founding a company as a couple
  • 1:04:21 - Preventing people “careering out” of the company
  • 1:11:19 - People-focus growth
  • 1:16:58 - Element84’s hiring process
  • 1:21:14 - Changing culture as the company grows
  • 1:27:54 - How Dan’s role has changed over the years
  • 1:30:47 - The relevance (or not) of keeping a foot in the code as a CEO
  • 1:33:29 - Opportunity cost from Dan’s point of view
  • 1:36:34 - Book & podcast recommendations

 

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]]> Tue, 1 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Dan Pilone) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-16-dan-pilone-element84-large-scale-computing-enabling-open-data-people-focused-growth Dan Pilone is the CEO and co-founder of Element84, a software engineering company focused on building geospatial solutions at scale. We touch on Dan's experience working on geospatial software engineer problems and how those have changed over the past decade. We discuss the work Element84 has done to contribute to AWS's Open Data program, as well the journey of co-founding a company with Dan's wife Tracey, and how they're thinking of growth through a people-focused mindset.

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About Dan:

 

Time-stamps:

  • 03:16 - Conversation starts, Dan present himself
  • 07:03 - Presenting Element84
  • 09:33 - Element84’s early days - Moving towards geospatial over time
  • 12:16 - Problems change over time
  • 16:15 - Scale changes too
  • 20:48 - Contributing to Amazon’s Open Data Registry
  • 26:16 - Making Sentinel data more accessible
  • 34:30 - Getting nerdy: What do Dask & Xarray mean for the future of geospatial data processing
  • 40:16 - Moving towards more layers of abstraction
  • 41:52 - Business model behind different open data contributions
  • 45:11 - A game theory approach to Open Source
  • 50:28 - The Openness of Geospatial compared to other fields
  • 56:16 - Co-founding a company as a couple
  • 1:04:21 - Preventing people “careering out” of the company
  • 1:11:19 - People-focus growth
  • 1:16:58 - Element84’s hiring process
  • 1:21:14 - Changing culture as the company grows
  • 1:27:54 - How Dan’s role has changed over the years
  • 1:30:47 - The relevance (or not) of keeping a foot in the code as a CEO
  • 1:33:29 - Opportunity cost from Dan’s point of view
  • 1:36:34 - Book & podcast recommendations

 

Show notes:

 

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]]> Ep 16 - Dan Pilone - Element84, Large Scale Computing, Enabling Open Data & People Focused Growth Dan Pilone 01:39:36 Dan Pilone is the CEO and co-founder of Element84, a software engineering company focused on building geospatial solutions at scale. We touch on Dan's experience working on geospatial software engineer problems and how those have changed over the past decade. We discuss the work Element84 has done to contribute to AWS's Open Data program, as well the journey of co-founding a company with Dan's wife Tracey, and how they're thinking of growth through a people-focused mindset. Dan Pilone is the CEO and co-founder of Element84, a software engineering company focused on building geospatial solutions at scale. We touch on Dan's experience working on geospatial software engineer problems and how those have changed over the past decade. We discuss the work Element84 has done to contribute to AWS's Open Data program, as well the journey of co-founding a company with Dan's wife Tracey, and how they're thinking of growth through a people-focused mindset. people-focused, scale, engineering, entrepreneurship, source, growth, software, aws, data, open, cloud, sentinel, element84 false full 16 cde0ee11-1c6c-4926-b82c-b3c85ef773f3 Ep 15 - April Speight - Spatial Computing at Microsoft, Augmented & Virtual Reality, Fashion & Branding April Speight leads the Spatial Computing Cloud Advocacy team at Microsoft. This team focuses on helping developers understand technology & raise awareness, mostly with the Mixed Reality team, most famous for the HoloLens.

We talk about April's work at Microsoft, but also about her journey from the the fashion industry, to entering the field of Tech in general. We touch on fashion and branding, and what the Tech world can take away from them. Finally, this is also a conversation about Augmented & Virtual Reality, on the privacy aspects of these technology and how they go hand in hand with technical literacy & education. 

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Time stamps:

  • 02:37 - Conversation begins, April presents herself
  • 6:25 - Aprils’ journey from Fashion to Tech
  • 18:22 - Entering the Tech industry with no Tech experience
  • 27:25 - Dealing with impostor syndrome
  • 30:48 - April’s current role: Spatial Computing Cloud Advocacy Lead at Microsoft
  • 33:27 - Defining Mixed Reality
  • 35:02 - The impact of covid on the public’s perception of Augmented & Virtual Reality
  • 39:02 - Building virtual worlds
  • 44:53 - Should we implement limitations on virtual environments?
  • 47:02 - Privacy implications in virtual spaces
  • 54:47 - How should users & developers think about privacy?
  • 1:01:23 - Digital Literacy
  • 1:04:52 - What Tech can learn from the fashion industry
  • 1:10:12 - The Importance of Branding
  • 1:13:35 - Creating content for developers
  • 1:18:04 - Media & Book recommendation

 

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]]> Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (April Speight) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-15-april-speight-spatial-computing-at-microsoft-augmented-virtual-reality-fashion-branding April Speight leads the Spatial Computing Cloud Advocacy team at Microsoft. This team focuses on helping developers understand technology & raise awareness, mostly with the Mixed Reality team, most famous for the HoloLens.

We talk about April's work at Microsoft, but also about her journey from the the fashion industry, to entering the field of Tech in general. We touch on fashion and branding, and what the Tech world can take away from them. Finally, this is also a conversation about Augmented & Virtual Reality, on the privacy aspects of these technology and how they go hand in hand with technical literacy & education. 

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About April:

 

Time stamps:

  • 02:37 - Conversation begins, April presents herself
  • 6:25 - Aprils’ journey from Fashion to Tech
  • 18:22 - Entering the Tech industry with no Tech experience
  • 27:25 - Dealing with impostor syndrome
  • 30:48 - April’s current role: Spatial Computing Cloud Advocacy Lead at Microsoft
  • 33:27 - Defining Mixed Reality
  • 35:02 - The impact of covid on the public’s perception of Augmented & Virtual Reality
  • 39:02 - Building virtual worlds
  • 44:53 - Should we implement limitations on virtual environments?
  • 47:02 - Privacy implications in virtual spaces
  • 54:47 - How should users & developers think about privacy?
  • 1:01:23 - Digital Literacy
  • 1:04:52 - What Tech can learn from the fashion industry
  • 1:10:12 - The Importance of Branding
  • 1:13:35 - Creating content for developers
  • 1:18:04 - Media & Book recommendation

 

Shownotes:

 

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]]> Ep 15 - April Speight - Spatial Computing at Microsoft, Augmented & Virtual Reality, Fashion & Branding April Speight 01:24:03 April Speight leads the Spatial Computing Cloud Advocacy team at Microsoft. This team focuses on helping developers understand technology & raise awareness, mostly with the Mixed Reality team, most famous for the HoloLens. We talk about April's work at Microsoft, but also about her journey from the the fashion industry, to entering the field of Tech in general. We touch on fashion and branding, and what the Tech world can take away from them. Finally, this is also a conversation about Augmented & Virtual Reality, on the privacy aspects of these technology and how they go hand in hand with technical literacy & education. April Speight leads the Spatial Computing Cloud Advocacy team at Microsoft. This team focuses on helping developers understand technology & raise awareness, mostly with the Mixed Reality team, most famous for the HoloLens. We talk about April's work at Microsoft, but also about her journey from the the fashion industry, to entering the field of Tech in general. We touch on fashion and branding, and what the Tech world can take away from them. Finally, this is also a conversation about Augmented & Virtual Reality, on the privacy aspects of these technology and how they go hand in hand with technical literacy & education. augmented reality, branding, education, tech, fashion, career, mixed reality, virtual reality, hololens, privacy, microsoft false full 15 19c92281-dde7-433f-87d1-7719214cf521 Ep 14 - Beth Tellman - Cloud2Street, Open Science within a For-Profit Company & The Role of Insurance in Actionable Flood Analytics Dr Beth Tellman is the Chief Science Officer at Cloud2Street, a company focused on flood monitoring using mostly satellite imagery. They recently published their “Global Flood Database” - featured in Nature  - containing 15 years of data on 913 floods with human settlement maps across 169 countries.

In this episode we talk about Beth’s journey to starting Cloud2Street, what being a scientists means to her, as well as what the impact of the Global Flood Database has been. We talk on what one needs to do to actually have an impact; the role data science modelling but also insurance both have and how they work hand in hand. We touch on the open-science approach Cloud2Street is taking, all the while being a privately held for-profit company.

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  • 3:27 - Conversation begins, Beth presents herself
  • 7:55 - Why be a scientist?
  • 10:57 - Cloud2Street
  • 12:19 - Building a company as a scientist
  • 16:37 - Global Flood Database
  • 20:41 - Impact doesn’t only come from better algorithms
  • 24:12 - Impact of publishing the Global Flood Database
  • 28:37 - Creating the Database
  • 33:30 - Why insurance is important
  • 39:58 - Making sure Data & Maps are actually useful
  • 45:21 - How accurate does it need to be to solve the problem?
  • 50:07 - Finding the right metric
  • 54:42 - Cloud2Street’s Business Model
  • 1:03:48 - Open Science in a private company
  • 1:13:33 - Using / Finding the best data for the job
  • 1:20:39 - Communicating limitations
  • 1:24:02 - Book recommendations

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]]> Tue, 1 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Beth Tellmans) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-14-beth-tellman-cloud2street-open-science-within-a-for-profit-company-amp-the-role-of-insurance-in-actionable-flood-analytics Dr Beth Tellman is the Chief Science Officer at Cloud2Street, a company focused on flood monitoring using mostly satellite imagery. They recently published their “Global Flood Database” - featured in Nature  - containing 15 years of data on 913 floods with human settlement maps across 169 countries.

In this episode we talk about Beth’s journey to starting Cloud2Street, what being a scientists means to her, as well as what the impact of the Global Flood Database has been. We talk on what one needs to do to actually have an impact; the role data science modelling but also insurance both have and how they work hand in hand. We touch on the open-science approach Cloud2Street is taking, all the while being a privately held for-profit company.

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About Beth:

Time stamps

  • 3:27 - Conversation begins, Beth presents herself
  • 7:55 - Why be a scientist?
  • 10:57 - Cloud2Street
  • 12:19 - Building a company as a scientist
  • 16:37 - Global Flood Database
  • 20:41 - Impact doesn’t only come from better algorithms
  • 24:12 - Impact of publishing the Global Flood Database
  • 28:37 - Creating the Database
  • 33:30 - Why insurance is important
  • 39:58 - Making sure Data & Maps are actually useful
  • 45:21 - How accurate does it need to be to solve the problem?
  • 50:07 - Finding the right metric
  • 54:42 - Cloud2Street’s Business Model
  • 1:03:48 - Open Science in a private company
  • 1:13:33 - Using / Finding the best data for the job
  • 1:20:39 - Communicating limitations
  • 1:24:02 - Book recommendations

Shownotes:

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]]> Ep 14 - Beth Tellman - Cloud2Street, Open Science within a For-Profit Company & The Role of Insurance in Actionable Flood Analytics Beth Tellmans 01:28:46 Dr Beth Tellman is the Chief Science Officer at Cloud2Street, a company focused on flood monitoring using mostly satellite imagery. They recently published their “Global Flood Database” - featured in Nature - containing 15 years of data on 913 floods with human settlement maps across 169 countries. Dr Beth Tellman is the Chief Science Officer at Cloud2Street, a company focused on flood monitoring using mostly satellite imagery. They recently published their “Global Flood Database” - featured in Nature - containing 15 years of data on 913 floods with human settlement maps across 169 countries. database, global, start-up, flooding, entrepreneurship, insurance, cloud2street, flood, impct, google earth engine, open-science, modis false full 14 af6b16b3-40b5-4e23-a6b2-91d9728d8398 Ep 13 - Keith Masback - Angel Investing, Geospatial Intelligence & Leadership Keith Masback was CEO of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation for over a decade and is now an Angel Investor and Advisor to multiple start-ups, mostly related to Earth Observation & Remote Sensing. Keith started in the US Army, working as an Infantry Officer, and went on to join the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

We talk about Keith's perspective both in the military and in the civilian world of Earth Observation, or as he points out, Geospatial Intelligence. We also touch on what Angel Investing & Advising is and why he does it, as well as talk about the role of leader he's taken on multiple times. 

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Time stamps:

  • 02:05 - Episode starts, Keith introduces himself
  • 10:00 - Keith’s introduction to geospatial in the military
  • 14:00 - Learning from the people you lead
  • 20:00 - Operationalizing imagery intelligence
  • 26:10 - Building trust to change mentalities and processes
  • 35:40 - Moving into advising start ups
  • 39:10 - What does an advisor do?
  • 46:05 - Deciding who & what to invest in
  • 51:00 - Keeping an open mind to opportunities
  • 54:05 - "Geospatial Intelligence"
  • 59:25 - The value proposition brought by Planet
  • 1:01:50 - Keeping up with the news
  • 1:05:15 - Keith’s videos on explaining satellite images with WIRED
  • 1:10:30 - Media Recommendations
  • 1:14:50 - One last question: Are we lacking "getting mud on our boots” today?

 

Shownotes:

 

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]]> Sat, 15 Jan 2022 17:25:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-13-keith-masback-angel-investing-geospatial-intelligence-leadership Keith Masback was CEO of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation for over a decade and is now an Angel Investor and Advisor to multiple start-ups, mostly related to Earth Observation & Remote Sensing. Keith started in the US Army, working as an Infantry Officer, and went on to join the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

We talk about Keith's perspective both in the military and in the civilian world of Earth Observation, or as he points out, Geospatial Intelligence. We also touch on what Angel Investing & Advising is and why he does it, as well as talk about the role of leader he's taken on multiple times. 

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About Keith Masback:

 

Time stamps:

  • 02:05 - Episode starts, Keith introduces himself
  • 10:00 - Keith’s introduction to geospatial in the military
  • 14:00 - Learning from the people you lead
  • 20:00 - Operationalizing imagery intelligence
  • 26:10 - Building trust to change mentalities and processes
  • 35:40 - Moving into advising start ups
  • 39:10 - What does an advisor do?
  • 46:05 - Deciding who & what to invest in
  • 51:00 - Keeping an open mind to opportunities
  • 54:05 - "Geospatial Intelligence"
  • 59:25 - The value proposition brought by Planet
  • 1:01:50 - Keeping up with the news
  • 1:05:15 - Keith’s videos on explaining satellite images with WIRED
  • 1:10:30 - Media Recommendations
  • 1:14:50 - One last question: Are we lacking "getting mud on our boots” today?

 

Shownotes:

 

Please feel free to reach out!

]]> Ep 13 - Keith Masback - Angel Investing, Geospatial Intelligence & Leadership Maxime Lenormand 01:19:32 Keith Masback was CEO of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation for over a decade and is now an Angel Investor and Advisor to multiple start-ups, mostly related to Earth Observation & Remote Sensing. Keith started in the US Army, working as an Infantry Officer, and went on to join the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. We talk about Keith's perspective both in the military and in the civilian world of Earth Observation, or as he points out, Geospatial Intelligence. We also touch on what Angel Investing & Advising is and why he does it, as well as talk about the role of leader he's taken on multiple times. Keith Masback was CEO of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation for over a decade and is now an Angel Investor and Advisor to multiple start-ups, mostly related to Earth Observation & Remote Sensing. Keith started in the US Army, working as an Infantry Officer, and went on to join the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. We talk about Keith's perspective both in the military and in the civilian world of Earth Observation, or as he points out, Geospatial Intelligence. We also touch on what Angel Investing & Advising is and why he does it, as well as talk about the role of leader he's taken on multiple times. leadership, communication, geospatial intelligence, angel investing, advisor, earth observation false full 13 4d2a7304-6585-40fc-9106-a00b6fa92938 Ep 12 - Tyler Erickson - Google Earth Engine, Curiosity & Working With and For a Community Tyler Erickson is a Developer Advocate at Google, more specifically working on Google Earth Engine - a platform providing access to many different Earth Observation datasets merged together - allowing users to focus more time on building their solutions.

We talk about the importance of curiosity across fields to foster innovation, go behind the scenes of Google Earth Engine, and explore OpenET, an application Tyler has worked on that leverages Earth Engine.

 

About Tyler:

Shownotes:

 

Time stamps:

  • 03:10 - Conversation starts, Tyler introduces himself
  • 8:45 - Generalists or Specialists
  • 13:30 - Fostering innovations & ideas across fields
  • 18:45 - Incentivizing sharing in research
  • 21:45 - Reproduce & Replicate
  • 30:00 - Tyler’s work: Developer Advocate at Google Earth Engine
  • 34:20 - A Short History of Google Earth Engine
  • 40:40 - Why did people use it?
  • 45:00 - Behind the scenes: Python & JavaScript
  • 52:20 - Opinionated Data Processing
  • 59:50 - Working with a community
  • 1:03:30 - Commercial partnerships
  • 1:18:00 - OpenET
  • 1:27:10 - Building a solution that solves specific problems
  • 1:33:45 -Benefits & Drawbacks of Story Telling
  • 1:42:00 - Book & Media Recommendations

 

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]]> Sat, 1 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://www.mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-12-tyler-erickson-google-earth-engine-curiosity-amp-working-with-and-for-a-community Tyler Erickson is a Developer Advocate at Google, more specifically working on Google Earth Engine - a platform providing access to many different Earth Observation datasets merged together - allowing users to focus more time on building their solutions.

We talk about the importance of curiosity across fields to foster innovation, go behind the scenes of Google Earth Engine, and explore OpenET, an application Tyler has worked on that leverages Earth Engine.

 

About Tyler:

Shownotes:

 

Time stamps:

  • 03:10 - Conversation starts, Tyler introduces himself
  • 8:45 - Generalists or Specialists
  • 13:30 - Fostering innovations & ideas across fields
  • 18:45 - Incentivizing sharing in research
  • 21:45 - Reproduce & Replicate
  • 30:00 - Tyler’s work: Developer Advocate at Google Earth Engine
  • 34:20 - A Short History of Google Earth Engine
  • 40:40 - Why did people use it?
  • 45:00 - Behind the scenes: Python & JavaScript
  • 52:20 - Opinionated Data Processing
  • 59:50 - Working with a community
  • 1:03:30 - Commercial partnerships
  • 1:18:00 - OpenET
  • 1:27:10 - Building a solution that solves specific problems
  • 1:33:45 -Benefits & Drawbacks of Story Telling
  • 1:42:00 - Book & Media Recommendations

 

Please feel free to reach out!

]]> Ep 12 - Tyler Erickson - Google Earth Engine, Curiosity & Working With and For a Community Maxime Lenormand 01:48:13 Tyler Erickson is a Developer Advocate at Google, more specifically working on Google Earth Engine - a platform providing access to many different Earth Observation datasets merged together - allowing users to focus more time on building their solutions. Tyler Erickson is a Developer Advocate at Google, more specifically working on Google Earth Engine - a platform providing access to many different Earth Observation datasets merged together - allowing users to focus more time on building their solutions. research, earth engine, snow, data engineering, career, google, curiosity, academia, python, javascript false full 12 80de72df-f895-47da-abba-9f8866eab1ea Ep 11 - Dan Hammer - Global Forest Watch, Design & Story Telling Dan Hammer co-founded & build the first few versions of Global Forest Watch, and is now working on Earthrise Media, a non-profit that brings data scientists, designers and storytellers together to tackle global environmental challenges.

We talk about how Global Forest Watch was built, how journalists have leveraged the platform to tell stories and how it lived on until today. We also touch on the importance of design in addition to data science, and the power of telling stories.

 

Dan Hammer

Show notes:

 

Time stamps:

  • 03:00 - Conversation starts, Dan presents himself
  • 08:30 - The tools behind monitoring deforesting back in 2009
  • 12:00 - How Global Forest Watch 2.0 started
  • 18:45 : Why Global Forest Watch continued on
  • 25:40 - Collaborating with journalists
  • 29:50 - An example of leveraging Earth Observation data for policy making : Global Plastic Watch
  • 31:00 - Having an impact
  • 38:50 - Precision vs Accuracy
  • 45:45 - Earthrise Media: Design, Data science & story telling
  • 51:35 - The importance of Design
  • 56:50 - Dealing with & communicating uncertainty
  • 1:02:00 - Non-profit or for-profit?
  • 1:08:10 - Building a team
  • 1:10:20 - Origin of the name "Earthrise" & Inspiration through space
  • 1:21:15 - Book / Media Recommendation

 

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]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:55:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-11-dan-hammer-global-forest-watch-design-story-telling Dan Hammer co-founded & build the first few versions of Global Forest Watch, and is now working on Earthrise Media, a non-profit that brings data scientists, designers and storytellers together to tackle global environmental challenges.

We talk about how Global Forest Watch was built, how journalists have leveraged the platform to tell stories and how it lived on until today. We also touch on the importance of design in addition to data science, and the power of telling stories.

 

Dan Hammer

Show notes:

 

Time stamps:

  • 03:00 - Conversation starts, Dan presents himself
  • 08:30 - The tools behind monitoring deforesting back in 2009
  • 12:00 - How Global Forest Watch 2.0 started
  • 18:45 : Why Global Forest Watch continued on
  • 25:40 - Collaborating with journalists
  • 29:50 - An example of leveraging Earth Observation data for policy making : Global Plastic Watch
  • 31:00 - Having an impact
  • 38:50 - Precision vs Accuracy
  • 45:45 - Earthrise Media: Design, Data science & story telling
  • 51:35 - The importance of Design
  • 56:50 - Dealing with & communicating uncertainty
  • 1:02:00 - Non-profit or for-profit?
  • 1:08:10 - Building a team
  • 1:10:20 - Origin of the name "Earthrise" & Inspiration through space
  • 1:21:15 - Book / Media Recommendation

 

Please feel free to reach out!

]]> Ep 11 - Dan Hammer - Global Forest Watch, Design & Story Telling Maxime Lenormand 01:24:15 Dan Hammer co-founded & build the first few versions of Global Forest Watch, and is now working on Earthrise Media, a non-profit that brings data scientists, designers and storytellers together to tackle global environmental challenges. We talk about how Global Forest Watch was built, how journalists have leverage the platform to tell stories and how it lived on until today. We also touch on the importance of design in addition to data science, and the power of telling stories. Dan Hammer co-founded & build the first few versions of Global Forest Watch, and is now working on Earthrise Media, a non-profit that brings data scientists, designers and storytellers together to tackle global environmental challenges. We talk about how Global Forest Watch was built, how journalists have leverage the platform to tell stories and how it lived on until today. We also touch on the importance of design in addition to data science, and the power of telling stories. media, space, science, maps, story, journalism, design, data false full 11 b72e38f7-2219-4307-8846-10bed01fc0db Ep 10 - Charles Blanchet - Finding focus, Building a scalable product & Dedicating time to thinking Charles Blanchet is the VP of Solutions at Iceye. Charles has over 20 years of experience building start ups, more recently in companies focused around data. Iceye owns a constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites, and is also working on providing flood monitoring insights derived from the images these satellites take.

We talk SAR, how Charles joined Iceye, the importance of finding focus as a company, and how thinking is an important task in itself.

 

Charles Blanchet:

Show notes:

Time Stamps:

  • 04:00 - Episode begins: Charles presents himself
  • 8:45 - Finding product-market fit in Earth Observation
  • 13:10 - The importance and need for focus
  • 17:00 - Is the space industry different than any other field?
  • 21:30 - Is SaaS a good model for companies like Iceye?
  • 26:30 - "Deriving value out of imagery and turning it into information is a tough business"
  • 36:20 - Can there be too much focus?
  • 39:00 - Charles thoughts on Iceye’s current focus on flood monitoring
  • 41:46 - Building startups over and over again
  • 48:30 - Assembling a team
  • 58:10 - The life story interview question
  • 1:08:40 - How Charles joined Iceye
  • 1:12:20 - Charles’ next 5 years
  • 1:14:10 - Taking dedicated time to think
  • 1:25:25 - Media recommendation

Please feel free to reach out!

]]> Wed, 1 Dec 2021 14:55:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-10-charles-blanchet-finding-focus-building-a-scalable-product-dedicating-time-to-thinking Charles Blanchet is the VP of Solutions at Iceye. Charles has over 20 years of experience building start ups, more recently in companies focused around data. Iceye owns a constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites, and is also working on providing flood monitoring insights derived from the images these satellites take.

We talk SAR, how Charles joined Iceye, the importance of finding focus as a company, and how thinking is an important task in itself.

 

Charles Blanchet:

Show notes:

Time Stamps:

  • 04:00 - Episode begins: Charles presents himself
  • 8:45 - Finding product-market fit in Earth Observation
  • 13:10 - The importance and need for focus
  • 17:00 - Is the space industry different than any other field?
  • 21:30 - Is SaaS a good model for companies like Iceye?
  • 26:30 - "Deriving value out of imagery and turning it into information is a tough business"
  • 36:20 - Can there be too much focus?
  • 39:00 - Charles thoughts on Iceye’s current focus on flood monitoring
  • 41:46 - Building startups over and over again
  • 48:30 - Assembling a team
  • 58:10 - The life story interview question
  • 1:08:40 - How Charles joined Iceye
  • 1:12:20 - Charles’ next 5 years
  • 1:14:10 - Taking dedicated time to think
  • 1:25:25 - Media recommendation

Please feel free to reach out!

]]> Ep 10 - Charles Blanchet - Finding focus, Building a scalable product & Dedicating time to thinking Maxime Lenormand 01:29:46 Charles Blanchet is the VP of Solutions at Iceye. Charles has over 20 years of experience building start ups, more recently in companies focused around data. Iceye owns a constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites, and is also working on providing flood monitoring insights derived from the images these satellites take. We talk SAR, how Charles joined Iceye, the importance of finding focus as a company, and how thinking is an important task in itself. Charles Blanchet is the VP of Solutions at Iceye. Charles has over 20 years of experience building start ups, more recently in companies focused around data. Iceye owns a constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites, and is also working on providing flood monitoring insights derived from the images these satellites take. We talk SAR, how Charles joined Iceye, the importance of finding focus as a company, and how thinking is an important task in itself. focus, satellite, start-up, entrepreneurship, insurance, conversation, flood, thinking, imagery false full 10 590adea0-1750-491e-9ac5-e66bff11a43b Ep 9 - Chinmay Adhvaryu - Founding and closing Earth Observations companies, Solving a problem people care about, and Bringing Context Chinmay Adhvaryu is the co-founder and CEO of Influunt, a company focused on providing insights around water damage using Earth Observation data. He previously founded, and then shut down Earthlab AI, a platform to aggregate, preprocess and analyze satellite imagery.

We talk about both of these experiences, how Chinmay learned from the first one and from his previous experience in the world of Internet of Things, which he now applies those to Influunt. 

About Chinmay:

Show notes:

Time stamps:

  • 2:20 - Episode Begins, Chinmay presents himself
  • 4:05 - Chinmay’s entry into the satellite imagery market
  • 9:10 - Reality check, what customers want compared to what can be done
  • 14:50 - Finding a fitting business model
  • 16:40 - Context is king
  • 22:10 - Staying in Earth Observation after closing a previous company
  • 24:30 - Choosing to work on water damage monitoring
  • 32:30 - How do we move from assessing damage to preventing it?
  • 38:45 - Chinmay’s thoughts on the Earth Observation industry
  • 44:40 - Parallels with the Internet of Things world
  • 47:15 - Microsoft Planetary Computer & Google Earth Engine
  • 51:45 - Chinmay’s ties to India
  • 55:10 - Climate change is tackled by people from all over the world
  • 1:01:25 - Experience at Techstars
  • 1:08:10 - Incremental changes over revolutions
  • 1:12:00 - Book & Media recommendation

Please feel free to reach out!

]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:40:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-9-chinmay-adhvaryu-founding-and-closing-earth-observations-companies-solving-a-problem-people-care-about-and-bringing-context Chinmay Adhvaryu is the co-founder and CEO of Influunt, a company focused on providing insights around water damage using Earth Observation data. He previously founded, and then shut down Earthlab AI, a platform to aggregate, preprocess and analyze satellite imagery.

We talk about both of these experiences, how Chinmay learned from the first one and from his previous experience in the world of Internet of Things, which he now applies those to Influunt. 

About Chinmay:

Show notes:

Time stamps:

  • 2:20 - Episode Begins, Chinmay presents himself
  • 4:05 - Chinmay’s entry into the satellite imagery market
  • 9:10 - Reality check, what customers want compared to what can be done
  • 14:50 - Finding a fitting business model
  • 16:40 - Context is king
  • 22:10 - Staying in Earth Observation after closing a previous company
  • 24:30 - Choosing to work on water damage monitoring
  • 32:30 - How do we move from assessing damage to preventing it?
  • 38:45 - Chinmay’s thoughts on the Earth Observation industry
  • 44:40 - Parallels with the Internet of Things world
  • 47:15 - Microsoft Planetary Computer & Google Earth Engine
  • 51:45 - Chinmay’s ties to India
  • 55:10 - Climate change is tackled by people from all over the world
  • 1:01:25 - Experience at Techstars
  • 1:08:10 - Incremental changes over revolutions
  • 1:12:00 - Book & Media recommendation

Please feel free to reach out!

]]> Ep 9 - Chinmay Adhvaryu - Founding and closing Earth Observations companies, Solving a problem people care about, and Bringing Context Maxime Lenormand 01:14:11 Chinmay Adhvaryu is the co-founder and CEO of Influunt, a company focused on providing insights around water damage using Earth Observation data. He previously founded, and then shut down Earthlab AI, a platform to aggregate, preprocess and analyze satellite imagery. We talk about both of these experiences, how Chinmay learned from the first one and from his previous experience in the world of Internet of Things, which he now applies those to Influunt. Chinmay Adhvaryu is the co-founder and CEO of Influunt, a company focused on providing insights around water damage using Earth Observation data. He previously founded, and then shut down Earthlab AI, a platform to aggregate, preprocess and analyze satellite imagery. We talk about both of these experiences, how Chinmay learned from the first one and from his previous experience in the world of Internet of Things, which he now applies those to Influunt. product market fit, founding, founder, geospatial, water damage, company, earth observation, ceo, business false full 9 e435b4df-52f6-4f82-8b3a-487312ad513d Ep 8 - Joe Morrison - Selling Satellite Imagery, Synthetic Aperture Radar & Making Predictions in Public Joe Morrison is the VP of Commercial Product at Umbra, who builds & operates Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites. He is determined to make satellite imagery more accessible, and has shared many of his thoughts about the Earth Observation industry on this blog "A Closer Look with Joe Morrison".

We talk about how buying satellite imagery is not a solved problem, how he builds a team and how Umbra is trying to change how satellite imagery is sold. Joe compares the current Earth Observation market to the railroad companies of a few hundred years ago, and we discuss making predictions in public. 

Joe Morrison:

Time stamps:

  • 6:30 - Episode begins, Joe presents himself
  • 8:48 - How does a people person end up in the map business?
  • 10:25 - Joe's story entering the geospatial field
  • 15:15 - People who use the word "geospatial" hate maps
  • 21:20 - Is "New Space" changing the industry?
    • (22:25 - Audio starts degrading a bit)
  • 29:00 - Why work on the infrastructure when applications are lacking?
  • 32:20 - Why Joe joined Umbra
  • 34:25 - What if buying X were like sat imagery
  • 37:25 - Is infrastructure ever solved?
    •  (Audio is better again)
  • 40:18 - The importance of the people we work with
  • 49:05 - Space attracts people
  • 53:12 - Working with people who’ve interacted with your content & how we both create our content
  • 59:22 - Coming from a Space background
  • 1:06:10 - Fighting impostor syndrome
  • 1:10:55- A great team isn’t just great people
  • 1:17:40 - Is Umbra a data company?
  • 1:26:00 - Moving towards selling data as cheap as possible
  • 1:31:25 - Relationship between image providers and Defense & Governments
  • 1:36:10 - Umbra’s target audience
  • 1:42:58 - The technical barrier to entry and Joe’s thoughts on Analysis Ready Data
  • 1:45:40 - SAR imagery isn’t valuable in it’s own, it’s like salt
    •  (Audio quality drops again a bit)
  • 1:52:28 - Making predictions about the industry in public
  • 2:00:33 - Insanity & Obsessions
    •  (Audio quality is good again)
  • 2:08:02 - Joe’s Book Recommandation

Show notes:

 

Please feel free to reach out!

]]> Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-8-joe-morrison-selling-satellite-imagery-synthetic-aperture-radar-making-predictions-in-public Joe Morrison is the VP of Commercial Product at Umbra, who builds & operates Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites. He is determined to make satellite imagery more accessible, and has shared many of his thoughts about the Earth Observation industry on this blog "A Closer Look with Joe Morrison".

We talk about how buying satellite imagery is not a solved problem, how he builds a team and how Umbra is trying to change how satellite imagery is sold. Joe compares the current Earth Observation market to the railroad companies of a few hundred years ago, and we discuss making predictions in public. 

Joe Morrison:

Time stamps:

  • 6:30 - Episode begins, Joe presents himself
  • 8:48 - How does a people person end up in the map business?
  • 10:25 - Joe's story entering the geospatial field
  • 15:15 - People who use the word "geospatial" hate maps
  • 21:20 - Is "New Space" changing the industry?
    • (22:25 - Audio starts degrading a bit)
  • 29:00 - Why work on the infrastructure when applications are lacking?
  • 32:20 - Why Joe joined Umbra
  • 34:25 - What if buying X were like sat imagery
  • 37:25 - Is infrastructure ever solved?
    •  (Audio is better again)
  • 40:18 - The importance of the people we work with
  • 49:05 - Space attracts people
  • 53:12 - Working with people who’ve interacted with your content & how we both create our content
  • 59:22 - Coming from a Space background
  • 1:06:10 - Fighting impostor syndrome
  • 1:10:55- A great team isn’t just great people
  • 1:17:40 - Is Umbra a data company?
  • 1:26:00 - Moving towards selling data as cheap as possible
  • 1:31:25 - Relationship between image providers and Defense & Governments
  • 1:36:10 - Umbra’s target audience
  • 1:42:58 - The technical barrier to entry and Joe’s thoughts on Analysis Ready Data
  • 1:45:40 - SAR imagery isn’t valuable in it’s own, it’s like salt
    •  (Audio quality drops again a bit)
  • 1:52:28 - Making predictions about the industry in public
  • 2:00:33 - Insanity & Obsessions
    •  (Audio quality is good again)
  • 2:08:02 - Joe’s Book Recommandation

Show notes:

 

Please feel free to reach out!

]]> Ep 8 - Joe Morrison - Selling Satellite Imagery, Synthetic Aperture Radar & Making Predictions in Public Maxime Lenormand 02:20:33 Joe Morrison is the VP of Commercial Product at Umbra, who builds & operates Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites. He is determined to make satellite imagery more accessible, and has shared many of his thoughts about the Earth Observation industry on this blog "A Closer Look with Joe Morrison". Joe Morrison is the VP of Commercial Product at Umbra, who builds & operates Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites. He is determined to make satellite imagery more accessible, and has shared many of his thoughts about the Earth Observation industry on this blog "A Closer Look with Joe Morrison". writing, commodity, geospatial, team, people, analysis ready data, business model, satellite imagery, bloging true full 8 c3314977-32d4-4a25-8d69-18af6538e721 Ep 7 - Bruno Sánchez - Microsoft's Planetary Computer, Education & Impact Science Welcome back to another episode of Minds behind Maps!

In this episode I sit down with Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño, the Program Director of the Planetary Computer at Microsoft as well as the author of "Impact Science: The science of getting to radical social and environmental breakthroughs".

 

About Bruno:

 

Timestamps:

  • 4:20 : Conversation starts, Bruno presents himself
  • 10:30 : How Bruno entered Academia
  • 14:20 : Science / Engineering duality
  • 18:05 : Skills over Knowledge
  • 21:15 : How education could be more skill centered
  • 29:05 : How Bruno entered geospatial
  • 31:51 : At the edge of human knowledge of the Sun
  • 36:07 : Leaving NASA to focus on more applied projects
  • 40:04 : Trying to work for an NGO: “Bruno we don’t need a rocket scientist”
  • 47:53 : Cheap Data Science
  • 51:20 : Limitations & Playfulness for clever ideas
  • 55:18 : Writing “Impact Science”
  • 1:05:01 : From outputs to outcomes: a missing layer in Data Science
  • 1:11:08 : Data Informed instead of Data Driven
  • 1:17:44: Bruno's work at Microsoft as Program Director of the Planetary Computer
  • 1:33:18: Partnerships within the Planetary Computer project
  • 1:38:25 : Books & media recommendations

 

Show notes:

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Please feel free to reach out!

]]> Sat, 2 Oct 2021 16:15:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-7-bruno-sanchez-microsofts-planetary-computer-education-impact-science Welcome back to another episode of Minds behind Maps!

In this episode I sit down with Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño, the Program Director of the Planetary Computer at Microsoft as well as the author of "Impact Science: The science of getting to radical social and environmental breakthroughs".

 

About Bruno:

 

Timestamps:

  • 4:20 : Conversation starts, Bruno presents himself
  • 10:30 : How Bruno entered Academia
  • 14:20 : Science / Engineering duality
  • 18:05 : Skills over Knowledge
  • 21:15 : How education could be more skill centered
  • 29:05 : How Bruno entered geospatial
  • 31:51 : At the edge of human knowledge of the Sun
  • 36:07 : Leaving NASA to focus on more applied projects
  • 40:04 : Trying to work for an NGO: “Bruno we don’t need a rocket scientist”
  • 47:53 : Cheap Data Science
  • 51:20 : Limitations & Playfulness for clever ideas
  • 55:18 : Writing “Impact Science”
  • 1:05:01 : From outputs to outcomes: a missing layer in Data Science
  • 1:11:08 : Data Informed instead of Data Driven
  • 1:17:44: Bruno's work at Microsoft as Program Director of the Planetary Computer
  • 1:33:18: Partnerships within the Planetary Computer project
  • 1:38:25 : Books & media recommendations

 

Show notes:

I'm sorry I couldn't find the story related to Youtube's video loading times!

 

Please feel free to reach out!

]]> Ep 7 - Bruno Sánchez - Microsoft's Planetary Computer, Education & Impact Science Maxime Lenormand 01:41:26 Dr Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño is the Program Director of the Planetary Computer at Microsoft as well as the author of "Impact Science: The science of getting to radical social and environmental breakthroughs". He has previously worked at the World Bank, Mapbox, Satellogic and holds a Ph.D in Astrophysics. We talk about his journey through academia and the struggles of leaving it, his belief in Impact Science and the book he wrote on the subject as well how Education in general but also applied to Data Science. The end of the conversation is more focused around the work him and his team are doing at the Planetary Computer at Microsoft. Dr Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño is the Program Director of the Planetary Computer at Microsoft as well as the author of "Impact Science: The science of getting to radical social and environmental breakthroughs". He has previously worked at the World Bank, Mapbox, Satellogic and holds a Ph.D in Astrophysics. We talk about his journey through academia and the struggles of leaving it, his belief in Impact Science and the book he wrote on the subject as well how Education in general but also applied to Data Science. The end of the conversation is more focused around the work him and his team are doing at the Planetary Computer at Microsoft. education, data science, mapbox, academia, impact science, microsoft, planetary computer false full 7 064702ff-471e-4dfb-93b6-94aef97dfe57 Ep 6 - Nadine Alameh - Standards, Dance & Geo Data Accessibility Welcome to another episode of Minds behind Maps!

In this episode I sit down with Dr Nadine Alameh, current CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). We talk about geospatial, standards, but also Nadine's earlier days in wartime Lebanon, dance, making life changing decisions, and just many different topics that I hope portray how people are complex, in many different ways. 

 

About Nadine:

 

Time stamps:

- 04:00 : Episode starts, Nadine presents herself

- 9:30 : Nadine’s childhood days in wartime in Lebanon and how it shaped her decision making

- 15:00 : Nadine talks about sharing her journey with her children

- 19:05 : Nadine’s journey at and after MIT

- 24:30 : Dance & activities outside of ones career

- 28:40 : How owning a dance franchise helps push the OGC forward

- 33:30 : Nadine’s previous startup experiences & why Consulting doesn’t scale

- 40:00 : Geospatial is mainstream but it’s not done

- 42:00 : The role of the Open Geospatial Consortium

- 48:15 : Prioritization of different issues that need solving

- 51:45 : Adoption of standards & working with a community

- 54:00 : The OGC as an organization

- 1:04:30 : Working with companies outside of the “normal” geospatial: Epic Games

- 1:12:00 : Lessons from the aviation industry

- 1:23:05 : Trust issues with satellite derived information

- 1:28:45 : Accessing data is still complex

- 1:30:20 : Speaking & learning multiple languages

- 1:40:10 : Book recommendations!

 

Show notes:

 

Please feel free to reach out, I truly do want to hear what you think of this :)

]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 20:30:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-6-nadine-alameh-standards-dance-geo-data-accessibility Welcome to another episode of Minds behind Maps!

In this episode I sit down with Dr Nadine Alameh, current CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). We talk about geospatial, standards, but also Nadine's earlier days in wartime Lebanon, dance, making life changing decisions, and just many different topics that I hope portray how people are complex, in many different ways. 

 

About Nadine:

 

Time stamps:

- 04:00 : Episode starts, Nadine presents herself

- 9:30 : Nadine’s childhood days in wartime in Lebanon and how it shaped her decision making

- 15:00 : Nadine talks about sharing her journey with her children

- 19:05 : Nadine’s journey at and after MIT

- 24:30 : Dance & activities outside of ones career

- 28:40 : How owning a dance franchise helps push the OGC forward

- 33:30 : Nadine’s previous startup experiences & why Consulting doesn’t scale

- 40:00 : Geospatial is mainstream but it’s not done

- 42:00 : The role of the Open Geospatial Consortium

- 48:15 : Prioritization of different issues that need solving

- 51:45 : Adoption of standards & working with a community

- 54:00 : The OGC as an organization

- 1:04:30 : Working with companies outside of the “normal” geospatial: Epic Games

- 1:12:00 : Lessons from the aviation industry

- 1:23:05 : Trust issues with satellite derived information

- 1:28:45 : Accessing data is still complex

- 1:30:20 : Speaking & learning multiple languages

- 1:40:10 : Book recommendations!

 

Show notes:

 

Please feel free to reach out, I truly do want to hear what you think of this :)

]]> Ep 6 - Nadine Alameh - Standards, Dance & Geo Data Accessibility Maxime Lenormand 01:43:41 Dr Nadine Alameh is the current CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), which is probably best known for the work they provide around standards within the geospatial industry. In this episode we talk about Nadine's path from Lebanon to MIT, her experience working in aviation and finally we go over her current role as the CEO of the OGC. We also talk about dance, life decisions and Nadine shares some points about working with industries outside of pure geospatial that are leveraging geo data more & more. Dr Nadine Alameh is the current CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), which is probably best known for the work they provide around standards within the geospatial industry. In this episode we talk about Nadine's path from Lebanon to MIT, her experience working in aviation and finally we go over her current role as the CEO of the OGC. We also talk about dance, life decisions and Nadine shares some points about working with industries outside of pure geospatial that are leveraging geo data more & more. ogc, geospatial, standards, life choices, data, business false full 6 588e9b44-bb17-4059-a8c7-bee0761dc674 Ep 5 - Daniel O'Donohue - Being a voice online Welcome to the 5th episode of Minds Behind Maps!

This is a bit of a special episode, though maybe one of my favorite conversations I've had the chance to have so far. We talk about creating content online, it gets a bit meta about geospatial podcasting but we also touch on some of the different paths one takes in life.

About Daniel:

  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/MapScaping
  • Mapscaping: https://mapscaping.com/

Timestamps:

- 4:15 : Beginning of episode, Daniel introduces himself

- 9:20 : The beginning of the Mapscaping podcast

- 15:30 : Leading a conversation

- 18:40 : Daniel’s editorial decisions

- 23:40 : Mapscaping’s “Grand Plan”

- 26:25 : Podcasting as a medium

- 37:50 : Finding one's voice online

 - 39:55 : Marketing the podcast & spreading the word

- 44:30 : Targeting a specific audience

- 51:00 : Building an audience is the true barrier to entry

- 55:00 : Where does the name “Mapscaping” come from?

- 57:40 : Starting doesn’t require much means

- 59:50 : Inspiring others

- 1:07:45 : The accessibility of the people within the geospatial field

- 1:11:50 : Building communities

- 1:15:05 : Building a business around Mapscaping

- 1:20:45 : Monetizing a podcast

- 1:30:10 : Daniel’s previous lives

- 1:44:15 : Daniel's last thoughts & media suggestions

Links towards topics in the conversation:

]]> Sun, 29 Aug 2021 15:40:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-5-daniel-odonohue-being-a-voice-online Welcome to the 5th episode of Minds Behind Maps!

This is a bit of a special episode, though maybe one of my favorite conversations I've had the chance to have so far. We talk about creating content online, it gets a bit meta about geospatial podcasting but we also touch on some of the different paths one takes in life.

About Daniel:

  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/MapScaping
  • Mapscaping: https://mapscaping.com/

Timestamps:

- 4:15 : Beginning of episode, Daniel introduces himself

- 9:20 : The beginning of the Mapscaping podcast

- 15:30 : Leading a conversation

- 18:40 : Daniel’s editorial decisions

- 23:40 : Mapscaping’s “Grand Plan”

- 26:25 : Podcasting as a medium

- 37:50 : Finding one's voice online

 - 39:55 : Marketing the podcast & spreading the word

- 44:30 : Targeting a specific audience

- 51:00 : Building an audience is the true barrier to entry

- 55:00 : Where does the name “Mapscaping” come from?

- 57:40 : Starting doesn’t require much means

- 59:50 : Inspiring others

- 1:07:45 : The accessibility of the people within the geospatial field

- 1:11:50 : Building communities

- 1:15:05 : Building a business around Mapscaping

- 1:20:45 : Monetizing a podcast

- 1:30:10 : Daniel’s previous lives

- 1:44:15 : Daniel's last thoughts & media suggestions

Links towards topics in the conversation:

]]> Ep 5 - Daniel O'Donohue - Being a voice online Maxime Lenormand 01:46:31 Daniel O'Donohue is the host & producer of the Mapscaping podcast & website. We talk about Daniel's journey to creating and growing the Mapscaping podcast & brand, what creating content looks like, specifically for geospatial but also quite broadly. Towards the end of the episode we talk about different life paths, Daniel shares some of the challenges he's had and how he overcame some of them. Daniel O'Donohue is the host & producer of the Mapscaping podcast & website. We talk about Daniel's journey to creating and growing the Mapscaping podcast & brand, what creating content looks like, specifically for geospatial but also quite broadly. Towards the end of the episode we talk about different life paths, Daniel shares some of the challenges he's had and how he overcame some of them. geospatial, content creation, audience, gis, podcasting, community false full 5 fd63bebb-5974-4e99-b4e5-3af0a90042f0 Ep 4 - Aravind Ravichandran - Earth Observation markets & value propositions Welcome to the 4th episode of this experiment!

This was a insightful conversation talking about the big picture of where the Earth Observation market is and might be heading in the next few years.

About Aravind:

Time stamps:

  • 04:05 : Aravind presents himself
  • 13:25 : How a software background helped in Aravind's consulting work
  • 17:00 : Explaining the field at a high level / low level
  • 21:50 : Helping companies get "out of the Earth Observation bubble"
  • 25:20 : Working with non-geospatial industries that need Earth Observation data
  • 31:45 : How to manage expectation for people not familiar with geospatial data?
  • 38:10 : Is the SaaS (Software as a Service) model leading to some of rise in funding?
  • 41:00 : IaaS; Insights as a Service instead of SaaS
  • 46:25 : The relationship between Big Tech and Earth Observation
  • 53:10 : The iPhone moment in Earth Observation
  • 1:00:00 : Public / Private sector interaction
  • 1:12:20 : The value of working on the boring stuff
  • 1:17:25 : The Indian EO market
  • 1:28:35 : Trying to understand why the West hears little about the Indian scene
  • 1:31:00 : Aravind's podcast: TerraWatch Space
  • 1:41:25 : Book recommendations!

Links towards topics in the discussion:

Book recommendations:

  • Sapiens, a Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
  • When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
  • Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

 

As always feel free to reach out to me if you have anything to say about the podcast:

  • minds.behind.maps@gmail.com
  • or through Twitter: @MaxLenormand

Thanks for taking the time to listen :)

]]> Thu, 8 Jul 2021 19:00:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-4-aravind-ravichandran-earth-observation-markets-value-propositions Welcome to the 4th episode of this experiment!

This was a insightful conversation talking about the big picture of where the Earth Observation market is and might be heading in the next few years.

About Aravind:

Time stamps:

  • 04:05 : Aravind presents himself
  • 13:25 : How a software background helped in Aravind's consulting work
  • 17:00 : Explaining the field at a high level / low level
  • 21:50 : Helping companies get "out of the Earth Observation bubble"
  • 25:20 : Working with non-geospatial industries that need Earth Observation data
  • 31:45 : How to manage expectation for people not familiar with geospatial data?
  • 38:10 : Is the SaaS (Software as a Service) model leading to some of rise in funding?
  • 41:00 : IaaS; Insights as a Service instead of SaaS
  • 46:25 : The relationship between Big Tech and Earth Observation
  • 53:10 : The iPhone moment in Earth Observation
  • 1:00:00 : Public / Private sector interaction
  • 1:12:20 : The value of working on the boring stuff
  • 1:17:25 : The Indian EO market
  • 1:28:35 : Trying to understand why the West hears little about the Indian scene
  • 1:31:00 : Aravind's podcast: TerraWatch Space
  • 1:41:25 : Book recommendations!

Links towards topics in the discussion:

Book recommendations:

  • Sapiens, a Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
  • When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
  • Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

 

As always feel free to reach out to me if you have anything to say about the podcast:

  • minds.behind.maps@gmail.com
  • or through Twitter: @MaxLenormand

Thanks for taking the time to listen :)

]]> Ep 4 - Aravind Ravichandran - Earth Observation markets & value propositions Maxime Lenormand 01:46:17 Aravind Ravichandran is an independent consultant helping multiple businesses work with Earth Observation data. We talk about how Aravind's background as a software engineer helps him in his consulting work and how he ended up in space sector in the first place, some of the current big picture aspects of the field and Aravind is kind enough to help me understand a bit more about the Indian EO market. Aravind Ravichandran is an independent consultant helping multiple businesses work with Earth Observation data. We talk about how Aravind's background as a software engineer helps him in his consulting work and how he ended up in space sector in the first place, some of the current big picture aspects of the field and Aravind is kind enough to help me understand a bit more about the Indian EO market. geospatial, space industry, venture capital, investment, earth observation, data, market false full 4 b6dfb9a5-6f3a-4484-87c2-081365dba78d Ep 3 - Denise McKenzie - Location data ethics Welcome to the 3rd episode of Minds Behind Maps!
As I mention in the episode intro, Denise was one of the first people I wanted to talk to when starting this podcast. I hope you enjoy this conversation!

Denise's social media's:

 

Links towards topics of discussion:

- Locus Charter: https://ethicalgeo.org/locus-charter/

- Benchmark Initiative: https://benchmarkinitiative.com/

- Strava reveals location of US military bases: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/28/fitness-tracking-app-gives-away-location-of-secret-us-army-bases

- Elaine Ball's Get Kids Into Survey: https://www.getkidsintosurvey.com/

- Andrew Zolli, from Planet: https://twitter.com/andrew_zolli

- Book recommendation: Bill Gates': 'How to Avoid a Climate Disaster'

 

And some time stamps:

3:00 : Episode Starts, Denise presenting herself

5:20 : Why is location data ethics important?

7:35 : Public involvement & outreach

9:05 : The Locus Charter

13:35 : How would applications & companies share their experiences

19:05 : Response to the Locus Charter

21:40 : Covid increasing the public's' interest in location data

29:50 : How do we decide what is ethical?

35:00 : Laws / Policies

39:05 : Denise's early career path

45:05 : The term "geospatial"

49:15 : Education in geospatial (& geography)

55:25 : Data Trusts

61:15 : Difference between Locus Charter & Data Trust

1:02:55 : The data take of open source

1:08:15 : The Non-for-Profit scene

1:14:45 : Book recommendations!

 

For those who do check these show notes, and if you feel like it, you can reach out to me ;)

 

Most importantly though, thanks for listening :)

]]> Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:05:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com Welcome to the 3rd episode of Minds Behind Maps!
As I mention in the episode intro, Denise was one of the first people I wanted to talk to when starting this podcast. I hope you enjoy this conversation!

Denise's social media's:

 

Links towards topics of discussion:

- Locus Charter: https://ethicalgeo.org/locus-charter/

- Benchmark Initiative: https://benchmarkinitiative.com/

- Strava reveals location of US military bases: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/28/fitness-tracking-app-gives-away-location-of-secret-us-army-bases

- Elaine Ball's Get Kids Into Survey: https://www.getkidsintosurvey.com/

- Andrew Zolli, from Planet: https://twitter.com/andrew_zolli

- Book recommendation: Bill Gates': 'How to Avoid a Climate Disaster'

 

And some time stamps:

3:00 : Episode Starts, Denise presenting herself

5:20 : Why is location data ethics important?

7:35 : Public involvement & outreach

9:05 : The Locus Charter

13:35 : How would applications & companies share their experiences

19:05 : Response to the Locus Charter

21:40 : Covid increasing the public's' interest in location data

29:50 : How do we decide what is ethical?

35:00 : Laws / Policies

39:05 : Denise's early career path

45:05 : The term "geospatial"

49:15 : Education in geospatial (& geography)

55:25 : Data Trusts

61:15 : Difference between Locus Charter & Data Trust

1:02:55 : The data take of open source

1:08:15 : The Non-for-Profit scene

1:14:45 : Book recommendations!

 

For those who do check these show notes, and if you feel like it, you can reach out to me ;)

 

Most importantly though, thanks for listening :)

]]> Ep 3 - Denise McKenzie - Location data ethics Maxime Lenormand 01:17:09 Denise McKenzie works as a consultant, these days mostly at the Benchmark Initiative, having developed the Locus Charter, an open set of guidelines promoting the ethical use of location data. We talk ethics, policy making and the role of education quite broadly. Denise McKenzie works as a consultant, these days mostly at the Benchmark Initiative, having developed the Locus Charter, an open set of guidelines promoting the ethical use of location data. We talk ethics, policy making and the role of education quite broadly. education, ethics, policy, location false full 3 f1941998-b7af-4f80-8286-ef8e8c6f1cae Ep 2 - Will Cadell - Geospatial Consulting Welcome to the 2nd episode in this experiment!
It was a blast to sit down with Will, I hope you enjoy this, I certainly did. As last time here are most of the things we talked about:

Will Cadell & Sparkgeo on Twitter:

  • @geo_will
  • @sparkgeo

Links to materials we talked about:

Seems like time-stamps were appreciated, so here they are:

00:00 : Intro

02:35 : Beginning of episode: Will presents himself and the story of creating Sparkgeo

20:30: Do you miss coding?

23:25 : Keeping up with the ever changing technical side of things

27:00 : 3 main reasons that make geospatial so popular today

32:02 : Do we have a role in educating people outside of geospatial about the field?

37:40 : OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) & STAC (SpatioTemporal Assets Catalog)

40:30 : Our responsibility to explain what we are doing with geospatial data

46:25 : The "geospatial product trap"

55:10 : How is Sparkgeo not falling for this trap?

1:06:00 : Choosing the projects Sparkgeo works on

1:09:50 : GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Layer) & open source

1:18:50 : Cloud infrastructure in geospatial

1:27:55 : Google Earth Engine

1:31:22 : Will's Book recommendations

 

Feel free to drop me a line, I'd love to know what you think of this!

  • @MaxLenormand
  • minds.behind.maps@gmail.com

Thanks for listening!

]]> Sun, 9 May 2021 10:30:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-2-will-cadell-geospatial-consulting Welcome to the 2nd episode in this experiment!
It was a blast to sit down with Will, I hope you enjoy this, I certainly did. As last time here are most of the things we talked about:

Will Cadell & Sparkgeo on Twitter:

  • @geo_will
  • @sparkgeo

Links to materials we talked about:

Seems like time-stamps were appreciated, so here they are:

00:00 : Intro

02:35 : Beginning of episode: Will presents himself and the story of creating Sparkgeo

20:30: Do you miss coding?

23:25 : Keeping up with the ever changing technical side of things

27:00 : 3 main reasons that make geospatial so popular today

32:02 : Do we have a role in educating people outside of geospatial about the field?

37:40 : OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) & STAC (SpatioTemporal Assets Catalog)

40:30 : Our responsibility to explain what we are doing with geospatial data

46:25 : The "geospatial product trap"

55:10 : How is Sparkgeo not falling for this trap?

1:06:00 : Choosing the projects Sparkgeo works on

1:09:50 : GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Layer) & open source

1:18:50 : Cloud infrastructure in geospatial

1:27:55 : Google Earth Engine

1:31:22 : Will's Book recommendations

 

Feel free to drop me a line, I'd love to know what you think of this!

  • @MaxLenormand
  • minds.behind.maps@gmail.com

Thanks for listening!

]]> Ep 2 - Will Cadell - Geospatial Consulting Maxime Lenormand 01:35:42 Will Cadell is the CEO of Sparkgeo, a consulting company he built that takes geospatial to many different other industries. We talk about Will's journey to creating Sparkgeo, how the geospatial field is full of so many different problems yet makes it tricky to keep focus on a specific one, Will's thoughts how this field is expanding as well as open source. Will Cadell is the CEO of Sparkgeo, a consulting company he built that takes geospatial to many different other industries. We talk about Will's journey to creating Sparkgeo, how the geospatial field is full of so many different problems yet makes it tricky to keep focus on a specific one, Will's thoughts how this field is expanding as well as open source. geospatial, maps, consulting, entrepreneurship, cloud computing, open source, business false full 2 b239db07-e3a4-474d-a2ec-5ea941eb96b8 Ep 1 - Ian Schuler - Building an impact driven geospatial company Welcome to the First Episode of Minds behind Maps!
I hope you enjoy this conversation with Ian Schuler. I'm going to try to keep track of most of the things we talked about in this episode if you want to go check them out yourself. 

Keep track of what Ian & Development Seed are doing:

  • https://twitter.com/ianschuler
  • https://twitter.com/developmentseed

Links to materials discussed in the episode:

  • Development Seed school mapping: https://developmentseed.org/blog/2021-03-18-ai-enabling-school-mapping
  • Joe Morrison's blog: https://joemorrison.substack.com/welcome
  • Early days of Development Seed: https://www.linkedin.com/in/egundersen/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianshward/, 
  • Signal's founder, Moxie Marlinspike: https://twitter.com/moxie

 

I'm going to try to provide a basic version of time-stamps if you want to skip by some sections:

00:00 : Intro

1:25 : Beginning of episode; Ian presenting himself

7:55 : Why open source?

19:00 : Trust in a world of AI models

26:25 : How to communicate the limitations of machine learning solutions

36:45 : Which data to use for which problem?

42:25 : What is important in satellite imagery?

55:00 : Data fusion

1:00:25 : Deciding who to work with

1:07:10 : Origins of Development Seed

1:11:00 : Ian's previous work

1:15:40 : So do you build & lead a company around impact?

1:30:05 : Working in the days of covid

1:40:35 : A last note on the future of geospatial data

 

 

Feel free to drop me a line, I'd love to know what you think of this!

  • @MaxLenormand
  • minds.behind.maps@gmail.com

Thanks for listening

]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2021 07:45:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-1-ian-schuler-building-an-impact-driven-geospatial-company Welcome to the First Episode of Minds behind Maps!
I hope you enjoy this conversation with Ian Schuler. I'm going to try to keep track of most of the things we talked about in this episode if you want to go check them out yourself. 

Keep track of what Ian & Development Seed are doing:

  • https://twitter.com/ianschuler
  • https://twitter.com/developmentseed

Links to materials discussed in the episode:

  • Development Seed school mapping: https://developmentseed.org/blog/2021-03-18-ai-enabling-school-mapping
  • Joe Morrison's blog: https://joemorrison.substack.com/welcome
  • Early days of Development Seed: https://www.linkedin.com/in/egundersen/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianshward/, 
  • Signal's founder, Moxie Marlinspike: https://twitter.com/moxie

 

I'm going to try to provide a basic version of time-stamps if you want to skip by some sections:

00:00 : Intro

1:25 : Beginning of episode; Ian presenting himself

7:55 : Why open source?

19:00 : Trust in a world of AI models

26:25 : How to communicate the limitations of machine learning solutions

36:45 : Which data to use for which problem?

42:25 : What is important in satellite imagery?

55:00 : Data fusion

1:00:25 : Deciding who to work with

1:07:10 : Origins of Development Seed

1:11:00 : Ian's previous work

1:15:40 : So do you build & lead a company around impact?

1:30:05 : Working in the days of covid

1:40:35 : A last note on the future of geospatial data

 

 

Feel free to drop me a line, I'd love to know what you think of this!

  • @MaxLenormand
  • minds.behind.maps@gmail.com

Thanks for listening

]]> Ep 1 - Ian Schuler - Building an impact driven geospatial company Maxime Lenormand 01:47:35 Ian Schuler has been the CEO of Development Seed since 2013, a company oriented towards using geospatial tools to solve difficult problems with partners like the Washington Post, UNICEF and the American Red Cross. We talk open source, how to run a company focused on impact and the state of satellite imagery. Ian Schuler has been the CEO of Development Seed since 2013, a company oriented towards using geospatial tools to solve difficult problems with partners like the Washington Post, UNICEF and the American Red Cross. We talk open source, how to run a company focused on impact and the state of satellite imagery. impact, geospatial, entrepreneurship, earth observation, open source false full 1 d583920d-fadd-4e7f-ac4a-dbca82979f6d Ep 0 - Initializing Experiment... Welcome to this experiment!

If you want to follow this journey, I'm @MaxLenormand on Twitter!

 

]]> Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:30:00 +0000 maxime@mindsbehindmaps.com (Maxime Lenormand) https://mindsbehindmaps.com/episode/ep-0-initializing-experiment Welcome to this experiment!

If you want to follow this journey, I'm @MaxLenormand on Twitter!

 

]]> Ep 0 - Initializing Experiment... Maxime Lenormand 00:04:28 Here starts this experiment. In this podcast, I want to have conversations with some of the people that I look up to in the world of Earth Observation, and how smart people can leverage this to impact our world. I want to talk to the Minds Behind Maps. Here starts this experiment. In this podcast, I want to have conversations with some of the people that I look up to in the world of Earth Observation, and how smart people can leverage this to impact our world. I want to talk to the Minds Behind Maps. remote sensing, trailer, earth observation, conversations false trailer