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What if communities could map their own worlds using low-cost drones and open AI models instead of waiting for expensive satellite imagery? In this episode with Leen from HOT (Humanitarian OpenStreetM...

18 Dec 202532min

This conversation with Jed Sundwall, Executive Director of Radiant Earth, starts with a simple but crucial distinction: the difference between data and data products. And that distinction matters more...

9 Dec 202545min

Reflections from the FOSS4G 2025 conference    Processing, Analysis, and Infrastructure (FOSS4G is Critical Infrastructure) The high volume of talks on extracting meaning from geospatial data—includin...

2 Dec 202513min

Karl returns to the Mapscaping podcast to discuss his latest venture, Tyche Insights - a platform aimed at building a global community of geospatial storytellers working with open data. In this conver...

27 Nov 202542min

AI Slop: An Experiment in Discovery Solo Episode Reflection: I'm back behind the mic after about a year-long break. Producing this podcast takes more time than you might imagine, and I was pretty burn...

17 Nov 202518min

Jonathan Wagner, CEO of Scribble Maps, is back on the podcast, and this time we're talking about Scribble—an AI agent he's built into his platform. Not a chatbot, an agent. There's a difference, and w...

10 Nov 202548min

Exploring the Evolution and Impact of Mapillary with Ed from Meta.  Topics include Ed's journey with Mapillary, the process of uploading and utilizing street-level imagery, and the integration with Op...

27 Okt 202548min

Telematics Data is Reshaping Our Understanding of Road Networks In this episode MIT Professor Hari Balakrishnan explains how Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) is transforming traditional road network ...

9 Jan 202558min