Introduction to Synthetic-aperture Radar (SAR)

Applications of SAR include topography, oceanography, glaciology, geology (for example, terrain discrimination and subsurface imaging), and forestry, including forest height, biomass, deforestation ... the list is long. But before you can do all that you need to know what SAR is and how it works. Guest - Eric Jensen from ICEYE.com Check out Sisters of SAR on Twitter...

From GIS Analyst to Software Engineer

Why and how to move from being a GIS Analyst to a Software Engineer. How the two career paths differ and what you need to consider when applying for software engineering positions   Dan Mahr on Twitter https://twitter.com/Dmahr   Sponsored by Picterra.ch Guide to Earth Observation data and satellite imagery sources ...

Building a 4D "Digital Twin" of the Planet

Building a 4D Volumetric "Digital Twin" of the Planet using voxels.  https://www.voxelmaps.com/   Remember to Subscribe :)  Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list https://mapscaping.com/podcast Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielodonohue/

Skills, Leadership, Mentorship and the Geospatial Community

This week I am joined by Todd Barr, here are a few of the topics that come up during the conversation. SQL and confidence are must-have skills Mentors, champions, and superheroes Diversity in the geospatial community    Todd Barr on Twitter Todd Barr on LinkedIn The Mappyist hour...

Navigating The Past, Present And Future Of GNSS

      XYO.network Foam.space Satellite Map   This episode was sponsored by Picterra https://picterra.ch/   Remember to Subscribe :)  Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email...

Mapping The Ocean Floor

Knowing the depth and shape of the seafloor (bathymetry) is fundamental for understanding ocean circulation, tides, tsunami forecasting, fishing resources, sediment transport, environmental change, underwater geo-hazards, infrastructure construction and maintenance, and much more. Despite many years of effort, less than 20 percent of the world ocean's seafloor has been mapped.   Thanks to Commander Samuel Greenaway - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (...

Being A Professional Geographer

Sarah Taigel, a professional geographer shares some insight into what a career path might look like, some of the pivots she has made along the way from developing GIS products and services to working as a geographer and interfacing with stakeholders.   Sarah Taigel LinkedIn  Twitter  The SlowWays project ...

How To Augment Reality

Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience where the objects that reside in the real world are enhanced by computer-generated perceptual information.  Tory Smith    Remember to Subscribe :)  Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list https://mapscaping.com/podcast Happy to connect with you on LinkedIn

Satellite-based Augmentation System - A base station in the sky

Satellite-based Augmentation System or SBAS  can augment standalone Global Navigation Satellite Systems such as GPS in a number of areas including accuracy, integrity, and availability. It works by collecting raw positioning data from Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) in the region, computing error corrections and disseminating these corrections to users from a geostationary communications satellite via an uplink ground station.   ...

Openlayers - Geospatial JavaScript

OpenLayers makes it easy to put a dynamic map on any web page. It can display map tiles, vector data, and markers loaded from any source.    "The web is the future of programming and the web is built on HTML, HTML has one first-class programming language JavaScript"    https://openlayers.org/   Remember to Subscribe :)  Share this podcast with a friend! Join the email list ...