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The geospatial field in Africa has transformed in the past two years. In this episode, host Iniobong Benson breaks down five stories reshaping the continent, from the African Space Agency's continental collaboration to AI that reads satellite imagery in real time. What's changing? The African Space Agency is finally moving from conversation to action. Botswana just launched its own satellite. Machine learning is automating geospatial analysis. Climate tech is saving lives. And the talent pipeline is already thriving across universities, startups, and government. In this episode: African Space Agency: from conversation to continental actionBotswana in orbit - why BotSat One matters Machine learning reading satellite imagery faster than manual digitizationClimate monitoring & drought indices protecting communitiesThe talent is already here - careers in GIS, remote sensing, and data science across Africa Timestamps 00:00 Welcome 00:58 Five stories that shaped geospatial Africa 02:21 African Space Agency04:34 Botswana in orbit (BotSat One) 07:34 AI + machine learning08:34 Climate monitoring & drought 09:55 Talent & opportunity in Africa11:55 Keep mapping, keep building Learn moreAfrican Space Agency continental collaboration on Earth observationBotSat-1 - Botswana's Earth observation satellite Host: Iniobong Benson - Creator, Geospatially Africa Podcast Get African geospatial news every two weeks: The Grid newsletter #Geospatial #Africa #EarthObservation #Space #AI #RemoteSensing #GIS #ClimateAction

Discover OpenAerialMap (OAM), the “OpenStreetMap of imagery,” in this 2023 episode with HOT’s Christiana and DK. Learn how OAM empowers drone pilots and satellite providers to share openly licensed imagery for humanitarian mapping, from the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake response to Tanzania’s flood risk assessments. Explore its cloud-based tech and community-driven model. Visit openaerialmap.org to explore imagery, join the community at slack.hotosm.org, or contribute on GitHub Listen now to uncover tech for good!

Modern state-of-the-art satellite technology and sensing capabilities, enabling constant and consistent monitoring of anywhere in our Planet, are changing the way we study and improve life on Earth.  But how affordable are these satellite systems? In this episode we explore Satellogic, a commercial leader in submeter EO satellite technology, and how they’re working to increase cost-savings for more affordable Space Systems.Opeyemi speaks with David Raskovan, Strategic Business Development Senior Director at Satellogic, as he takes us on the journey of how Satellogic has evolved through years of iteration, achieving significant internal cost savings that make it possible to offer fully functioning space systems for a fraction of traditional costs–becoming a leader and disruptor in satellite systems, imagery, and data delivery Connect with David on LinkedIn Get the show notes https://geospatiallyafrica.com/episodes/slug-2https://geospatiallyafrica.com/episodes/slug-2 Remember to subscribe!

Spatial SQL, also known as SQL for Geographic Information Systems (GIS), is a powerful tool for working with and analyzing geospatial data. In this podcast, we will explore the capabilities of Spatial SQL and how it can unlock the power of geospatial data in various fields and industries. Matt Forrest spoke about 1️⃣ Commons hurdles with getting started with Spatial SQL 🎯 2️⃣ Learning Spatial SQL 📘 3️⃣ Spatial SQL on the cloud ☁ Towards the end, he shares an interesting project he is working on, which a lot of people would be interested in/ Get the show notes here Get in touch with Matt Forrest Don’t forget to subscribe! Remember you can also request an episode by filling out this form

Geospatial innovation in Africa is growing and Locana is learning a lot from this through their work in Africa. We sit down with Todd Slind, Locana’s Vice President of Emerging Markets, who also leads the Open Data & Development (OD&D) unit, to discuss some of their numerous projects within the African space, and how they help foster collaborative development (cross-fertilization) between Africa and the rest of the world.   Tune in to know about the work they have done and some of its impact on socio-economic development across Africa.   In this episode Todd discusses; Some past and current projects he is excited about within Africa, Innovative usage of OpenStreetMap data in disaster relief.  Their approach to new spatial data types and making it more accessible to ordinary users, such as organizations in need of such data. Opinion on open-source vs proprietary data Connect with us at https://twitter.com/geospatialy Visit our website https://geospatiallyafrica.com Find out how to support https://geospatiallyafrica.com/support-us/

Kart provides distributed version control for geospatial and tabular data. Kart stores geospatial and tabular data in Git, providing version control at the row and cell level, it also provides repository working copies as GIS databases and files, and allows edit to be done directly in common GIS software without plugins. See the show notes  Get to know more about Kart https://kartproject.org/ Kart on GitHub https://github.com/koordinates/kart/ Connect with Hamish on Twitter https://twitter.com/polemic Connect with Iniobong https://www.linkedin.com/in/linibenson/ Connect with us at https://twitter.com/geospatialy Visit our website to learn how to support https://geospatiallyafrica.com/support-us/

As a young African geospatial professional, you can get access to a wide range of ESRI tools including ArcGIS Online, Story Map, Survey 123, and many more, as well as powerful datasets from various partner organizations including Africa’s very own data cube – Digital Earth Africa - absolutely free of charge forever (no strings attached) Well, if you didn’t already know that, this episode introduces you to the Africa Geoportal powered by ESRI. In this episode, Opeyemi sits down with Pauline Okeyo, the Solution Engineer at ESRI Africa who supports the Africa Geoportal project. She takes us behind the scenes of this initiative. Questions answered include: · How to get on board (A simple sign-up) · Some details on tools and resources available (Tools, Datasets, Training) · What inspired this initiative by ESRI · What do we mean by free forever · About credits · Current user statistics Links mentioned: Africa GeoPortal Signup Digital Earth Africa on Africa Geoportal (Data, Explorer App, Training) MapRI Storymap GEO Week 2022 Registration Africa Symposium Registration Connect with Pauline on LinkedIn  For more episodes, go to geospatiallyafrica.com/episodes Find us on Twitter and LinkedIn

Building your portfolio as a geospatial professional is important, even more so are the experiences that make up the portfolio. In this episode we sat down to talk about volunteering as a way to improve your skills and build your portfolio. We also explore the types a well as organizations that you can volunteer you geospatial skill to. Below is a summary of the  benefits of volunteering covered in this episode; a. Developing technical as well as soft skills b. Gaining experience working with global teams c. Confidence building (in your skills and abilities) d. Working on projects you can showcase in your portfolio (seek permission before you can showcase them as your own) e. Gain valuable real world/Industry experience. f. Expanding your network We also covered how to get started volunteering for the following organisations; Some Organizations to volunteer with a. UN Volunteers b. URISA GISCorps c. GIS-E d. GRMI f. YouthMappers g. HOTOSM h. MapAction i. MapRoulette j. MapSwipe k. Greenstand (Can volunteer as GIS Developer) l. African Women in GIS m. Women in Geospatial+ The skills you gain from volunteering could be invaluable; they could add up to your experience and might just be the ticket you need to land your next job. It could also tell recruiters that you are passionate about making a positive impact. To suggest more geospatial volunteer opportunities and organization. Send us an email at [email protected] or on Twitter. Follow us on twitter @geospatialy We are happy to connect with you on LinkedIn Iniobong Benson  Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh

What tool is currently taking the geospatial world by storm, making it easier to get a comprehensive, sharable portfolio done in minutes. Well, its Spatial Node! In this episode, your hosts Opeyemi and Iniobong, Speak with Spatial Node founder and CEO, Emmanuel Jolaiya on what it takes to create such an amazing tool. The discussion revolved around Emmanuel's Background The problem that birthed Spatial Node as the solution More features to look forward to on Spatial node in the coming months The role of open source in building the platform and the tools and technologies used And a little hint on how to build and maintain valuable partnerships to further your goals Listen through for these and more in this awesome Mid-Year episode! Some link from this episode Spatialnode.net Emmanuel on Spatialnode Emmanuel on Linkedin Let's connect with on Linkedin Geospatially Africa Podcast Iniobong Opeyemi

OSGeoLive is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB thumb drive or Virtual Machine based on Lubuntu, that allows you to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything. It is composed entirely of free software, allowing it to be freely distributed, duplicated and passed around. It provides pre-configured applications for a range of geospatial use cases, including storage, publishing, viewing, analysis and manipulation of data. It also contains sample datasets and documentation. We spoke to Enoch about OSGeoLive and how to get started with it. He spoke at the State of the Map Africa conference on "Beyond mapping! Reusing OpenStreetMap Data and FOSS4G". This episode is the 2nd installment of the SOTM series and here Enoch dives deep to the discussion about OSGeoLive, his passion for Open Source and what he hopes to see in the future and the growth of Open Source software. More info on OSGeoLive  Contact OSGeo  Connect with Enock Seth  Subscribe We're happy to connect On LinkedIn Twitter

Using GIS in business is not a new concept, however, in this episode Opeyemi hosted Alazar Tekle, a GIS Analyst and Deputy Manger at AddisMap -  an interactive City Guide of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to talk about how his team used Open Source geospatial data to help but businesses on the map. The AddisMap team leveraged the power of OpenStreetMap to create other powerful geospatial tools like YeneGuzo App (Public Transport Application based on OpenTripPlanner and Trufi), Route-to-Market (RTM) services, EDS (Every Dealer Survey) and Mobile Money Agents Mapping for Ethio-Telecom's TeleBirr service. They are currently working on OpenPlaceGuide - a continent-wide iteration of AddisMap, which will serve as an open source business directory, based on the OpenStreetMap, and which the public can also contribute to it. Links AddisMap Alazar's talk at SoTM Africa Don't forget to subscribe Join our newsletter

Drones are becoming more available and are utilized for different operations, playing a big part in Remote Sensing efforts, including small and large scale mapping projects and they are also deployed for monitoring and disaster mapping, among other uses. So, in this episode Opeyemi hosted Adeola Akinwale a GIS Project Manager at Asseco, and a Drone pilot who is working with her team in mapping Lagos, Nigeria using drones. She is also the founder of SheFlies - an initiative where she support ladies start their career in the drone industry. Listen in a hear about her journey and how the project she has worked on has shaped her career and why she start the "She Flies" community... Useful Links Lagos state SDI maps.lagosstate.gov.ng/map SheFlies Community on LinkedIn ADDA (Africa Drone and Data Academy) Find us on Twitter @geospatialy LinkedIn @Geospatially Africa Join our newsletter

Ever wondered what GIS can do in the energy sector, from needs assessment to supply planning and distribution. With the world looking towards more sustainable supply and management of energy, in this episode, learn how GIS plays a part as Opeyemi had a chat with Akansha Saklani of the World Resources Institute (WRI).  Akansha also introduces us to the Energy Access Explorer (EAE), an amazing open-source energy access tool that is powered entirely by GIS and open source data and technologies, and its launch in Sub-Saharan Africa.  The platform use GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Library) at its core, alongside Postgres Database and PostgRest for API call. Useful Links Energy Access Explorer Methodology of the platform #EAE #FOSS4G #SustainableEnergy #needsassesment #GDAL

In this first episode of the 2022, we had a general discussion around Geospatial trends to look forward to in 2022. Some of the topics we discussed were: Miniaturization of Technologies or Sensors Geospatial AI LiDAR Landsat 9 Our feedback form is still live, so please use this form to give us some feedback Don't forget to subscribe! Find us on LinkedIn * Twitter * LinkedIn Connect with the hosts Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh Iniobong Benson

Wrapping up the year with this bonus episode, where Iniobong Benson discusses the podcast's highlights for the year from an episode about being a geospatial engineer, mentoring, to state of the map Africa conference, as well as #recognitionawards in the #geosphere .  One interesting thing is the opportunity for our listener to learn from each guest and from the topic discussed. And for us the host the ability to constantly improve the quality of the podcast with the addition of each new episode. We truly appreciate the feedbacks we get from you the listeners and subscribers and for giving us the chance to be one of your favorite geospatial podcast. Thank you all for making this a success for us! Please use this form to give us some feedback Some Episodes Being a Geospatial Engineer Digital Mapping in the Humanitarian context with Janet Chapman (Crowd2Map) Mentoring and Volunteering in the geospatial industry Introductions Our Why and Some News! State of the Map Africa - bringing OSM communities in Africa together. Introducing the Digital Earth Africa platform Using Geospatial Technology in Geohazard mapping saves lives Some Geospatial awards Geospatial World Excellence Awards : The Geospatial World Awards are an internationally-acclaimed premium awards recognizing individuals and organizations behind remarkable innovations and ideas in the global geospatial industry. Initiated in 2007, the awards have recognized over 200+ individuals and organizations till date. (C2M 2020 winner under crowdsourcing) Geospatial World  50 Rising Stars : The Geospatial World 50 Rising Stars is an initiative by Geospatial Media and Communications to highlight the outstanding accomplishments of young individuals who are proactive and passionate about the value of geospatial technology to the economy and society. In 2021, 50 profiles were selected out of 250 nominations. One of our guests Laura Mugeha was one of the winner in 2021. (Podcast Episode - Being a Geospatial Engineer) Nominations for 2022 are open till Dec 31st 2021. Form   OSGeo Sol Katz Award : Award for Geospatial Free and Open Source Software (GFOSS) is awarded annually by OSGeo. This award was won by Anita Graser in 2020. Others Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award - ESRI: Awarded during ESRI User Conference and is usually awarded to organisations…not individuals. Don't forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn * Twitter * LinkedIn Connect with the hosts Iniobong Benson ** Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh