Geomob

Today's guest is Jack Cornish, who works for the Ramblers, the UK's largest walking charity, where he leads the "Don't lose your way" project. Jack speaks with Steven about this effort to support volunteers across England and Wales in reclaiming lost paths. Identifying the lost paths is the start of a long process to put them back on the map as public rights of way...

Steven and Ed take a break from interviews to reflect on their own projects, and Geomob in general. Steven notes that Mappery has crossed the milestone of 500 posts! Meanwhile, at OpenCage, Ed and his colleagues are contemplating the product and business challenges of geosearch (as opposed to geocoding which they currently offer). The discussion then moves to a renewed call for Geomob speakers of any and all backgrounds (you can volunteer here)...

Ed speaks with long-time Indian OpenStreetMap contributor Sajjad Anwar about recent changes to Indian government mapping policy and the implications for OpenStreetMap in India.   Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.

This episode's guest is Tim Newman, Product Manager at the Ordnance Survey, where he focuses on the consumer oriented part of the business. Steven and Tim chat about OS Maps, the Ordnance Survey's app for consumers in the outdoors, which recently expanded to cover Australia (and, in an interesting first for OS - makes use of OpenStreetMap data). Finally, they close by discussing geodesy, the science of measuring the Earth's shape...

Steven talks with Sara Venturini, Climate Coordinator at the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). Sara goes deep into the unique role that Earth Observation technologies have to play in helping the world accurately measure and address the impacts of climate change, the largest challenge facing humanity Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.

Steven and Ed look back on the 23rd Jan Geomob event, briefly recap recent geo news, and preview a few topics that will be discussed in upcoming episodes. Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.

This week we have our first ever repeat guest on the show: Allan Mustard, chairperson of the OpenStreetMap Foundation Board, joins Steven and Ed to talk about the OSMF's recent survey of the OpenStreetMap community. We discuss the survey process, the results, and implications for the future. An interesting listen for anyone involved in OpenStreetMap. Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.

This week we chat with Ben Dowling, founder and CEO of IPInfo, a leading IP-geolocation service. Ed gets into the details with Ben about how they determine the location of an IP address, how they deal with wrangling the massive amounts of continually changing data, and advice on successfully growing a geo business. Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.

Our guest today was co-winner of the SplashMaps best speaker prize at the July 2020 Geomob. Ed interviews Sam Crawford, creator of Trail Router, a routing service focused on generating routes for running / walking. Sam explains the service and how he came to develop it despite having no background in geo. Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter.

Steven and Ed give updates on their respective projects. Ed has been hard at work on marketing for OpenCage, while Steven has found reinforcements to help with Mappery. From there the discussion ranges to the future of the internet to the digital age divide in using new technologies. Finally, they recap the highlights of the Jan 13th Geomob, and preview some talks of the Feb 23rd event - we hope to see you there...