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Why GeoAI Changes Everything in Mapping & Analytics: Tee Barr on Geography 2050
GeoAI isn’t just another buzzword, it’s a turning point for the entire geospatial industry. In this episode of The Spatial Stack, Matt sits down with Tee Barr, Directo...
Turning GIS into ROI, One Stock at a Time
What happens when a geospatial professional decides to map the entire business of our industry?In this episode of Spatial Stack, Matt talks with Wilfred Waters, the cr...
The End of Expensive Space Data: NOVI’s Vision for Earth Observation
What if satellites became as smart and as accessible as your smartphone?In this episode, I sit down with Michael Bartholomeusz, CEO of NOVI to unpack how Earth observa...
From Leafmap to GeoAI: Open Source, Education, and What’s Next with Dr. Qiusheng Wu
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Qiusheng Wu, associate professor, open-source advocate, and creator of some of the most widely used tools in modern geospatial, in...
Why Open Data Isn’t Really Open: Navigating Licenses in Geospatial with Mina Nada
Open data is supposed to unlock innovation, but what happens when “open” isn’t really open?In this episode of The Spatial Stack, I sit down with return guest Mina Nada...
How Preset Is Reinventing BI with Open Source and Geospatial Power
What happens when a hackathon project becomes one of the most influential open-source BI tools in the world?In this episode, we sit down with Max Beauchemin — creator ...
An Honest Conversation About Imposter Syndrome in GIS
In this episode, I open up about something many of us in GIS rarely talk about — imposter syndrome. That nagging feeling of not being good enough, of questioning wheth...
Building Smarter Pipelines for AI, Maps, and ML with Airflow
If you’re working with spatial data, AI workflows, or massive batch jobs, you’ve probably hacked together more than a few pipelines. But what if there’s a better way?I...
Esri vs Open Source GIS: The Real Debate No One’s Having
What happens when a heated LinkedIn debate turns into a real conversation?In this episode, I sit down with Kyle Satterfield, GISP, after a spirited online exchange abo...
The Fight to Free Geospatial Data...And What Comes Next?
📩 Get every update from my newsletter ➡️ https://forrest.nyc ⬅️💨 Sign up for the Spatial Lab Community ➡️ https://forrest.nyc/spatial-lab ⬅️Why is geospatial data stil...
Rethinking Geospatial for a Sustainable World with Nadine Alameh
📩 Get every update from my newsletter ➡️ https://forrest.nyc ⬅️💨 Sign up for the Spatial Lab Community ➡️ https://forrest.nyc/spatial-lab ⬅️What if the way we map the ...
Investing in Earth: The VC Strategy Behind the Geospatial Boom
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Is this the worst job in GIS?
📩 Get every update from my newsletter ➡️ https://forrest.nyc ⬅️💨 Sign up for the Modern GIS Accelerator ➡️ https://forrest.nyc/accelerator ⬅️In this episode, we dive i...
Why Your GIS Career Feels Stuck (And What to Do About It)
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The Hidden Data Crisis in GIS (And How to Solve It)
📩 Get every update from my newsletter ➡️ https://forrest.nyc ⬅️What if you could stop wrangling geospatial data, and just get to the good part?In this episode, I sit d...
How a Data Analyst Became a GIS Expert (And What You Can Learn)
In this episode, we sit down with David Price, GIS Project Manager for Wood County, Ohio, to explore the evolving landscape of modern GIS. David’s journey into geospat...
Is There Any Hope for the GIS Career Path?
Is there a future in GIS? How can you break past the salary ceilings and position yourself for long-term success? In this episode, we dive into the realities of GIS ca...
Why We’re Still Bad at Predicting Wildfires
📩 Get every update from my newsletter ➡️ https://forrest.nyc ⬅️Wildfires are getting more intense, yet many people in Los Angeles had no idea the fire was near them—un...
Why GIS Needs the Cloud (And What’s Next)
For years, geospatial professionals have been forced to download massive datasets—only to discard most of the data. It’s an outdated, inefficient process that slows do...
The Hidden Flaw in Location Data (And How to Solve It)
📩 Get every update from my newsletter ➡️https://forrest.nyc ⬅️🔑 Sign up for Placekey here:https://placekey.ioMerging and cleaning location data is one of the biggest h...
