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#38: How Apache Sedona Solved Big Data’s Hardest Problem with Jia Yu
Large Language Models can write poetry and debug code, but they still don't understand the fundamental physics of the real world. Ask an AI to find the "nearest restau...
The Hidden History (and Flaws) of the Zip Code
In 1963, the US Postal Service introduced "Mr. Zip" to make mail delivery faster. They never intended for those five digits to determine your insurance premiums, your ...
#37: From Static Maps to Living Systems: How AI Is Changing Global Mapping with Cliff Allison from TomTom
Maps have been around for thousands of years, but what they represent and how they work is changing faster than ever.In this episode, I’m joined by Cliff Allison, who ...
#36: Why Flood Risk Data Exists (But Isn’t Easy to Access) with Kevin Bullock
We have an incredible amount of public geospatial data—high-resolution elevation, weather forecasts, floodplain maps, real-time sensors—yet most people still can’t eas...
#34: Everything Is Changing in Geospatial, Here’s What Actually Matters
If there’s one word to describe the past year in geospatial, it’s change.In this solo episode, I take you behind the scenes of what I’ve been seeing, hearing, and work...
GeoPandas Is Amazing (But Not for Everything) (Bonus #33)
GeoPandas is one of the most important tools in modern GIS, but many people still aren’t sure when to use it, why it matters, or where it fits alongside tools like Pos...
#32: Why Meta Is Betting Big on Open Maps
Meta has more than 3 billion users across Instagram, WhatsApp, and even its new AR glasses. Behind the scenes, all of them are powered by one thing: maps. But instead ...
ArcGIS Pro: Still the Best GIS?
ArcGIS Pro has been the center of GIS workflows for decades but how does it hold up in a world moving toward open, cloud-native, and AI-powered geospatial tools? In th...
#30: A5: The Global Grid System Changing How We Map the World with Felix Palmer
In this episode, I sit down with Felix Palmer, creator of A5, a new global grid system that’s redefining how we represent and analyze the Earth.Felix shares how a 1980...
Beyond the Hype: Embeddings, Foundation Models, and the Future of Earth Observation with Isaac Corley and Christopher Ren
What does it really take to teach AI to understand our planet?In this episode, Matt sits down with Isaac Corley, Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Wherobots and main...
How Mapbox is Quietly Powering the AI Map Revolution with Kieran McCann
AI can answer almost anything, except “where.” That gap is huge, and Kieran McCann from Mapbox is working to close it.In this episode of The Spatial Stack, Matt sits ...
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...
