Steven catches up with "one of the most thoughtful people in geo", Ivan Sanchez. Ivan is a long-time vocal member of the FOSS and open data community, and a frequent speaker (and singer!) at FOSS4G conferences. The discussion turns "the politics of geo", a wide-ranging reflection on the realities of building, maintaining, and funding open source software and collection of geographic data.
Relevant links:
- Ivan's Website
- Ivan is on twitter as @realivansanchez
- "Up all night to get mapping"
On the Geomob podcast every week we discuss themes from the geo industry, interview Geomob speakers, and provide regular updates about our own projects.
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The Geomob podcast is hosted by:
Ed Freyfogle, co-founder of OpenCage
Alastair Graham, freelance geospatial/earth observation consultant.