This week Steven speaks with geospatial tech leaders Colonel Paul Hammett and Major George McCrea of the British Army's Royal Engineers. Approximately one third of geospatial professionals work for the military. These particular geographic technicians are involved in many defence organisations operations by providing critical understanding of geospatial data to decision makers. Listen to learn about what they do, how they use existing technology to improve the user experience, and why paper maps will not to be phased out anytime soon!
Relevant links:
- 42 Engineer Regiment website
- 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic) wikipedia page
- The 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic) is on twitter as @42EngrRegt_Geo
- Read a profile of the Royal Engineers Geographic in a recent edition of the Army's "Soldier" magazine (pdf, see page 18)
- Paul on LinkedIn
- George on LinkedIn
The Geomob podcast is hosted by Ed Freyfogle, co-founder of OpenCage, and Steven Feldman, of KnowWhere Consulting.
Every week we discuss themes from the geo industry, interview Geomob speakers, and provide regular updates about our own projects.
