This episode is a quick conference update from FOSS4G:UK 2026 in Leeds by Alastair Grahm, covering what happened across the two days and why it mattered. Al highlights the attendance, sponsors, community atmosphere and the strongest themes running through the programme. The focus is on the talks and sessions he attended, from artificial intelligence and geospatial workflows to cloud native elevation data, QGIS management in a large enterprise, drones, and humanitarian mapping. Al also reflects on what worked well in the event format and what might be tweaked for future conferences. Videos of the sessions will be online as soon as possible.
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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:

Host Ed Freyfogle
Ed Freyfogle
co-founder of OpenCage
Host Steven Feldman
Steven Feldman
KnowWhere Consulting
Host Alastair Graham
Alastair Graham
freelance geospatial/earth observation consultant
Host Denise McKenzie
Denise McKenzie
Managing Partner PLACE Trust
Host Jeremy Morley
Jeremy Morley
geospatial scientist with experience in government and academia