Geoinnovation - for fun or profit
Geomob is a series of regular events in European cities for location based service creators and enthusiasts.
We meet every few months, and provide a relaxed forum to learn about and discuss geoinnovation in any and all forms.
We meet every few months, and provide a relaxed forum to learn about and discuss geoinnovation in any and all forms.
Steven chats with old friend Mark Iliffe, who works for the United Nations, specifically at UN-GGIM (Global Geospatial Information Management). Mark recounts some interesting memories from his geo career: discusses counting flamingos with image recognition software, humanitarian crowd-sourcing, helping organize FOSS4G Dar es Salaam, and much more, before finally landing at the United Nations, where he "herds geospatial cats".
Mark closes by briefly discussing his own struggles with depression and
encouraging everyone to reach out to others, especially now in times of
lockdown. He asked that we add a link to
the Samaritans a charity working
to help people overcome depression.
Relevant links:
The Geomob podcast is hosted by
Ed Freyfogle, co-founder of
OpenCage,
and
Steven Feldman,
of
KnowWhere Consulting.
We discuss themes from the geo industry, interview Geomob speakers, and
provide regular updates about our own projects. We publish a new episode every week.
