Best Telematics Data Podcasts (2025)

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From Data Overload to Driver Engagement: Making Telematics Actually Work 26:53

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From Data Overload to Driver Engagement: Making Telematics Actually Work Phil Kozdemba is a seasoned business development leader with a proven track record in sales management, strategic partnerships, and technology-driven growth. At GO Analytics, he's driving global expansion by building high-impact relationships with customers, resellers, and ind…

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From Death Care to Data Analytics: How Fleet Complexity Demands Continuous Learning 22:13

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Emily Garza is a seasoned fleet leader with experience spanning both the private sector and fleet management companies. Emily has built a reputation for driving efficiency, optimizing vehicle acquisition strategies, and leading teams through change with sharp focus on cost savings, compliance, and operational excellence. She's managed fleets across…

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From Combat to Bucket Trucks: Military Leadership Principles Transform Fleet Safety 34:57

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Rob Matthews currently serves as Regional Fleet Manager at Lewis Tree Service, a 100% employee-owned company where he oversees critical operations across a diverse fleet of commercial and utility vehicles. A Marine Corps veteran with over 27 years of hands-on experience, Rob has built an impressive track record managing light, medium, and heavy-dut…

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Turning Safety into a Shared Value: Jim Senter on Building Culture from the Ground Up 39:07

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Episode Summary In this episode of the Roadrageous podcast by IMPROVLearning, Jim Senter shares how Kellanova transformed fleet safety from a priority into a core company value. With over 15 years in environmental health and safety, Jim discusses how his team reduced preventable collisions, built a culture of proactive coaching, and leveraged AI-po…

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Tiana Joins the Team! 45:36

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Newest team member Tiana Schowe, CPCU sits down with Spencer Mitchell to discuss Tiana's rich industry experience, her hopes for the future, and the dynamic landscape of telematics in commercial auto insurance.By Spencer Mitchell, CEO of TruckerCloud

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Building a Learning Culture: How NAFA is Transforming Fleet Education for the Digital Age 35:04

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Mary Beth Micucci, DES, is a dynamic leader in learning strategy and digital engagement. As Director of Member Learning at NAFA, she leads the development of impactful programs like the Certified Automotive Fleet Manager (CAFM) credential. With a background spanning instructional design, behavioral analytics, and digital event strategy, Mary Beth b…

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Breaking Barriers: Women in Trucking's Mission to Transform Transportation 36:52

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Jennifer Hedrick is the President and CEO of the Women in Trucking Association, where she's driving meaningful change across the transportation industry by championing opportunities for women behind the wheel and beyond. With over two decades of experience in nonprofit leadership, coalition building, and strategic planning, she's known for building…

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90% Savings and Counting: The Business Case for Fleet Electrification 44:07

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Chris Bennett is a trusted clean transportation leader spearheading Laser Logistics' 2 million mile and counting heavy-duty EV program, alternative fuel strategy, and sustainability endeavors with a clean focus on heavy-duty EVs. He collaborates closely with clients and industry stakeholders to enhance performance, drive out costs, and maximize cle…

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Phone-Free Driving: Technology Fighting Technology in Fleet Safety 44:37

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Ted Chen is the co-founder and CEO of Lifesaver Mobile, a leading voice in fleet safety innovation with experience from Wharton to Yahoo. Ted brings a rare blend of business strategy and tech leadership to one of today's biggest driving challenges: distracted driving. At Lifesaver Mobile, he's helping fleets prevent phone use behind the wheel throu…

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The Intersection of Safety and Efficiency 43:08

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Mike Roeth is the Executive Director of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE), a nonprofit organization that promotes the adoption of technologies and practices to enhance freight efficiency and sustainability across North America. With nearly 40 years in the commercial vehicle industry, he specializes in bringing green truck te…

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Measuring by Quality 50:15

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Justin Copeland is the Vice President of Safety at United Road Services, a leading North American provider of vehicle and heavy-haul transportation. With over two decades in the trucking industry, he began as a professional driver and advanced through operations and safety leadership roles. At United Road, he leads initiatives to improve fleet safe…

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Good Safety Drives Good Business 39:30

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Ryan Rebman is the Senior Director of Health and Safety at Conagra Brands, a leading American food company known for producing popular packaged and frozen foods under brands like Healthy Choice, Slim Jim, and Marie Callender’s. Ryan brings extensive experience in corporate safety leadership, including a previous role at Ecolab, where he helped impl…

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The Operations of Telematics Adoption 19:57

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Actuary Geoff Werner and TruckerCloud CEO Spencer Mitchell discuss what's happening on the ground today in commercial auto insurance with respect to telematics-based programs. Geoff reflects on his experience in personal lines and Spencer speaks to the strategies and successes of his customers.By Spencer Mitchell, CEO of TruckerCloud

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No Silver Bullets 52:40

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Pam Chandler is the Regional Fleet Operations and Health and Safety Manager at Syngenta, a leading global agricultural technology company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, that specializes in crop protection, seed, and digital farming solutions. She leads Syngenta’s North America Fleet Operations Team, overseeing a fleet of 2,000 vehicles with a…

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Predicting the Power of Telematics 18:02

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Having discussed the past and present of the technology, Geoff Werner and Spencer Mitchell now delve into the future of telematics in commercial auto. Given the precision and accuracy of the data, they predict the entire industry will be driven by telematics-based variables in the next 5-10 years.By Spencer Mitchell, CEO of TruckerCloud

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How vehicle connectivity can reshape the leasing industry 35:56

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Do you understand how real-time vehicle data could transform your entire leasing business? Listen in as Harald van Meel, Director of Sales & Marketing from Opendo, and Martin Nørgaard Høgh, VP of Sales, Business Development & Marketing from Connected Cars, discuss the recent changes and opportunities in the leasing industry. Topics covered in this …

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Mitigation at the Edge 51:03

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Jim Davis is the Vice President of Insurance and Risk Management at Waylens Inc., a company dedicated to advancing fleet safety through innovative AI video technology. In his role, he focuses on insurtech innovation and developing strategic partnerships within the insurance industry. Under Jim‘s leadership, Waylens has launched a predictive safety…

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Quantifying Telematics ROI in Commercial Auto 29:12

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TruckerCloud CEO Spencer Mitchell discusses the myriad ways in which telematics data improves legacy insurance practices and saves money for the insurers who invest in its implementation. Actuary and telematics data expert Geoff Werner discusses how to quantify this value from an actuarial perspective. He introduces the calculator he created to rep…

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Compliance Doesn't Equal Safety 52:39

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Jeff McKinney is the Vice President of Safety at The GTI Group, a company revolutionizing the future of freight by delivering comprehensive, end-to-end logistics solutions. With over 30 years of experience in the trucking industry, Jeff has been instrumental in enhancing safety protocols and significantly reducing accident frequencies. His leaders…

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Human. Machine. Environment. With Gary Johnson 48:27

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Gary Johnson is the Head of Safety and Compliance Strategy at Motive, a technology company that develops AI-powered applications to improve the safety, productivity, and profitability of businesses across various industries. With over 40 years of experience in the transportation industry, he has held leadership roles in safety and compliance at com…

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Fleets as Fingerprints 47:36

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Sean O'Bryan is a Professional Safety Consultant at Verizon Connect, a fleet management technology company that helps businesses improve safety, efficiency, and compliance through telematics solutions. With a background in risk management and fleet safety, he works with companies to implement data-driven safety programs that reduce accidents and op…

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More than a Buzzword—Telematics will soon be the norm in commercial auto insurance 13:54

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Actuary and telematics data expert Geoff Werner discusses his experience launching telematics programs in personal lines and how he expects similar programs to become ubiquitous in commercial auto sooner rather than later. TruckerCloud CEO Spencer Mitchell discusses his learnings from the market and his growing customer base.…

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Safety Is NOT a Department and Dispelling Other Myths... 48:33

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Brian Fielkow is the Executive Vice President of Risk Resources at Acrisure, a global Fintech and insurance company. With over 25 years of experience in fleet safety, transportation, and logistics, he served as the CEO of Jetco Delivery, a trucking and logistics company. Brian has also worked in waste management and recycling, where he developed a …

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The Loose Nuts Behind the Wheel 42:02

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Jim Noble is the Global Director of Insurance and Head of The Americas at Greater Than, a company that uses AI-driven analytics to assess driver risk and predict crashes. With over 40 years of experience in commercial transportation, insurance, and risk management, he has held leadership roles in fleet safety, underwriting, and technology innovatio…

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How the Bolognese Gets Made 43:02

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Bill Vargo is the Senior Director of Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability Solutions for North America at DSV, a global logistics and transportation company. He has over 30 years of experience in risk management, workplace safety, and regulatory compliance across industries like logistics, automotive, and consumer services. Bill has led sa…

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Telematics Data is Reshaping Our Understanding of Road Networks 58:52

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Telematics Data is Reshaping Our Understanding of Road Networks In this episode MIT Professor Hari Balakrishnan explains how Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) is transforming traditional road network analysis by layering dynamic behavioural data onto static map geometries. Telematics data creates "living maps" that go beyond traditional road geomet…

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Hivemapper 51:29

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In this week’s episode, I’m thrilled to welcome back Ariel Seidman, founder of HiveMapper. Ariel was my very first podcast guest back in 2019, and HiveMapper has come a long way since then! We explore how HiveMapper has evolved from a drone-based mapping system to a cutting-edge platform collecting street-level data at a global scale. Ariel shares …

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Tracking Elephants 45:36

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Tracking elephants in Southern Africa’s Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) region, the largest transfrontier conservation area in the world. Lead scientist Robin Naidoo from the World Wildlife Fund-US explains the complex, cross-border collaboration required to understand elephant movements across vast landscapes and the role of GNSS. Connected with Robin http…

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Female Voices in Geospatial 42:54

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Today's episode touches on some pretty big topics like Imposter Syndrome, Mentorship, Career Progression, Adaptability and Diversity Today you are going to hear two stories from two very different voices. Two brilliant people who happen to be women in geospatial. Ta Taneka https://www.linkedin.com/in/ta-taneka/ Mary Murphy https://www.linkedin.com/…

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Telematics for automotive leasing companies. Increase internal efficiency and win customers 40:02

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Is your leasing company ready to win fleet customers by helping them meet the demands of new ESG regulations? This episode will provide you with the insights needed to turn ESG compliance into a competitive strength. Join Marie-Louise, Martin, and Nikolaj explore how ESG regulations are reshaping the leasing industry and how telematics can help you…

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QField 49:07

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In this episode, Marco Bernasconi, co-founder and CEO of OPENGIS.ch, introduces us to QField, an open-source mobile application designed for field data collection in conjunction with QGIS. Marco shares his journey in developing QField and discusses its seamless integration with QGIS, allowing users to capture, survey, and manage geospatial data on …

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Analyst To Engineer 41:05

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This is the story of Priscilla Cole, and what she did when she discovered that her ambitions were bigger than the tools she was using! Connect with Priscilla here! https://www.linkedin.com/in/priscilla-cole-5892549/ Recommended Listening The Way You Talk About Your Skills Is Costing You Money Geospatial Consulting As A Business And Career Mid-Life …

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Satclip - Encoding Location 43:40

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In this episode, I'm joined by Konstantine Klemmer, a researcher at Microsoft, to dive deep into the fascinating world of GeoAI. Konstantine introduces us to Satclip, a cutting-edge model that encodes geographic locations based on satellite images. We discuss how Satclip works, the data it uses, and its potential applications, particularly in low-r…

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Natural Language Geocoding 45:14

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In this episode, I welcome Jason Gilman, a Principal Software Engineer at Element 84, to explore the exciting world of natural language geocoding. Key Topics Discussed: Introduction to Natural Language Geocoding: Jason explains the concept of natural language geocoding and its significance in converting textual descriptions of locations into precis…

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Semantic Search For Geospatial 50:39

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This podcast episode is all about semantic search and using embeddings to analyse text and social media data. Dominik Weckmüller, a researcher at the Technical University of Dresden, talks about his PhD research, where he looks at how to analyze text with geographic references. He explains hyperloglog and embeddings, showing how these methods captu…

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Why You Should Care About L Band 51:14

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In this episode, we welcome back Lauren Guy, CEO and founder of ASTERRA, a groundbreaking company using L band and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) for commercial purposes. Lauren shares his journey as a geophysicist and discusses the innovative applications of L band in detecting water leakages, soil moisture, and even minerals from space. Dive deep…

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GeoParquet For Beginners 42:00

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Cloud-native geospatial, range requests, chucks, COGs and COPCs ... [ insert confusing acronym here ] Sometimes It feels like we need to learn a whole new vocabulary and if you have been doing #geo for a while you might be wondering how much of this is actually going to impact me. What bits of this are the ones that I need to know about? I don’t th…

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Finding Stuff Indoors 49:37

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Mappedin started as a school project and evolved into a leading indoor mapping company, working with malls, airports, hospitals, and Fortune 500 companies. You guessed, today's podcast is all about indoor mapping, why it's hard, what are the use cases driving it, what the state of the art looks like today and what we can expect in the future. Key p…

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Are you also waiting for OEM Connectivity? 42:54

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In this episode, we address the question 'Are you also waiting for OEM connectivity?' as there is huge diversity among markets. Some have connectivity handed to them on a platter while others struggle to sell vehicles without it. Welcome to the Connected Cars Podcast, your premier source for insights into how automotive connectivity is revolutioniz…

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What is humanitarian GIS? 47:24

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Hugo Powell, from immap.org shares his expert insights on how GIS technologies are leveraged to analyze data, visualize scenarios, and facilitate rapid decision-making during emergencies. Here are the key tools mentioned: 1. **Kobo Toolbox**: An open-source tool used for data collection in humanitarian contexts. Kobo Toolbox allows for both quantit…

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AI Autocomplete for QGIS 42:52

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AI Autocomplete for QGIS Brendan Ashworth the CTO and co-founder of https://buntinglabs.com/ focuses on integrating AI with QGIS, and today on the podcast we are talking about Autocomplete for vectorization. Along the way Brendan will share with us why Bunting Labs chose to build this on top of QGIS, the Challenges in Map Digitization, what the dev…

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GNSS receivers - why precise positioning will not be coming to your phone any time soon 51:01

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GNSS receivers - why precise positioning will not be coming to your phone any time soon Igor is the CEO and cofounder of Emlid.com a company that started out making high-precision GNSS receivers in his kitchen and crowd-funded the first batch on Kickstarter. But that was over ten years ago so today on the podcast Igor is going to tell us about the …

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The way you talk about your geospatial skills is costing you money 52:17

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Refactoring the Way you Talk About your geospatial skills: It is Costing you Money Some of the key topics in this episode 1.Our Geospatial Skills and Marketability: There's a realization that while our traditional geospatial skills are valuable, they might not always be marketed effectively to match the broader IT and data analysis job markets. We …

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Modern Geospatial 48:25

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Modern geospatial - not the bleeding edge of geospatial but modern geospatial - what is it? Well my guest Will Cadell, the CEO of SparkGeo describes modern geospatial as the intersection of the cloud, smart space, open source data/standards, AI and smart devices - that's modern geospatial And as you will hear during the discussion it's important to…

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Introduction To LIDAR & Point Clouds 48:52

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The main topics discussed during this episode include: Basics of LIDAR data and its applications. Differences between LIDAR and photogrammetry. Processing chain of LIDAR data. Challenges in classifying point clouds. Applications of LIDAR technology in vegetation mapping, terrain modelling, and infrastructure inspection. The future of LIDAR technolo…

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Introduction to Cloud Native Geospatial 55:13

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Alex Leith is a Digital Earth Architect and in this episode, you will learn what Infrastructure as code is - hint it is the opposite of the "clicky-clicky" and so much more! Connect with Alex here https://auspatious.com/ Recommended Listening Cloud-Optimized Point CLounds https://mapscaping.com/podcast/cloud-optimized-point-clouds/ Cloud Native Geo…

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GeeMap 54:55

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GeeMap is an open-source Python library that provides tools for interactive mapping with Google Earth Engine (GEE), which is a platform for earth science data and analysis ... and today you are going to hear from the creator of GeeMap! Connect with Qiusheng Wu here: https://wetlands.io/ This episode is sponsored by Planet learn more at https://www.…

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GPS Reimagined 45:36

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GPS reimagined? Why do we need to reimagine GPS? ... Is it broken? Recommended Podcast Episodes How Google Calculates Your Location https://mapscaping.com/podcast/how-google-calculates-your-location/ From GNSS To VPS https://mapscaping.com/podcast/from-gnss-to-vps/ Navigating The Past Present and Future of GNSS https://mapscaping.com/podcast/naviga…

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12 Days of Fleet FYIs: What's the ROI of my EV? 13:10

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What's the ROI of an EV? We share a couple of starting points in this episode of #UtilimarcFleetFYIs. Share your thoughts on LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook with #UtilimarcFleetFYIs. www.utilimarc.comBy Utilimarc

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The Business of QGIS Development 52:26

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Nyall Dawson is a QGIS developer, cartographer, and owner and founder of North Road, a company specializing in open-source geospatial software. His journey into geospatial began with personal interests in mapping and cartography, which later evolved into a business called North Road. But that's not why I wanted to make this episode for you, I wante…