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In this episode Ed chats with Andrew Hart, founder of indoor AR platform Dent Reality. Dent Reality is applying cutting-edge augmented reality technology to the world of retail. Andrew spoke at the January 2020 Geomob London, and showed off some videos of their product. At Geomob over the last few years we've seen several different approaches to indoor mapping, and this is one with the most immediate "wow" effect. Andrew tells us their story, discusses some of the many challenges they are tackling, and comments on the state of fast-moving spaces of AR and indoor navigation in general. Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and make sure you're on our monthly email newsletter.  

This week we're breaking with our normal weekly publishing schedule to put out a second episode. We wanted to make listeners aware of a geo focused hack weekend taking place on November 28-29. The event is being organized by Ian Watt of Aberdeen's Code the City, a civic hacking organization. The event is open to all, and will take place online. Besides the specifics of the November event, the discussion also touches on Ian's experience working on open data in Scotland. Ian diplomatically avoids taking a firm position on the issue of Shetland boxing Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and make sure you're on our monthly email newsletter.

Another of our regular catch up episodes. Steven and Ed tell us what they've been up to. The conversation then turns to a mix of topics including annual planning in the time of covid, the upcoming OSMF and OSGeoUK elections. Enjoy.   Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and make sure you're on our monthly email newsletter.

Steven catches up with old friend Jeremy Morley, Chief Geospatial Scientist at the UK's Ordnance Survey. The two first reflect on the evolution of the open geo scene in the UK over the last decade or so (memories that will bring a smile to anyone who fought in the neo v paleo geo wars). The thrust of the conversation is looking back on the OSMGB project in which both were deeply involved. OSMGB was an attempt (together with industry partners like 1spatial to develop an authoritative platform to validate and quality check OpenStreetMap data and thus accelerate adoption of OSM by business and local government. Jeremy and Steve discuss lessons learned, and what the lasting legacy of the effort has been. Finally, Jeremy shares details of and fascinating examples from his current role at the Ordnance Survey, where he heads up their research efforts.   Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and make sure you're on our monthly email newsletter.

This week Ed talks with Abigail Page, who is chair of GeoCommunity 2020, the annual event of the AGI (the UK's Association for Geographic Information). This year's event will be online from November 17-19th, with the theme of "Sustainable (R)Evolution", and is open to anyone (including attendees from outside the UK) and is completely free to attend. The format is an interesting one, with lots of time and emphasis on mixing and mingling, and we encourage all Geomobsters to attend. Likewise we hope GeoCom20 attendees will find their way to our Nov 17th Geomob. Abi has a long and diverse history in the geo industry, and is now Head of Innovation & Skills at the UK's Geospatial Commission Show notes on the Geomob website.

In this episode Steven has the pleasure to chat with Sean Gorman, a veteran of several innovative geo start-ups and now co-founder of Pixel8.earth, who are pushing the frontiers of 3D mapping. It is worth your time to check out their site, and see the amazing demo of what is becoming possible when modern cameras and sensors are paired with cutting edge software. This is the state of the art of what is possible in this space. As such it is a pleasure to announce that Sean will be speaking at the Nov 17th Geomob. Enjoy the discussion, and we hope you can also join us at the event. Show notes on the Geomob website.

Over the years at Geomob we've seen so many different approaches to and derivations of London's iconic tube map. In this episode Steven chats with independent graphic designer Helen Ilus, who put a new twist on London mapping with her delightful "GreengroundMap", a map of London's green spaces and how best to navigate between them on foot done in the style of the tube map. A fun conversation that peaks behind the curtain of the design process in which a cartographic classic is reinterpreted for a fresh use case. Be sure to checkout Helen's site for a look at the map.   Show notes on the Geomob website.  

In this episode we reflect on a bit of neogeo history. All-time most frequent Geomob speaker Gary Gale chats with Ed about the history of the Whereonearth dataset, the innovation is spawned, and its evolution into its current incarnation: the Who's on First dataset. Show notes on the Geomob website.

With summer ending, and everyone slowly adapting to the "new normal",Ed and Steve discuss their respective projects, and look back on some interesting geo news from the last few months. Show notes on the Geomob website.

In this episode Ed chats with Sarah Hoffmann, long time OpenStreetMap contributor, software developer, and the primary maintainer of Nominatim, the main OpenStreetMap geocoding software. We go deep on the difficulty of geocoding - especially on top of an every-changing, crowdsourced data set like OpenStreetMap. Nominatim is immensely powerful, handling about 400 requests per second as the search on openstreetmap.org. Sarah explains the tech stack, and also the challenges of managing such a technically complex and publicly visible open-source project.   At OpenCage we rely heavily on Nominatim and are delighted to help support Sarah's work financially - and of course also with code contributions.   Interested in geocoding? Please get involved with Nominatim.   Show notes on the Geomob website.

In this episode Ed chats with Sarah Hoffmann, long time OpenStreetMap contributor, software developer, and the primary maintainer of Nominatim, the main OpenStreetMap geocoding software. We go deep on the difficulty of geocoding - especially on top of an every-changing, crowdsourced data set like OpenStreetMap. Nominatim is immensely powerful, handling about 400 requests per second as the search on openstreetmap.org. Sarah explains the tech stack, and also the challenges of managing such a technically complex and publicly visible open-source project.   At OpenCage we rely heavily on Nominatim and are delighted to help support Sarah's work financially - and of course also with code contributions.   Interested in geocoding? Please get involved with Nominatim.   Show notes on the Geomob website.

This episode is an absolute treat - Steven interviews ceramic artist Nan Deardorff-McClain, maker of the beautiful ceramic map of Delft. This is a delightful project turning a graffiti-covered wall into a physical representation of a visually extraordinary ceramic representation of a 15th century map. Nan shares the details of the project and how the local community came together to make it a reality. This project shows the incredible power of physical cartographic art. Hopefully we can get Nan to a Geomob event in the future to share more about this map. Show notes on the Geomob website.  

This episode is a real treat because I had the chance to chat with Daniel O'Donohue, one of the founders of MapScaping. MapScaping is a retailer of beautiful maps and map socks, but is probably best known for the MapScaping Podcast, one of the most widely listened to podcasts in the geospatial world. Daniel shares his personal story, tells us about making the leap from geospatial consultant to running his own business, and discusses some of the many things he's learned through his podcast. The MapScaping podcast was a key inspiration for us in starting the Geomob podcast. If you are not yet a subscriber to the MapScaping podcast, I highly recommend it.

Steven catchs up with old friend, colleague, former Geomob London speaker, and chair of OSGeo:UK, Jo Cook. They talk about Jo's background and introduction to geo via archeology, her eventual path to open source software and OSGeo:UK. She shares the story behind the Portable GIS project, and they discuss the importance of documentation, not just for programmers, but as a way for people with limited technical skills to also contribute to open source. Enjoy. Show notes on the Geomob website.

Steven has the chance to talk with Quintin Lake, who is close to completing his 11,000 km walk around the coast of Great Britain. Quintin shares the story of his multi-year adventure with emphasis on some of the navigation and mapping challenges along the way.   Show notes on the Geomob website.

It's been a long, hot summer. After many weeks of guest interviews, Ed and Steve catch up on their various projects. We discuss OpenStreetMap's 16th birthday, FOSS4GUK, and give updates on our projects Mappery and OpenCage. Amongst much else, Steve laments that previous podcast interviewee Harry Wood leaves nothing for him to map in North London. We hope you are all having a great summer.   Show notes on the Geomob website.

As many listeners will know this week is OpenStreetMap's 16th birthday. In honor of this milestone I was very pleased to speak with Allan Mustard, chairperson of the OpenStreetMap Foundation Board. We discuss Allan's background, his approach as a relative newcomer to OSMF, some of the challenges facing the project, and possible paths forward.

Ed chats with Camila González Arango of on-demand mobility platform provider, Spare. The interview is a follow up from Camila's talk at the May 6th Geomob. Show notes on the Geomob website.

Ed speaks with mobile industry veteran John Craig about the current state of play in Location Based Advertising (LBA). The interview is a follow up from John's talk at the June 10th Geomob. Show notes on the Geomob website.

Steven chats with recent FOSS4GUK keynote speaker María Arias de Reyna. María is a senior software engineer at Red Hat. Between 2017 and 2019 she was the President of OSGeo - the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The conversation is wide ranging discussing María's current work, her recent talk at FOSS4GUK, but also imposter syndrome, and science fiction. Enjoy. Show notes on the Geomob website.