Hey there, March Findings Google shuts down Google Podcast: <Insert annoyed comment about Google shutting down yet another thing>As might be quite obvious, I spend quite a bit of time thinking about podcasting. Google's relationship to podcasting is weird. On the one hand they're trying to improve Youtube to be a better home for podcasts but then they shut down their dedicated RSS podcast app. I wish Google tried to make some cool innovation, trying to make automated transcripts that pop up...
6 months ago • 2 min read
Hey there, I've teased this multiples times in the previous issues of this newsletter, it's finally time to share it to the world! I spent the last 6 months -when I wasn't working the jobs that actually pays the bills & running the podcast- making a video to answer 1 simple question: How the heck do radar satellites images work? And here's the answer: That's it, that's the email today. For real, there is some sick 3D animation, even more 2D animation and even freakin' LEGO stop motion. If...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Hey there, Let's talk gen AI Oh great, another post about AI. Yes, I know, I know. This post won't be so much about maps, but about creating content online, teaching and trying to convey excitement about a topic as well as getting things right. If you've been online over the past few days, you've probably heard about OpenAI's Sora. If not, the TL;DR is that OpenAI just created a text to video model, with results being mind blowing. Here's an example: Taking a step back first I want to write...
8 months ago • 7 min read
Hey there, Deep Down the Google Maps Rabbit hole I like preparing quite a bit ahead of conversations I have on the podcast. These past few weeks have led me to learn quite a bit about the history of Google Maps & Google Earth, and I'd like to share a few of those learnings A book All this started ahead of preparing my interview with Ariel Seidman, the CEO & co-founder of Hivemapper. Ariel worked at Yahoo on Search & Maps in the mid 2000s so had an interest in maps quite early on. Ahead of our...
9 months ago • 2 min read
Hey there, Today's newsletter is a look at how 2023 was for the podcast. I'd like to bring you behind the curtain, show you how much the podcast was listened to this year, how much money I made (and spent) and where I'm going to next. 🎙2023 Recap Let's start with a caveat: the podcast is actually split in 2: RSS feed & YouTube. These are pretty different ways of consuming the podcast, so I'll keep them separate. With that, let's get into what my data science brains likes thinking about: 📈 The...
10 months ago • 7 min read
Hey there, New month, new readings, findings & podcast episodes! 🔗 Recent Reads & Findings Jed Sundwall shares some thoughts about governance, using the latest OpenAI leadershpi back-and-forth as a stage for his thinking. Jed is someone for whom I have a lot of respect and know puts a lot of thought on how we should build data & software. If you're not familiar with him, Jed spearheded Amazon's open data program, is now at the head of the Radiant Earth non-profit (which aims to expand access...
10 months ago • 3 min read
Hey there, Last month I shared some of the interesting reads I had come across during September and quite enjoyed the process, so I'm doing it again. 🔗 Recent Reads & Findings Element84, the geospatial consultancy company that has appeared on the podcast a couple of times now, shared their 2023 Geospatial Tech Radar. I like seeing what other people are keeping an eye on at other companies. I find this type of sharing valuable and am thankful E84 took the time to put this together and out...
12 months ago • 3 min read
Hey there, Today I'd like to simply share a few reads I've come across recently, and take a moment to celebrate 100 people on this newsletter! 🎉 🔗 Recent interesting reads What is Source Cooperative: A post from Jed Sundwall, the Executive Director of Radiant Earth on their platform for shared, open datasets. I'll leave it at that, if you're into geospatial data I encourage you to read the blogpost, or listen to my interview with Jed from a few months ago. iPhone Pro Max Camera Review: Depth...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hey there, Today I'd like to reflect a bit on building connections with people working in that same domain as me. ⛰️ Nerds & Hikes Colorado isn't hard to love I've been working in the satellite image industry and what us domain experts scientifically refer to as maps for about 4 years professionally, yet I've only met few of the people in the same field as me in person. My first real job was at Iceye and I started in March 2020. You know that time which in hindsight was a terrible timing to...
about 1 year ago • 6 min read
