Harel Dan: “There’s no reason not to share your work and ideas with the geo community”

Harel Dan Harel Dan is a GIS and Remote Sensing analyst based in Israel, and the GIS Coordinator at HaMaarag - Israel's National Nature Assessment Program. Twitter / Website Harel was interviewed for GeoHipster by Amy Smith.   Q: You’re the GIS Coordinator at HaMaarag, Israel’s National Nature Assessment Program. What is HaMaarag, and how … Continue reading Harel Dan: “There’s no reason not to share your work and ideas with the geo community”

GeoHipster @ Mapbox’s Locate Conference: Kairos Aerospace

Ari Gesher Matt Gordon Julia Chmyz Ari Gesher, Matt Gordon and Julia Chmyz work at Kairos Aerospace, a Bay-Area-based company specializing in aerospace solutions for environmental surveying and digital mapping. Ari, Matt and Julia were interviewed in person by Amy Smith during the 2018 Mapbox Locate Conference in San Francisco.Describe Kairos Aerospace. Ari: Kairos applies … Continue reading GeoHipster @ Mapbox’s Locate Conference: Kairos Aerospace

Eric Fischer: “There may yet be an objective measure of the goodness of places, but I haven’t found it yet“

Eric Fischer Eric Fischer works on data visualization and analysis tools at Mapbox. He was previously an artist in residence at the Exploratorium and before that was on the Android team at Google. He is best known for "big data" projects using geotagged photos and tweets, but has also spent a lot of time in … Continue reading Eric Fischer: “There may yet be an objective measure of the goodness of places, but I haven’t found it yet“

Nate Smith: “Visit a new place in the world; reach out to the OSM communities there”

Nate Smith is technical project manager for the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. He leads out the OpenAerialMap project and dives into all things technical across HOT’s operations. Originally from Nebraska, he is now based in Lisbon, Portugal, slowly learning Portuguese and attempting to learn to surf. Nate was interviewed for GeoHipster by Amy Smith. Q: We … Continue reading Nate Smith: “Visit a new place in the world; reach out to the OSM communities there”

Amy Smith: “One of the things I love about Maptime is that it’s open to all skill levels and backgrounds”

Amy Smith is a Geospatial Data and Technology Specialist with Fehr & Peers in San Francisco. She’s had some great opportunities working with geographic information systems in a variety of fields, including environmental studies, satellite imagery analysis, water resources, and transportation planning. Amy currently spends her days working with an amazing group of people focused … Continue reading Amy Smith: “One of the things I love about Maptime is that it’s open to all skill levels and backgrounds”