Location Matters
A podcast by NGIS. Valuable insights into the geospatial industry with expert discussions and opinions.
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The impact of precision agriculture in Australia
Australian farmers are known for their resilience farming in the harsh Australian climate and more recently operating through devastating environmental conditions, particularly across the Eastern States. In this episode of Location Matters, we invite the CEO of Decipher, Anthony Walker, Technical Product Manager at Decipher, Frank D’Emden and EO Data Science General Manager, Nathan Eaton…
Remote sensing for the resources industry
Remote sensing technology enables us to understand the environmental change over time and gain insights into the extent of deforestation or environmental impact of a mine from exploration through to rehabilitation. In this episode of Location Matters we’re joined by Sam Atkinson, General Manager at EO Data Science and Krystle Dobson, Senior Account Executive for…
Geospatial technology for non-GIS people
One of the most common misconceptions in the world of location intelligence and geographic information systems is that you need to be an expert to use the tools of the trade. CARTO has enabled non-geospatial users to benefit from location intelligence in their day-to-day business operations. In this episode of Location Matters we’re joined by…
Bringing together change makers and scientists for a sustainable planet
The Geo for Good summit brought together change makers, not-for-profits and scientists to share and collaborate on initiatives to create a sustainable planet. In this episode of Location Matters we’re joined by two attendees from this years’ summit, Nathan Eaton, Executive Director at NGIS Australia and Sam Atkinson, Manager at EO Data Science. We’ll be…
How ridesharing and maps go hand-in-hand
Location information enables the ridesharing industry to accurately quote customers based on driving time and distance, track drivers and most importantly maintain the driver and passenger’s safety. In this episode of Location Matters we’re joined by JD Veldsman, the founder of Perth ridesharing company, Shofer and Oliver Looker, General Manager of Google Premier Partner, Liveli….
How to prepare for the GDA2020
Since 1994 Australia has moved 1.8 metres due to plate tectonic motion. The GDA2020 is the latest set of coordinates available for organisations to use that provides closer alignment to the Global Navigation Satellite System (eg. GPS). We welcome Director of National Geodesy at Geoscience Australia, Nick Brown to break down what is GDA2020, how…
NAIDOC Week – Preserving Indigenous history with maps
Maps are used as a tool to communicate and document the culture and language of Indigenous communities and help us to preserve our Indigenous history. To acknowledge NAIDOC week this week we have Ngarluma man and Winyama‘s Managing Director, Andrew Dowding and Director of Digital Navigators, Moka Apiti on the podcast to explore how maps…
Liveli, who?
Providing strong customer service is at the forefront of NGIS and Liveli. In this episode of Location Matters we announce the launch of Liveli with guest speakers, NGIS and Liveli’s Marketing Manager, Sarah Butler and Liveli’s General Manager, Oliver Looker. We’ll be covering who is Liveli, what this new company means for our Google Maps…
Supporting geospatial data on the Google Cloud Platform
Combining the power of cloud technology with geospatial data is becoming a common business practice. We now have the capability to process large datasets in order to gain insights and make informed business decisions. In this episode of Location Matters, Google Customer Engineer, Alex Barron and NGIS Google Cloud specialist, Richard Greene discuss the capabilities…
