If you’ve ever tried to merge location data from different sources, you’ve probably run into the same nightmare I have: mismatched formats, duplicate addresses, missing POIs, and enough edge cases to make your head spin. This is why I was excited to sit down with Hayden Mortimer, president of Placekey, on the latest episode of […]
The Future of Spatial Stack: Why I’m doubling down on the conversations that matters most in geospatial
Over the last few months, I’ve had a chance to step back and ask a simple but vital question: what do I actually want the Spatial Stack to be? Not just the podcast. Not just a channel. But the broader movement it’s becoming. I’ve been fortunate to spend the last year at the intersection of […]
Why spatial thinking still matters (or why I got it wrong 😟)
In a recent post (see below), I emphasized Python, SQL, and Cloud as core skills for GIS professionals today. Yes I still think these are critical skills but there is one thing I would fix about how I positioned that. Full post here However, some pointed out that I seemed to overlook the fundamentals: […]
🛰️ Introducing “Signals from the Surface” & Valencia Flooding
A few months ago I got a message from the person I will shortly introduce on LinkedIn. The idea was simple (and one that I had been interested in working on) – partner up to share more resources to the geospatial community on the overlap between geospatial and earth observation. Now for me EO is […]
🚫 Hype vs. reality: The big data debate in geospatial
Was big data in GIS ever a thing? When we talk about big data in geospatial and GIS, it tends to open up quite the debate. On one hand, you have the promise of detailed insights and the ability to understand our world in ways we’ve never imagined. On the other, there’s the stark reality […]





