Podcast
Geospatially Africa explores geospatial science, mapping, and spatial data across the African continent - conversations with researchers, practitioners, and innovators.
EP 21
Jul 2025
OpenAerialMap: Building a Global Hub for Free Aerial Imagery
Discover OpenAerialMap (OAM), the 'OpenStreetMap of imagery,' with HOT's Christiana and DK. How OAM empowers drone pilots and satellite providers to share openly licensed imagery for humanitarian mapping.
EP 20
Sep 2023
Accelerating New Space With Affordable Satellite Systems - A Satellogic Story
How modern state-of-the-art satellite technology is enabling constant monitoring of anywhere on the planet, and the question of affordability in the new space economy.
EP 19
Jan 2023
The Intersection of GIS and SQL: How Spatial SQL is Changing the Game
Exploring the capabilities of Spatial SQL with Matt Forrest, and how it unlocks the power of geospatial data across fields and industries.
EP 18
Dec 2022
Africa Geospatial Innovation - a spotlight on Locana in Africa
Geospatial innovation in Africa is growing and Locana is learning a lot from this through their work on the continent. With Todd Slind.
EP 17
Nov 2022
Geospatial Data Version Control with Kart
Kart provides distributed version control for geospatial and tabular data, storing it in Git at the row and cell level - enabling GIS workflows without plugins.
EP 16
Oct 2022
Getting Started with Africa Geoportal
How young African geospatial professionals can access ESRI tools, ArcGIS Online, Story Map, Digital Earth Africa datasets and more - completely free.
EP 15
Sep 2022
Volunteering to Build Your Profile
Building your portfolio as a geospatial professional through volunteering - improving skills, gaining experience, and building a meaningful career foundation.
EP 14
Aug 2022
Spatialnode - A Portfolio Platform for Geospatial People
Conversation with Emmanuel Jolaiya, founder of Spatial Node, on building a portfolio platform purpose-built for the geospatial community.
EP 13
Jul 2022
Getting Started with OSGeoLive
OSGeoLive is a self-contained bootable environment that lets you try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything.
EP 12
Jun 2022
GIS in Business - AddisMap
How Alazar Tekle and the AddisMap team used open source geospatial data to build an interactive city guide of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
EP 11
May 2022
Using Drones in Remote Sensing
The role of drones in remote sensing - from small to large scale mapping projects, monitoring, and disaster response.
EP 10
Apr 2022
GIS for Energy Needs Assessment
The role of GIS in the energy sector - from needs assessment to supply planning and distribution.
EP 09
Jan 2022
The Future is Geospatial
A discussion of geospatial trends to look forward to in 2022 - the first episode of Season 2.
EP 08
Dec 2021
2021 in Reviews and Awards in the Geosphere
Highlights of the podcast's first year: geospatial engineering, mentoring, State of the Map Africa, and recognition awards in the geosphere.
EP 07
Nov 2021
Being a Geospatial Engineer
Laura Mugeha on what it takes to be a geospatial engineer, her journey, and advice for those looking to start out in the field.
EP 06
Oct 2021
Digital Mapping in the Humanitarian Context with Janet Chapman (Crowd2Map)
Crowd2Map Tanzania - an entirely volunteer crowdsourced mapping project that has been mapping rural Tanzania on OpenStreetMap since 2015.
EP 05
Sep 2021
Mentoring and Volunteering in the Geospatial Industry
Why everyone needs a mentor, whether just starting out or already an expert - exploring mentorship and volunteering in geospatial.
EP 04
Aug 2021
Introductions, Our Why and Some News
The founding episode of Geospatially Africa - answering the Why behind the podcast and introducing the hosts.
EP 03
Jul 2021
State of the Map Africa - Bringing OSM Communities in Africa Together
The State of the Map Africa conference celebrates the culture of open mapping, open data, GIS and its impact across Africa.
EP 02
Jun 2021
Introducing the Digital Earth Africa Platform
Digital Earth Africa provides analysis-ready satellite data to address sustainable development challenges across all 54 countries in Africa.
EP 01
May 2021
Using Geospatial Technology in Geohazard Mapping Saves Lives
How geospatial technology is applied in mapping, visualising, and identifying geohazards - contributing to early warning systems and risk management.