Joe Morrison had a great thread on Twitter yesterday about the future of earth observation. In my opinion this can be abstracted up to the future of geospatial technology, and more successful companies will be built by people focused in vertical markets with clear problems and market pull. There will always be a place for…
Author: jonneufeld
Growth Opportunities in the era of the 1:1 Scale Map
In the beginning, we had hard copy, and it was good. The year was 600 CE and humans were happily inscribing maps onto fragments of rock and showing them proudly to their friends and neighbours. Things didn’t change much over the next 1,400 years. I mean sure, we added velum, and paper, and scrolls, and…
The rationale for canceling a global event
As we recently shared on Twitter and the website, FOSS4G 2020 Calgary has been canceled. Clearly this wasn’t the outcome we were hoping for after working for nearly two-years to bring this event to Calgary, but the reality of COVID-19 is that we likely won’t see large gatherings of people in 2020. Recently another chair…
The Opportunity in Privacy and Location
I’m thinking about the intersection of privacy and location data a lot lately and I believe that there is a massive opportunity there for the product or service. This piece by the NYT from Dec 2019 One Nation, Tracked: An Investigation into The Smartphone Tracking Industry From Times Opinion does an excellent job of laying…
Conference Panels
I have attended and organized professional events where the content is mainly delivered through panels. When done well panels can be engaging, insightful, and entertaining but unfortunately not all panels are created equal. If you’re on a panel, or organizing an event that features panels here are ways to ensure it’s the best possible experience…