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Matt Forrest
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Welcome to The Spatial Stack, where modern geospatial technology takes center stage. Our episodes feature interviews with leading experts, insightful discussions on the integration of AI and big data in spatial tech, and case studies on groundbreaking projects worldwide. Tune in to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving world of geospatial technology!

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What does it actually take to make AI useful on location data?

In this episode, Matt Forrest sits down with Ryan Urabe, co-founder and CTO of Dataplor, to unpack how AI, embeddings, and agents are changing the way we work with points of interest and... more

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What does it actually take to map every agricultural field on Earth?

In this episode, Matt sits down with Jen Marcus, Vice President of Strategic Innovation Programs at Taylor Geospatial, and Isaac Corley, Director of AI/ML Research at Taylor Geospa... more

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In this episode of the Spatial Stack, Matt sits down with Troy Schmidt, a 20-year GIS developer and the creator of SPHERE, an open-source Python package that runs FEMA's HAZUS flood risk methodology on GeoParquet and DuckDB.

Troy dives into why dept... more

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In this episode of the Spatial Stack, Matt sits down with Maggie Ma, tech content creator at @maggieindata and former geospatial data scientist.

Maggie left her corporate data science role last year to become a full-time content creator across Insta... more

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Jen Marcus
Vice President for Strategic Innovation Programs
Taylor Geospatial
Episode: Mapping Every Field on Earth: Global Field Boundaries, Open Data, and GeoAI with Taylor Geospatial
Isaac Corley
Director of Research
Taylor Geospatial
Episode: Mapping Every Field on Earth: Global Field Boundaries, Open Data, and GeoAI with Taylor Geospatial
Troy Schmidt
GIS developer specializing in climate risk and open-source risk modeling
Episode: Rebuilding Climate Risk: SPHERE, DuckDB, and the Modern GIS Stack with Troy Schmidt
Maggie Ma
Tech content creator at Maggie Data, former geospatial data scientist
Maggie Data
Episode: From Geospatial Data Scientist to Full-Time Creator with Maggie Ma
Yael Maguire
General Manager and VP of Google Maps Platform and Google Earth
Google
Episode: Chatting with the Physical World: Google's Yael Maguire on AI, Maps, and 280 Billion Images
Emily Lisle
Representative from Dataplor
Dataplor
Episode: Beyond the CSV: Visualizing POI Data for Global Expansion Strategy with Emily Lisle from Dataplor
Pierrick Poulenas
CEO and co-founder of Picterra
Picterra
Episode: The Next GPS? Why GeoAI is the New Invisible Infrastructure with Pierrick Poulenas (Picterra)
Phil Derringer
Product management at Wherobots
Wherobots
Episode: #40: The "GPT Moment" for Earth: Moving from Computer Vision to Large Earth Models
Len Sternad
Machine learning engineer at Wherobots
Wherobots
Episode: #40: The "GPT Moment" for Earth: Moving from Computer Vision to Large Earth Models

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Matt Forrest
Host of Spatial Stack, focused on modern geospatial technology, AI integration, and industry case studies.

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Rebuilding Climate Risk: SPHERE, DuckDB, and the Modern GIS Stack with Troy Schmidt
Q: Can you tell us a little bit more about Hazus and where it fits in the workflow?
Hazus is FEMA's gold-standard flood analysis framework, consisting of a methodology and a software implementation. The methodology defines how to run analyses and how depth-damage functions and building attributes drive the results, while the software is the tool that executes those rules. The conversation emphasizes the difference between methodology and the software, and the need to access site-specific data and the depth grids to run accurate analyses.
From Geospatial Data Scientist to Full-Time Creator with Maggie Ma
Q: How does Maggie view the role of AI in content creation today?
AI is a significant productivity aid in editing, analytics, and ideation, but she emphasizes staying in the driver's seat to ensure authentic, expert-driven content rather than letting AI voice dominate.
From Geospatial Data Scientist to Full-Time Creator with Maggie Ma
Q: What led to her transition from corporate to full-time content creation?
A combination of push factors (projects being shelved and misalignment with company direction) and pull factors (the growing impact of her content on others, income potential, and desire for independence) motivated the move, aided by a period of runway and belief in long-term impact.
From Geospatial Data Scientist to Full-Time Creator with Maggie Ma
Q: How did Maggie end up combining data science and geography in her career path?
She pursued a double focus in statistics and geography, discovered human geography as a key field, and engaged in multiple internships that gradually steered her toward geospatial data science, eventually landing in a role at a logistics-focused startup.
#32: Why Meta Is Betting Big on Open Maps
Q: How do you integrate the mapping tools and techniques at Meta with larger data sets, especially in response to humanitarian needs?
We collaborate globally with mappers to gather street-level imagery and improve our local maps, especially important for humanitarian efforts such as mapping post-disaster for effective response.

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What is Spatial Stack about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on geospatial technology, AI, and data-driven decision making, with a steady cadence of expert interviews and practical discussions. Episodes frequently explore how AI is grounding spatial insights, the shift from traditional desktop GIS to cloud-native, scalable stacks, and real-world applicationsβ€”from mapping and mobility to supply chains and urban planning. Listeners can expect thoughtful dives into data quality, global data coverage, and the evolving ecosystem of tools, formats, and architectures that enable location intelligence at scale. A few episodes stand out for proposing actionable career guidance, democratizing access to geospatial insights, and framing complex tech topics in business terms for practitioners, b... more

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