Mapillary

Mapillary

Author: MapScaping October 27, 2025 Duration: 48:05
The MapScaping Podcast - GIS, Geospatial, Remote Sensing, earth observation and digital geography
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Exploring the Evolution and Impact of Mapillary with Ed from Meta.  Topics include Ed's journey with Mapillary, the process of uploading and utilizing street-level imagery, and the integration with OpenStreetMap. Ed talks about the challenges of mapping with various devices, the role of community contributions, and future potentials in mapping technology, such as using neural radiance fields (NeRFs) for creating immersive 3D scenes. The episode provides insights into how Mapillary is advancing geospatial data collection and usage. 00:00 Introduction to the Map Scaping Podcast 00:57 Meet Ed: Product Manager at Meta 02:09 Ed's Journey with Mapillary 03:59 What is Mapillary? 07:00 The Evolution of 360 Cameras 09:20 Uploading Imagery to Mapillary 14:10 Building a 3D Model of the World 19:10 Meta's Use of Map Data 21:24 The Importance of Community in Mapping 24:15 The Importance of Authoritative Data 24:49 Meta's Contributions to Open Source Geo World 25:27 Real-World Applications: Vietnam's B Group 28:16 Innovative Mapping in Detroit 31:38 Future of Mapping: Lidar and Beyond 32:20 Exploring Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs) 35:40 Challenges and Innovations in Mapping Technology 45:25 Community Contributions and Future Directions 46:37 Closing Remarks and Contact Information   Previous episodes that you might find interesting https://mapscaping.com/podcast/scaling-map-data-generation-using-computer-vision/ https://mapscaping.com/podcast/the-rapid-editor/ https://mapscaping.com/podcast/overture-maps-and-the-daylight-distribution/      

The MapScaping Podcast delves into the intricate world where geography meets data. This isn't about static paper maps, but the dynamic, digital systems that help us understand our planet. Each conversation focuses on the practical and the visionary within GIS, geospatial technology, remote sensing, and earth observation. You'll hear directly from the cartographers, data scientists, software developers, and analysts who are building the tools and interpreting the information that defines modern digital geography. The discussions explore how satellite imagery is used, how location intelligence solves complex problems, and where the technology is headed next. For professionals, students, or anyone fascinated by how we chart and comprehend our world, this podcast offers a grounded look at a field that is constantly redrawing its own boundaries. Tune in to The MapScaping Podcast for insights that are as much about the people and ideas shaping this space as they are about the technology itself. It's a consistent source for those who think spatially, providing depth and context that goes beyond the software interface. Listen to find out how the hidden structures of geospatial data influence everything from urban planning and environmental conservation to business logistics and everyday apps.
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Strategic Buy-In For FOSS4G [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:47
Embracing Open-Source Geospatial Technology is easy as an individual but what if you want your organization to use FOSS4G How do you get strategic buy-in? It turns out that the software does not sell itself and that even…
From GNSS to VPS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:59
** Warning** Consuming this content may lead to educated opinions and or a better understanding of the future of location technology! ** Proceed with caution!! ** If are curious about any of the following topics this epi…
Overture Maps And The Daylight Distribution [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:23
In this podcast episode, Jennings Anderson, a research scientist at Meta, discusses the Overture Maps Foundation, a downstream product of OpenStreetMap. He explains his background in open map data and his interest in stu…
100 billion Points Every Day [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:07
100 billion Points Every Day 100 billion is a very large number, let's say that I gave you a spreadsheet with 100 billion rows in it, each row consisted of five columns Latitude, Longitude, Device ID, A Timestamp, and a…
Synthetic Data For Real Problems [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:36
Computer vision is everywhere! But teaching an algorithm to identify objects requires a lot of data and this is definitely the case when we think about GeoAI But it is not enough to have a lot of data we also need data t…
Hub Ocean [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:53
This is an interview with a senior data scientist from Hub Ocean, a platform that aims to unlock and unite ocean data. Hub Ocean - as the name suggests is a hub for ocean data Now we have talked about these kinds of data…
Felt - Upload Anything [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:30
felt.com is a browser-based mapping tool and its also a reminder that just because we have always done web mapping one way it doesn’t mean it always has to be done that way. For example, Felt lets you upload anything! Th…
The Rapid Editor [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:59
Rapid is a free open-source web-based editor for an OpenStreetMap. In the past the focus was on conflating AI-generated datasets with OpenStreetMap data but the future for this editor is conflating authoritative datasets…
PostgreSQL - Listen and Notify Clients In Real Time [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:28
The promise of digital mapping is to provide a shared and real-time view of the state of the underlying system. pg_eventserv is a free and open-source component that helps fulfill the promise of real-time event modeling…
Applying For A Job, Getting Picked and Negotiating The Contract [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:07
You guessed it this episode is all about recruitment! Who is this episode for? Well if you have a career in geospatial … it's for you! Getting the job you want, changing your career path, or deciding whether to work at a…

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