The Geoholics

Episode 166 - Devon Sprunk & Noah Eckhous from NavVis

As expected, the folks behind the coolest SLAM-based mobile mapping system did not disappoint! The guys were joined this week by Devon Sprunk, Account Executive & Noah Eckhous, Senior Customer Success Manager from NavVis. They were kind enough to carve some time out of their busy schedules to provide us with enough SLAM related content to make our heads spin. Just some of the topics discussed (besides Taylor Swift) include defining what SLAM is and is not, accuracy vs precision (and where surveyors fit in!), reality capture & digital twins, staying up to date with the relative hardware/software advancements and of course, what makes NavVis different!! Also, stay tuned for the results of a top secret curling related project…shhhh. DR. Georg (not Greg!!) Schroth was quoted. Music by Taylor Swift (argh)!

Episode 165 - Chelsea Barraco & Michelle Pauley

As we continue to celebrate Women’s History Month, the guys were joined this week by Chelsea Barraco & Michelle Pauley. These two are the epitome of confident, giving, intelligent, savvy and strong women. In fact, they may or may not have made DD & PS feel unworthy of being in their presence! Chelsea is a Commercial Realtor and philanthropist who enjoys serving as a connector of resources in a community. Michelle is a CRE Advisor, empowering leader and facilitator who's passion is helping people to build a strong legacy. These ladies have overcome the many challenges and stereotypes most women face while working in a male dominated profession. Do yourself a favor and give this a listen to be humbled and enlightened. G.D. Anderson was quoted. Music by Led Zeppelin!

Bonus Episode - Pacific Rim Geospatial Conference

Aloha Geoholics! One of the many unplanned benefits of producing this podcast is that we have the unique opportunity to help out fellow geospatial professionals from across the globe. This episode is a great example of just that. The guys were joined by Christine Chaplin, GISP, Meyer Cummins, LS and Gwen Gervelis, LS representing their respective professional organizations being the Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council, Hawaii Land Surveyor Association and Alaska Society of Professional Land Surveyors. The discussion loosely focused on the inherent differences of surveying Alaska & Hawaii and more importantly promoting the Pacific Rim Geospatial Conference taking place March 16 & 17 in beautiful Honolulu, Hawai`i! Music by Weezer. Mahalo!

 

 

Episode 164 - Robert ”The Saint” Emerson & Calie ”Spirit” Patrick

Oh boy…DD has not only found a new man crush, but also lost touch with all reality during this episode! The guys (and Peta) were joined this week by Rob “The Saint” Emerson & Calie “Spirit” Patrick. Two MMA fighters with amazing stories to share. Rob has fought on the biggest stages including The Ultimate Fighter Season 5, UFC, Bellator and Game Bred Fighting Championship. Calie is a 2x division bantamweight Muay Thai Champion, blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and aspires to become a world MMA champion. Both of these mixed martial artists train at the MMA Lab in Glendale, AZ. You are not going to want to miss all of the life experiences and lessons shared during this emotional and inspirational episode. Rob not only has Dana White on speed dial, but has established himself as a true professional, coach, and mentor. Calie strives to serve the woman of the sport and raise the evolution of female athletes to be a voice for the women who wish to become something greater than their past. Rob Emerson was quoted. Music by Queen.

Episode 163 - Maha Kamal

Put a pin in Egypt! Yep, the cast was joined this week by Maha Kamal all the way from Cairo, Egypt. Maha is a Geospatial Advisor at EDGE Pro for Information Systems. Her belief is geospatial technologies are the foundational in creating positive change in the world. Maha is a driver of Geospatial strategy and an experienced Product Manager who focuses on product life, strategy and leadership skills. She is very passionate about innovation and loves the diversity of work. Peta Cox joined the guys this week for another stimulating conversation. Jack Dangermond was quoted with music by Fairuz!!

GeoWeek 2023 - Day 3 Continued

0:00 Tan Nguyen, Business Development Manager TLS | RIEGL California Lead at Riegl USA Inc. 

18:51 Raymond Murphy, CSO - Founder at Murphy Geospatial Group

38:11 Eric Bergholz Geschäftsführender Partner bei Laserscanning Europe GmbH und LSE Robotics GmbH

GeoWeek 2023 - Day 3

00:00 Al Thead, Vice President Operations and Gary Phipps, Field Application Specialist with SmartDrone Corporation 

18:05 David Morczinek, CEO & Adam Kersnowski, Co-Founder with AirWorks and Luke Bingham, Vice President of Process Control with DataSight

38:01 Rami Tamimi - Surveying and Geospatial Technology Researcher and YouTube Content Creator

 

 

GeoWeek 2023 - Day 2 Continued

0:00 Jennifer Gilley, LSI, GISP - Survey Analyst at David Evans and Associates, Inc.

20:19 Walter Burgess - Co-CEO, Sales & Engineering at Power Technology, Inc.

35:27 Dawn Zoldi - Founder and CEO at P3 Tech Consulting LLC

46:38 Lauren Regiec - Team Lead, Geospatial & UAS at Carahsoft 

GeoWeek 2023 - Day 2

0:00 Richard Serby - Owner, GeoSearch, Inc.

16:40 Mark Bellncula - Artist & Creative Director at Bell & Koola

30:00 Alexandra "Lexi" Zades - Sales Engineer at AerialSphere

40:58 Marc Goldman - Director - AEC Industry Solutions @ Esri

GeoWeek 2023 - Day 1 Continued

0:00 Heather Lassner and Bryan Frazier - Denver Water 

13:08 Erin Radford and Jed Gibson - David Evans and Associates, Inc.

23:46 Lisa Nisenson - Vice President at WGI