This week on the Geomob Podcast, Aba Osunsade, Ecosystem Lead at Geovation ( https://geovation.uk/ ), shares how the organization helps startups and innovators unlock the value of location data through accelerator programs, community events, and expert support.

2/ First speaker was Markus Gräser, showing off his Virtual Reality experiment allowing you to fly through the world using #OpenStreetMap data. Very cool demo, very challenging technically Check it out here: https://ctrlw.github.io/osm4vr/ #geomobBER

At the Kneipe #geomobBER

Here we go, Geomob Berlin is starting! Will do a full thread with pics tomorrow #geomobBER

RE: https://mapstodon.space/@geomob/116730120750204437 Berlin, we will see you tonight at Bettermile!! Doors open at 18:00, talks start at 18:30. Looking forward to another fun one. Huge thanks to your sponsors for making it possible 🙏 #geomobBER

Geomob Belgium is coming up on 23 June and will be our final Geomob before we take a break for the summer! We'll be back on 16 September with Geomob London. In the meantime, here’s what’s coming up: 📍 Geomob Berlin - 18.06 (a few spots still available) 📍 Geomob Belgium - 23.06

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dawarich/116720412539319937 Thank you! 🙏

3/ Next Brian Hollinshead detailed the many difficulties in defining precise, historic Irish boundaries. Many interesting examples. Well worth checking out his site: https://www.dublinhistoricmaps.ie #geomobDUB

#geobeers in Dublin #geomobDUB

We‘re setting up for Geomob Dublin https://thegeomob.com/post/june-3rd-2026-geomobdub-details #geomobDUB

In this week's episode of the Geomob podcast, Denise McKenzie is joined by Elena Field to discuss Elena’s journey from geology to leading geospatial initiatives at the British Antarctic Survey.

5/ Heidi Hurst of Arctic Research & Development https://arcticrd.com was our next speaker, sharing with us the problem of "Pole bonk" and the challenges of mapping the Earth's poles #geomobLON

Last night we were back in Clerkenwell for Geomob London. Thanks to everyone who joined us for another fun evening, here's our recap 1/ #geomobLON

We're setting up for Geomob London! Thank you Geovation for (again) hosting us 🙏 https://thegeomob.com/post/may-20th-2026-geomoblon-details Thank you to our sponsors for making the evening possible 👏 • Avineon Tensing https://www.avineon-tensing.com • Esri UK https://www.esriuk.com/en-gb/home

Podcast 338 is live! This week, ecologist Tom Foxley joins the Geomob podcast to discuss how GPS and acoustic data are transforming bat conservation in the UK, from tracking movement patterns to improving habitat protection and smarter development planning. 🦇

Fun times last night at Geomob Barcelona, here's our summary of the evening. We start, as always, by thanking our sponsors • OpenCage https://opencagedata.com • the OGC https://www.ogc.org and our venue partner • CoworkIdea https://coworkidea.com

GPS on the ice shelf #geomobBCN

First speaker! #geomobBCN

We’re setting up for Geomob Barcelona, talks start in 10 min. Thanks to CoworkIdea for again hosting us 🙏 We will post a summary thread tomorrow #geomobBCN

Great news for the geospatial community. Geomob is coming to Canada. In just two weeks, thanks to organizer Bernie Connors, Geomob will make its debut in Canada with an event on Tuesday, May 26 in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

A huge thank you to the organizers, speakers, sponsors, and attendees who made Geomob Edinburgh and Geomob Lisbon such a success. These events only happen because of the incredible community behind them. 📍Sponsors Edinburgh: Esri, Geovation Scotland, CodeBase, The Melting Pot

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We have three exciting opportunities coming up to join the Geomob community. Next week: 📍 6 May • Geomob Lisbon • Geomob Edinburgh In two weeks: 📍 13 May • Geomob Barcelona

If you’re interested in geospatial, this is worth a listen. In the latest Geomob podcast episode, Annie Reardon-Smith, Event Manager for GEO Business, talks about the UK’s largest upcoming geospatial event, GEO Business, taking place in London on June 3–4.

7/ Thank you to all of our speakers, there was a lot to discuss. For the second half the event we moved across the street to a beer hall for discussion 🍻 It was wonderful to see so many of you, Geomob Berlin is thriving. Thank you sponsors for making it possible!

It was another great evening last night at Geomob Berlin, our biggest event yet! Here's our summary of the evening. Thank you to everyone who attended and to our sponsors for making it possible 🙏 • Mapbox https://www.mapbox.com • Mapular https://mapular.com • OGC https://www.ogc.org

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at Geomob Berlin! https://thegeomob.com/post/april-23rd-2026-geomobber-details Thank you to our five volunteer speakers and our sponsors: • Mapbox https://www.mapbox.com • Mapular https://mapular.com • OGC https://www.ogc.org/

On this week's Geomob podcast, Denise McKenzie talks with Ed Parsons and Rollo Home about GeoFutures, a British Cartographic Society Event.

Geomob has been getting more and more popular in London and our 🗓️ 20 May event is almost at max capacity. We will close sign-up shortly, as we literally can not fit more people in the space. So if you are thinking of coming sign up ASAP: https://thegeomob.com/post/may-20th-2026-geomoblon-details

Many thanks to everyone who joined us last night for the first Geomob Cologne. Was a great group and interesting talks. Many thanks to Christoph Friedrich for organizing and GRAS https://www.gras-system.org for hosting us #geomobCGN

We‘ll post pictures and a summary of #geomobCGN tomorrow

We‘re setting up here at the office of GRAS for #geomobCGN

Today is the day! Our first ever Geomob Cologne! Looking forward to seeing everyone this evening, many thanks to our speakers and sponsors for making the event possible #geomobCGN

We've added another Geomob event to the roster for the coming months: 📍 Geomob Lisbon on May 6th That brings us to seven upcoming Geomobs! Want to join us in Lisbon? Find all the details and register here: https://thegeomob.com/post/may-6th-2026-geomoblx-details #geomob #geomoblx

Only one week to go until our first ever Geomob Cologne! We will see you on the evening of Thursday, 16 April at the offices of our hosts GRAS GmbH 🙏 New city, but same recipe as everywhere else: interesting geospatial talks followed by relaxed discussion and networking over drinks

In this episode of the Geomob Podcast, Jeremy Morley talks with Professor David Unwin about how GIS grew from niche geography to a global field. He shares his career journey, early teaching innovations, and a cautionary note on AI, emphasizing the value of solid geographic thinking.

Our monthly newsletter went out to just over 3,000 geo-geeks this morning. We've switched to a new email service (sender.net), it's possible the newsletter ends up in your spam folder, so fish it out of there if needed. You can also see this month's email here

RE: https://en.osm.town/@osmberlin/116319094654924295 For our Berlin-based friends:

Geomob podcast #331 is online! This week, Ed talks with Ben Abelshausen about Geomob Belgium and the Bike Data Project. Have a listen here: https://thegeomob.com/podcast/episode-331 #geomobpod

Dublin, here we come 🇮🇪 On June 3rd, join us for the very first Geomob Dublin! A big thanks to The Digital Hub for supporting the event, alongside everyone else helping to bring this together. We’re still adding speakers and volunteers to the lineup, so stay tuned. Want to be part of it?

NEW DATE for Geomob Berlin: Thursday, April 23rd. Hi everyone, We had to change the date for GeomobBER to April 23rd. We hope you can still make it. A huge thanks to our sponsors: @mapbox, Mapular, @[email protected] and @opengeospatial!

One final announcement before we head into the weekend - the date of the next Geomob Barcelona is now set for 🗓️ Wednesday, 13 May https://thegeomob.com/post/may-13th-2026-geomobbcn-details Speaker volunteers needed!

Geomob is coming to Cologne! The first #geomobCGN will take place on Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 18:00. We'll meet at the office of GRAS - Global Risk Assessment Services GmbH. A special thanks to Christoph Friedrich for organizing the event and to GRAS for hosting!

We’re excited to announce the inaugural **Geomob Fredericton** happening on Tue, May 26, 2026, at 7 PM at Maybee Brewing in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

We’ve just released a new podcast episode! In Episode 327, Rhiannan Price and Bill Greer discuss the Common Space initiative, a bold effort to democratize access to high-resolution satellite imagery.

We’re thrilled that **GEOLYTIX** ( https://geolytix.com/ ) and **Thunderforest** ( https://www.thunderforest.com/ ) have renewed their annual sponsorship for **Geomob London**! Their support helps bring the geospatial community together with talks, ideas, and connections across the industry.

GeomobEDI NEW DATE: May 6, 2026 We had to reschedule Geomob Edinburgh to May 6, 2026. All other details remain the same. We hope you can join us on the new date! Event details and speaker line up: https://lnkd.in/dSynYg8J #geomob

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for a delightful Geomob Berlin. Here's our recap of the evening. First things first, thanks to hosts UP42 https://up42.com for sharing their office with us. UP42 is currently hiring: https://up42.com/company/careers #geomobBER