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Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

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Dec 9, 2021

Satellite Imagery is Not Becoming a Commodity

Disclaimer: I work at Umbra, a satellite imagery company. I’m hopelessly biased on this topic. As Upton Sinclair famously quipped, “It is…

Satellite Imagery is Not Becoming a Commodity

Joe Morrison

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Apr 8, 2021

Autonomous Vehicles Won’t Revolutionize Maps

Originally published in February’s edition of my monthly newsletterAnything you read here gets sent there first. To get articles like this…

Autonomous Vehicles Won’t Revolutionize Maps

Joe Morrison

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Feb 19, 2021

Why I’m Leaving Azavea to Join Umbra

(This piece was originally published on my newsletter, A Closer Look with Joe Morrison on January 15, 2021. I post everything I write…

Why I’m Leaving Azavea to Join Umbra

Joe Morrison

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Dec 31, 2020

Google Maps’ Moat is Evaporating

This post was originally published on my monthly email newsletter, A Closer Look with Joe Morrison and subsequently discussed at length on…

Google Maps’ Moat is Evaporating

Joe Morrison

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Dec 21, 2020

Esri Can’t Be Stopped

If you like this post, please consider subscribing to my email newsletter, “A Closer Look.” Once a month I share a new analysis (like this…

Esri Can’t Be Stopped

Joe Morrison

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Dec 16, 2020

Announcing a New Monthly Newsletter

The last month has been pretty wild. In the last 30 days, 145K people have been kind enough to visit my blog posts. Many have reached out…

Announcing a New Monthly Newsletter

Joe Morrison

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Dec 9, 2020

Death of an Open Source Business Model

Eulogy for a simpler time

Death of an Open Source Business Model

Joe Morrison

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Nov 18, 2020

OpenStreetMap is Having a Moment

The Billion Dollar Dataset Next Door

OpenStreetMap is Having a Moment

Joe Morrison

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Nov 12, 2020

Stop Building Satellite Imagery Platforms and Marketplaces

Build something else. Anything else.

Stop Building Satellite Imagery Platforms and Marketplaces

Joe Morrison

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Nov 1, 2020

We Have the Technology

On the Climate Emergency and the Role of Geospatial Technology

We Have the Technology

Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

Comedic relief at Umbra. Writing about maps and the people that make them. For inquiries: jrmorrison.jrm [at] gmail [dot] com

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