Joe MorrisonSatellite Imagery is Not Becoming a CommodityDisclaimer: I work at Umbra, a satellite imagery company. I’m hopelessly biased on this topic. As Upton Sinclair famously quipped, “It is…12 min read·Dec 9, 2021--2--2
Joe MorrisonAutonomous Vehicles Won’t Revolutionize MapsOriginally published in February’s edition of my monthly newsletterAnything you read here gets sent there first. To get articles like this…7 min read·Apr 8, 2021----
Joe MorrisonWhy 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…16 min read·Feb 19, 2021----
Joe MorrisonGoogle Maps’ Moat is EvaporatingThis post was originally published on my monthly email newsletter, A Closer Look with Joe Morrison and subsequently discussed at length on…9 min read·Dec 31, 2020----
Joe MorrisonEsri Can’t Be StoppedIf you like this post, please consider subscribing to my email newsletter, “A Closer Look.” Once a month I share a new analysis (like this…10 min read·Dec 21, 2020--3--3
Joe MorrisonAnnouncing a New Monthly NewsletterThe 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…2 min read·Dec 16, 2020----
Joe MorrisonDeath of an Open Source Business ModelEulogy for a simpler time10 min read·Dec 9, 2020--20--20
Joe MorrisonOpenStreetMap is Having a MomentThe Billion Dollar Dataset Next Door9 min read·Nov 18, 2020--19--19
Joe MorrisonStop Building Satellite Imagery Platforms and MarketplacesBuild something else. Anything else.10 min read·Nov 12, 2020--4--4
Joe MorrisonWe Have the TechnologyOn the Climate Emergency and the Role of Geospatial Technology7 min read·Nov 1, 2020--1--1