Satellite 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…Dec 9, 2021A response icon2Dec 9, 2021A response icon2
Autonomous 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…Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 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…Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
Google 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…Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2020
Esri 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…Dec 21, 2020A response icon3Dec 21, 2020A response icon3
Announcing 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…Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020
Death of an Open Source Business ModelEulogy for a simpler timeDec 9, 2020A response icon19Dec 9, 2020A response icon19
OpenStreetMap is Having a MomentThe Billion Dollar Dataset Next DoorNov 18, 2020A response icon19Nov 18, 2020A response icon19
Stop Building Satellite Imagery Platforms and MarketplacesBuild something else. Anything else.Nov 12, 2020A response icon4Nov 12, 2020A response icon4
We Have the TechnologyOn the Climate Emergency and the Role of Geospatial TechnologyNov 1, 2020A response icon1Nov 1, 2020A response icon1