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SCP E145 Resilience in Regional Communities, with Chad Renando
In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a brilliant conversation with Chad Randando, director for the not for profit Startup Status, Managing Director Australia for the Global Entrepreneurship network, and current PhD researcher exploring the connection between entrepreneur ecosystems and community resilience. Chad and I discuss his varied background that spans the US Navy, manufacturing, innovation hubs and a stint as a radio DJ, and how some of those experiences sparked...
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 630
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 630
30 November 2019
Where to find geospatial data (a high level skim)
Click to directly download MP3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/avsp/AVSP_Episode630.mp3
Topic:
This week we talk about where you can go to download data, with just a few examples.
National Map
Data.gov
Census Bureau
EarthExplorer
LandsatLook viewer
Sentinel remote sensing data access
Natural Earth Data
OpenStreetMap
State data clearinghouses MapWV, PASDA, NCOneMap
City data sets – Chicago, Charlotte, New York
Originally posted on 2019-11-30 20:27:52 at https://veryspatial.com/2019/11/a-veryspatial-podcast-episode-630/
SCP E144 Where to next for Smart Cities and Communities? (Part 6)
I’m back with another bonus episode of the podcast that brings together multiple guests answers to the question “Where to next with Smart Cities and Communities?” And this time I’m sharing with you the answers from MOVE-ember guests, plus a number of our guests from earlier this year: Listen here: Guests featured in this episode: Scott Shepherd in Episode 139 Rachel De Sain in Episode 142 Samson Williams from way back in Episode 107 Kylie Nixon in Episode 97 Prugya Maini...
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