10/ Our next London event will be on Wednesday, 16 Sept 2026

Sign-up is open, and we still have a few speaking slots, please volunteer
https://thegeomob.com/post/september-16th-2026-geomoblon-details

We hope to see you there

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7/ Finally, we heard from Patrick Rickles who shared his perspective on geospatial careers, the strengths of a geospatial background, but also some of the challenges facing members of the industry in the current dynamic tech/information landscape

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9/ We adjourned to the Sutton Arms for the second half of the evening - discussion and networking over drinks generously paid for by our sponsors.

• Avineon Tensing https://www.avineon-tensing.com
• Esri UK https://www.esriuk.com
• Ed Parsons https://www.edparsons.com
• Geolytix https://geolytix.com
• Mappery https://mappery.org
• OGC https://www.ogc.org
• OpenCage https://opencagedata.com
•Thunderforest https://www.thunderforest.com

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6/ Fifth speaker of the evening was Dane Rossenrode, of On a Map https://onamap.org giving an overview of geo APIs

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4/ 3rd speaker was Geomob regular Dennis Bauszus explains precisely what OSGeo @osgeo is, what the organisation does, and how people can get involved.

This is particularly relevant for the UK and next year's annual global conference #FOSS4G will be held in Bristol (Aug 2027). Get involved!

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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

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3/ Next we heard from Jake Wilkins of Epoch https://epoch.blue about the work they do on using earth observation for tracking the first mile of tropical soft commodities like palm oil to ensure sustainability compliance

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2/ Our first speaker of the evening Aba Osunsade of our hosts, Geovation, explaining the many benefits they offer the UK geospatial community.

Learn more and become a member https://members.geovation.uk

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