Women in GIS presents "Geographers without Borders". This interview-style podcast brings you guests from around the world to share about their niche in geograph...
S2 EP14: Photogrammetry and GIS with Claire Kiedrowski
Claire is an OG photogrammetrist, passionate about geospatial technology and digital mapping. She founded KAPPA Mapping in 2003, and currently leads CornerstoneEnergy Services to new markets with her expertise and breadth of knowledge and skills. Claire is an American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing certified photogrammetrist, which is taking photographs and very precise measurements to create 3D models of objects and environments. Claire started in surveying and engineering and will talk about her journey as the technology advances came faster and faster since her beginning. Claire has a Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering from the University of Maine and currently resides in Bangor, ME.
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S2 EP13: Job Searching in the New Year with Sam Robinson
Carley has more than 15 years experience in the geosciences and specializes in emergency management. She leads the management of a county-wide enterprise GIS system, providing crucial support during emergencies such as Hurricane Dorian (2019), the COVID-19 pandemic, Hurricane Ian (2022), Hurricane Nicole (2022), and most recently Hurricane Milton. Carley facilitates important information dissemination to her county using GIS, creating dashboards and using tools like Survey123 to capture citizen damage assessments after storm events. She is a strong advocate for direct GIS involvement in emergency management as a mitigation to data gaps and information silos. Carley is a GISP and has a Bachelor of Science in Geography from Florida Atlantic University.
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S2 EP12: Emergency Response Using GIS with Carley Fitzgerald
Carley has more than 15 years experience in the geosciences and specializes in emergency management. She leads the management of a county-wide enterprise GIS system, providing crucial support during emergencies such as Hurricane Dorian (2019), the COVID-19 pandemic, Hurricane Ian (2022), Hurricane Nicole (2022), and most recently Hurricane Milton. Carley facilitates important information dissemination to her county using GIS, creating dashboards and using tools like Survey123 to capture citizen damage assessments after storm events. She is a strong advocate for direct GIS involvement in emergency management as a mitigation to data gaps and information silos. Carley is a GISP and has a Bachelor of Science in Geography from Florida Atlantic University.
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S2 EP11: From Athlete to Africa with Kat James from 400 Feet
Kat James is the founder of Four Hundred Feet, a social enterprise that helps individuals and organizations leverage drone technology to amplify impact in the global health,
environmental, and humanitarian sectors through consulting, one-on-one coaching, and educational resources. As a consultant, she helps organizations navigate the local regulatory environment, identify technical solutions and
partners, design & implement projects, and scale for impact.
Previously, Kat was a GIS specialist working on global health projects, which ranged from designing a maternal health data dashboard for the Ministry of Health in Ghana to mapping thousands of villages in Liberia and Zambia to see how far women must travel to access reproductive healthcare services.
Kat has a Bachelors of Art in Geography and Global Health from Middlebury College and a Masters in Public Health and Information Science from the University of Michigan. Kat is also a Kenya Civil Aviation Authority Certified Remote Pilot and Certified Part 107 Remote Pilot, and serves on the advisory boards of the Commercial UAV Expo’s Path the Leadership Scholarship Program and DroneDeploy’s Resilient Futures Grant Program.
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S2 EP10: Divine GIS with Jazzmen Wilson
Jazzmen is an experienced GIS Technician and geospatial
podcast host who can attest to the winding path that GIS sometimes takes in our lives. Jazzmen came to the geospatial world nearly by accident and once she realized she found her niche, she pushed full steam ahead! Jazzmen specializes in electric utilities and is passionate about the geospatial community and connecting through storytelling. Jazzmen has made her mark through her GIS
podcast, interviewing fellow geophiles and participating in panels telling her own story. In this episode we will talk about that winding path that got her to the geo-world, whether it’s more fulfilling to be a subject matter expert or generalist and what’s got her feeling settled in her current spot. Jazzmen has a Bachelor of Science in GIS from Arizona State University.
Women in GIS presents "Geographers without Borders". This interview-style podcast brings you guests from around the world to share about their niche in geography. From GIS to Urban Planning to Marine Biology, scientists and professionals around the world use the science of geography to solve problems critical to humanity every day.
With Host, Shannon Foxx-Day, and Producer, Caitlin Hagar-Kuhn.
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