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SHIFT

Geography is Everything

· 19 min · Season 3 Episode 50

Show notes

From deciding where to build a new business, airport or fire station, to understanding the potential impact of decisions regarding conservation or governance, people make billions of maps everyday using GIS. We explore the history and evolution of this tech with one of its pioneers, in the latest installment of our oral history project.

This episode originally aired in November 2024.

We Meet:

Esri Founder & President Jack Dangermond

Credits:

This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob…

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