2021 in Review and Awards in the Geosphere

<p>We are one of the few geospatial podcasts in Africa that talks about the geospatial industry in the continent and around the world. &nbsp;We started out in April and so far we’ve had 7 amazing episodes, with great and amazing guests from different backgrounds. One interesting thing about being a host is the opportunity to learn and from each guest and to constantly improve the quality of the podcast with the addition of each new episode. Thank you for make this a success for us!</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Some Episodes</strong></p> <ul> <li>Being a Geospatial Engineer</li> <li>Digital Mapping in the Humanitarian context with Janet Chapman (Crowd2Map)</li> <li>Mentoring and Volunteering in the geospatial industry</li> <li>Introductions Our Why and Some News!</li> <li>State of the Map Africa - bringing OSM communities in Africa together.</li> <li>Introducing the Digital Earth Africa platform</li> <li>Using Geospatial Technology in Geohazard mapping saves lives</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Some Geospatial awards</strong></p> <p><a href="https://geospatialworldforum.org/2021/geospatial-excellence-awards.html"><u>Geospatial World Excellence Awards</u></a> : The Geospatial World Awards are an internationally-acclaimed premium awards recognizing individuals and organizations behind remarkable innovations and ideas in the global geospatial industry. Initiated in 2007, the awards have recognized over 200+ individuals and organizations till date. (C2M 2020 winner under crowdsourcing)</p> <p><a href="https://www.geospatialworld.net/rising-stars/2021/index.html"><u>Geospatial World &nbsp;50 Rising Stars</u></a> : The Geospatial World 50 Rising Stars is an initiative by Geospatial Media and Communications to highlight the outstanding accomplishments of young individuals who are proactive and passionate about the value of geospatial technology to the economy and society. In 2021, 50 profiles were selected out of 250 nominations. One of our guests Laura Mugeha was one of the winner in 2021. (Podcast Episode -