Africa Geospatial Innovation - a spotlight on Locana in Africa

<p>Geospatial innovation in Africa is growing and <a href="https://locana.co/">Locana </a>is learning a lot from this through their work in Africa. We sit down with Todd Slind, Locana’s Vice President of Emerging Markets, who also leads the Open Data &amp; Development (OD&amp;D) unit, to discuss some of their numerous projects within the African space, and how they help foster collaborative development (cross-fertilization) between Africa and the rest of the world. &nbsp;</p> <p>Tune in to know about the work they have done and some of its impact on socio-economic development across Africa. &nbsp;</p> <p>In this episode Todd discusses;</p> <ul> <li>Some past and current projects he is excited about within Africa,</li> <li>Innovative usage of OpenStreetMap data in disaster relief.&nbsp;</li> <li>Their approach to new spatial data types and making it more accessible to ordinary users, such as organizations in need of such data.</li> <li>Opinion on open-source vs proprietary data</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>Connect with us at <a href="https://twitter.com/geospatialy">https://twitter.com/geospatialy</a></p> <p>Visit our website <a href="https://geospatiallyafrica.com/support-us/">https://geospatiallyafrica.com</a></p> <p>Find out how to support <a href="https://geospatiallyafrica.com/support-us/">https://geospatiallyafrica.com/support-us/</a></p>