Mapping the intersection of AI and GIS

Daniel Wilson and Rob Fletcher of ESRI hang with Chris and Daniel to chat about how AI powered modern geographic information systems (GIS) and location intelligence. They illuminate the various models used for GIS, spatial analysis, remote sensing, real-time visualization, and 3D analytics. You don’t want to miss the part about their work for the DoD’s Joint AI Center in humanitarian assistance / disaster relief.

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Featuring:

• Daniel Wilson – LinkedIn
• Rob Fletcher – LinkedIn
• Chris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
• Daniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• ESRI
• ESRI - GeoAI Blog
• ESRI - YouTube: ArcGIS & Artificial Intelligence (DoD JAIC)
• Practical AI #72: How the U.S. military thinks about AI (DoD JAIC)

Books

• “Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning” by Christopher M. Bishop

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Creators & Guests

Host

Chris Benson

Host

Daniel Whitenack

Guest

Daniel Wilson

Guest

Rob Fletcher

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