<![CDATA[Trust the Geoprocess]]>In geospatial we talk a lot about the latest tech and "how to" tutorials. But no one ever talks about "what should you build" or "who should you build it for"? These are the key questions you have to answer to win influence and build maps and apps that solve meaningful problems and people will love to use.

Five years ago I learned the mindset and tools experts use to answer those questions and it changed my career. Follow along because it might change your's too.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Thu, 28 May 2026 05:47:19 GMTMon, 05 Jan 2026 00:23:29 GMT60Ryan Shields<p>In geospatial we talk a lot about the latest tech and "how to" tutorials. But no one ever talks about "what should you build" or "who should you build it for"? These are the key questions you have to answer to win influence and build maps and apps that solve meaningful problems and people will love to use.</p><p></p><p>Five years ago I learned the mindset and tools experts use to answer those questions and it changed my career. Follow along because it might change your's too.</p>episodicRyan Shieldsryan@spatialstoriesmedia.comno<![CDATA[You're Using the Wrong Georeferencer]]>Daniel O'Donahue of Mapscaping joins the show to listen to me rave about my new favorite georeferencer, which then leads us down a rabbit hole into the world of georeferencing old maps!

]]>f0fab67c-2b54-4333-a49d-0694c52fc467Sat, 21 Feb 2026 03:54:18 GMT<p>Daniel O'Donahue of Mapscaping joins the show to listen to me rave about my new favorite georeferencer, which then leads us down a rabbit hole into the world of georeferencing old maps!</p>no00:39:57You're Using the Wrong Georeferencerfull<![CDATA[Something is missing from the geospatial conversation]]>There's a lot of technical talk around modern geospatial tools. A lot of "how to" tutorials for new software, new databases, new file formats. The number of things we can map and analyze is seemingly infinite and growing every day.

So how do you figure out what to build? How do you know if the thing you want to build is valuable?

You need to adopt the design thinking mindset. Master that and you'll have the eyes to see where you can create real value for real people.

]]>9cf4b349-2ccc-4564-84cb-af97e5d154cfMon, 05 Jan 2026 03:45:26 GMT<p>There's a lot of technical talk around modern geospatial tools. A lot of "how to" tutorials for new software, new databases, new file formats. The number of things we can map and analyze is seemingly infinite and growing every day. </p><p></p><p>So how do you figure out what to build? How do you know if the thing you want to build is valuable? </p><p></p><p>You need to adopt the design thinking mindset. Master that and you'll have the eyes to see where you can create real value for real people.</p>no00:11:18Something is missing from the geospatial conversationfull