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The Bounding Box

by odoenet

A podcast that discusses geo development, web development,and everything in between.

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Episodes

  1. Max Patiiuk - Scaling JavaScript, Monorepos & integrating AI

    We're talking to Max Patiiuk, Senior Software Dev at Esri about what it takes to support development at massive scale! We discuss the challenges of maintaining a large JavaScript monorepo with hundreds of contributors, building internal developer tooling, migrating millions of lines of code,...

  2. Harry Pamu - Curiosity as a Superpower

    This week, we get to speak to Harry Pamu, Principal Software Dev at Esri! What happens when a software engineer turns every hobby into an obsession? Harry Pamu joins The Bounding Box to talk about AI, software development, cooking, continuous learning, and how curiosity has shaped both his career...

  3. Sean Christian - Teach, Inspire, Repeat, passing GIS to the Next Generation

    I am excited to showcase one of my early mentors in GIS, really my first mentor in GIS, Sean Christian, who has over 30+ years experience as a Professional Engineer at the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts. Sean championed GIS, not just at the Districts, but along with many others in Los...

  4. Warren Roberts - Why GIS Skills Matter in Every Industry

    In this episode, I have the great pleasure of talking to one of my mentors in this industry - Warren Roberts, educator and all around great guy! GIS isn’t just for geographers. In this episode of The Bounding Box, Warren Roberts explains why GIS is one of the most valuable cross-disciplinary…

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  5. Nick Franchino: LARIAC, Maps, and LA28

    In this episode, Nick Franchino, GIS Manager for LA County Planning, discusses how his team is using story maps, LARIAC imagery, open data, and dashboards to prepare for the LA28 Olympics. He explains jurisdictional challenges across 88 cities, transportation planning (including shuttle routes…

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  6. Daniel Smith - Your Geo Data Has Feelings

    Today, I'm talking to Daniel Smith, Sr. Solution Architect at Wherobots and long time geo-wizard! He talks about what happens when your geospatial data goes from a few shapefiles to 40 terabytes a day. We cover everything from snapping messy GPS data to roads, to running spatial joins on billions...

  7. Christopher Moravec - AI for your work and exterminators

    In this episode, we talk to Christopher Moravec, CTO at Dymaptic. Christopher has been working in GIS for a while and has been exploring using AI for various purposes, especially in some not so obvious ways! This episode is full of AI goodies, and even some talk on "vibe coding"! Check out…

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  8. Andrew Middleton - A modern map steward

    We have a great guest this week! Andrew Middleton, the owner and curator for The Map Center in New England! Andrew took a risk and he's doing some great work to bring maps to people and show that not just old maps are cool, but new maps and new stories are are still relevant today! The Map Center…

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  9. Raul Jimenez Ortega - Create, Share, and Explore

    Talking to Raul Jimenez Ortega today! He's the Developer Relations lead at Esri. Raul ha always been involved in working with the GeoDev community and helping users find the resources they need! Esri Developer and Technology Summit Esri Developer Site The Bounding Box merchandise is now available...

  10. Amy Niessen - Building geo communities

    In this episode, I talk to Amy Niessen, Developer Community Manager at Esri! Amy has helped build and foster the Esri Developer community for years, in-person and online! Amy talks about how the early communities started, the importance of developer communities and the larger Developer Technology...

  11. Joseph Kerski - Educational Navigation

    I'm excited to talk to Joseph Kerski Phd GISP, Educational Manager at Esri! Joseph is an author and educator who helps educators and students get the most benefits from GIS and Geography in their curriculum. He talks about some of his successes and challenges in education, the current landscape…

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  12. Glenn Letham - Many hats, many maps

    I'm talking to Glenn Letham, Partner Network Community Manager at Esri! Glenn is a pro in the GIS industry with decades of experience. Glenn talks about community, education and how GIS and location technology has creeped its way into many corners of our every day lives! The Bounding Box...

  13. Kitty Hurley - Calcite, Accessibility, and Tinkering

    Please welcome Kitty Hurley to the podcast today! Kitty is a senior Product Engineer on the Calcite Design team at Esri! Kitty discusses how she helps to manage a large project that is used by so many apps and the ArcGIS Online site. She digs into some topics around Accessibility and design...

  14. Andy Gup - Build a map, and they will come

    I'm pleased to welcome Andy Gup, Senior Product Engineer at Esri, today! I've known Andy a long time, even before joining Esri and he has a long history in the web mapping game! The Bounding Box merchandise is now available (including new mugs!), if you would like to support the show -...

  15. Omar Kawach - Make mistakes, but don't get fired

    We have Omar Kawach on the podcast this week! Omar is a Senior Product Engineer at Esri, and he's a science nerd at heart! He helps keep the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript components project running smoothly. We talk web components, Storybook and some gotchas working on large projects! The…

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  16. Two Andrews, a Basemap, and a Cartographer walk into a bar...

    In this episode, I get to talk to two Andrews! Andrew Green is a Product Manager/Cartographer at Esri, and Andrew Skinner is a Cartographer, both working on basemaps and the vector tile maps used every single day! They are both veterans of the early web mapping days, before Google Maps and ArcGIS...

  17. Dario D'Amico - Making pretty maps possible

    I had a great time talking to Dario D'Amico, graphics wiz Software Dev at Esri! Dario makes a lot of the awesome visualizations like flow rendering in the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JS possible! Dario talks about graphics engines, working on building awesome maps, and his brief, but remarkable stint as…

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  18. Dylan Schiemann - Web, Tech, Conferences, and more

    I'm excited in this episode to talk to Dylan Schiemann, an early creator in the Web and JavaScript space. Dylan has his hands full, but took some time to talk to me about his current ventures, conferences, and some awesome productivity tips! Living Spec HalfStack SlateJS Neurosity Remarkable The...

  19. Courtney Yatteau - Make learning the experience

    Our guest this week is Courtney Yatteau, a Developer Advocate at Esri! Courtney has a great background for what she does as a Developer Advocate and engaging with users. She breaks down how she does that and some of her current adventures! dev.to/c_yatteau The Bounding Box merchandise is now...

  20. A journey in maps, tech, and more

    Our guest this week, is a returning guest, blast from the past, Chris Whitmore, Lead Product Engineer on the ArcGIS MapViewer. Chris cut his teeth on lots of early tech at Esri, and is now a go-to of mine for Online questions. Chris has a breadth of knowledge he lays out for us here, and we even...

  21. Design Systems let you move quickly

    This week on The Bounding Box, I get to learn some new skills from Adam Tirella, Senior UI Engineer at Esri! Adam sits in a special crossroads of being a UX/UI expert and a Software Engineer, which is a nice place to be! Adam walks us through design systems like Calcite Design System, and what it...

  22. I want to grow up to be a Game Developer

    On The Bounding Box this week, I am honored to have the man, the "voice", Rex Hansen, Principal Product Manager, ArcGIS Runtime and Maps SDKs at Esri. I've known Rex quite a while now, and he drops some exciting info about the ArcGIS Game Engine and all the amazing features available to…

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  23. Building Blocks of 3D Scenes

    This week on The Bounding Box, I get to chat it up with Arno Fiva, Developer Evangelist at Esri R&D Zurich. We get to talk about all the cool and practical use cases for 3D applications and web scenes. Arno talks about the current analysis tools available in 3D and how you can incorporate some of...

  24. Dev, pets, and Instant Apps

    This week on The Bounding Box, I talk to Kelly Hutchins, Software Engineer on Instant Apps at Esri! Kelly talks about Instant Apps, how they can help you quickly provide out-of-the-box focused apps for your users, and even leverage some of the same features in your own custom apps. We talk about...

  25. Uncanny Valleys

    This week on The Bounding Box, I talk to Andrew Turner, Director at Esri R&D DC, and CTO of Hub. Andrew and I discuss open data, the evolution of Hub, it's importance to the public, communities, and agencies alike. We also dive into topics like AI and AR and the lack of flying cars in the modern...

  26. Put your blinders on and focus

    In this episode of The Bounding Box, we get to hear from Craig Williams, Group Product Engineering Lead at Esri, working on ArcGIS Pro and more core products! Craig gives us some history on mapping products, some of the tech behind it, naming things is hard, and building some amazing software!…

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  27. JavaScript is Playdough

    Today on The Bounding Box, we get to talk to Josh Peterson, a Dev Lead in Professional Services at Esri. Josh gets to work on a variety of projects, in different programming languages, technologies, and stacks. Josh lays out the exciting work he gets to do, the challenges, the tears, the teams…

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  28. Go far, go together

    In this episode of The Bounding Box, we get to hear from David Hansen, CEO at GEO Jobe! I've known David for a long time, and beyond his team doing some incredible technical work, David and GEO Jobe do as much if more work to help sustain their community. Helping communities thrive at a local...

  29. Web Maps, Web Apps, what’s the happs?

    I get to talk to Jeremy Bartley, CTO of Web Map and Geospatial Web App Technologies! Say that 10 times fast! Jeremy talks about the history of the ArcGIS platform, it's growth and how the technology has evolved over the years. Jeremy has some great insight to mapping on the web, and what the…

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  30. You got some Python on your Python

    Today I get to talk to Nanae Aubry, Engineer on the ArcGIS API for Python team at Esri! Nanae gets to work on all the nitty gritty features of the Python API. We talk about Python in general when working with ArcGIS, when you might use certain tools and how you can integrate other tools into your...

  31. Put on your 3D glasses and prepare to dev!

    I have a great talk with David Koerner, software engineer at Esri that works on the 3D team! David works on bringing his computer graphics background to the geospatial space, not just in the rendering engine, but also in providing developer tooling and a great experience for developers to build…

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  32. Your resume is too long

    I am excited to talk to Jason Otero today! Jason works in Talent Acquisition at Esri, and helps to recruit some very talented engineers to build awesome stuff at Esri. We get some insight on the hiring process, what interviews are like, and how you can look at applying for roles at Esri! Jason…

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  33. Revenge of the Russ

    I re-welcome Russell Roberts to the show! Russ is a Product Engineer for the Online team at Esri. Russ has grubby hands in all kinds of stuff in Online for the MapViewer, specs, features. He breaks things, but makes for up it with charm! Some blog posts we talked about: Searching for Features in...

  34. The language of location

    This week, I have the pleasure of talking to Anita Kemp, a Product Engineer on the ArcGIS Developer Experience team. We talk about the nuances of language, working with the ArcGIS platform, teaching users, and the new upcoming Places API for developers! Me no speak good, but Anita knows what…

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  35. Set Blazor to Geo

    This week I am joined by Tim Purdum, Engineering Manager at Dymaptic! Tim and I talk about past lives, passion for dev, dotnet, and building projects! Blazor is a great dev tool, and GeoBlazor let's you do some awesome maps with the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript! github.com/dymaptic/GeoBlazor...

  36. Digital Twins and community super powers

    I am joined by Lisa Stähli this week on the podcast! We talk about the work she has done at Esri on ArcGIS Urban, how much smarter she is than me, digital twins, and the evolution of super villains! Lisa does some great work with local meetups, building out community, and yoga for the soul......

  37. Starting with the man in the map

    We have John Nelson on the podcast this week! John and I just chat it up, talk about making maps, letting your creativity shine, and having fun while you do some awesome work! Johns Blog: Adventures in Mapping Blogs John and I did: 5 Tips for Designers who work with Developers 5 Tips for…

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  38. Imagery on the Web in ArcGIS and features you should use!

    This week I'm talking to Undral Batsukh, Product Engineer at Esri on the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript (yes, new name)! Undral and I talk about the stuff she works on, especially all the imagery layer features she handles and all the capabilities in that API. Undral has some informative videos…

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  39. Stop, collaborate and listen

    I'm talking to Jim Barry today! I've known Jim for nearly 20 years, and he is a wealth of knowledge. Jim is currently putting the choo choo into trains with GIS, and we talk about collaboration and community. We even get into interviews and soft skills. Visit odoe.net for more information!

  40. When Data Invades Your Data

    I get to talk to Paul Crickard, data cruncher, geo puncher, and fitness funkster! We talk about working with data, how spatial permeates almost everything, and how GIS seems to sneak into just about everything! Visit odoe.net for more information!

  41. Maps, Drones, and GIS for all!

    I get to talk to Megan Cope, TikTok superstar and GIS ninja! Megan talks about her passion for GIS, data, DIY drone imagery, and building a community! Visit odoe.net for more information!

  42. Game pads, OGC, and Routing in your Web Mapping Apps

    Today, I'm joined by Richie Carmichael of the ArcGIS JavaScript team at Esri! Richie builds some pretty awesome features in the API, from OGC, Interactivity, Routing, and more! Visit odoe.net for more information!

  43. JavaScript, Maps, and building apps!

    Today, I'm joined by Yann Cabon of the ArcGIS JavaScript team at Esri! Yann keeps the wheels turning and the tiles tiling in the JavaScript API! https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript Visit odoe.net for more information!

  44. From raw data to Living layers and maps in Living Atlas!

    Welcome Lisa Berry, of the Living Atlas team at Esri! Lisa dives in to how all that awesome raw data turns into Living Atlas layers and maps, how you can use them, and how to explore the data for yourself! Also, vroom vroom! https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/ Visit odoe.net for more information!

  45. Use the source Luke, and Calcite Components

    I'm joined by Juan Carlos Franco, lead dev on Calcite Components at Esri! Franco has worked on widgets and web components for quite some time and has great insight on using them in your apps! https://developers.arcgis.com/calcite-design-system/ Visit odoe.net for more information!

  46. Pixel pushers and vector benders!

    This time around, I'm joined by Bill Dollins, CIO at Fulcrum! Bill has lots of knowledge and a long experience in the GIS industry. We talk tech and musings on all things geo! Read Bills' geomusings! Visit odoe.net for more information!

  47. Where the GIS memes go!

    I'm joined by Kate Berg, GIS Lead, meme lead, community beast! Kate and I get to talk about the varied geo community, building portfolios, creativity, inspiration and bringing the fun into GIS! Join #gischat on twitter! Visit Kate at pokateomaps.com! Visit odoe.net for more information!

  48. Keeping your sanity in the land of JavaScript

    Today, I'm joined by Tom Wayson, Software Engineer on the ArcGIS Hub team! JavaScript, frameworks, building apps, bundling apps, maintaining our sanity in the land of web development! Visit odoe.net for more information!

  49. Cartographers cartographing all the things!

    Today, I'm joined by Sarah Bell, Product Engineer on ArcGIS Maps for Adobe CC! We get to talk about Cartography, design, collaboration, and maps for the people! You can make a map, I can make a map, we can all make some great maps! Visit odoe.net for more information!

  50. ArcGIS Developer Experience and Resources

    Today, I talk with John Foster, lead of the Developer Experience team at Esri. They've put a lot of work into making it easier than ever for new and seasoned developers to find what they need! Docs, guides, tutorials, everything a growing dev needs! https://developers.arcgis.com/ Visit odoe.net…

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A podcast that discusses geo development, web development,and everything in between.

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odoenet

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