Ed sits down with Lukas Martinelli, founder and CEO of Reprompt and former Mapbox engineer, to discuss the future of geospatial data and AI. Lukas shares his journey from building large scale mapping technology to launching Reprompt, a company rethinking how points of interest (POI) data is collected and maintained. They explore why traditional approaches, from manual surveys to crowdsourcing and collaborative datasets like Overture and OpenStreetMap, are not enough, how Reprompt addresses challenges such as data quality and deduplication, and what excites Lukas most about the next wave of geospatial innovation. They also talk about his move from Europe to Silicon Valley and why he believes now is the right time to build a geospatial startup.
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On the Geomob podcast every week we discuss themes from the geo industry, interview Geomob speakers, and provide regular updates about our own projects.

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Cartography Earth Observation Ed & Steven updates Geospatial Origins Open Source Geo OpenStreetMap Geo Start-ups / business

The Geomob podcast is hosted by:

Host Ed Freyfogle
Ed Freyfogle
co-founder of OpenCage
Host Steven Feldman
Steven Feldman
KnowWhere Consulting
Host Alastair Graham
Alastair Graham
freelance geospatial/earth observation consultant
Host Denise McKenzie
Denise McKenzie
Managing Partner PLACE Trust
Host Jeremy Morley
Jeremy Morley
geospatial scientist with experience in government and academia