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Noah Iliinsky on China Mountain Zhang

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · Aug 19

Are you using Zarr (or want to know more)? Join us in #Rome for Zarr Adopter Days on Oct 16-17! This is a great chance to learn from implementers, get hands-on support & collaborate w/ the @stacspec.bsky.social sprint folks. Register now to save your spot! zarr-summit-2025.netlify.app

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Jed Sundwall @jed.co · Jul 31

Loved this book! Thanks so much to @noah-i.bsky.social for introducing me to it and doing this with me. Great conversation!

Techs on Texts @techsontexts.net · Jul 30

Episode #18: @noah-i.bsky.social on *China Mountain Zhang* by Maureen F. McHugh

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Noah Iliinsky – most-esteemed information visualization expert, speaker and author – joins us to discuss Maureen F. McHugh’s China Mountain Zhang.

[CNG 2025] Why Don't We Have Good Markets for Data? – Jed Sundwall (Lightning Talk)

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Noah Iliinsky @noah-i.bsky.social · Jul 28

Had a great time talking with @jed.co about one of my favorite books, China Mountain Zhang, by Maureen F. McHugh. This book was inspiring for me early in my design career. Thank you for having me on the show!

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Photograph of the cover of the book showing a character with medium brown skin and black hair operating a laser cutter with an iceberg in the background

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · Jun 30

#CNG2025 Lightning Talk
Why don't we have robust and efficient markets for data? @jed.co explores this question and highlights the need for standardized, shareable "units of consumption" for data
▶️ youtu.be/0B8Z-KKkPWM

Daniel X. O'Neil on The Waste Land

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Techs on Texts @techsontexts.net · Jun 29

Episode #17: Daniel X. O’Neil on The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot

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Daniel X. O’Neil, the worldwide entertainment juggernaut of the 21st century, joins us to discuss T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land.

Episode #15: Johnny Rodgers on A Pattern Language

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Johnny Rodgers @johnnyrodgers.is · Jun 20

Repost of my conversation with @jed.co about A Pattern Language on @techsontexts.net

youtu.be/CeMet6F86V4?...

YouTube video by Techs on Texts

[CNG 2025] The Future of ARD: Composable Building Blocks – Matthias Mohr

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TransitionZero @transitionzero.org · Jun 6

Are you in town for London Climate Action Week?

Be the first to learn about a new data platform collaboration with @climatepolicyradar.bsky.social, Ode, and @radiant.earth on the 26th of June, 2pm - 5pm, at Sustainable Ventures.

Space is limited, register here: form.jotform.com/251541463679...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · Jun 11

🆕 #CNG2025 talk now available
In this presentation, Matthias talks about the efforts to standardize satellite imagery, making it more readily available and usable for immediate analysis.
youtu.be/vj4j4lJNyk0

Alex Merose on Convenience Store Woman

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Jed Sundwall @jed.co · May 30

Loved doing this with @al.merose.com while at @cloudnativegeo.org Conference at the beginning of the month. Special shoutout to @maxlenormand.bsky.social for production assistance!

Techs on Texts @techsontexts.net · May 30

Episode #16: @al.merose.com Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

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Alex Merose extols the virtues of lazy action and calls on us to embrace Duchamp into our hearts through discussion of Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman and Maurizio Lazzarato’s essay “Marcel Du...

[CNG 2025] Crossing the Chasm: Change and Resilience within Organizations – Julia Lowndes (Keynote)

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · May 30

@juliesquid.bsky.social's #CNG2025 keynote just dropped on YouTube! 🎉 Her talk focused on using the Diffusion of Innovation theory + Openscapes' Flywheel to modernize data & develop the workforce within orgs; based on a paper co-authored w/ Eli Holmes (NOAA)
▶️ Watch it now: youtu.be/A-MjTGJQpbI?...

[CNG 2025] Towards a Global Spatial Data Ecosystem – Chris Holmes (Keynote)

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · May 28

This week we begin rolling out recordings from #CNG2025. First up: @opencholmes.bsky.social on "Towards a Global Spatial Data Ecosystem." As Chris states: "We have the tools and people we need to make a huge impact...as long as we do it together"
▶️ youtu.be/IA9ZvXOnPZ0
New videos dropping weekly!

Cloud-Native Geospatial Community Social · Luma

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · May 21

If you're attending the Living Planet Symposium in Vienna, join us for happy hour on Wed, June 25 at 5pm #LPS25

This free event is hosted in partnership with thriveGEO, @developmentseed.org & our local host, EOX. Space is limited, so please register to attend lu.ma/56jksm3l

Join us for a lively social gathering with connection and conversation on Wednesday, after the Living Planet Symposium wraps for the day. We're celebrating the…

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Source Cooperative @source.coop · May 6

At @cloudnativegeo.org conference last week, we announced that we're rebuilding Source in collaboration with ecoVoice Systems and @developmentseed.org. We're creating an entirely new and more flexible user interface and rethinking our approach to the Source data proxy…

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Pete Gadomski @gadom.ski · May 5

I had an absolute blast at @cloudnativegeo.org 2025 conference #cng2025 in Snowbird. Well done @jed.co and team 👏

My slides on "Right-sizing #STAC": www.gadom.ski/presentation...

Now, back to building Rust+Python for STAC! 🦀🤝🐍

Photo credit: Iz Merrill, izmerrill.com

A picture of me drinking a beer while looking at snowbird

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Corinne Bassin @coffeebageldata.bsky.social · Apr 30

It begins! @cloudnativegeo.org
#CNG2025
Already making great connections and learning. Happy to be here representing @schmidtocean.bsky.social

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Jed Sundwall @jed.co · May 3

That’s the Mountain Coaster! www.snowbird.com/activities-e...

Mountain Coaster

Snowbird, Utah - 500

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Element 84 @element84.com · May 1

It's not every day you can feel everyone in a room aligning around shared goals, and we're definitely feeling it at #CNG2025.

Chris Holmes summed it up in his keynote, proposing switching from "geospatial infrastructure" to "geospatial ecosystem" to emphasize interoperability & cooperation.

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Jed Sundwall @jed.co · May 3

Really regretting that I didn’t see this earlier!

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Al Merose (he/him) @al.merose.com · May 1

I am so inspired by Julia’s talk at #CNG2025: open science should be treated as a social movement. We need to bring the gap with empathy. Exactly what I need to hear right now.

$A slide at CNG that says: Crossing the chasm as movement building Not just planting What's possible because all this the seed. Watering, Social Infrastructure compost, nutrients, shading, weeding, • More time on science & solutions noticing, tending o Its not just about time saved - it's better products, less lost day-to-day & during succession • Improved morale Values • Help get unstuck, less lonely. Real relationships. • Change and resilience o adrienne marie brown's idea of fractals - "what we practice at the Technical Infrastructure Relevant, rigorous, insightful science small scale sets patterns for the whole system." Culture Illustration by Adyan Rios & Su Kim, Shifting institutional culture to develop climate solutions with Open Science (Lowndes et al 2024)$ Julia at the lectern with a thank you slide.

Julia at the lectern with a thank you slide.

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · May 1

While most of our #CNG2025 attendees have been sharing snapshots from the talks & discussions (which we’ve loved!), the #CloudNativeGeo community is also making the most of the Snowbird surroundings. This is what community looks like
📸 Thanks Jed , Tyler & Ben for sharing!

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Johnny Rodgers @johnnyrodgers.is · Apr 30

I really enjoyed this chat with @jed.co on his podcast @techsontexts.net

A Pattern Language is a really special book. If you’ve read it I hope this conversation deepens your appreciation for it. If not I hope it encourages you to check it out for yourself!

Techs on Texts @techsontexts.net · Apr 30

Episode #15: @johnnyrodgers.is on A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander

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Johnny Rodgers on A Pattern Language

Johnny Rodgers joins us to discuss Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Language and its timeless for humans trying to make things for other humans.