Introductions, Our Why and Some News!

<p>Ever wondered the thought behind this podcast, or what the host backgrounds are and what they are involved in?&nbsp;</p> <p>Well this month's episode seeks to answer the Why behind the Geospatially Africa Podcast. Join your hosts Iniobong Benson and Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh as we answer questions on how we got into geospatial, what we are currently working on, and our hopes for the future of geospatial industry in Africa. &nbsp;&nbsp;Also get a front row seat as we cover all the latest events, conferences and "gist" in geospatial industry as it pertains to Africans.</p> <p>Finally, we flagged off a new feature - The News Segment - where we shared some news in the geospatial industry, from events, to conferences and software updates.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Some useful links:</p> <p><strong>FOSS4G Registration</strong> - https://2021.foss4g.org/</p> <p><strong>State of the Map Africa Conference </strong>- https://2021.stateofthemap.africa/</p> <p><strong>The HOT Summit</strong> is coming it this year, read about it <a href="https://www.hotosm.org/updates/hot-summit-2021-call-for-proposals/">here</a>. Submit proposals <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2jIpEMMNmjpWqsW9nedgcPlNK4_0bKjMKpv6kXyFAsMZtHw/viewform">here</a></p> <p><strong>OSM Africa Monthly Mapathon</strong> - Register <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/osm-africa-monthly-mapathon-map-tanzania-tickets-163530763917">here</a></p> <p>Please subscribe and follow us on twitter <strong>@geospatialy</strong> to stay up to date or send us an email gspatially@gmail.com</p> <p>Listen on other platforms <a href="https://lnk.bio/ddte">here&nbsp;</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Get in touch with the hosts on Twitter</strong></p> <p>Iniobong Benson <a href="https://twitter.com/linibenson">@linibenson</a></p> <p>Opeyemi Kazeem <a href="https://twitter.com/oluremi_opeyemi">@oluremi_opeyemi</a></p> <p><br></p>