Navigating Geodata with Mathias Hansen
06/12/24 • 46 min
Today, we’re joined by Mathias Hansen, co-founder of Geocodio. He talks to us about the challenges of dealing with geodata, how opening up data helps improve accuracy for everyone, and more.
Chapters
- (00:52) - What is Geocodio?
- (04:01) - Geocodio’s tech stack
- (06:46) - Data models and flexible pricing
- (10:13) - Challenges in geocoding
- (19:05) - Long lat or lat long?
- (20:39) - Challenges of having locations near bodies of water
- (23:25) - How opening up data could help with accuracy
- (25:00) - Mathias’ tall tale about why they’re only available in the US and Canada
- (39:26) - Why you should automate your processes from day one
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Around the same time, Captain Ola bought a Macintosh SE for his high school with the proceeds from the school newspaper he started.
These days, you’ll find them building web apps live on stream and doing developer marketing work for clients. They are both passionate about the web as a platform and the joy of creating your own thing.
Visit queen.raae.codes to learn more.
Today, we’re joined by Mathias Hansen, co-founder of Geocodio. He talks to us about the challenges of dealing with geodata, how opening up data helps improve accuracy for everyone, and more.
Chapters
- (00:52) - What is Geocodio?
- (04:01) - Geocodio’s tech stack
- (06:46) - Data models and flexible pricing
- (10:13) - Challenges in geocoding
- (19:05) - Long lat or lat long?
- (20:39) - Challenges of having locations near bodies of water
- (23:25) - How opening up data could help with accuracy
- (25:00) - Mathias’ tall tale about why they’re only available in the US and Canada
- (39:26) - Why you should automate your processes from day one
Sponsor
This show is brought to you by Xata, the only serverless data platform for PostgreSQL. Develop applications faster, knowing your data layer is ready to evolve and scale with your needs.
About the Hosts
Queen Raae wrote her first HTML in 1997 after her Norwegian teachers encouraged her to take the new elective class.
Around the same time, Captain Ola bought a Macintosh SE for his high school with the proceeds from the school newspaper he started.
These days, you’ll find them building web apps live on stream and doing developer marketing work for clients. They are both passionate about the web as a platform and the joy of creating your own thing.
Visit queen.raae.codes to learn more.
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Queen Raae wrote her first HTML in 1997 after her Norwegian teachers encouraged her to take the new elective class.
Around the same time, Captain Ola bought a Macintosh SE for his high school with the proceeds from the school newspaper he started.
These days, you’ll find them building web apps live on stream and doing developer marketing work for clients. They are both passionate about the web as a platform and the joy of creating your own thing.
Visit queen.raae.codes to learn more.
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This show is brought to you by Xata, the only serverless data platform for PostgreSQL. Develop applications faster, knowing your data layer is ready to evolve and scale with your needs.
About the Hosts
Queen Raae wrote her first HTML in 1997 after her Norwegian teachers encouraged her to take the new elective class.
Around the same time, Captain Ola bought a Macintosh SE for his high school with the proceeds from the school newspaper he started.
These days, you’ll find them building web apps live on stream and doing developer marketing work for clients. They are both passionate about the web as a platform and the joy of creating your own thing.
Visit queen.raae.codes to learn more.
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