Episode
Building a Community of Geospatial Storytellers
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- The MapScaping Podcast - GIS, Geospatial, Remote Sensing, earth observation and digital geography
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- Nov 27, 2025
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- 2526
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Summary
Karl returns to the Mapscaping podcast to discuss his latest venture, Tyche Insights - a platform aimed at building a global community of geospatial storytellers working with open data. In this conversation, we explore the evolution from his previous company, Building Footprint USA (acquired by Lightbox), to this new mission of democratizing public data storytelling. Karl walks us through the challenges and opportunities of open data, the importance of unbiased storytelling, and how geospatial professionals can apply their skills to analyze and share insights about their own communities. Karl shares his vision for creating something akin to Wikipedia, but for civic data stories - complete with style guides, editorial processes, and community collaboration. Featured Links Tyche Insights: Main website: https://tycheinsights.com Wiki platform: https://wiki.tycheinsights.com Example project: https://albanydatastories.com Mentioned in Episode: USAFacts: https://usafacts.org QField Partner Program: https://qfield.org/partner Open Data Watch: (monitoring global open data policies)