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Date Published
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CARTO Contributors
Word count
1195
Language
English
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None

Summary

Geoawesomeness`, a website focused on geospatial topics, has been celebrating its sixth anniversary and has gained a significant following with over 150,000 monthly readers. The Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor have discussed the challenges of expanding the site, their favorite posts from the past six years, plans for the future, current trends in the geospatial field, and the shift towards Location Intelligence. They have also highlighted the growing demand for data scientists and analysts, and how this will impact the geospatial industry. The team has noticed a trend of startups adopting Location Intelligence, which is changing the way GIS is used. Additionally, they believe that beautiful visualizations conveying surprising data are key to great maps. Finally, they think that the shift towards Location Intelligence is a positive development for the industry, as it makes geospatial technology more accessible and user-friendly.