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Everyone's watching GeoAI. Only 9% are building with it. The August edition of Geoawesome Monthly is out now, with survey results, the Global Top 100 Geospatial Companies 2026, and a free INTERGEO expo ticket inside.

Germany's strongest cross-border Facebook connections outside the EU are with Kosovo and North Macedonia - two countries that share no border with Germany and aren't EU members. 🗺️🇪🇺 The explanation is spatial history: the Gastarbeiter programmes of the 1960s-80s and subsequent refugee movements built large diaspora communities that six decades later still show up clearly in who's connected to whom on Facebook. Meta's updated Social Connectedness Index covers 178 countries down to GADM level 2, NUTS regions, and US counties - freely available on the Humanitarian Data Exchange. A fascinating dataset for anyone working in migration, regional economics, or social geography. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d6SzipU2 #Geoawesome #GIS #DataVisualization #Maps #Geospatial

The wait is over We are excited to officially unveil the Global Top 100 Geospatial Companies 2026 — our annual recognition of the most innovative and influential organizations shaping the geospatial industry, marking Geoawesome’s 15th anniversary. Congratulations to all the organisations that made it to the list and join us in celebrating the 2026 #Geoawesome100. Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2026 community process. This edition would not exist without your time, insight, and passion for geospatial. To the 100 companies on this year’s list: congratulations, and thank you for pushing our industry forward. If you discover a new favorite company today, or if you see a familiar name you are proud to work with or support, take a moment to share the list, tag the teams behind the work, and celebrate them. Use #Geoawesome100 to help amplify the winners and spread the word about the innovation, collaboration, and creativity that make this community special. #geospatial #geoawesome https://lnkd.in/eG_3aZFK

A Defining Moment for Our World and Our Industry #TheNextGeo With 75 days to go, we are super excited to invite you all to our 15th anniversary #TheNextGeo: a digital summit! The world stands at a critical juncture facing intertwined challenges of sustainable growth, climate resilience, and ethical technology adoption. Geo has long served as the invisible fabric connecting these global themes, enabling us to understand, model, and design a more sustainable future. The Next Geo by Geoawesome is a global summit conceived to bridge the opportunity gap, specifically addressing the disparity between the sector's current offerings and the demands of global challenges. Its purpose is to bring together the community, foster deeper connections with end users, and accelerate solutions that deliver measurable, real-world impact. Held on the 15th anniversary of Geoawesome, the summit marks both a milestone and a movement, celebrating our shared journey while defining the future of geo innovation. Our anniversary is the context; our future is the call to action. #earthobservation #maps #search #navigation #spatialintelligence #gis #locationintelligence #drones #realitycapture #impact #geo4good #15yearsofgeoawesome

🚀 GeoAI Is Moving Fast—Are You Ready to Catch Up? Join us at The Next Geo Summit for the official launch of the #GeoAI Hype Cycle 2026 report, developed by Geoawesome in collaboration with UP42. 📅 This session unpacks the most forward-looking analysis yet of how #AI is reshaping Earth Observation—from experimental lab prototypes to operational tools that are already changing how we monitor, map, and manage our planet. 🔍 We’ll kick off with a guided walkthrough of the report’s key trends and insights, then dive into a live panel with GeoAI researchers, platform architects, and product leaders. Expect bold takes, honest questions, and actionable advice on: -> Where to invest in GeoAI -> What’s ready for deployment today -> What’s still stuck in the hype Whether you’re building, funding, or deploying geospatial intelligence, this is the clarity check your strategy needs. 📍Don’t miss it. Register below. Aleksander Buczkowski Muthu Kumar Sebastian Walczak Kevin Enright César Santos

Spatial intelligence is revolutionizing real-world automation. Geospatial technology has traditionally served as the invisible connective tissue in our understanding of physical spaces. However, its potential to create measurable operational impact is often underutilized outside of specialist teams. Staer, is transforming spatial intelligence into the live operating layer for robot fleets in actual facilities. Join Jan Erik Solem during #TheNextGeo to learn more.