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Mapillary

October 27, 2025 · 48 min

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Exploring the Evolution and Impact of Mapillary with Ed from Meta.

Topics include Ed's journey with Mapillary, the process of uploading and utilizing street-level imagery, and the integration with OpenStreetMap.

Ed talks about the challenges of mapping with various devices, the role of community contributions, and future potentials in mapping technology, such as using neural radiance fields (NeRFs) for creating immersive 3D scenes.

The episode provides insights into how Mapillary is advancing geospatial data collection and usage.

00:00 Introduction to the Map Scaping Podcast 00:57

Meet Ed: Product Manager at Meta 02:09

Ed's Journey with Mapillary 03:59

What is Mapillary? 07:00

The Evolution of 360 Cameras 09:20

Uploading Imagery to Mapillary 14:10

Building a 3D Model of the World 19:10

Meta's Use of Map Data 21:24

The Importance of Community in Mapping 24:15

The Importance of Authoritative Data 24:49

Meta's Contributions to Open Source Geo World 25:27

Real-World Applications: Vietnam's B Group 28:16

Innovative Mapping in Detroit 31:38

Future of Mapping: Lidar and Beyond 32:20

Exploring Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs) 35:40

Challenges and Innovations in Mapping Technology 45:25

Community Contributions and Future Directions 46:37

Closing Remarks and Contact Information

Previous episodes that you might find interesting

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/scaling-map-data-generation-using-computer-vision/

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/the-rapid-editor/

https://mapscaping.com/podcast/overture-maps-and-the-daylight-distribution/

All episodes of The MapScaping Podcast – GIS, Geospatial, Remote Sensing, earth observation and digital geography

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