Nadine Alameh is the best example I can find in the geospatial industry of the value of immigration to the US. We can understand through what she does now and how she got there. Nadine is the inaugural Executive Director of the Taylor Geospatial Institute. Prior to this, she was CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium. Rounding out the picture of her current service, she is on these committees/boards: 1. UN Geospatial Global Information Management - Private Sector Network2. US National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC)3. LebNetThe latter is a network to assist Lebanese Americans in tech. We started our discussion on Nadine’s family connection to the country (more here). At the time of recording, Israel and Hezbollah were at war. Nadine gave a personal account of an earlier civil war in Lebanon that occurred when she was a child. She survived and went on to be an outstanding student at the American University of Beirut. She was rewarded with a scholarship to MIT, completing two masters degrees and a PhD there.She then embarked upon a glittering career leading organisations that produce and spread standards so we can all efficiently work together. We are in a period of upheaval in the US to do with immigration. As such, we are confronted with timely evidence of the value of international scholarship programmes and immigration to the United States. Nadine’s career is a continuous string of achievements serving the nation. Let alone the broader impact she now has through the UN GGIM. Here are some links to things discussed:1. WMS standard2. Unreal Engine georeferencing3. MapsGPT4. Taylor Geospatial Engine5. Ethics: Locus Charter6. My T shirt: Conspiracy of CartographersNeom:1. NEOM Is The Parody Of The Future2. Neom - The Line - The Rise and Fall of Saudi Arabia's Linear City.3. Saudi Arabia’s giant money pit: NEOM | If You’re ListeningTHE GEOSPATIAL INDEXThe Geospatial Index is a comprehensive listing of all publicly traded geospatial businesses worldwide. Why? The industry is growing at ~5% annually (after inflation and after adjusting for base rates). This rate varies significantly, however, by sub index. For $480,000 to start, this growth rate is $5,000,000 over a working life. This channel, Bluesky account, newsletter, watchlist and podcast express the view that you are serious about geospatial if you take the view of an investor, venture capitalist or entrepreneur. You are expected to do your own research. This is not a replacement for that. This is not investment advice. Consider it entertainment.NOT THE OPINION OF MY EMPLOYERNOT YOUR FIDUCIARYNOT INVESTMENT ADVICEBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geospatialindex.bsky.socialLinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/geospatialindexWatchlist: ⁠https://www.tradingview.com/watchlists/123254792/Newsletter: https://www.geospatial.moneyPodcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5gpQUsaWxEBpYCnypEdHFC

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