Listen "Maptaskr GIS Software and Operating an ISV with Dave Newman"
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FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/69Dave’s professional journey – moving from the UK to Australia and establishing a startup company Overview of the software Maptaskr Creating geospatial information software, Maptaskr Maptaskr data collection and processing, industries that use the app, and use cases How businesses can use data with intelligence to create future business models How artificial intelligence plays a role in developing Maptaskr Practical applications of Maptaskr, combining external data set with customer data How frequently Maptaskr can pull an update from a satellite Data collection from satellites and drones and leveraging data Customers that are currently using Maptaskr What it means to be a software startup ISV Key roles put in place in the team as he established started to ramp up their technology Key things that make up a successful ISV – raising capital, building channels to market, selling the technology Why they chose to partner with Microsoft Addressing customer support across the globe Books Mentioned“Zero to One” by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters – https://amzn.to/2X4ETPQResourcesMaptaskr – https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/dynamics-365/ovass.maptaskr?src=Office&tab=Overview normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalized_difference_vegetation_index Geoscape – https://www.geoscape.com.au/ HAPS (high-altitude platform station) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-altitude_platform_station GIS (Geospatial Information Systems) – https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Geospatial_Information_Systems_(GIS) Location Intelligence – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Location_intelligence Zephyr (Airbus) – https://www.airbus.com/defence/uav/zephyr.htmlMicrosoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith
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