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The Scene From Above PodcastAuthor: thriveGEO.com
thriveGEO presents Season 15 of this podcast, bringing you informal discussions about the cool things in the world of Earth observation. If you have questions, comments or corrections about this podcast, you can contact us on LinkedIn. Don't forget to watch us on YouTube! Language: en Genres: Earth Sciences, Science, Technology Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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S16E1: GenAI for Geospatial Challenge Takeover – In Conversation with BigData Ghana
Episode 1
Wednesday, 24 June, 2026
In the first episode of Season 16, Sabrina Szeto speaks with Nana Akua Afra Owusu-Addo, Technical Writer for the Earth Observation Team at BigData Ghana Limited and Project Lead for ForestTrace AI. ForestTrace AI is an AI-powered forest and land use intelligence platform developed through the GenAI for Geospatial Challenge. The platform helps governments, environmental agencies, cocoa sector actors and sustainability teams monitor forest change, detect deforestation risk and turn satellite data into clear, decision-ready insights. In this conversation, Afra shares how the team is using generative AI to make geospatial intelligence more accessible to non-technical users, including policymakers, sustainability officers, field teams and local stakeholders. Rather than simply showing maps and dashboards, ForestTrace AI helps users ask questions in natural language, understand what the data means and identify what action may be needed. The episode also explores BigData Ghana’s journey through the challenge, the role of AWS cloud credits and technical support, the importance of responsible data governance, and the team’s ambition to scale ForestTrace AI into a broader African land use intelligence platform. Host: Sabrina Szeto Guest: Nana Akua Afra Owusu-Addo Organisation: BigData Ghana Limited Project: ForestTrace AI
