The Spatial Reality Podcast Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-spatial-reality-podcast We host one on one interviews exploring the businesses and individuals that are defining the applications of spatial computing. We aim to show you how spatial computing can change your business and your life—not a decade from now, not in a few years, but today. © 2025 EveryPoint 61512043-41c2-5a1b-85b4-ca6abfd4791a no Sean Higgins en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:35:03 -0700 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:59:14 -0800 http://www.spatialreality.io https://img.transistor.fm/6pYbUTuRSP3UDrkjSZbhkBpj493N15LBC0jRDafog2Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM1OTQ2LzE2Njc0/MzIzNDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg The Spatial Reality Podcast http://www.spatialreality.io episodic EveryPoint We host one on one interviews exploring the businesses and individuals that are defining the applications of spatial computing. We aim to show you how spatial computing can change your business and your life—not a decade from now, not in a few years, but today. We host one on one interviews exploring the businesses and individuals that are defining the applications of spatial computing. technology, 3D, metaverse, geospatial, spatial computing Jonathan Stephens No No The truth about spatial AI. With Baptiste Tripard 10 10 The truth about spatial AI. With Baptiste Tripard full cfbfd8df-49f8-4e01-bb71-22bfe9b24b75 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ae49cbd0 AI can do incredible things with spatial data. But it's also limited in ways you'd never predict. 

Baptiste Tripard, CMO of French startup Alteia, is here to explain how AI can extract value from your lidar, satellite, nerf, and other kinds of spatial data. Bonus: The best advice you'll ever hear about setting yourself up for success with AI.

]]> AI can do incredible things with spatial data. But it's also limited in ways you'd never predict. 

Baptiste Tripard, CMO of French startup Alteia, is here to explain how AI can extract value from your lidar, satellite, nerf, and other kinds of spatial data. Bonus: The best advice you'll ever hear about setting yourself up for success with AI.

]]> Mon, 17 Apr 2023 06:53:13 -0700 EveryPoint EveryPoint 2342 AI can do incredible things with spatial data. But it's also limited in ways you'd never predict. 

Baptiste Tripard, CMO of French startup Alteia, is here to explain how AI can extract value from your lidar, satellite, nerf, and other kinds of spatial data. Bonus: The best advice you'll ever hear about setting yourself up for success with AI.

]]> technology, 3D, metaverse, geospatial, spatial computing No Sean Higgins Will the iPhone eat lidar’s lunch? On next steps in 3D capture. With Noah Eckhous 9 9 Will the iPhone eat lidar’s lunch? On next steps in 3D capture. With Noah Eckhous full 5fdfdbe6-f799-46f6-a2ef-0080a27e0a2f https://share.transistor.fm/s/f91cc817 Will lidar remain the go-to method for pro-grade 3D models? Or will the iPhone eat its lunch? What will the next five years look like for 3D capture? NavVis senior customer success manager Noah Eckhous weighs in -- and the answers may surprise you.

]]> Will lidar remain the go-to method for pro-grade 3D models? Or will the iPhone eat its lunch? What will the next five years look like for 3D capture? NavVis senior customer success manager Noah Eckhous weighs in -- and the answers may surprise you.

]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:17:22 -0700 EveryPoint EveryPoint 1986 Will lidar remain the go-to method for pro-grade 3D models? Or will the iPhone eat its lunch? What will the next five years look like for 3D capture? NavVis senior customer success manager Noah Eckhous weighs in -- and the answers may surprise you.

]]> technology, 3D, metaverse, geospatial, spatial computing No Sean Higgins Noah Eckhous Is spatial tech really panning out for enterprise? With Bill Emison 8 8 Is spatial tech really panning out for enterprise? With Bill Emison full a883d9a6-4774-45a0-a8c8-c6c7b0ac6469 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aef63318 Spatial computing is already doing big things for leading commercial enterprises, so what's holding back the next wave of adoption? Business consultant Bill Emison offers an overview of the challenges (and potential technical solutions) defining this moment in spatial tech for commercial users.

]]> Spatial computing is already doing big things for leading commercial enterprises, so what's holding back the next wave of adoption? Business consultant Bill Emison offers an overview of the challenges (and potential technical solutions) defining this moment in spatial tech for commercial users.

]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2023 06:30:17 -0800 EveryPoint EveryPoint 1952 Spatial computing is already doing big things for leading commercial enterprises, so what's holding back the next wave of adoption? Business consultant Bill Emison offers an overview of the challenges (and potential technical solutions) defining this moment in spatial tech for commercial users.

]]> technology, 3D, metaverse, geospatial, spatial computing No Sean Higgins The killer app is closer than you think. With Sean Gorman 7 7 The killer app is closer than you think. With Sean Gorman full 2ca455a0-5747-40aa-a1b9-16415c0d20aa https://share.transistor.fm/s/746d8ef6 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 06:30:00 -0800 EveryPoint EveryPoint 2106 Major players are turning to NeRFs, satellites, and even crowdsourcing to make spatial computing and AR an indispensable part of your life. Sean Gorman, formerly of Snap and Pixel8Earth, talks us through the tech innovations behind the mythical killer app — and offers the inside track on what that app could be for businesses and consumers. Major players are turning to NeRFs, satellites, and even crowdsourcing to make spatial computing and AR an indispensable part of your life. Sean Gorman, formerly of Snap and Pixel8Earth, talks us through the tech innovations behind the mythical killer app technology, 3D, metaverse, geospatial, spatial computing No Sean Higgins Why did Tech Titans Google, Microsoft, and Apple join the OGC? With Nadine Alameh 6 6 Why did Tech Titans Google, Microsoft, and Apple join the OGC? With Nadine Alameh full 0335d3bd-0143-4544-ab2f-702c05afd149 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0b076d81 A laundry list of today's most innovative spatial computing companies have joined the ranks of the 30-year-old Open Geospatial Consortium. Get an inside perspective from OGC's CEO Nadine Alameh on why big tech is buying in -- and how it could affect you.

]]> A laundry list of today's most innovative spatial computing companies have joined the ranks of the 30-year-old Open Geospatial Consortium. Get an inside perspective from OGC's CEO Nadine Alameh on why big tech is buying in -- and how it could affect you.

]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2023 08:28:30 -0800 EveryPoint EveryPoint 1837 A laundry list of today's most innovative spatial computing companies have joined the ranks of the 30-year-old Open Geospatial Consortium. Get an inside perspective from OGC's CEO Nadine Alameh on why big tech is buying in -- and how it could affect you. A laundry list of today's most innovative spatial computing companies have joined the ranks of the 30-year-old Open Geospatial Consortium. Get an inside perspective from OGC's CEO Nadine Alameh on why big tech is buying in -- and how it could affect you. technology, 3D, metaverse, geospatial, spatial computing No Sean Higgins A spatial-data utopia in construction. With Andy Evans 5 5 A spatial-data utopia in construction. With Andy Evans full 8b27828b-83e5-457d-9912-4113d32dcc78 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4d43297e Today, our guest is Andy Evans of Digital Construction Works. We met at a 3D tech conference back in 2011 and spent most of our time talking about the music piped into the conference hall. Andy is a professional land surveyor all about fast, productive, scanning tools and techniques for the digital documentation of construction sites and survey work. He's worked with it all, from full tripod-based lidar scanning, through mobile mapping systems, and now a full catalog of 3D capture solutions. But his goal is much bigger than that: a utopian construction metaverse.

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]]> Today, our guest is Andy Evans of Digital Construction Works. We met at a 3D tech conference back in 2011 and spent most of our time talking about the music piped into the conference hall. Andy is a professional land surveyor all about fast, productive, scanning tools and techniques for the digital documentation of construction sites and survey work. He's worked with it all, from full tripod-based lidar scanning, through mobile mapping systems, and now a full catalog of 3D capture solutions. But his goal is much bigger than that: a utopian construction metaverse.

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]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2022 06:20:03 -0800 EveryPoint EveryPoint 1488 We're held back by a "disconnect between what the techies know and what the industry knows," says Andy Evans of the Construction Verification Initiative. And that means there's only one way to build the construction metaverse everyone dreams of. We're held back by a "disconnect between what the techies know and what the industry knows," says Andy Evans of the Construction Verification Initiative. And that means there's only one way to build the construction metaverse everyone dreams of. technology, 3D, metaverse, geospatial, spatial computing No Sean Higgins The real problem with spatial computing. With Ash Richter 4 4 The real problem with spatial computing. With Ash Richter full 6f409b34-e7ec-460e-921e-c82125a4816d https://share.transistor.fm/s/1d4240a3 Today, our guest is Ash Richter — an internet friend who I've been meaning to interview for years. Ash currently works for BHP, a multinational Australian mining company, where she focuses on the application of innovative and emerging technologies. But this is just her latest gig: she also has half a dozen advanced degrees and deep experience as a technologist, VC, anthropologist, engineer, and business analyst. She's worked with AECOM, the CIA, CyArk, and a lot more.

Today she stops by to explain why spatial computing won't work unless stakeholders, companies, and even industries start cross-pollinating ideas and tech. There are little pockets of excellence spread around the tech landscape she says, but no one industry has every piece of the puzzle.

]]> Today, our guest is Ash Richter — an internet friend who I've been meaning to interview for years. Ash currently works for BHP, a multinational Australian mining company, where she focuses on the application of innovative and emerging technologies. But this is just her latest gig: she also has half a dozen advanced degrees and deep experience as a technologist, VC, anthropologist, engineer, and business analyst. She's worked with AECOM, the CIA, CyArk, and a lot more.

Today she stops by to explain why spatial computing won't work unless stakeholders, companies, and even industries start cross-pollinating ideas and tech. There are little pockets of excellence spread around the tech landscape she says, but no one industry has every piece of the puzzle.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:24:55 -0800 EveryPoint EveryPoint 2150 Technologist, anthropologist, and VC Ash Richter argues that spatial computing won't work unless stakeholders, companies, and even industries start cross-pollinating ideas and tech. Technologist, anthropologist, and VC Ash Richter argues that spatial computing won't work unless stakeholders, companies, and even industries start cross-pollinating ideas and tech. technology, 3D, metaverse, geospatial, spatial computing No Sean Higgins Spatial computing is geo-spatial computing. With Joe Morrison 3 3 Spatial computing is geo-spatial computing. With Joe Morrison full 7d11e4e4-2d0c-4142-817e-d0230e2615e6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/058513ee Joe Morrison is perhaps best known for his Substack, where he covers the world of satellite imagery and mapping with a thoughtful and fact-based — but altogether surprising — point of view. He’s the kind of commentator that once argued (convincingly) that Google Maps’ advantage was fading. And that’s not the only insight he’s offered that flew in the face of common wisdom.

When I caught up with Morrison earlier this month, he brought his critical eye to our discussion of spatial computing. Among other topics, we talked about why you need satellite imagery to build virtual worlds, how video games are way ahead of the curve on 3D tech, and why taking it slow is the right way to go when you jump into a new technology like spatial computing. After all, says Morrison, there’s no gold medal for being first.

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]]> Joe Morrison is perhaps best known for his Substack, where he covers the world of satellite imagery and mapping with a thoughtful and fact-based — but altogether surprising — point of view. He’s the kind of commentator that once argued (convincingly) that Google Maps’ advantage was fading. And that’s not the only insight he’s offered that flew in the face of common wisdom.

When I caught up with Morrison earlier this month, he brought his critical eye to our discussion of spatial computing. Among other topics, we talked about why you need satellite imagery to build virtual worlds, how video games are way ahead of the curve on 3D tech, and why taking it slow is the right way to go when you jump into a new technology like spatial computing. After all, says Morrison, there’s no gold medal for being first.

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]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 04:44:56 -0800 Spatial Reality Spatial Reality 1199 I caught up with mapping expert Joe Morrison, who shared why you need satellite imagery to build virtual worlds, how video games are way ahead of the curve on 3D tech, and why taking it slow is the right way to go when you jump into a new technology like spatial computing. I caught up with mapping expert Joe Morrison, who shared why you need satellite imagery to build virtual worlds, how video games are way ahead of the curve on 3D tech, and why taking it slow is the right way to go when you jump into a new technology like technology, 3D, metaverse, geospatial, spatial computing No Sean Higgins You're wrong about the metaverse. With Tom Ffiske 2 2 You're wrong about the metaverse. With Tom Ffiske full c271afdc-e469-40e0-bd53-eb8541ab349a https://share.transistor.fm/s/e9ec67ba The Immersive Wire is an essential read, a twice-weekly analysis of the latest news in AR/VR and the metaverse. For those of you who don’t know the newsletter, here’s an elevator pitch: If you’re struggling to keep up with developments in the AR/VR space, or you’re feeling tired of the same old venture-backed marketing hype, The Immersive Wire is your solution.

The man behind the newsletter, Tom Ffiske, is a thought leader with a uniquely high-level view of the industry. When we caught up with him recently, we discussed common misconceptions about AR/VR, why most of us are wrong about the metaverse, and how an interview with Carol Baskin helped highlight a necessary truth — and a big problem — with the state of AR/VR technology today.

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]]> The Immersive Wire is an essential read, a twice-weekly analysis of the latest news in AR/VR and the metaverse. For those of you who don’t know the newsletter, here’s an elevator pitch: If you’re struggling to keep up with developments in the AR/VR space, or you’re feeling tired of the same old venture-backed marketing hype, The Immersive Wire is your solution.

The man behind the newsletter, Tom Ffiske, is a thought leader with a uniquely high-level view of the industry. When we caught up with him recently, we discussed common misconceptions about AR/VR, why most of us are wrong about the metaverse, and how an interview with Carol Baskin helped highlight a necessary truth — and a big problem — with the state of AR/VR technology today.

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]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 04:43:42 -0800 Spatial Reality Spatial Reality 1291 The editor of The Immersive Wire dispels some common misconceptions about AR/VR, explains why most of us are wrong about the metaverse, and details how an interview with Carol Baskin helped highlight a big problem with the state of AR/VR technology today. The editor of The Immersive Wire dispels some common misconceptions about AR/VR, explains why most of us are wrong about the metaverse, and details how an interview with Carol Baskin helped highlight a big problem with the state of AR/VR technology today. technology, 3D, metaverse, geospatial, spatial computing No Sean Higgins How to predict the future of spatial computing. With Jeri Ellsworth 1 1 How to predict the future of spatial computing. With Jeri Ellsworth full d7c3e7c3-4d0a-4363-a619-a77ef40b9545 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9ac55404 Tilt Five founder Jeri Ellsworth stops by to explain how her AR game table succeeded where many XR products have failed—and at a cost of only $359. She also explained what you can learn about the future spatial computing from the early days of the mouse and the iPhone, the first spreadsheet software, and the Silicon Valley Homebrew Computer Club that birthed era-defining companies like Apple and Osborne Computer.

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]]> Tilt Five founder Jeri Ellsworth stops by to explain how her AR game table succeeded where many XR products have failed—and at a cost of only $359. She also explained what you can learn about the future spatial computing from the early days of the mouse and the iPhone, the first spreadsheet software, and the Silicon Valley Homebrew Computer Club that birthed era-defining companies like Apple and Osborne Computer.

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]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 04:43:29 -0800 Spatial Reality Spatial Reality 1872 Tilt Five founder Jeri Ellsworth stops by to explain how her $359 AR game table has succeeded where many XR products have failed, and why looking to the early days of personal computing is our best bet for understanding the future of spatial computing. Tilt Five founder Jeri Ellsworth stops by to explain how her $359 AR game table has succeeded where many XR products have failed, and why looking to the early days of personal computing is our best bet for understanding the future of spatial computing. technology, 3D, metaverse, geospatial, spatial computing No Sean Higgins