Tobias Augspurger – aerospace engineer, climate scientist, and open-source advocate. Also a founder of OpenSustain.tech, an open platform for free and open climate technology. He also pioneered the application of open source in the German automotive industry within the DHL Group as head of software development for autonomous driving, worked for over 13 years in different remote sensing applications, and loves to innovate based on open-source practices. Today, we will be talking about the MapYourGrid project.
Tobias on LinkedIn: / tobias-augspurger
MapYourGrid: https://mapyourgrid.org/
Other relevant mentioned sources:
OpenSustain.tech: https://opensustain.tech/
The Open Source Sustainability Ecosystem report: https://lfenergy.org/2023-open-source...
00:00 – Intro
00:56 – Who Is Tobias
02:09 – What Is MapYourGrid | Overlooked Quality Data from OpenStreetMap
09:31 – The Power of Open Access Data
11:37 – The Role of Local Communities
14:38 – How to Reach and Engage Local Communities
18:48 – Why Open Access Data Matters for a Traceable Sustainable Future
23:55 – On Non-Traceable Sustainability Claims and Greenwashing
31:20 – Open Access from Public and Private Sectors | Green Claims Act
34:42 – MapYourGrid 101 for Beginners
40:12 – Why We Still Need People | Limits and Cautions of AI
46:07 – Who Is Using Grid Stats Map
50:30 – Why Mapping the Electrical Grid Is Essential
52:76 – Current Challenges in MapYourGrid
58:10 – Sentinel-2 Data: Potential and Limitations
1:00:38 – Funding, Sponsors, and How to Support MapYourGrid
1:04:00 – MapYourGrid as a Teaching Tool
1:08:14 – Our Planet Is Too Complex to Argue with Black Boxes
1:08:52 – The Future Impact of MapYourGrid
1:09:59 – Prioritizing Natural Solutions in Today’s Systems
