Ken Field and Ian Muehlenhaus: A Map a Day with AI

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of AI on cartography with insights from Ken Field and Ian Muehlenhaus.

This podcast discusses how AI is rapidly transforming cartography. Cartographers Ken Field and Ian Muehlenhaus describe their “Map-a-Day with AI” project, where they use AI tools to create maps quickly and explore AI’s strengths and limitations. They argue that AI is automating much of the technical work of mapmaking, shifting human roles toward directing, prompting, and quality-checking maps rather than manually creating them. Despite concerns about accuracy, jobs, and misinformation, they see AI as a major technological shift that mapmakers must adapt to rather than ignore. Show notes on the Geomob website, where you can also learn more about Geomob events and sign up for our monthly newsletter. This episode is made possible by support from our sponsor, Open Geospatial Consortium.

People in this episode

Guests: Ken Field, Ian Muehlenhaus

Topics covered

• AI in cartography
• mapmaking
• technology shift
• automation
• accuracy concerns

Keywords

• AI
• cartography
• mapmaking
• automation
• technology

Sponsors

Open Geospatial Consortium

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