Events

News and Professional Journal - Updated once a month!

December 2024

Wedding preparation is in beast MODE. Too less of a time remaining.

I got to deliver a talk on GeoPython at NMIT. As IEEE GRSS Young Professional Chair of Bangalore Section, I got to engage with the NMIT chapter and help them understand why this is the best time to be in Geospatial Industry

November 2024

I got promoted at my job. Now I am a senior geospatial scientist ;)

Got done with wedding photoshoot, phew!

October 2024

Started search for the best wedding outfits! Now I know a lot about clothing - and have a better sense of judgement!

September 2024

Attended SAC event on the occasion of National Space Day! The excitement was palpable, as it was the first time private industry was invited inside SAC.

Friends (and colleagues) went on a vacation to Puducherry! Maybe the last one before my marriage.

August 2024

Conducted a workshop on QGIS for Let’s Talk Spatial. You can watch it here

July 2024

Met with an accident on two-wheeler while driving back home! Broke my leg, WFH for atleast a week!

Conducted (online) workshop on QGIS for ACIWRM. First time an online workshop - was super helpful for me to revise all the important concepts. The team loved it! Email me at amanbagrecha.blr@gmail.com if you’d like to conduct such workshops!

Got Selected for IADF School happening in Italy! Fingers crossed - hopefully my visa gets accepted!

June 2024

Birthday month - and had to visit a lot of event planners for my wedding! It is tiring TBH :(

May 2024

Conducted workshop at NIE on Google Earth Engine for the 2nd time. The students loved it, again!

Let’s Talk Spatial had its 16th meetup at Microsoft Reactor Space, Bangalore! on geospatial AI. The recording can be watched here

April 2024

I found my life partner in my best friend and travel buddy - I am engaged!

Hosted a hackathon in collaboration with SkyServe. A good number of participants from across the country took the challenge to create AI models for the Edge! Details here. The webinar can be found here

March 2024

Took a small vacation with Family to beat the Bangalore heat, off to Goa!

Hosted a meetup in collobration with Proto. The event revolved around maps and content. Super fun audience and speakers. The live stream can be watched here

Febuary 2024

I conducted a workshop on Google Earth Engine at The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore. Also attended AGM of (IEEE GRSS Bangalore Section](https://site.ieee.org/bangalore-grss/) at Manipal Institute of Management, MAHE, Bangalore.

January 2024

It was a hectic month both professionally and personally! So many things piled up!

December 2023

Attended (and organised) InGARSS 2023, which happened in IIIT Bangalore. I was the YP Chair - helping organize 2 events.

I took year end break and went on vacation. This year was by far the most I’ve travelled. Wish to do the same this year (maybe even more)!

November 2023

Attended FOSS4G Asia in Seoul - co-conducted workshop on GeoPython and also gave a talk on Sentinel-1 Image Analysis Flood detection using cloud native tooling. South Korea was a experience to be lived. It was chilly outside, but I had good company throughout. Found Indian food luckily :)

We also had our 13th meetup at Indian Institute of Human Settlements in collaboration with OpenStreetMap Bengaluru - to talk about OSM and iD editor. The presenters also showcased map making using QGIS.

Our paper Climate responsive design for road surface drainage systems: a case study for city of Bengaluru got accepted in Urban water Journal!

October 2023

I conducted workshop on Planetary Computer and STAC API which was also the 12th meetup conducted by Let’s Talk Spatial.

I attended Geosmart Conference in Hyderabad. A lot of geospatial companies were present. Made many new connections and got to know about latest trends and how the indian geospatial community is up to.

September 2023

I joined GalaxEye!

We organised mapping party in Chamrajpet, Bengaluru! Read my OSM Diary here.

June - July 2023

I attended FOSS4G for the very first time and gave two talks. I had the most memorable experience in Prizren. Read in-depth blog here.