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title: "Profiles in Risk – E115: Geospatial Technology with Jon Sonnenschein of SpatialKey - InsNerds.com"
description: "LISTEN HERE: OR YOUTUBE: Geospatial technology is much more than just mapping locations. In this episode of Profiles in Risk, Jon Sonnenschein of SpatialKey and I discuss many of the new valuable ways geospatial technologies are being put to use in insurance. CONNECT WITH JON SONNENSCHEIN: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-sonnenschein-7570b268/ Phone: 203-794-2666 SpatialKey Homepage: http://www.spatialkey.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/"
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# [Profiles in Risk – E115: Geospatial Technology with Jon Sonnenschein of SpatialKey - InsNerds.com](https://insnerds.com/insights/profiles-in-risk-e115-geospatial-technology-with-jon-sonnenschein-of-spatialkey)

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# Profiles in Risk – E115: Geospatial Technology with Jon Sonnenschein of SpatialKey

by Nicholas Lamparelli

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Geospatial technology is much more than just mapping locations. In this episode of Profiles in Risk, Jon Sonnenschein of SpatialKey and I discuss many of the new valuable ways geospatial technologies are being put to use in insurance.

**CONNECT WITH JON SONNENSCHEIN:  
 LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-sonnenschein-7570b268/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-sonnenschein-7570b268/)  
 Phone: 203-794-2666  
 SpatialKey Homepage: [http://www.spatialkey.com/](http://www.spatialkey.com/)  
****  
 MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:  
****Udemy: [https://www.udemy.com/](https://www.udemy.com/)  
 ESRI: [https://www.esri.com/en-us/home](https://www.esri.com/en-us/home)  
 QGIS: [https://qgis.org/en/site/](https://qgis.org/en/site/)  
 GIS Stack Exchange: [https://gis.stackexchange.com/](https://gis.stackexchange.com/)  
 Music by The Grateful Dead: [https://amzn.to/2RQcYkb](https://amzn.to/2RQcYkb)  
 Music by The Red Hot Chili Peppers: [https://amzn.to/2NLKzsk](https://amzn.to/2NLKzsk)  
 Google Suite: [https://gsuite.google.com/](https://gsuite.google.com/) **

**BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY JON:  
 Ishmael by Daniel Quinn: [https://amzn.to/2RQdgYj](https://amzn.to/2RQdgYj)  
 Genius Foods by Max Lugavere: [https://amzn.to/2CLb6Vt](https://amzn.to/2CLb6Vt) **

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### About Nicholas Lamparelli

Nick Lamparelli is a 20+ year veteran of the insurance wars. He has a unique vantage point on the insurance industry. From selling home & auto insurance, helping companies with commercial insurance, to being an underwriter with an excess & surplus lines wholesaler to catastrophe modeling Nick has wide experience in the industry. Over past 10 years, Nick has been focused on the insurance analytics of natural catastrophes and big data. Nick serves as our Chief Evangelist.

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