At GeoBuiz Summit 2026, Brian McClendon, CTO at Niantic Spatial, joins Sanjay Kumar, CEO, Geospatial World, for an in-depth conversation on the future of spatial computing and world-scale geospatial intelligence.
Brian explores how geospatial data is evolving from traditional maps into world models that enable machines, robots, and autonomous systems to understand the physical environment. He explains why digital twins must move beyond visualization to become semantic, predictive representations of reality, and how advances in AI, 3D data, and visual positioning are reshaping enterprise and industrial applications.
Drawing on decades of experience in mapping and spatial platforms, the conversation highlights a fundamental shift—from drawing the world to understanding it—and what this means for the next generation of digital twins, enterprise GIS, and the global geospatial ecosystem.
