A VerySpatial Podcast | Discussions on Geography and Geospatial Technologies: Recent Episodes
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News:
- Mozambique Unveils Geospatial Platform to Accelerate Broadband Coverage
- SparkPNT
- OpenConstellation 1.0
- SkyFi Launches MCP
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- CyArk Tapestry
Topic:
- Interview with Abi Wiedersberg and Will Mortenson of Overture Maps.
Events:
- RGS-IBG Annual International Conference: 1-4 September, London
- GIS-Pro 2026: 12-15 October, Milwaukee
- AGU Fall Meeting 2026: 7–11 December, San Francisco
Music:
- "It Was Worth It In The End" by Vian Izak
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- Destination Earth
Topic:
- Questions we currently have about Geography/geospatial
Music:
- Around You (Ft. Alyssa) by REYUS
News:
- US Supreme Court rules that 4th Amendment includes location data
- National Geographic Museum of Exploration opens
- Explore the stars in VR
- ArcGIS Online June update
- Climate.us
- ECMWF releases earthkit 1.0
- Mapping underground fungi that help our planet
- Sentinel 1A mission ends
- Google Earth Pro desktop end of life
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- MapTap
News:
- DGEO at Clark
- SpatialSQL moves to general availability
- MCP expanding for geospatial
- Geoscientists map continent-sized geostructure under Antarctica
- Russian satellites jamming GPS signals
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- Mega geocache
Topic:
- Digital Earth/Gaussian Splats
- Apple releases 3D Gaussian Splats
- NYT R&D Guide to Gaussian Splats
Events:
- 2026 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 9 - 14 August, Washington, D.C.
- Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment AGSE 2026, 21-25 September, Kumasi, Ghana
- Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis 20th Anniversary Conference, 2-3 October, Boston, MA
Music:
- "In This Together" by Neighbor
News:
- Upcoming unmanned NASA moon missions in 2026
- Spexi and Niantic Spatial deliver a drone-to-3D pipeline
- Long Island Sound Lawn Fertilizer Pollution Tool
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- UK Geography New National Curriculum Change
Topic:
- Thoughts on The GIS Industry Has Already Split in Two
Events:
- Commercial UAV Expo: 1-3 September, Las Vegas
- CaGIS Conference - 8-11 September, St. Louis
- NACIS: 21-24 October, Milwaukee
- GeoWeek 2027: 23-25 February, Salt Lake City call for speakers
Music: Pace by Brody Myles
News:
- Grass 8.5.0
- 2026 Canadian Census Soundtrack
- VertiGIS Acquires 1Spatial
- FME Flow and MCP
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- Historica AI Interactive Map
Topic:
- Amy Rock of the UCGIS @ AAG
Events:
- Global Public Health and Epidemiology Congress (G-PHEC 2026): 21 - 23 September, London,UK, and online
- 17th Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT) - 22--25 September, York
Music:
- Those Days Were Ours by Saints of Valory
News:
- Sketchup, meet Claude
- ESA's Celeste in-orbit demonstrator transmits first signal
- The Map Shop Australia closing
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- https://paleolatitude.org/
Topic:
- Pix4D @ AAG
Events:
- Commercial UAV Expo: 1-3 September, Las Vegas
- S+SNZ Conference 2026: 9-11 September, Auckland, NZ
- UAS Summit & Expo: 13-14 October, Grand Forks, ND
News:
- Artemis II
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- National Council for Geographic Education GeoCircle Virtual Meetups
Topic:
- Angel Lee, Director of Education Solutions at Esri
Events:
- GISPro: October 12-15, Milwaukee
- NCGE Annual Conference: October 16 - 18, Richmond, Virginia
- 81st SEDAAG Annual Meeting: 22 - 23 November, Tuscaloosa - Call for papers/posters.
Music: UKE Like It by Brady Grey
News:
- Spatial computing grows as an investment trend
- Satellites confirm old sailor myth
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- Financial Times (FT) Magazine special feature on mapping a changing world
Topic:
- AAG interview, Mike from BayGeo
Events:
- WV GeoCon: 1-3 June, Morgantown
Music: Way It Feels by Alt Bloom
News:
- QGIS 4.0 Norrköping release
- Google Maps and Gemini
- ADA Web & Mobile Rule countdown
- CMU uses Sleep Cycle data to detect outbreaks
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- ESRI 3D interactive Dance of Continents
Topic:
- https://blog.geomusings.com/2026/01/28/post-gis-revisited/
- https://blog.geomusings.com/2026/03/02/when-geospatial-is-consumed-at-ai-scale/
Events:
- Louisiana Remote Sensing & GIS Workshop: 14-16 April in Lafayette Louisiana
- ACH 2026: 24-26 June, Virtual
- 2026 ASPRS International Technical Symposium: 5-8 October, Virtual
- GIS-PRO 2026: 12-15 October, Milwaukee
Music: Sad That I'm Still Sad by Liminal
News:
- Google Maps Granted Access to South Korea's Map Data
- ESA to launch Celeste LEO-PNT on March 24
- A Farewell to ArcMap
- ArcGIS Online Feb '26 updates
- Texas A&M and NSF NCAR release MESACLIP Earth System Dataset
- AMS responds to potential NSF NCAR closure
- Bilawal Sidhu's WorldView
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- NYC Layers of the Past Cartographic Project
Topic:
-
Terrestrial mapping at GeoWeek
- Esri and Pix4D
- Topcon
- Emesent
Events:
- GeoBusiness 2026: 3-4 June. London
- State of the Map 2026: 28-30 August, Paris
- GeoWeek 2027: 23-27 February, Salt Lake City
News:
- China rolls out satellite short messages
- NV5 releases GeoAgent
- Common Space
- How GPS Shaped the World book bought by HarperNonFiction
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- Navigate National Geographic MapMaker with a game Controller
Topic:
- Contemplating conferences
Music: Time Remembered by Jane's Party
News:
- Dr. Gladys West passes at 95
- Ninth GPS III successfully launched
- Space Force cancels Resilient GPS project
- TikTok (US) TOS include detailed location data
- Project Genie (only available to Ultra subscribers)
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- City as a Living Laboratory (CALL)
Topic:
- 2026 thoughts on location based services
Events:
- 2026 International Conference on Geography and Travel (ICGT) April 1, Pune, India
- Geographical Association (GA) Conference: April 8-10, in Sheffield, UK
- European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly: May 3-8, in Vienna, Austria & online
- Nordic Geographers Meeting (NGM): June 22-25, in Reykjavik, Iceland
Music: Used to Know by Finn Mungo
News:
- US withdraws from everything..
- Ohio uses Waze for snowplowing
- UVA uses imagery and AI to map ghost trees
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- Lost At Night georeference Earth's lights
Topic:
- CES 2026
Events:
- AAG Annual Meeting node 17 - 21 March, watch party call for participants
- QGIS user conference: 5-6 October, Laax, Switzerland
Music: My Hide and Seek by Vian Izak
News:
- FCC bans drones produced abroad
- Mattel releases Barbie doll honoring astronaut and imagery analyst, Dr. Ellen Ochoa
Topic:
- The annual annual review and prognostications
Events:
- Digital Cultural Heritage in the Era of AI and Extended Reality: 26 May, Cyprus
- NEH 250 Years of Teaching With Maps Summer Institute, 13-31 July, 2026, Chicago, IL Due March 6
Music: "Are you with me" by Josh Quat
Topic:
- Alli Crandell, Director of The Athenaeum Press and Digital Initiatives
- Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts at Coastal Carolina University
- Cross over episode with Recreat.us Podcast
News:
- Gemini is Google Maps
- MapGuide Open Source 4.0
- GISCI recertification grace period
- New Emlid models
- Sentinel 1D
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-
30DayMapChallenge
Topic:
- Geography Awareness Week
- Making Spaces of Possibility
- https://www.aag.org/geography-awareness-week-2025/
- https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/242619483f124ee2b10848e9ddb49782
- https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/celebrate-geography-awareness-week/
- https://www.gisday.com/en-us/overview
Events:
- GeoWeek: Feb 16-18, Denver
Music: A Place Called Home by Justin Morgan
News:
- Grounding with Google Maps
- Geospatial Reasoning and Gemini in Google Earth
- Google AR/Galaxy XR
- Meta Ray-Ban Display
- Meta's Wearables Device Access toolkit announced
- Amazon AR for delivery drivers
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- The Leventhal Center's Atlasscope Map Tool
Events:
- GeoAI 2026: 3-5 June, Ghent city center, Belgium CFP due 20 January
- The 2026 International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management (GISTAM): 21-23 May, Benidorm, Spain CFP due 5 January
- The 2026 GIS-in-Central-Asia (GISCA) conference: 28-30 May, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
News:
- 2026 Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) ROV World Championship Open
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- Mapping the Past: The Welsh LiDAR Portal
Topic:
- Unique GIS Jobs (From reddit)
I'm a geography major with a concentration in GIS and I've done some digging through jobs but what are some unique GIS related jobs? What companies that you wouldn't think have a GIS person have them?
Events:
- AAG: 17-21 March, San Francisco - Abstracts due October 30
- PA GIS Conference 2026: 15-17 April, State College, PA - oral submissions due Jan 11
- Esri UC: 13-17 July, San Diego - Abstracts due October 24
Music: Link in the Chain by The Old North
News:
- First images from NISAR, joint NASA-ISRO SAR mission
- Niantic spatial creates geospatial Death Stranding game
- Earthmover climate startup focuses on weather data
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- Maps Learning Hub
Topic:
- Geography as an interdisciplinary binding agent
Events:
- CalGIS 2026, January 20-23, Redlands, CA, call for papers
- GISSuRF 2026, January 30-31, Andhra Pradesh, India, call for papers
- 2026 GIS/Valuation Technologies Conference, March 30 – April 2, Mobile, Alabama, call for papers
News:
- International Geomagnetic Reference Field Explorer Updated
- Researchers use AI machine learning to uncover hidden earthquakes
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- McAtlas - McAtlas.com
Topic:
- This week we return to a discussion on worldbuilding this time focusing more on games that allow for worldbuilding.
Music: Who Put That Ceiling There by niko
News:
- New U.S. Cooperative National Geologic Map for the Nation
- CREAM AI developed to address satellite space debris
- Study Analyzes National Geography Curriculum across countries
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- Esri World Sizes App
Topic:
- Geography and AI
Music: “Why Do I Cry” By Vian Izak
Topic:
- WorldPop interview with Professor Andrew Tatem and Heather Chamberlain.
News:
- Gaussian Splats in gltf
- Draft Part 108
- Natural language searches in map apps
- OSM vector tiles
- Instagram Map
- AlphaEarth
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- Allen Carroll's new book
Events:
- State of the Map: 3-5 Oct, Manila - call for posters
- Geoweek 2026: 16-18 Feb, Denver
This week Sue, Jesse, and Frank have a conversation about Geography, disciplines, where we are, and where we were.
Music: Imaginary by Oceanne
Topic:
- This week we spoke with Willow Ross and Eden Kinkaid of the GeoZone Collective about ‘zines and how they can give voice to geographers.
- https://geoz.one/
House Keeping:
- 20 years of avsp
Music: Windowseat by Zion Isaiah
News
- Storymaps.com deprecation
- AGO update
- Google Earth gets historical streetview
- MethaneSat likely lost
- First images from the Biomass satellite
- TEMPO mission extended
- Eagleview One platform release
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- pntportal.eu
Topic:
- Esri UC
Music: Feel You Here by Melissa Polinar
News:
- sUAS related Executive Orders
- Google Maps updates help you get around more sustainably (in Europe)
- Climate Station launches on Sony Playstation 5
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- Science Homecoming Interactive Map
Topic:
- Jesse talks to Zach Jaffe of Map I.T. about the services they provide, the impact of the tight coupling of AEC and GIS software for BIM, reality capture, and ArcGIS Indoors.
Events:
- State of the Map 2025: Oct 3-5, Manilla
- Spatial Data Science Conference (SDSC25): Oct 14-15, New York City
Music: Garden Hose by Drew Elliot
News:
- Some climate data returning
- Impacts to NSRS
- GISP-E Certified Professionals
- The Action Plan for GeoSkills survey
Topic:
- Constructed landscapes
- DisneySea
- Sanrio Puroland
- Edo-Tokyo Open Air Museum
- World Expo 2025, Osaka
- etc
Music: We’re Super Sonic by Lola Buzz
News:
- GeoWoodstock XXI (GCANXX1) 25th anniversary of geocaching
- The Pew Research Religious Landscape Study (RLS) Interactive Map
- NGA announces the Year of NGA-AI
- St. Louis geospatial industry responds to tornados
- Missouri S&T to offer first U.S. master’s degree in geospatial engineering
- Status of Remote Sensing and the Utilities Industry
- Land subsidence study on risk to U.S. infrastructure
- OGC Introduces MUDDI for Undersea Cables
- National Trust UK exceeds conservation targets
- First AI-generated map of Britain’s peatlands
- OpenStreetMap used to make better video games
- The QGIS Project Paper
- Talbot Historical Society New Online Database
- Geospatial Council of Australia (GCA) appoints a national advertising and partnerships manager
- Independent Map Artists’ Map of the Month Club
- SEDAAG Awards Call for Nominations
- UNMappers partner with EUthmappers on Open Mapping for Secondary Schools
- Library of Virginia exhibit on Mapping the Commonwealth, 1816–1826
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- Paul Revere's Ride and Maps
Music: It all tumbles down by Kid in Flight
News:
- David Attenborough's 99th birthday
- New spectral bands for Landsat Next
- Mexico sues Google
- Lunar positioning system
- NSF at 75
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- NSF STEM Day Facilities Coloring Book
Music: “Garden Groove” by AFAUN
News:
- GOES-19 now operational
- ArcGIS SDK 2.0 for Unity and Unreal
- QGIS 4.0 coming
Topic:
- What we would like to see in geospatial tools
Events:
- Machine Learning for Earth Observation Conference: 18- 20 June 2025, Exeter
- 15th European conference on precision agriculture: 29th - July 3rd 2025, Barcelona
Music: city of lights by LUCØ
News:
- PreGISP
- Apple Maps adding indigenous lands in Australia and New Zealand
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- Citizen Science Month 2025 and One Million Acts of Science
Topic:
- NC GIS interviews
- EagleView
- ROK Tech
Music Stranger Danger by Solo Kei
News:
- Data Rescue Project
- Committee cuts
- Are drones on the path to commoditization
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- Pittsburgh in 50 maps
Topic:
- Interviews from the 2025 NC GIS Conference
- Jackson Adams from NCTech Inc.
- Dale Loberger from BCS, Inc.
Events:
- Big Ten GIS Conference 2025 April 11 virtual
- Horizons April 27-29 Denver
- Louisiana May 6-8 in Baton Rouge Louisiana
Music: "Good Company" by Yu Ishii
News:
- Esri
- AGO updates
- Map viewer classic road to deprecation
- AGE roadmap
- SketchUp 2025
- Microsoft removing location history API from Windows 11
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- Inaugural David J. Weaver GIS Research Fellow at Boston Public Library
Topic:
- Cartography in 3D
Events:
- QGIS User Conference 2025: 2-3 June, Norrköping, Sweden
Music: Storyteller by Julianna Laine
House Keeping:
- geofeeds.me
News:
- QGIS as digital public good
- The role of a name or shuffling toponyms
Topic:
- We continue to look back at the history of geospatial technologies
Events:
- Social Science History Association: 20-23 November, Chicago - Abstracts due March 1
Music: "brightside" by Dawson Hollow
News:
- Some US federal data is going offline, but you may be able to access duplicate copies on non-federal servers
- National Honor Society for Geospatial Technology applications open
- Penn State studies honey bee movements using QR codes
Topic:
- Geography (and other) references we return to often.
Events:
- GeoBusiness: 4-5 June, London
- RGS/IBG: 26-29 August. Birmingham, Abstracts due by March 7
- GISPro: 6-9 Oct, Denver, CO, Abstracts due by May 5
- Geography2050 (AGS): 20-21 November, NYC
News:
- Copernicus Sentinel-2C commissioned (copernicus site)
- NC no longer requires drone test
- U.S. Navy surface fleet trains on GPS alternatives
- Landsat's 12 millionth image!
Topic:
- This week we talk about how this year's CES coverage prompted conversations centered around AR/VR/xR and how the broader wearables market will like impact the utility and adoption for these visual hardware.
Web Corner:
- Ken Burn’s in the classroom: Maps, Art, and Environment
“Until it’s found” by Will Orchard
News:
- World Lidar Day (Feb 12)
- World Magnetic Model (WMM) updated
- Drones to map rare plants in Hawaii
Web Corner:
- Whatsapp Chatmap with Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOT)
Topic:
-
Discussion around questions Jesse has had this week
- What is the National Geospatial Collaborative
- But OSM is infrastructure!!!
- Drone news impacts
- Are we nearing the end of the “Arab Spring”
Events:
- geo-week: Feb 10-12, Denver
- GIS Research UK: 23-25 April, Bristol
Music: Unglued by MYFEVER
News:
- Microsoft Places (a discussion topic from 2022)
- Foursquare open source places
- Niantic’s LGM goal
- Google Location History
WebCorner:
- URHere Podcast from 2021
News:
- Esri Updates
- ArcGIS Pro 3.4
- ArcGIS Online November
- Autodesk investment in GAMMA AR
- MS Earth Copilot
- RFP out for 2025-29 Landsat Team
Topic:
- This week Jesse sat down with current URISA president, John Nolte, to discuss the rebranding and transition to the Geospatial Professional Network
Events:
- Geo Week: 10-12 February, Denver
- Commercial UAV Expo Europe: 8-10 April, Amsterdam
- GISPro: Oct 6-9, Denver
News:
- Gemini coming to Google’s mapping apps (from Google)
- Unity 6
- Mapquest releases Private Maps for Android
- Planet Releases Analysis-Ready PlanetScope Product
- Windows 10 security for $30
- GISP accredited by CESB
Events:
- International GNSS Day: Oct 23 annually
News:
- Geospatial Professional Network
- China’s eLoran
- ESA new EO science strategy
WebCorner:
- Geoawesome Blog “You Are #Geoawesome” Video Series
Topic:
- Ai
- https://www.geospatialworld.net/videos/google-ai-geospatial-boosts-make-in-india/
- https://eijournal.com/news/products-2/nearmap-elevates-location-intelligence-with-new-generation-of-ai-derived-insights
- https://anitagraser.com/2024/10/06/llm-based-spatial-analysis-assistants-for-qgis/
Events:
- Geo Week: 10-12 Feb, Denver
- Geo empower event scholarship
- 16th International Conference on Environmental and Rural Development: 13-16 March 2025, Tokyo,
- Abstracts due Nov 15
News:
- Zillow adds climate risk data
- Interagency sea-level rise
- Geospatial Analytics market growth
- InterGEO sees several new sensor and GNSS launches
Topic:
- Discussing government data use for planning and emergency events
Music: Sky Groovin by Akolo
News:
- New Galileo Satellites declared operational
Web Corner:
- 2024 Fall Foliage Map and U.S. Prediction
Topic:
- This week Jesse talks to Nat Case and Dan Coe about Volume 7 of the Atlas of Design which continues the series. Volume 7 is available now for preorder and will begin shipping in October.
Music sundays by Mad Keys
News:
- Geofence warrants
- Overture Maps general availability and alpha addresses
- BVLOS drone rules are coming
- Mapping a News Desert in Maryland
Topic:
- Relevance of 20 years of OpenStreetMap
Events:
- EuroCarto 2024, September 9 -11, Vienna, Austria
- GIS in the Rockies 2024, September 26, Denver
Music: I’ve Given It Up by NITE
Topic:
- This week we discuss our thoughts on Geography as we get ready for the fall semester, plus talk about the idea of micro credentials
- Video referenced by Frank - Why Is Edinburgh Split in Two?
Event Corner:
- GIS-Pro, Oct 7-10, Portland, ME
- NACIS2024, Oct. 16–19, Tacoma
Topic:
- This week we sit down on our 19th Anniversary to talk with Bern Szukalski of Esri about his time in the industry and the growth of connected and cloud based geospatial technologies.
News:
- IDC’s 2030 geospatial market trends
- Google
- Google Maps on iPhone adds Speedometer (5 years after Android)
- Google not bringing pop-up ads to Maps (during navigation)
- GeoHipster call for 2025 calendar content
- Not news, but reminder that the NSRS update is still coming (in 2026?)
- OGC IndoorGML v2.0 Conceptual Model open for comment
Topic:
- Interview with Ariel Seidman, co-founder and CEO of HiveMapper about their approach to data collection and distribution, as well as how they are building their data and tools.
News:
- Bentley e-on software now free with perpetual license
- GOES-U satellite launched
- CogniSat6 - AI-driven remote sensing
- ShakeAlert Earthquake System adds GPS Sensors
- AGO June 2024
- ArcGIS Web Editor
- UAS proposed legislation
- Counter Uas
- FAA reauthorization
- DJI ban
- Library of Congress Cartographic Fellowship
Music:
- 40 Hours On The Road by Adriel Rivera
News:
- Back-up your Google Location History while you can
- Google Maps updates
- Apple Maps updates
- USGIF accredits programs at South Dakota State University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- WingtraCloud for uas mapping
Topic:
- A discussion of our 'duct tape', or the way we link applications to get results
News:
- Ordnance Survey creates National Vernacular Mapping Tool
- Oakridge National Laboratory team map Coca River, Ecuador
- USGS using remote sensing to explore groundwater discharge impact on coral
- USGS call for William T. Pecora Awards nominations
- Air taxi developers in race for FAA certification
- Geomagnetic storms impact agricultural GPS
- Finland investing in AR and VR for maritime and road training
- Amazon Redshift announces support for H3 hexagonal hierarchical geospatial indexing
Topic:
- Talking about state conferences
Events:
- 2024 EO for Africa Symposium, September 23 - 26, Frascati, Italy, call for abstracts
- URISA GIS-Pro 2024, October 7-10, Portland, ME, call for abstracts
This week’s song is Carry Us Home by HARBRS
News:
- FCC votes to restore Net Neutrality
- White House/OMB AI guidelines
- UNESCO names 18 new Geoparks
- The impacts of open edit
- Overture Maps beta
Topic:
- Metageography
Events:
- State of the Map US: 6-8 June, Salt Lake City
- International geographical congress 2024: 24-30 August, Dublin
This week’s song is “Idaho” by Arbour Season
News:
- Daniel Huffman’s Projection Collection has revived card trading
- Surface Area Rivers and Lakes Database released
- Study of museum collections finds warming waters impact mussel shells
- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research proposes Digital Twins of the Ocean
- NOAA documents 4th global coral bleaching event
- Landsat Extended Acquisition of the Poles (LEAP) for Polar twilight zone
- Location Europe creates cross-boundary geospatial data platform
- New online volcano eruption near-real time watch map announced
Events:
- WV Geocon: 13-16 May, Charleston, WV
- InterGeo 2024: 24-26 September, Stuttgart, Call for ideas open
- Commercial UAV Expo: 3-5 September, Las Vegas
News:
- University of the Bundeswehr Munich creates 3D city maps from a single SAR satellite
- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Sahel Region universities map groundwater
Topic:
- This week we wander into a conversation about files, folders, and data as well as thoughts on versioning.
Events:
- SOTM 2024: 6-8 September, Nairobi, Call for academic track due 10 May
- Agile 2024: 4-7 June, Glasgow
- Geography2050: 22-24 November, New York
News:
- FCC ups limits to be called ‘broadband’
- Google used AI to model flooding
- Voyager 1 responds to “poke”
Topic:
This week we discuss the importance of citizen science on the eve of Citizen Science Month and touch a bit on this year's quickly approaching EarthDay.
News:
- NASA releases Hubble Telescope Tabletop Adventure
- Methane tracking satellite
- NGA expands commercial acquisitions with ‘Luno’
- NGA opens NGOC
- NSGIC states geospatial maturity assessment
Events:
- Geospatial World Forum (GWF): 13-16 May, Rotterdam
- ISPRS Technical Commission II Symposium: 11-14 June. Las Vegas
- NACIS: 16-19 Oct, Tacoma
News:
- Moon landing
- Korea’s KASS operational
- US DOJ moves to dismiss Ligado case
- Esri to roll out AI Assistants in 2024
Topic:
- Are our perspectives (on tech) changing as we progress through our careers?
News:
- OSM as digital public good
- Google Maps incorporating generative AI
Topic:
- Why is the GIS Industry resistant to technological change?
Events:
- World LiDAR Day: 12 Feb
- Geo Business: 5-6 June, London
- GIS Pro: 7-10 Oct, Portland, Mn
News:
- NAPGD 2022-submit GNSS or leveling data
- Techtree launches AROUND
- NSA in data purchase news
- Real impacts of mobile map attribute errors
- Mars helicopter Ingenuity mission ends
- Japan’s lunar lander
Events:
- 4S (Small Satellites, Systems, Services) Symposium: 27-31 May, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
News:
- EU AI Act passes
- University students build first Irish satellite to launch into space
- ISS at 25
Topic:
- 50, 45, 30 years of GPS
Events:
- GeoWeek 2024: 11-13 February, Denver
- RGS-IBG 2024: 27-30 August, Dublin
- GIS Pro 2024: 7-10 Oct, Portland, Maine
News:
- Google updates Maps
- USDA updates Plant Hardiness Zone map
- SkyTruth updates features
Topic:
- Interview with Egyptologists Laura Ranieri Roy and Francois Roy of Ancient Egypt Alive and the new Secrets of Egypt Revealed podcast.
Events:
- Replaying Japan: August 19-21, Buffalo and Rochester
- IGC2024: 24-30 August, Dublin, Abstracts due by 12 January
News:
- Drone Data access continues to grow
- Dakota Landmap Art on tour
- QGIS 3.34 released
- ArcGIS Pro 3.2 released
- OSM gets a $150k donation from Microsoft
Topic:
- “Place” and its place
Events:
- Geo Business 2024: 5-6 June, London, call for speakers closes in February
Geography Awareness Week, Day of Geography, and GIS Day are just around the corner!
- American Association of Geographers GAW
- National Geographic GAW
- GIS Day
- Day of Geography (page down as of posting)
And for all of the other days, here is Sanborn's list of national Geography-related holidays!
News:
- UK PNT Plan
- Landsat STELLAs program
- New NSF grant focused on GRASS GIS
- New Esri MOOC - GIS for Climate Action starts Oct. 25th
Topic:
- Geospatial annoyances...
The audio from a recent episode of VSTV where Jesse talks to Daniel Huffman about the Map Projection Cards Kickstarter which ends in October, 2023.
House Keeping:
- Daniel Huffman’s Map projections cards Kickstarter
- Watch for an opening video this week.
News:
- Google sued over directions
- Guinness Book of World Records revokes mountain climbing records
- The National Honor Society for Geospatial Technology launches
- China working on ground-based timing system
Topic:
- This week we interview Marc Prioleau, Executive Director of Overture Maps Foundation about their venture into open data, access, and direction.
Events:
- Geography 2050: 16-17 November, New York
- 2024 Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate: 2 - 6 June, Hawaii
News:
- 3Dntm
- Gridded US Census data coming?
- Geofence warrants
- Customs and border patrol to stop buying phone location data
- Unity “install” charges announced
Topic:
- This week we talk to Anthony Villanti, Managing Director & Founder of GapMaps about their expansion into the North America markets
Events:
- Geo Week 2024: 11-13 February, Denver, CO
- Game Developer Conference: 18-22 March, San Francisco, CA
Music:
Stay Here by Art Grad
News:
- GLONASS launch
- Indian mission successfully lands on the Moon
- Japan hoping to launch lunar lander mission on Sept. 7th
- MIT measures river flows on Mars using remote sensing
- Google Maps Platform adds environmental data APIs
- Mapbox 3D updates
Topic:
- Integrating new technologies into existing workflows
Events:
- InterGeo 2023: 10-12 October, Berlin
- Applied Geography Conference: 25-28 October, Pittsburgh, abstracts Sept 13
- GoGeomatics: 6-8 November, Calgary
Music:
- "All we live for" by WolfClub
News:
- Hillary hits the west coast of North America
- Planet completes acquisition, growing Earth Data platform
- PostGIS 3.4 released
- Microsoft AI suggests food bank as a “cannot miss” tourist spot in Canada
Topic:
- Highlighting Geography (and geospatial) as students return to classrooms
Events:
- Geography 2050: 16-17 November 2023, New York City, NY
- 6th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Mgmt Strategy Workshop: 6-10 November, Santa Fe, NM
- SotM 2024: 6-8 September, Nairobi, Kenya
News
- Voyager 2 Pinged - 37 hours round trip call
- Hotter Atlantic, but fewer hurricanes
- Report on National Data Infrastructure CNSTAT and U.S. Census
Topic:
- Dashboards - what’s next?
AVSP Episode 717
July 9, 2023
News:
- MA Location Shield Act
- NavIC 9th satellite
- Vietnam bans Barbie movie over map
- Esri UC
News:
- More BeiDou satellites launched
- U.S. NIST announces Ultra-Precise Timing Links to Geosynchronous Satellites
- Saildrones!
Web Corner:
- Arctic Indigenous Peoples languages and revitalization map project released
Topic:
- Story, narrative, vignettes, story boarding…narrative design for geoviz
- https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/pixar/storytelling
Events:
- 2023 NSGIC Annual Conference and first annual National Geospatial Golf Classic: September 24-29, New Orleans, LA
- NYGeoCon 2023: September 25-27, Albany, NY
- INTERGEO 2023: October 10th - 12th, Berlin, Germany
Topic:
Our discussion on AR/VR, AI, and other topics from recent developer conferences.
- Microsoft Build
- Google I/O
- Apple WWDC
News:
- NV5 acquires L3 Harris Viz portfolio
- Lidar smallsat swarm
- Hackers test satellite security
Topic:
- Landscape considerations and representation
News:
- Virginia Norwood and earth observation
- Maxar to be acquired
- 5G constellation to support IoT
- CalTech releases 5.7 terapixel Mars mosaic
- New USGIF Scholarships for 2023
Topic:
- EarthDay, sustainability, and geo
News:
- NRO hyperspectral contracts (planets, pixxel, hypersat)
- BlackSky commissions newest satellites in 18 hrs
- Cesium for Omniverse
Topic: Interviews from NC GIS Conference
- OpenDataSoft
- TwinCity Data
- NCSU Center for Geospatial Analytics
News:
- RemoteID requirement looms
- Scientists debut 100 million year dynamic geological model
- 10th GPS III satellite complete, available for launch
-
SV6 deemed operational
-
Satellites threaten Radio Astronomy
- Antarctic sea ice extent hits a new record low
- Newly published study looks at navigation through the Northeast Passage
- U.S. Agency mapping, Environmental Justice Index (EJI) tool, and Justice40 Initiative
- Heritage Quest citizen science identifies 1,000s of prehistoric burial mounds using Lidar
- Mapbox 3D Live Navigation
- Ford files patent to let cars repossess themselves
Events:
- The Pennsylvania GIS Conference: 10 - 12 April, State College
- Innovation, connected, autonomous (ICA) Summit: 15-16 May, Frankfurt
- GeoBusiness: 17-18 May, London
News:
- National Geographic Photos for 2022
- Pew AI study
- Bing/ChatGPT
- Google/Bard
- IE being deleted
- ArcGIS Reality
Topic:
- A discussion of data types
Events:
- WVAGP: 9-10 May, Lansing, WV
News:
- topoBuilder and OnDemand Topo Maps officially part of the National Map
- NISAR to launch in 2024
- QGIS call for crowd funding
- OGC Geo for Metaverse working group
- GRASS GIS 8.2.1
Topic:
- Microsoft Places as modern geography?
Events:
- GIS Pro: 16-19 Oct, Columbus, OH - Abstract dates coming soon
- NCGE: 27-29 Oct, Columbia, SC - Abstracts due April 1
News:
- Human brain’s spatial perception changes over time.
- BT announces creation of a drone superhighway in Southern England
- John Deere (in space)
- Artificial Intelligence model used to track beavers
- Senators question FCC’s new broadband map
- FCC space bureau
- Inrupt announces updates to the W3 Personal Online Data Store “Solid Pod”
- Osm data model study
- Overture map foundation
Events:
- GeoNight:The international "Night of Geography" hosted by the Association of Geographical Societies in Europe (EUGEO) and The International Geographical Union (IGU), April 14th 2023.
- 2023 Digital Construction Week: May 17-18, London, UK.
- The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG): May 28 - June 1, 2023, Orlando, FL
Year in review: This week we discuss some of the trends and highlights that we remember from 2022.
Topic:
- This week we answer some questions about our conference experiences and planning. With the changes in conferences and the continuous additions of folks coming into the field, it is always an evolving process.
Events:
- PlaceGames...coming eventually
News:
- NOAA Aurora Dashboard (Experimental)
- Spire Global Launches ‘Dark Shipping’ Tracking
- Satellites cause concerns for radio observatories
- FCC launches new broadband map - asks for crowdsource help
Topic:
- Unexpectedly helpful or cool tools for our GIS/geography work
Events:
- Satellite 2023 (SatShow), March 13 - March 16, Washington, DC
- Geospatial World Forum (GWF), May 3- May 5, 2023, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems (W2GIS), June 12- June 13, 2023, Québec, Canada
Topic:
- Thoughts on “GIS and Society” as we approach the 30th anniversary of the Friday Harbor meetings
Events:
- Digital Geospatial Intelligence for National Security (DGI) Conference, February 27 - March 01, 2023, London UK
- Esri Developer Summit, March 7 - March 10 2023, Palm Springs CA
- GeoBuiz Summit, March 6 - March 8 2023, Monterey CA
News:
- Starlink as a location service
- GPS Interference in Texas Nobody Can Explain
- Array Labs receives round of funding for 3D imaging satellite constellation
- Volunteered data helps with global vegetation mapping
- Study of narwhal migration shows impact of climate change
Topic:
- Thoughts on Geography Awareness Week
Events:
- URISA LEAP: Location, Enterprise Addressing, and Public Safety Conference, Feb 7 - Feb 9, Hosted Virtually
- Blue Marble GeoTalks 2023, Jan 25, 2023, Hosted Virtually
- 2023 6th International Conference on Geoinformatics and Data Analysis (ICGDA 2023), April 13 - 15, 2023, Marseille, France
This week we sit down with Elvin Slavik (Director of Esri R&D Center, Australia) to catch-up and talk about some general thoughts on technology.
This week we sit down with Elvin Slavik (Director of Esri R&D Center, Australia) to catch-up and talk about some general thoughts on technology.
News:
- Response to report on Ligado
- India pushing NaVIC
- Study shows climate change affecting world's lakes
- Google Maps now includes efficient EV routes
- Google Maps now includes augmented reality results
- New US center of population
- Planet moving into hyperspectral
- New additions to Galileo
- FCC De-orbit rules
Events:
- NEURISA Day is a conference hosted by New England URISA and will be held virtually on October 24 & 25, 2022. The theme this year is Creating Community Connections, which aims to showcase how important it is for us as a geospatial community to connect and engage. More information can be found here https://neurisa-day-2022-urisa.hub.arcgis.com/
News:
- Response to report on Ligado
- India pushing NaVIC
- Study shows climate change affecting world's lakes
- Google Maps now includes efficient EV routes
- Google Maps now includes augmented reality results
- New US center of population
- Planet moving into hyperspectral
- New additions to Galileo
- FCC De-orbit rules
Events:
- NEURISA Day is a conference hosted by New England URISA and will be held virtually on October 24 & 25, 2022. The theme this year is Creating Community Connections, which aims to showcase how important it is for us as a geospatial community to connect and engage. More information can be found here https://neurisa-day-2022-urisa.hub.arcgis.com/
News:
- Geographer Yi-Fu Tuan passes away
- FTC Sues data broker for tracking location information
- Newly published research shows Arctic lakes are drying up
- Hydrosat gets Tier 1 remote sensing license for thermal imaging
- Esri Small Nonprofit Organization Grant Initiative
- Geospatial Revolution: Mapping the Pandemic nominated for regional Mid-Atlantic Emmy
Topic:
-
Geospatial Metaverse
-
- NVIDIA at SIGGRAPH - AI, Metaverse, and Digital Humans
Events:
- Earth Science Week, October 9th - 15th
- International Geoethics Day, October 13th, 2022
- Geography Awareness Week, November 14-19th, 2022
- GIS Day, November 16th, 2022
News:
- Geographer Yi-Fu Tuan passes away
- FTC Sues data broker for tracking location information
- Newly published research shows Arctic lakes are drying up
- Hydrosat gets Tier 1 remote sensing license for thermal imaging
- Esri Small Nonprofit Organization Grant Initiative
- Geospatial Revolution: Mapping the Pandemic nominated for regional Mid-Atlantic Emmy
Topic:
-
Geospatial Metaverse
-
- NVIDIA at SIGGRAPH - AI, Metaverse, and Digital Humans
Events:
- Earth Science Week, October 9th - 15th
- International Geoethics Day, October 13th, 2022
- Geography Awareness Week, November 14-19th, 2022
- GIS Day, November 16th, 2022
News:
- Landsat 9 hand-off
- Google fined in Australia
- New USGS Director sworn in
- Artemis 1 going to the moon on Aug. 29th
Topic:
- Geographic connections for back to school season
Events:
- ICPARS2022 International Conference on Precision Agriculture and Remote Sensing: 20-21 September, Toronto CA
- RGS-IBG2022: 30 August to 2 September, Newcastle UK and online
News:
- Landsat 9 hand-off
- Google fined in Australia
- New USGS Director sworn in
- Artemis 1 going to the moon on Aug. 29th
Topic:
- Geographic connections for back to school season
Events:
- ICPARS2022 International Conference on Precision Agriculture and Remote Sensing: 20-21 September, Toronto CA
- RGS-IBG2022: 30 August to 2 September, Newcastle UK and online
News:
- OSM turns 18
- New Google Maps Functionality
- Critical Flaws in Chinese GPS Chip - US Government advises to stop using
- Xiaomi previews consumer-targeted smart glasses
- Storm chaser drones gathering data during hurricane season
- Rhine way lower than it should be (and way earlier than normal)
- UKHO Admiralty Maritime sunsetting paper charts after 222 years.
- SpaceX Falcon 9 launches with South Korea's first Moon mission
Events:
- ICMSEGARS2022: 09-10 December, New York
News:
- Esri UC - personal favorites
- FCC Proposes new definition for broadband
- OGC joins metaverse standards group
- FTC will address exploitation of location and health data
- First images from James Webb Space Telescope
Topic:
- This week Jesse asks questions about time in geospatial
Events:
- Geography2050: 17-18 November, New York
- GeoWeek 2023: 13-15 February, Denver
- AAG 2023: 23-27 March, Denver
News:
- Winners of the 2022 ArcGIS Online Competition for HS and MS students
- ArcGIS Pro 3.0 requires .net 6
-
Ed license now includes Drone2Map Standard
-
QGIS 3.26
-
Smarty geocoding plug-in
-
Drone data on demand service
- Projection trading cards
Topic:
- Web GIS is Modern GIS? - teaching GIS as web-based - where are we, what are positives/negatives, etc.
Events:
- geocom: 11 October, London
News:
- Xona testing GPS alternative demo satellite
- UK looking at PNT options
- Google’s “Dynamic World” app
- Google Maps add Air Quality Index on iOS and Android
- Apple Maps expanding
- Airbus expanding data access through OneAtlas
- GeoTech Center updating GTCM, get involved
- BRICS countries developing data sharing satellite system
News:
- The Great American Rail-Trail and US Bicycle Route System
- Google ARCore Geospatial API
- Google’s new camera will fit in any car
- NOAA Aids Largest-Ever West Coast Oyster Data Map
Topic:
- How to address imposter syndrome and the value of an elevator speech
Events:
- Teaching and Learning About the Anthropocene: June 21, Virtual
- Education Summit @ Esri UC: July 9–12, San Diego, CA
- Esri User Conference: July 11–15, San Diego, CA
News: * Google Immersive View * Google’s Scene Exploration isn’t a landscape explorer…yet * Close call for Sentinel 1A * USGIF: new scholarships and working group to focus on diversity
Topic:
- This week we speak with Hannah Gunderman about the importance of data management for cultural geographers and qualitative data sources
Events:
- HxGN LIVE Global 2022: 20-23 June, Las Vegas
- CommercialUAV Expo: 6-8 Sept, Las Vegas
- GIS-Pro: 2-6 October, Boise, Idaho
News:
- Declaration on the future of the Internet
- A new letter regarding Ligado
- A Drone caught smuggling guns
Topic:
- *Webmaps*
- MiniTokyo3D
- WV511
- Monterey aquarium
- FlightAware
- Birdcast live bird migration map
- Chicago Crime Map
- Nasa Earth at Night
-
Onemilliontweetmap
- Human Atlas
- The National Map
- NOAA C-CAP Land Cover Atlas
- LandsatLook
- U.S. Census Interactive Maps
- San Diego Wildfire Emergency Map
- Haiti Earthquake Map
- OSM Show Me The Way
- Radio Garden
News:
- Trimble releases (re-releases?) Sketchup for iPad
- Planet’s Pelicans
- Storymaps.com
- Nature Conservancy partnership launches dynamic kelp map
- No More Anti-Satellite Missiles in the US
- Drone Blood Delivery Works in Rwanda
- Mapping signal interference between 5G and GPS
- To the moon
- ESA to test GNSS on the moon
- A KNaCK for the moon
Events:
- Digital storytelling festival: May 10 - June 12, virtual
- State of the Map 2022: August 19-21: Florence, Italy
News: * Arctic scientists work with indigenious tribal elders study Alaska Kotzebue ice * New appointments to NGAC * Imagery market forecasted to continue to grow
Topic:
- What is geospatial today? The constant progression of the definition, focus, and industry
Events:
- 8th International Conference on Cartography & GIS, Nessebar, Bulgaria 20-25 June
- WVAGP 2022 Conference: May 24th, Morgantown WV
News: * GPS on Benchmarks program * Yellowstone thermal vents mapped * Newberry’s Crossings exhibit
Topic:
- Unexpected challenges in working with GIS
News:
- MWC
- GISCI Endorsement Designation Program
- NGA developing commercial imagery buying guide
- Goes-t Launch
- USGS Releases topoBuilder Tool for Custom Topographic Maps
- New collaboration between Rumsey Map Collection and Machines Reading Maps. mapKurator will scan text in 60,000 georeferenced Rumsey maps.
- Concerns about Russia targeting GPS, Communications
-
Hawkeye 360
-
Premise
News:
- SpaceX loses several satellites
- Koalas are an endangered species in parts of Australia
- GISCI announces June exam date
Topic:
-
Isaac Brodsky, fourSquare talks about Unfolded’s hex tiles
-
Try it out at studio.unfolded.ai
Events:
- GeoIgnite 22: 1-3 March, virtual
- Citizen Science Conference, 23-26 May, hybrid
News: * Google's Firmina subsea cable will run from Myrtle Beach, SC to South America * SpaceX Satellite Internet * NOAA GOES T launching on March 1st * Landsat 9 operational * Nearspace 10cm available + Public Labs
- ISS to be retired in 2030
- GRASS GIS 8.0.0 released
- Endurance22 expedition sets to find's Shackleton's lost ship
Topic:
- A few questions about this round of the Metaverse
Events:
- GISPro call due March 15
- Trimble Dimensions+: Nov 7-9, Las Vegas
AVSP Episode 683
January 23, 2022
News:
- Sentinel 1B issues
- Tonga eruption
- 2021 was 6th warmest year
- 44 superdove satellites launched
- ArcGIS IPS
- GISP-R
- US 5G rollout delayed around airports
Topic:
- We speak to Alastair Bonnett about his 2020 mass market book, Elsewhere, which looks at the role islands play, and touch on his new academic text, Multiracism.
Events:
- GEOINT 2022 Symposium
- GEO Business 2022
This week Barb and Frank speak with Nicole Ernst, Associate Director of the GeoTech Center about the Geospatial Education Certificate (GeoEdC).
News:
- CES2022 overview
Topic:
- Frank and Barb sit down with Rebecca Theobald for the second part of our recent series of discussions on redistricting.
Events:
- HxGN Live Global: 20-23 June, Las Vegas
- Commercial UAV Expo: 6-8 September, Las Vegas
News:
- NOAA approves sell of 10cm data
- Geospatial Maturity Assessment report
Topic:
- What is “your Geography”?
- What is your 'take on', 'approach to', path to “here” etc
Events:
- GIS Pro 2022: 3-6 Oct, Boise
Housekeeping:
- We will be receiving an AAG Media Achievement Award
Topic:
- This week we talk to Dr. Emily Yeh of the University Colorado Boulder about her time as the President of AAG, the breadth of Geography, and the upcoming AAG Conference in NYC.
Events:
- SatShow 2022: March 22-24, Washington, DC
News:
- NASA and ESA partner on collaborative tool and open data
- Unity acquiring WETA tools
- DJI Mavic 3
- Snapchat map continues to grow
- Lockheed Martin contract to build GPS IIIF satellites 15, 16 and 17 (SV15-17)
- Trimble creates three scholarships to honor Gladys West
Topic:
- Project sustainability is an ongoing issue in digital (and analog) work as accessibility, technology, and data formats change overtime. This week we discuss some issues and offer some options to begin to address these long term issues.
News:
- SpaceX Crew-3 mission successfully launches and docks with ISS - CREW-3 MISSION - SpaceX - Updates
- COP26
- Fugro New Generation of Unmanned Surface Vehicles
Topic:
- Interview with Christopher Fowler, Associate Professor of Geography and Demography, Penn State University
News:
- Hexagon Power Portfolio 2022
- QGIS 3.22 released
- NGA launched the Phase 4a of its MagQuest Challenge
- Landsat 9 proceeding through commissioning phase
Topic:
- Geography Awareness Week 2021
- National Geographic
- AAG
- AGS
Events:
- GeoWeek2022, Feb 6-8, Denver, CO
News:
- GEOINT News:
-
- NGA plans annual reassessment of commercial remote sensing
- NRO issues BAA call for commercial remote sensing technologies
- Preview of NASA'a VIPER Lunar Rover
- Vautrin Lud Geography Prize goes to geographer from the National University of Singapore
Topic:
- Geo certificates revisited
- GeoEdC Certification
- NatGeo Certification
- ASPRS Certifications
- GISP Certification
- GeoINT Certification
- RGS Chartered Geographer
Events:
- DH2022: 25-29 July, Tokyo
News:
- Landsat 9 launched
- Earth Science Week
- Geography Awareness Week
Topic:
- Local foods as a representation of Cultural Geography
Events:
- Geography2050 November 15-19, Virtual
News:
- Amtrak scholarships
- Landsat 9 launch coming up
Topic:
- This week we ask some questions about the ideas surrounding data response and data preparedness for hazard events
News:
- Greek Scientists want to name heat waves
- National Geographic and DeBeers partner on Okavango Eternal project
- NASA debuts new interactive website for Landsat 9 ahead of launch
- Next 3 GPS III satellites complete (sv06, 07, 08)
- Space Force’s Main Job - Protecting GPS
Topic:
- A quick discussion on the need for resilience in our technology and systems as highlighted by some recent issues.
Events:
- URISA’s LEAP conference: Feb 1-3, Virtual
- AAG: Feb 25- March 1, in-person & virtual
News:
- Trimble providing venture funding
- Haiti Earthquake
- Census redistricting data available now
Topic:
- Recreating landscapes - snapshots in time and space
Events:
- UAS Summit & Expo: 13-14 Oct, Grand Forks, ND
News:
- Geospatial Revolution Part 5
- Hexagon acquires Immersal
- Autodesk Tandem
- Esri announcements
-
- 90 new analytical features across Pro, Enterprise, Online
-
- Heavy focus on AI/ML (GeoAI)
- ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online
- SURE for ArcGIS (“Reality capture” at scale)
- ArcGIS GeoBIM coming out in the fall
-
- Link features to BIM documents
- Velocity
-
- Real time data/IoT
- Cloud Data Warehouses
- Pro
-
- Pantone colors for symbology
- Online like pop-ups
- Data Engineering (view)
-
- Data preparation
- Can visualize descriptive stats for each field in file
- Online
-
- Blending for symbology
- Instant Apps
News:
- A "New" Ocean
- FAA Recreation test
Topic:
- A general discussion on the impact of global supply chains
Events:
- NCGE: Nov 19-21, Minneapolis
News:
- China puts a rover on Mars -
- GAO report on DOD navigation
- Apple WWDC location announcements
-
- Video - Maps update
- Video - Object capture API (aka photogrammetry)
- Amazon Location Service now generally available for AWS -
- AWS startup Accelerator includes geospatial -
- Lego (official) map
News:
- Google IO google maps
Topic:
- This week we talk about how we can consider and infer geographic concepts through 2D and 3D representations
Events:
- Earth Archive Virtual Conference: 15-16 June
- Commercial UAV Expo Americas 2021: September 7-9 Las Vegas NV
News:
- Moving a border
- Rand McNally releases new Road Atlas
- Ookla and MapBox partnership
- Maptitude 2021 released
- Props to the Mars Helicopter!
- New SWOT satellite launching in 2022 to measure Earth's water
Topic:
- Deepfakes
-
- UW news
- Article
- 2018 article
- GCN article
News:
- Geospatial Revolution Episode 5 trailer
- Cesium for Unreal
- Verizon RTK
- Google Earth releases upgraded Timelapse with Landsat imagery
- Carbon Mapper
Topic:
- EarthDay everyday
References for this week's episode:
- Mapping vaccine distribution (from January)
- Prospect & Refuge
- FAA updates
- Mars helicopter
- Evergreen
Topic:
- A conversation spurred by (shiver) a Facebook post. We talk about how we look at tutorials and training and their place in learning GIS (or, really, anything these days).
Events corner
- 2021 Korea Geospatial Information Roadshow: March 22-26, Virtual
- State of the Map 2021: July 9-11, online. Call open for talks, workshops, (April 4) and panels (June 6)
News:
- Potential changes to Metropolitan Statistical Areas
- Congressional push for timing backup for GIS
- Cardillo appointed as USGIF chair
Topic:
- Anthony Calamito of Enview
News:
- Perseverance!
- India launches Amazonia 1 satellite for Brazil
- Canon built a smallsat for advertising (and research)
- Atlas of the Human Planet
- iOS beta gets crowdsourced info
- QGIS 3,18 released
- ArcGIS platform
- GeoWeek 2022 Advisory board
- Next step in (counter)Ligado stuff
Cool Stuff
- http://radio.garden/
Events corner
- NCGIS 2021 presentations up on YouTube soon
- ASPRS 2021: March 29-April 2, virtual
- GISPro 2021: 3-6 Oct, Baltimore, Abstracts due March 31
News:
- New NOAA Drought website
- New Sentinel-based long-term global fire dataset
- Tilt brush going open
- Microsoft releases Sustainability City in Minecraft
- Amnesty International will create maps of facial recognition cameras
- GISCI Map Contest
Topic:
- News and discussing visual media
AVSP Episode 659
January 24, 2021
News:
- Saudi Arabia proposes linear city
- HERE launches Premier 3D Cities
- Esri Canada's 3D cities model resources
- Final Fantasy XV director teams up with Japanese airline for virtual tourism
- Successful launch and deployment for NASA's ELaNa mission CubeSats
- SpaceX Transporter-1
Topic:
- Virtual Reality development questions from a geospatial perspective
Events corner
- HXGNLive June 15-18 Las Vegas, limited to 1500
- ACH2021: July 22-23, Abstracts due by Feb 1
- GISPro 2021 Oct 3-6 Baltimore, MDzoom
AVSP Episode 658
January 10, 2021
News:
- EU announces Destination Earth
- FAA announces RemoteID plans
- USGIF academic consortium
- URISA Coalition of Young Professionals
- Esri Hub for Imagery and Remote Sensing
- javascript
News:
- MapBox moves to 3D and changes license
- Australian venture pushes toward lunar exploration
- Digital Coast Act signed into law
Topic:
- Reality capture?
-
- Terrestrial lidar
- Drone photogrammetry
- Reality capture in our/your pocket
- Scale shift?
Events
- GeoBusiness 2021 moved to November
News:
- Here WeGo Deliver
- Introduction of ArcGIS Field Maps leads to deprecation countdown for existing Esri apps
- Esri buys Turkish software firm Zibumi for 3D viz
Topic:
- Will Cadell of SparkGeo about Prescient.earth
House Keeping:
- Map Projections for Babies Kickstarter
News:
- Google tests letting users add Street View images with their phones
- Google’s Tree Canopy Project
- OpenStreetMap commercialization
- NASA Space Apps Challenge Global Finalists
- Sentinel 6 launch
Topic:
- We briefly talk about our favorite geographies...which means many things unto itself.
Cool Stuff:
- https://reearth.io
Check out the Kickstarter book project Map Projections for Babies by Dan Ford. You can also find additional information at the MapsForBabies website.
News:
- iPhone 12 Pro (and iPad Pro) w/ lidar
-
- James Fee
- Ed Parsons
- xyht
- http://3dscannerapp.com and updated this week Partikle
- Landsat 8 hiccup
- India launches EOS-1 satellite
- US Postal Service wants to monetize its mapping data
- Mapbox Election Mapping Challenge extended until Nov. 30th
Topic:
- TravelTime interview
Cool Stuff:
- ESRI Accessible Basemaps
News:
- ArcMap (10.8) End of Life outlined
- Esri releases beta ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unity and Unreal Engine
- Drones in the supply chain
- Hivemapper studio
- Microsoft releases building footprints for Australia
Topic:
- This week we riff on the title of a recent AAG seminar to discuss how Geography relates to closely related fields … “encroachment or opportunity”
Cool Stuff:
- Cartographers have been hiding illustrations inside Switzerland’s official maps
News:
- Facebook’s Project Aria - mapping your entire life
- Augmented Reality - Geology’s ‘killer app’....?
- Amazon’s ‘Virtual Tours’
- Oct 4th - Sputnik anniversary
- World Space Week Oct. 4-10th - Satellites are the Theme -
Cool Stuff:
- Zuni Map - Counter-mapping place
- Last chance to respond to U.S. Census
- Weather
- NOAA Turns 50!
- Fastest run to greek letters for Atlantic Tropical Storms
- Western US Wildfires
- La Nina
- Sentinel 6 launch planned for November
- Startup Satellite Vu looking to add thermal to commercial remote sensing
- 2020 StoryMaps Competition
- Esri signs MoU with UN-Habitat
- Esri acquires nFrames
- HP Rolls out new DesignJet printers
- WV Messes with Harvard Mapping Model
This week we continue our conversation about how visualization can help to convey information and how state and school systems may (or may not) be using visualization tools for varying purposes in our current time of uncertainty. The conversation began in the previous part of the episode.
This week we look at some news around drones and information literacy and we begin the first part of a conversation about geoviz for information sharing.
- Amazon gets ok to test drone delivery
- Parrot gets Army contract
- AI and ML in geospatial
- Examples from conversation
- WVDE Schools Re-Entry Map
- WVDHHR Dashboard
We start with a general chat, but we do mention the White Houses Science Office's question of what should they do to protect GPS, and changing perspectives about Google Maps.
News:
- WoldView Legion launching in 2021
- Garmin hit by Ransomware
- NSRS modernization delayed
- Congressional opposition to Ligado continues to grow through letters to FCC
- MyGalileoDrone competition announced
- Mars Perseverance launch
Cool Stuff:
- GRASS GIS turns 37 and gets a new look on the web
Events Corner:
- NearMap Navig8 - available
- Indiana Geographic Information Council - Sept 29-Oct 1, Virtual
- AAG - April 7-11, Seattle/Virtual
This week we look back about on our 15 year history and, in celebration of Comic Con week, talk about pop culture.
News:
- UC and other news
- ArcGIS Pro 2.6 coming “soon” with some key upgrades
- Voxels
- Kubernetes
- Experience builder
- MapViewer beta
Topic:
- Do we think virtual conference options will remain in the 'post' COVID-19 world
Cool Stuff:
- QGIS US Virtual meeting July 17, 24, 31
News:
- 15th anniversary for Google Map API
- UK wants to unlock the power of location
- China launches last BeiDou satellite
- Five years for Sentinel 2-A
- Depth API now available for Google's ARCore
- Apple’s Nearby Interactions
- Oculus Go discontinued
- Say goodbye to the Segway PT too
Topic:
- URISA issues statement concerning Code of Ethics in Florida GIS case
Sue & Jesse speak with Brendan Collins and Pablo Fuentes about MakePath, their open source xarray-spatial raster analysis tools, their use of open source for geospatial, and an example application where they modeled pharmacy deserts.
News:
- China introduces Terry-Cotta
- SpaceX Dragon successfully launches manned mission and docks with ISS
- China launches multiple satellites, including Gaofen-9 remote sensing satellite
- Largest and oldest Mayan monument discovered
Topic:
- Kevin Ring of Cesium talks about the development of CesiumJS and the recent release of Cesium OSM Buildings
Cool Stuff:
- NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom
- Talking About Race
Events Corner:
- ASPRS 2020 going virtual:June 22-25
- ENVI Analytics Symposium: August 25-27
- Commercial UAV Expo Americas going virtual: Sept 15-17
- Applied Geography Conference: October 18-20 - Abstracts August 15
- Geo Business moved to 2021: 19-20 May
News:
- Push again Ligado decision continues
- Restrictions on US Satellite operators reduced
- PCI Geomatics rolls out Geomatica Cloud
- Data vs politics
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- AAG letter to Florida
Topic:
- Interview with Scott Nowicki, Lead R&D Scientist for Quantum Spatial
Cool Stuff:
- MakePath's OS analysis tools quick guide
Events Corner:
- Virtual INSPIRE conference: 3-12 June
- FAA UAS Symposium: Ep 1 July 8-9, Ep 2 Aug 18-19
- Commercial UAV Expo Europe: 1-2 December
- State of the Map 2020 posters due June 30
News:
- FAA announces 8 organizations working on Drone Remote ID
- FAA UAS Collegiate Training Initiative
- FAA establishes national spaceport office
- 25 years of GPS full operations
- 2nd GPS III satellite begins transmission
- US military is furious at FCC over 5G plan that could interfere with GPS
- Trimble’s WorksOS beta
- Esri's free COVID-19 Response Package for nonprofits and free access to Learn ArcGIS for furloughed professionals
Topic:
- Interview with Gabby Getz of Cesium about their work to support the construction industry
Cool Stuff:
- How to do Map Stuff
- Esri UC moving online
- Geo week events and others move to July in Chicago
- USGIF announces industry awards
- Galileo Masters 2020
- Bentley opens software access
- Forecasts
- Wildfire season
- Hurricane season
- FCC votes to approve Ligado (xyHT oped)
Topic:
- A wish discussion of places we would like to go, how we can experience locations virtually, and where we would like to go back to...
- Indeed virtual experience commercial
- Botchan Karakuri Clock, Matsuyama
News:
- Hexagon Geospatial HXGN Content Program provides free imagery to fight COVID-19
- Smartphone location and COVID-19
- ArcGIS Online Grocery Store Reports - Form
- NASCAR Hold Virtual eRace
- Census has begun! - March 12th
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- COVID-19 might mean students are undercounted
- Deadline delayed 2 weeks until mid August
Topic:
- Dashboards
Cool Stuff:
- Reddit’s Imaginary Maps
Events Corner:
Check out these virtual cons while we await the re-opening of conference season
- AAG
- Microsoft Build
News:
- ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8
- New FAA rule requires drones to broadcast location to Internet constantly
- Here geodata models - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WQc-f0-v7w
- Coronavirus leads to drop in Chinese pollution
- First Survey of the Mason-Dixon Line in 40 years
- Vatican”s ethical AI guidelines
Topic:
- Privacy news
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- https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/01/31/fcc-finds-one-or-more-carriers-broke-law-by-selling-customer-location-data
- https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/28/fcc-proposes-carrier-fine-over-phone-location-data/
- https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/08/facebook-buys-computer-vision-startup-scape/
- https://9to5mac.com/2020/02/07/databases-that-track-millions/
Cool Stuff:
- WWI Trench Map of 1917 movie
Events Corner:
- Tennessee Geographic Information Council (TNGIC) Annual Conference: April 8-9, Kingsport, Tennessee
- Geospatial World Forum: April 7-9, Amsterdam
- Geoint: April 26-29, Tampa
- Geo business 2020: May 20-21, London
News:
- NASA images show effects of record Antarctic temperatures
- Do good maps sway minds? Apparently not :(
- The Met Office going big on hardware
- OGC adopts new version of IS3, Indexed 3D Scene Layer and Scene Layer Package Format Specification
- Inaccurate maps cost logistics companies $6b a year
Topic:
- Are textbooks the best way to go in our digital world?
Cool Stuff:
- Mini Tokyo 3D
Events Corner:
- GeoConnect Asia moves to 2021
- Esri Developer Summit: 10-13 March, Palm Springs, CA
- Applied Geography Conference: 18-20 October, Baltimore, MD
- 2020 Dimensions User Conf: 2-4 November, Nashville
News (00:40)
- Google Maps update for its 15th anniversary - Google
- OneWeb's first large batch of smallsats launches
- NASA and ESA's Solar Orbiter launching Feb 9th
- ArcGIS Pro 2.5
- Esri GIS tech poster competition at AAG
Topic (19:50)
- Impacts of geotagging
- Sharing experiences
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- Overtourism?
Cool Stuff (49:45)
- Hacking a traffic Jam in Google Maps
Events Corner (52:40)
- Geo Connect Asia 2020: 18-19 March, Singapore
- MidAmerica GIS Symposium: 20-23 April, Omaha
- Small Sat Conference: 27-28 April, London
- Geoint Symposium 2020: 26-29 April, Tampa
News:
- Huawei switching to Tom Tom instead of Google maps because of US ban
- Increasing number of GLONASS satellites
- HxDR
Topic:
- Countdown to 50th anniversary of EarthDay
Cool Stuff:
- Satellite map
Events Corner:
- Move2020: 11-12 February, London
- 10th IGRSM International Conference and Exhibition: 17-18 March, Kuala Lumpur
- GeoIgnite2020: 22-24 June, Ottawa
News:
- CES2020
- Here’s 3D models help cars
- Concerns about satellite constellations impacting astronomy
- Landsat 9 sensors ready, launch at the end of 2020
Topic:
- Why you should understand coding and programming (even if you aren’t planning to)
Web Corner:
- Turn by turnables
Events Corner:
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Hexagon Tour & Live
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GeoWeek 2020 - ASPRS, ILMF, & MAPPS
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GISPro 2020
We talk about some the items that caught our attention over the last decade.
- The cloud
- Data privacy and ethics
- Hardware
- Data creation and overload
- Remote Sensing data growth
- New Map of Titan’s Terrain
- NASA and Boeing prepping Space Launch System (SLS)
- Google’s New Content Creation Tools for Geography Presentations
- Google releasing Cardboard as an open source project
- Google Maps to show which streets have better lighting for walkers
- Google.org funds Vera to help collect data on prison populations (Vera’s page)
- Apple Maps changes to Crimea in Russia (CIA WFB Ukraine)
- New high-resolution imagery API from Near Space Labs
- Radiant Earth Foundation releases Radiant MLHub for open access to Earth Observation training data sets
- Defense Innovation Board unveils AI ethics principles for the Pentagon
- USDOI grounds drone fleet
- FAA moving forward to meet recreational UAS pilot test requirement from last falls reauthorization bill
- Utah Congressman announces House GIS Working Group
- Global Flood Monitor
- Say goodbye to the Foot… the Survey Foot
- Census Using Online Collection For First Time in 2020
This week we talk about where you can go to download data, with just a few examples.
- National Map
- Data.gov
- Census Bureau
- EarthExplorer
- LandsatLook viewer
- Sentinel remote sensing data access
- Natural Earth Data
- OpenStreetMap
- State data clearinghouses MapWV, PASDA, NCOneMap
- City data sets – Chicago, Charlotte, New York
An interview with Susan Hemback and Michael Harmon from Loudon County GIS Forum 2018 followed by a conversation about the importance of local and regional conferences.
A conversation about Gerrymandering by members of a panel that took place at the AAG 2019 conference.
Frank and Barb talk to Marvin Davis about conveying public information through Story Maps.
A discussion of the AAG's new time and fee structure for conference registration and a discussion of paper vs poster vs digital presentations.
A conversation with Elvin Slavik on our 600th episode celebrating our 13th anniversary.
We talk to Dr Maria Perez of West Virginia University about her research on cultures of caving in Venezuela, Cuba, and the US.
A VerySpatial Retrospective…Spatial Conversations: a decade following the geospatial community
The impacts of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and related technologies of Expert Systems and Neural Networks, on the geospatial industry and society (on our 12th Anniversary)
This week we talk about what is coming out of the Esri UC, Mapbox's use of 'Cartogram', and SB 1253.
Sue and Jesse talk to Bernie Schmidt of Meemim about their Visual GIS mixed reality application and its use cases.
Jesse talked to Guido Stein of Applied Geographics about FOSS4G Boston in 2017, GIS vs geospatial, and job titles in geo.
Jesse talked to Stuart Lynn of CartoDB about its uses, its interface, and online analysis and insights.
Conferences (HxgnLive, WWDC, and E3), satellites, organizations, partnerships, and more.
Eddie Pickle of Radiant Blue Technologies talks about open source software and the GeoINT community.
This week we talk about the North Pole, satellites, privacy, contests, and coloring books.
Jesse got a chance to talk to Patrick Berner before Hexagon Geospatial's Ignite Workshop in San Francisco to talk a little bit about the Ignite Challenge and Smart M.Apps.
This week we touch on Japan's population drop, Facebook and Digital Globe mapping, Esri FedGIS conference announcements, and many others
Jesse talks to Zachary Jones of Eastern Michigan University to discuss the "The Maps & Geographies of Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Literature" panel coming up at the AAG 2016 in San Francisco.
Frank, Sue, and Jesse talk about 3D data in geospatial from the influence of 2 and 2.5D data to object-oriented data concepts in this week’s post CES world.
This week we sit down to highlight some of the ways we like to celebrate the Geography season (aka Geography Awareness Week) including Day of Geography and GIS Day.
Emily Garding, the mind behind #GISTribe, and Nathan Saylor, the force behind GISCoffee, join us this episode. We talk about the weekly #GISTribe Twitter conversations, how to bring lurkers out of their shells, and how you can support GISTribe and get some great coffee over at GISCoffee.com.
In this episode we talk to Dr Chris Tucker about the American Geographical Society's second Geography2050 event that will take place November 19-20, 2015 in New York City.
NatGeo, FAA, hardware and software. Please visit the shownotes at veryspatial.com for more information.
Patrick Egan, keynote speaker for the upcoming Geotech 2015 and host of the sUAS News Podcast, talks about the direction and use of unmanned aerial systems in the hobbyist and commercial sectors.
Will Cadell of Sparkgeo talks about their full release of Maptiks, a map analytics tool for online maps…think of Google Analytics for how people interact with webmaps.
Main topic: World builing in Populat Culture. News: Gerrymandering, broadband prices, and cartography.
Main topic: GIS Analysts and Developers. News: Supreme Court, Google Earth, and ConnectEd.
Main topic: Stuart Blundell of the ENVI Analytics Symposium. News: E3, Urthecast, and USGS/Geoscience Australia.
Main topic: Interviews with Eastern Michigan University and US Census Bureau. News: Scholarships, AP GIS, and Google.
Main topic: Interviews with Blue Marble Geographics and ASEE SMART Scholarships. News: US Budget concerns, software, and Google.
Main topic: Park narratives in Edmonton, Alberta. News: Tracking/surveillance, software, geobee.
Main topic: NCGIS interviews with GTG and Tyler Technologies. News: Audobon, geohumanities, and census.
Main topic: Locatice technologies today and tomorrow. News: Data, Software, and drones.
Main topic: Interviews about Geocortex, Pictometry, and Duncan-Parnell. News: NASA, Google, Esri, and others.
Main topic: Interviews with KCI and eRing from NCGIS Conference. News: Census, ASPRS, GDC, QGIS, and more.
Main topic: Elvin Slavik on mobile and the future. News: Advisors, Fellows, and hardware.
Main topic: Mladen Stojic talks about Power Portfolio 2015. News: Software, acquisitions, and exemptions
Main topic: 10 years after Google acquired Keyhole. News: Web maps, software, and time.
Main topic: Lost interviews episode. News: Culture, Remote sensing, and USGIF Scholarships.
Main topic: Darren Platakis, Day of Geography. News: Remote sensing, Mars, and software.
Main topic: Chris Tucker, symposium chair of Geography2050. News: Space, UAS, and software.
Main topic: Alastair Bonnett, author of Unruly Places. News: Mars, Scotland, and software.
Main topic: The ups and downs of elevation. News: WorldView-3, Panama Canal, and sound.
Main topic: Mark Bowersox of Exelis VIS talks about data types. News: OSM, USGS, and software.
Main topic: Rick and Rusty from Eating West Virginia. News: Earth Observation and Google.
What's in the Geographic basket, avsp 9th anniversary. News: Satellites, navigation, and games.
As we hit our 9th anniversary, this retrospective highlights the intros to our first nine anniversary (0-8) episodes in just under 9 minutes. Oh how the times have (mostly) changed.
Main topic: Charlie Fitzpatrick talks about ConnectED and Esri education. News: HxGN Live, WWDC, and Here.
Main topic: Tom Probert about the MapInfo User Conference. News: GNSS, NatGeoBee, and software.
Main topic: David Dibiase and Angela Lee talk about ArcGIS Online. News: Google, GLONASS, and GeoTech Center.
Main topic: Keith Masback talks about GeoINT 2013. News: Remote Sensing and the Esri Fed UC.
Main topic: Mladen Stojic talks about Intergraph Geospatial 2014. News: US Census, ISS, and ArcGIS 10.2.1.
Main topic: Things we would like to see in 2014. News: Drones, software, maps, and Urthecast.
Main topic: Bern Szukalski on ArcGIS Online. News: Space, Hexagon Geospatial, and Hobbit climates.
Main topic: Conversations with URISA and Social Bicycles. News: Transportation, discoveries, and data.
We had a chance to talk to Rachel Kornak of GeoPivot.org about the new resource for students and young professionals in the geospatial industry.
We had a chance to talk to Peter Adams of Esri Press about the new push into digital with the Esri Bookstore App and the new distribution of the Spatial Labs product.
Main topic: Paracosm, Valarm, and SmarterBetterCities. News: LocationTech, NSF, and GISCI.
Main topic: Frank Garofalo abou the esri UX Summit. News: NatGeo, G8 open data, and AR.Drone.
Main topic: apps, cloud, fragmentation, and bundling. News: MAPPS, google, esri, and USGIF.
Main topic: Losing the G and disconnecting the IS. News: Weather, Geography Nobel, and ENVI Services Engine.
In special episode 67 we speak with David Moss about this year's activities for the Houston Area GIS Day, from professional to educational.
Main topic: Beau Legeer, Exelis VIS. News: Italian quake scientists, remote sensing, and Windows 8.
Main topic: Carl Steinitz and GeoDesign, Part 2. News: Space shuttle, Kindle Maps, and MapBox.
Main topic: Carl Steinitz on GeoDesign, Pt 1. News: Landsat, Spot6, and AsteroidMappers
A short discussion with Sheila Wilson about current activities and plans for the GIS Certification Institute.
Conversations with folks from JPL about Curiosity, extra-planetary data, and Geospatial.
Jaye Lampe of Exelis Visual Information Solutions talks about ENVI 5, Imagery Everywhere, and the imagery industry.
Main topic: Gretchen Peterson, Cartographer's Toolkit. News: Landsat 8, Skyhook and competitions.
Main topic: Pete McIntosh of Exelis VIS. News: Landsat, Google, Esri, Intergraph and Games.
Main topic: The collision of science and politics. News: Tom Tom, Local, and government.
Main topic: Practical challenges of Internet Mapping. News: National Geographic, Esri, and Associated Press.
Main topic: Economic Census and ACS in jeopardy. News: Roanoke, Envsat, and Mayan Calendar.
Main topic: Robert Cheetham talks about GeoTrellis. News: Drones, ENVI, ERDAS, and citizen science.
Main topic: Dawn Wright, Esri Chief Scientist. News: Indoor Mapping, British Library, and Suu Kyi.
Main topic: Random thoughts on programming and geospatial. News: Ghost town, HIPPO, and Lightsquared.
Main topic: Propylon and Restore America's Estuaries. News: StreetMapper, Earthquake, and USGIF.
Max Baber of GeoInt talks about the upcoming imprint series, GeoInt 2011, and the annual GeoInt Scholarship.
We got a chance to talk to Aaron Morrison of Baker about their use of mobile lidar technologies. He offered some great examples of how this terrestrial acquisition of lidar can be used to support a number of industries.
Main topics: Elvin Slavik of Maptel and Jeff Dunn of UConn. News: ArcGIS 10.1, Procedural, and competitions.
Main topic: HCI and geospatial. News: Ashtech, File GeoDB, and National Geographic Geography Bee.
Main topic: Definition and direction of GIS. News: Galileo, SmartAR, and Windows Phone 7.1.
Main Topic: The intersection of touch and mobile. News: Trimble, MapServer, LightSquared.
Main topic: Kyle Schmackpfeffer, ITT Geospatial. News: Tracking, Nokia, and satellites.
Main topic: The space shuttle program and its contributions to geospatial. News: ESA, NASA, deCarta.
Main topic: Amy Bullard on National Geospatial Skills Competition. News: Data, Patent, and APIs.
In this Special Episode we talk about the shiny baubles of technology that caught our attention from CES 2011.
A conversation with Natasha Léger, Editor of LBx Journal, about LBx's mission and direction recorded during Where 2.0 2010.
This year we bring you our thoughts on the top movies and games of there year...a little off topic, but we still bring it back to our research.
Wrapping up Geography Awareness Week 2010 Sue and I talk about our thoughts on this year's inaugural Academic Track at Geoint2010.
Faculty and students from the Penn State Online Geospatial Intelligence Certificate were on the show floor at Geoint2010 and we took some time to find out about the certificate program.
The world has been set right as we return to our GISDay tradition of talking with our friend Rick Lawson of Esri about a variety of GIS topics such as trends, education, and great GIS tools.
Faculty and students from Washington College in Maryland presented at Geoint2010 about some of the projects they have going on.
Main topic: Geography Awareness through travel. NewsL China, Earth Observation, and Privacy.
Main topic: Geography awareness through popular media. News: China, Garmin, and Germany.
Main topic: Integration of social media and geospatial technologies. News: Census of Marine Life, Galileo, and Ushahidi.
Main topic: perceptions of the authoritativeness of geospatial data. News: China, NOAA, and Google
Main topic: Perceptions of the future of US earth observation satellite programs. News: Mapquest, Germany, and Climate studies.
Main topic: Geography, geospatial technologies, and STEM education. News: Google, Japan, and Skyhook.
Main topic: The tensions between research and teaching in higher education. News: Atlas, China, and Royal Mail.
Main topic: Velodyne, Topcon, and Latitude Geographics. News: NAVTEQ, Intergraph, and SketchUp.
We grabbed a quick chat at the ESRI UC with the president of Procedural Inc about their product CityEngine which is used to populate 3D digital city models.
At the ESRI UC this year we had a chance to talk to the folks at CartoPac about their mobile GIS solutions.
Main topic: Sheila Wilson and David Dibiase, GISCI. News: ITT VIS, ACLU, and Pitney Bowes.
We spoke to Joel Campbell, president of ERDAS, about their perspective on what the cloud is and the new ERDAS Apollo on the Cloud.
Main topic: Daniel Raven-Ellison of the Geography Collective. News: IOs4, NGAC, and NCDOT.
Main topic: Gaige Paulsen about Cartographica. News: China mapping, Bing Maps, ArcGIS 10.
Main topic: Tim Trainor of the US Census Bureau. News: NASA, GPS, and National Geographic Bee.
Main topics: Interviews with IndieMapper and ZoomAtlas. News: EarthDay, Iceland, and BoyScouts.
Sue spoke to Bern at the ESRI Dev Summit about the new build of ArcGIS Explorer and about some of the online content to support ArcGIS Explorer.
Main topic: GeoDesign Summit - Part 1. News: Google Maps labs, updates to Bing Maps, and ArcPad.
Main topic: Our conversation on some of the debates over GIS and its future. News: NASA, AmericaView, and Chinese.
Dawn Hawley of Northern Arizona University about how she has effectively brought computer games into the classroom.
Main topic: Jon Kimerling and Aileen Buckley on MapUse. News: China, Internet, and GPS.
Main topic: Conversations with the USFS and Adobe from the ESRIUC. News: Landsat, mySynths, and software.
Main Topic: Richard Cooke of ITT Vis. News: UN Law, APIs, United Maps and Urban Mapping.
4th anniversary live show at the ESRI 2009 User Conference with Bob and Christian on 3D GIS and Elvin on Mobile GIS.
We spoke with Moshe Binyamin of Pitney Bowes about announcements made at the recent Insights conference including MapInfo 10.0.
Sue spoke with Richard Peet at the AAG about the new Human Geography journal and its goal of supporting research.
We recently spoke with Ann Johnson about the GeoTech Center and their current activities.
We recently spoke with Sean and Andrew of FortiusOne about their new GeoIQ cloud solution and APIs.
With the release of MapPublisher 8.1 just around the corner it seems timely to bring you my quick interview with Ted from Avenza Systems recorded at the AAG.
Main topic: Jason Otero of ESRI on geospatial careers. News: Intermap, Latitude and Cartographica.
Main Topic: Interview with Andy Hudson-Smith and Andrew Crooks. News: MS Vine, FB Open Stream API, and software.
Jesse spoke with John from Earthmine about their recent hardware announcement, partner programs, and their beta APIs.
We spoke with Mladen Stojic of ERDAS about recent software announcements, the upcoming 9.3.2 release, and thoughts on some of the directions the geospatial industry is moving in.
We sat down to talk about the hot topic on the tech blogs this week, human computer interfaces and user interfaces.
Main topic: Jason Beverage of Pelican Mapping. News: Soil maps, Census, and conferences.
Main topic: Richard Zambuni of Bentley Systems. News: BEAM3D, Google, LHC, and Nuvifone.
Main topic: Jim Quanci on the Autodesk Developer Network. News: IDRISI, concepts, and NASA.
At AU ‘08 Sue spoke with Ted Gauld, our VP of Product Management at Adapx about their solutions related to the CAD market and their connector for Excel.
Main topic: Changing role of GIS in government. News: Software releases, Economic impacts, and Yahoo CEO.
At AU ‘08 Sue sat down with Peter Costanzo, Director of Sales, Facilities Management at Avatech Solutions about their facilities and BIM solutions.
All the way back in October, during the URISA conference, I had the chance to talk to the folks from the WE Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change at Western Michigan about their work in capturing data and their plans for sharing it.
Main topic: Sergio Rey of Arizona State University. News: Spirit, Magellan, and GLONASS.
Sue and Jesse spoke with Matt Koeppe, GIScience Program Director of the Association of American Geographers about Geography and GIScience careers and the AAG's careers site.
We spoke with Jessica Touchard of GeoSearch, Inc. about their role as a geospatial recruiting firm and Geography and geospatial careers.
Jesse, Sue and Frank talk about some of the things that might help you finding that great career in the geospatial industry.
Jesse spoke with Hilary Perkins at the recent URISA conference about their efforts in creating and running the new GIS Leadership Academy.
We spoke with Anne Pollard Haywood on the role of the My Wonderful World campaign in educating children, and parents, about Geography and our world.
Main topic: Matt Rosenberg of Geography at About.com. News: Windows GeoLocation, Mars Lander, and Fed CTO
Main topic: John Tolva of IBM and Scott Branting of CAMEL. News: Travel ad, Indiana, and Obama.
I spoke with Peter Van Demark of Caliper Corporation at the recent URISA conference about their Maptitude and TransCAD products.
Main topic: Interview with Paul Maillhot of Autodesk. News: Google, India, and Symbian.
Main topic: Interview with Patric Nordstrom about Locago. News: TerraGo, Crime Maps, and uDig.
Jesse spoke with Mark Cygan about this years inaugural ESRI Remote Sensing Summit, the keynotes, panels, and ideas for next year.
Main Topic: JL and Dylan of Google on spatial data partnership. News: ASPRS Foundation, Mio, and deCarta
We recently spoke with Bob Brey about Autodesk’s contribution of CS Map to the open source community.
Mladen Stojic of ERDAS joined us to talk a bit about their upcoming product ERDAS Apollo 2009.
HAZUS is a FEMA created spatial modeling extension to ArcGIS that has modules for earthquake, wind and flood loss estimation.
Main Topic: Mobile GIS with Elvin Slavik. News: OneGeology, Arctic Map, and UC Plenary.
Main Topic: Digital Cities Initiative with Doug Eberhard. News: GPS-a-palooza, Google walks, and NSF visualization.
Main Topic: Ted Florence of Avenza Systems. News: ESRI, Carbon Project, and Google Lively
Dave and Chris from DST talk about their recent project with the Wildlife Conservation Society and AGILE development.
Main topic: Sean Gorman of FortiusOne. News: Google I/O, All Things D, and Phoenix Lander.
Abe, Bill, and Paolo of Obtuse Software tell us about zigGIS 2.0 and using PostGRE/PostGIS in a GIS workflow.
While at Where 2.0 we sat down with Andrew Turner and Mikel Maron of Mapufacture and Steve Coast of CloudMade to talk about their workshop and their individual efforts.
A talk with Mladen Stojic of ERDAS, Inc. on the rebranding of LGGI and ERDAS's direction.
Main topic: Authors of "America from the Air". News: Doomsday, EROS, and Mobile Eye-Trek.
Main topic: Our experiences with Web 2.0 and the Geospatial Web. News: URISA, Microsoft, and Atlantis.
Main topic: Interview with Ian White of Urban Mapping. News: YouTube, NGAB, and Nuvifone.
Main topic: Interview on the Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference. News: Earthmine, LOC, and SpaceShip2.
Main topic: Mike Shean of Skyhook Wireless. News: Google, Urban Mapping, Contests, and Landsat 5
Main topic: Interview with Chris Hanson of 3D Nature. News: Google, map updates, and NASA goes MMO.
Main topic: Patrick Gray of Xplore Technologies. News: Arc2Earth, Peter Garret, and Google.
Closing out our GAW spatial media conversations, we speak with Jeff Thurston of Vector1Media.
We continue our spatial media focus with a conversation with Matt Ball of Vector1 Media.
Today we are joined by Rick Lawson of ESRI for our annual GISDay episode. We cover a array of topics as we look back over the last year.
More spatial media with a conversation with Glenn Letham of Spatial Media, LLC publisher of GISUser, LBSZone and SymbianOne.
We begin our Geography Awareness Week topic of spatial media with a discussion with Myrna Yoo of Imaging Notes.
Main topic: Interview with Di-Ann Eisnor of Platial. News: Opportunity, Broadband and NGS Geographic Alliances
Main topic: Interview about Phillip Davis, Del Mar College. News: Jaiku, Metaverse and Nobel.
Main Topic: Relevance of Geography. News: Google My World, USGS Gadget, FOSS4G, and OSM in The Netherlands
Main topic: ESRI UC 2007 Vendors. News: National Applications Office, MapServer, Selective Availability, and Northwest Passage
Main topic: Discussion on fieldwork. News: Google to the moon, Yahoo MapMixer, GIS and games, and Virtual Earth for EPA.
Interview with Mark Seivers, the Conference Chair of the recent URISA 2007 conference which took place in Washington, DC.
Main topic: Interview with Jeff Thurston and Matt Ball of Vector1Media. News: Google Earth EULA, USGIF, Geographic donations and contest.
Main topic: Interview with David Wortley of the Serious Games Institute. News: Google flight, Manifold, Lucy, and Festival of Maps
Main Topic: Back to School. News: Embeddable Google Maps, GE Sky, PSP/GPS and Titan/VE.
Main topic: Interview with Jack Dangermond of ESRI. News: National Land Imaging Program, Lockheed and FortisOne, and Scottish Paleolandscapes.
Main topic: Interview with Kevin Pomfret of the Spatial Law Blog. News: NY Times, China's Moon, and Mexico's Victory
Main Topic: Question Episode 2. News: TreeHugger.com, National Geographic Championship, and SketchyPhysics.
Interview with Peter Buckley about Image Server team and Peter Jolly about the Maps and Charts area at the ESRI UC 2007.
Main Topic: Interviews with Charlie Crocker of AutoDesk regarding their new mapping products. News: TomTom and TeleAtlas, BlinkGeo, and URISA Paper Comp.
Interview with Ailene and Charlie of the ESRI Mapping Center blog recorded at the ESRI UC 2007.
Main Topic: Interviews with vendors from the 2007 ESRI User Conference. News: GPS Ring, GPS and Galileo, Google Acquisition, and loopt.
Main Topic: Interviews with Clint Brown of ESRI and Peter Ndunda of the Greenbelt Movement. News: Sharing Maps, Gaming, and Software updates
Information from Drew Stephens, founder of Service At Sea, about the mission, goals, and a few details about Service At Sea.
Main Topic: Interview with Ed Katibah of Microsoft about Katmai, SQL Server 2008. News: SlashGeo, QGIS, Local.com and PlaceEngine.
Main Topic: Interview with Jim McKinney, Program Manager for ArcGIS of ESRI. News: GISDay, Google, and Hitachi
Recorded live at the ESRI UC featuring John Auble of TeleAtlas, Elvin and Marika of Maptel and Rick Lawson of ESRI
Main topic: Discussion with Steve Chilton on OSM and State of the Map. News: ISDE5 press, Geotagging, A76 and Rolla
Main Topic: Interview with Paul Torrens. News: Encyclopedia Brittanica, Where 2.0 announcements and D5 announcements.
A discussion with Mladen Stojic of Leica Geosystems about the recently announced Titan and Titan Network.
Main Topic: Getting into programming and developing - Part 2. News: ER Mapper, Caitlin Snaring, and OSGeo Journal.
Main Topic: Interview with Brady Forest about Where 2.0. News: MapInfo, Yahoo Maps, GeoSelector
Main topic: Getting into programming and developing - Part 1. News: Galileo, NGA, SQLServer
Main topic: Preview of ISDE5 with Tim Foresman. News: AGX and VE updates, Bird Flu maps and biomapping
Main topic: Interview with Mark Wallace of 3pointD.com. News: MyMap, Live Update, and GPS flares
An interview with Richard Miller of SparkleTack, about what to do while you are in San Francisco.
Main topic: Interview with Rob Elkins of ESRI. News: GeoEye Foundation, GeoRSS, and challenges.
An interview with Elvin Slavik of Maptel, makers of ArcPad, about ArcPad its history and future.
Main topic: Interviews with Euan Cameron and Art Haddad. News: GISCI, AT&T, OpenStreetMap and the FAA
Geoware 2007: We spoke with Anders Mogenson of Innovation Lab one of the organizers of Geoware, and Ed Parsons who presented at the conference.
Main topic: Serving geographic information. News: MAPPS vs US, Oxford Archaeology, USGIF Scholarships.
Main topic: Interview with James A Owen, author of Here There Be Dragons. News: DE 3D challenge, NG Little Kids, and Heads Up GPS Display
Main topic: Interview with David DiBiase about the UCGIS, GISandT Body of Knowledge. News: Mars Maps, Raleigh lights, and new World Wind
Main Topic: Interview with Graham Stickler of 1Spatial. News: NACIS Survey, Measuring Coast Lines and OpenSource.
Main Topic: What is the Geospatial Community. News: MAPPS vs US, Photosynth for FireFox, and ILWIS going OpenSource
Main topic: Developing a geospatial association. News: Subway maps, MS Live SDK, and NLCD.
Main topic: What would you cover in an intro class. News: AGX, Map Letter, and PlaceBlogger.
Main topic: Answers to listeners questions. News: Image Server, Geography Cup and Google Patents.
Main topic: Interview with Barbara Chow. News: Solar Power, Digital divide and Malaria Atlas.
Main topic: Interview with Mark Patterson. News: Virtual City, ArcGIS Explorer and ArcGISOnline.
Main topic: Geography of fictional landscapes. News: INSPIRE, Trimble, Multimap and OSM.
Main topic: Electoral Geography with Kenneth Martis. News: Platial MapKit, IMAGE Act, UK IP
Main Topic: Interview with Ed Parsons. News: Landsat Team, Tyler Mitchell, and Scotland GI registry
Main topic: The permenance of a line. News: Mapinsight, Royal Society journals, and subway-by-smell
Main topic: Sustainable Development. News: Branson goes green, Yahoo Hack Day, and National Geographic Podcasts.
Main topic: Preparing for Geography Awareness Week. News: GIWIS live, Google Earth updates, National Geographic news
Main topic: Basis of a 3D world. News: Gulf of Mexico earthquake, ENVI 4.3, Google News archive
Main topic: Webmap APIs revisited. News: Intergraph acquisition, patent for mapping parcels, and British Airways
Main topic: Interview with Sam Bacharach of the OGC. News: Pluto downgraded, Geography teacher suspended
Main topic: Craig Gillgrass talks about geodatabases in 9.2. News: 3D video camera, Kidz Online, Sythetic Portland
Main topic: Geography in the Media. News: USGS Natural Hazards Gateway, Cybertracker, Pigeons
Main topic: Discussion with Peter Batty, VP and CTO of Intergraph. News: Skills USA, Discovery lands, ArcGIS 9.1 SP2
Main topic: Talk amongst yourselves. News: SkillsUSA Geospatial Champ, Summer Camp, Denver and Rolla
Main topic: Discussion with Di-Ann Eisnor of Platial.com. News: Serenity, GeoPortail, Opera 9, and 2010 Census.
Main Topic: Where 2.0 wrap-up. News: IBM Enterprise Mash-ups, Hurricane Simulator, and ClimatePrediction.net
We went around the exhibitor hall at Where 2.0 on Tuesday to hear about new announcements and existing products from various companies.
Main Topic: Part 2 - AAG/GITA report discussion. News: CarbonCloud, Avatar-based marketing, New Orleans
Main Topic: AAG/GITA Workforce document, Part 1. News: Geography Bee, Planet Shine, Landsat RFP
Main topic: Discussion on metaverse roadmap. News: MapCruncher, CarbonTools, and Just Cause.
Main topic: Discussion with GITA Executive Director. News: MashUp exhibit, TrackStick, OGC Catalog Service, WorldWind
Main topic: Celebrate EarthDay. News: Geospatial LOB RFI, Yahoo Maps Satellite Imagery, OGC Phase 4, and Geospatial OneStop Awarded
Main topic: Geography of Oil. News: MapOFF, National Geography Bee, Google related news
Main topic: Maps as art. News: Nile's source, Navigating through photo, Jupiter, Google GeoAds
Main Topics: Interviews from EDS06 with Microsoft and ESRI. News: Location Based DRM patent, Windows Live Development tools, and US Federal Geospatial offices.
Discussions with exhibitors at the AAG: Leica, AGS, National Geographic, MyWorld GIS, Idrisi.
Main Topic: Interview with Duane Nellis and others. News: Mapquest API, NSF CREST Grant, NASA in the news
Main topic: Cybergeography. News: China DNS, Street Side, Ask.com and rich media patent.
Main Topic: Interview with Rob Elkins and Brian Goldin. News: Microsoft Grants, USGIF scholarships, Powell at Intergraph 2006
Main topic: National Map and US Geoportals. News: Mayan sites, CLICK, GeoSoft Giveaway, new podcasts.
Main topic: GIS in Archaeology. News: VW and Google, Million dollar blocks, Open Source Geospatial Foundation
Main Topic: Interview with John O’Loughlin. News: AmericaView Internships, Mapion, Intergraph SGI change of guard
Main topic: Community GIS. News: Landsat 5 returns, Japanese RS Satellite, Great Wall mapping
Main Topic: Interview with Peter Morville. News: NGTOC update, Leica 9.0, Stardust project
Main topic: Location Based Services. News:RGGI, Landsat Orthorectified, Tsunami a year later.
Main Topic: Physical Geography and our changing earth. News: Contest 2, Windows Live Local, OGC WMS ISO, AAA Travel Challenge
Main Topic: Interview with Tim Warner on Remote Sensing. News: Sky Dubai, MapServer Foundation, Landsat 5
Main Topic: Comparing GIS analysis and web mapping. News: Lunar World Wind, Froogle with Google Maps.
Main Topic: Migration: The Human Journey. News: Internet control, Greenwich CT data issues, AR GIS High School Students.
Main Topic: Pubic and private information. News: Virtual Earth winner, Rand McNally MapEngine, Google Local mobile
Main Topic: Community Mapping. News: HyperMaps Atlas, iSpot at MIT, Yahoo! Maps beta, GeoMedia to include 3D
Main topic: Digital cartography. News: ArcGIS Explorer, Metafunction, Student Satellite, Missing map
Main Topic: Geospatial data dissemination. News: CommonCensus, GITA/DOL, Space Elevator Challenge, Planet Geospatial at SpatiallyAdjusted
Main topic: Customizing GIS. News: Interview, Community Mapping, USGS controvery, ICANN issues
Main topic: Geographic education ramblings. News: Census outsourcing, Digital Globe satellites, Google Local, Shapefiles in VE
Main Topic: Global warming and geospatial technolgies. News: Podcast symposium, GITA online conference, new GPS satellite, NAVTECH LBS challenge
Main topic: Impact and future of blogging, podcasting, and new mapping technologies. News: StreetMap Pro, Mars explorer extended, space elevator.
Main Topic: Geographic Infomation. News: Microsoft PDC, National Geographic and Google Earth, and USGS NGOTC.levator.
Main topic: Space and Place. News: Microsoft supporting spatial developers, new MapInfo deemed OGC compliant, and GSDI Small Grants.
A VerySpatial Podcast (avsp) is a podcast that seeks to distribute information and opinions on current geography and geospatial technology issues. The home page for A VerySpatial Podcast can be found at veryspatial.com which includes the podcast archives for eps 1-10, a blog, and links to columns we are creating and other blogs and podcasts.