A VerySpatial Podcast | Discussions on Geography and Geospatial Technologies
Summary: Discussion on Geography and geospatial technologies. Each episode will cover current Geography related news from both a professional and person on the street perspective.
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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
Our annual conversation looking back on 2023 and forward to 2024.
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