A VerySpatial Podcast | Discussions on Geography and Geospatial Technologies

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?  

Reminiscing on 18 years of the podcast.

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    

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 711

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