VerySpatial
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Podcast and blog focusing on Geography and geospatial technologies.
VerySpatial
1w ago
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 733
10 March 2024
Catching up on news…
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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 ..read more
VerySpatial
1M ago
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 732
28 February 2024
Catching up on news and considering our perspectives
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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?   ..read more
VerySpatial
1M ago
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 731
11 February 2024
Is the GIS Industry resistant to technological change?
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News:
OSM as digital public good
Google Maps incorporating generative AI
Topic:
This week we discuss responses to the looming maturity of ArcGIS Desktop and question whether the GIS Industry is resistant to technological change.
Events:
World LiDAR Day: 12 Feb
Geo Business: 5-6 June, London
GIS Pro: 7-10 Oct, Portland, Mn ..read more
VerySpatial
2M ago
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 730
28 January 2024
Catching up on some news.
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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 ..read more
VerySpatial
3M ago
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 729
31 December 2023
Our annual conversation looking back on 2023 and forward to 2024.
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Main topic:
We continue to avoid an AI episode by talking about how AI has and will change things as well as talk about some of the Geography focused activities we did in 2023 and plan/hope to do in 2024.
Music Hollow And Clean by Matthew Adam Green ..read more
VerySpatial
3M ago
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 728
16 November 2023
Anniversaries for GPS
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News:
EU AI Act passes
University students build first Irish satellite to launch into space
ISS at 25
Topic:
This week we discuss the 50th anniversary of GPS planning, the 45th anniversary of GPS first launch, and the 30th anniversary of complete GPS constellation
Events:
GeoWeek 2024: 11-13 February, Denver
RGS-IBG 2024: 27-30 August, Dublin
GIS Pro 2024: 7-10 Oct, Portland, M ..read more
VerySpatial
4M ago
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 727
26 November 2023
An interview with the Egyptologists behind the new Secrets of Egypt Revealed podcast
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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 ..read more
VerySpatial
5M ago
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 725
29 October 2023
Our annual talk about Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day…
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Main topic:
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 ..read more
VerySpatial
5M ago
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 724
22 October 2023
Chatting about some of our geospatial annoyances…
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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:
After a week of battling with some data and GIS interfaces we decided to vent and air some of our geospatial annoyances ..read more
VerySpatial
6M ago
Daniel Huffman released the map projections card collection last year and this year he is doing a new print run of the cards. Jesse sat down with Daniel to finally open the packs he ordered from the first offering and to talk about the Kickstarter, the idea, and the people behind making this great bit of carto-nerdery/geo-nerdery come to life again.
The Kickstarter project closes later in October 2023, so be sure to check it out ..read more