A VerySpatial Podcast | Discussions on Geography and Geospatial Technologies

News : sUAS related Executive Orders Google Maps updates help you get around more sustainably (in Europe) Climate Station launches on Sony Playstation 5   Web corner: 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 o...

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 OG...

News: David Attenborough's 99th birthday New spectral bands for Landsat Next Mexico sues Google Lunar positioning system NSF at 75   Web corner 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 Web corner 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 Web corner 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   Web corner 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 G...

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:...

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...

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 : Oc...

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-base...

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 Hi...

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