Project Geospatial

In this segment, Adam Simmons Interviews Jake Shermeyer, Research Scientist at CosmiQ Works. The discussion is focused around the upcoming SpaceNet 6 Challenge, SAR Datasets used, and Jakes's perspective on current imagery technology. SpaceNet LLC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating open source, artificial intelligence applied research for geospatial applications, specifically fo...

Project Geospatial is proud to host and introduce GeoSpark Analytic's first episode of the Weekly Pulse as an exploratory trial to give you the latest updates on global events based on a unique Geospatial Technology. This segment is narrated by John Googasian, Geospark's Chief Operating Officer. The news is generated by GeoSpark's Hyperion application which gathers news from global sources, social...

In this segment, Adam mentioned the following: PredaSAR obtains see round https://finance.yahoo.com/news/predasar-completes-25-million-seed-110000501.html https://predasar.com NGA GEOINT Research Guide https://www.nga.mil/Partners/Academic_Opportunities/Pages/default.aspx https://www.nga.mil/Partners/Academic_Opportunities/Documents/200117-003%20A%20Guide%20to%20Resources%20for%20Geospatial%20Acad...

In this segment Adam Simmons mentions the following: Spacenet Challenge update www.topcoder.com/spacenet Maxar Blog Post comparing competitor imagery constellations https://blog.maxar.com/earth-intelligence/2019/satellite-constellation-choices-for-earth-observation-business-success California Open Data Portal https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/california-releases-interactive-public-geoportal-dat...

In this segment Andrea Simmons mentions the following: Kleos secured a new loan with Dubia Family Office to help fund their second cluster of satellites Geospatial Innovation Center had a soft opening in St Louis Maxar's upcoming WorldView Legion Satellites CoronaVirus maps References: https://www.projectgeospatial.com/industry-news/2020/2/19/kleos-space-secures-31-mio-loan-agreement-with-dubai-fa...

Bill Emison joins us to discuss the LiDAR industry and the upcoming International LiDAR Mapping Forum to which he is the conference chair. From Navigation and drones to understanding climate change LiDAR is growing in use and taking on scaling interest as technology has progressed. This is the preamble for the discussion so listen in and hear what Bill has to say about the LiDAR industry and the u...

In this segment, we discuss machine learning with Ph. D. Chul Gwon from the company Analytic Folk. Listen in as Chul dives further into the topic as a continuation of his previous discussion introducing us to Machine Learning. You can reach out to Chul directly at chul@analyticfolk.com  If you like this topic and want to hear more from Chul or guest speakers like him send us some feedback or suppo...

In honor of Valentine’s Day we would love it if anyone listening can grab the geo-coordinates of the most memorable location related to someone they love and send that to us with the story on why that location is important to you. We'll be happy to mention it on the show next time. Send that story to info@projectgeospatial.com In this Segment we mention the following: Maxar Global Impact Report -...

In this segment we cover the following: Spacenet Challenge 6 Publicly Releases SAR Dataset - https://spacenet.ai/multi-sensor-all-weather-mapping/ ESRI Federal GIS Conference 2020 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaPDDLTCmy4Z7pNDfFF2HmD1Vknmcl0nd SRTM 20th Anniversary Kleos Sending RF Nanosatellites to Launch Site - https://www.projectgeospatial.com/industry-news/2020/2/12/kleos-sends-sate...

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In this Segment, Andrea talks about the following: Google Maps Turns 15 https://www.blog.google/products/maps/maps-15th-birthday USGS 3DEP You can find out more about this project on the AWS Public Dataset page.   https://registry.opendata.aws/usgs-lidar/ For more information on the 3D Elevation Program and USGS Elevation Data go to https://usgs.gov/3DEP ArcGIS Earth https://www.esri.com/arcg...

In this segment we mention the following: Congratulations to kevin Pomfret in his new role as Adjunct Professor of Geospatial Law and Ethics Former NGA Director Robert Cardillo is interviewed by the St Louis Dispatch - https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/former-nga-director-robert-cardillo-on-north-st-louis-campus/article_81577a1a-963b-5d1f-b028-b8d2c05baa4e.html Spacenet launches #SARweek - h...

In this Segment Adam mentioned the following: Cesium Stories: https://cesium.com/blog/2020/01/28/cesium-stories/ Google's Data Research Portal Update:   https://datasetsearch.research.google.com/ Microsoft's new VP of Corporate Security and Trust Chinese Satellite Images US Facility Support Us! Do you like hearing our podcast on Geospatial News, best practices, and guest speakers on industry...

This is Adam Simmons with the week’s Geospatial News on January 22nd, 2020. The following are mentioned in this segment: HawkEye 360 and Airbus form Strategic Partnership- https://www.he360.com/hawkeye-360-and-airbus-form-strategic-partnership/ Capella Announces New Satellite Design - https://www.projectgeospatial.com/industry-news/2020/1/21/capella-space-unveils-new-satellite-design Pentagon’s Sp...

We had the pleasure to interview Dan Brophy from Capella Space as he talks about who Capella is, what they are doing, and what is unique about the satellite constellation they are launching in March. Listen and check out what Dan has to say about this amazing new US-based satellite radar imaging company.  About Capella Space Capella Space is an information services company that provides on-de...

Thanks for listening to today's news. Here are the show notes: RapidEye Constellation being Retired https://www.planet.com/pulse/rapideye-constellation-to-be-retired-in-2020/ DJI Comments on Remote ID from FAA https://content.dji.com/we-strongly-support-drone-remote-id-but-not-like-this/?from=dap_unique&pbc=qCg1DB1v&pm=custom Support Us! Do you like hearing our podcast on Geospatial News,...

In this episode Adam mentions the following: FAA and Drone ID https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/january/09/faa-gets-early-earful-on-drone-id https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/12/31/2019-28100/remote-identification-of-unmanned-aircraft-systems NORTH 51 https://www.n51.ca/ Maxar Open Data Program https://blog.maxar.com/open-data-program/2020/open-data-response-to-the-ear...

Here is a brief summary of the information in this episode:  Spatial Networks Announces $42.5 Million Series A Financing Round from Kayne Partners and Kennet Partners U.S. government limits exports of artificial intelligence software 2020 Events - DGI 2020, ESRI Federal GIS Conference, Geo Week, GEOINT 2020, and ESRI Users Conference

In this segment, we discuss what is machine learning and are given an overall introduction to the topic by Ph. D. Chul Gwon from the company Analytic Folk. Listen in as we plan to have Chul on more often to dive further into the topic in future episodes. You can reach out to Chul directly at chul@analyticfolk.com If you like this topic and want to hear more from Chul or guest speakers like him sen...

This Week's Geospatial News for Week of 2019-12-18 In this segment Adam Simmons talks about the following: Capella Space - On December 16, 2019, Capella Space announced they will Start Commercial Operations in 2020 with Launch of Seven Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellites. Near Space Labs - It's a new company focused on providing persistent imagery monitoring from balloons over major metropolitan a...

In this episode, Adam talks about the following: Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer - https://insights.sustainability.google/ Radiant Earth Foundation Releases World’s First Open Repository for Geospatial Training Data - https://www.mlhub.earth/ DIY Dymaxion Globe Ornament from ArcGIS - https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/mapping/make-this-dymaxion-globe-ornament-please/?adu...

This Week's Geospatial News talks on Fusion Tables deprication, QGIS Earth Engine Plugin, the Twitter #30DayMapChallenge, and Satellite 2020, and the latest Capella announcement. 

In his 3rd appearance since we started the show 7 years ago, Josh Williams joins us to talk about GE Teach, a web application he developed to aide his teaching of geography. Josh additionally discusses other GIS tools and best practices he has employed. You can check out GE Teach at the following link: geteach.com . Josh's blog, https://geteach.com/blog/ , and GE Teach youtube channel have great r...

Adam briefly goes over news related to Capella Space, Google Fusion Tables, and NGA's new campus West being built in St Louis.

Adam and Mason go over some quick announcements including the partnership of ESRI with Salesforce, GEOINT Community Week activity with USGIF, and have a brief discussion of the prospect of Landsat no longer being freely available in the future.