Spatial Signals

Morgan Crowley from the Great Lakes Forestry Centre joins us to talk about growing up with maps and aerial images, Russ Congalton’s mentorship of Morgan at the University of New Hampshire, Ladies of Landsat, WildFireSat, fire monitoring, Canadian wildfires, Morgan’s co-editing a book on Google Earth Engine, deep learning models, trusting data, using remote sensing data for fire management and moni...

Ramesh Sivanpillai from the University of Wyoming joins us to talk about his taking a mandatory remote sensing class for his physics degree, remote sensing data access, how Wyoming and Kazakhstan look striking similar, the 25th anniversary of WyomingView, training the future workforce, students connecting satellite imagery to what’s on the ground, Congressional outreach, Ramesh’s time on the Ameri...

Anita Simic-Milas from Bowling Green State University joins us to talk about her encounter with GIS and Unix in her very last course as an undergraduate student, GRASS GIS software, developing net primary productivity maps, Anita’s time working at the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS), groundwater modeling with remote sensing, the development of SPLIT, the SPLIT summer programs and field dat...

John McGee from Virginia Tech University returns to talk about the state of the union about drones today, the advantages to data collection with drones as “data on demand,” the lack of cost-effective drone options for basic entry-level mapping drones, the importance of sensors in data collection, the drone cage at Virginia Tech, teacher trainings for drones and Part 107, data-driven decisions, mul...

Sarah Slack from Intermediate School (IS) 223 in Brooklyn, NY joins us to talk about termite flatulence, joining the New York City Teaching Fellows program, teaching science, changes to Earth’s climate, Sarah’s traveling to Antarctica with PolarTREC, being on an icebreaker at the onset of the Covid pandemic, GIS class on a boat while going through Drake Passage, Sarah’s experience as an Albert Ein...

Joseph Ortiz from Kent State University returns to talk about remote sensing of Mars, Joseph’s work with his collaborators on a National Geographic funded project at Vaal Dam in South Africa, water quantity issues in a semi-arid environment, a time when the region came within five days of running out of water, a water level drop of one to two stories, microcystis, water quality issues, renewable e...

Caiyun Zhang from Florida Atlantic University joins us to talk about a competitive college test, being randomly placed into the Ocean University of China to study Geology, being introduced to GIS and aerial photography in graduate school, hyperspectral lidar, Caiyun’s love of all things Florida, the birth of FloridaView, Alaskan permafrost assessment and studies, wetland mapping in the Everglades,...

Chandana Mitra from Auburn University joins us to talk about games with paper atlases, being a Geography Geek, GIS in school in India, quantifying the growth of Kolkata, the perils of old digitizing techniques, teaching GIS, AlabamaView, Earth As Art highlighting Alabama, collaborations within the AmericaView network, measuring temperature differences with iButtons and GIS, weather and climate mod...

This is Round Four of our special “Squared Circle” episodes, where a group of guests gets together to wrestle with a particular topic. For this episode, we're joined by Dr. Sam Batzli from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Nancy French from the Michigan Tech Research Institute, and Dr. Aaron Maxwell from West Virginia University, and we’re discussing all things wildfire management with remo...

Elise Laugier from Utah State University joins us to talk about her background in archeology, landscape ecology, the CORONA Atlas project, viewing landscape changes through CORONA imagery, the Spatial Archaeometry Lab (SPARCL), UtahView, the archeological and environmental science projects of the LEGASYS Lab, the development of the USU certificate programs in remote sensing and geospatial AI, exam...

Kashif Mahmud from Midwestern State University joins us to talk about his time as a lecturer in Civil Engineering, a journey that went from Bangladesh to Australia to America, Kashif’s work with TexasView, the El Paso Science Festival, the activities of the Landsat Advisory Group (the LAG), being an editor of the Journal of Earth Observations and Geospatial Applications, lidar analysis, surface an...

Rodney Yantis and Courtney Poirier Chicola from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette return to talk about a disheartening lack of raptors, the origin of the GEOSERVICE workshop series, rising water and its effects in south Louisiana, NASA Aerokats, the various geospatial technologies activities for middle and high school students at the GEOSERVICE workshops, Earth Observation Day, generational...

Barb Ryan, formerly of the USGS and the World Geospatial Industry Council, joins us to talk about Barb’s 0,0 point at a hill and a creek in Dalton, New York, a trip to Las Cruces that stopped in Denver, joining the USGS at the water division, mass measurement of ground water wells, traveling to Antarctica, how Barb had a mountain in Antarctica named after her, Barb’s work as the Director of the Sp...

Chris McGinty from Utah State University joins us a guest instead of a host for this special one-year anniversary episode to talk about building 3D models of terrain from tinfoil, winning a Geography bee, a choice of a business degree in college, Chris’ time as a coal miner, the day the dean recommended a GIS class, Utah Geographic Information Council (UGIC), the birth of UtahView, Chris’ time as...

Nicole Kong from Purdue University joins us to talk about choosing environmental science as a major, remote sensing of giant panda habitats, a slightly different choice to work outside of academia in the transportation field, a GIS Day event with Larry Biehl, developments and opportunities in IndianaView, Nicole’s role as Associate Dean, the growth of geospatial information science at Purdue, GIS...

Kass Green of Kass Green and Associates joins us to talk about natural resource economics, Kass’ founding of Pacific Meridian Resources and how the company expanded, mapping old growth forest in the Pacific Northwest, SpaceImaging, lobbying for the Landsat Act, mapping change with high-resolution imagery, getting maps and information into the hands of decision makers in an intuitive form, using AI...

Jason Parent from the University of Rhode Island joins us to talk about not having any marketable skills from an environmental science degree, studying the expansion of cities over time through GIS, mapping cities with Landsat, field work with wind flow patterns around tree islands in the Everglades, dust from the Sahara reaching Florida, riding around in airboats, Jason’s work as the PI of Rhode...

Darci Snowden from Central Washington University joins us to talk about a documentary about the Voyager mission, Darci's attending Space Camp as a kid, geophysics and the application to planetary sciences, being a participating scientist in the Cassini mission, particles and fields, using radar for mapping Saturn’s moon Titan, remote sensing and planetary science, the Eclipse Ballooning project, N...

Qiusheng Wu from the University of Tennessee joins us to talk about his being assigned to study GIS in China, the inspiration of Google Earth, the founding of TennesseeView, geemap, publishing geospatial books, Qiusheng’s book about Google Earth Engine and Python with Locate Press, the advantages of self-publishing, advancements in GeoAI, AI models applied to geospatial data, Qiusheng’s developmen...

Angela Lee from Esri joins us to talk about map libraries, Esri’s work with academic libraries, introducing GIS into K-12 education, developing a customized version of ArcView for K-12 schools, creating teaching materials for K-12 classes, helping people understand the world through maps, addressing career skills, the scientific method, spatial literacy, potential impacts of AI in teaching and lea...

This is Round Three of our special “Squared Circle” episodes, where a group of guests gets together to wrestle with a particular topic. For this episode, we're joined by Dr. Paige Brochu from the University of Vermont, Dr. Tracy DeLiberty from the University of Delaware, Ms. Amy Logan from Iowa State University, and Dr. Dana Peterson from the University of Kansas and we are discussing working with...

Sam Batzli from the University of Wisconsin-Madison joins us to talk about the vestibule of the Manly Miles Building at Michigan State University, writing historical contexts for installations around the country for the US Army Corps of Engineers, selective availability for GPS, distributing Landsat imagery online, the Upper Great Lakes RESAC, the birth of WisconsinView, data wrangling, the Space...

Jason Tullis from the University of Arkansas joins us to talk about finding fossils in the mountains, the question of seeing a moon in a blue sky, attending school in England, being introduced to GIS in the US Forest Service summer program, mapping with aerial photos, cold-calling the University of South Carolina for graduate work, a choice between the CIA or academia, the importance of data prove...

Chris Cooper from G2G Consulting joins us for this special episode to talk about the whole process behind federal funding which influences so many activities and projects today - we discuss coloring in maps in red and blue on election night as a child, Chris’ work on Rob Portman’s 2010 Senate race, the job of a Staff Assistant in a Congressional office, addressing policy issues on Capitol Hill, th...

Karen Schuckman from RRC Companies and ASPRS joins us to talk about riding Argentinian horses on vacation, living the farm life and an equestrian background, Karen’s time as an international-level gymnast in high school, meteorologists who study meteors, remote sensing and oceanography, photogrammetry courses for surveying, a momentous summer picnic, teaching at Penn State, participation in ASPRS,...