A VerySpatial Podcast | Discussions on Geography and Geospatial Technologies

News: University of the Bundeswehr Munich creates 3D city maps from a single SAR satellite The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Sahel Region universities map groundwater Topic: Events: SOTM 2024Agile 2024Geography2050

News: FCC ups limits to be called ‘broadband’ Google used AI to model flooding Voyager 1 responds to “poke” Topic: This week we discuss the importance of citizen science on the eve of Citizen Science Month and touch a bit on this year's quickly approaching EarthDay.

News: NASA releases Hubble Telescope Tabletop Adventure Methane tracking satellite NGA expands commercial acquisitions with ‘Luno’ NGA opens NGOCNSGIC states geospatial maturity assessment Events: Geospatial World Forum (GWF)ISPRS Technical Commission II SymposiumNACIS

News: Moon landing Korea’s KASS operational US DOJ moves to dismiss Ligado case Esri to roll out AI Assistants in 2024 Topic:

News: OSM as digital public good Google Maps incorporating generative AI Topic: Why is the GIS Industry resistant to technological change? Events: World LiDAR Day: 12 Feb Geo Business: 5-6 June, London GIS Pro: 7-10 Oct, Portland, Mn

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

Our annual conversation looking back on 2023 and forward to 2024.

News: EU AI Act passes University students build first Irish satellite to launch into space ISS at 25 Topic: 50, 45, 30 years of GPS Events: GeoWeek 2024: 11-13 February, Denver RGS-IBG 2024: 27-30 August, Dublin GIS Pro 2024: 7-10 Oct, Portland, Maine

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 JapanIGC2024

News: Drone Data access continues to grow Dakota Landmap Art on tour QGIS 3.34 released ArcGIS Pro 3.2 released OSM gets a $150k donation from Microsoft Topic: “Place” and its place Events: Geo Business 2024

Geography Awareness Week, Day of Geography, and GIS Day are just around the corner! American Association of Geographers GAWNational Geographic GAWGIS DayDay of Geography And for all of the other days, here is Sanborn's list of national Geography-related holidays!

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:

The audio from a recent episode of VSTV where Jesse talks to Daniel Huffman about the Map Projection Cards Kickstarter which ends in October, 2023.

House Keeping: Daniel Huffman’s Map projections cards Kickstarter Watch for an opening video this week. News: Google sued over directions Guinness Book of World Records revokes mountain climbing records The National Honor Society for Geospatial Technology launches China working on ground-based timing system Topic: This week we interview Marc Prioleau, Executive Director of Overture Maps Foundation about their venture into open data, access, and direction. Events: Geography 2050: 16-17 November, New York 2024 Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate: 2 - 6 June, Hawaii

News: 3DntmGridded US Census data coming? Geofence warrants Customs and border patrol to stop buying phone location data Unity “install” charges announced Topic: GapMaps Events: Geo Week 2024Game Developer Conference Music: Stay Here by Art Grad

News: GLONASS launchIndian mission successfully lands on the Moon Japan hoping to launch lunar lander mission on Sept. 7thMIT measures river flows on Mars using remote sensing Google Maps Platform adds environmental data APIs Mapbox 3D updates Topic: Integrating new technologies into existing workflows Events: InterGeo 2023Applied Geography ConferenceGoGeomatics Music: All we live for WolfClub

News: Hillary hits the west coast of North America Planet completes acquisition, growing Earth Data platformPostGIS 3.4 released Microsoft AI suggests food bank as a “cannot miss” tourist spot in Canada Topic: Highlighting Geography (and geospatial) as students return to classrooms Events: Geography 20506th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Mgmt Strategy Workshop SotM 2024

News Voyager 2 Pinged - 37 hours round trip call Hotter Atlantic, but fewer hurricanes Report on National Data Infrastructure 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