A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 768

News: Gemini is Google Maps MapGuide Open Source 4.0 GISCI recertification grace period New Emlid models  Sentinel 1D Web corner #30DayMapChallenge Topic: Geography Awareness Week Making Spaces of Possibility https://www.aag.org/geography-awareness-week-2025/ https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/242619483f124ee2b10848e9ddb49782 https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/celebrate-geography-awareness-week/ https://www.gisday.com/en-us/overview   Events: GeoWeek: Feb 16-18, Denver   Music: A Place Called Home by Justin Morgan

16 Marras 39min

News: Grounding with Google Maps Geospatial Reasoning and Gemini in Google Earth Google AR/Galaxy XR Meta Ray-Ban Display Meta's Wearables Device Access toolkit announced Amazon AR for delivery drivers   Web corner: The Leventhal Center's Atlasscope Map Tool   Events: GeoAI 2026: 3-5 June, Ghent city center, Belgium CFP due 20 January The 2026 International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management (GISTAM): 21-23 May, Benidorm, Spain  CFP  due 5 January The 2026 GIS-in-Central-Asia (GISCA) conference: 28-30 May, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

2 Marras 37min

News: 2026 Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) ROV World Championship Open Web corner Mapping the Past: The Welsh LiDAR Portal Topic: Unique GIS Jobs (From reddit) I'm a geography major with a concentration in GIS and I've done some digging through jobs but what are some unique GIS related jobs? What companies that you wouldn't think have a GIS person have them? Events: AAG: 17-21 March, San Francisco - Abstracts due October 30 PA GIS Conference 2026: 15-17 April, State College, PA - oral submissions due Jan 11 Esri UC: 13-17 July, San Diego - Abstracts due October 24 Music: Link in the Chain by The Old North

15 Loka 34min

News: First images from NISAR, joint NASA-ISRO SAR mission Niantic spatial creates geospatial Death Stranding game Earthmover climate startup focuses on weather data Web corner: Maps Learning Hub Topic: Geography as an interdisciplinary binding agent Events: CalGIS 2026, January 20-23, Redlands, CA, call for papers GISSuRF 2026, January 30-31, Andhra Pradesh, India, call for papers 2026 GIS/Valuation Technologies Conference, March 30 – April 2, Mobile, Alabama, call for papers

2 Loka 41min

News: International Geomagnetic Reference Field Explorer Updated Researchers use AI machine learning to uncover hidden earthquakes Web corner McAtlas - McAtlas.com Topic: This week we return to a discussion on worldbuilding this time focusing more on games that allow for worldbuilding. Music: Who Put That Ceiling There by niko

19 Syys 29min

Topic: WorldPop interview with Professor Andrew Tatem and Heather Chamberlain. News: Gaussian Splats in gltf Draft Part 108 Natural language searches in map apps OSM vector tiles Instagram Map AlphaEarth Web corner Allen Carroll's new book Events: State of the Map: 3-5 Oct, Manila - call for posters Geoweek 2026: 16-18 Feb, Denver

20 Elo 57min

This week Sue, Jesse, and Frank have a conversation about Geography, disciplines, where we are, and where we were. Music: Imaginary by Oceanne

9 Elo 41min