A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 280

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

9 Aug 202440min

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.

24 Jul 202448min

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 HiveMapper about their approach to data collection and distribution, as well as how they are building their data and tools.

19 Jul 202455min

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

5 Jul 202445min

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

22 Jun 202449min

News: Ordnance Survey creates National Vernacular Mapping Tool Oakridge National Laboratory team map Coca River, Ecuador  USGS using remote sensing to explore groundwater discharge impact on coral USGS call for William T. Pecora Awards nominations Air taxi developers in race for FAA certification Geomagnetic storms impact agricultural GPS Finland investing in AR and VR for maritime and road training Amazon Redshift announces support for H3 hexagonal hierarchical geospatial indexing  Topic: Talking about state conferences  Events: 2024 EO for Africa Symposium, September 23 - 26, Frascati, Italy, call for abstracts  URISA GIS-Pro 2024, October 7-10, Portland, ME, call for abstracts  This week’s song is Carry Us Home by HARBRS

23 Mai 202444min

News: FCC votes to restore Net Neutrality White House/OMB AI guidelines  UNESCO names 18 new Geoparks The impacts of open edit Overture Maps beta Topic: Metageography  Events: State of the Map US: 6-8 June, Salt Lake City International geographical congress 2024: 24-30 August, Dublin This week’s song is “Idaho” by Arbour Season

7 Mai 202446min

News: Daniel Huffman’s Projection Collection has revived card trading Surface Area Rivers and Lakes Database released Study of museum collections finds warming waters impact mussel shells GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research proposes Digital Twins of the Ocean NOAA documents 4th global coral bleaching event Landsat Extended Acquisition of the Poles (LEAP) for Polar twilight zone Location Europe creates cross-boundary geospatial data platform New online volcano eruption near-real time watch map announced  Events: WV Geocon: 13-16 May, Charleston, WV InterGeo 2024: 24-26 September, Stuttgart, Call for ideas open Commercial UAV Expo: 3-5 September, Las Vegas

1 Mai 202426min