A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 308
June 12, 2011
Main Topic: Recent conference highlights and trends
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Music
This week’s podsafe music: “Ghost Maps” by The Minor Leagues
News
NASA launches new climate monitoring satellite
Citizen-commission drawn California redistricting maps may bring a big shakeup in CA politics
EPA Apps for the environment competition
Second round finalists for the National GTCM student competition
Web Corner
The Spatial History Project
Main Topic
The recent Bentley, Hexagon, and PB Insights conferences have highlighted a wealth of new and upcoming technologies. We discuss these technologies and some of the trends they represent.
Tip of the Week
National Academies Press opens PDF downloads for free
Events Corner
Assoc. of Pacific Coast Geographers/AAG Pacific Coast Division Meeting: 28 Sept. – Oct. 1, San Francisco, CA – Registration opens June 15th
AAG Great Plains/Rocky Mountains Division Meeting : 6-8 October, Denver, CO
AAG Southwestern Division Meeting : 10-12 November, Austin, TX
AAG Annual Meeting 2012: 24-28 February, New York City – Call for Papers now open
This week, A VerySpatial Podcast is sponsored by Esri
Arc Hydro Groundwater: GIS for Hydrogeology, from Esri Press, describes the groundwater data model, a new geodatabase design for representing groundwater systems using ArcGIS software. The book describes a science-based methodology that federal, state, and regional groundwater agencies can use when researching and resolving water resource issues. For more information, visit www.esri.com/esripress.