A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 391
January 13, 2013
Main Topic: Some thoughts on digital globes
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Music
This week’s podsafe music: “Who’s Going to Save this Town” by David Philips
News
Disney’s new MyMagic+ includes real-time location tracking
ArcGIS API for Flex v. 3.1 released and ArcGIS API for JavaScript 3.3
Digital globes get some time in the limelight
Call for nominations for USGS Henry Gannett Award
DigitalGlobe and GeoEye deal receives antitrust clearance
Intergraph spotlights Geospatial 2013
CES announcements
Web Corner
Challenge.gov
Main topic
This week, we feature our conversation inspired by the New York Times article on digital globes discussed above in the News. We offer some of our thoughts on display technologies like digital globes such as Science on a Sphere and talk more broadly about some of the opportunities and challenges in utilizing such technologies.
Tip of the week
Free ebook – Agent Analyst: Agent-based modeling in ArcGIS
Events Corner
ASPRS Annual Conference: 24-28 March, Baltimore, MD
Esri International Developer Summit: 25-28 March, Palm Springs, CA
FOSS4G North America: 22-24 May, Minneapolis, MN
FOSS4G International: 17-21 September, Nottingham, UK