A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 447
9 February 2014
Main Topic: Our conversation on the changing roles of desktop OS platforms
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Music
This week’s podsafe music: “The Future Soon” by Jonathan Coulton
News
Telenav acquires Skobbler
Opening data (Twitter Data Grants ) (Ingress/Google )
Gaming company teams with SenseFly to map world with drones for new game
DARPA Open Catalog gives public access to DARPA research, including source code
ArcPad 10.2.1 released
Reorganization brings Astrium into Airbus Defense and Space Group
Web Corner
Terra Watt Prize Announced
Main topic
This week we chat about the role of Operating System platforms in geospatial computing and offers some of our experiences in addressing the impacts of newer platforms, including changing expectations of familiarity with desktop OS platforms.
Events Corner
State of the Map US 2014 : 12-13 April, Washington, DC
NSGIC Annual Conference : 14-18 September, Charleston, SC
GIScience 2014 : 23-26 September, Vienna, Austria
NACIS Annual Meeting 2014 : 8-11 October, Pittsburgh, PA