A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 526
30 August 2015
Certification, UAS, and 3D
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Music
Paris to London, and back by Dazie Mae
Discussion topics
GISCI announces new exam
USGIF announces individual memberships
ASPRS adds ‘Certified Lidar Technologist’ to certification program
National Differential GPS to decommission 62 of the 84 reference stations
Two newest Beidou satellites are online
FAA Drone Safety App
North Dakota could legally weaponize drones
Trimble and Topcon release new UASes
MapMaker returns
The Met office loses BBC contract
A Decade after Katrina
US Census Bureau CitySDK
The VR is (still) coming, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Project Morpheus in the next few months (news around PAX Prime)
Caroline Robinson ?@clearmapping Aug 26
- Looking at software products that unify #3D (Rendering and models) w #GIS – any other suggestions? @VerySpatial : ) #AutoCAD #ESRI #Virtalis
Events Corner
Esri Ocean GIS Forum: 4-6 November, Redlands, CA
Autodesk University, US: 1-3 December, Las Vegas, NV
Fictional Maps International Conference: 21-23 January, Katowice, Poland
Producer
We would like to thank this week’s Patreon Producer, Todd Barr.