VerySpatial » Jesse http://veryspatial.com Discussions on Geography and geospatial technologies Wed, 23 May 2012 03:30:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 A podcast delayed http://veryspatial.com/2012/05/a-podcast-delayed/ http://veryspatial.com/2012/05/a-podcast-delayed/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 03:20:32 +0000 Jesse http://veryspatial.com/?p=9790 Apologies, but Episode 357 has been delayed by an unexpected series of events which mostly revolve around the end of Maymester and the beginning of Summer 1 classes. The episode will be up shortly.

]]> http://veryspatial.com/2012/05/a-podcast-delayed/feed/ 0 A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 354 http://veryspatial.com/2012/04/a-veryspatial-podcast-episode-354/ http://veryspatial.com/2012/04/a-veryspatial-podcast-episode-354/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:55:30 +0000 Jesse http://veryspatial.com/?p=9758 A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 354
April 29, 2012

Main Topic: 3D and Geo

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    Music

  • This week’s podsafe music: “Someone Elses Words” by Burning Shapes

    • News

  • Trimble to acquire SketchUp
  • Worldview 3 announced
  • TomTom releases Global geocoding web service
  • OGC adopts CityGML v2 and Sensor Observation Service Standard 2.0

    • Web Corner

  • Grey’s Blog

    • Main Topic

  • With the acquisition of SketchUp by Trimble we take another look at the role of 3D in the geospatial arena.

    • Tip of the Week

  • ArcGIS Explorer and Kinect

    • Events Corner

  • WV GIS Conference: 8-11 May, Morgantown, WV
  • PA GIS Conference: 22-23 May, Harrisburg, PA
  • Ohio GIS Conference: 19-21 September, Columbus, OH
  • NC GIS Conference: 6-8 February, Raleigh, NC

    • ]]>     http://veryspatial.com/2012/04/a-veryspatial-podcast-episode-354/feed/ 0     Trimble to acquire SketchUp and 3D Warehouse http://veryspatial.com/2012/04/trimble-to-acquire-sketchup-and-3d-warehouse/ http://veryspatial.com/2012/04/trimble-to-acquire-sketchup-and-3d-warehouse/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:49:50 +0000 Jesse http://veryspatial.com/?p=9755 I am floored! We talk all the time about the use of SketchUp in building out virtual worlds and have just taken for granted that it was tied in to Google’s draw for Earth and Maps. Apparently that was not such a given.

    Trimble will be adding SketchUp and the 3D Warehouse to its growing pantheon of applications. There are of course short and long term questions from a users perspective regarding the availability of the free version, the licensing costs for the Pro version, the terms of use/copyright rights for 3D Warehouse content, and of course the direction of the software in the future. On the other hand, I am excited about the potential for a tool with the easy to use UI of SketchUp with a better/tighter coupling with GIS applications. Or, how about the ability to use data from existing Trimble hardware and software to streamline model generation.

    The SketchUp acquisition is just the most recent in a line of notable acquisitions that include eCognition for Remote Sensing and PeopleNet for logistics, as well as others that link to SketchUp’s potential such as BIM and StruCAD.

    These software trends have been on top of Trimble’s growing GNSS and a related hardware offerings.

    ]]>     http://veryspatial.com/2012/04/trimble-to-acquire-sketchup-and-3d-warehouse/feed/ 0     Geography on the Big Think channel http://veryspatial.com/2012/04/geography-on-the-big-think-channel/ http://veryspatial.com/2012/04/geography-on-the-big-think-channel/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:53:32 +0000 Jesse http://veryspatial.com/?p=9753

    The Big Think channel on YouTube (and of course connected to the Big Think website) highlights ideas from a range of individuals on a number of topics…as would be expected from a channel with the name. This video is one of a group that focus on how individuals perceive how Geography shaped them.

    ]]>     http://veryspatial.com/2012/04/geography-on-the-big-think-channel/feed/ 0     A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 352 http://veryspatial.com/2012/04/a-veryspatial-podcast-episode-352/ http://veryspatial.com/2012/04/a-veryspatial-podcast-episode-352/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:26:54 +0000 Jesse http://veryspatial.com/?p=9741 A VerySpatial Podcast
    Shownotes – Episode 352
    April 17, 2012

    Tech Conferences…a valuable experience?

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    Music

  • This week’s podsafe music: “April Showers” by Second Saturday

    • News

  • Mali rebels declare independent state of Azawad
  • Autodesk DevCamps
  • Trimble acquires Gatewing
  • FME Store
  • GeoTrelis
  • ArcGIS 10 SP5 coming in July

    • Web Corner

  • Famine Early Warning System

    • Main Topic

  • We talk about the importance and potential of technical conferences is comparison to academic conferences as conference season ramps up.

    • Tip of the Week

  • Autodesk educational webinars

    • Events Corner

  • Location Intelligence and Oracle Spatial User Conferences: 22-23 May, Washington, DC
  • e-GEOS International Conference: 23-24 May, Rome, Italy
  • Hexagon Conference: 4-7 June, Las Vegas
  • VISualize 2012: 18-19 June, Washington, DC
    • ]]>     http://veryspatial.com/2012/04/a-veryspatial-podcast-episode-352/feed/ 0     Another great group of Threadless designs http://veryspatial.com/2012/03/another-great-group-of-threadless-designs/ http://veryspatial.com/2012/03/another-great-group-of-threadless-designs/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:00:36 +0000 Jesse http://veryspatial.com/?p=9618

    Threadless generally has a great bunch of art to wear and here are a few of the recent geo options.

    ]]>     http://veryspatial.com/2012/03/another-great-group-of-threadless-designs/feed/ 0     A map nod to Dr Seuss http://veryspatial.com/2012/03/a-map-nod-to-dr-seuss/ http://veryspatial.com/2012/03/a-map-nod-to-dr-seuss/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 03:19:47 +0000 Jesse http://veryspatial.com/?p=9557 In observation of Dr Seuss’s birthday, here is a fun reading of Tish Rabe’s Cat in a Hat story “There’s a Map on My Lap!: All About Maps (Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library)” which I clearly need to add to my shelf (and as a standard reading for my intro classes).

    ]]>     http://veryspatial.com/2012/03/a-map-nod-to-dr-seuss/feed/ 0     What is the OGC…the video http://veryspatial.com/2012/03/what-is-the-ogc-the-video/ http://veryspatial.com/2012/03/what-is-the-ogc-the-video/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 03:03:23 +0000 Jesse http://veryspatial.com/?p=9555

    via Got Geoint blog

    ]]>     http://veryspatial.com/2012/03/what-is-the-ogc-the-video/feed/ 0     How space can make us better http://veryspatial.com/2012/02/how-space-can-make-us-better/ http://veryspatial.com/2012/02/how-space-can-make-us-better/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:35:36 +0000 Jesse http://veryspatial.com/?p=9550 Neil deGrasse Tyson was recently on The Daily Show and he backed Sue’s excitement about space (not to be confused with space) and the importance of a sense of exploration on the cultural trend toward STEM education. All and all, it is just an awesome interview/dialogue.

    ]]>     http://veryspatial.com/2012/02/how-space-can-make-us-better/feed/ 0     A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 345 http://veryspatial.com/2012/02/a-veryspatial-podcast-episode-345/ http://veryspatial.com/2012/02/a-veryspatial-podcast-episode-345/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:00:13 +0000 Jesse http://veryspatial.com/?p=9535 A VerySpatial Podcast
    Shownotes – Episode 345
    February 26, 2012

    Our conversation with Nate Jennings about A Python Primer for ArcGIS®

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    Music

  • This week’s podsafe music: “New York City” by The Counselors

    • News

  • 298-million-year-old fossilized forest found in China
  • URISA calls for comments to GMCM
  • Google AR glasses by the end of the year?
  • Google Street View to collaborate on mapping the Great Barrier Reef
  • Landsat 5 Suspension of Operation Extended
  • ArcGIS 10.1 announcements from FedUC

    • Web Corner

  • Regional GeoBlog

    • Main Topic

  • Our discussion with Nate Jennings of Jennings Planet and American River College on his new text A Python Primer for ArcGIS®

    • Tip of the Week

  • Atlas of Design

    • Events Corner

  • Be Together: Bentley User Conference: 15-17 May, Philadelphia, PA
  • NACIS: 17-19 October, Portland, OR
  • Taking Archaeology Digital: 25-28 Oct, Tacoma, WA
  • AAG 2013: 9-13 April, Los Angeles, CA
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