VerySpatial » Sue http://veryspatial.com Discussions on Geography and geospatial technologies Tue, 21 May 2013 19:52:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 409 http://veryspatial.com/2013/05/a-veryspatial-podcast-episode-409/ http://veryspatial.com/2013/05/a-veryspatial-podcast-episode-409/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 04:45:18 +0000 Sue http://veryspatial.com/?p=11474

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Shownotes – Episode 409
May 19, 2013

Main Topic: Some thoughts on geofencing

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    Music

  • This week’s podsafe music: “A Laptop Like You” by Jonathan Coulton




    • News

  • Construction company in Belize destroys Mayan pyramid
  • Lots of updates for Google Maps from Google I/O and Location APIs
  • ArcGIS for Windows Phone update, Windows Phone jumps to #3 in the smartphone market
  • ArcGIS API for Javascript 3.5



    • Web Corner

  • Geoguessr



    • Main topic

  • This week, we feature a conversation offering some of our thoughts on geofencing.



    • Tip of the week

  • URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet creates Outreach Committee



    • Events Corner

  • GIS in Public Health: 17-20 June, Miami, FL
  • GIS-Pro 2013: 16-19 Sept, Providence, RI
  • GIS in Transit: 16-17 Oct, Washington, DC
  • Locating the Future: 3-6 November, St Louis, MO



    • This week, A VerySpatial Podcast is sponsored by Esri

  • The new release of ArcGIS for AutoCAD is available to download at no cost. This update includes support for AutoCAD 2013 and faster loading of ArcGIS Online server connections.
    To learn more and to download, visit esri.com/autocad.
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    Shownotes – Episode 408
    May 12, 2013

    Main Topic: Public/private sectors in Geospatial

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    Music

  • This week’s podsafe music: “Test Drive” by Black Kettle




    • News

  • OpenStreetMap and MapBox launch new iD editor
  • Lightsquared gets a reprieve?
  • ENVI geoprocesses with ArcGIS Online
  • Changes to Adobe CS
  • India launches Central Monitoring System



    • Web Corner

  • Geospatial Education Program Finder



    • Main topic

  • This week, we feature a conversation offering some of our thoughts on public/private partnerships in GIS and geospatial, inspired by the recent MapBrief post on the proposed H.R. 1604



    • Tip of the week

  • MapBox Earth for iOS



    • Events Corner

  • Location intelligence: 21-22 May, Washington, DC
  • Hexagon Live:3-6 June, Las Vegas, NV
  • Location Intelligence Brazil: 19 June, Sao Paulo, Brazil



    • This week, A VerySpatial Podcast is sponsored by Esri

  • The latest release of Esri Maps for Office is available. This update includes support for Microsoft Office 2013, new search capabilities, and demographic and lifestyle data. To learn more, visit esri.com/maps4office.
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    Shownotes – Episode 407
    May 5, 2013

    Main Topic: Geospatial and online education

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    Music

  • This week’s podsafe music: “Code Monkey” by Jonathan Coulton




    • News

  • Bill to replace peer review in NSF funding
  • Google Earth incorporates grassroots aerial imagery
  • Winner of the Arthur Robinson Award for Best Printed Map Announced
  • Dawn Wright to stay at Esri as Chief Scientist
  • OGC calls for comments on OpenMI



    • Web Corner

  • CultureBlocks



    • Main topic

  • This week, we feature a conversation offering some of our thoughts on online education in geospatial technologies and GIS.



    • Tip of the week

  • Send a Message to Mars!



    • Events Corner

  • State of the Map: 6-8 Sept, Birmingham Uk
  • Geodesign International Conference: 28-29 October, Beijing, China
  • Geography of Innovation: 23-25 January, Utrecht, The Netherlands



    • This week, A VerySpatial Podcast is sponsored by Esri

  • The latest release of ArcGIS Online is available. This update includes map viewer enhancements, round-trip directions, and a configurable story map template.To learn more, visit esri.com/arcgisonline.
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    Shownotes – Episode 406
    April 28, 2013

    Main Topic: News

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    Music

  • This week’s podsafe music: “Southern Skies” by robert walker and the century band




    • News

  • Bill re-introduced in US Congress to create National Geospatial Technology Administration
  • Re-mapping US Census tracts
  • Leaping into Google Earth 7.1 (and the delay of the Leap Motion)
  • Esri notifies users of critical Geodatabase issue
  • Geomatica Discover
  • Google Fiber
  • URISA invites public comments on GCMM</li>



    Web Corner

  • NASA Develop



    • Tip of the week

  • History of Cartography Volumes I and II now available free onlinw



    • Events Corner

  • LDCM social media event: 30 May, Sioux Falls, SD
  • FOSS4G North America: 22-24 May, Minneapolis, MN
  • HxGN LIVE – Hexagon’s International Conference: 3-6 June, Las Vegas, NV
  • FOSS4G Nottingham 2013: 17-21 September, Nottingham, UK


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    Shownotes – Episode 404
    April 14, 2013

    Main Topic: Our conversation with Beau Legeer from Exelis VIS

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    Music

  • This week’s podsafe music: “Forbidden Latitudes” by luca siani




    • News

  • California court says no mapping while driving
  • Apple looking at street-view style mapping?
  • State winners for the 2013 National Geographic Bee are in
  • MapGuide OS 2.5



    • Web Corner

  • City Forward



    • Main topic

  • This week, we feature our conversation with Beau Legeer, VP of Product Marketing at Exelis VIS, focusing on ENVI Services Engine.



    • Tip of the week

  • Unity game development tools



    • Events Corner

  • AAG Pacific Coast Division Meeting: 25-28 September, Lake Tahoe, CA
  • AAG Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Division Meeting: 10-12 October, Omaha, NE
  • AAG West Lakes Division Meeting: 17-19 October, Eau Claire, WI
  • AAG Middle States Division Meeting: 18-19 October, Buffalo, NY


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    Shownotes – Episode 403
    April 8, 2013

    Main Topic: “Content is King”

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    Music

  • This week’s podsafe music: “Timewaster” by I Plead Irony




    • News

  • NASA seeking academic partners for Smallsat development
  • ArcGIS Flex API 3.2 and New flex viewer released in March
  • India’s national mapping agency files police complaint against Google’s Mapathon Contest
  • EMAPS: Cool backpack LIDAR mapping sensor from Johns Hopkins researchers
  • Massachusetts Supreme Court rules ZIP codes fall under Massachusetts law as personal identification information



    • Web Corner

  • 20 Things I Learned about Browsers and the Web



    • Main topic

  • This week, we feature our conversation offering some of our thoughts on content and its role in geospatial technologies, from the questions we ask to the technologies we develop to utilize that content.



    • Tip of the week

  • Teach GIS



    • Events Corner

  • NCGE Annual Conference: 1-4 August, Denver, CO
  • ICGG 2014: International Conference on Geography and Geosciences: 29-30 April, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Visual In-Sights: Theory, Method, Practice Conference 2014: 26-27 June, Newcastle University, UK
  • IGU Regional Conference 2014: 18-22 August, Krakow, Poland


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    Shownotes – Episode 402
    April 1, 2013

    Main Topic: Our thoughts on geospatial development and some emerging trends

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    Music

  • This week’s podsafe music: “Nothing with You” by The Descendants




    • News

  • MAPPS suggests cost recovery
  • Changes at the USGIF
  • Google Maps Engine Lite
  • Google Street View of Fukushima region
  • Autodesk rebrands, rollouts
  • Esri Maps for Office 2.0
  • Version 3.4 of the ArcGIS API for JavaScript
  • PCI Geomatics GXL 2013



    • Web Corner

  • United Nations initiative on Global Geospatial Information Management



    • Main topic

  • This week, we feature our conversation reflecting on some of the announcements from events like the Game Developers Conference and Esri’s Dev Summit, and what emerging trends and directions we see in geospatial development and development in general.



    • Tip of the week

  • uDig 1.4



    • Events Corner

  • SCGIS Annual Conference: 16-18 July, Monterrey, CA
  • URISA GIS in Public Health Conference: 17-20 June, Miami, FL
  • .Map Conference: 8-10 September, Cambridge, MA



    • This week, A VerySpatial Podcast is sponsored by Esri

  • The Esri Forestry GIS Conference will be held May 14-16 in Redlands, California. Attend the conference to learn how GIS can improve decision making, planning, and the management of forests, woodlands, and timber organizations. Visit esri.com/forestrycon for more information and to register.
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    Shownotes – Episode 401
    March 24, 2013

    Main Topic: Gearing up for Earth Day 2013

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    Music

  • This week’s podsafe music: “The Night Pat Murphy Died” by Great Big Sea




    • News

  • LDCM first scene released
  • PCI Geomatics Historical Air Photo Processing
  • OSGeo releases:
  • –Geoserver 2.3.0
  • –Geotools 9.0
  • Coca-Cola’s illegal mapping activities in China?
  • China’s new National Health and Family Planning Commission



    • Web Corner

  • National Environmental Education Foundation



    • Main topic

  • This week, we feature our conversation on Earth Day 2013, offering some of our thoughts highlighting this year’s themes, and how you can participate not only in Earth Day itself but also every day efforts to help the planet.



    • Tip of the week

  • Esri’s Collector for ArcGIS



    • Events Corner

  • Location Intelligence USA: 21-22 May, Washington, DC
  • Location Intelligence Brazil: 19 June, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • OSM+: 10 June, San Francisco



    • This week, A VerySpatial Podcast is sponsored by Esri

  • A new version of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop is available. This updated, free GIS viewer includes content sharing to ArcGIS Online, tabular display within maps, and new presentation tools. Visit esri.com/explorer for more information and to download.
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    Shownotes – Episode 399
    March 10, 2013

    Main Topic: Discussion on Drones

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    Music

  • This week’s podsafe music: “Ancient Architecture” by Fly Baby




    • News

  • Newly-published study finds evidence of extraordinary climate change
  • Google News

    • –Google mapping nuclear exclusion zone in Japan
    –Patent lawsuit trial has German court pondering ban on Google Maps in Germany

  • Kinect Fusion demoed at Microsoft Research TechFest
  • Bentley Student Design Competition
  • Esri’s javascript challenge
  • USGIF Scholarships



    • WebCorner

  • Ensia



    • Main topic

  • This week, our topic was inspired by a number of news stories related to drones, and we offer some of our current thoughts on the rapid development of the drone industry, questions about appropriate drone use, and a few thoughts on drone and the geospatial community.



    • Tip of the week

  • National Geographic Road Map Project – 21st Century Geography Education reports



    • Events Corner

  • Bentley Learning Conference: 13-16 May, Philadelphia, PA
  • Hexagon Live Conference: 3-6 June, Las Vegas, NV
  • Esri International User Conference: 8-12 July, San Diego, CA



    • This week, A VerySpatial Podcast is sponsored by Esri

  • The newest release of ArcGIS Viewer for Silverlight includes access to secure services from ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS for Server, a Query Related Records Tool, and editor tracking support. The free, ready-to-use, web mapping application can be easily customized without writing a single line of code or editing configuration files. For more information and to download, visit esri.com/silverlightviewer.
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    Shownotes – Episode 398
    March 3, 2013

    Main Topic: Our thoughts on learning to code

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    Music

  • This week’s podsafe music: “We Are Stars” by Leaving Richmond




    • News

  • SPOT 6 data available
  • India launches seven satellites, including climate monitoring sensors
  • Lockheed Martin tests first GPS III satellite, currently on track for 2014 launch
  • TomTom announcements from MWC – Mitac and TelMap
  • Bing Maps updated
  • FEMA looking for ways to make emergency data available in real time



    • WebCorner

  • HASTAC – Digital Humanities collaboratory



    • Main topic

  • This week, our topic was inspired by a great YouTube video from code.org on the importance of learning to code, as we offer some of our current thoughts on why at least some basic knowledge and skills with computer code can be useful for almost everyone.



    • Tip of the week

  • Stately map font



    • Events Corner

  • World Geography Bowl @ AAG: April 12, Los Angeles, CA
  • DigSouth: April 12-14, Charleston, SC
  • NACIS: 9-11 October, Greenville, SC


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