A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 318
August 21, 2011
Main Topic: Greg Allard of the USGS
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Music
This week’s podsafe music: “Let Go” by Whitney Kelly
News
Disney Research Pittsburgh set to launch neurogaming technology
Russian rocket delivers remote sensing satellites for Nigeria, Turkey, and Ukraine into orbit
New alliance to map global water risks
China launches ocean observation satellite
Chinese center to partner with UNESCO to use remote sensing to monitor World Heritage Sites
Web Corner
Place Pulse
Main topic
Greg Allard of the USGS talks about the collection of digital data from 125+ years of USGS mapping.
Tip
EPA’s MyEnvironment search tool
Events Corner
International Conference on Spatial Thinking and Geographic Information Sciences: 14-16 September, Tokyo, Japan
GI Zeitgeist 2012-Young researchers forum on Geographic Information Science: 16-17 March, Muenster, Germany – Papers due Oct. 17th
2012 MAGIC Symposium: 22-26 April, St. Louis, MO
Heritage 2012: 3rd International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development: 19-22 June, Porto, Portugal – Abstracts due October 31st