Author: Jesse
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 697
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 697
7 August 2022
Catching up on some news
News:
- OSM turns 18
- New Google Maps Functionality
- Critical Flaws in Chinese GPS Chip – US Government advises to stop using
- Xiaomi previews consumer-targeted smart glasses
- Storm chaser drones gathering data during hurricane season
- Rhine way lower than it should be (and way earlier than normal)
- UKHO Admiralty Maritime sunsetting paper charts after 222 years.
- SpaceX Falcon 9 launches with South Korea’s first Moon mission
Events:
- ICMSEGARS2022: 09-10 December, New York
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 696
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 696
24 July 2022
Landsat’s 50th and our 17th
Topic: A look back at Landsat’s 50 years on our 17th anniversary episode.
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 695
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 695
17 July 2022
4D? Are we really there?
News:
- Esri UC – personal favorites
- FCC Proposes new definition for broadband
- OGC joins metaverse standards group
- FTC will address exploitation of location and health data
- First images from James Webb Space Telescope
Topic:
- This week Jesse asks questions about time in geospatial
Events:
- Geography2050: 17-18 November, New York
- GeoWeek 2023: 13-15 February, Denver
- AAG 2023: 23-27 March, Denver
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 694
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 694
4 July 2022
a discussion on how “modern” and “traditional” GIS are discussed in our classes
News:
- Winners of the 2022 ArcGIS Online Competition for HS and MS students
- ArcGIS Pro 3.0 requires .net 6
- Ed license now includes Drone2Map Standard
- QGIS 3.26
- Drone data on demand service
- Projection trading cards
Topic:
- This week we discuss how “modern” and “traditional” GIS are discussed in our classes. this was prompted by the post:
Web GIS is Modern GIS? – teaching GIS as web-based – where are we, what are positives/negatives, etc.
Events:
- geocom: 11 October, London
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 693
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 693
19 June 2022
An all news episode
News:
- Xona testing GPS alternative demo satellite
- UK looking at PNT options
- Google’s “Dynamic World” app
- Google Maps add Air Quality Index on iOS and Android
- Apple Maps expanding
- Airbus expanding data access through OneAtlas
- GeoTech Center updating GTCM, get involved
- BRICS countries developing data sharing satellite system
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 692
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 692
5 June 2022
Addressing 1) imposter syndrome and 2) the value of an elevator pitch
News:
- The Great American Rail-Trail and US Bicycle Route System
- Google ARCore Geospatial API
- Google’s new camera will fit in any car
- NOAA Aids Largest-Ever West Coast Oyster Data Map
Topic:
- This week we talk about the impact of imposter syndrome in geospatial, as well as the value of having an elevator pitch to introduce yourself and your work
Events:
- Teaching and Learning About the Anthropocene: June 21, Virtual
- Education Summit @ Esri UC: July 9–12, San Diego, CA
- Esri User Conference: July 11–15, San Diego, CA
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 691
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 691
22 May 2022
Hannah Gunderman talks about data management for Cultural Geography
News:
- Google Immersive View
- Google’s Scene Exploration isn’t a landscape explorer…yet
- Close call for Sentinel 1A
- USGIF: new scholarships and working group to focus on diversity
Topic:
- This week we speak with Hannah Gunderman about the importance of data management for cultural geographers and qualitative data sources
Events:
- HxGN LIVE Global 2022: 20-23 June, Las Vegas
- CommercialUAV Expo: 6-8 Sept, Las Vegas
- GIS-Pro: 2-6 October, Boise, Idaho
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 690
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 690
8 May 2022
Looking back at the impact of webmaps
News:
- Declaration on the future of the Internet
- A new letter regarding Ligado
- A Drone caught smuggling guns
Topic:
- Webmaps
- MiniTokyo3D
- WV511
- Monterey aquarium
- FlightAware
- Birdcast live bird migration map
- Chicago Crime Map
- Nasa Earth at Night
- #Onemilliontweetmap
- Human Atlas
- The National Map
- NOAA C-CAP Land Cover Atlas
- LandsatLook
- U.S. Census Interactive Maps
- San Diego Wildfire Emergency Map
- Haiti Earthquake Map
- OSM Show Me The Way
- Radio Garden
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 689
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 689
24 April 2022
Catching up on the news
News:
- Trimble releases (re-releases?) Sketchup for iPad
- Planet’s Pelicans
- Storymaps.com
- Nature Conservancy partnership launches dynamic kelp map
- No More Anti-Satellite Missiles in the US
- Drone Blood Delivery Works in Rwanda
- Mapping signal interference between 5G and GPS
- To the moon
Events:
- Digital storytelling festival: May 10 – June 12, virtual
- State of the Map 2022: August 19-21: Florence, Italy
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 688
A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 688
3 April 2022
We discuss what we think “geospatial” means today.
News:
- Arctic scientists work with indigenious tribal elders study Alaska Kotzebue ice
- New appointments to NGAC
- Imagery market forecasted to continue to grow
Topic:
- What is geospatial today? The constant progression of the definition, focus, and industry
Events:
- 8th International Conference on Cartography & GIS, Nessebar, Bulgaria 20-25 June
- WVAGP 2022 Conference, May 24th, Morgantown WV