A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 682
09 January 2022

This week we talk to Dr. Rebecca Theobald about redistricting.

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News:

• CES2022 overview

Topic:

• Frank and Barb sit down with Dr. Rebecca Theobald for the second part of our recent series of discussions on redistricting. 

Events: 

• HxGN Live Global: 20-23 June, Las Vegas
• Commercial UAV Expo: 6-8 September, Las Vegas

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 681
28 December 2021

This week we discuss ‘What is “your Geography”?’

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News:

• NOAA approves sell of 10cm data
• Geospatial Maturity Assessment report

Topic:

• This week, instead of wrapping-up the year (that we can barely remember) we discuss, instead, the question…What is “your Geography”?

Events: 

• GIS Pro 2022: 3-6 Oct, Boise, ID

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 680
15 December 2021

A conversation with Dr. Emily Yeh, AAG President

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Housekeeping:

• We will be receiving an AAG Media Achievement Award

Topic:

• This week we talk to Dr. Emily Yeh of the University Colorado Boulder about her time as the President of AAG, the breadth of Geography, and the upcoming AAG Conference in NYC. 

Events: 

• SatShow 2022: March 22-24, Washington, DC

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 679
28 November 2021

Long term project sustainability issues

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News:

• NASA and ESA partner on collaborative tool and open data 
• Unity acquiring WETA tools
• DJI Mavic 3
• Snapchat map continues to grow
• Lockheed Martin contract to build GPS IIIF satellites 15, 16 and 17 (SV15-17)
• Trimble creates three scholarships to honor Gladys West

Topic:

• Project sustainability is an ongoing issue in digital (and analog) work as accessibility, technology, and data formats change overtime. This week we discuss some issues and offer some options to begin to address these long term issues.

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 678
14 November 2021

Dr. Christopher Fowler talks about boundaries and redistricting

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News:

• SpaceX Crew-3 mission successfully launches and docks with ISS – CREW-3 MISSION – SpaceX – Updates
• COP26 
• Fugro New Generation of Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Topic:

• Frank sat down with Dr. Christopher Fowler, Associate Professor of Geography and Demography at Penn State University about boundaries and redistricting.

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 677
31 October 2021

Geography Awareness Week 2021

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News:

• Hexagon Power Portfolio 2022
• QGIS 3.22 released
• NGA launched the Phase 4a of its MagQuest Challenge
• Landsat 9 proceeding through commissioning phase

Topic:

• GAW
  • National Geographic
  • AAG
  • AGS  

Events: 

• GeoWeek2022, Feb 6-8, Denver, CO
• GIS-T, April 19-22, North Charleston, SC

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 676
17 October 2021

A review of some of the geo certifications

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News:

• GEOINT News:
  • NGA plans annual reassessment of commercial remote sensing
  • NRO issues BAA call for commercial remote sensing technologies

• Preview of NASA’a VIPER Lunar Rover
• Vautrin Lud Geography Prize goes to geographer from the National University of Singapore

Topic:

• Geo certificates revisited
  • GeoEdC Certification
  • NatGeo Certification
  • ASPRS Certifications
  • GISP Certification
  • GeoINT Certification
  • RGS Chartered Geographer

Events: 

• DH2022: 25-29 July, Tokyo 

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 675
3 October 2021

Local and seasonal foods

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News:

• Landsat 9 launched
• Earth Science Week
• Geography Awareness Week 

Topic:

• Seasonal and local foods as a representation of Cultural Geography and memory

 Events: 

• Geography2050 November 15-19, Virtual

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 674
12 September 2021

Data preparedness for hazard events

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News:

• Amtrak scholarships
• Landsat 9 launch coming up

Topic:

• This week we ask some questions about the ideas surrounding data response and data preparedness for hazard events

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 673
29 August 2021

Resilience in our technology and systems

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News:

• Greek Scientists want to name heat waves
• National Geographic and DeBeers partner on Okavango Eternal project 
• NASA debuts new interactive website for Landsat 9 ahead of launch 
• Next 3 GPS III satellites complete (sv06, 07, 08)
• Space Force’s Main Job – Protecting GPS

Topic:

• A quick discussion on the need for resilience in our technology and systems as highlighted by some recent issues.

Events: 

• URISA’s LEAP conference: Feb 1-3, Virtual
• AAG: Feb 25- March 1, in-person & virtual