A Podcast of Geography and geospatial technologies
News: Esri AGO updates Map viewer classic road to deprecation AGE roadmap SketchUp 2025 Microsoft removing location history API from Windows 11 Web corner Inaugural David J. Weaver GIS Research Fellow at Boston Public Library Topic: Cartography in 3D Events: QGIS User Conference 2025: 2-3 June, Norrköping, Sweden Music: Storyteller by Julianna Laine
07/03/2025 • 45:33
House Keeping: geofeeds.me News: QGIS as digital public good The role of a name or shuffling toponyms Topic: We continue to look back at the history of geospatial technologies Events: Social Science History Association: 20-23 November, Chicago - Abstracts due March 1 Music: "brightside" by Dawson Hollow
22/02/2025 • 44:12
News: Some US federal data is going offline, but you may be able to access duplicate copies on non-federal servers National Honor Society for Geospatial Technology applications open Penn State studies honey bee movements using QR codes Topic: Geography (and other) references we return to often. Events: GeoBusiness: 4-5 June, London RGS/IBG: 26-29 August. Birmingham, Abstracts due by March 7 GISPro: 6-9 Oct, Denver, CO, Abstracts due by May 5 Geography2050 (AGS): 20-21 November, NYC
06/02/2025 • 41:12
News: Copernicus Sentinel-2C commissioned (copernicus site) NC no longer requires drone test U.S. Navy surface fleet trains on GPS alternatives Landsat's 12 millionth image! Topic: This week we talk about how this year's CES coverage prompted conversations centered around AR/VR/xR and how the broader wearables market will like impact the utility and adoption for these visual hardware. Web Corner: Ken Burn’s in the classroom: Maps, Art, and Environment “Until it’s found” by Will Orchard
20/01/2025 • 36:47
News: World Lidar Day (Feb 12) World Magnetic Model (WMM) updated Drones to map rare plants in Hawaii Web Corner: Whatsapp Chatmap with Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOT) Topic: Discussion around questions Jesse has had this week What is the National Geospatial Collaborative But OSM is infrastructure!!! Drone news impacts Are we nearing the end of the “Arab Spring” Events: geo-week: Feb 10-12, Denver GIS Research UK: 23-25 April, Bristol Music: Unglued by MYFEVER
19/12/2024 • 36:43
News: Microsoft Places (a discussion topic from 2022) Foursquare open source places Niantic’s LGM goal Google Location History WebCorner: URHere Podcast from 2021
05/12/2024 • 34:32
News: Esri Updates ArcGIS Pro 3.4 ArcGIS Online November Autodesk investment in GAMMA AR MS Earth Copilot RFP out for 2025-29 Landsat Team Topic: This week Jesse sat down with current URISA president, John Nolte, to discuss the rebranding and transition to the Geospatial Professional Network Events: Geo Week: 10-12 February, Denver Commercial UAV Expo Europe: 8-10 April, Amsterdam GISPro: Oct 6-9, Denver
19/11/2024 • 45:28
News: Gemini coming to Google’s mapping apps (from Google) Unity 6 Mapquest releases Private Maps for Android Planet Releases Analysis-Ready PlanetScope Product Windows 10 security for $30 GISP accredited by CESB Events: International GNSS Day: Oct 23 annually
08/11/2024 • 29:28
News: Geospatial Professional Network China’s eLoran ESA new EO science strategy WebCorner: Geoawesome Blog “You Are #Geoawesome” Video Series Topic: Ai https://www.geospatialworld.net/videos/google-ai-geospatial-boosts-make-in-india/ https://eijournal.com/news/products-2/nearmap-elevates-location-intelligence-with-new-generation-of-ai-derived-insights https://anitagraser.com/2024/10/06/llm-based-spatial-analysis-assistants-for-qgis/ Events: Geo Week: 10-12 Feb, Denver Geo empower event scholarship 16th International Conference on Environmental and Rural Development: 13-16 March 2025, Tokyo, Abstracts due Nov 15
19/10/2024 • 45:21
News: Zillow adds climate risk data Interagency sea-level rise Geospatial Analytics market growth InterGEO sees several new sensor and GNSS launches Topic: Discussing government data use for planning and emergency events Music: Sky Groovin by Akolo
02/10/2024 • 35:57
News: New Galileo Satellites declared operational Web Corner: 2024 Fall Foliage Map and U.S. Prediction Topic: This week Jesse talks to Nat Case and Dan Coe about Volume 7 of the Atlas of Design which continues the series. Volume 7 is available now for preorder and will begin shipping in October. Music sundays by Mad Keys
22/09/2024 • 40:23
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12/09/2024 • 37:40
News: Geofence warrants Overture Maps general availability and alpha addresses BVLOS drone rules are coming Mapping a News Desert in Maryland Topic: Relevance of 20 years of OpenStreetMap Events: EuroCarto 2024, September 9 -11, Vienna, Austria GIS in the Rockies 2024, September 26, Denver Music: I’ve Given It Up by NITE
22/08/2024 • 43:48
Topic: This week we discuss our thoughts on Geography as we get ready for the fall semester, plus talk about the idea of micro credentials Video referenced by Frank - Why Is Edinburgh Split in Two? Event Corner: GIS-Pro, Oct 7-10, Portland, ME NACIS2024, Oct. 16–19, Tacoma
09/08/2024 • 40:46
Topic: This week we sit down on our 19th Anniversary to talk with Bern Szukalski of Esri about his time in the industry and the growth of connected and cloud based geospatial technologies.
24/07/2024 • 48:39
News: IDC’s 2030 geospatial market trends Google Google Maps on iPhone adds Speedometer (5 years after Android) Google not bringing pop-up ads to Maps (during navigation) GeoHipster call for 2025 calendar content Not news, but reminder that the NSRS update is still coming (in 2026?) OGC IndoorGML v2.0 Conceptual Model open for comment Topic: Interview with Ariel Seidman, co-founder and CEO of HiveMapper about their approach to data collection and distribution, as well as how they are building their data and tools.
19/07/2024 • 55:16
News: Bentley e-on software now free with perpetual license GOES-U satellite launched CogniSat6 - AI-driven remote sensing ShakeAlert Earthquake System adds GPS Sensors AGO June 2024 ArcGIS Web Editor UAS proposed legislation Counter Uas FAA reauthorization DJI ban Library of Congress Cartographic Fellowship Music: 40 Hours On The Road by Adriel Rivera
05/07/2024 • 45:35
News: Back-up your Google Location History while you can Google Maps updates Apple Maps updates USGIF accredits programs at South Dakota State University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign WingtraCloud for uas mapping Topic: A discussion of our 'duct tape', or the way we link applications to get results
22/06/2024 • 49:55
News: Ordnance Survey creates National Vernacular Mapping Tool Oakridge National Laboratory team map Coca River, Ecuador USGS using remote sensing to explore groundwater discharge impact on coral USGS call for William T. Pecora Awards nominations Air taxi developers in race for FAA certification Geomagnetic storms impact agricultural GPS Finland investing in AR and VR for maritime and road training Amazon Redshift announces support for H3 hexagonal hierarchical geospatial indexing Topic: Talking about state conferences Events: 2024 EO for Africa Symposium, September 23 - 26, Frascati, Italy, call for abstracts URISA GIS-Pro 2024, October 7-10, Portland, ME, call for abstracts This week’s song is Carry Us Home by HARBRS
23/05/2024 • 44:09
News: FCC votes to restore Net Neutrality White House/OMB AI guidelines UNESCO names 18 new Geoparks The impacts of open edit Overture Maps beta Topic: Metageography Events: State of the Map US: 6-8 June, Salt Lake City International geographical congress 2024: 24-30 August, Dublin This week’s song is “Idaho” by Arbour Season
07/05/2024 • 46:03
News: Daniel Huffman’s Projection Collection has revived card trading Surface Area Rivers and Lakes Database released Study of museum collections finds warming waters impact mussel shells GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research proposes Digital Twins of the Ocean NOAA documents 4th global coral bleaching event Landsat Extended Acquisition of the Poles (LEAP) for Polar twilight zone Location Europe creates cross-boundary geospatial data platform New online volcano eruption near-real time watch map announced Events: WV Geocon: 13-16 May, Charleston, WV InterGeo 2024: 24-26 September, Stuttgart, Call for ideas open Commercial UAV Expo: 3-5 September, Las Vegas
01/05/2024 • 26:33
News: University of the Bundeswehr Munich creates 3D city maps from a single SAR satellite The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Sahel Region universities map groundwater Topic: This week we wander into a conversation about files, folders, and data as well as thoughts on versioning. Events: SOTM 2024: 6-8 September, Nairobi, Call for academic track due 10 May Agile 2024: 4-7 June, Glasgow Geography2050: 22-24 November, New York
10/04/2024 • 35:21
News: FCC ups limits to be called ‘broadband’ Google used AI to model flooding Voyager 1 responds to “poke” Topic: This week we discuss the importance of citizen science on the eve of Citizen Science Month and touch a bit on this year's quickly approaching EarthDay.
01/04/2024 • 31:00
News: NASA releases Hubble Telescope Tabletop Adventure Methane tracking satellite NGA expands commercial acquisitions with ‘Luno’ NGA opens NGOC NSGIC states geospatial maturity assessment Events: Geospatial World Forum (GWF): 13-16 May, Rotterdam ISPRS Technical Commission II Symposium: 11-14 June. Las Vegas NACIS: 16-19 Oct, Tacoma
15/03/2024 • 39:12
News: Moon landing Korea’s KASS operational US DOJ moves to dismiss Ligado case Esri to roll out AI Assistants in 2024 Topic: Are our perspectives (on tech) changing as we progress through our careers?
01/03/2024 • 43:06
News: OSM as digital public good Google Maps incorporating generative AI Topic: Why is the GIS Industry resistant to technological change? Events: World LiDAR Day: 12 Feb Geo Business: 5-6 June, London GIS Pro: 7-10 Oct, Portland, Mn
14/02/2024 • 45:02
News: NAPGD 2022-submit GNSS or leveling data Techtree launches AROUND NSA in data purchase news Real impacts of mobile map attribute errors Mars helicopter Ingenuity mission ends Japan’s lunar lander Events: 4S (Small Satellites, Systems, Services) Symposium: 27-31 May, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
30/01/2024 • 24:38
Our annual conversation looking back on 2023 and forward to 2024.
02/01/2024 • 35:27
News: EU AI Act passes University students build first Irish satellite to launch into space ISS at 25 Topic: 50, 45, 30 years of GPS Events: GeoWeek 2024: 11-13 February, Denver RGS-IBG 2024: 27-30 August, Dublin GIS Pro 2024: 7-10 Oct, Portland, Maine
23/12/2023 • 41:02
News: Google updates Maps USDA updates Plant Hardiness Zone map SkyTruth updates features Topic: Interview with Egyptologists Laura Ranieri Roy and Francois Roy of Ancient Egypt Alive and the new Secrets of Egypt Revealed podcast. Events: Replaying Japan: August 19-21, Buffalo and Rochester IGC2024: 24-30 August, Dublin, Abstracts due by 12 January
02/12/2023 • 49:33
