Topic: WorldPop interview with Professor Andrew Tatem and Heather Chamberlain. News: Gaussian Splats in gltf Draft Part 108 Natural language searches in map apps OSM vector tiles Instagram Map AlphaEarth Web corner Allen Carroll's new book Events: State of the Map : 3-5 Oct, Manila - call for posters Geoweek 2026 : 16-18 Feb, Denver...
This week Sue, Jesse, and Frank have a conversation about Geography, disciplines, where we are, and where we were. Music: Imaginary by Oceanne
Topic: This week we spoke with Willow Ross and Eden Kinkaid of the GeoZone Collective about ‘zines and how they can give voice to geographers. https://geoz.one/ House Keeping: 20 years of avsp Music: Windowseat by Zion Isaiah
News Storymaps.com deprecation AGO update Google Earth gets historical streetview MethaneSat likely lost First images from the Biomass satellite TEMPO mission extended Eagleview One platform release Web corner pntportal.eu Topic: Esri UC Music: Feel You Here by Melissa Polinar...
News: sUAS related Executive Orders Google Maps updates help you get around more sustainably (in Europe) Climate Station launches on Sony Playstation 5 Web corner: Science Homecoming Interactive Map Topic: Jesse talks to Zach Jaffe of Map I.T. about the services they provide, the impact of the tight coupling of AEC and GIS software for BIM, reality capture, and ArcGIS Indoors. Events: State of the Map 2025 : Oct 3-5, Manilla Spatial Data Science Conference (SDSC25) : Oct 14-15, New York City Mus...
News: Some climate data returning Impacts to NSRS GISP-E Certified Professionals The Action Plan for GeoSkills survey Topic: Constructed landscapes DisneySea Sanrio Puroland Edo-Tokyo Open Air Museum World Expo 2025, Osaka etc Music: We’re Super Sonic by Lola Buzz...
News: GeoWoodstock XXI (GCANXX1) 25th anniversary of geocaching The Pew Research Religious Landscape Study (RLS) Interactive Map NGA announces the Year of NGA-AI St. Louis geospatial industry responds to tornados Missouri S&T to offer first U.S. master’s degree in geospatial engineering Status of Remote Sensing and the Utilities Industry Land subsidence study on risk to U.S. infrastructure OGC Introduces MUDDI for Undersea Cables National Trust UK exceeds conservation targets First AI-genera...
News: David Attenborough's 99th birthday New spectral bands for Landsat Next Mexico sues Google Lunar positioning system NSF at 75 Web corner NSF STEM Day Facilities Coloring Book Music: “Garden Groove” by AFAUN...
News: GOES-19 now operational ArcGIS SDK 2.0 for Unity and Unreal QGIS 4.0 coming Topic: What we would like to see in geospatial tools Events: Machine Learning for Earth Observation Conference : 18- 20 June 2025, Exeter 15th European conference on precision agriculture : 29th - July 3rd 2025, Barcelona Music: city of lights by LUCØ...
News: PreGISP Apple Maps adding indigenous lands in Australia and New Zealand Web corner Citizen Science Month 2025 and One Million Acts of Science Topic: NC GIS interviews EagleView ROK Tech Music Stranger Danger by Solo Kei...
News: Data Rescue Project Committee cuts Are drones on the path to commoditization Web corner Pittsburgh in 50 maps Topic: Interviews from the 2025 NC GIS Conference Jackson Adams from NCTech Inc. Dale Loberger from BCS, Inc. Events: Big Ten GIS Conference 2025 April 11 virtual Horizons April 27-29 Denver Louisiana May 6-8 in Baton Rouge Louisiana Music: "Good Company" by Yu Ishii...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
News: Microsoft Places (a discussion topic from 2022 ) Foursquare open source places Niantic’s LGM goal Google Location History WebCorner: URHere Podcast from 2021...
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...
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...
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 scholar...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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 th...
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...
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...
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...
