A VerySpatial Podcast | Discussions on Geography and Geospatial Technologies

News: AI WorldLabs Atlas AI model IBM and NASA Lunar AI model   NVIDIA Acquiring Hugging Face Google releases WeatherNext3 AI model UN Endorses Equal Earth projection; France goes for Eckert IV Trimble releases SketchUp Pro Civil Contractor Web corner David Whyte poetry maps Topic: Laura and Nic of Environmental Professional Radio Events: R-Con 2026: 12-15 October, Boise Tolkien Conference Switzerland: 13 March, 2027: Lucerne "Maps and Landscapes in Tolkien's Middle-earth" Music: Chasing Nothing by Borrowed Wings  

News: NASA-ISRO NISAR SAR mission data products now available Geopera 2026 Bhote Koshe Flood open satellite data Cornell University's Cool Trees project releases first "Wall to Wall" map of city trees  Utility of GNIS continues to be eroded Geo Week event scholarship   Web corner: MiniTokyo3D Topic: Andres with Bootcamp GIS Summers and Mary of BlueRaster Events: 2026 SWAAG Annual Meeting - September 30, Lubbock, TX Middle Atlantic Regional Division Annual Meeting - November 20, Belair, MD 2026 Annual Meeting of SEDAAG - November 22-23, Tuscaloosa, AL   Music: "It's All Wrong (It's Alright)" by Cardboard Cat  

News: GOES 19 outage Suomi NPP data product delivery to end on November 1, 2026 Intermap acquires PCI Geomatics  FCC aims to ban more drones Internet famous bald eagle Jackie passes away Web corner: https://miniskyline.com/ Topic: Conversations from the Esri UC Map of Life CivQuest Events: QGIS User Conference: 5-6 October,  LAAX, Switzerland European Association of Aerial Surveying Industries (EAASI): 17-20 November, Alicante, Spain

News: Mozambique Unveils Geospatial Platform to Accelerate Broadband Coverage SparkPNT OpenConstellation 1.0 SkyFi Launches MCP Web corner CyArk Tapestry Topic: Interview with Abi Wiedersberg and Will Mortenson of Overture Maps. Events: RGS-IBG Annual International Conference: 1-4 September, London GIS-Pro 2026: 12-15 October, Milwaukee AGU Fall Meeting 2026: 7–11 December, San Francisco Music:  "It Was Worth It In The End" by Vian Izak  

Web corner: Destination Earth Topic: Questions we currently have about Geography/geospatial Music:  Around You (Ft. Alyssa) by REYUS