A VerySpatial Podcast | Discussions on Geography and Geospatial Technologies

News: 2026 Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) ROV World Championship Open Web corner Mapping the Past: The Welsh LiDAR Portal  Topic: Unique GIS Jobs (From reddit) I’m a geography major with a concentration in GIS and I’ve done some digging through jobs but what are some unique GIS related jobs? What companies that you wouldn’t think have a GIS person have them? Events: AAG: 17-21 March, San Francisco - Abstracts due October 30 PA GIS Conference 2026: 15-17 April, State College, PA - oral submissions due Jan 11 Esri UC: 13-17 July, San Diego - Abstracts due October 24 Music: Link in the Chain by The Old North  

News: First images from NISAR, joint NASA-ISRO SAR mission Niantic spatial creates geospatial Death Stranding game Earthmover climate startup focuses on weather data Web corner: Maps Learning Hub Topic: Geography as an interdisciplinary binding agent   Events: CalGIS 2026, January 20-23, Redlands, CA, call for papers GISSuRF 2026, January 30-31, Andhra Pradesh, India, call for papers 2026 GIS/Valuation Technologies Conference, March 30 – April 2, Mobile, Alabama, call for papers

News: International Geomagnetic Reference Field Explorer Updated Researchers use AI machine learning to uncover hidden earthquakes Web corner McAtlas - McAtlas.com Topic: This week we return to a discussion on worldbuilding this time focusing more on games that allow for worldbuilding. Music: Who Put That Ceiling There by niko  

News: New U.S. Cooperative National Geologic Map for the Nation CREAM AI developed to address satellite space debris  Study Analyzes National Geography Curriculum across countries Web corner Esri World Sizes App Topic: Geography and AI Music: “Why Do I Cry” By Vian Izak

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: 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  Music: Garden Hose by Drew Elliot

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-generated map of Britain’s peatlands OpenStreetMap used to make better video games The QGIS Project Paper  Talbot Historical Society New Online Database  Geospatial Council of Australia (GCA) appoints a national advertising and partnerships manager Independent Map Artists’ Map of the Month Club  SEDAAG Awards Call for Nominations  UNMappers partner with EUthmappers on Open Mapping for Secondary Schools Library of Virginia exhibit on Mapping the Commonwealth, 1816–1826 Web corner Paul Revere's Ride and Maps   Music: It all tumbles down by Kid in Flight

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