Year in review: This week we discuss some of the trends and highlights that we remember from 2022.

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• This week we answer some questions about our conference experiences and planning. With the changes in conferences and the continuous additions of folks coming into the field, it is always an evolving process.

Events:

• PlaceGames...coming eventually

News:

• NOAA Aurora Dashboard (Experimental)
• Spire Global Launches 'Dark Shipping' Tracking
• Satellites cause concerns for radio observatories
• FCC launches new broadband map - asks for crowdsource help

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• Unexpectedly helpful or cool tools for our GIS/geography work

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• Satellite 2023 (SatShow), March 13 - March 16, Washington, DC
• Geospatial World Forum (GWF), May 3- May 5, 2023, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems (W2GIS), June 12- June 13, 2023, Québec, Canada

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• Thoughts on "GIS and Society" as we approach the 30th anniversary of the Friday Harbor meetings

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• Digital Geospatial Intelligence for National Security (DGI) Conference, February 27 - March 01, 2023, London UK
• Esri Developer Summit, March 7 - March 10 2023, Palm Springs CA
• GeoBuiz Summit, March 6 - March 8 2023, Monterey CA

News:

• Starlink as a location service
• GPS Interference in Texas Nobody Can Explain
• Array Labs receives round of funding for 3D imaging satellite constellation
• Volunteered data helps with global vegetation mapping
• Study of narwhal migration shows impact of climate change

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• Thoughts on Geography Awareness Week

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• URISA LEAP: Location, Enterprise Addressing, and Public Safety Conference, Feb 7 - Feb 9, Hosted Virtually
• Blue Marble GeoTalks 2023, Jan 25, 2023, Hosted Virtually
• 2023 6th International Conference on Geoinformatics and Data Analysis (ICGDA 2023), April 13 - 15, 2023, Marseille, France

This week we sit down with Elvin Slavik (Director of Esri R&D Center, Australia) to catch-up and talk about some general thoughts on technology.

News:

• Response to report on Ligado
• India pushing NaVIC
• Study shows climate change affecting world's lakes
• Google Maps now includes efficient EV routes
• Google Maps now includes augmented reality results
• New US center of population
• Planet moving into hyperspectral
• New additions to Galileo
• FCC De-orbit rules

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• NEURISA Day is a conference hosted by New England URISA and will be held virtually on October 24 & 25, 2022. The theme this year is Creating Community Connections, which aims to showcase how important it is for us as a geospatial community to connect and engage. More information can be found here https://neurisa-day-2022-urisa.hub.arcgis.com/

News:

• Geographer Yi-Fu Tuan passes away
• FTC Sues data broker for tracking location information
• Newly published research shows Arctic lakes are drying up
• Hydrosat gets Tier 1 remote sensing license for thermal imaging
• Esri Small Nonprofit Organization Grant Initiative
• Geospatial Revolution: Mapping the Pandemic nominated for regional Mid-Atlantic Emmy

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• Geospatial Metaverse

• • NVIDIA at SIGGRAPH - AI, Metaverse, and Digital Humans

Events:

• Earth Science Week, October 9th - 15th
• International Geoethics Day, October 13th, 2022
• Geography Awareness Week, November 14-19th, 2022
• GIS Day, November 16th, 2022

News:

• Landsat 9 hand-off
• Google fined in Australia
• New USGS Director sworn in
• Artemis 1 going to the moon on Aug. 29th

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• Geographic connections for back to school season

Events:

• ICPARS2022 International Conference on Precision Agriculture and Remote Sensing: 20-21 September, Toronto CA
• RGS-IBG2022: 30 August to 2 September, Newcastle UK and online

News:

• OSM turns 18
• New Google Maps Functionality
• Critical Flaws in Chinese GPS Chip - US Government advises to stop using
• Xiaomi previews consumer-targeted smart glasses
• Storm chaser drones gathering data during hurricane season
• Rhine way lower than it should be (and way earlier than normal)
• UKHO Admiralty Maritime sunsetting paper charts after 222 years.
• SpaceX Falcon 9 launches with South Korea's first Moon mission

Events:

• ICMSEGARS2022: 09-10 December, New York