News:

• RemoteID requirement looms
• Scientists debut 100 million year dynamic geological model
• 10th GPS III satellite complete, available for launch
• SV6 deemed operational
• Satellites threaten Radio Astronomy
• Antarctic sea ice extent hits a new record low
• Newly published study looks at navigation through the Northeast Passage
• U.S. Agency mapping, Environmental Justice Index (EJI) tool, and Justice40 Initiative
• Heritage Quest citizen science identifies 1,000s of prehistoric burial mounds using Lidar
• Mapbox 3D Live Navigation
• Ford files patent to let cars repossess themselves

Events:

• The Pennsylvania GIS Conference: 10 - 12 April, State College
• Innovation, connected, autonomous (ICA) Summit: 15-16 May, Frankfurt
• GeoBusiness: 17-18 May, London

News:

• National Geographic Photos for 2022
• Pew AI study
• Bing/ChatGPT
• Google/Bard
• IE being deleted
• ArcGIS Reality

Topic:

• A discussion of data types

Events:

• WVAGP: 9-10 May, Lansing, WV

News:

• topoBuilder and OnDemand Topo Maps officially part of the National Map
• NISAR to launch in 2024
• QGIS call for crowd funding
• OGC Geo for Metaverse working group
• GRASS GIS 8.2.1

Topic:

• Microsoft Places as modern geography?

Events:

• GIS Pro: 16-19 Oct, Columbus, OH - Abstract dates coming soon
• NCGE: 27-29 Oct, Columbia, SC - Abstracts due April 1

News:

• Human brain's spatial perception changes over time.
• BT announces creation of a drone superhighway in Southern England
• John Deere (in space)
• Artificial Intelligence model used to track beavers
• Senators question FCC's new broadband map
• FCC space bureau
• Inrupt announces updates to the W3 Personal Online Data Store "Solid Pod"
• Osm data model study
• Overture map foundation

Events:

• GeoNight:The international "Night of Geography" hosted by the Association of Geographical Societies in Europe (EUGEO) and The International Geographical Union (IGU), April 14th 2023.
• 2023 Digital Construction Week: May 17-18, London, UK.
• The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG): May 28 - June 1, 2023, Orlando, FL

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

Topic:

• 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

Topic:

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

Events:

• 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

Topic:

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

Events:

• 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

Topic:

• Thoughts on Geography Awareness Week

Events:

• 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