A VerySpatial Podcast | Discussions on Geography and Geospatial Technologies

News:

• NASA and ESA partner on collaborative tool and open data 
• Unity acquiring WETA tools
• DJI Mavic 3
• Snapchat map continues to grow
• Lockheed Martin contract to build GPS IIIF satellites 15, 16 and 17 (SV15-17)
• Trimble creates three scholarships to honor Gladys West

Topic:

• Project sustainability is an ongoing issue in digital (and analog) work as accessibility, technology, and data formats change overtime. This week we discuss some issues and offer some options to begin to address these long term issues.

News:

• SpaceX Crew-3 mission successfully launches and docks with ISS - CREW-3 MISSION - SpaceX - Updates
• COP26 
• Fugro New Generation of Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Topic:

• Interview with Christopher Fowler, Associate Professor of Geography and Demography, Penn State University

News:

• Hexagon Power Portfolio 2022
• QGIS 3.22 released
• NGA launched the Phase 4a of its MagQuest Challenge
• Landsat 9 proceeding through commissioning phase

Topic:

• Geography Awareness Week 2021
  • National Geographic
  • AAG
  • AGS 

 Events: 

• GeoWeek2022, Feb 6-8, Denver, CO

News:

• GEOINT News:
• • NGA plans annual reassessment of commercial remote sensing
  • NRO issues BAA call for commercial remote sensing technologies
• Preview of NASA'a VIPER Lunar Rover
• Vautrin Lud Geography Prize goes to geographer from the National University of Singapore

Topic:

• Geo certificates revisited
  • GeoEdC Certification
  • NatGeo Certification
  • ASPRS Certifications
  • GISP Certification
  • GeoINT Certification
  • RGS Chartered Geographer

 Events: 

• DH2022: 25-29 July, Tokyo 

News:

• Landsat 9 launched
• Earth Science Week
• Geography Awareness Week 

Topic:

• Local foods as a representation of Cultural Geography

 Events: 

• Geography2050 November 15-19, Virtual

News:

• Amtrak scholarships
• Landsat 9 launch coming up

Topic:

• This week we ask some questions about the ideas surrounding data response and data preparedness for hazard events

News:

• Greek Scientists want to name heat waves
• National Geographic and DeBeers partner on Okavango Eternal project 
• NASA debuts new interactive website for Landsat 9 ahead of launch 
• Next 3 GPS III satellites complete (sv06, 07, 08)
• Space Force’s Main Job - Protecting GPS

Topic:

• A quick discussion on the need for resilience in our technology and systems as highlighted by some recent issues. 

Events: 

• URISA’s LEAP conference: Feb 1-3, Virtual
• AAG: Feb 25- March 1, in-person & virtual

News:

• Trimble providing venture funding
• Haiti Earthquake
• Census redistricting data available now

Topic:

• Recreating landscapes - snapshots in time and space

 Events: 

• UAS Summit & Expo: 13-14 Oct, Grand Forks, ND

This week we look back on 16 years and celebrate Barb's dissertation defense 

News:

• Geospatial Revolution Part 5
• Hexagon acquires Immersal
• Autodesk Tandem
• Esri announcements
• • 90 new analytical features across Pro, Enterprise, Online
  • • Heavy focus on AI/ML (GeoAI)
  • ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online
  • SURE for ArcGIS (“Reality capture” at scale)
  • ArcGIS GeoBIM coming out in the fall 
  • • Link features to BIM documents
  • Velocity
  • • Real time data/IoT
  • Cloud Data Warehouses
  • Pro 
  • • Pantone colors for symbology
    • Online like pop-ups
  • Data Engineering (view)
  • • Data preparation
    • Can visualize descriptive stats for each field in file
  • Online
  • • Blending for symbology
    • Instant Apps