House Keeping:

• Daniel Huffman’s Map projections cards Kickstarter

• Watch for an opening video this week. 

News:

• Google sued over directions

• Guinness Book of World Records revokes mountain climbing records

• The National Honor Society for Geospatial Technology launches

• China working on ground-based timing system

Topic:

• This week we interview Marc Prioleau, Executive Director of Overture Maps Foundation about their venture into open data, access, and direction. 

Events: 

• Geography 2050: 16-17 November, New York

• 2024 Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate: 2 - 6 June, Hawaii