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  • A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 785

    A VerySpatial Podcast
    Shownotes – Episode 785
    17 May 2026

    UCGIS

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      News:

      • Grass 8.5.0
      • 2026 Canadian Census Soundtrack 
      • VertiGIS Acquires 1Spatial
      • FME Flow and MCP
      • Web corner

        • Historica AI Interactive Map 
        • Topic:

          • Amy Rock of the UCGIS @ AAG
          • Events:

            • Global Public Health and Epidemiology Congress (G-PHEC 2026): 21 – 23 September, London,UK, and online
            • 17th Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT) – 22–25 September, York  
            • Music: 

              • Those Days Were Ours by Saints of Valory
              • 0 min
              • A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 784

                A VerySpatial Podcast
                Shownotes – Episode 784
                19 April 2026

                PIX4D

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                  News:

                  • Sketchup, meet Claude
                  • ESA’s Celeste in-orbit demonstrator transmits first signal
                  • The Map Shop Australia closing
                  • Web corner

                    • https://paleolatitude.org/
                    • Topic:

                      • Pix4D @ AAG
                      • Events:

                        • Commercial UAV Expo: 1-3 September, Las Vegas
                        • S+SNZ Conference 2026: 9-11 September, Auckland, NZ
                        • UAS Summit & Expo: 13-14 October, Grand Forks, ND
                        • 28 min
                        • A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 783

                          A VerySpatial Podcast
                          Shownotes – Episode 783
                          19 April 2026

                          Angela Lee of Esri

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                            News:

                            • Artemis II
                            • Web corner

                              • National Council for Geographic Education GeoCircle Virtual Meetups
                              • Topic:

                                • Angel Lee, Director of Education Solutions at Esri
                                • Events:

                                  • GISPro: October 12-15, Milwaukee
                                  • NCGE Annual Conference: October 16 – 18, Richmond, Virginia
                                  • 81st SEDAAG Annual Meeting: 22 – 23 November, Tuscaloosa – Call for papers/posters.
                                  • Music: UKE Like It by Brady Grey

                                    33 min
                                  • A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 782

                                    A VerySpatial Podcast
                                    Shownotes – Episode 782
                                    29 March 2026

                                    BayGeo Conversation

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                                      News:

                                      • Spatial computing grows as an investment trend
                                      • Satellites confirm old sailor myth
                                      • Web corner

                                        • Financial Times (FT) Magazine special feature on mapping a changing world
                                        • Topic:

                                          • AAG interview, Mike from BayGeo
                                          • Events:

                                            • WV GeoCon: 1-3 June, Morgantown
                                            • Music: Way It Feels by Alt Bloom

                                              20 min
                                            • A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 781

                                              A VerySpatial Podcast
                                              Shownotes – Episode 781
                                              15 March 2026

                                              Reflections

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                                                News:

                                                • QGIS 4.0 Norrköping release
                                                • Google Maps and Gemini
                                                • ADA Web & Mobile Rule countdown
                                                • CMU uses Sleep Cycle data to detect outbreaks
                                                • Web corner:

                                                  • ESRI 3D interactive Dance of Continents 
                                                  • Topic:

                                                    • https://blog.geomusings.com/2026/01/28/post-gis-revisited/
                                                    • https://blog.geomusings.com/2026/03/02/when-geospatial-is-consumed-at-ai-scale/
                                                    • Events:

                                                      • Louisiana Remote Sensing & GIS Workshop: 14-16 April in Lafayette Louisiana 
                                                      • ACH 2026: 24-26 June, Virtual
                                                      • 2026 ASPRS International Technical Symposium: 5-8 October, Virtual 
                                                      • GIS-PRO 2026: 12-15 October, Milwaukee
                                                      • Music: Sad That I’m Still Sad by Liminal

                                                        44 min
                                                      • A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 780

                                                        A VerySpatial Podcast
                                                        Shownotes – Episode 780
                                                        2 March 2026

                                                        Terrestrial Mapping

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                                                        • AVSP – Episode 780 Transcript (docx)
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                                                          News:

                                                          • Google Maps Granted Access to South Korea’s Map Data
                                                          • ESA to launch Celeste LEO-PNT on March 24
                                                          • A Farewell to ArcMap
                                                          • ArcGIS Online Feb ‘26 updates
                                                          • Texas A&M and NSF NCAR release MESACLIP Earth System Dataset
                                                          • AMS responds to potential NSF NCAR closure
                                                          • Bilawal Sidhu’s WorldView
                                                          • Web corner: 

                                                            • NYC Layers of the Past Cartographic Project 
                                                            • Topic:

                                                              • Terrestrial mapping at GeoWeek
                                                                • Esri and Pix4D
                                                                • Topcon
                                                                • Emesent
                                                                • Events:

                                                                  • GeoBusiness 2026: 3-4 June. London
                                                                  • State of the Map 2026: 28-30 August, Paris
                                                                  • GeoWeek 2027: 23-27 February, Salt Lake City
                                                                  • 48 min
                                                                  • A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 779

                                                                    A VerySpatial Podcast
                                                                    Shownotes – Episode 779
                                                                    15 February 2026

                                                                    Contemplating conferences

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                                                                      News:

                                                                      • China rolls out satellite short messages
                                                                      • NV5 releases GeoAgent
                                                                      • Common Space 
                                                                      • How GPS Shaped the World book bought by HarperNonFiction
                                                                      • Web corner:

                                                                        • Navigate National Geographic MapMaker with a game Controller
                                                                        • Topic:

                                                                          • Contemplating conferences
                                                                          • Music: Time Remembered by Jane’s Party

                                                                            39 min
                                                                          • A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 778

                                                                            A VerySpatial Podcast
                                                                            Shownotes – Episode 778
                                                                            2 February 2026

                                                                            Thoughts on LBS

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                                                                            • AVSP – Episode 778 Transcript (docx)
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                                                                              News:

                                                                              • Dr. Gladys West passes at 95
                                                                              • Ninth GPS III successfully launched
                                                                              • Space Force cancels Resilient GPS project
                                                                              • TikTok (US) TOS include detailed location data
                                                                              • Project Genie (only available to Ultra subscribers)
                                                                              • Web corner

                                                                                • City as a Living Laboratory (CALL)
                                                                                • Topic:

                                                                                  • 2026 thoughts on location based services
                                                                                  • Events:

                                                                                    • 2026 International Conference on Geography and Travel (ICGT) April 1, Pune, India
                                                                                    • Geographical Association (GA) Conference: April 8-10, in Sheffield, UK 
                                                                                    • European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly: May 3-8, in Vienna, Austria & online
                                                                                    • Nordic Geographers Meeting (NGM): June 22-25, in Reykjavik, Iceland
                                                                                    • Music: Used to Know by Finn Mungo

                                                                                      39 min
                                                                                    • A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 777

                                                                                      A VerySpatial Podcast
                                                                                      Shownotes – Episode 777
                                                                                      19 January 2026

                                                                                      CES highlights

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                                                                                        News:

                                                                                        • US withdraws from everything..
                                                                                        • Ohio uses Waze for snowplowing 
                                                                                        • UVA uses imagery and AI to map ghost trees
                                                                                        • Web corner

                                                                                          • Lost At Night georeference Earth’s lights 
                                                                                          • Topic:

                                                                                            • CES 2026
                                                                                            • Events:

                                                                                              • AAG Annual Meeting node 17 – 21 March, watch party call for participants 
                                                                                              • QGIS user conference: 5-6 October, Laax, Switzerland 
                                                                                              • Music: My Hide and Seek by Vian Izak 

                                                                                                39 min
                                                                                              • A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 776

                                                                                                A VerySpatial Podcast
                                                                                                Shownotes – Episode 776
                                                                                                4 January 2026

                                                                                                The annual, annual review and prognostications

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                                                                                                  News:

                                                                                                  • FCC bans drones produced abroad
                                                                                                  • Mattel releases Barbie doll honoring astronaut and imagery analyst, Dr. Ellen Ochoa
                                                                                                  • Topic:

                                                                                                    • The annual, annual review and prognostications
                                                                                                    • Events:

                                                                                                      • Digital Cultural Heritage in the Era of AI and Extended Reality: 26 May, Cyprus
                                                                                                      • NEH 250 Years of Teaching With Maps Summer Institute, 13-31 July, 2026, Chicago, IL Due March 6
                                                                                                      • Music: “Are you with me” by Josh Quat

                                                                                                        44 min

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