A VerySpatial Podcast | Discussions on Geography and Geospatial Technologies

News:


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


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Navigate National Geographic MapMaker with a game Controller


Topic:


Contemplating conferences


Music: Time Remembered by Jane's Party


 

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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)


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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


 

News:


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


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Lost At Night georeference Earth's lights 


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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

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