A VerySpatial Podcast | Discussions on Geography and Geospatial Technologies

News: Gemini is Google Maps MapGuide Open Source 4.0 GISCI recertification grace period New Emlid models  Sentinel 1D Web corner #30DayMapChallenge Topic: Geography Awareness Week Making Spaces of Possibility https://www.aag.org/geography-awareness-week-2025/ https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/242619483f124ee2b10848e9ddb49782 https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/celebrate-geography-awareness-week/ https://www.gisday.com/en-us/overview   Events: GeoWeek: Feb 16-18, Denver   Music: A Place Called Home by Justin Morgan

16 Nov 39min

News: Grounding with Google Maps Geospatial Reasoning and Gemini in Google Earth Google AR/Galaxy XR Meta Ray-Ban Display Meta's Wearables Device Access toolkit announced Amazon AR for delivery drivers   Web corner: The Leventhal Center's Atlasscope Map Tool   Events: GeoAI 2026: 3-5 June, Ghent city center, Belgium CFP due 20 January The 2026 International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management (GISTAM): 21-23 May, Benidorm, Spain  CFP  due 5 January The 2026 GIS-in-Central-Asia (GISCA) conference: 28-30 May, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

2 Nov 37min

News: 2026 Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) ROV World Championship Open Web corner Mapping the Past: The Welsh LiDAR Portal Topic: Unique GIS Jobs (From reddit) I'm a geography major with a concentration in GIS and I've done some digging through jobs but what are some unique GIS related jobs? What companies that you wouldn't think have a GIS person have them? Events: AAG: 17-21 March, San Francisco - Abstracts due October 30 PA GIS Conference 2026: 15-17 April, State College, PA - oral submissions due Jan 11 Esri UC: 13-17 July, San Diego - Abstracts due October 24 Music: Link in the Chain by The Old North

15 Okt 34min

News: First images from NISAR, joint NASA-ISRO SAR mission Niantic spatial creates geospatial Death Stranding game Earthmover climate startup focuses on weather data Web corner: Maps Learning Hub Topic: Geography as an interdisciplinary binding agent Events: CalGIS 2026, January 20-23, Redlands, CA, call for papers GISSuRF 2026, January 30-31, Andhra Pradesh, India, call for papers 2026 GIS/Valuation Technologies Conference, March 30 – April 2, Mobile, Alabama, call for papers

2 Okt 41min

News: International Geomagnetic Reference Field Explorer Updated Researchers use AI machine learning to uncover hidden earthquakes Web corner McAtlas - McAtlas.com Topic: This week we return to a discussion on worldbuilding this time focusing more on games that allow for worldbuilding. Music: Who Put That Ceiling There by niko

19 Sep 29min

News: New U.S. Cooperative National Geologic Map for the Nation CREAM AI developed to address satellite space debris Study Analyzes National Geography Curriculum across countries Web corner Esri World Sizes App Topic: Geography and AI Music: "Why Do I Cry" By Vian Izak

4 Sep 53min

Topic: WorldPop interview with Professor Andrew Tatem and Heather Chamberlain. News: Gaussian Splats in gltf Draft Part 108 Natural language searches in map apps OSM vector tiles Instagram Map AlphaEarth Web corner Allen Carroll's new book Events: State of the Map: 3-5 Oct, Manila - call for posters Geoweek 2026: 16-18 Feb, Denver

20 Aug 57min

This week Sue, Jesse, and Frank have a conversation about Geography, disciplines, where we are, and where we were. Music: Imaginary by Oceanne

9 Aug 41min