A VerySpatial Podcast | Discussions on Geography and Geospatial Technologies

Oct 17, 2026

News:

• Successful Sentinel 3C launch
• First images from new FireSat satellites
• WorldLabs to be acquired by AMD
• Lots of hardware announcements at INTERGEO…
  

Topic:

• Geography Awareness Week coming November 15-21

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Sep 24, 2026

News:

• AI
• • WorldLabs Atlas AI model
  • IBM and NASA Lunar AI model  
  • NVIDIA Acquiring Hugging Face
  • Google releases WeatherNext3 AI model
• UN Endorses Equal Earth projection; France goes for Eckert IV
• Trimble releases SketchUp Pro Civil Contractor

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• David Whyte poetry maps

Topic:

• Laura and Nic of

Sep 7, 2026

News:

• NASA-ISRO NISAR SAR mission data products now available
• Geopera 2026 Bhote Koshe Flood open satellite data
• Cornell University’s Cool Trees project releases first “Wall to Wall” map of city trees 
• Utility of GNIS continues to be eroded
• Geo Week event scholarship  

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• MiniTokyo3D

Topic:

Aug 24, 2026

News:

• GOES 19 outage
• Suomi NPP data product delivery to end on November 1, 2026
• Intermap acquires PCI Geomatics 
• FCC aims to ban more drones
• Internet famous bald eagle Jackie passes away

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• https://miniskyline.com/

Topic:

• Conversations from the Esri UC
  • Map of Life
  • CivQuest

Events:

• QGIS User...

Jul 31, 2026

News:

• Mozambique Unveils Geospatial Platform to Accelerate Broadband Coverage
• SparkPNT
• OpenConstellation 1.0
• SkyFi Launches MCP

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• CyArk Tapestry

Topic:

• Interview with Abi Wiedersberg and Will Mortenson of Overture Maps.

Events:

• RGS-IBG Annual International Conference: 1-4 September, London