A VerySpatial Podcast | Discussions on Geography and Geospatial Technologies

Feb 7, 2026

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

Jan 26, 2026

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,...

Jan 9, 2026

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...

Dec 14, 2025

• Topic:
  • Gifts for your computer 
    • Hardware, software, services, knowledge… 

Dec 6, 2025

Topic:

• Alli Crandell, Director of The Athenaeum Press and Digital Initiatives
  • Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts at Coastal Carolina University
• Cross over episode with Recreat.us Podcast