A VerySpatial Podcast | Discussions on Geography and Geospatial Technologies

May 11, 2026

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:...

Apr 25, 2026

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,...

Apr 7, 2026

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 

Mar 23, 2026

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/

Mar 8, 2026

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...