News: <ul> <li><a href="https://lidarday.com">World Lidar Day</a> (Feb 12)</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/airlines-shipping-companies-and-sleigh-drivers-rush-to-update-crucial-navigation-systems-ahead-of-christmas-rush/"> World Magnetic Model</a> (WMM) updated</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/12/17/scientists-discover-rare-plant-kauai-using-drone-technology/"> Drones to map rare plants in Hawaii</a></li> <li> </li> </ul> Web Corner:  <ul> <li dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.hotosm.org/updates/humanitarian-mapping-with-whatsapp-introducing-chatmap/"> Whatsapp Chatmap</a> with Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOT)</li> </ul> Topic: <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Discussion around questions Jesse has had this week <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">What is the National Geospatial Collaborative</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">But OSM is infrastructure!!!</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Drone news impacts</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Are we nearing the end of the “Arab Spring”</li> </ul> </li> </ul>   Events: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.geo-week.com">geo-week</a>: Feb 10-12, Denver</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://gisruk.org/gisruk-2025/">GIS Research UK</a>: 23-25 April, Bristol</li> </ul> Music: Unglued by <a href= "https://www.myfeverband.com/">MYFEVER</a>

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;News&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://lidarday.com"&gt;World Lidar Day&lt;/a&gt; (Feb 12)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/airlines-shipping-companies-and-sleigh-drivers-rush-to-update-crucial-navigation-systems-ahead-of-christmas-rush/"&gt; World Magnetic Model&lt;/a&gt; (WMM) updated&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/12/17/scientists-discover-rare-plant-kauai-using-drone-technology/"&gt; Drones to map rare plants in Hawaii&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Web Corner: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.hotosm.org/updates/humanitarian-mapping-with-whatsapp-introducing-chatmap/"&gt; Whatsapp Chatmap&lt;/a&gt; with Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOT)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topic:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Discussion around questions Jesse has had this week&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;What is the National Geospatial Collaborative&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;But OSM is infrastructure!!!&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Drone news impacts&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Are we nearing the end of the “Arab Spring”&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Events:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.geo-week.com"&gt;geo-week&lt;/a&gt;: Feb 10-12, Denver&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://gisruk.org/gisruk-2025/"&gt;GIS Research UK&lt;/a&gt;: 23-25 April, Bristol&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong id= "docs-internal-guid-a877ddff-7fff-a33e-b9ac-c8aed4ae03ee"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Music:&lt;/strong&gt; Unglued by &lt;a href= "https://www.myfeverband.com/"&gt;MYFEVER&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

News:   (Feb 12)  (WMM) updated     Web Corner:    with Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOT)  Topic:   Discussion around questions Jesse has had this week  What is the National Geospatial Collaborative But OSM is infrastructure!!! Drone news...

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 752

News: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/13/24155204/microsoft-places-ai-hybrid-office-feature"> Microsoft Places</a> (a discussion <a href= "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Le4dCChFQda99n5Z1Xc0Z2hpaIYIe63MQAbxzw6dhUY/edit?tab=t.0"> topic from 2022</a>)</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://location.foursquare.com/resources/blog/products/foursquare-open-source-places-a-new-foundational-dataset-for-the-geospatial-community/"> Foursquare open source places</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://nianticlabs.com/news/largegeospatialmodel">Niantic’s LGM goal</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.techradar.com/phones/google-maps-will-soon-delete-your-location-history-unless-you-tell-it-not-to"> Google Location History</a> </li> </ul> WebCorner: <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://www.urherepodcast.com/show-notes">URHere Podcast</a> from 2021 </li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;News:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/13/24155204/microsoft-places-ai-hybrid-office-feature"&gt; Microsoft Places&lt;/a&gt; (a discussion &lt;a href= "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Le4dCChFQda99n5Z1Xc0Z2hpaIYIe63MQAbxzw6dhUY/edit?tab=t.0"&gt; topic from 2022&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://location.foursquare.com/resources/blog/products/foursquare-open-source-places-a-new-foundational-dataset-for-the-geospatial-community/"&gt; Foursquare open source places&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://nianticlabs.com/news/largegeospatialmodel"&gt;Niantic’s LGM goal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.techradar.com/phones/google-maps-will-soon-delete-your-location-history-unless-you-tell-it-not-to"&gt; Google Location History&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WebCorner:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.urherepodcast.com/show-notes"&gt;URHere Podcast&lt;/a&gt; from 2021&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

News:   (a discussion )      WebCorner:    from 2021    

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 751

News: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Esri Updates <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/announcements/your-arcgis-pro-update-november-2024/"> ArcGIS Pro 3.4</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/announcements/whats-new-arcgis-online-november-2024/"> ArcGIS Online November</a></li> </ul> </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.geoweeknews.com/news/strategic-investment-in-gamma-ar-to-bring-augmented-reality-breakthroughs-in-construction"> Autodesk investment in GAMMA AR</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/11/14/from-questions-to-discoveries-nasas-new-earth-copilot-brings-microsoft-ai-capabilities-to-democratize-access-to-complex-data/"> MS Earth Copilot</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/news/new-landsat-science-team-request-proposal-now-open"> RFP out for 2025-29 Landsat Team</a></li> </ul> Topic: <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> This week Jesse sat down with current <a href="https://urisa.org/">URISA</a> president, John Nolte, to discuss the rebranding and transition to the Geospatial Professional Network </li> </ul> Events: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.geo-week.com/">Geo Week:</a> 10-12 February, Denver</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.expouav.com/europe/call-for-speakers-2025/">Commercial UAV Expo Europe</a>: 8-10 April, Amsterdam </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://urisa.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1868575&group=">GISPro</a>: Oct 6-9, Denver</li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;News&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Esri Updates &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/announcements/your-arcgis-pro-update-november-2024/"&gt; ArcGIS Pro 3.4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/announcements/whats-new-arcgis-online-november-2024/"&gt; ArcGIS Online November&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.geoweeknews.com/news/strategic-investment-in-gamma-ar-to-bring-augmented-reality-breakthroughs-in-construction"&gt; Autodesk investment in GAMMA AR&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/11/14/from-questions-to-discoveries-nasas-new-earth-copilot-brings-microsoft-ai-capabilities-to-democratize-access-to-complex-data/"&gt; MS Earth Copilot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/news/new-landsat-science-team-request-proposal-now-open"&gt; RFP out for 2025-29 Landsat Team&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topic&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;This week Jesse sat down with current &lt;a href="https://urisa.org/"&gt;URISA&lt;/a&gt; president, John Nolte, to discuss the rebranding and transition to the &lt;strong&gt;Geospatial Professional Network&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Events&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.geo-week.com/"&gt;Geo Week:&lt;/a&gt; 10-12 February, Denver&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.expouav.com/europe/call-for-speakers-2025/"&gt;Commercial UAV Expo Europe&lt;/a&gt;: 8-10 April, Amsterdam &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://urisa.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1868575&amp;group="&gt;GISPro&lt;/a&gt;: Oct 6-9, Denver&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

News:  Esri Updates          Topic:   This week Jesse sat down with current  president, John Nolte, to discuss the rebranding and transition to the Geospatial Professional Network   Events:   10-12 February, Denver : 8-10 April, Amsterdam  : Oct...

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 750

News: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-is-adding-gemini-ai-powered-tools-to-maps-140045971.html"> Gemini coming to Google’s mapping apps</a> (<a href= "https://blog.google/products/maps/google-maps-october-2024-updates/">from Google</a>)</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.engadget.com/gaming/unity-mounts-a-comeback-with-launch-of-unity-6-game-engine-205332034.html?src=rss"> Unity 6</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://eijournal.com/news/products-2/mapquest-the-online-mapping-pioneer-is-back-mapquest-unveils-private-mapping-app-that-protects-your-privacy-keeps-your-data-away-from-big-tech"> Mapquest releases Private Maps for Android</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.planet.com/pulse/planet-releases-analysis-ready-planetscope-product-for-time-series-analysis-and-machine-learning-models/"> Planet Releases Analysis-Ready PlanetScope Product</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.windowslatest.com/2024/10/31/microsoft-wants-you-to-pay-30-to-keep-using-windows-10-securely-if-you-dont-want-windows-11/"> Windows 10 security for $30</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.gisci.org/News/gisci-gisp-certification-program-achieves-accreditation-from-the-council-of-engineering-and-scientific-specialty-boards-cesb"> GISP accredited by CESB</a></li> </ul> Events: <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> International GNSS Day: Oct 23 annually </li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;News:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-is-adding-gemini-ai-powered-tools-to-maps-140045971.html"&gt; Gemini coming to Google’s mapping apps&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href= "https://blog.google/products/maps/google-maps-october-2024-updates/"&gt;from Google&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.engadget.com/gaming/unity-mounts-a-comeback-with-launch-of-unity-6-game-engine-205332034.html?src=rss"&gt; Unity 6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://eijournal.com/news/products-2/mapquest-the-online-mapping-pioneer-is-back-mapquest-unveils-private-mapping-app-that-protects-your-privacy-keeps-your-data-away-from-big-tech"&gt; Mapquest releases Private Maps for Android&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.planet.com/pulse/planet-releases-analysis-ready-planetscope-product-for-time-series-analysis-and-machine-learning-models/"&gt; Planet Releases Analysis-Ready PlanetScope Product&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.windowslatest.com/2024/10/31/microsoft-wants-you-to-pay-30-to-keep-using-windows-10-securely-if-you-dont-want-windows-11/"&gt; Windows 10 security for $30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.gisci.org/News/gisci-gisp-certification-program-achieves-accreditation-from-the-council-of-engineering-and-scientific-specialty-boards-cesb"&gt; GISP accredited by CESB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Events:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;International GNSS Day: Oct 23 annually&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

News:   ()       Events:   International GNSS Day: Oct 23 annually    

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 749

News: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://cdn.ymaws.com/urisa.org/resource/resmgr/documents/admin/press_release_-_urisa_evolve.pdf"> Geospatial Professional Network</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.gpsworld.com/china-completes-national-eloran-network/"> China’s eLoran</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/ESA_releases_new_strategy_for_Earth_observation"> ESA new EO science strategy</a> </li> </ul> WebCorner: <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://geoawesome.com/you-are-geoawesome-original-series-a-step-by-step-guide/"> Geoawesome Blog “You Are #Geoawesome” Video Series</a> </li> </ul> Topic: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Ai <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.geospatialworld.net/videos/google-ai-geospatial-boosts-make-in-india/"> https://www.geospatialworld.net/videos/google-ai-geospatial-boosts-make-in-india/</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://eijournal.com/news/products-2/nearmap-elevates-location-intelligence-with-new-generation-of-ai-derived-insights"> https://eijournal.com/news/products-2/nearmap-elevates-location-intelligence-with-new-generation-of-ai-derived-insights</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://anitagraser.com/2024/10/06/llm-based-spatial-analysis-assistants-for-qgis/"> https://anitagraser.com/2024/10/06/llm-based-spatial-analysis-assistants-for-qgis/</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> Events: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.geo-week.com/">Geo Week</a>: 10-12 Feb, Denver <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.geo-week.com/geo-empower-scholarship/">Geo empower event scholarship</a></li> </ul> </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.iserd.net/?page_id=766">16th International Conference on Environmental and Rural Development:</a> 13-16 March 2025, Tokyo, <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Abstracts due Nov 15</li> </ul> </li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;News:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://cdn.ymaws.com/urisa.org/resource/resmgr/documents/admin/press_release_-_urisa_evolve.pdf"&gt; Geospatial Professional Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.gpsworld.com/china-completes-national-eloran-network/"&gt; China’s eLoran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/ESA_releases_new_strategy_for_Earth_observation"&gt; ESA new EO science strategy&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;WebCorner:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://geoawesome.com/you-are-geoawesome-original-series-a-step-by-step-guide/"&gt; Geoawesome Blog “You Are #Geoawesome” Video Series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Topic:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Ai &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.geospatialworld.net/videos/google-ai-geospatial-boosts-make-in-india/"&gt; https://www.geospatialworld.net/videos/google-ai-geospatial-boosts-make-in-india/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://eijournal.com/news/products-2/nearmap-elevates-location-intelligence-with-new-generation-of-ai-derived-insights"&gt; https://eijournal.com/news/products-2/nearmap-elevates-location-intelligence-with-new-generation-of-ai-derived-insights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://anitagraser.com/2024/10/06/llm-based-spatial-analysis-assistants-for-qgis/"&gt; https://anitagraser.com/2024/10/06/llm-based-spatial-analysis-assistants-for-qgis/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Events:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.geo-week.com/"&gt;Geo Week&lt;/a&gt;: 10-12 Feb, Denver &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.geo-week.com/geo-empower-scholarship/"&gt;Geo empower event scholarship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.iserd.net/?page_id=766"&gt;16th International Conference on Environmental and Rural Development:&lt;/a&gt; 13-16 March 2025, Tokyo, &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Abstracts due Nov 15&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

News:       WebCorner:      Topic:  Ai        Events:  : 10-12 Feb, Denver      13-16 March 2025, Tokyo,  Abstracts due Nov 15

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 748

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