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A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 769

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · 20d

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes - Episode 769
14 September 2025

A relaxing discussion about world building
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A return to worldbuilding

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 768

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Sep 4

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes - Episode 768

Geography & AI
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Geography & AI

The Power of Population Data: Introducing WorldPop Global 2015–2030

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WorldPop Project @worldpop-uos.bsky.social · Aug 13

🌍 Big data, big impact! Join us on 4 Sep for the launch of WorldPop Global 2015–2030 - a new open-access, high-res, age & sex-disaggregated population estimate dataset covering 242 countries

📅 4 Sep | 🕒 3 pm BST
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1374590861...
#PopulationData #OpenData

Join us online to discover WorldPop's new Global 2015 - 2030 population data and find out how it can enhance your strategic decision-making.

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veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Aug 21

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes - Episode 767
WorldPop interview with Professor Andrew Tatem and Heather Chamberlain.
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A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 767

WorldPop interview

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 766

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veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Aug 9

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes - Episode 766
3 August 2025
A general discussion of geography and disciplines
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This week Sue, Jesse, and Frank have a conversation about Geography, disciplines, where we are, and where we were.

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 765

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Jul 24

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes - Episode 765
20 July 2025
A discussion of geo and 'zines with members of the Geozone collective (for our 20th anniversary)
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A discussion of geo and 'zines with members of the Geozone collective (for our 20th anniversary)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVCiJI7OZA8 Jesse and Sue have been working on a new video series on Virtual Heritage called Recreatus. This first video epi

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Jun 15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVCiJI7OZA8

Jesse and Sue have been working on a new video series on Virtual Heritage called Recreatus.
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Recreatus, Episode 01

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 761

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · May 28

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes - Episode 761
25 May 2025
A lot of news
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A lot of news

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 760

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · May 17

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes - Episode 760
Some news
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News episode

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 759

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Apr 24

A VerySpatial PodcastShownotes - Episode 759
What we would like to see in geospatial
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What we would like to see in geospatial

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 758

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Apr 10

A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes - Episode 758
Interviews with EagleView and ROK Tech from the 2025 NC GIS Conference
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More interviews from NC GIS 2025

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 757

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Mar 28

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes - Episode 757
Interviews with NCTech Imaging and BCS from the 2025 NC GIS Conference
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Interviews from the 2025 NC GIS Conference

Great look at drone delivery

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Mar 25

MKBHD did a great take on how Zipline does drone delivery. While he doesn't talk a lot about the geography of the process, it is still very cool and, of course, relevant to how we are moving forward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88yQTzlmsiA
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MKBHD did a great take on how Zipline does drone delivery. While he doesn't talk a lot about the geography of the process, it is still very cool and, of course,

GEOZONe, 'zining like its the late 1900s (and 2025)

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Mar 15

Just as I have been contemplating and obtaining 'zines again myself, I find that others have created Geo specific distribution outlets and have presentations at the 2025 AAG later this month.
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Just as I have been contemplating and obtaining 'zines again myself, I find that others have created Geo specific distribution outlets and have presentations at

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 756

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Mar 7

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes - Episode 756
3D and cartographic representation
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Cartography and 3D

Data preservation projects

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Feb 25

There are efforts to try to capture and share US government data as it once again disappears from federal sites. Luckily there are groups working to maintain this data.
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There are efforts to try to capture and share US government data as it once again disappears from federal sites. Luckily there are groups working to maintain th

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 755

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Feb 22

A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes - Episode 755
Continuing to look back at the history of geospatial technologies
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Continuing to look back at the history of geospatial technologies

a new aggregator has come to town

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veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Feb 15

Geobabbler has set up GeoFeeds to provide homage to the aggregators of old, and to give us a way to follow active geo-content that is distributed via the trusty old RSS.
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when I talk about the heady days of the geoblog, I always reminisce about the role that PlanetGeospatial and SlashGeo played in bringing awareness of new source

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 754

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Feb 6

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 754
Books and concepts that we keep coming back to...
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Geography (and other) references we return to often.

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Jan 20

Apologies for the delay, but after holidays, travel, and a couple of bouts of flu we are back. Next is a few birthdays and a plan to record the next episode on Feb 2...

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 753

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Jan 20

A VerySpatial PodcastShownotes - Episode 753
12 January 2025
CES, AR/VR/xR, and wearables
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CES, AR/VR/xR, and wearables

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 752

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Dec 19

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 752

Discussing four questions Jesse had this week (NGCollaborative, OSM, drones, Syria)
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Discussing 4 questions Jesse had

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 751

veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Dec 5

A VerySpatial PodcastShownotes - Episode 7511 December 2024
Mostly data news

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- Microsoft Places (a
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Mostly Data News

A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 750

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veryspatial.bsky.social @veryspatial.bsky.social · Nov 20

A VerySpatial PodcastShownotes - Episode 750

We talk to John Nolte about the rebranding from URISA to Geospatial Professional Network
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We talk to John Nolte about Geospatial Professional Network