A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 778

About this episode

The episode discusses recent news in geospatial technologies, including the passing of Dr. Gladys West and various upcoming conferences.

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 Events: 2026 International Conference on Geography and Travel (ICGT) April 1, Pune, India Geographical Association (GA) Conference : April 8-10, in Sheffield, UK European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly : May 3-8, in Vienna, Austria & online Nordic Geographers Meeting (NGM) : June 22-25, in Reykjavik, Iceland Music: Used to Know by Finn Mungo

Topics covered

• geospatial technologies
• GPS
• location-based services
• geography
• conferences
• news

Keywords

• GPS III
• Resilient GPS project
• Project Genie
• City as a Living Laboratory
• International Conference on Geography and Travel
• Geographical Association Conference
• European Geosciences Union General Assembly
• Nordic Geographers Meeting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Space Force, TikTok, Geographical Association (GA), European Geosciences Union (EGU), Nordic Geographers Meeting (NGM)

Books & works: Used to Know

Places: Pune, India, Sheffield, UK, Vienna, Austria, Reykjavik, Iceland

More episodes of A VerySpatial Podcast | Discussions on Geography and Geospatial Technologies

• A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 783 · April 25, 2026 · 33 min
• A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 782 · April 7, 2026 · 20 min
• A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 781 · March 23, 2026 · 44 min
• A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 780 · March 8, 2026 · 48 min
• A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 779 · February 22, 2026 · 39 min
• A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 777 · January 26, 2026 · 39 min