A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 778

About this episode

The episode discusses recent news in geospatial technologies, upcoming events, and thoughts on location-based services for 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 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
• geographical conferences
• urban studies

Keywords

• Dr. Gladys West
• GPS III
• Space Force
• TikTok
• Project Genie
• geography conferences
• location-based services
• urban laboratory
• geospatial news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Space Force, TikTok, Project Genie

Books & works: Used to Know

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

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