Category: Daily Digests
7_30 Asia-Pacific Broadcast (Deforestation, Beijing Smog and More)
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This Asia-Pacific-focused GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses deforestation in Indonesia; IBM joining Beijing's fight against smog; Asian effects on mobile-device charging; Pakistan's move toward space technology; satellite imagery use in Australian vineyards; industry news from Spatial Dimensions, ScanEx, Maptek and Esri; geospatial insight into Indonesian politics; and more.
3_24 Climate Change Broadcast (Forest Recovery, Drought and More)
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This GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses several aspects of climate change, including how forests help regulate the environment and two studies that indicate recent regrowth; a USGS-led working group on ecological drought; surprisingly high levels of a banned ozone-depleting chemical; the largest Mediterranean drought in 900 years; industry news from TerraGo, Mapillary and Esri; a NASA video of one of its forest-monitoring projects; and more.
1_28 Climate Change Broadcast (Polar Vortex, China’s Pollution Plumes, Broadband Mapping and More)
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This GeoSpatial Stream broadcast examines the latest effects of Climate Change on the Polar Vortex; China's pollution plumes monitored from space; Kids Making Sense; broadband mapping; the latest announcements from Boundless, Cityworks, Fugro Pelagos and Blue Marble Geographics; and more.
9_10 Location Surveillance Broadcast (Phone Tracking, Global Road Map and More)
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This GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses location surveillance and how portals are providing cellphone locations as a paid service; the Global Road Map and its quest to limit environmental impact; Canada's investment in a global survey of surface water; NATO's Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capability; industry news from Esri, Ocean Optics and PCI Geomatics; opinions on location surveillance; and more.
10_15 Earth Imaging Broadcast (Hurricanes, Wildfire Mapping and More)
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This Earth Imaging-themed GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses satellite imagery used to track and understand hurricanes, including the Atlantic's Joaquin and the Pacific's triplet hurricanes of Kilo, Ignacio and Jimena; remote sensing used to map and characterize capuchin monkey habitat; a Re/Code video news story about smallsats helping with wildfires; industry news from MDA, Blue Water Satellite, NASA and Esri; clips from a V1 Media video interview of Patrick Meier, founder of the Humanitarian UAV Network; and more.
10_23 Europe/Africa Broadcast (INTERGEO, African Health Coverage and More)
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This GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses geospatial news and videos related to Europe and Africa, including the recent INTERGEO conference in Berlin; the One Million Community Health Workers Campaign in Sub-Saharan Africa; a European Commission commitment to invest in the data sector; industry news from Gfk, Euroconsult, Airbus Defence and Space and Spectrum Geo, and Headwall Photonics; images from the International Space Station; and more.
8_21 Climate Change Broadcast (New NASA Instruments, Ice Sheets and More)
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This GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses the latest news on climate change, including new NASA monitoring instruments for the International Space Station and ESA's CryoSat mission to measure ice-sheet loss; a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers call for infrastructure improvements in the Mississippi River Watershed; Maps.com and its new Field Trip Library educational series; industry news from American Sentinel University, Nokia HERE and Apple; a LiDAR video from the National Ecological Observatory Network on monitoring trees; and more.
12_4 TIGER Broadcast (Database Milestones, People to Pixels and More)
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This GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses "People to Pixels" remote-sensing techniques that won a major award; the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER database; industry news from Esri, SmarterBetterCities, TomTom, Fleetlogic and ThinkGeo; clips from an interview with Greg Bentley, CEO of Bentley Systems; information about an upcoming Webcast on Structural Steel Fabrication; and more.
5_12 Infrastructure Broadcast (Earthquakes, Streetcars and More)
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This Infrastructure-themed GeoSpatial Stream broadcast covers the devastating earthquake in Ecuador on April 16, 2016, and relief efforts from Miyamoto International to help rebuild the city's hard-hit infrastructure; a recently opened $100-million-dollar streetcar project in Kansas City; industry news from Trimble, Bentley Systems, Transoft Solutions and Autodesk; a video interview clip about Chicago's famed 150 N. Riverside Building; and more.
11_26 Asia-Pacific Broadcast (Gaofen-23, Hokkaido Map and More)
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This Asia-Pacific-focused GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses the recently launched Chinese Gaofen-23 remote-sensing satellite; researchers in India finding and relocating tigers; a new map of disputed territories off the coast of Hokkaido; Brisbane GIS Day, the largest GIS Day event in the world; the Locate 15 Conference; an Esri Australia contract with the Australian Department of Defence; a video about UN's FAO using geospatial technology; and more.
