The Physics Of GPS | An Interactive Exploration

An interactive exploration of how GPS works — from the speed of light and trilateration to the cheap clock problem and Einstein's relativity corrections.

11 Million Colored Buildings

Maps Mania is a blog dedicated to tracking the very best digital interactive maps on the internet and the tools used to create them.

Spatial Information Day 2026: Call for abstracts - Spatial Source

The one-day Spatial Information Day 2026 event in August will bring together experts from right across the spectrum of spatial disciplines.

What’s Blooming in the Map Division | Worlds Revealed

This post highlights activities and events during the month of April in the Geography and Map Division.

Why 3D Fuels Modeling Is Now a Geospatial Problem - xyHt

As wildfire planning demands better inputs, the challenge is shifting from data collection alone to how vegetation and surface fuels are measured, classified, and turned into model-ready 3D information. Wildfire is forcing a shift in geospatial thinking. High-resolution capture is no longer the finish line. The harder question is whether vegetation and surface-fuels data can […]

SAGA GIS / News: SAGA 9.11.4 released

A VerySpatial Podcast - Episode 782

BayGeo from AAG conference

Geospatial Integration Challenges in SDI Projects

Explore common geospatial integration challenges in SDI projects, including metadata gaps, unstructured data formats, and lack of standardization.

RFC 1, OGC, and the Long Arc of Technical Stewardship

When Steve Crocker published RFC 1 on April 7, 1969, he did not present it as doctrine. He described tentative agreements, open questions, and a document offered in expectation of reaction (Crocker…

Irish Proto-Town Revealed with Photogrammetry - Lidar News

Photogrammetry reveals Ireland’s earliest proto-town, mapping Bronze Age ramparts and settlements. Lecture announcement in article.