Some really nice geospatial podcasts to enlighten your day

Geodorable: https://geodorable.com/

• If you like maps and location then you might find listening to a couple of middle-aged guys from the land of the long white cloud (New Zealand) chat irreverently about geospatial stuff just the ticket!

Isn't That Spatial: http://isntthatspatial.net/

• "Isn't That Spatial" is the podcast bringing everyday geography and urbanism into your earspace.

The Mappyist Hour: http://themappyisthour.com/

• Geographer and Geo types talking about how incredible their profession is "after hours"

The Scene From Above Podcast: https://www.geoger.co.uk/podcast

• The #scenefromabove podcast aims to present an informal podcast looking at the world of modern remote sensing and Earth observation, fuelled by their passion for all things raster and geospatial: a mix of news, opinion, discussion and interviews.

GeoGedöns (in German): http://geogedoens.de/

• Ein Podcast von zwei enthusiastischen Satellitennavigationsbegeisterten, die gerne Technik testen und Spiele spielen, die sich am Handy bzw Smartphone abspielen und für die meist eine Lokalisation via Satelliten nötig ist.

Radio OSM (in German): http://podcast.openstreetmap.de/

• Berichte und Neuigkeiten rund um OpenStreetMap, ​die freie Wiki-Weltkarte

Everyday Geo: http://soundcloud.com/everydaygeo

• JBGeoPro - Joe Bob Penor (United States), Soundcloud Podcast

A VerySpatial Podcast: http://www.veryspatial.com/

• Discussions on Geography and geospatial technologies. The VerySpatial blog is intended to be a location for the hosts and participants of A VerySpatial Podcast to link to interesting sites and articles on Geography and related information.

2018 Visit Tartu Observatory

In the beginning of September 2018, Evelyn and myself went to visit the Tartu Observatory, located in Töravere, about 20 minutes car drive South-east of Tartu. We had the pleasure to meet with the director of the observatory, Dr Anu Reinart. We used to the meeting to introduce our intention to host a NASA Space Apps Challenge hackathon, jointly with Tartu Observatory, which is in fact the Estonian Space Agency. The idea was greatly welcomed and organising the event proceeded.

Dr Anu Reinart gave us the honour of a short guided introduction to the buildings, departments and exhibition areas of the observatory. It was very interesting to learn about the 3 main pillars of work and research at the facility:

First and foremost, space exploration, astronomy, analysing space imagery from telescopes on Earth and in orbit. Secondly, Earth Observation and Remote Sensing. This is a field of joint interest and increasing collaboration between Tartu Observatory and the Department of Geography. And finally, a smaller fraction also works on innovation and satellite technology.

Tartu Observatory website: https://www.to.ee/

Tartu Observatory main building. It was renovated and houses the staff and research offices.

Various impressions from inside the main building. Baltic Sat Apps is a innovation / incubator program, supported by ESA, on uptake of Sentinal / Copernicus data.

Various impressions from inside the main building. History of satellite missions the observatory has participated in. 

Various impressions from inside the main building. The main satellite payload that was launched where Estonia's first own little satellite - the EstCUBE cubesat - was also lifted into space.

Various impressions from inside the main building. Educational and research information on space.

Various impressions from inside the main building. A nice open area, after the renovation of the building, the hallways have been redesigned in order to create more open spaces.