Kurt Schwehr
@kurtschwehr.bsky.social
he/him; Geospatial, Geology, Geophysics, Software Engineering, Open Source, Open Data, Proj, GDAL, Ocean Mapping, etc. Cofounder of Global Fishing Watch, Whale Alert, NOAA's Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA), NASA Ames Viz&StereoPipe
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
The GitHub Actions incident is blocking releasing software and testing PRs.
"We continue to investigate failures impacting GitHub Actions hosted-runner jobs.
We have identified the root cause and are working with our upstream provider to mitigate."
www.githubstatus.com/incidents/xw...
"We continue to investigate failures impacting GitHub Actions hosted-runner jobs.
We have identified the root cause and are working with our upstream provider to mitigate."
www.githubstatus.com/incidents/xw...
Incident with Actions
GitHub's Status Page - Incident with Actions.
www.githubstatus.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The GitHub Actions incident is blocking releasing software and testing PRs.
"We continue to investigate failures impacting GitHub Actions hosted-runner jobs.
We have identified the root cause and are working with our upstream provider to mitigate."
www.githubstatus.com/incidents/xw...
"We continue to investigate failures impacting GitHub Actions hosted-runner jobs.
We have identified the root cause and are working with our upstream provider to mitigate."
www.githubstatus.com/incidents/xw...
Ugh. I was looking up Andy Loretta who worked at ORBCOMM and just now found out he passed away last summer. Andy was an awesome partner in helping to start @globalfishingwatch.org and an all around great guy.
www.vanorsdel.com/obituaries/a...
www.vanorsdel.com/obituaries/a...
ANDREW EVAN LORETTA's Obituary, Visitation & Funeral Information
Read the obituary of ANDREW EVAN LORETTA from Coral Gables, FL. Leave your condolences and send flowers to the family to show you care.
www.vanorsdel.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Ugh. I was looking up Andy Loretta who worked at ORBCOMM and just now found out he passed away last summer. Andy was an awesome partner in helping to start @globalfishingwatch.org and an all around great guy.
www.vanorsdel.com/obituaries/a...
www.vanorsdel.com/obituaries/a...
White the www.bestpractices.dev/en/criteria/0 list is good things for a project to do, is there a book sized guide for open source software and, with the diversity of the community, is it even possible to have a guide like that? Too many axes of differentiation, yes?
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www.bestpractices.dev
January 28, 2026 at 4:53 PM
White the www.bestpractices.dev/en/criteria/0 list is good things for a project to do, is there a book sized guide for open source software and, with the diversity of the community, is it even possible to have a guide like that? Too many axes of differentiation, yes?
Have you purchased your gdal.org/tshirt?
Men’s Fitted PolyCotton T-Shirt | NumFOCUS Official Swag Shop
GDAL T shirt? ⭐ open source, data ❗ data science
gdal.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Have you purchased your gdal.org/tshirt?
40 years later, I still vividly remember my class getting taken to the library to watch what the news of Space Shuttle exploding.
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
40 years later, I still vividly remember my class getting taken to the library to watch what the news of Space Shuttle exploding.
Santa Cruz, CA sunset from two days ago.
January 23, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Santa Cruz, CA sunset from two days ago.
I've been sitting here in the middle of the night working through thoughts on best practices for open source projects, especially C++ based ones. I think GDAL does a lot really well. libais, on the other hand, is super behind the times. And then there is Python packaging 🤯
January 23, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I've been sitting here in the middle of the night working through thoughts on best practices for open source projects, especially C++ based ones. I think GDAL does a lot really well. libais, on the other hand, is super behind the times. And then there is Python packaging 🤯
I have been trying to learn #rustlang for quite a while. I haven't put enough time in cause of other priorities :( So many resources have bounce off of me, but I finally found a video that I think I click with where I can enjoy watching and learning Rust. Start 5min in.
youtu.be/rAl-9HwD858?...
youtu.be/rAl-9HwD858?...
Crust of Rust: Lifetime Annotations
YouTube video by Jon Gjengset
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I have been trying to learn #rustlang for quite a while. I haven't put enough time in cause of other priorities :( So many resources have bounce off of me, but I finally found a video that I think I click with where I can enjoy watching and learning Rust. Start 5min in.
youtu.be/rAl-9HwD858?...
youtu.be/rAl-9HwD858?...
Interesting take on Spec Driven Development. Much more like traditional software engineering with preliminary design docs, design docs, and implementation plans. I think the spec files are useful even if you don't have an LLM write code.
youtu.be/gRi82PiiaOs?...
youtu.be/gRi82PiiaOs?...
I'm in danger
YouTube video by The PrimeTime
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Interesting take on Spec Driven Development. Much more like traditional software engineering with preliminary design docs, design docs, and implementation plans. I think the spec files are useful even if you don't have an LLM write code.
youtu.be/gRi82PiiaOs?...
youtu.be/gRi82PiiaOs?...
GitHub message search doesn't seem to do what it is saying. I ask for "EarthEngine" and get a whole lot of not Earth Engine :(
January 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
GitHub message search doesn't seem to do what it is saying. I ask for "EarthEngine" and get a whole lot of not Earth Engine :(
Just merged a fix to the #EarthEngine Python client fixing a bug with `ee.data.getMapId`. As a results, we yanked the 1.7.9 release from PyPI.
github.com/google/earth...
github.com/google/earth...
data.py: Fix missing f-string in getMapId · google/earthengine-api@60df52e
Found by @jhonyasv in https://github.com/google/earthengine-api/commit/df3cc8ed47e7de36f995ccc8f4957d3250529474 / https://github.com/google/earthengine-api/pull/611
Yanked https://pypi.org/project...
github.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Just merged a fix to the #EarthEngine Python client fixing a bug with `ee.data.getMapId`. As a results, we yanked the 1.7.9 release from PyPI.
github.com/google/earth...
github.com/google/earth...
Reposted by Kurt Schwehr
We're hiring a Systems Administrator II (remote, U.S.) to support our cloud and on-prem IT systems, user services, and secure infrastructure that powers Earth science research.
Learn more & apply ➡️ https://www.earthscope.org/careers/
Learn more & apply ➡️ https://www.earthscope.org/careers/
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
We're hiring a Systems Administrator II (remote, U.S.) to support our cloud and on-prem IT systems, user services, and secure infrastructure that powers Earth science research.
Learn more & apply ➡️ https://www.earthscope.org/careers/
Learn more & apply ➡️ https://www.earthscope.org/careers/
Well, this sucks!
"Santa Cruz County is ranked worst in the state for victims killed and injured in bike crashes."
www.ots.ca.gov/media-and-re...
"Santa Cruz County is ranked worst in the state for victims killed and injured in bike crashes."
www.ots.ca.gov/media-and-re...
January 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Well, this sucks!
"Santa Cruz County is ranked worst in the state for victims killed and injured in bike crashes."
www.ots.ca.gov/media-and-re...
"Santa Cruz County is ranked worst in the state for victims killed and injured in bike crashes."
www.ots.ca.gov/media-and-re...
I am not looking forward to a world filled with code created by systems like this.
steve-yegge.medium.com/welcome-to-g...
steve-yegge.medium.com/welcome-to-g...
Welcome to Gas Town
Happy New Year, and Welcome to Gas Town!
steve-yegge.medium.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I am not looking forward to a world filled with code created by systems like this.
steve-yegge.medium.com/welcome-to-g...
steve-yegge.medium.com/welcome-to-g...
It's that time of year again. Please buy or donate Girl Scout cookies!
the-moni-blog.blogspot.com/2026/01/girl...
the-moni-blog.blogspot.com/2026/01/girl...
Girl Scout Cookies (and a New Year's Resolution)
A blog about research, cruises, computers, code, and other random tidbits
the-moni-blog.blogspot.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:10 AM
It's that time of year again. Please buy or donate Girl Scout cookies!
the-moni-blog.blogspot.com/2026/01/girl...
the-moni-blog.blogspot.com/2026/01/girl...
TIL more than just gdal_translate can use all the CPU cores for decompression. So, pass `--config GDAL_NUM_THREADS=ALL_CPUS` to gdalinfo for massive compressed files! 🚀
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/i...
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/i...
January 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
TIL more than just gdal_translate can use all the CPU cores for decompression. So, pass `--config GDAL_NUM_THREADS=ALL_CPUS` to gdalinfo for massive compressed files! 🚀
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/i...
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/i...
Asking NASA's GDMC keyword database for AIS, NMEA, and the like be added.
forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/viewtopic.ph...
forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/viewtopic.ph...
January 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Asking NASA's GDMC keyword database for AIS, NMEA, and the like be added.
forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/viewtopic.ph...
forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/viewtopic.ph...
Another amazing post by Justin Braaten. This one is Earth Engine + GOES satellite imagery.
jstnbraaten.medium.com/replicating-...
jstnbraaten.medium.com/replicating-...
Replicating GOES GeoColor in Earth Engine: A Winter Solstice Showcase
Ground Truth: Data-driven stories and practical notes on Earth Engine, geospatial analysis, and remote sensing.
jstnbraaten.medium.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Another amazing post by Justin Braaten. This one is Earth Engine + GOES satellite imagery.
jstnbraaten.medium.com/replicating-...
jstnbraaten.medium.com/replicating-...
Did a touch of work starting on a book called "AIS Open Manual" in github.com/schwehr/ais-...
January 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Did a touch of work starting on a book called "AIS Open Manual" in github.com/schwehr/ais-...
WTF! Nooo!
January 1, 2026 at 1:18 AM
WTF! Nooo!
This is a fun video. I knew some of these ways to exit a C++ program, but some of them are new to me. And some, I didn't think of them as exiting 😂
youtu.be/ki9omnMeYS8?...
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C++ Weekly - Ep 513 - How Many Ways Can You End a Program?
YouTube video by C++ Weekly With Jason Turner
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is a fun video. I knew some of these ways to exit a C++ program, but some of them are new to me. And some, I didn't think of them as exiting 😂
youtu.be/ki9omnMeYS8?...
youtu.be/ki9omnMeYS8?...