Alex
@wildintellect.com
Geospatial Data Engineer/Scientist Phd, Technologist, Photographer doing Open Source, Open Data, Open Science. @developmentseed.org
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I'm prepping for tomorrow's FOSS4GNA version of Hand Drawn Maps, making sure the camera works with this computer. Join me tomorrow for some map fun!
#gischat
#gischat
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I'm prepping for tomorrow's FOSS4GNA version of Hand Drawn Maps, making sure the camera works with this computer. Join me tomorrow for some map fun!
#gischat
#gischat
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If you're presenting research at @foss4gna.bsky.social, join our special issue with @stacksjournal.bsky.social as an author! You can also participate as a reviewer whether or not you're presenting!
The call for posters is still open #gischat #geosky #opensource #geospatial
www.foss4gna.org/journal
The call for posters is still open #gischat #geosky #opensource #geospatial
www.foss4gna.org/journal
Stacks-Journal — FOSS4G North America
www.foss4gna.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If you're presenting research at @foss4gna.bsky.social, join our special issue with @stacksjournal.bsky.social as an author! You can also participate as a reviewer whether or not you're presenting!
The call for posters is still open #gischat #geosky #opensource #geospatial
www.foss4gna.org/journal
The call for posters is still open #gischat #geosky #opensource #geospatial
www.foss4gna.org/journal
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I am incredibly proud of the quality of the workshops and the support that #maptimeDavis community has for each other. I am especially thankful to our organizing Council team for all the careful thought they put into making it happen. New Fall Quarter lineup: maptimedavis.github.io
#gischat #geosky
#gischat #geosky
#maptimeDavis
#maptimeDavis is the heart of the mapping community in Davis, CA.
maptimedavis.github.io
September 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I am incredibly proud of the quality of the workshops and the support that #maptimeDavis community has for each other. I am especially thankful to our organizing Council team for all the careful thought they put into making it happen. New Fall Quarter lineup: maptimedavis.github.io
#gischat #geosky
#gischat #geosky
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TOP TEN CAT BREEDS
1. Super Bingus
2. Tender Loaf
3. Crime Bean
4. Le Squishe
5. Load-bearing Tater
6. Royal Softling
7. Electric Spiceweasel
8. Pantaloosian
9. Tammy
10. Dinky Porch Pebble
1. Super Bingus
2. Tender Loaf
3. Crime Bean
4. Le Squishe
5. Load-bearing Tater
6. Royal Softling
7. Electric Spiceweasel
8. Pantaloosian
9. Tammy
10. Dinky Porch Pebble
September 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
TOP TEN CAT BREEDS
1. Super Bingus
2. Tender Loaf
3. Crime Bean
4. Le Squishe
5. Load-bearing Tater
6. Royal Softling
7. Electric Spiceweasel
8. Pantaloosian
9. Tammy
10. Dinky Porch Pebble
1. Super Bingus
2. Tender Loaf
3. Crime Bean
4. Le Squishe
5. Load-bearing Tater
6. Royal Softling
7. Electric Spiceweasel
8. Pantaloosian
9. Tammy
10. Dinky Porch Pebble
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"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
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I really don’t feel like posting anything except hummingbirds. Sorrynotsorry.
August 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I really don’t feel like posting anything except hummingbirds. Sorrynotsorry.
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📦 New R package: sfhotspot by Matt Ashby
Identify & analyze spatial clusters of points (places/events) entirely with sf objects.
Includes tools for counts, change over time, kernel density, Getis–Ord Gi*, etc.
🔗 GitHub: github.com/mpjashby/sfh...
#RStats #GISchat #Geocomputation #RSpatial
Identify & analyze spatial clusters of points (places/events) entirely with sf objects.
Includes tools for counts, change over time, kernel density, Getis–Ord Gi*, etc.
🔗 GitHub: github.com/mpjashby/sfh...
#RStats #GISchat #Geocomputation #RSpatial
August 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📦 New R package: sfhotspot by Matt Ashby
Identify & analyze spatial clusters of points (places/events) entirely with sf objects.
Includes tools for counts, change over time, kernel density, Getis–Ord Gi*, etc.
🔗 GitHub: github.com/mpjashby/sfh...
#RStats #GISchat #Geocomputation #RSpatial
Identify & analyze spatial clusters of points (places/events) entirely with sf objects.
Includes tools for counts, change over time, kernel density, Getis–Ord Gi*, etc.
🔗 GitHub: github.com/mpjashby/sfh...
#RStats #GISchat #Geocomputation #RSpatial
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🚨 Applications are now open!
We are excited to announce that the @geospatialwomen.bsky.social Mentorship Programme is now accepting applications for our 25/26 cohort, open until 7th September!
🔗 Interested? Apply here: lnkd.in/ek7veWdG
#gischat #remotesensing #geospatial #eo #gis #mentorship
We are excited to announce that the @geospatialwomen.bsky.social Mentorship Programme is now accepting applications for our 25/26 cohort, open until 7th September!
🔗 Interested? Apply here: lnkd.in/ek7veWdG
#gischat #remotesensing #geospatial #eo #gis #mentorship
August 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🚨 Applications are now open!
We are excited to announce that the @geospatialwomen.bsky.social Mentorship Programme is now accepting applications for our 25/26 cohort, open until 7th September!
🔗 Interested? Apply here: lnkd.in/ek7veWdG
#gischat #remotesensing #geospatial #eo #gis #mentorship
We are excited to announce that the @geospatialwomen.bsky.social Mentorship Programme is now accepting applications for our 25/26 cohort, open until 7th September!
🔗 Interested? Apply here: lnkd.in/ek7veWdG
#gischat #remotesensing #geospatial #eo #gis #mentorship
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Zines are a great tool for science communication. Earlier this year, I put one together with @kiricarini.com of @developmentseed.org.
The zine provides a visually interesting jumping off point for folks learning cloud-native geospatial data!
The zine provides a visually interesting jumping off point for folks learning cloud-native geospatial data!
August 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Zines are a great tool for science communication. Earlier this year, I put one together with @kiricarini.com of @developmentseed.org.
The zine provides a visually interesting jumping off point for folks learning cloud-native geospatial data!
The zine provides a visually interesting jumping off point for folks learning cloud-native geospatial data!
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I submitted this design to the @foss4gna.bsky.social design contest. (We're having a hootenanny instead of the traditional gala this year because we're not really gala people.) Don't you want this as a sticker?
You can submit a design too! www.foss4gna.org/contest
#gischat
You can submit a design too! www.foss4gna.org/contest
#gischat
July 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I submitted this design to the @foss4gna.bsky.social design contest. (We're having a hootenanny instead of the traditional gala this year because we're not really gala people.) Don't you want this as a sticker?
You can submit a design too! www.foss4gna.org/contest
#gischat
You can submit a design too! www.foss4gna.org/contest
#gischat
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You guys, I just love this garden so damn much. Six months ago, this was a dying lawn!
July 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
You guys, I just love this garden so damn much. Six months ago, this was a dying lawn!
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Motherfucker I can barely access Microsoft teams from my computer
Microsoft and Mercedes‑Benz are working together to let people access Teams from the car.
Benz is the first car maker to enable in-car camera use for Teams while a car is being driven.
The companies are also partnering to put Microsoft 365 Copilot into vehicles.
www.theverge.com/news/708481/...
Benz is the first car maker to enable in-car camera use for Teams while a car is being driven.
The companies are also partnering to put Microsoft 365 Copilot into vehicles.
www.theverge.com/news/708481/...
Mercedes-Benz will let you use an in-car camera in Microsoft Teams while driving
The all-new CLA gets this first
www.theverge.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Motherfucker I can barely access Microsoft teams from my computer
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These boundaries don't line up...which one should we use?
Let me propose some light reading
www.usgs.gov/data/nationa...
Let me propose some light reading
www.usgs.gov/data/nationa...
July 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
These boundaries don't line up...which one should we use?
Let me propose some light reading
www.usgs.gov/data/nationa...
Let me propose some light reading
www.usgs.gov/data/nationa...
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Check out this #SOTMUS retrospective blog post: openstreetmap.us/news/2025/07...
A big thank you to Alyssa Castronuovo, OSM US program coordinator, for capturing the experiences of folks who attended the conference. Thanks for sharing your reflections.
#StateofMapUS #OSM #OpenStreetMap #SOTMUS
A big thank you to Alyssa Castronuovo, OSM US program coordinator, for capturing the experiences of folks who attended the conference. Thanks for sharing your reflections.
#StateofMapUS #OSM #OpenStreetMap #SOTMUS
Greetings from State of the Map US 2025
Another year another State of the Map US! Over 300 mappers gathered in Boston, Massachusetts in late June for OpenStreetMap US’s 13th annual conference, and to celebrate the organization’s 15th…
openstreetmap.us
July 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Check out this #SOTMUS retrospective blog post: openstreetmap.us/news/2025/07...
A big thank you to Alyssa Castronuovo, OSM US program coordinator, for capturing the experiences of folks who attended the conference. Thanks for sharing your reflections.
#StateofMapUS #OSM #OpenStreetMap #SOTMUS
A big thank you to Alyssa Castronuovo, OSM US program coordinator, for capturing the experiences of folks who attended the conference. Thanks for sharing your reflections.
#StateofMapUS #OSM #OpenStreetMap #SOTMUS
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📢 We’re hiring and looking for a Geospatial & AI Engineer. This is a remote-first position; however, you must reside in an ESA member country to be eligible to apply.
This role focuses on backend engineering & cloud-native pipelines. AI/LLM skills are a plus, but not a must.
grnh.se/al8eavv03us
This role focuses on backend engineering & cloud-native pipelines. AI/LLM skills are a plus, but not a must.
grnh.se/al8eavv03us
July 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
📢 We’re hiring and looking for a Geospatial & AI Engineer. This is a remote-first position; however, you must reside in an ESA member country to be eligible to apply.
This role focuses on backend engineering & cloud-native pipelines. AI/LLM skills are a plus, but not a must.
grnh.se/al8eavv03us
This role focuses on backend engineering & cloud-native pipelines. AI/LLM skills are a plus, but not a must.
grnh.se/al8eavv03us
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![Comic. The Most-Observed Animal and Plant in Each State on iNaturalist. (Not the most common species in the state, just the one people have reported the most times.) [labeled map of the US] WA: Mallard/Western Sword Fern. OR: Mule Deer/Western Ponderosa Pine. CA: Western Fence Lizard/California Poppy. HI: Green Sea Turtle/‘Ōhi’a Lehua. ID: Mallard/Big Sagebrush. NV: Common Side-Blotched Lizard/Creosote Bush. MT: White-Tailed Deer/Common Yarrow. WY: American Bison/Sticky Geranium. UT: Mule Deer/Utah Juniper. AZ: Ornate Tree Lizard/Saguaro. CO: Mule Deer/Great Mullein. NM: Mule Deer/Creosote Bush. AK: Moose/Fireweed. ND: American Bison/Prairie Rose. SD: American Bison/Hoary Vervain. NE: American Robin/Common Milkweed. KS: Ornate Box Turtle/Amur Honeysuckle. OK: Pond Slider/Eastern Redcedar. TX: Northern Cardinal/Pinladies. MN, WI, IL: Common Eastern Bumble Bee/Common Milkweed. IA, MI: White-Tailed Deer/Common Milkweed. MO: Brown-Belted Bumble Bee/Amur Honeysuckle. AR: Three-toed Box Turtle/Chinese Privet. LA: Green Anole/Baldcypress. IN: American Robin/Amur Honeysuckle. OH: Eastern Pondhawk/Virginia Springbeauty. KY: Common Box Turtle/Amur Honeysuckle. TN: American Robin/Christmas Fern. MS: Northern Cardinal/Pale Pitcher Plant. AL: Gulf Fritillary/American Sweetgum. GA: Green Anole/American Sweetgum. FL: Brown Anole/White Beggarticks. NY: Eastern Gray Squirrel/White Snakeroot. PA: White-Tailed Deer/Garlic Mustard. WV: White-Tailed Deer/Great Rhododendron. VA: White-Tailed Deer/Eastern Poison Ivy. MD: White-Tailed Deer/Wineberry. DE: Fowler’s Toad/American Pokeweed. NC: Eastern Gray Squirrel/Christmas Fern. SC: Northern Cardinal/American Sweetgum. NJ: Spotted Lanternfly/Common Mugwort. VT: Common Eastern Bumble Bee/Eastern White Pine. NH: White-Tailed Deer/Eastern White Pine. MA: Common Eastern Bumble Bee/Eastern White Pine. CT: Common Eastern Bumble Bee/Striped Wintergreen. RI: American Herring Gull. ME: American Herring Gull/Canadian Bunchberry.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreic4f56ywseq7bqc7zza3y76pxyzn5c5htebrior6jdbrfszhuiquy@jpeg)
July 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Hey #gischat - you've got just 24 hours left to submit a talk or get early bird pricing for @foss4g.org - it won't be extended again! Community voting will start on over 200 talks and 40 workshop proposals from next week. 2025.foss4g.org
FOSS4G Auckland 2025
FOSS4G stands for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial, a conference hosted in partnership with OSGeo.
2025.foss4g.org
July 17, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Hey #gischat - you've got just 24 hours left to submit a talk or get early bird pricing for @foss4g.org - it won't be extended again! Community voting will start on over 200 talks and 40 workshop proposals from next week. 2025.foss4g.org
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This is so gorgeous!
July 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is so gorgeous!
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My 7yo wanted to read Red Fish Blue Fish today, then I showed him this video, and he lost his MIND, he is now convinced this guy is the best rapper ever. (Tbf, it is really good) youtu.be/I8-EXMxufG8?...
ONE FISH, TWO FISH, RED FISH, BLUE FISH | Dr. Seuss Raps over Dr. Dre Beats
YouTube video by Wes Tank
youtu.be
July 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
My 7yo wanted to read Red Fish Blue Fish today, then I showed him this video, and he lost his MIND, he is now convinced this guy is the best rapper ever. (Tbf, it is really good) youtu.be/I8-EXMxufG8?...
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Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
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🆕 #CNG2025 session recording
@kylebarron.dev from @developmentseed.org introduces Obstore, a python library he wrote to access data on the cloud. Watch his talk to hear about the motivations for writing Obstore & its details
▶️ youtu.be/Wxh1G2oCZiU
@kylebarron.dev from @developmentseed.org introduces Obstore, a python library he wrote to access data on the cloud. Watch his talk to hear about the motivations for writing Obstore & its details
▶️ youtu.be/Wxh1G2oCZiU
[CNG 2025] Fast Cloud Storage Operations with Obstore – Kyle Barron
YouTube video by Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum
youtu.be
July 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🆕 #CNG2025 session recording
@kylebarron.dev from @developmentseed.org introduces Obstore, a python library he wrote to access data on the cloud. Watch his talk to hear about the motivations for writing Obstore & its details
▶️ youtu.be/Wxh1G2oCZiU
@kylebarron.dev from @developmentseed.org introduces Obstore, a python library he wrote to access data on the cloud. Watch his talk to hear about the motivations for writing Obstore & its details
▶️ youtu.be/Wxh1G2oCZiU
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Evergreen reminder that wind turbines are not even remotely a leading cause of human-driven bird mortality. This is classic concern trolling in the interest of fossil fuels - if they really cared about birds they'd focus on domestic cats and building glass. And what's not shown here: climate change.
July 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Evergreen reminder that wind turbines are not even remotely a leading cause of human-driven bird mortality. This is classic concern trolling in the interest of fossil fuels - if they really cared about birds they'd focus on domestic cats and building glass. And what's not shown here: climate change.
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I am pleased to announce the release of PDAL 2.9.0
github.com/PDAL/PDAL/re...
Goodies include GDAL VSI support by Norman Barker, FileSpec support by Thomas Swamy, filters.supervoxel by Bram Ton, SPZ read/write, `ogr` option for filtering, and greatly enhanced readers.tindex support by Isaac Bell.
github.com/PDAL/PDAL/re...
Goodies include GDAL VSI support by Norman Barker, FileSpec support by Thomas Swamy, filters.supervoxel by Bram Ton, SPZ read/write, `ogr` option for filtering, and greatly enhanced readers.tindex support by Isaac Bell.
Release 2.9.0 · PDAL/PDAL
Changes of Note
GDAL VSI Support
@normanb added support for GDAL
VSI in #4647. It
is now possible to use VSI to control access to remote content. Any
/vsi-prefixed file path will go through GDAL's...
github.com
June 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I am pleased to announce the release of PDAL 2.9.0
github.com/PDAL/PDAL/re...
Goodies include GDAL VSI support by Norman Barker, FileSpec support by Thomas Swamy, filters.supervoxel by Bram Ton, SPZ read/write, `ogr` option for filtering, and greatly enhanced readers.tindex support by Isaac Bell.
github.com/PDAL/PDAL/re...
Goodies include GDAL VSI support by Norman Barker, FileSpec support by Thomas Swamy, filters.supervoxel by Bram Ton, SPZ read/write, `ogr` option for filtering, and greatly enhanced readers.tindex support by Isaac Bell.
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ICYMI githistory.xyz is a great way to navigate #git commits and visualise how a file has been changing across commits
Just replace github.com with github.githistory.xyz in the URL and enjoy! #rstats
Just replace github.com with github.githistory.xyz in the URL and enjoy! #rstats
June 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
ICYMI githistory.xyz is a great way to navigate #git commits and visualise how a file has been changing across commits
Just replace github.com with github.githistory.xyz in the URL and enjoy! #rstats
Just replace github.com with github.githistory.xyz in the URL and enjoy! #rstats