Don Meltz (AKA GeoDon)
@geo-don.bsky.social
It's what I do.
I make maps, and I grow things.
Climate Smart Coordinator
Senior Planner
Columbia County, NY
- Sustainable Community Planning
- Spatial Analysis
- Less Politics
- More Geo
I make maps, and I grow things.
Climate Smart Coordinator
Senior Planner
Columbia County, NY
- Sustainable Community Planning
- Spatial Analysis
- Less Politics
- More Geo
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We received a letter from the US Trade Department reminding us to give them our “best deal” before their trade deadline.
What should we respond with?
What should we respond with?
June 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We received a letter from the US Trade Department reminding us to give them our “best deal” before their trade deadline.
What should we respond with?
What should we respond with?
I see a lot of programers and tech type folks in my feed, looking for work lately. Some of them sounding quite desperate. Is this an anomaly? A trend? Something I should be concerned about as a non-programer? Or aware of as a adjunct teaching tech related courses?
June 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I see a lot of programers and tech type folks in my feed, looking for work lately. Some of them sounding quite desperate. Is this an anomaly? A trend? Something I should be concerned about as a non-programer? Or aware of as a adjunct teaching tech related courses?
Current Status:
Downloading 807 LAS files via an index layer containing a hyperlink attribute using a python script.
Script obtained via ESRI Community:
community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pr...
#GISchat
Downloading 807 LAS files via an index layer containing a hyperlink attribute using a python script.
Script obtained via ESRI Community:
community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pr...
#GISchat
March 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Current Status:
Downloading 807 LAS files via an index layer containing a hyperlink attribute using a python script.
Script obtained via ESRI Community:
community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pr...
#GISchat
Downloading 807 LAS files via an index layer containing a hyperlink attribute using a python script.
Script obtained via ESRI Community:
community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pr...
#GISchat
@climatesmart.bsky.social
"Credits to the rightful owner" is the new way of saying "I stole this from someone else's website/blog/tweet and don't want to acknowledge who it was".
"Credits to the rightful owner" is the new way of saying "I stole this from someone else's website/blog/tweet and don't want to acknowledge who it was".
February 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
@climatesmart.bsky.social
"Credits to the rightful owner" is the new way of saying "I stole this from someone else's website/blog/tweet and don't want to acknowledge who it was".
"Credits to the rightful owner" is the new way of saying "I stole this from someone else's website/blog/tweet and don't want to acknowledge who it was".
For all you ESRI/AGOL haters out there:
February 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
For all you ESRI/AGOL haters out there:
January 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Explore Energy Efficiency:
Opportunities for Homes and Businesses in New York State
Saturday, January 18, 10:00 to 11:00 AM
Hosted by Copake CAC/CSC
They will provide information and answer questions about energy upgrades and how to access financial incentives in NY State.
Opportunities for Homes and Businesses in New York State
Saturday, January 18, 10:00 to 11:00 AM
Hosted by Copake CAC/CSC
They will provide information and answer questions about energy upgrades and how to access financial incentives in NY State.
January 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Explore Energy Efficiency:
Opportunities for Homes and Businesses in New York State
Saturday, January 18, 10:00 to 11:00 AM
Hosted by Copake CAC/CSC
They will provide information and answer questions about energy upgrades and how to access financial incentives in NY State.
Opportunities for Homes and Businesses in New York State
Saturday, January 18, 10:00 to 11:00 AM
Hosted by Copake CAC/CSC
They will provide information and answer questions about energy upgrades and how to access financial incentives in NY State.
It was 1978. I had just graduated High School. The Summer of Celebration had just begun.
January 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It was 1978. I had just graduated High School. The Summer of Celebration had just begun.
Apparently the President of the United States IS above the law.
This is not what I was taught in elementary, middle, and high school.
Does this mean the entire social studies curriculum will now be changed?
This is not what I was taught in elementary, middle, and high school.
Does this mean the entire social studies curriculum will now be changed?
January 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Apparently the President of the United States IS above the law.
This is not what I was taught in elementary, middle, and high school.
Does this mean the entire social studies curriculum will now be changed?
This is not what I was taught in elementary, middle, and high school.
Does this mean the entire social studies curriculum will now be changed?
Reposted by Don Meltz (AKA GeoDon)
There were so many steps in the right direction. Now we must try to keep what gains we achieved.
January 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
There were so many steps in the right direction. Now we must try to keep what gains we achieved.
Damn. I'm in the middle of "The Cartographers". I just found this map in my father's stash of old automobile books, and now I'm afraid to throw it out.
January 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Damn. I'm in the middle of "The Cartographers". I just found this map in my father's stash of old automobile books, and now I'm afraid to throw it out.
The Chiefs Steelers game is as good as over.
Moving on to Die Hard.
Moving on to Die Hard.
December 25, 2024 at 8:59 PM
The Chiefs Steelers game is as good as over.
Moving on to Die Hard.
Moving on to Die Hard.
This is not the AI we were promised in all the sci-fi novels I’ve read. What we’re getting is “Aggregated Intelligence “ not “Artificial intelligence”.
December 22, 2024 at 10:58 AM
This is not the AI we were promised in all the sci-fi novels I’ve read. What we’re getting is “Aggregated Intelligence “ not “Artificial intelligence”.
Reposted by Don Meltz (AKA GeoDon)
Most geo people I know rn
December 21, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Most geo people I know rn
Added my first note to the #TravelingGISChatBook.
Chapter 11 starts off talking about the Park Avenue Armory. My wife was stationed there while she was deployed shortly after 9-11.
December 19, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Added my first note to the #TravelingGISChatBook.
Chapter 11 starts off talking about the Park Avenue Armory. My wife was stationed there while she was deployed shortly after 9-11.
Grading for the semester =
DONE!
I am free!
DONE!
I am free!
December 18, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Grading for the semester =
DONE!
I am free!
DONE!
I am free!
Is everyone's home town now suffering from delusional drone mass hysteria? Like mine is?
December 16, 2024 at 12:24 AM
Is everyone's home town now suffering from delusional drone mass hysteria? Like mine is?
I bought a lighter rebuild kit off Amazon, and got Ralph J Studley's* 25th anniversary Zippo lighter working again.
New flint. Filled with fuel. Flame on!
*my grandfather
New flint. Filled with fuel. Flame on!
*my grandfather
December 11, 2024 at 12:34 AM
I bought a lighter rebuild kit off Amazon, and got Ralph J Studley's* 25th anniversary Zippo lighter working again.
New flint. Filled with fuel. Flame on!
*my grandfather
New flint. Filled with fuel. Flame on!
*my grandfather
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This was shared with us and made us smile! 😊
December 10, 2024 at 9:35 PM
This was shared with us and made us smile! 😊
There are some places on Marist campus that have a very Hogwarts feel.
December 10, 2024 at 2:50 PM
There are some places on Marist campus that have a very Hogwarts feel.
Glad I saved this Don Meltz & Son Calendar from 1997. It'll be good for 2025, saving me a couple bucks on a new one.
December 8, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Glad I saved this Don Meltz & Son Calendar from 1997. It'll be good for 2025, saving me a couple bucks on a new one.