RK
RK
@rkda.bsky.social
Code. Comics. Cartography.
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🚀 Excited to share the draft Table of Contents for my upcoming book, "Introduction to GIS Programming: A Practical #Python Guide to Open Source Geospatial Tools." 📚

github.com/giswqs/intro...

📅 Aiming for a July 2025 release! Stay tuned!
June 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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bluecorridors.org is live!

Watch whales doing their thing as they mooch and migrate throughout the year.

It is an honour to be involved in processing the data for this amazing living initiative. Looking forward to expanding it further!
June 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Excited to share a new paper in @joss-openjournals.bsky.social: "eo-tides: Tide modelling tools for large-scale satellite Earth observation analysis" 🌊🛰️

A new #opensource Python package designed to help combine satellite data with ocean tide modelling!

joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21...
June 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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My #PyConUS talk is up! Tame data science file zoos with @duckdb.org!
Read files of many shapes from any cloud, including your messiest CSVs. Then, organize all of your input tables, output tables, views, and relationships in one DuckDB file. No final_v3.csv!
youtu.be/Yq-hxgysWLQ?...
Taming file zoos: Data science with DuckDB database files - Alex Monahan
YouTube video by PyCon US
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June 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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We wrote a thing. Check out “Why Does Cloud-Native Geospatial Matter to GIS Professionals?" by @lindastevens.bsky.social and me.

cloudnativegeo.org/blog/2025/02...
Why Does Cloud-Native Geospatial Matter to GIS Professionals?
How cloud-native technologies enhance scalability, collaboration, and efficiency—helping GIS professionals manage massive datasets, streamline workflows, and break down data silos.
cloudnativegeo.org
February 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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A quick blog on a method for converting #Sentinel2 imagery to a hexagonal grid. www.acgeospatial.co.uk/convert-sent... #eochat
February 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Really cool to see @gadom.ski 's work integrating Rust-Python for the STAC ecosystem www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdCJ...
High-performance Python STAC tooling, backed by Rust
YouTube video by Pangeo
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February 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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16TB archive of data.gov has been released on @source.coop , featuring over 311,000 datasets collected during 2024 & 2025, a complete archive of federal public datasets.

We're proud to support efforts that make open data more accessible and usable for all.
February 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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1. Impact. How much revenue does my work protect or generate?

2. Quality. Does my work meet or exceed customer expectations?

3. Efficiency. Reward making the right buy versus build decision.

4. Reusability. How do others leverage my work?

5. Supportability. How much work do I create for others?
a question for the people who write code for money:

if you could wave a magic wand and have your performance/promotability measured on any 5 metrics of your choice, what would those metrics be?
January 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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ATProto makes programming fun again. Here's a side project I did over the holidays, a small app that surfaces the 10 latest links to GitHub repos from the network. I learned a ton, including Go, Javascript, and a lot about websockets

vickiboykis.com/2025/01/23/y...
You can just hack on ATProto
Building a lightweight Go app on the Jetstream
vickiboykis.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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In response to the fires in the LA area, we saw many maps, tools, and datasets being shared. We created a list of geo-resources to assist responders, researchers, decision-makers, and analysts. Thanks to my amazing colleagues @kiricarini.com and @maxrjones.bsky.social docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Map and location data and tools for wildfires
docs.google.com
January 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Here's a sneak peak at my most recent project. Small transit systems deserve beautiful maps too! I'm still working on this one but loving the progress I've made so far. What's your favorite small transit system?
January 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Benn Stancil is our friend and a renowned expert in BI after experience building Mode and doing analytics at Yammer and Microsoft. He's also a ducktastic speaker. Learn more about BI's Big Lie:
Is BI Too Big for Small Data?
This is a talk about how we thought we had Big Data, and we built everything planning for Big Data, but then it turns out we didn't have Big Data, and while ...
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December 28, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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The GDAL Maintainers Meeting Minutes for December 19th, 2024 are now available at lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/gd...
[gdal-dev] GDAL Maintainers Meeting Minutes
lists.osgeo.org
December 23, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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Look, I don't want to say I called it, but
December 23, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Should get some coding done over the holidays
December 21, 2024 at 11:16 AM
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It's probably time to share the Open Source Geospatial Starter Pack again. And, as always, let me know if you want to be added or removed.
go.bsky.app/PGYLmPG
December 19, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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Exclusion Principle xkcd.com/3027
December 21, 2024 at 4:15 AM
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✨ 2024 was huge for @cloudnativegeo.org! ✨
Read @jed.co's highlights on LinkedIn for all the details.

What’s next? Mark your calendars for CNG’s conference at Snowbird, UT Apr 30-May 2 -- and snag the super early bird discount by Dec 31!
www.linkedin.com/posts/jedsun...
Jed Sundwall on LinkedIn: How is it already Dec 19?? Radiant Earth did *a lot* this year. Thanks…
How is it already Dec 19?? Radiant Earth did *a lot* this year. Thanks forever to our team (Michelle & Louisa), technical fellows (Chris Holmes, Tyler…
www.linkedin.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:58 AM
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For 50+ years, #Landsat 🛰️ has captured the changing face of #Earth 🌎. From tracking wildfires and deforestation to monitoring water resources and climate change, this long-term record continues to provide countless societal benefits. Learn more here: ow.ly/o9SL50Ut697
December 19, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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I just wrote a long (for me) post on LinkedIn that I can't be bothered to cross-post 😅 - It's basically my optimistic plea for focusing on the accessibility of geospatial in the cloud so that you don't have to be a cloud expert to leverage all the benefits of the cloud. We can do it!
December 17, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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Hey, why not remind someone to keep Trying this holiday season? A TRYING sticker & patch set is only $12, ships free in the US, and fits great in a stocking. Order soon! shop.dansinker.com/products/…
December 17, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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Phase Transition xkcd.com/3025
December 16, 2024 at 8:01 PM