Rick Lederer-Barnes
@upstategis.bsky.social
GIS Specialist/Cartographer dba Upstate GIS (UpstateGIS.com)
Located in Upstate NY (greater Capital Region)
Member of NACIS, SCGIS, and NYSGISA
Located in Upstate NY (greater Capital Region)
Member of NACIS, SCGIS, and NYSGISA
Northshire was my happy place growing up (and still one of my favorite bookstores)
January 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Northshire was my happy place growing up (and still one of my favorite bookstores)
That sucks 😔Glad you're able to turn it into something...fun(?) - as I Gen X Star Wars fan I'm ashamed of all the hate out there that seems to be heavily weighted from my demographic - I've enjoyed your SW work (well maybe not what you and @tessagratton.bsky.social did to poor Kevmo 😱😉)
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
That sucks 😔Glad you're able to turn it into something...fun(?) - as I Gen X Star Wars fan I'm ashamed of all the hate out there that seems to be heavily weighted from my demographic - I've enjoyed your SW work (well maybe not what you and @tessagratton.bsky.social did to poor Kevmo 😱😉)
Don't forget to update the map with the giant 51st state to our north and the 52nd state of Greenland after we buy it, since ya know, that's a thing he thinks we can do 🤦♂️
January 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Don't forget to update the map with the giant 51st state to our north and the 52nd state of Greenland after we buy it, since ya know, that's a thing he thinks we can do 🤦♂️
That looks awesome!- one potential issue is what appears to be a metal rim - some of us tend to get distracted and have to reheat our hot beverage (multiple times) and metal and microwaves don’t get along too well ⚡️💥⚡️ But it does look classy, so perhaps we’ll just have to drink faster 😁
January 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
That looks awesome!- one potential issue is what appears to be a metal rim - some of us tend to get distracted and have to reheat our hot beverage (multiple times) and metal and microwaves don’t get along too well ⚡️💥⚡️ But it does look classy, so perhaps we’ll just have to drink faster 😁
We’ve had this Peanuts strip on our fridge for the past 20+ years 😊🐕
January 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
We’ve had this Peanuts strip on our fridge for the past 20+ years 😊🐕
Surprisingly quite a bit of the yellow area on your map is still farmland. The 2004 GEIS helped keep a good part of western CP non-developed. But there is still a lot of pressure on what’s not permanently protected. Esp along the 146 corridor
December 27, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Surprisingly quite a bit of the yellow area on your map is still farmland. The 2004 GEIS helped keep a good part of western CP non-developed. But there is still a lot of pressure on what’s not permanently protected. Esp along the 146 corridor
Ha! I’m working on Clifton Park’s farmland protection plan now - can’t say that your map was among the reference materials though 😂
December 26, 2024 at 4:44 AM
Ha! I’m working on Clifton Park’s farmland protection plan now - can’t say that your map was among the reference materials though 😂
Yea! Glad you finally made it there @rosemarywardley.bsky.social
December 23, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Yea! Glad you finally made it there @rosemarywardley.bsky.social
I'd also be curious for the "Independent GIS Consultant" if they're reporting gross or net "salary" since it seems rather high (and it's a small sample size) - once you take out business expenses and self employment taxes there tends to a LARGE difference between gross and net.
December 17, 2024 at 4:19 PM
I'd also be curious for the "Independent GIS Consultant" if they're reporting gross or net "salary" since it seems rather high (and it's a small sample size) - once you take out business expenses and self employment taxes there tends to a LARGE difference between gross and net.
Their report says "Average salary differences between those who are GISPs and those who are not vary widely by job title, with the overall difference being approximately $20,000" but the high paying jobs are more than 50% GISPs so seems like that could be skewing the data quite a bit 🤷♂️
December 17, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Their report says "Average salary differences between those who are GISPs and those who are not vary widely by job title, with the overall difference being approximately $20,000" but the high paying jobs are more than 50% GISPs so seems like that could be skewing the data quite a bit 🤷♂️
Realized I forgot to add the #creativecarto been a while since I’ve been able to use that so I’m out of practice 😊 🗺️
December 17, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Realized I forgot to add the #creativecarto been a while since I’ve been able to use that so I’m out of practice 😊 🗺️
Small world! We’ve seen them every year they’ve come to Cambridge - I think it’s been 5 years now.
December 16, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Small world! We’ve seen them every year they’ve come to Cambridge - I think it’s been 5 years now.
It seems like a cool meeting as there's overlap from my old science life at Brown to my current "family" of cartographers, but seeing some of the images, like the giant poster area, makes it seem overwhelming. 500 people at a conference feels like a lot, I can't imaging 5-6x that many 😱
December 11, 2024 at 9:49 PM
It seems like a cool meeting as there's overlap from my old science life at Brown to my current "family" of cartographers, but seeing some of the images, like the giant poster area, makes it seem overwhelming. 500 people at a conference feels like a lot, I can't imaging 5-6x that many 😱
There’s a @nacis.bsky.social slack channel for it, but having it revived here would be great - @run-for-funner.bsky.social @moriartymaps.com @molly-ohalloran.bsky.social and @sarahbell.bsky.social I feel were the lead/most active in getting it going on 🐦
December 10, 2024 at 5:19 AM
There’s a @nacis.bsky.social slack channel for it, but having it revived here would be great - @run-for-funner.bsky.social @moriartymaps.com @molly-ohalloran.bsky.social and @sarahbell.bsky.social I feel were the lead/most active in getting it going on 🐦
I recently listened to Spare, which I thought was a great listen since Prince Harry narrates it (and not just because of the British accent which makes anything more interesting to listen to 😆). Really interesting insight into life as a royal and all the 💩 he has dealt with.
December 6, 2024 at 1:52 AM
I recently listened to Spare, which I thought was a great listen since Prince Harry narrates it (and not just because of the British accent which makes anything more interesting to listen to 😆). Really interesting insight into life as a royal and all the 💩 he has dealt with.
I occasionally think about trying them again, but then look at the long list of colors and other unpronounceable ingredients and decide it’s best left in the past 🤢
December 4, 2024 at 3:16 AM
I occasionally think about trying them again, but then look at the long list of colors and other unpronounceable ingredients and decide it’s best left in the past 🤢
Used to love those as a kid. The name is a bit misleading since it should really be called 'super sweet candy coated peanuts with a unique flavor that you can't quite place' (but that's probably too long)
December 3, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Used to love those as a kid. The name is a bit misleading since it should really be called 'super sweet candy coated peanuts with a unique flavor that you can't quite place' (but that's probably too long)
Already in my library 😊, but will have to wait to listen 😞 as I’m still in the middle of Phase II (almost done with @georgemann.bsky.social’s Battle of Jedha 😊 so still several books away 😞)
December 3, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Already in my library 😊, but will have to wait to listen 😞 as I’m still in the middle of Phase II (almost done with @georgemann.bsky.social’s Battle of Jedha 😊 so still several books away 😞)
Hmmm, maybe just a couple of people you might know 🤔
December 2, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Hmmm, maybe just a couple of people you might know 🤔
Well all maps are abstractions, and these are geographic areas and you are using real elevation data to create them so I don’t think there’s any question that they are indeed maps.
Of course there’s no north arrow, scale bar, or legend so from what I hear they actually can’t be maps 🤔😂
Of course there’s no north arrow, scale bar, or legend so from what I hear they actually can’t be maps 🤔😂
November 27, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Well all maps are abstractions, and these are geographic areas and you are using real elevation data to create them so I don’t think there’s any question that they are indeed maps.
Of course there’s no north arrow, scale bar, or legend so from what I hear they actually can’t be maps 🤔😂
Of course there’s no north arrow, scale bar, or legend so from what I hear they actually can’t be maps 🤔😂
Will be doing something similar later today - gotta have the onion gravy tomorrow 🤤
November 27, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Will be doing something similar later today - gotta have the onion gravy tomorrow 🤤
Had to look that one up - but the brief snippet that called it the “the Dirty Dozen in space” has me intrigued 🤔
November 25, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Had to look that one up - but the brief snippet that called it the “the Dirty Dozen in space” has me intrigued 🤔
Wait, are you allowed to use a Star Trek meme?😉 Isn't that like @wilwheaton.net walking into the Force Awakens premier on Big Bang Theory wearing his Trek uniform 😂
November 25, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Wait, are you allowed to use a Star Trek meme?😉 Isn't that like @wilwheaton.net walking into the Force Awakens premier on Big Bang Theory wearing his Trek uniform 😂