#AllDataIsSpatial

๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒ Greg CocksGregCocks@techhub.social
2025-05-15

As I was working as part of project planning and a technical exchange this week, I was reminded of a meme I made awhile back on being spatial BFFs
#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #toolbox #ArcGIS #QGIS #COTS #opensource #engagement #meme #gischat #tools #startrek #alldataisspatial

๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒ Greg CocksGregCocks@techhub.social
2025-01-22

Digital Transformation In GIS & Hydrology
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youtu.be/hz4g491uync?si=2g8TV9 <-- shared video interview
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It was a pleasure to do this interview...
[Note: this was NOT as a representative of my employer, rather as a professional in this area]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #usecase #opendata #appliedscience #alldataisspatial #evolvingsystems #water #hydrology #video #interview
@BimTube | @GregCocks

splash screen - BimTube video interview - Digital Transformation In GIS & Hydrology with Greg Cocks
๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒ Greg CocksGregCocks@techhub.social
2024-12-19

'Some (TopoBathy) Floodplain Images I Made A Few Years Ago, On The Mississippi R.
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These are some (topobathy) floodplain images I made a few years ago for a specific usecase โ€“ and โ€˜stumbledโ€™ across them again today, lookinโ€™ for something elseโ€ฆ
Every time I look at such things, the (engineering) geologist, geomorphologist, (pseudo) hydrologist, spatial data scientist in me is made happy in being reminded what access we have to (often open) spatial data and the sheer volume of it, and the use cases for which it can be leveraged.
We are lucky professionalsโ€ฆ
#GIS #spatial #mapping #alldataisspatial #remotesensing #geomorphology #hydrology #water #floodplain #usecase #opendata #LiDAR #geology #geomorphometry #spatialdata #happyprofessional #MississippiRiver #JALBTCX

๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒ Greg CocksGregCocks@techhub.social
2024-11-21

What Is a Better Way To Recognise GIS Day 2024 Than My And Also Stolen Mappy Memes?
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #GISDay2024 #memes #GISday #mappymeme #community #spatialdata #usecase #alldataisspatial

๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒ Greg CocksGregCocks@techhub.social
2024-06-12
graphic - book - figure 14.15 - area around the quarry showing piles of rocksgraphic - book covergraphic - book page - setting up ArcGIS Prographic - book - figure 12.22 - using the explore tool to examine the results of the spatial join tool
๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒ Greg CocksGregCocks@techhub.social
2024-01-31

Advantages and Disadvantages of Remote Sensing - Understanding the Limits of a Powerful Technology
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skywatch.com/advantages-and-di <-- shared technical article / opinion piece
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Excellent points, which is why I shared - but one they kind of missed was misinterpretation... it is a natural system, so the algorithms and process to take EA data and interpret necessarily can never be 100% perfect, and nor should they be expected to be. Ground truthing and other checks & balances are a crucial part of any such interpretation.
[This post is not considered an endorsement of this specific company]
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #advantages #disadvantages #opinionpiece #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #alldataisspatial #effectiveness #blackbox #tool #appliedscience #interpretation #limitations #challenges #usefulness #value #roi

graphic - remotesensing satellites in orbitgraphic / schematic - remotesensing - from RISEphoto - drone over a forestry / logging settinggraphic - trees 'seen' in a LiDAR point cloud
๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒ Greg CocksGregCocks@techhub.social
2023-08-18

Blow-Me-Down Brook, NH โ€“ An NHD Flowline Picked โ€˜Randomlyโ€™
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npshistory.com/brochures/saga/ <-- 1981 NPS guide
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usgs.gov/3d-hydrography-progra <-- USGSโ€™s 3DHP home page
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I am working on some hydroaddressing / network traversing technical approaches for 3DHP โ€“ and needed an example of a multisegment flowline in NHD-sourced dataset, and so โ€˜randomlyโ€™ got this one - Blow-Me-Down, NH, from WBD HUC4-0108.
Although we map so many flowlines (~20 million in the USA for NHD-sourced spatial data, estimated 10x that for the EDH data still to be determined across the USA), I like trying to understand what a flowline or waterbody โ€˜isโ€™ to the people on the ground as much as I can...
#GIS #spatial #mapping #networktraversing #3DHP #NHD #WBD #water #hydrology #USGS #mapping #USA #elevationderivedhydrography #EDH #3denabled #3dmapping #3dmodeling #3dep #elevation #opendata #nationally #waterresources #appliedscience #newhampshire #watermanagement #watermanagement #alldataisspatial #publicdata

๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒ Greg CocksGregCocks@techhub.social
2023-07-18

4 [Of Many] Careers In GIS [ / Spatial Data] With Great Job Outlooks
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gis.usc.edu/blog/the-4-fastest <-- shared article
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[I am not associated with this university in any way, just thought that it was an informative article]
[My personal take is that unless you want specifically to be โ€˜Spatial Super Heroโ€™ then pick a professional field that you appreciate & interests you - and then use GIS / spatial data skills to support that with your gained knowledge. Note that this field will almost certainly change over your career and that is A-OK; I started out as an engineering geologist, still keep my license current, then environmental scientist including nuclear site cleanups, and now work in the area of spatial data for hydrology, next isโ€ฆ]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #gischat #gismapping #career #careeradvice #careeradvancement #careeracceleration #job #jobtraining #training #traininganddevelopment #spatialdata #spatialanalysis #geography #cartographer #surveyor #urbanplanning #alldataisspatial

๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒ Greg CocksGregCocks@techhub.social
2023-05-24

30 [Often Purposefully] Terrible Maps That Are As Funny As They're Useless
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boredpanda.com/terrible-maps-f <-- shared article
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โ€œOK, folks, you might want to keep your GPS on while scrolling through this one because we're heading into the land of 'Terrible Maps.'
It's a bumpy ride, full of wrong coordinates and not-very-helpful legends, however, the unexpected twists and turns are what make it so memorable.
This fun online project, dedicated to geographically incorrect entertainment, features such gems as 'The World According To Fish' and 'What Pedestrian [Signs] Look Like Across Europe.'
Even though its content might not get you from point A to point B, the pictures can, in fact, teach you something and put a smile on your faceโ€ฆโ€
#GIS #spatial #mapping #cartography #examples #spatialdata #AllDataIsSpatial #map #maps #usecases #representation #examples #mappymemes #badmaps #mappingfails #entertainment

๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒ Greg CocksGregCocks@techhub.social
2023-05-23

40 Surprising Maps That Show A Completely Different Side To The World We Live In
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boredpanda.com/various-interes <-- shared article
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[All Data Is Spatial!]
โ€œWho doesn't love a good map? I'd even say we'd get lost without one. They enrich our understanding of the world in a simple, visual way.
Maps teach us not only about the size and shapes of countries but also show many more interesting things, like earthquake locations and wealth distribution. The local status of gay marriage or car reliance. Pretty much everything we have data on!..โ€
#GIS #spatial #mapping #cartography #examples #spatialdata #AllDataIsSpatial #map #maps #usecases #representation #examples

๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒ Greg CocksGregCocks@techhub.social
2023-04-26

33 New Or Updated Datasets On The Registry Of Open Data For Earth Day And More
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aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsec <-- shared blog post
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H/T Doug Newcomb
[a little late, but hey...]
[note that I have no affiliation with Amazon and this is not intended as a specific endorsement, just for information]
#GIS #spatial #data #mapping #opendata #openaccess #amazon #aws #webservices #spatialdata #spatialanalysis #global #gischat #earthday #environmental #development #cloud #model #modeling #earthday2023 #earthdayeveryday #alldataisspatial
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒ Greg CocksGregCocks@techhub.social
2023-03-29

When your slightly mistyped 'topologically' and Grammarly thinks you meant 'theologically'; maybe it knows more than me re: spatial perfection?! ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ™ƒ
#GIS #spatial #data #spatialdata #alldataisspatial #gischat #topology #dataquality

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