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Five levels of AI use: From “Spicy Autocomplete” to “Dark Factory”, Dan Shapiro proposes SAE-inspired five levels of #AI use in #programming as a framework for how organizations mature from basic tools to full #automation.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/01/31-five-levels-of-ai-use/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

RE: https://mapstodon.space/@adamsteer/115952378510864414

I too discourage .mdb and .gdb. #TeamShapefile is the way to go 👍 #gischat

SOME SHARED SPATIAL/GIS ROLES & OPPORTUNITIES
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w/e January 30th, 2026 | mostly North America (but global also)
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#fridayjobs #gischat #jobsonfriday #GIS #spatial #job #jobopenings #newjob #employment #roles #GISJobs #NotARecruiter #fridayspatialjobs #scholarship #CareersInSpatial #career #openroles #CaveatNONEmptor

In 5 days, @esri #Water webinar: #GIS Methods, Tools, and Workflows for Water #Resources https://tinyurl.com/4ks9vn74

#hydrology #watershed #flood #management #GIS #esri #arcgis #mapping #GISchat #geospatial @esrislgov @esritraining @urisa

The Netherlands - viewed from space using cloudless satellite imagery

#Blender #Cartography #Maps #GisChat #QGIS

Satellite image of the Netherlands, showing its flat, bright-green landscape shaped by water management. The IJsselmeer inland lake, Wadden Islands barrier chain, and southwestern river delta are visible. Dense urban areas appear as grey clusters, with Germany and Belgium in darker tones bordering to the east and south.

Tom City: Stadtplanung ganz entspannt / Urban planning made easy https://geoobserver.de/2026/01/30/tom-city-stadtplanung-ganz-entspannt/ via @DuzzOnDrums #TomCity #Urban # planning #gistribe #gischat #fossgis #foss4g #OSGeo #spatial #geospatial #DataViz #gis #geo #geoObserver pls RT

Next Generation #ArcGIS #Survey123 beta now available https://tinyurl.com/3e5emm4k

#forms #survey #DataCollection #FieldOperations #mobile #GIS #esri #GISchat #geospatial #ArcGISApps @esri @arcgisapps @esrifederalgovt @esrislgov @esritraining @urisa

#rstats #qgis #gischat blog post on layer blending with {tidyterra} https://barney.fly.dev/2026/01/27/ggplot2-blending-adventure/

QGIS: Die MACHER! / The MAKERS! https://geoobserver.de/2026/01/29/qgis-die-macher/ #qgis #switch2qgis #gistribe #gischat #fossgis #foss4g #OSGeo #spatial #geospatial #opensource #gis #geo #geoObserver pls RT via @totofiandaca

Very important PS:

If you are an organisation looking for a way out of US / other vendor capture dependency for your mapping needs (hi local governments, land managers, indigenous corporations) - and don't have a clear path for how:

Reach out. I'm very very happy to help.

I'm focused on Australia / Oceania, I can point you to others if you're in Europe / Scandinavia / Asia / Americas

...although dang I'd love an excuse to come visit and go skiing :D

#openGeospatialConsulting #GISchat

OSM scraping: An #OpenStreetMap-themed account on LinkedIn is calling on journalists to investigate a surge in what seems to be coordinated #scraping from hundreds of thousands of IP addresses, suspected to be linked to #AI #data collection. This incident...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/01/28-osm-scraping/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Are you interested in modern spatial data analysis and mapping? If you are looking for a way to improve your point-and-click workflow, R programming language is the perfect solution! With these powerful spatial packages, it is possible to handle the entire process in a transparent, reproducible and scalable way.

#rstats #rspatial #gischat

Most essential packages for spatial data science in R programming language.

New updates to Intro to GIS and Spatial Analysis by Manuel Gimond 🚀

The spatial analysis section now includes expanded coverage of spatial patterns.

Explore the update: https://mgimond.github.io/Spatial/chp11_0.html

#GISchat #SpatialAnalysis #OpenEducation

QGIS-Tipp: v3.44.7 “Solothurn” & v3.40.15 “Bratislava” (LTR) für Win, Linux & Mac verfügbar! https://geoobserver.de/2026/01/28/qgis-tipp-v3-44-7-solothurn-und-v3-40-15-bratislava-ltr-fuer-win-linux-mac-verfuegbar/ #qgis #switch2qgis #mac #win #linux #gistribe #gischat #fossgis #foss4g #OSGeo #spatial #geospatial #opensource #gis #geo #geoObserver pls RT

In 1 week, #ArcGISMonitor User Group meeting 5: Key #Performance Indicators for an #Enterprise #GIS https://tinyurl.com/3h34yhs4

#ArcGISEnterprise #observability #GIS #esri #arcgis #systemhealth #KPI #GISchat #geospatial @esri @esrifederalgovt @esrislgov @arcgisxprise @esritraining @urisa

PostgreSQL: Index-Typen / Index types https://geoobserver.de/2026/01/27/postgresql-index-typen/ via @crunchydata #PostGIS #PostgreSQL #gistribe #gischat #fossgis #foss4g #OSGeo #spatial #geospatial #opensource #gis #geo #geoObserver pls RT

New geoinformation strategy: The Canton of Bern has released its updated #Geoinformation Strategy for 2026–2030, setting a focus on customer-oriented services, long-term capacity building, and stronger cooperation across authorities. New topics include #AI, #NoCode / #LowCode environments, natural-language applications, #DigitalTwin-s, and #opensource, among many others.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/01/26-geoinformation-strategy-of-the-canton-of-bern/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS