Rosy Schechter is a human being who has been fortunate to channel her love of learning and desire to improve the world into a tapestried professional practice. This path has most recently led her to lead Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), a private foundation that both provides free IP address space to the international amateur … Continue reading Rosy Schechter to GeoHipster: “Be kind to yourself.”
Author: atanas
Trisalyn Nelson: “The biggest challenge is working to ensure the data are representative”
Trisalyn Nelson joined the Department of Geography at UCSB as Jack and Laura Dangermond Endowed Chair of Geography in 2020. From 2016-2020 she was Director of the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University. Prior, she was the Lansdowne Research Professor and Director of the Spatial Pattern Analysis and Research Lab … Continue reading Trisalyn Nelson: “The biggest challenge is working to ensure the data are representative”
Maps and mappers of the 2021 calendar: Zoey Armstrong, back cover
Q: Tell us about yourself. A: My name is Zoey Armstrong and I'm a graduate student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. I'm currently working on my Master's of Geography and my thesis is examining the effectiveness of species distribution modeling using citizen science and herbarium data. Besides researching, I enjoy going out on hikes … Continue reading Maps and mappers of the 2021 calendar: Zoey Armstrong, back cover
Steven Romalewski to GeoHipster: “If our maps help shape the coverage, I’m thrilled”
Steven Romalewski directs the Mapping Service at the Center for Urban Research at the Graduate Center of the City University of NY (CUNY). The Mapping Service engages with foundations, agencies, businesses, nonprofits, and CUNY researchers to use spatial analysis techniques in applied research projects. They specialize in online applications providing intuitive access to powerful data … Continue reading Steven Romalewski to GeoHipster: “If our maps help shape the coverage, I’m thrilled”
Mike Dolbow: “I haven’t always succeeded, but I’ve always been satisfied with the pursuit”
Mike Dolbow is a GIS Coordinator at a small state agency and your classic Jack of All Trades (Master of None). Mike was interviewed for GeoHipster by Atanas Entchev. Q: How did you get into GIS? Would you do it all over again given the chance? A: Like a decent percentage of my peers, I … Continue reading Mike Dolbow: “I haven’t always succeeded, but I’ve always been satisfied with the pursuit”
Steve Pousty: “Never go full spatial”
Steve is a Dad, Son, Partner, and Director of Developer Relations for Crunchy Data (PostgreSQL people). He goes around and shows off all the great work the PostgreSQL community and Crunchy Committers do. He can teach you about Data Analysis with PostgreSQL, Java, Python, MongoDB, and some JavaScript. He has deep subject area expertise in … Continue reading Steve Pousty: “Never go full spatial”
Glenn Letham: “On social media stay away from politics, guns, and map projection discussions”
Glenn is a Geographer (B.Sc Geog 93’) and has worked in the GIS industry since 1990 when he first worked as an intern on CAD & GIS mapping for the natural gas pipeline in Victoria, BC. Since then he has been a GIS analyst for both public and private sectors and is known mostly as … Continue reading Glenn Letham: “On social media stay away from politics, guns, and map projection discussions”
Michael Gurley: “When I ‘discovered’ the geopackage, I was an immediate convert”
Michael Gurley Michael Gurley came to the Geo-field accidentally, burned brightly across the early GIS skies, relished being a small fish in a small pond, fought hard to keep the mystic arts secret from the unwashed masses, was an unapologetic ESRIalite, and then experienced a conversion to the “GIS is just a tool” doctrine, and … Continue reading Michael Gurley: “When I ‘discovered’ the geopackage, I was an immediate convert”
Courtney Claessens: “It’s incredibly important that we stay humble in the kind of work we do”
Courtney Claessens Courtney is a product manager at the Canadian Digital Service. Before joining the public service, she worked at Esri building products to connect local governments and their communities using open data. She has a BA in Urban Systems and GIS from McGill University. She lives in Ottawa and is moderately active on Twitter. … Continue reading Courtney Claessens: “It’s incredibly important that we stay humble in the kind of work we do”
Jim Barry: “Believe in it? Then just build it.”
Jim Barry Jim is a geodeveloper advocate at Esri in NYC. Before that, he worked in Redlands running the developer network program, and previous to that, running Esri’s tech support operations. Catch him on twitter @JimBarry. The statements and opinions below are Jim's and not the opinions or official positions of his current or previous … Continue reading Jim Barry: “Believe in it? Then just build it.”