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micheletobias.bsky.social
California Beach Biogeography & Geomorphology, Geospatial Data Science, Cartography, Open Source, Library Employee, and definitely some cats. OSGeo - FOSS4G - #gischat - #maptimeDavis
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@bigdayofgiving.bsky.social why do none of the organization profiles have updated financials? I only see up to 2022 at best.

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I started my day trying to get the printer to print a document. How's your day going?

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Today I better understood that being organized in your approach to working with a team not only helps you keep track of tasks and progress towards goals, but it can help make sure every one is included and heard. Disorganization can lead to exclusion.

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This is such a great paper and it’s getting some major play in national newspapers. A couple of years ago I took a low-resolution photosphere of a ghost forest exposed by low tide in Willapa Bay, WA. The trees were above sea level before January 1700! 1/ maps.app.goo.gl/JUJf9AYwjDMK...

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The California Surf Map and other delights from Malin and Mizen #MapoftheWeek mapoftheweek.substack.com/p/mapping-th...

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It's time for #gischat! If you could have a free pass to never have to do a specific geospatial task again, what would it be? What's the one thing that you just don't like doing? Remember to use the hashtag in your replies!

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Perhaps your day would be improved by an adorable young possum?

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I just had to drop something I planned to do because I'm overwhelmed with so much going on (a loss in my family, work overload, dance concert coming up, political crises...) and I was feeling bad. I needed to read this.

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Just a little reminder that if you haven't updated the #altgov accounts you follow recently, you can do that with bsky.app/starter-pack...

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We've collected info on ~25% of Friday's #NSF grant terminations. Keep encouraging your colleagues to submit!: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni... Know a program officer, grants administrator, or someone else who has a list of terminations? Please have them get in touch. Signal contact info at the link.

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Earlier this week, a student asked me if I knew of any good resources for learning statistics. And I really don't. I interpret "good" to mean materials that are engaging and offer easy to digest explanations. They said they like W3Schools and hoped there was something similar for stats. Any ideas?

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PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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My #qgis plugin, Literature Mapper, a tool that lets you assign geometries to entries in your Zotero library, has gotten several citations in recent years. Maybe it's time to look for funding to add features and fix bugs. How do I even get started? #gischat micheletobias.github.io/maps/Literat...

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

I'm chatting with my colleague about some solutions for challenges we're having with mentoring while a group of students dons VR goggles and is reciting Shakespeare on the other side of the office. This is reality, not a weird dream. It's hard to get bored working here.

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It's time for #gischat! What's your favorite thing to work on? Maybe it's a specific type of data or a domain or an approach or something else, but what is really fun to do? Remember to use the hashtag in your reply!

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Great news for struggling SoCal steelhead:

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We've read your comments about the eugenics undertones in Trump and RFK Jr.’s rhetoric. As public health experts, we share your concerns. Let’s take a moment to break this down. 🧵

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My Hand Drawn Maps workshop video from last Friday's #maptimeDavis is now up on YouTube. There's a link to the written workshop reader and the spot we chose to draw on Google Maps. Please understand that we're geo people and not great with video production. #gischat www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIAo...

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I've just published a new version of the pygris #Python package, helping you work with U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line shapefiles and other data resources. Grab the new version now with `pip install pygris`; it resolves issues with the Census website and ensures you can get your data.

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But will this break my plugin? #gischat

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OMG we had a blast doing this. We had 12 people plus me teaching. They chose to draw the UC Davis Wastewater Treatment Facility of all places! #gischat

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