Rolf --- geo-data specialist @GeoExperts

Sure, qgis has his stability issues, but damn, Arcgis Pro is more unstable than I feared. Even without extensive analysis or use of big datasets. Any tips #gischat?

@MatthewHMalone I'm aware, but surely mapping has improved since the late nineties, or hasn't it?

@RolfGeo Watersheds...they don't change their boundaries quickly. 😁

😊 Discovered today that a map I created in 1999 using #ArcView 3.2 is still online and being used by the Flint River Watershed Coalition. #IAmOld #GIS

De gebiedsplannen kunnen geen overschot aan aandacht voor waterkwaliteit hebben. Schoon water is een basisbehoefte tenslotte. h2owaternetwerk.nl/h2o-podium/opi…

We pompen zoveel grondwater op dat de aardas is verschoven trouw.nl/a-b0b24f79

🚄 Where can you go by train in Europe - 8h edition! I made an update to chronotrains.com, with configurable travel times from 1-8h, and more frequent data updates.

@Cchurchili roadkills

Hints: - it is not any kind of living thing - humans did not build it and nothing man made emitts it. However man made things and people can start them.

This is *not* a map of population, or any kind of human infrastructure - but yet it matches human settlement very closely. What #dataset is it? Can you tell? o_O

If you can only use one map of the Netherlands, this is the one

Monitoring ammoniak vervuiling via bioindicatoren naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature…

Zijn er hier nog meer geo-data specialisten die zich op landelijk of regionaal niveau bezig houden met het Nationaal Programma Landelijk Gebied?

Er is veel aan te merken op de piekbelasters lijst die wordt gedomineerd door bedrijven rondom de veluwe, maar de uitkoop kan iig van start. nos.nl/l/2473568

Niet alleen blije boeren in Groningen na verrassende uitspraak stikstofgrens - nos.nl/l/2470567

Goed werk op zijn Gronings

Onderzoek van @provgroningen wijst uit dat kwaliteit natura2000 gebied Liefstinghsbroek in Westerwolde aantoonbaar is verslechterd. provinciegroningen.nl/actueel/nieuws…

@MaxLenormand @fortiain @pokateo_ True. In my experience basic GIS is getting more incorporated into websites and software. But still many companies and organisations underuse GIS. Inhouse GIS promotion is still very much needed

@RolfGeo @fortiain @pokateo_ I think the point still stands, if one is a new grad today, looking at the skills worth investing in the next couple decades (anything beyond that is wild speculation) I think it's wise to keep in mind software engineers are getting more involved in GIS in my humble opinion

I am frequently asked for career advice from new GIS grads. Unfortunately, I don't have the capacity to advise most, so I'm compiling a list of GIS mentoring programs or places folks can go to get support. #gischat please share if you know of anything!

@fortiain @MaxLenormand @pokateo_ I suppose those days have been numbered for over a decade now

@RolfGeo @MaxLenormand @pokateo_ The question is where that speciality will lie. Grammerly check my spelling and grammar. The skills are still there, they just don’t sit in the typing pool any longer. If you are a GIS/EO technician then your days are numbered. Better learn to code.

Dit is echt slecht nieuws. deltares.nl/nl/nieuws/stij…

@MaxLenormand @pokateo_ @fortiain I fully agree. I just wanted to add that the gaps between GIS, IT, policy/business people are getting more complex to bridge and also demands for GIS and geo data are growing so importance of GIS-specialised management is increasing rapidly, at least in the Netherlands

@RolfGeo @pokateo_ @fortiain Definitely! My -albeit a bit provoking point- is more that software engineers build the tools used for GIS today And a lot of GIS tasks are increasingly becoming more and more automated So learning to automate stuff is a valuable skill in my opinion

@MaxLenormand @pokateo_ @fortiain Software engineer are not the only ones using GIS

@pokateo_ Learn Python GIS isn't a job, it's a speciality that software engineers can learn about. I would recommend listening to this recent conversation with @fortiain on what automation in our field might look like (doesn't even consider OpenAI) Starts here: youtu.be/WaY8e7YqaWI?t=…

@pokateo_ Gis can be so much more than programming and analysis. It's also about data management and governance, geo data infrastructure, cartography, and more. My advice to anyone who enjoys using GIS is to figure out what aspect of GIS they enjoy the most.

@mvexel @cbed32 There is a Postal code polygon map for the Netherlands, but it is derived from Dutch addresses.

Can anyone recommend open data of zip code polygons for US, Europe and anywhere else? #gischat #opendata #qgis #qgis #arcgis