Oh hi there!

Man, it's been awhile.

So... yeah... about blogging. Pretty much dead here. Between the great job I have at the Airport, and the better little family I have at home, this little activity has fallen off the rails.

But if you are reading this, thank you. I've never been a good writer, more of a reader. I think I was hoping I'd used this to mull over my geo-related thoughts, but finding the time, if it ever was a priority, hasn't really happened.

What I have found that The Spatial Community on Slack is a fantastic resource, filled with really good people from all sorts of geo companies, groups, positions. As someone juggling an enterprise GIS system, it's a fantastic resource. Maybe better than Twitter now - especially now that the Orange Douchebag has become President and my Twitter stream is filled with rage & despair on the state of affairs south of the border.

Anywhoooo, if you are into anything GIS and geo-related, as a professional, go join the Slack group. You won't regret it.

That and reading up on the latest GeoHipster interviews.

LINK: After the Gold Rush

After the Gold Rush



Nice post from one of my favorite financial bloggers on why he keeps at it.

"Know Who You Are....

... in Order to to Share Who You Are."

Via NRRW | Note & Point, and designed by Pat Dryburgh, this pretty sums up what I have to figure out what to do with this blog. Best truism I've heard this year.

Stay tuned.

2010 Revamping

Bear with me while I try and resurrect this damn thing. One resolution I'll try to keep in the new year, and hopefully showcase some of the work I've done over the last few years.

Cheers!

The Best of 604 on the Interwebs

Miss 604, a local blogger, profiles the Best of 604 Web Awards, held last night at The Cellar, a good little club/bar in downtown Vancouver. If you want the lowdown on the best bloggers in Van City covering everything from local politics to food and photography, check it out.

Photo credit: Raul on Flickr

GIS Day 2008 - Back to Blogging

It's been a busy, busy year. Everything from a new job here at the City of Surrey, to getting married, to getting back on track with this blog. Maybe James will let me back on Planet Geospatial if I get more consistent!

Today is GIS Day in North America and I've resolved to try and blog at least once a week. We'll see how it goes (must remember these handy tidbits)....

So.... here's a few things happening in Metro Vancouver around GIS Day 2008.

ESRI Regional User Conference: Vancouver. Note to self: Taking place in Burnaby....?

If you need more info on managing your rasters and mobile GIS solutions, this is good place to get the info.

Ron Lake, of locally based Galdos Systems, has blogged about the Geoweb & eGovernance.

URISA BC will holding their winter one-day conference in January 2009. Topic: GIS Analysis and 3D Modelling. These local URISA seminars are pretty good for meeting fellow GIS'ers in municipal gov't and the projects they've worked on lately.