A geospatial career journey
I say “limited” because I went exactly one day (Thursday) and the day was filled with side meetings. Most of the technical information I got came from hallway discussions with ESRI staff and from folks in the showcase. Therefore, most of my observations are at a very high level.
It is time again for my annual plug for the ESRI Federal User Conference (FedUC). Last year, I blogged as much as could. It’s no secret that I thought last year’s FedUC was the best they had done. It was the first one where I felt that there was more content than I could get … Continue reading Looking Ahead to the 2009 ESRI Federal User Conference
I spent last week in San Diego at the ESRI International User Conference. It was a bit different for me since I was working Zekiah’s booth most of the time. I did, however, make it out to a SIG and a couple of technical workshops. Additionally, some of our technical staff were there and had … Continue reading ESRI UC Summary
At the risk of sounding like an ESRI shill… The FedUC starts on Wednesday and this year it seems to have a different feel to it. It feels like it’s definitely picked up some momentum over previous years. The sessions seem to be a little meatier and the atmosphere feels more purposeful and businesslike now. … Continue reading ESRI 2008 Fed UC Vibe
James posted a couple of weeks ago about he Dev Summit. That got me curious, is anyone planning on going to the Federal User Conference in DC? It’s kind of mini East Coast UC. My company does a lot of federal and defense work so I’ll be there. It seems to be attracting more people … Continue reading 2008 ESRI Federal Users Conference
…has (most likely) been greatly exaggerated. I have no specific inside information but I do a lot of DoD work and I’m not seeing any massive shift away from ESRI. Sure, there’s been a few instances of Google Earth appliances and individual projects using open-source tools but there’s been no dramatic sea-change that would drive … Continue reading The Death of ESRI…
As I was building a Python notebook in Databricks, I started thinking about how much Python work I’ve been doing since I went out on my own. That got me thinking about all of the SQL I had been doing the last couple of years at my previous role, then the Javascript before that and … Continue reading Rings In a Tree
I spent the past couple of days at the Esri Federal GIS Conference, still referred to by many as the “FedUC,” in Washington, DC. The primary reason I went was to attend some customer meetings. The FedUC draws many people (6,000 in this year’s case) from around the country and it’s a convenient place to … Continue reading In HIFLD, a Lesson
On March 1, 2024, ArcMap will transition into “mature support.” This means it will stop getting patches and updates. While ArcMap is not scheduled to be retired until 2026, the lack of patches and updates is the death knell for any modern software. At a minimum, many IT shops will begin to uninstall it simply … Continue reading Pour One Out for ArcMap
William Dollins bill@dollins.nethttps://www.linkedin.com/in/billdollins/ Executive SummaryMr. Dollins an accomplished technology executive with over two decades of leadership experience in geospatial information systems (GIS). He has a proven track record of building and leading high-performing cross-functional teams, managing spatial data infrastructure, and developing strategic GIS initiatives that align with organizational goals. His expertise extends to GIS databases, software, … Continue reading My Resume