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geoMusings by Bill Dollins

A geospatial career journey

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Twenty Years, Part One

In 1993, at the very start of my career, I was a newly minted AML developer working on a data automation project. A good bit of the industry’s energy at the time was focused on digitizing vast amounts of geospatial information that still existed in analog form, including mylar, paper maps, and other physical artifacts, … Continue reading Twenty Years, Part One →

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Long-Form Spatial Writing

I can't remember the exact time that I met Paul Ramsey in person and had a conversation with him - it was either at the 2011 FOSS4G in Denver or the inaugural FOSS4GNA in DC the following year - but I clearly remember what he said to me. By then, I had been writing this … Continue reading Long-Form Spatial Writing →

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So Long, Directions

Directions Magazine has announced that it is shutting down, with May 31, 2024 as the deadline to access/republish any content from the site. My first reaction when reading this was that I didn't know it was still around. Unfortunately, I was not being facetious, but it's also not funny and I should have been more … Continue reading So Long, Directions →

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Thank You for 10 Years

Bill Dollins Uncategorized 2016-12-07 1 Minute

Why Do I Blog?

Bill Dollins Uncategorized 7 Comments 2013-08-12 6 Minutes

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