A geospatial career journey
I have been circling this idea in a few recent posts. I am not sure this one brings it all the way in for a landing, but it at least feels like it is on the approach. What sharpened it for me were two recent customer conversations where AI was assumed to be part of … Continue reading Does Your Workflow Need A Model?
Summaries of selected talks from FedGeoDay 2026, Day 1, April 2026, US Census Bureau, Suitland, MD Once again, I served on the FedGeoDay organizing committee this year. FedGeoDay continues to be one of the higher-value events on my calendar, and this year was no exception. With a focus on data preservation and federal data stewardship, … Continue reading FedGeoDay 2026: Four Talks Worth Your Attention
Note: This post is the second in a four-part series leading to the 20th anniversary of this blog. I was recently at a conference that was primarily focused on climate risk. One particular panelist caught my attention when talking about analyzing vulnerabilities by first creating a digital twin and then using an AI model to … Continue reading Twenty Years, Part Two
When Steve Crocker published RFC 1 on April 7, 1969, he did not present it as doctrine. He described tentative agreements, open questions, and a document offered in expectation of reaction (Crocker, 1969). That posture matters. It is a reminder that stewardship and governance were not late additions to shared technical infrastructure. They were part … Continue reading RFC 1, OGC, and the Long Arc of Technical Stewardship
Over the next several months, I will be making the rounds on my 2026 geo-conference schedule, with stops at FedGeoDay, State of the Map US, and FOSS4G North America. These are not just events I plan to attend. They are communities I have been involved with in different ways, and each one represents a part … Continue reading Geo Roadshow 2026