A GIS analyst and a spatial analyst can read like the same job. The descriptions overlap, the tools overlap, the maps look the same. They are not the same role. One is a technician role focused on creating and managing spatial data. The other is a diagnostic role focused on finding patterns and answering core […]
This is a post I have been meaning to write for a while now and it is probably going to be the most important thing I write this year. For the past few years I have published a number of different versions of this graphic that showcases the Modern GIS Landscape, at least as I […]
In 2021, I hit “post” on one of my first LinkedIn updates. It was a simple breakdown of the top Python packages being downloaded in geospatial. Nothing fancy. Nothing viral. I scrolled all the way back recently just to look at it. At the time, I had no strategy, no content plan, and no idea […]
Most GIS professionals focus on learning new technical skills when they want to move forward in their career. Python, SQL, cloud tools, spatial data engineering, analytics. And yes, these skills matter. They open doors that traditional GIS workflows never could. But there is something most people miss. Learning the right skills is not enough to […]
Most GIS professionals reach a crossroads at some point in their career. You can stay where you are, relying on traditional desktop workflows, or you can step into the deep end of modern GIS: cloud systems, data engineering, automation, and scalable analysis. I faced that fork in the road years ago. I didn’t have a […]
