Look I have been talking about modern GIS for about three years now (a full three if you count this post). And the adoption of the term has grown significantly since my first full article on the topic in January 2022: But in the past year or so something caught my eye from a specific company that says […]
“Atomic Habits” for learning modern GIS
In the last few weeks I have been reading (or rather listening) to Atomic Habits by James Clear. While I am certainly not productivity obsessed or focused on rigid habits, I do always look to optimize the way I work. For me there are a lot of things I want to do, and I want […]
š The 7 things I wish I knew about Python before learning Python
Itās more than likely that Python is going to become a fundamental skill in all areas in the coming years, just as Excel did in previous decades. Its applications across many domains and ability to automate processes make it one of the most popular languages today. But in GIS, we already know that. For years, […]
Why I joined Wherobots
This past week, I started a new path in my career for the first time in 9 years over with the amazing team at Wherobots. There are a number of reasons why I am excited to join (the technology reasons will be explained below) but the first is the amazing team members I met this […]
The 3 critical skills you need for modern GIS (that arenāt Python or SQL)
In GIS we love to collect skills like sports collectors chasing theĀ 2009-10 Panini National Treasures Stephen Curry Logoman Autograph Rookie Card. I admit to this as well, both falling victim to this as well as focusing a lot of content on this as well. (By the way, the Spatial Lab, my new membership community, is […]





