Programming Basics for QGIS Users
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https://courses.gisopencourseware.org/course/view.php?id=80 <-- shared GIS OpenCourseWare resource
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#tutorial #training #onlinelearning #course #stepthrough #GIS #spatial #mapping #QGIS #scripting #coding #programming #development #automation #customisation #workflows #automating #Python #PyQGIS #spatialanalysis #commandline #tools #opensource
@MITOpenCourseWare

Monitoring Snow Cover Dynamics At 30-M Resolution In Higher Latitude Regions Using Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 [Canada & Alaska]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2026.01.032 <-- shared paper
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https://app.geo.ca/en-ca/map-browser/record/1ed7fdec-9a50-4fe9-aa16-78f9ee3f05bc <-- shared dataset
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #snow #snowcover #arctic #Arctic #highlatitude #harmonized #Landsat #Sentinel2 #Sentinel #remotesensing #imagery #earthobservation #HudsonBat #BrooksRange #ecozone #snowdynamics #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #metrics #winter
@NRCAN

Map-Based, Online Dashboard - St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District
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https://dashboard.svlh.gov/ <-- shared dashboard
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https://svlh.gov/ <-- shared St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District home page
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H/T @st. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District
#waterconservancy #watermanagement #waterdata #knowyourwatershed #water #hydrography #hydrology #FrontRange #Colorado #USA #GIS #spatial #mapping #openscience #spatialanalysis #waterresources #watermanagement #alldataisspatial #spatialdata #LeftHandCanyon #StVrain #visualisation #wateruser #landowner #partner #industry #ecology #ecosystem #watershed #waterquality #watersecurity
@st. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District

How to Download and Visualize NASA-ISRO NISAR Data in QGIS | Step-by-Step Tutorial [shared]
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https://youtu.be/oRTplHPf_T0 <-- shared video tutorial
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https://github.com/opengeos/qgis-nasa-earthdata-plugin <-- shared NASA Earthdata Plugin for QGIS
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https://science.nasa.gov/mission/nisar/ <-- shared #NASA NISAR mission home page
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H/T Qiusheng Wu
#remotesensing #earthobservation #tutorial #training #onlinelearning #download #visualisation #NISAR #opendata #satellite #NASA #Earthdata #QGIS #plugin #SAR #icemovement #ecosystems #vegetation #biomass #naturalhazard #risk #hazard #NetCDF #spatialvisualisation
@QGIS | @nasa

Geosurvey Reveals Hidden Australia Magnetic Anomaly
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https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/Articles/2026/January/Australia-magnetic-anomaly <-- shared CSIRO (Australia) technical article
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https://research.csiro.au/potential-fields/ <-- shared CSIRO ‘Potential Field Geophysics’ home page
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https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6193e9f3d34eb622f68f13a5 <-- shared @USGS tri-national (Canada, USA and Australia) geologic, geophysics, and mineral resource data release / report
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https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/disciplines/geophysics/airborne-electromagnetics <-- shared Australian government airmag overview page
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https://doi.org/10.5382/Mono.06.30 <-- shared paper, “The Contribution Of High Resolution Aeromagnetics To Archean Gold Exploration In The Kalgoorlie Region, Western Australia”
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#CriticalMinerals #GIS #spatial #Mapping #CriticalMineralsMappingInitiative #geology #structuralgeology #mineralresources #exploration #discovery #remotesensing #model #modeling #mining #economics #Australia #NorthernTerritory #MagneticAnomaly #AustraliaMagneticAnomaly #geomagnetism #openscience #opendata #openaccess #geoscience #geophysics #aeromagneticsurvey #aeromagnetic #spatialanalysis #CSIRO
@CSIRO

"HEY!
Stop looking at your phone.
WHERE is my breakfast?"
#insistent #cat #breakfast #barnkitten

@ElYo no

#StoutMonth #Denver #Colorado #VineStreet
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Well it is February 1st! 1st stamp!
"That's a bingo!"
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Like every wine would be red if it could be, every #beer would be #dark ! 😊
@vinestreet
Is that a Norwegian blue/black? 😜

AI approach 'of course', inadvertently or otherwise
The irony (sic) of the lowermost part of the screenshot!!! ~eye roll~
#ai #farenheit451

@vronimus_ironimus @JeremyMallin
Now if you were female and infertile because your parents were antivaxxers then likely a different story... or maybe if your family you grew up in Madagascar for a few generations or more and you had polio, likely different story... 🙃
Otherwise, even if you are trying to be *facetious*, nah! 😘

@thomasfuchs @JeremyMallin awwww #blessyourheartsouthernstyle Attempted obfuscation noted - and dismissed!
#throwenoughmud #castingaspersions

@vronimus_ironimus @JeremyMallin look up the concept of anecdotal and correlation not being casuality 😊
IMHO your attempted obfuscation is noted - and dismissed!

From Space To Field - Putting satellite insights into growers’ hands [OpenET]
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https://irrigationtoday.org/features/from-space-to-field/ <-- shared technical media article
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https://etdata.org/ <-- shared OpenET home page
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https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/openet-satellite-based-water-data-resource/ <-- shared NASA technical article
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https://youtu.be/Rbobf6aurLs?si=Q0kN9eiZH0gT8O5m <-- shared OpenET overview video
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#OpenET #openscience #opendata #publicgood #publicservice #nonprofit #fedscience #fedservice #evapotranspiration #ET #Landsat #OLI #OperationalLandImager #groundwater #water #hydrology #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #agriculture #USA #farming #waterresources #watermanagement #planning #watersecurity #satellite #remotesensing #earthobservation #model #modeling #irrigation #metrology #raster #cost #economics #efficiency #foodproduction #mobileapp #FARMS #view #download #usecase #reporting
#OpenET #USGS #USDA @NASA #USGS_EROS

The Arctic Coastal Erosion Model - Overview, Developments, and Calibration at Drew Point, Alaska
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https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.174086594.45589925/v1 <-- shared paper
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#Alaska #permafrost #coastalerosion #Arctic #permafrost #modeling #climateresilience #coast #coastal #erosion #sloughing #coastline #polaramplification #climatechange #ArcticCoastalErosion #ACE #model #modeling #oceanographic #atmospheric #oceanic #finiteelement #thermoabrasion #storm #stormsurge #fieldwork #calibration #geomechanics #sediments #geochemistry
#SandiaNationalLaboratories #USGS

SOME SHARED SPATIAL/GIS ROLES & OPPORTUNITIES
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w/e January 30th, 2026 | mostly North America (but global also)
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https://open.substack.com/pub/earthstuff/p/some-shared-spatialgis-roles-and-9f2
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• you can subscribe to this (intended) weekly newsletter at LinkedIn or at Earthstuff.substack.com if so inclined
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#fridayjobs #gischat #jobsonfriday #GIS #spatial #job #jobopenings #newjob #employment #roles #GISJobs #NotARecruiter #fridayspatialjobs #scholarship #CareersInSpatial #career #openroles #CaveatNONEmptor

Earth MRI Acquisitions Viewer [#USGS]
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https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/emri/ <-- shared online mapping resource
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https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/earth-mri <-- shared #USGS #EarthMRI home page
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[wonderful #USGS #fedscience work!]
"Earth MRI is modernizing mapping of the Nation's surface and subsurface. We deliver high-quality data needed to understand our Nation's geology, find new critical and other mineral resources, and inform decisions about how the Nation will meet its evolving needs..."
#criticalminerals #criticalmineralsdata #hyperspectral #geologicmapping #resourceassessments #GIS #spatial #mapping #geology #opendata #minerals #mining #technology #EarthMRI #MRI #MappingResourceInitiative
@USGS

Niscemi Landslide—Why Did The Side Of A Town Fall Off? [Engineering Geology | Geotechnical]
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https://youtu.be/-2tEvuTftbs?si=Pq73A7P-uG1WRJFr <-- shared technical video
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https://youtu.be/u6JUjA-Fdmc?si=P40a429lfn1lhmJs <-- shared media video
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/niscemi-sicily-landslide-chasm-storm-cyclone-harry <-- shared media article
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[The area has suffered two historic landslides, in 1790 and 1997. Trying to comprehend the SCALE of this 2026 event is difficult, but the inline video in the 3rd (media) link does give an indication.]
#Niscemi #Sicily #Italy #landslide #mechanics #massmovement #pluvial #extremeweather #cyclone #risk #hazard #damage #infrastructure #cost #model #engineeringgeology #geology #geotechnical #water #hydrology #massmovement #overview #slide
@TheGeoModels #TheGeoModels

See The Mississippi River’s Hidden History, Uncovered By Lasers
Using hyperprecise LiDAR data,. a cartographer [well, hydrographer!] maps the river’s bend and channels over time with mesmerizing results…
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mississippi-rivers-hidden-history-uncovered-by-lidar <-- shared technical / media article
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https://dancoecarto.com/ <-- shared @Daniel Coe portfolio and more
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https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p266001coll1/id/10015/ <-- shared Harold Fisk's 1944 USACE report, “The Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River”
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrography #hydrology #LiDAR #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #hydrogeomorphology #Mississippi #River #Fiske #cartography #visualisation #meandering #channels #landforms #floodplains #opendata #3DEP #topography #geomorphology #levees #dikes #oxbows #channel #paleohydrology
#DanielCoe | @nationalgeographic | #USGS | #USACE

Mapping Medieval Africa - The Great Kingdoms of the West
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https://ubiqueags.org/the-ags-globe-mapping-medieval-africa-the-great-kingdoms-of-the-west/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/medieval-west-africa-history-facts/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.amazon.com/Medieval-West-Africa-Nehemia-Levtzion/dp/1558763058# <-- shared link to book
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H/T #AmericanGeographicalSociety
“Medieval West Africa was dominated by three great empires - Ghana, Mali, and Songhai - that grew immensely powerful from the trans-Saharan trade routes, especially for gold and salt, fostering vibrant Islamic cultures, wealthy cities like Timbuktu, and powerful centralized governments before smaller states emerged. These empires were centers of learning, art, and distinct governance, with oral traditions preserving much of their history…”
#mapping #historicmaps #Africa #WestAfrica #Medieval #cartography #empires #kingdom #Ghana #Mali #Songhai #trading #traderoutes #Sahara #gold #salt #Timbuktu #history
@AmericanGeographicalSociety