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Welcome to GeoNet!

We are a community that collaborates, learns and shares together. To help you connect with other members, we started this introduction thread. Think of this as your intro to GoeNet networking and a chance to get to know each other as we begin our GeoNet journey.

Please introduce yourself to the rest of the community by sharing your answers to the questions in the comments section below.

Where do you work and what is your role?
What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?

Bonus Round! Post the coordinates to your favorite place on earth.

Outcomes

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thiru123 Feb 28, 2018 7:37 PM
Where do you work and what is your role?
Hi, I'm Thiru (aka Thirumurugan, if you want a long, Tamil name!), currently working as a GIS Consultant contracting for a local government authority in sunny Queensland, Australia. My current role involves publishing web services and administering ArcSDE to deliver optimal performance to Staff and Public.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
My big success so far this year has been migrating our weed mapping staff to use AGOL on iPads so they can finish their mapping workflow digitally. Last year, they have been meddling with paper maps, notepads and calling / traveling to Office to check maps on the Desktop. Many more teams lined up to convert their workflows using AGOL and ArcGIS Desktop :-)

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
My expertise is Writing to reach masses through blog posts. I guess I would be sharing my tips and tricks with you all (and expect to learn from your posts too!).

Favourite Location
-37.871829, 175.682564

(alright, alright, My favourite place on Earth is the Hobbiton village (Lord of the Rings movie set), New Zealand. Haven't visited but would love to.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ thiru123 on Mar 1, 2018 5:53 AM
  Thiru,Welcome to the GeoNet Community, we are excited you are here! Let me know if you need any help getting started, or check out the Tools & Resource section of the Resource Hub for quick GeoNet how-to docs.
  
  ps. I too have it on my bucket list to visit Hobbiton Village, NZ :-)
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RFrank_governmentofbc Mar 16, 2018 11:39 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
Hello from the City of Port Alberni, BC (Can). I am Roman Frank. Currently, I am working with our Economic Development on a pilot project using Community Analyst. I have been hired on a temporary basis to the role of 'Community Analyst'.
I look forward to hearing from - especially those of you with experience, tips and tricks to realize the full potential of this tool.
Thank you.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
I am using Community Analyst, and learning that I am also able to use ArcGIS Online as part of this project. This has only begun, and gathering data for analysis is my primary duty right now. Recalling my ArcGIS skills would have to be my success so far.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I had worked with GIS from 1995-early 2000's for our Treaty department in Ahousaht, BC. ArcView, ArcGIS, Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst. I have had to play catch-up however, considering how long it's been. I am glad that the basics remain the same.
I also work with our I.T department here in Port Alberni.

Favourite Location

49.2770647,-126.0577292,391
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- MMathias-esristaff @ RFrank_governmentofbc on Mar 16, 2018 11:59 AM
  Hi Roman,
  Welcome to GeoNet and back to the ArcGIS world!
  
  To get you started check out ArcGIS Online and Community Analyst spaces for helpful information or a place to ask a questions.
  
  If you have any questions on how to navigate or use the GeoNet community don't hesitate to reach out to me or post a question in the GeoNet Resource Hub.
  
  Cheers,
  Michelle (GeoNet Community Manager)
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  - RFrank_governmentofbc @ MMathias-esristaff on Mar 16, 2018 12:55 PM
    Hi Michelle,
    
    Thank you very much.
    
    Roman
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elbertmatt Mar 20, 2018 10:19 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
Hello, my name is Matt Elbert, from the big city of Williston, ND. Currently, I am working with the City of Williston Public Works & Engineering Department as GIS Coordinator. I've used Geonet before as a forum for advice, tips/tricks, and problem-solving.
Thank you.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
I was just hired at the end of 2017 to my role as GIS coordinator, and I have hit the ground running using a litany of ArcGIS tools (as well as refreshing AutoCAD skills). I am looking to dive into the Spatial Analyst tool set a bit deeper in the coming year.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I have been working with GIS tools since my college days, and have a fair bit of experience working with ArcGIS. I look forward to helping improve the existing set of maps currently offered, and expanding the palette of online tools the city uses.

Favorite Location
49.9169, 103.5262
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- MMathias-esristaff @ elbertmatt on Mar 21, 2018 5:22 AM
  Matthew,
  
  Welcome to GeoNet! We are excited you are here and look forward to your shared expertise, feedback and questions. If you need any help navigating or using the GeoNet Community, check our the GeoNet Tools & Resources page for detailed guides or reach out to me.
  
  Cheers,
  Michelle Mathias (GeoNet Community Manager)
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SrikanthGokavarapu Apr 5, 2018 10:25 PM

Hello GeoNet Community! I am very excited to be a part of this community.

Where do you work and what is your role?
I am Srikanth, currently a Master's Student at the University of Detroit Mercy. Doing my Master's in Environmental Engineering. I am learning GIS from 15 months both at College and home with the help of Professors, various Communities, and blogs. I started using ArcMap which was the first experience I had as I took a GIS course during my first semester at College. And since then, I found it very useful and a great tool that could be integrated into any Project and no matter what subject you deal with!

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
I am currently doing my Thesis on a Superfund NPL site in Indiana. I am integrating GIS to my thesis to represent various contaminant plumes, the location of monitoring wells and to bring effect to the materialized content that is normally found anywhere.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
There is no singular topic to say I am an expert in but I like to learn various subjects no matter what my core field is. Everything could be used in every other subject or field. we just need to find how it fits or moreover how we could make use of the topic to introduce into another field ourselves.
I actually am an expert in Nanotechnology and would like to see how GIS could be used at Nanoscale. Interesting? I think it is and would like any suggestions to start with.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ SrikanthGokavarapu on Apr 6, 2018 10:24 AM
  Srikanth, Bradford, Eric,
  
  Welcome to GeoNet! We are excited you are all here! If you haven't already visited our GeoNet Resource Hub, I encourage you to check it out. There is a welcome video and also really useful tools to get you started.
  
  Srikanth, you may be interested in an upcoming MOOC, learn more here: The Location Advantage MOOC , later this month we will be hosting an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on this particular topic, should be fun!
  
  Bradford, I love Quebec especially Montreal, it is one of my favorite cities! What an interesting role working with the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake! You might want to check out the following spaces: ArcGIS Pro and Imagery and Remote Sensing.
  
  Eric, Really glad to hear the work that PS is doing for you is providing value and helping you determine the best product(s)! Your experience with local government should be a great value add to our community! If you haven't already, check out the ArcGIS Online space to see how others are using our cloud based solutions.
  
  Welcome and don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have any community related questions or need advice on where to get started or find something!
  
  Cheers,
  Michelle GeoNet Community Manager)
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BradfordDean Apr 6, 2018 5:11 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
My name is Bradford Dean, GIS manager to the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake, located on the reserve of Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
My training was on ArcGIS desktop but I am working with ArcGIS Pro, there I have been working with address symbols and locators and using remote sensing satellite images from USGS.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I have been trained in GIS and remote sensing at the University of Concordia, Montreal. The city is literally across the river from Kahnawake. Kahnawake is new to the GIS technology and it is my hope to help bridge knowledge of GIS use to local Indigenous knowledge and make great maps with meaning for our community.
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ericlomeli Apr 6, 2018 5:39 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
My name is Eric Lomelí and I am the GIS Supervisor at Bexar County (Texas).

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
We recently contracted esri professional services to conduct a GIS system architecture assessment. The recommendations of the report is propelling us towards cloud-ready solutions.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I have been working with GIS since 2000. I have a M.S. in GIS (Management Track) from the University of Redlands (California). I can help the community by providing lessons learned from my 11 year experience in Local Government.

Bonus Round!
One of my favorite places on earth: 40.107856, 9.689894
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deleted-user-gM8UAZIUIYqC Apr 20, 2018 3:03 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
My name is Gemma Stubbs and I'm a GIS Specialist working at Stantec in the UK, providing support to an Environmental Compliance and Sustainable Development team.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
I've recently rolled out some basic GIS training using ArcGIS for desktop 10.5 to colleagues that had no experience of the software, with an end goal to enable them to use a template I created that brings together multiple open source data sets and client data, to help inform environmental assessments. This has massively improved efficiencies in the assessment production.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I've been working with GIS, mainly ESRI products for the last 16 years in a variety of roles over the years, ranging from cartographic roles, to data management roles all with an environmental emphasis. After a few years of being in project management roles, I'm back to being technical, and I'm looking forward to connecting with the community.

Bonus Round!
There are so many amazing places it's difficult to narrow them down, but I'm going to state that my favourite place on earth is here:
53.175201, -2.442125
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- MMathias-esristaff @ deleted-user-gM8UAZIUIYqC on Apr 20, 2018 1:04 PM
  Hi Gemma, Welcome to the GeoNet Community! Happy to have your expertise added to our community, I hope you find it valuable. Let me know if you need any help navigating or using the community. We also have great resources and tools on our GeoNet Resource Hub.
  
  Cheers, Michelle Mathias (GeoNet Community Manager)
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  - deleted-user-gM8UAZIUIYqC @ MMathias-esristaff on Apr 23, 2018 1:38 AM
    Thanks Michelle.
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joeflint Apr 30, 2018 3:28 PM
Where do you work and what is your role?
Hi my name is Joe Flint. I have been retired for the past 4 years.I was a programmer for an insurance company. My interest in GIS comes from my hobby, Genealogy. In the study of family history we have tools that let us record what and when something happened in the past. We can even record where something happened as text. What I want to do with GIS is to analyze the relationship between places. For example Why did John Smith marry Jane Doe? In the 19th century your prospective partner was probably within walking or at least horseback distance. What I am trying to do is Historical GIS on an individual basis.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
My greatest GIS success this year has been finding ArcGIS for Personal Use. I started out with Google Earth. I soon realized that there was a lot of data out there in shape file format. I tried a free GIS and then a middle priced GIS not wanting to spend the money for ArcGIS. Finding that I could get the real deal for a very affordable price was great. One of the landmarks that can persist through time are rivers and streams. I now have a map populated from the USGS NHD of all the named streams in the USA. I now understand why one ancestor has been reported living in two counties at once. The deed says he lived on Naked Creek and there are two Naked Creeks one in each county.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
While I started out as a mainframe COBOL programmer, the last 15 years of my career where spent working in Visual Basic and especially C# and SQL Server. I am hoping to use my programming skills to automate the process of displaying the land purchased in the US public land states by specific individuals.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ joeflint on May 7, 2018 8:22 AM
  Joe, Welcome to the GeoNet Community. i hope you find it a valuable resource. A couple of places to check out: ArcGIS Online, GeoNet Resource Hub.
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SConnors-esristaff Jun 26, 2018 12:58 PM
Where do you work and what is your role?
I am currently working as an intern for the GeoNet Team!
What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
I haven't, but I anticipate much GIS success to come now that I'm part of GeoNet!
What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I have a good amount of knowledge of the UC and Student Assistantship as well as a degree in psychology
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- MMathias-esristaff @ SConnors-esristaff on Jun 27, 2018 6:15 AM
  Shelby, We are super excited to have you join the GeoNet team for the summer!
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alpollard Jul 18, 2018 5:49 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
I work for the Transportation Security Administration in Idaho. What is my role? That is kind of tough to answer. I am the SME for ArcGIS for TSA in the state which sounds pretty impressive, but I am self-taught and at this time my department/group is one (me).

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
I created a map for all the TSA employees in the state so we can track how natural disasters or events may affect them. Currently the threat is wildfires so I closely monitor the wildfire activity and see if any employees are/will be affected. I am still working on “standing up” the GIS group here.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
As I indicated, I am self-taught (with the help of some online resources). Thank you Coursera! My expertise is that I am a digger! I tend to like to get into the nuts and bolts of things and how they work. I am fairly skilled at finding answers.

My favorite place?
There isn’t just one. Anyplace there are a few trees and a lake or stream is fine with me!
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- MMathias-esristaff @ alpollard on Jul 19, 2018 9:41 AM
  Al , Welcome to GeoNet! Hopefully you find our community an extension of your self-leanings and come to value our sea of experts and helpful GIS professionals/developers/users and Esri staff.
  
  Here are a few places that might be good to check out: Transportation, ArcGIS for Public Transit, Implementing ArcGIS.
  
  Also if you need any help wit the community, check out our GeoNet Tools & Resources for GeoNet How-To info. and you can also reach out to me if you have any questions.
  
  Cheers!
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Meenal8 Aug 21, 2018 12:55 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
Hii, my name is Meenal Dave i am from India. i am working at National information technology, Surat as an Project Assistant. Helping in research work projects related to water resource management.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
i have worked for Morphological work for Tapi Basin for Central water commission project, used Arcmap all tools for mapping basin.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
i have self learned GIS reading book and watching videos. Right now i am teaching to UG/PG students GIS for there study work as well using for further research work.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ Meenal8 on Sep 28, 2018 11:51 AM
  Hi Meenal, Welcome to GeoNet! I hope you find everything you need here. If you have any questions on where to find something don't hesitate to reach out to me. Here are a few resources to get you started:
  
  These resources will help you navigate and help you find what you need in GeoNet.
  GeoNet Home Page Video
  GeoNet Quick Tips: Spotlight Search
  
  Based on your work, this might be a good space to check out and follow:
  Water Utilities
  
  And for fun give our Scavenger Hunt a try to help you become more familiar with how our community works:
  GeoNet New Member Scavenger Hunt
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hummel.daniel.g Aug 22, 2018 11:48 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
My name is Dan Hummel and I work for the Defense MIA/POW Accounting Agency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a postdoctoral fellow.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
I am new to GIS and studying if it will be a good fit for helping with my DPAA work, which is primarily using historical research to help identify potential locations for MIA remains from American WWII soldiers.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I am a historian and have watched videos and read on ArcMap. My main goal with using ArcMap is to plot the movement of soldiers over a certain area (focusing on northern Papa New Guinea) using the time lapse function in order to visualize what happened.

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- MMathias-esristaff @ hummel.daniel.g on Sep 4, 2018 5:09 AM
  Hi Daniel, Welcome to GeoNet! Hopefully, you will find this a resourceful and valuable place to continue your learning, ask questions and get help. A couple of places you might check out to get started:
  
  Defense and Intelligence
  Product Communities
  Implementing ArcGIS
  Esri Training
  
  And if you are looking for help on how to navigate and use the community the GeoNet Tools & Resources page will be where you want to start.
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ouimette75 Sep 21, 2018 1:58 PM
Hi Michelle,
My name is Jim Ouimette (pronounced "wee-met"). I just purchased ArcGIS for Personal Users yesterday. I'm a retired research engineer with a love for maps but very little experience creating them. I remember when ESRI first got started back in the 1970s I think. Your headquarters are just a few blocks from where my 91 year old mother lives in Redlands, so i think of you often, even though I have little experience with your products and services. I bought ArcGIS for Personal Users because it is in my price range and I want to learn.

I live in a over 55 active senior community in Sonoma County, California. I have been making maps for our Oakmont Village Association as an unpaid volunteer using Maptitude software that the Association purchased. I really like Maptitude, but it doesn't belong to me, and the products that I make for the Association are their intellectual property, as it should be. The maps I make focus on detail down to the individual property parcels in our 3200-unit association. I tend to start with Excel spreadsheets from the County assessors office which provide parcel numbers, site addresses, property type, etc. I augment this info with proprietary info from our association such as what HOA the unit is in, when purchased by whom, ages of purchasers, rental or owned, etc. I love it. Our City Planning staff provided me ESRI shapefiles and associated files to create these cool parcel maps that I can overlay extra info, such as Google satellite images.

So I'm an old guy wanting to learn new tricks working at a parcel scale in a small community. I probably have more to learn than to contribute currently.

My favorite location is anywhere my motorhome and Jeep. takes my wonderful wife and labradoodle - - usually out to the boondocks bewteen death Valley and Area 51. I'm not providing coordinates!

Regards,
Jim
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- MMathias-esristaff @ ouimette75 on Sep 28, 2018 11:58 AM
  Jim, Welcome, and congrats on your personal use purchase! You have come to the right place, in GeoNet no question is too basic or difficult. Our community members are a great wealth of resources as are our staff and happily jump in and answer any questions you may have.
  
  A great way to get started is to use search (GeoNet Quick Tips Video Series: Spotlight Search)
  or from one of the landing pages to find Product Communities, Developer Communities or Industry Communities.
  
  Cheers and all the best with your travels!
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calpgrmr Sep 26, 2018 4:41 PM
Greetings. I am a software engineer, and am approaching retirement age. I recently accepted a job with a company that is doing property assessments for the local county's tax department. Therefore, they have an ArcMap which has a layer that is based on property lines.

My past mapping experience was with the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois State police, who used a mapping program for the electronic "Motorist Collision Report" that an officer would use to document a car wreck on the expressway.

Can't wait to learn how to add a layer. Any suggested YouTube tutorials?

Thanks,

Cal
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- MMathias-esristaff @ calpgrmr on Sep 28, 2018 12:04 PM
  Hi Cal, Welcome to GeoNet! This is a great place to ask questions and research product information. We don't yet have a dedicated ArcMap space (coming in the future), but there are a lot of really knowledgeable members of the community to ask questions of. You can use the search to see what is already out there. Here is a quick tutorial on using the spotlight search: GeoNet Quick Tips Video Series: Spotlight Search. You might find your question has already been asked and answered, if not go ahead and ask it!
  
  This group might have some info ArcGIS Desktop Installation support as well as Implementing ArcGIS. And you can check out Esri Training for more in-depth knowledge.
  
  Best of luck!
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jilibeanw Sep 28, 2018 12:51 PM
Hello All! I work as a GIS Specialist for a County Planning Dept in California. I've been here 14 yrs but only recently had enough support to put more effort into really modernizing our entire mapping/data collection process. When I started, they were still making maps with kroy tape and colored pencils. lol. I'm working on 2 fairly big projects right now.

We're developing a MAD (master address database) with our EMS. Our goal is to make it NG911 compliant and LGIM friendly. We kicked off this effort due to LUCA for the Census.The majority of our address records were stored on hardcopy maps and forms. So, it was (and still is) a long process getting those into GIS. We scanned and added metadata using Laserfiche. Then created point data from that in ArcMap. We had an Access database with some more recent addresses that was also brought in. We're in the process of merging both datasets with our EMS database for a final MAD product. Our IT is helping us use FME to then push updates to various depts and apps.

The second involves creating a master case database. Again, currently the info resides on paper maps. Thousands of them. I'm still researching the best solution for this.

Glad to meet you all! And happy mapping
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- MMathias-esristaff @ jilibeanw on Oct 4, 2018 5:04 AM
  Hi Julie, Welcome to GeoNet! We have a wealth of resources and community members to help you. Here are some helpful resources to get you started:
  GeoNet Home Page Video - this video introduces you to how to navigate GeoNet to find what you are looking for.
  GeoNet Quick Tips: Spotlight Search - this one shows you how to use the spotlight search to find what you need
  Stay up to date on the latest news in GeoNet News & Tips.
  
  You can also check out the Product Communities page to find pages for the apps you are using.
  
  Don't hesitate to ask a question if you can't find what you are looking for, we have many users and staff who can help.
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19kk Oct 8, 2018 5:00 PM
Where do you work and what is your role?
Hi. I'm Liam Chung, technical director in Newstapa(The Korea Center for Investigative Journalism).
Actually, Technical Director is staff for Broadcasting TV but more multi-role in Newstapa.
Care about video(color, black and white, brightness, lightning), audio(recording, dubbing, care for noise) in studio.
After GIJN conference 2018, I studied little bit about journalism by GIS.
So, I have new vision for GIS journalism and join here for studying and be professional journalist.
Thank you.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
Just drop a one step in GIS and I studied using Arc online little.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I'm more professional about filming in studio, broadcasting by internet(Youtube live, Facebook live).
Maybe I can suggest idea for visualizing real filming of using GIS.

Bonus Round! Post the coordinates to your favorite place on earth.
51.487261 -0.124418
(I like place in movie series)
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- MMathias-esristaff @ 19kk on Oct 12, 2018 12:49 PM
  Liam, Welcome to GeoNet! and Welcome to GIS! GeoNet is a great place to get started, you can learn a lot from others using the technology and ask any questions you may have. Also, you can find information on training from the Esri Training space. Best of luck getting started and let me know if you have any question regarding the community or platform and how it works.
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  - 19kk @ MMathias-esristaff on Oct 12, 2018 4:27 PM
    Thanks!!Michelle Mathias!!
    It will be very useful information to me!!
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abdullah.saleh Oct 9, 2018 3:33 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
My name is Abdullah Saleh, i am working as GIS Enterprise Support Personal at a Governement Agency in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
It is great experience working with Portal for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Pro. This year we implemented Portal for ArcGIS in our company, creating maps and sharing with different departments. It is lot of fun

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I have been working with Desktop Suite, Geodatabases, ArcGIS for Server and Portal for ArcGIS. I am very active user of GeoNet. I share my ideas, posts questions etc. on geonet. Also i keep browsing different geonet groups and blogs which keep me up to date, help me learn lot of new things from ESRI staff as well as other geonet members.
Thanks ESRI

My Favorite Places on Earth
21.3891° N, 39.8579° E : Makkah City
24.5247° N, 39.5692° E : Medina City
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- MMathias-esristaff @ abdullah.saleh on Oct 12, 2018 12:52 PM
  Abdullah, Welcome to GeoNet!! I hope you find our community valuable for your work. We have a lot of very knowledgeable customers and staff collaborating in GeoNet.
  
  A couple of spaces that might be of use to you:
  ArcGIS Pro
  Portal for ArcGIS
  
  Best of luck and ask questions, everyone is really helpful.
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Chad_Kopplin Oct 9, 2018 1:18 PM
Where do you work and what is your role?
I am the GIS Manager at the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
I have made 2 story maps, one is for the non-point source program and one is for strategies 9 and 10 for the Governor's Water Strategy. I have created a Nitrate Vulnerability model for Laramie County, based on a modified version of the EPS DRASTIC model. I have created 2 mobil apps one for RV dump sites around the state and one for Recycling facilities around the state.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I use GIS for Wildlife analysis and interactions with humans. I work in all aspects of GIS for the agency (data creation and utilization both internally and externally.

My Favorite Places on Earth
41.344222, -106.308483 (Libby Flats the Snowy Range)
44.122602, -103.789566 (Black Hills of South Dakota)
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- MMathias-esristaff @ Chad_Kopplin on Oct 12, 2018 1:00 PM
  Chad, Welcome to the GeoNet Community! Wyoming is a beautiful place, I visited for the first time last summer, (Jackson Hole and Yellowstone), amazing landscape and wildlife, I am sure it all keeps you very busy!
  
  Here is a space you might find useful: Story Maps.
  
  And if you need any help navigating our community here are a couple of useful resources:
  GeoNet Home Page Video
  GeoNet Quick Tips: Spotlight Search
  
  Best of luck!
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li.peif_ENVR Oct 12, 2018 8:55 PM
Where do you work and what is your role?
My name is Derek, I'm a graduate student in Georgia Tech. Currently, I am still learning GIS and working on my Master's of GIST degree.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
Mostly, I use Arcmap. But this year I am learning python and arcpy. For visualization, I am using Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Tableau, etc.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I had experience on database construction, mapping via Arcmap, network analysis. I always hope to combine ArcGIS and 911 emergency incidents, because I am also a NREMT. I hope to design a feature that can live track incidents, predict the trend via big data, and provide any relocations of manpower of emergency departments before the accidents really happens.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ li.peif_ENVR on Oct 19, 2018 11:05 AM
  Hi Derek, Welcome to GeoNet! Hopefully, you will find our community a helpful place to find answers, ask questions, connect with other GIS professionals!
  
  Here are a few places to check out
  Python (this is one of our most active places in the community, so don't hesitate to ask a question as you five further into your Python education)
  Network Analyst
  Esri Training
  and to help you navigate the community these two quick videos should get you started:
  GeoNet Quick Tips: Spotlight Search
  GeoNet Home Page Video
  
  Good Luck!
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JonPriddey62 Oct 18, 2018 8:49 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
Hi, I'm Jonathan, I'm an environmental monitoring officer for the Environment Agency in the UK. I use GIS for visualising monitoring programmes in relation to environmental pressures. I seek to use GIS as the portal to other sources of information.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
My big success so far has been getting to grips with Arc10 (my organisations latest version) on a virtual desktop. I have also learned to publish and share maps via an internal esri online portal that we have called enterprise which is only for distribution to internal staff.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
My expertise is analysing and interpreting ecological data in freshwater systems, my GIS skills are basic but I have some rather ambitious ideas for integrating GIS with our databases and analysis software that is way beyond my current capabilities.

Favourite Location
51.3610° N, 1.0243° E
where I currently live
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- MMathias-esristaff @ JonPriddey62 on Oct 19, 2018 11:00 AM
  Hello Jonathan , Welcome to GeoNet, the Esri Community! We have a lot of helpful resources and people in our community and I hope you find it valuable. We will be launching an Esri UK space later this year, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime here are a few places in our community that you might find useful.
  
  ArcGIS Enterprise
  Water Utilities
  Ocean Sciences
  and to help you navigate the community these two quick videos should get you started:
  GeoNet Quick Tips: Spotlight Search
  GeoNet Home Page Video
  
  Don't hesitate to ask a question in the community if you can't find what you are looking for.
  
  Cheers!
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wbwscg Nov 9, 2018 6:46 AM
Hello, My name is Christopher Green, and I am happy to join the ESRI community!
- I work at the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. My position title is Volunteer Coordinator. My background in science communication and media production gets me involved in our exhibit hall as well as other projects.
- No big GIS success for me yet this year. I am working on a proof-of-concept project to incorporate Story Maps into our exhibit hall kiosk touchscreens.
- I am a content producer and manager. I have experience with a wide range of media production and content management software and best practices. I have experience applying this knowledge in the realm of science communication.
If you have specific knowledge about incorporating Story Maps into exhibit space touchscreens, I would love to hear from you!

Best, Chris
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- MMathias-esristaff @ wbwscg on Dec 4, 2018 7:21 AM
  Hi Chris, Welcome to GeoNet! We are happy you are here!
  
  if you haven't discovered it yet, you might find the Story Maps space of use in your work. Also some helpful links:
  GeoNet Resource Hub
  Product Communities
  Industry Communities
  GeoNet Quick Tips: Spotlight Search
  
  Cheers!
  Michelle
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toddmstewart Nov 16, 2018 5:45 AM
Good day! My name is Todd Stewart. I am the new Director of AppDev at Heartland Co-op in West Des Moines, Iowa. I'm a complete newbie to GIS. but eager to learn. Lucky for me I have several great GIS pros working on a new Work Order Dispatch system for Advanced Agronomy application. Any guidance on were to start my GIS learning would be greatly appreciated.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ toddmstewart on Nov 19, 2018 12:18 PM
  Hi Todd, Welcome to the GeoNet community and to GIS! This is a great community of GIS professionals, Esri Staff, partners, and distributors. All eager to help each other. So don't hesitate to ask any questions. I have referenced a few places in GoeNEt that might be of use to get you started.
  
  New to GIS
  Product Communities
  Industry Communities
  Developer Communities
  
  to learn more about GeoNet and how to navigate check out:
  GeoNet Resource Hub
  
  Best of luck in your new position!
  
  Cheers,
  Michelle
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  - satishmogarkar2018 @ MMathias-esristaff on Dec 5, 2018 11:23 PM
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    Thanks Todd, Looking forward.
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satishmogarkar2018 Nov 27, 2018 1:25 AM
Hello All, I am Satish Mogarkar from Mumbai, India. Currently working as Sr. Technical Analyst in HERE Solutions India Pvt Ltd, I have 16+ experience in GIS,Mapping and Photogrammetry platform. I am user of ESRI since 7.2 and ArcView 3.2. Now using ArcGIS Pro. My role is to create Model and Scrip using Python but I have no programming knowledge, Looking forward your support on this thanks.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ satishmogarkar2018 on Dec 4, 2018 7:24 AM
  Hi Satish, Welcome to GeoNet! I hope you find the community useful, we have a great group of people helping each other. Here are a few places in GeoNet you might find interesting:
  
  ArcGIS Pro
  Python
  India
  
  Cheers,
  Michelle
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jgrellier1 Nov 29, 2018 8:19 AM
Hi,

My name is James. I work at the University of Exeter in the UK as an epidemiologist. Recently I've been using GIS to assign metrics of land cover (and "exposure" to features of the natural environment) to survey respondents' residential addresses. I'm not completely new to GIS, but I've only ever conducted quite basic analyses. My current work requires me to work with very large data sets, which is a new challenge. I'm not sure what I can offer the Geonet community - I have some expertise in exposure assessment to various environmental stressors which might be of use.

Cheers
James
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- MMathias-esristaff @ jgrellier1 on Dec 4, 2018 7:27 AM
  Hi James, Welcome to GeoNet! We are working with Esri UK team to stand up a space specific to Esri UK, so stay tuned for that. But hopefully, you will find valuable information in our community. Here are a few places to get you started:
  GeoNet Resource Hub
  Product Communities
  Industry Communities
  GeoNet Quick Tips: Spotlight Search
  
  Cheers,
  Michelle
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K.Nickel@wigan.gov.uk Dec 12, 2018 3:29 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?

My name is Karen Nickel and I am the Senior Information Manager at Wigan Council in Greater Manchester in the UK with responsibility for land and property information including the Asset Register, property information management system and other relevant IT systems. I have been described by my colleagues as a ‘power user’ of GIS!

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?

My GIS success this year has been to devise, organise and co-ordinate Wigan Council’s second GIS Day event to further raise the awareness of all staff and Elected Members.

In particular my ArcGIS Open Data web application demonstrations were very well received as we work towards becoming an ’open by default’ Council that embraces data and intelligence to deliver better outcomes for residents, communities and businesses.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?

I have been working with ArcGIS desktop since 2007 and I am a new user of ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro. I have an honours degree in Surveying Science from Newcastle University and I am a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) and a member of the Association for Geographic Information, the British Cartographic Society and the Government Science and Engineering Geography Profession.

I can help the community by drawing on my professional experience gained over 38 years of working in Local Government in England mainly as an estates surveyor and valuer together with my lifelong passion for all things maps.

Favourite Location

52.658296, -0.669268 because it is where I take luxury short breaks with my family!
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- MMathias-esristaff @ K.Nickel@wigan.gov.uk on Dec 13, 2018 1:13 PM
  Hi Karen, Welcome to GeoNet! I hope you find the community valuable and helpful! Here are a few places you might find of interest:
  
  GIS Day
  ArcGIS Online
  ArcGIS Pro
  
  If you have any questions about the community and how it works check out GeoNet Resource Hub or reach out to me.
  
  Cheers, Michelle (GeoNet Community Manager)
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partnerships4Chetu Dec 13, 2018 5:48 AM
Hi, I am Marni Swickle and I work in Partnership Marketing for a company called Chetu. We are an Esri Parnter in the commercial space.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ partnerships4Chetu on Dec 13, 2018 1:25 PM
  Hi Marni, Welcome to GeoNet! Hope you find this a valuable community! Let me know if you need anything!
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jwa_ofc@bellsouth.net Dec 19, 2018 12:16 PM
I'm a market analyst.

I use ArcGIS Desktop. I have not been able to find any places here to discuss ArcGIS Desktop itself.

I mainly have frustrations and not successes, but this year I did figure out how to write a script in Python to automate a repetitive task I do. To the extent I have any interesting expertise, it's probably using Census Bureau data sets.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ jwa_ofc@bellsouth.net on Dec 20, 2018 12:38 PM
  Hi Robert, and Welcome to GeoNet! Yes, you are correct one of our current gaps is the lack of a Desktop or ArcMap community space. We are hoping to fill that gap soon. But There is there are a couple of places you could look into ArcGIS Desktop Installation support and GIS Developers and hopefully you have already four the Python space- it is really active and always experts on hand to help out.
  
  We are happy to have you join the community!
  
  Cheers, Michelle
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doemu_ Dec 28, 2018 5:29 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
Hello everyone, I'm Dominic from Bern, Switzerland. I work for a spacial planning office as a Draftsman, mostly using CAD. The person responsible for GIS left our company a while back, which is the main reason why I'm doing a certificate of advanced studies (CAS) in the area of GIS (OpenSourceGIS and ArcGIS).

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
My biggest success so far was getting an insight into different GIS, helping me understand the dynamics of the software and the new possibilities that open up for us as a company. We are using ArcGIS and QGIS.
I am currently working on my final project as part of the CAS. The goal is to get information from our river system onto accurate centerlines, in order to get the river protection corridors for different communities. I have always done this with CAD which took way too much time in my opinion, and now I have found a way of doing it with ArcGIS. Although still useless, I am hoping to get there eventually, especially with your help.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I am really just a beginner when it comes to using GIS. One thing that fascinates me is automating workflows, although I am no pro at it yet. So I'm hoping to learn a handful of new things in that area with the help of this community, and am probably more dependent on you guys than that I can contribute anything for now.

Favourite Location
This would have to be anywhere my motorcycle takes me, whether that's on a road along Lake Thun or up on Grimselpass. Many more to come.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ doemu_ on Dec 28, 2018 12:50 PM
  Dominic, Welcome to GeoNet! I hope you find everything you need. Everyone is really helpful, so don't hesitate to ask questions! To get started, use the main navigation to find Product Communities, Industry Communities or Developer Communities.
  
  Cheers,
  Michelle
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  - susan_carmichael_cuesta @ MMathias-esristaff on Feb 8, 2019 11:59 AM
    Hello,
    
    I’m unable to find your reply in GeoNet. Any suggestions on how I could do this? Also, I may be going to the GIS convention in July, Will you be going?
    
    Happy Friday &,
    Shalom,
    Sue
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dforbuss_RVSS Dec 28, 2018 3:07 PM
Where do you work and what is your role?
Hi, my name is David Forbuss and I'm a GIS Technician at Rogue Valley Sewer Services in Central Point, OR. I also assist the Network Administrator with various IT activities.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
We have recently migrated our organization to fully cloud based GIS using ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal, and the plethora of apps and software available (Collector, Workforce, Survey123 etc..). The response from our staff has been very positive, and new ideas of how to implement the apps are arising every day.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
My expertise is relating to the needs of the end user (because I used to be one!). This has been a tremendous help when developing new uses for Collector by our field crews.

Favorite Location
19.792071,-156.029088
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- MidnightYell2003 @ dforbuss_RVSS on Dec 28, 2018 3:34 PM
  At least provide a link if I'm going to have to guess where this might be!
  
  19.792071,-156.029088
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  - dforbuss_RVSS @ MidnightYell2003 on Dec 28, 2018 3:59 PM
    Cool link, but you can do this just as easily:
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mani2458 Jan 2, 2019 2:51 AM
- Where do you work and what is your role?
Hello All, I'm Mani Prathap Gopaluni, Happy to join here in Geonet Community.
I am Having 16+ years of Experience in GIS Industry along with Land & property management.
Currently I am associated with Sri City an integrated Smart City ( Sricity Private Limited as a developer)
as a GIS & Land planner.
- What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
Since This organization is related to Infrastructure , majority of the data format will be in CAD, where I am trying to build GIS Database and GIS Systems implementation for the City operations. I am collecting all the related information for building a data model , where this community support expecting.
- What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
Arc GIS - 16+ years
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- satishmogarkar2018 @ mani2458 on Jan 9, 2019 2:05 AM
  Welcome Mani!
  
  Can you share your Job location....
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hugoandresmr Jan 2, 2019 9:36 AM
- Where do you work and what is your role?
  Hello, this is Hugo Mora. I live in Chile and I am a CRM/BI consultant, beginning my own company for "customer insights" processes. I work with Microsoft solutions, including Dynamics 365 and Power BI and I am learning to use the "ArcGIS Maps for Power BI" visual.
- What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
  2018 was my first year I began to work with GIS systems. And this new 2019 I have the objetive to incorporate GEO info for my "customer insights" solutions.
- What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
  Little for GIS: I have experience with Spatial Data on SQL Server and Exasol (geometries with SQL language) and calculating some elements as distance and intersections, but not real experience with GIS systems. Hope to learn a lot in this community and hopefully share my learning with you.
  A lot for Customer Relationship Management Systems. Really hope to engage with anybody who wants to create solutions for customers (patients, citizens, etc.) that need to use GIS info.
Favorite location? MANY but for Sun, Sand and Peace, I recommend "Cabo Polonio" in Uruguay: -34,402963, -53,782149

Happy 2019 to everybody!
Hugo.
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- dforbuss_RVSS @ hugoandresmr on Jan 3, 2019 4:52 PM
  Hi Hugo! Cabo Polonio looks beautiful! Are there really extreme tides there? I noticed the fishing boats are way up out of the water.
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MarkMorales Jan 4, 2019 6:30 PM
- Where do you work and what is your role?
Hello all, my name is Mark A Morales. I'm an aspiring Geographer with a BA in Physical Geography (1996) from Buffalo State College, and an MA in GIS (2009) from SUNY Buffalo, home of the NCGIA (National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis). I've come along way really, but have yet to find employment in GIS due to some health setbacks that are proving more formidable than any of the academic challenges that I've had to date. Oh, did I mention that as an aspiring Geographer, I was awarded the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship in 1994, while pursuing my first BA degree. Mind you, this scholarship is usually awarded to aspiring scientists principally in Math and Engineering. So, for me, a former High School dropout, it was in the words of the Dean of Natural Sciences "a real feather in my cap".
- What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
Since I haven't been employed full time in two decades, its put a big pinch on my wallet. I've been doing small personal projects on an Open Source GIS that have used some of the tools that were developed in graduate school while a student at SUNY Buffalo. My interests are in Spatial Analysis, which is what brought me to this site today. I'm interested in ESRI's products like ArcGIS, Spatial Analyst, etc. And ESRI Education is a new one for me. My MA degree's subject was the Geostatistical Analysis of Nitrate Deposition to the Niwot Saddle in Colorado. I had hoped that the tool set in ArcGIS would have been the acceptable method of analysis, but alas even though Ordinary Kriging was apropos, there was some conflict with what was known as a "moving window" statistic, and non-stationarity. So, the ArcGIS tool though useful wasn't the proper tool for the job.

In graduate school I was so glad though to see that ArcGIS had incorporated such a dynamic set of statistical tools in their product suite.
- What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
Having just an MA in GIS, I'd hardly qualify as an expert. I'd really like to work on the Developer's side of GIS, and would probably benefit on seeing what's behind the .shp shapefile format. I've tried my had to some degree at Google Earth's programming, and some very basic concepts related to the Google Maps API. Its there where my world stopped turning. I don't really know how to program computers, with only having taken two courses in Pascal during my undergraduate years (1992-1996), and I don't really have the language to adequately describe my dilemma, except to say, I want to engage in GIS Development, and I have some ideas, but I just don't know where to start. I've thought of doing remedial work and starting a second bachelor's degree in CIS, but that doesn't seem feasible at this point.

If I can help in other ways, I'm more than glad to.

Favorite Location:
Its a small park in the City of Tonawanda, NY, called Clinton Park. The public gazebo, surrounded by a couple 100+ years old maple trees and some oaks, is quite relaxing to me.

43° 1'3.80"N, 78°52'53.63"W
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wb_carver Jan 7, 2019 3:54 PM
- Where do you work and what is your role? Long time community lurker, first time poster. I'm Brian, the Community & Economic Development Director at Bear River Association of Governments, a regional planning organization in northern Utah, USA. We provide regional planning and technical assistance for 42 rural jurisdictions including small cities of 50,000 people and small towns of less than 500. I'm spending more and more time as a mid-level manager as opposed to a technical user, but I manage a couple of crack ArcGIS users that do great work for me. I'm working on a few new analysis projects in ArcGIS Pro to shake the rust off and keep growing my skillset.
- What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
  My team is migrating to ArcGIS Pro and if we can manage that without breaking something, we'll call it a success. I'm also learning Python to contribute to script sets and batching.
- What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
  I have 15 years of experience in land use planning and public policy, mostly in the State of Utah, but with some exposure to other Rocky Mountain states and communities. I believe that the best decisions are made with the best information and strive to make sure that policy-makers and the public have the best data in the best accessible formats. I've worked on projects involving conservation, hazard mitigation, communication, land use administration, and good old cadastral management. Hopefully my experience facilitating communication between data producers and consumers can be of use to someone.
Favorite Location:
40.800500,-110.461551
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MMathias-esristaff Jan 10, 2019 4:43 PM
Introduction to the GeoNet Community (from Celine Wise)
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- k.celine.wise @ MMathias-esristaff on Jan 11, 2019 8:21 AM
  Michelle,
  
  Thank you for your assistance. I'm learning how to navigate this site. Looking forward to exploring the resources provided and gaining knowledge from the GeoNet community.
  
  Celine
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Tbonbrake@Watersheds Feb 4, 2019 3:10 PM
Hello, This is Terry Bonbrake, a retired Professional Hydrologist. I previously worked for civil engineering firms doing drainage design, running Hec-Ras models and submitting FEMA applications, etc. Now I'm on my own and would like to become more involved in environmental work; watershed management, nonpoint source pollution control and wetlands preservation/restoration.

My GIS success this year has been leasing a copy of ArcGISPro for Personal Use and starting a self-training program. As of now I am using the text book GIS Tutorial 1 for ArcGIS Pro as a training guide. I think its a very well written book, with a lot of detail, but occasionally I become lost as to the next action required to obtain the desired results. I'm not sure GeoNet is the correct site for me but I am looking for a resource where I can occasionally obtain advice, on these issues, with someone more experienced.

I have no previous experience with GIS but have been working pretty regularly the past few months in my tutorial book. This summer or fall I'm hoping to start an online GIS Masters program and even though the university indicated no previous GIS experience is required, I would like to become familiar with GIS before I start the program.
I live in the Mid-West, where there are a lot of nonpoint source pollutants, from agricultural fields and large industrial parks, contaminating our water. I feel have a working knowledge of GIS would be a real benefit in providing assistance to land owners and small agencies.

A little late but my favorite place is 29 55' 21" N 90 07' 59" W
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MMathias-esristaff Jan 18, 2019 12:18 PM
Hello New GeoNet Members! I want to thank everyone that replied to this thread so far. Also if you have found GeoNet helpful over the past year, we would really like to hear how. Please check out Celebrate 2018 on GeoNet and share your story! and share your story with us!

Thanks!
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Birdman03 Jan 18, 2019 2:40 PM
- Where do you work and what is your role?
My name is Scott and I am a retired petroleum geologist from Houston, TX. I now live in San Antonio. I had some exposure to ArcMap during my career but was not a primary user. I always enjoyed map-making and working on the computer, so it was natural for me to increase my skills and abilities in GIS after leaving the working world.
- What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
In 2017 I attended training courses at Esri San Antonio and completed various tutorials. I achieved the ArcMap Desktop Entry Specialist certification in September. In 2018 I purchased the ArcMap 10.6 Personal Use license. I am familiar with ArcGIS Pro but primarily use ArcMap.
- What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I became interested in flood hazard mapping after experiencing hurricane Harvey and started a website to educate the public regarding various aspects of flood and storm risk.
I utilize ArcMap and my familiarity with flood and storm risk elements to make individualized reports for property owners. I also like to update and edit Open Street Map for my areas of interest and then use it as a base in ArcMap when making various display maps.
- Latitude and longitude coordinates of my favorite location are: 30.393534, -86.495781
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- MMathias-esristaff @ Birdman03 on Feb 4, 2019 1:55 PM
  Scott, Welcome to GeoNet! Let me know if you need help finding anything. We currently do not have a dedicated spot for ArcMap questions/ info, we are working on that! But a few places that might help get you started are: ArcGIS Desktop Installation support and New to GIS and Implementing ArcGIS.
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jenrblanks1112 Jan 30, 2019 8:26 PM
Hi Michelle!
Where do you work and what is your role?
Currently, I am a doctoral student at Texas A&M University in the Urban and Regional Science program. I serve as TA and my research interest is mapping long-term neighborhood recovery post natural disasters with a focus on socially vulnerable populations.
What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
My GIS success this year has been learning ArcPro and teaching my students how to use Community Analyst for their final project, which is creating a community profile of their favorite city!
What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
My expertise is having empathy for the people I work with in my research field. I believe having a heart and strong communication skills will greatly improve the conditions of neighborhoods post-natural disaster and hopefully improve their overall sense of community through map-making via participatory mapping.

Bonus Round! Post the coordinates to your favorite place on earth.
29.9511 N, 90.0715 W
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- MMathias-esristaff @ jenrblanks1112 on Feb 4, 2019 2:02 PM
  Hi Jennifer! Welcome to the GeoNet Community! I hope you find our community a valuable resource to further your career and ArcGIS knowledge. We have a great group of people who help one another within the community. Here are a few places you might be interested in checking out:
  ArcGIS Pro
  Urban and Regional Planning
  State and Local - Environment and Natural Resources
  Disaster Response Program
  
  If you have any questions about navigating GeoNet don't hesitate to ask me. And here are a few resources to get you started:
  GeoNet Quick Tips: Spotlight Search
  GeoNet Home Page Video
  
  Cheers!
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reid.ellis@timmons.com_Timmons_Group Feb 1, 2019 6:41 AM
Hey Everyone!

Where do you work and what is your role?
My name is Reid Ellis and I am a GIS Technician for an engineering firm based out of Richmond VA. Majority of my work is asset management and collection for municipalities and private companies.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
I am currently working with VDOT and am creating an application to inspect ADA compliance for rest areas around Virginia. Mainly using Survey 123 and Lucid charts to help design and organize the app.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
Majority of my work is maintain data and collection of assets. A lot of my time is in the field surveying and collecting important utilities for organizations.

Bonus Round! Post the coordinates to your favorite place on earth.
45.3081° N, 5.8555° E
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- MMathias-esristaff @ reid.ellis@timmons.com_Timmons_Group on Feb 4, 2019 2:08 PM
  Hi Reid,
  Welcome to GeoNet! I hope you find our community helpful! If you haven't already come across it, our Survey123 for ArcGIS group is one of the most active places on GeoNet. Great group of people collaborating in the group. You might also be interested in Collector for ArcGIS.
  
  Cool location!!
  
  Let me know if you need any help finding something in the community.
  
  Cheers!
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mburlette Feb 4, 2019 10:43 AM
Hello, I am Michael Burlette
I teach 7th Grade Science in Shelton Washington
I am new to ESRI and Geonet
I have not used the content yet.

I am interested in creating a classroom and leading a science class through using Arcgis to investigate ecology.
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- reid.ellis@timmons.com_Timmons_Group @ mburlette on Feb 4, 2019 11:47 AM
  Hey Michael,
  There is tons of resources with geonet that can help you implement GIS into a classroom, especially with investigative ecology! what kind of equipment do you have? what specifically are you trying to solve and teach?
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- reid.ellis@timmons.com_Timmons_Group @ mburlette on Feb 4, 2019 11:53 AM
  Teaching about the Ecological Land Units of the World
  Pretty Interesting read.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ mburlette on Feb 4, 2019 2:10 PM
  Hi Michael, Welcome to GeoNet! Looks like Reid gave you some tips to get started. A couple other places you might find interesting are K12 Instruction Education. Everyone here is pretty nice, so feel free to ask any questions you might have. And if you need any help finding something, don't hesitate to reach out to me.
  
  Cheers!
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ianknight Feb 4, 2019 1:38 PM
Hi everyone,

My name is Ian Knight, a B.Sc Geographical Sciences graduate from Bristol, UK who has spent the last 30 years in IT, and has eventually, at the age of 56, discovered the amazing world of GIS after reading about how GIS databases are used by the UK Forestry Commission to manage their woodlands.

I am currently learning to use the ArcGIS Pro product, and it's interface with the Microsoft SQL server database. I am in the process of mapping-out the distribution of different species of tree within a local conservation area, and studying relationships to influencing factors such as terrain, drainage etc. As well as being a good personal project to apply my ArcGIS training to, it also is a great opportunity to get outdoors and practice collecting data in the field with a GPS handheld device.

I would ideally love to pick up work in the GIS field, even if on a voluntary basis.

Finally, my favourite place is here: -2.2213 51.6077
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- MMathias-esristaff @ ianknight on Feb 4, 2019 2:16 PM
  Hi Ian, Welcome to GeoNet! I hope you find our community a valuable resource as you continue to discover the word of GIS. Here are a few places to get you started:
  
  New to GIS
  ArcGIS Pro
  Conservation GIS
  
  Let me know if you need help finding specific resources within the community.
  
  Love your favorite place :-)
  
  Cheers!
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esrarif Feb 4, 2019 2:59 PM
Hi everyone,

My name is Mohammad Ariful Islam, Vice President of Highway IT, Founding Member of Bangladesh Digital Social Innovation Forum, The UN SDG Action Partner (sdgaction28083)
Applied for SDG Action Awards

I am currently learning to use the ArcGIS Pro product, and it's interface and it also is a great opportunity to get outdoors and practice collecting data in the field with a GPS handheld device.

I would ideally love to pick up work in the GIS field, even if on a voluntary basis.

Thank You So Much
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- MMathias-esristaff @ esrarif on Feb 5, 2019 1:33 PM
  Hi Mohammad, Welcome to GeoNet!! I hope you find the community welcoming and a valuable resource. Here are a few places to get you started:
  Learn ArcGIS
  Esri Training
  GIS Jobs
  
  Cheers!
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  - duaaizzismail @ MMathias-esristaff on Feb 5, 2019 10:18 PM
    Hi, am Eng. Duaa Ismail, Working in Ras Al Khaimah Municipality in the
    United Arab Emirates as Survey Engineer.
    
    Am participating now in one of the Organizational projects, and I took one
    of ESRI MOOCs' (DO IT YOUR SELF), also working on developing my GIS
    Skills by completing the GIS Specialties online courses which i just
    started, mainly they are five courses taken through COURSERA online courses
    by University of California,Davis
    UC Davis, Taught by: Nick Santos: Geospatial Applications Researcher,
    Center for Watershed Sciences
    
    As a Survey Engineer I find it important to get to know GIS, because we as
    surveyor and survey Engineers provides GIS with the spatial data and much
    as we know about the coordinates systems and the Geo-referencing,
    Geo-processing, So that means that my expertise is only related to GIS but
    it the core of GIS and am trying to increase my knowledge by knowing how to
    integrate GIS with other systems.
    So as the first step I need to have some courses and the get in tough with
    such communities like GeoNet and begin to develop some applications and
    improve that by systems ingratiation, I know its a long path but I also
    know u could help me by showing me the right path to start with.
    
    Favorite place is Appalachian Mountains & Rivers in USA, No specific
    coordinates available
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aspracklin@kitimat.ca Feb 4, 2019 4:37 PM
Where do you work and what is your role?
My name is Aleck Spracklin and I am the GIS technician for the District of Kitimat in British Columbia, Canada.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
An organization called PSDRCS ran a survey last year researching a "Geospatial maturity index" looking into management and use of GIS in municipalities in Canada. I tied for 12th place in the year when I had arranged to purchase ArcGIS Server and completely reorganize our data.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I've been working in GIS, QGIS, AutoCAD, and Microstation since 1993. I have built GIS systems from the ground up for 5 different organizations over the years spending a lot of my time concentrating on data organization, standards, and training and mentoring. I've worked in GIS managing data and projects in scope from the town of 8000 people where I am now to international consulting firms with projects spanning the country and national boundaries. I've worked local government, provincial government, forestry and oil and gas industries. I've worked alone and I have managed teams of up to 9 GIS techs. I have managed complex automation projects within GIS, simple layout design, and most things in-between.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ aspracklin@kitimat.ca on Feb 5, 2019 1:40 PM
  Hi Aleck, Welcome to GeoNet! Sounds like you have a lot of experience in the GIS field, we welcome your knowledge and expertise and hope that you find the community valuable for what you need as well. We have a lot of great people here to collaborate with.
  
  Let me know if you need help in finding anything specific. A good place to start is on one of our landing pages:
  Product Communities
  Industry Communities
  Developer Communities
  
  If you need any help navigating GeoNet here are a few items to get you started:
  GeoNet Quick Tips: Spotlight Search
  GeoNet Home Page Video
  
  Cheers!
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hariep Feb 5, 2019 2:43 AM
Hello all, my name is Harry from Indonesia
I'm geoinformatics enthusiast, working in the mapping sector
I've been in the geospatial realm for 15 years, mostly interact with CAD, GIS and Spatial Database
Interested in data processing and automation

cheers!
introduce yourself
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- MMathias-esristaff @ hariep on Feb 5, 2019 1:44 PM
  Hi Harry, Welcome to GeoNet! Hopefully, you will find GeoNet a valuable resource to continue your GIS career and knowledge. Here are a few places you might be interested in checking out:
  
  ArcNesia
  Spatial Analyst
  3D
  
  Cheers!
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BCIT_GIS911 Feb 5, 2019 7:51 AM
Hello, my name is Anna from Boone County, Missouri, USA.
- Where do you work and what is your role?
  I provide GIS support for Boone County Joint Communications (our county's 911 center) and the county Office of Emergency Management. This includes maintaining the data for the computer-aided dispatch system and reference mapping systems, as well as producing various site maps, planning maps, exercise maps, and wall maps for the public safety community here.
- What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
  There hasn't been a lot of this year so far, so I'll use 2018 instead. I built the GIS components of a new dispatching system and facilitated the transition between a non-mapping dispatch system and a system that uses mapping data for dispatch. ArcGIS 10.3, 10.4, and Python 2.7 were used in this endeavor.
- What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
  I have an MA in Geography with a GIS emphasis. I've been able to automate all of my data update processes, along with multiple analysis processes and geocoding projects, via my expertise in Python.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ BCIT_GIS911 on Feb 5, 2019 1:54 PM
  Hi Anna, Welcome to GeoNet! What great knowledge and experience you bring to the community! Very exciting accomplishments. I hope you find the community helpful in continuing/broadening your GIS knowledge.
  
  We have a really active Python space you might be interested in. Also, these two places might be of interest as well: Local Local Government Solutions Users
  
  Let me know if you need help in finding resources within the community!
  
  Cheers!
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KristySidock Feb 5, 2019 7:59 AM

Hi Everyone!

My name is Kristy and I work in Municipal Government. My role here is the GIS department....I am the only one .

This past year I mapped our Cemetery. Using my Trimble Geo 7X every single head stone was inventoried and a picture was taken. All of this information was put into an awesome cemetery management program. We have had great success with this and we have had individuals able to find loved ones and add the pictures and information to their ancestry profiles.

In the past I have worked in oil and gas mostly creating Emergency Response Plans and Maps. I have managed a team of 4 GIS technicians in the past and loved it! I have worked in Municipal government now for about 6 years.

Favourite place on earth.... -117.915542 33.809742
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- MMathias-esristaff @ KristySidock on Feb 5, 2019 2:07 PM
  Hi Kristy, Welcome to GeoNet! You are not on your own anymore, our community is very friendly and welcoming so I hope we can help you on your journey as a team of 1!
  
  Let me know if you need help in finding anything specific. A good place to start is on one of our landing pages:
  Product Communities
  Industry Communities
  Developer Communities
  
  If you need any help navigating GeoNet here are a few items to get you started:
  GeoNet Quick Tips: Spotlight Search
  GeoNet Home Page Video
  
  Awesome favorite location! I have to admit I have never been... say hi to Mickey for me the next time you visit!
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mlwilson55 Feb 5, 2019 8:52 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
Hi! My name is Michelle and I am currently looking for a position as a GIS technician. I graduated with a Master degree in Meteorology where I took GIS courses and fell in love. The courses I took focused on learning how to use ArcGIS to analyze marine and atmospheric data.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
While searching for a position, I have also been keeping up with my skills by enrolling in online courses and doing various tutorials either on ERSI's site, or others. When I complete each course, or tutorial, I take it as a win! I come away with knowledge, either new or old (great refreshers!) that I can use as a GIS professional. Most of the time I use ArcGIS (ArcMap).

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
My expertise is in analyzing risk to an area (town, city, street), or to a parcel (home, business...etc) due to sea level rise and storm surge with ArcGIS. I believe it is extremely important to use GIS to inform the public (everyone loves visuals!) about climate change, which will hopefully help initiate change and technological advances needed in our ever changing world.

Favorite Place - so far! I can't wait to continue to travel and explore other places!
37.1773° N, 3.5986° W
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- MMathias-esristaff @ mlwilson55 on Feb 5, 2019 2:24 PM
  Hi Michelle, Welcome to GeoNet! I hope you find our community valuable, especially as you search for an opportunity in the GIS tech field. We have a lot of great resources for expanding your knowledge and networking with others.
  
  Here are a few places to help you get started:
  Esri Training
  Education (check out our MOOC programs linked on this page)
  GIS Jobs
  
  Ohh your favorite place looks amazing, Spain is on my bucket list, I will be sure to add this spot to my itinerary when I make it there.
  
  Cheers!
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MBharadwaj-esristaff Feb 7, 2019 5:34 PM
- Where do you work and what is your role?
Hi! My name is Minu and I am currently working as a Tech Writer and Blogger for several Professional Services (ArcMap and Pro) teams in Esri. I graduated with a Masters degree in Psychology and a double Bachelors in English Literature and Geography. I also did a Penn State GIS course through Esri's MOOC series. The course I took focused on learning how to use ArcGIS software and create story-maps to analyze earthquakes and their impact on Southern California, specifically around San Diego.
- What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
I use ArcGIS for Maritime Charting, ArcGIS for Bathymetry, Maritime Chart Service Server, ArcGIS for Airports, ArcGIS for Aviation Charting and pertaining Pro software to create meaningful, user friendly UA.
I am fluent in English, Hindi, French and German, and often help several Teams coordinate with overseas customers for Esri Help feedback.
- What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
My forte is writing and I have a deep love and respect for technology! Put those two together and you have a great combination of ideas written well!

Bonus Round! Post the coordinates to your favorite place on earth.
My favorite place IS the whole planet. You will be amazed at every turn!
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JohnRFix Feb 5, 2019 12:06 PM
Where do you work and what is your role?
Hello, I'm John Fix from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I own my own company (IronCompass.com) that specializes in applications for emergency response. We have a product called OnScene Xplorer. I also work as a Geospatial Architect in state government.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
This year I have been creating vector tile caches. It's unbelievable how fast they are generated and how small they are on disk. We're replacing a 70GB raster tile cache that took over 40 hours to render with a 250MB vector cache that takes about 15 minutes to render. Wow!

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I started GIS with PC Arc/Info 3.2 back in 1988. The PC didn't even have a mouse. I used a large Calcomp digitizer as the "mouse". For training I use VHS tapes and workbooks from, back then, E.S.R.I. Certainly times have changed!
I've done a lot of cartographic projects over my career (National Geographic Atlas of the World) and understand a lot of tips to making a nice looking map. I've also built a lot of spatial databases and am always looking for short-cuts to improve efficiencies.

Favorite place on earth ( at this time):
-76.290960, 41.329896
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- MMathias-esristaff @ JohnRFix on Feb 5, 2019 2:51 PM
  Hi John, Welcome to GeoNet! Wow, what a wealth of experience. I hope you find our community useful and collaborative, we have a lot of great people here. If you are looking for anything specific let me know. A good place to start is on one of our landing pages:
  Product Communities
  Industry Communities
  Developer Communities
  
  Cheers!
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AGarcia_OCDE_GIS Feb 5, 2019 12:43 PM
- Where do you work and what is your role?
Hello, my name is Albert Garcia, I am the GIS Consultant in the Educational Services Division of the Orange County Dept. of Education, CA. USA. I work with various programs within the Student Achievement and Wellness Unit to assist with research and analytics of student, school, and district data through the use of web and deliverable map products.
- What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
Along with my role at OCDE, I also freelance using ArcGIS Pro. I am currently assisting an archaeology professor from a local university with his many years of surveys and research in the Mojave desert which, with my own background in anthropology/archaeology (and a great love of the desert) has been a uniquely interesting project.
- What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
The people that I am currently using GIS to assist are all working towards creating and maintaining programs that help to improve a large and diverse group of schools, administrators, and, most importantly, students. Quality education benefits us all in the near and long term, and my position has been personally very fulfilling.

Bonus Round! Post the coordinates to your favorite place on earth.
34.110015, -116.300761
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- MMathias-esristaff @ AGarcia_OCDE_GIS on Feb 5, 2019 3:08 PM
  Hi Albert, Welcome to GeoNet! I love your focus on GIS for education! I hope you find our community helpful in your pursuit of helping educators. We have a couple of places you might find interesting:
  
  Education
  K12 Instruction
  Story Maps for Education
  GIS Day
  ArcGIS Pro
  
  I haven't been to Joshua Tree yet, but my SoCal colleagues who visit often, really love it and share their amazing pics from there. It has been added to my list of places to visit!
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jkulhan_VAFAM Feb 5, 2019 1:22 PM
Hello, I'm Julie from Angel Fire New Mexico. I am the Asset Manager for the village.
What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds) I am very new to ArcGIS. I did take a class at Highlands university and received a A. I will be geo-tagging our buried assets once the snow melts and it warms up.
What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
Newbie. ArcMap was used in class and we have PRO in our system now. Hopefully, I'll get our water system mapped, including notes and photos. Note really sure how to start this project.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ jkulhan_VAFAM on Feb 5, 2019 3:13 PM
  Hi Julie,
  Welcome to GeoNet! This is a great place for Newbies! We are a friendly bunch and happy to help. Here are a few places in the community that might interest you:
  New to GIS
  Esri Training
  ArcGIS Pro
  Story Maps
  
  Let me know if I can help you find anything specific. Here are a few tools to help navigate the community:
  GeoNet Quick Tips: Spotlight Search
  GeoNet Home Page Video
  
  Cheers!
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daniel.rydl Feb 5, 2019 1:28 PM
Greetings everyone,

Daniel Rydl, GIS Tech for the Florida Division of Emergency Management 's (FDEM) State Emergency Response Team, (SERT). Blue Sky (hey, nothing is wrong right now stuff) roles pertain to managing our geographic datasets, services, ad hoc mapping and analysis requests across the Division, etc. Gray Sky (oh heck, things are going to go from bad to worse soon) role is to support operations pertaining to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
Moving legacy templates over to Pro. Designing and implementing vector tile base maps. Bringing Hazus instructors to FDEM to teach customized Florida specific courses this spring (Hazus is FEMA's disaster modelling package built on ArcGIS architecture), and lots of other cool stuff. (Let me know if you have interest in these classes)

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
Oh gosh, Hazus definitely. How it can be used in ramp up to a landfalling storm, implementing specific critical facility and property valuation data into Hazus as opposed to the out of the box datasets for a more complete analysis. Using ArcGIS online to convey the message internally and publicly. If it has a spatial component and is derived from data found in the 4 phases of EM, then yeah...

Look forward to becoming more active in this community. Thanks!

Daniel

Fav Place?
41°55'13.82"N
103°27'14.11"W
#GBR
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- MMathias-esristaff @ daniel.rydl on Feb 5, 2019 3:21 PM
  Hi Daniel, Welcome to GeoNet! I hope you find the community helpful. We have a lot of great resources and people here. And it sounds like you have a lot of knowledge to share as well!
  
  A couple of places that might interest you:
  Implementing ArcGIS
  ArcGIS Online
  ArcGIS Pro
  Public Safety
  
  Let me know if there is anything specific that you might be looking for.
  
  And now I have added Nebraska to my list of places I must visit!
  
  Cheers!
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GoGlobal2018 Feb 5, 2019 7:30 PM
Greetings! My name is William Tarpai. I’m a UNHCR professional officer retiree, in my 70s. I’m also President-Elect for the Arlington Rotary Club of District 5330 in southern California which has 60+ clubs, dedicated to social good. I participated in a United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Peace-Building and Sustaining Peace in New York in April 2018.
- Where do you work and what is your role? I’m a Globalization consultant, promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (17) challenge during Agenda 2030 (2015-2030). Bringing new players to the table to achieve successful SDG outcomes is what I perceive as my major role, AND why I want to be involved with YOU.
- What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds) Participating in my first ESRI on-line training
- What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community? More than three decades working in support of refugees and internally displaced persons globally, going to places not on well traveled international tourism paths. I am actively involved with supporting students and young professionals to gain skills sets and experience required to succeed in the global humanitarian assistance and development job markets.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ GoGlobal2018 on Feb 6, 2019 11:20 AM
  Hi William, Welcome to GeoNet! I hope you find our community helpful. The humanitarian work you do sounds really interesting and challenging. If there is anything specific you are looking for in the community, let me know.
  
  Cheers!
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  - GoGlobal2018 @ MMathias-esristaff on Feb 6, 2019 2:29 PM
    HI Michelle, I have 2 country projects that I need to get mapped out, 1)
    in Thailand, and 2) in Ethiopia.
    
    Next month, in March 2019, a group of our members, including the Arlington
    Rotary club will be making a trip to Thailand to visit the farms and attend
    an inauguration ceremony organized by the Thai Rotary Club and the
    Northeast Water Foundation. The group will be arriving in Bangkok on the 23
    rd of March and fly to Khon Kaen on the 24th of March. The inauguration
    service and the visitations of the Ponds (created by the project) will be
    on the 25th of March 2019. I would like any hints or guidance that might
    help our team map out, and create data points which might prove helpful to
    decision making in the future.
    
    Thanks William
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MaryBAN Feb 6, 2019 3:31 AM
Hi, I am Mary Bandziukas, writing from New York City. I was recently hired by the NYC Dept.of Transportation, where I am on the asset management GIS team. We perform record-keeping and research functions. We currently are refining a model to prioritize refurbishment of pavement markings. I was with this team part time for almost 2 years, during which I began to develop a pedestrian trip model for the agency. One purpose of the model will be to calculate pedestrian risk of being involved in a ped-vehicle accident. Using documented trip generation rates, I am calculating trips per lot based upon land use, and I will need to decide how to calculate modal split. The agency has short-term (2- or 3-hour) ped counts and is beginning to collect some long-term counts which may be useful in validating the model.

The main innovative GIS successes for me over the past few years have been:
- learning about and using the SatScan tool to generate center lines for sidewalk and crosswalk polygons for the purpose of developing a pedestrian network
- investigating potential applications of the agency's DEMs generated from aerial LiDAR. We were interested in the potential to identify road imperfections such as potholes. I implemented ESRI's Bluespots model in this work. We will have access to mobil LiDAR in the future, which will likely give much better results.
- automating mapping of work orders and other documents with a Python program

If I have to identify areas of expertise, I would say I have had an eclectic career so far, with experience in urban planning and higher ed, as well as recently-developed skills in research and with respect specifically to GIS, in map design and cartography. Long-term, my "dream" would be to implement service-learning projects between students and community groups. Shorter-term, I want to provide GIS services to community groups on a volunteer basis. I expect to learn a great deal about community need and technical aspects of GIS in this way.

Thank you for implementing this group. I am looking forward to seeing all the interesting things people are doing around the world.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ MaryBAN on Feb 6, 2019 11:24 AM
  Hi Mary, Welcome to GeoNet! Happy to have you join us here. Really interesting work mapping pedestrian paths to avoid ped-vehicle accidents! Here are a few places in our community you might find interesting:
  
  Urban and Regional Planning
  Transportation
  Roads and Highways User Group (RHUG)
  
  Cheers!
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POD3201 Feb 6, 2019 4:46 AM
Hello,
James Barrett is my name. I am library media specialist, learning ARCGIS! If you have any intro lessons to share please post! Thanks.
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- philip.queen @ POD3201 on Feb 6, 2019 8:49 AM
  Hi James,
  
  Welcome to the exciting world of GIS! Here's some GeoNet links that have been shared above that might help you kickstart your learning process:
  
  New to GIS
  Esri Training
  
  Also, as a librarian, this might interest you:
  Education
  
  Hope that helps!
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- MMathias-esristaff @ POD3201 on Feb 6, 2019 11:26 AM
  Hi James, Welcome to GeoNet! The places Philip recommended are a great starting point! Let me know if you need help locating anything specific.
  
  Cheers!
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abdo.abdelrasoul@swca.com Feb 6, 2019 6:53 AM
Abdo Abdelrasoul, SWCA Environmental Consultant, GIS Systems Admin. 12/10/2018 to present
Just started, before that I was managing An ArcGIS Enterprise for the town of Oro Valley, I provide a solution to use GIS in pavement, presented at ESRI User conf. 2017, and again I participated in the lighting talk 2018. I provided a solution in street marking and OMS integration, and operation dashboard in planning (shared with ESRI) I was planning to submit for presentations.
My experience is in GIS applications in local governments, and consulting at many levels (local government to regional, and private sectors) in GIS implementations and management, planning, environmental and water resources, engineering, broadband, real states, and teaching. I have 22 years of GIS experience, Ed. Clark University, MA, 1996.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ abdo.abdelrasoul@swca.com on Feb 6, 2019 11:32 AM
  Hello Abdo, Welcome to GeoNet! Congratulations on your new position as a GIS systems admin for SWCA! Sounds like you have a lot of great experience in GIS and with Esri software! We welcome your knowledge and hope you share your experiences with others in the community! If you are looking for anything specific a few places to get started in the community are these landing pages:
  Product Communities
  Industry Communities
  Developer Communities
  
  or Implementing ArcGIS
  
  Thanks for joining, I look forward to hearing more from you.
  
  Cheers!
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philip.queen Feb 6, 2019 10:24 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
My name is Philip, and I work as a GIS Technician at a local engineering firm based in Richmond, Va. I do a lot in data collection and maintenance, and in the setup for those efforts. I often serve as Technical Lead for projects.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
My major successes in the past year have been in helping design collection methods - either workflows in custom AGOL apps or surveys in Survey123. These were both in large, statewide ADA compliance surveys where the existing collection methods were slow and unwieldy, and the updated workflows were able to save hundreds of hours from the process.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
Most of my work has been in utility collection and data maintenance. I specialize in developing efficient workflows for collection and maintenance, and finding creative solutions to technical issues. My knowledge in both technical issues and on-the-ground field collection make this possible. I often head to GeoNet when I reach a roadblock during a project to look for existing solutions, and I hope to share my experiences back with the community.

Favourite Location
38.053224, -81.059575
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- MMathias-esristaff @ philip.queen on Feb 6, 2019 12:55 PM
  Hi Philip, Welcome to GeoNet! Thanks for jumping in and helping James, that is exactly what we like to see in our community! I am also happy to hear you have already been using GoeNet to find solutions! You probably already know these places but just in case, these might be of interest:
  
  Survey123 for ArcGIS
  ArcGIS Online
  Collector for ArcGIS
  
  Let me know if there is anything I can help you find.
  
  The NRG is a really beautiful location, do you kayak or raft on the river? I currently live in WV (North-Central) so I am a little familiar with this part of "wild and wonderful" WV and it is beautiful. Richmond is a pretty cool city as well, lots of history and interesting historic architecture.
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  - philip.queen @ MMathias-esristaff on Feb 7, 2019 5:07 AM
    Thanks Michelle!
    
    I haven't gotten a chance to boat down the river yet. I mainly do a little-known sport called highlining, so I spent a lot of my time up on top of the cliffs - or at Summersville Lake. You're lucky to live in WV!
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susan_carmichael_cuesta Feb 7, 2019 12:26 PM
- Where do you work and what is your role?
Hello! My name is Sue Carmichael, I live in Paso Robles, CA. which is in the beautiful county of San Luis Obispo, home of Cal Poly. Paso is located half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco and is in central California.
I do not work with GIS; I’m a student. In September of 2017, I retired from AT&T after 38 years, and I’m currently looking for employment.
- What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
My GIS success this year involves partitioning my new MAC, relearning Windows, using Windows 10, learning how to use my Apple mouse with Windows, and downloading GIS desktop along with learning how to use ArcMap.
The product we use in our class is ArcGIS.
- What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I have no expertise what so ever. Before January of this year, I had never heard of it! I’m taking a GIS Fundamentals course at Cuesta College on their off-site campus in Paso, which is being taught by Dr. Feride Schroeder.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ susan_carmichael_cuesta on Feb 8, 2019 12:31 PM
  Hi Sue, Welcome to GeoNet! and Welcome to GIS! GeoNet is a great place to learn more about GIS, ask questions and overall expand your knowledge. A few places to help you get started are:
  
  New to GIS
  Education (look for the MOOC programs)
  Esri Training
  Women's Geospatial Forum
  
  And to familiarize yourself with how to navigate GeoNet:
  GeoNet Quick Tips: Spotlight Search
  GeoNet Home Page Video
  
  Cheers!
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  - susan_carmichael_cuesta @ MMathias-esristaff on Feb 8, 2019 1:00 PM
    Hi Michelle,
    
    Thank you. How thoughtful!!
    
    Will you be going to the convention in July? If so, I thought it would be nice to met you.
    
    Thank you again for the links below!
    
    Sue
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    - MMathias-esristaff @ susan_carmichael_cuesta on Feb 8, 2019 1:27 PM
      Hi Sue, yes we will have a GeoNet Booth in the expo area at the UC conference in July and we will have GeoNet member meetups- we will post more info about this as we get closer to the conference! Look forward to meeting you!
      
      To find this post, you can use the spotlight search and type in Introduce Yourself, instead of hitting enter let the system find suggestions, it should be near the top. When you click on the post, scroll to the bottom, our exchange will be near the bottom of the comments.
      
      Cheers!
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      - susan_carmichael_cuesta @ MMathias-esristaff on Feb 8, 2019 1:31 PM
        Hi Michelle,
        Cool, and thanks again.
        
        Shalom,
        Sue
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      - MBharadwaj-esristaff @ MMathias-esristaff on Feb 8, 2019 4:04 PM
        Please keep me in the loop for more info on the GeoNet booth at UC 2019! Thanks Michelle!
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njehw2 Feb 10, 2019 1:53 PM
   Hello to everyone on GeoNet!! Looking forward in reading everyone’s comments and following post on the form. Currently, I am a Contractor for the Missouri Department of Conservation. The company I work for is Timmons Group, whose headquarters is out of Virginia. The role that I am filling is for the Missouri Department of Conservation as a SDE administrator and system architect.
   One of the major successes or strides that we have made this year is establish data governance within the database environment and ArcGIS online. In addition, we are in the process of integration of GIS Services in everyday IT workflows.
   Most of my experience is in software development and data workflows. I have worked mostly in Local Government and Conservation for the last 10 years. It is my goal of this form to contribute some of my experiences and to also draw on the experience of my colleagues to be more effective as a GIS Professional.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ njehw2 on Feb 11, 2019 4:13 PM
  Hi Nick, Welcome to GeoNet! Happy to have you join our community sounds like you have a lot of great experience to share! don't hesitate to reach out if you need help finding anything. Here are a few places to get you started:
  
  ArcGIS Online
  Local
  Conservation GIS
  
  Cheers!
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wattj Feb 10, 2019 4:17 PM
Where do you work and what is your role?
Hello World (mappers) - am currently a Senior GIS Specialist for an environmental consultancy in Tauranga, New Zealand.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
The 3D component in ArcGIS Pro was helpful recently. I needed to compare two terrain models for a proposed development - one existing and one for proposed earthworks. Using Pro, I built two terrain models from LiDAR and CAD geometry, then created a 'difference' raster to see how they differed, and which areas were being built up or bulldozed. Then presented in Pro by linking the three 3D views in one screen, very effective.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
Have been using ESRI software since command-line ARC/INFO workstation in DOS. AML and watch-files anyone? These days I mainly focus on using GIS in Landscape Architecture (visibility analysis etc), but get easily distracted by uav piloting, vr, photography, cartography and using GIS to help conservation efforts in Tauranga and Hamilton.

Favorite Place
I've been to Hobbiton, actually only about a 2hr drive from Tauranga - and definitly worth a visit. Great to see some visitors in costume! but my favourite place is Golden Bay, Stewart Island, NZ.
168.121958°, -46.903213°
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- MMathias-esristaff @ wattj on Feb 11, 2019 4:18 PM
  Hi John, Welcome to GeoNet! Wow, New Zealand, definitely on my bucket list, to visit the Shire of course!
  I hope you find our community helpful, let us know if there is something we can help you find. Here are a few places to get you started:
  
  3D
  ArcGIS Pro
  
  and help to navigate GeoNet:
  GeoNet Quick Tips: Spotlight Search
  GeoNet Home Page Video
  
  Cheers!
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- bharold-esristaff @ wattj on Feb 12, 2019 7:20 AM
  OK except the wekas will steal your picnic sammies.
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  - wattj @ bharold-esristaff on Feb 12, 2019 5:10 PM
    or the Kaka - cheaky blighters.
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    - bharold-esristaff @ wattj on Feb 12, 2019 5:32 PM
      I was basically mugged by a takahe on Tiri island once, wanted our sandwiches. It got one. Keas are the worst. Trying to sleep in Loveridge’s hut in Tasman area and it knew how to slide down the tin roof with it's claws until it was fed. Worst was Temple Basin when the **** things could smell our food and stomped on the roof until they got roast pumpkin.
      
      Sent from my Windows 10 device
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      - MBharadwaj-esristaff @ bharold-esristaff on Feb 12, 2019 5:50 PM
        
        Weka bird.
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      - MBharadwaj-esristaff @ bharold-esristaff on Feb 12, 2019 5:51 PM
        
        Kaka bird.
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      - MBharadwaj-esristaff @ bharold-esristaff on Feb 12, 2019 5:53 PM
        
        Takahe bird.
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      - MBharadwaj-esristaff @ bharold-esristaff on Feb 12, 2019 5:54 PM
        
        The cheeky Keas.
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        bharold-esristaff @ MBharadwaj-esristaff on Feb 13, 2019 7:27 AM
        That's them.
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PeterCorlett_WSP Feb 10, 2019 4:20 PM
- Where do you work and what is your role?
I work for large multi-national engineering professional services firm WSP where I manage the geospatial team for several states in Australia, based in Melbourne.
- What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
2019 is still young but... replacing a >200-page asset condition report with a simple but dynamic operations dashboard.
- What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I have been in GIS for 25 years and have been lucky to work across many industries and applications of GIS. I'm also a good cook!

Post the coordinates to your favorite place on earth

-41.671073°, 145.943356° - Cradle Mountain National Park, Tasmania

Here's a photo from October 2018 to whet your appetite...
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- philip.queen @ PeterCorlett_WSP on Feb 11, 2019 5:22 AM
  That's a great photo Peter!
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- MBharadwaj-esristaff @ PeterCorlett_WSP on Feb 11, 2019 9:37 AM
  Holy Cow! What a capture!
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- MMathias-esristaff @ PeterCorlett_WSP on Feb 11, 2019 4:23 PM
  Hi Peter, Welcome to GeoNet! Sounds like you have your work cut out for you in 2019, hopefully, you can find some helpful info here: Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS. This is a great place to ask questions as you progress with your project.
  
  Also sounds like you have a wealth of GIS experience to share with the community, we welcome your experiences and expertise!
  
  Beautiful location!!
  
  Cheers!
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mrigney_TOSC Feb 11, 2019 12:11 PM
- Where do you work and what is your role?
I am the GIS coordinator (full-time volunteer [retired GIS coordinator for a small City in AZ]) for the Trail and Open Space Coalition in Colorado Springs.
- What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)
I have been working on a joint effort with the Rocky Mountain Field Institute and the Pike National Forest to develop a trail development and management plan for the Waldo Canyon burn area near Garden of the Gods Park.
- What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I have been using GIS in major planning programs for over 25 years primarily in the fields of wildlife management, water resources, environmental planning and community engagement. I am currently working on a number of "story maps" to illustrate community programs. I am an avid mountain biker and work with the local mountain bike advocacy group Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates on trail planning and sustainable trail construction.

Garden of the Gods 38.8784° N, 104.8698° W
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- MMathias-esristaff @ mrigney_TOSC on Feb 11, 2019 4:28 PM
  Hi Michael,
  Welcome to GeoNet, love the candid pic, you look super relaxed and enjoying life! But why wouldn't you, working in Colorado surrounded by so much beautiful nature! Looks like you have some great experiences and projects, thanks for sharing. If you haven't come across these sites yet, they may be of interest:
  
  Story Maps
  Story Maps for Education
  Natural Resources
  State and Local - Environment and Natural Resources
  
  Cheers!
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NedTroshanovEAA Feb 11, 2019 2:30 PM
Where do you work and what is your role?

My name is Ned Troshanov and I work as an Aquifer Data Analyst for the Edwards Aquifer Authority, San Antonio, Texas.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?

I succeeded to create a 3D geostructural model of the San Antonio segment of the Edwards Aquifer (Balcones Fault Zone) based on spatial interpolation of well geophysical log data in form of raster datasets of the available lithological formation in ArcMap and subsequent extruding of the spaces between their TIN raster datasets in ArcScene.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?

As a geologist and hydrogeologist, I'm using ArcGIS for interpolation of point data of different variable (geological units elevations, groundwater elevation surfaces, water-quality data, etc.) to visualize their space distribution in the subsurface and identify zones of functional interruptions (indicating inferred fault zones).
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- MMathias-esristaff @ NedTroshanovEAA on Feb 11, 2019 4:31 PM
  Hi Ned, Welcome to GeoNet! I hope you find our community helpful and valuable. Sounds like you are doing some interesting things in the state of Texas! Here are a couple of places you might find interesting.
  
  Arc Hydro
  Water Utilities
  3D
  
  Cheers!
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Mad_Cat Feb 12, 2019 6:52 AM
- Where do you work and what is your role?My name is David, and I am the GIS Technician for the City of Seabrook, Texas. It's an odd position, because I'm not just a technician. I'm the only GIS person on staff so I do everything and anything, outside my realm of expertise even. A couple of times a department asked if I could take our web app and make it a mobile app; having no experience with mobile apps I learned and made one (took a year...). Now, I'm writing an SOP for our drone program and I'm getting my Part 107 License to fly. I'm excited to begin aerial surveys and bring that data back into my department!
- What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)Using Survey123 to collect and archive data across the city. There are multiple areas across departments that have no historical record keeping in place to track and mitigate problem areas such as water leaks. I use the form I made, Leak Logger, and the dashboard to begin archiving and tracking the leaks as the occur to analyze potential patterns and make recommendations to my utility supervisor about problems before they happen.
- What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?I got my start as a rodman on a pipeline survey crew working on as builts and surveying ROW. After I was laid off the experience led me to work for the city I'm at now because they had similar equipment. So, I'd survey their utility assets once a week and the rest I'd work at the wastewater treatment plant. Honestly, at the time I had never heard about GIS, so when they mentioned GIS my first reaction was 'no, it's GPS.' That spurred me onto learning everything I could about GIS and 2 years later I'm editing our distribution network in ArcPro, making maps for various departments, and writing SOP's for supplemental programs like drones. I have much field and hands-on experience in working with water distribution networks, and I hope to expand my knowledge and experience into Drone Operations in Localities and beyond.
Hamilton Pool 30°20'32.17" N -98°07'36.95" W
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- MMathias-esristaff @ Mad_Cat on Feb 13, 2019 3:16 PM
  Hi David, Welcome to GeoNet! Great, story on how you "stumbled" into GIS, and have embraced it! Our community is a great place to help you on your journey. Here are a few places to get you started.
  
  Survey123 for ArcGIS
  ArcGIS Pro
  Drone2Map for ArcGIS
  Esri Training
  Education (check out the MOOC offerings)
  
  Cheers!
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suesupervisor2 Feb 12, 2019 7:15 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
I work for a private engineering firm specializing in water and wastewater located in Fort Walton Beach, FL. I am currently the Subsurface Utilities Engineering Department Supervisor and the Senior GIS Analyst for our company.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
In the past year, I was able to utilize the Beta version of Survey123 to streamline a sanitary sewer smoke testing project. Having the ability to provide a field sketch ,GPS coordinates, photographs and various other data real-time through Survey123 and ArcGIS Online, we were able to produce reports on a daily basis to allow for faster diagnosis and resolution of the problems identified.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I have a Certifcate in Geographic Information Science from the University of West Florida and have more than 15 years experience in the use of Ground Penetrating Radar, utility mapping and data collection, database design and maintenance and project management. I also have a passion for martial arts and law enforcement. Having been formerly certified in the State of Florida in Law Enforcement and Corrections and a former FDOC employee, I would like to use my experience to aide the law enforcement community improve access to information through GIS to aide in investigations.

Bonus Round!
28.3852° N, 81.5639° W
I try to visit the happiest place on earth several times a year. Each visit is magical in its own way, especially as my kids grow and are able to experience new attractions!
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- MMathias-esristaff @ suesupervisor2 on Feb 13, 2019 3:37 PM
  Hi Chris, Welcome to GeoNet! I hope you find the community helpful and valuable. Here are a few places that might be of interest;
  
  Water Utilities
  Survey123 for ArcGIS
  ArcGIS Online
  
  That is great that you get to visit your favorite place often! Walt Disney World is a magical place!
  
  Cheers!
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jlwalker192 Feb 12, 2019 7:23 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
My name is Jack Walker and I am the GIS Director for the city of Mishawaka, Indiana. I'm the overall coordinator for the city and administer the databases and oversee all ESRI software and data being used, along with interfacing our enterprise GIS with four third party software systems. I also coordinate and edit data for Public Safety dispatching and records management applications.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
We are still using ArcGIS Desktop but are making plans to set up a test server to start the transition to ESRI Enterprise, Portal, ArcGIS Pro, etc. We use one way replication, ArcGIS Server services that are not associated to a federated portal, and are not ready to implement Portal yet, so we are not yet ready for ArcGIS Pro. We provided the interface to get EnerGOV permitting software live which uses ArcGIS Server services for addresses and parcels. I spent a lot of time in the past year further cleaning up our centerline, address, and common place datasets for Public Safety RMS and CAD software applications. I completed the upgrade of our Cues GraniteNET application for sewer inspections and improved the way it interacts with our Sewer GIS data. We were also successful in providing a very accurate address file to the US Census for their LUCA project for the 2020 Census, completing the task in only 30 days instead of the 120 days allowed. Another GIS staff member did most of the data work on that project and I served as overall coordinator. I collaborated with another GIS staff member to greatly improve our web mapping capabilities using ArcGIS Online and feature services.

What is your expertise and how can that help the community?
I started out in computers being a Fortran programmer. I have worked for two software companies each for 4 years, one as a programmer of engineering applications and the other providing tech support and software documentation for GIS software. I have 24 years of full time GIS experience including the last 18 years as the overall GIS coordinator for our city using ESRI software. I have overseen the development of an advanced enterprise GIS citywide from the ground up. I have also overseen our relationship with strategic partners in our area which includes a twin city as well as the entire county.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ jlwalker192 on Feb 13, 2019 3:46 PM
  Hi Jack, Welcome to GeoNet! I hope you find the community helpful, especially as you begin the transition from Desktop to Enterprise, Portal etc.. The Census Bureau presented at FedGIS conference a few weeks ago, the 2020 census project is fascinating, how exciting that you participated in the LUCA project. Sounds like you have a wealth of GIS experience and expertise you can share with the community as well! Here are a few places you might find interesting:
  
  ArcGIS Enterprise
  Portal for ArcGIS
  Public Safety
  ArcGIS Online
  
  Cheers!
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tpiecuch Feb 12, 2019 9:05 AM

Where do you work and what is your role?

Hello, I am Tony Piecuch and a GIS Analyst At Doyon Utilities. We support all of the utilities for all 3 Army Bases in Alaska. We have a small shop, so I am currently wearing many hats as SDE Admin, Enterprise Admin, Field Collection, & Project Closeout. We work closely with the DoD and SDSFIE.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? (big or small - no win is out of bounds)

Our Biggest success in the last year is migrating from SQL08 to 2012, and successfully deploying the Enterprise 10.6 suite to our whole organization. We were previously limping along on a much outdated version of ArcServer. Currently trying to get collector into the hands of out field personal.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community

Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE), And ArcEnterprise.

Currently working on providing the best utility service to the Alaskan Arctic Warriors of the US Army.

Bonus:

63.212928 -147.036781 Clearwater Mountains, Alaska Range

Looking forward to getting more involved with the GIS Community. Thanks for having me on geoNet.
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- MMathias-esristaff @ tpiecuch on Feb 13, 2019 3:53 PM
  Hi Tony, Welcome to GeoNet! Hope you find our community helpful, especially being a small shop, reaching out to the broader GIS community could be very useful! Congrats on deploying Enterprise from ArcMap! Here are a few places to get you started:
  
  ArcGIS Enterprise
  Collector for ArcGIS
  
  Alaska is definitely on my list of places to visit, the Clearwater Mountains look amazing!
  
  Cheers!
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mcadario@mobyplanner.com Feb 13, 2019 5:32 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
I'm a founder of MobyPlanner, we develops B2B solutions for companies who need to provide innovative tools to their staff traveling or to moving goods.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
We develop a fast geospatial agenda optimizer that solves the complexities that happen when the users’ schedule is layered with travel requirements in an urban environment. The solution is based on AGOL Rest API.
We are also mentioned on on MapBook '18 https://www.esri.com/en-us/esri-map-book/maps#/details/1/3

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I specialize to manage and revamping large IT infrastructures. My gis skills are related to the necessary for the realization of the geospatial agenda that is Geocoding, Routing and Network Analytics Services.

Work location
45.506762, 9.163105
Favorite location
45.832119, 6.865575
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- MMathias-esristaff @ mcadario@mobyplanner.com on Feb 13, 2019 4:06 PM
  Hi Marco from Milano, Welcome to GeoNet! I hope you find the community valuable. It is a welcoming community so don't hesitate to ask a question or search for solutions. Here are a few places to get you started:
  
  Network Analyst
  ArcGIS Online
  
  Tips for searching GeoNet:
  GeoNet Quick Tips: Spotlight Search
  
  The Glacier on the Italy/France border looks amazing!
  
  Cheers!
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akulesza@flemingcollege.ca_Fleming Feb 13, 2019 10:02 AM
Where do you work and what is your role?
I am currently a GIS college student in Ontario, Canada. I will be graduating in June 2019 and I am currently looking for work. My passions are in city planning, asset management, and environmental consultation.

What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use?
Continuous learning of ArcDesktop products, newly introduced into ArcPro, using REST, open data software.

What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community?
I am passionate about teaching individuals about the strength of GIS products.
Willing to learn more about municipal mapping, and using GIS through the environmental consultation process.

Cheers!
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- MMathias-esristaff @ akulesza@flemingcollege.ca_Fleming on Feb 13, 2019 4:10 PM
  Hi Anna, Welcome to GeoNet! Congrats on your upcoming graduation! GeoNet is a great place to network as you start your GIS career. Also, a great place to continue your education, look for solutions and ask questions.
  
  Here are a few places to get you started:
  GeoMentors
  Education
  GIS Jobs
  ArcGIS Pro
  ArcGIS REST API
  
  Good luck with the job search!
  
  Cheers!
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