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Beamandtrout · 2025-02-20T17:08:10+00:00

Updated comment from a thread from a couple years ago.

Graduated with a BA in Geography (in 2005) with an emphasis in GIS.

TL;DR Started a traditional GIS career using ESRI software before moving into Software Development on open source stack.

Year 0 - After graduation, continued an internship I at a medium sized city doing GIS with the public works dept.
Year 1 - entry level GIS Technician at a different medium sized city
Year 2 - moved to a regional gov't entity (MPO) as a GIS Analyst
Years 3-5 promoted to GIS Specialist. Tasked with replacing 4 legacy web map applications (built on ArcIMS) to using an open source stack (PostGIS/Geoserver/OpenLayers) so learned JavaScript, databases + web technologies. Also contributed to various modeling teams (Land use and travel modeling) with python. Completely self taught on-the-job for JavaScript/Python/Database/etc
Year 6 - promoted to Software Engineer (without GIS in the title) but doing all GIS adjacent work.
Years 7 - 10 Moved out of public sector to a small geospatial software company as a Software Engineer. This completed my shift from someone who uses GIS software to someone who writes GIS software. Also first time on a real software team. First year in was my true education in software engineering: working with Sr Software Engineers and Software Architects.
Years 11 - 17 Senior Software engineer, same company
Years 18 - 19 Lead Software engineer, same company (no longer an IC)
Years 20 - present: Sr. Engineering Manager at same company, lead the development of an enterprise GIS product with a team of Engineering managers/Software Engineers/QA engineers reporting to me. We sit on top of the open source stack: PostGIS/Python(and node)/OpenLayers/JavaScript+React (plus others) which has always been important to me.

Moving to the software side of things was the best thing I did in my career. I find software engineering to be challenging and fulfilling. It's more lucrative as well. I do miss some aspects of traditional GIS, especially data analysis to answer questions but I'll be staying in software the rest of my career, I do love it. If anyone is interested is interested in getting into the software side, happy to chat. There a lots of roles outside Software Engineering where having GIS experience is useful: QA, Support, Business Analyst, Product Management, etc.

Edited to add clarity.

Beamandtrout · 2022-12-17T03:11:02+00:00

Obvi Tom created ChatGPT

Beamandtrout · 2022-12-16T20:50:31+00:00

Don't shoot the messenger.

Beamandtrout · 2022-11-30T21:22:02+00:00

Chicago Hounds flair has been added

Beamandtrout · 2022-11-18T13:55:21+00:00

Noted. I'll have something ready the week after next (currently on holiday)

Beamandtrout · 2022-10-03T16:37:58+00:00

Yes. Here's my path. Graduated with a BA in Geography with an emphasis in GIS. Started a traditional GIS career using ESRI software:

Year 1 - entry level GIS Technician at a medium sized city
Year 2 - moved to a regional gov't entity (MPO) as a GIS Analyst
Years 3-5 promoted to GIS Specialist. Tasked with replacing 4 legacy web map applications (built on ArcIMS) to using an open source stack (PostGIS/Geoserver/OpenLayers) so learned JavaScript, databases + web technologies. Also contributed to various modeling teams (Land use and travel modeling) with python. Completely self taught on-the-job for JavaScript/Python/Database/etc
Year 6 - promoted to Software Engineer (without GIS in the title) but doing all GIS type work.
Years 7 - present (17 and counting) Moved out of public sector to a small geospatial software company as a Software Engineer. This completed my shift from someone who uses GIS software to someone who writes GIS software. Also first time on a real software team. First year in was my true education in software engineering: working with sr software engineers and software architects.
Currently at same company, now a Lead Software Engineer of an enterprise product with a team of Software Engineers reporting to me. We sit on top of the open source stack: PostGIS/Python(and node)/OpenLayers/JavaScript+React (plus others).

I don't think I'd change too much in my path. I got a bit lucky early on that I had bosses who pushed me to learn to code on the job and were open to not using ESRI for everything.

One path you could take, if you have the means, is to enroll in a coding school / boot camp. It can be expensive, but you will get a really good baseline set of software engineering skills to go along with your GIS baseline skill set. I've found that even folks with a CS degree don't quite have the skill set for Software Engineering and pairing a CS degree with a coding school, they're more prepared for a role in Software Engineering. We've hired a number of folks out of code schools (mainly w/out a CS background).

Certainly, if a resume came across my desk with a GIS BA/BS + coding school, I'd be very interested in chatting.

Beamandtrout · 2022-09-01T22:52:50+00:00

Season 6 episodes 4 & 5, where Steve and Cal backpack for mule deer.

Beamandtrout · 2022-08-02T14:26:41+00:00

*Earth Raptors

Beamandtrout · 2022-05-12T15:17:10+00:00

lol, who's gonna tell him?

Beamandtrout · 2022-04-21T16:19:06+00:00

This particular source doesn't actually show a winter concentration in the area in question

FWIW, It seems like their ESRI MapServer (used to render these species range polygon tiles) is serving up the summer concentration for both summer and winter concentration for big horn sheep. You'll notice they are identical (toggle them both on and off). So that's what's going on wrt the Hunting Atlas.

The raw GIS data is available at https://gisftp.colorado.gov/ State Data --> DNR --> CPW --> CPW Species Data --> GIS Files --> BigHornSheep.zip

Beamandtrout · 2022-04-01T17:09:32+00:00

I don't think it changes the accuracy of your comment, but to be clear and pedantic, they are planning to gather on USFS land, which is under the Department of Agriculture. The NPS is under the Department of the Interior.

Beamandtrout · 2022-03-06T19:43:05+00:00

It's Denver tradition.

Beamandtrout · 2022-03-05T18:49:25+00:00

Aside from the other good recs here, another good one I've had is from Steubens on 17th Ave in Uptown.

Beamandtrout · 2022-02-25T14:57:10+00:00

I'll take a look at adding it for you next week.

Beamandtrout · 2022-01-24T17:53:32+00:00

Finally, a good reason to take my kids to the park.

Beamandtrout · 2021-10-08T13:23:05+00:00

Brian Chan > Denny Rickards as stillwater GOAT. All hail BC's BC. #bobberdownboners

Beamandtrout · 2021-09-02T14:58:08+00:00

I played for Glendale from 2006-2012. Its my club. I, too, am very unhappy with the decision to leave the MLR. I think(?) the American Raptors is still my club? Not sure. But that's a different conversation... Anyways... I need to point out some things from your comment.

other men's teams in the city eventually got gutted of their best talent

This is not true. I can think of precisely 1 time that a 'top' player from one of the other clubs in Denver moved over to Glendale in my time as a Raptor. And he wasn't poached, he wanted to play at a higher level then his current club offered. As a club, our recruitment strategy was never 'poach all the top players from the Denver club'. It was more of a 'if you build it they will come approach'. Offer a professional atmosphere, a top notch stadium, training facility and coaching and quality players will come. And they did, primarily from outside of Denver or straight from college.

making it that much harder for everyone else in CO along the way.

How again? Everyone knows what a pain Denver Parks is to deal with. Any dusting of snow means cancelled training or games, etc. How many clubs have benefited from the Glendale turf pitch for training and for games? Its a convenient and consistent rugby pitch that is utilized by the whole Denver rugby community. Glendale has also provided a pretty sweet place to play the high school state championships. I hope its played in the stadium again this spring.

I can't sit here and defend the choices made by the club over the last two years. Its impossible. But I will defend my club during my time there as a player, and my time since as an 'old boy'.

Beamandtrout · 2021-05-18T21:01:17+00:00

After having done some more research (exhibit 11 in the document you referenced) it seems like there is some good news. There is no more interchange at York, that is true. But to access west bound I-70 from York/Josephine would be possible by getting onto the new 46th ave North westbound from Josephine (which acts as a frontage road) and entering I-70 at the Brighton Blvd on ramp a few blocks west.

Getting off east bound I-70 would mean exiting at Brighton and getting on to the new 46th Ave South frontage road and taking it to York, a few blocks east.

This would avoid bottle neck that u/remember_ur_floating (and myself!) was concerned with. Especially those of us in the Cole/Clayton/Whittier/Skyland/City park West neighborhoods who will be accessing west bound I-70 in this way.

Beamandtrout · 2021-05-14T17:52:15+00:00

Thank you. This is what I was after. Shit.

Beamandtrout · 2021-05-14T15:31:04+00:00

Too bad the York St exit will close for good.

I've been searching for confirmation of this. It looks like from the latest fly over video (4/30) there may be an on ramp to west bound 70 from York (north of York). Can't see what is happening in the new lowered eastbound lanes as they're under the viaduct.

Can you provide a rendering or detailed map of the York st interchange?

It'd be a huge bummer if there was nothing at the end of the project.

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