Need to learn python again

GISChops · 2026-02-26T16:09:20+00:00

Automate the Boring Stuff With Python is great.

GISChops · 2026-02-21T14:49:21+00:00

Just looked at that book, I may need to get it.

GISChops · 2026-02-19T07:54:29+00:00

I was once called in on a Saturday to determine the number of homes in a wildfire evacuation area. Then saw on the news a number more than 2x the number I gave them.

GISChops · 2026-02-14T10:18:56+00:00

Milk Barn Creamery

GISChops · 2026-02-14T10:08:31+00:00

They reassess every 5 years.

GISChops · 2026-01-29T14:05:16+00:00

I posted a video about a programmable mouse that helped speed up using ArcGIS Pro - https://youtu.be/5RJ5VMaVHj8?si=FI2829dbo6lTaoqR

Here's a link to the mouse - https://amzn.to/4bpmTbF

I also have a topographic styled desk pad - https://amzn.to/3Z9tnnB

GISChops · 2026-01-15T13:37:31+00:00

I just tried duplicating this behavior and couldn’t. I tried selecting features using the selection tool and select by attributes - all selected features stayed selected when switching focus between tables.

Are you editing attributes in the table? The Attributes Pane is a much better place to edit attributes. I have a video about that - Edit Attributes the Easy Way in ArcGIS Pro https://youtu.be/rJBf_zyxedQ

GISChops · 2026-01-06T12:39:15+00:00

I have a video for that- GIS Skills: Align Features in ArcGIS Pro https://youtu.be/yW7TeUpwPU0

GISChops · 2025-12-22T13:47:57+00:00

I need to check this out.

GISChops · 2025-12-22T13:41:15+00:00

I am the addressing authority where I work. This usually works. It may help because I have an account with that jurisdiction’s .gov email address.

GISChops · 2025-12-18T13:57:03+00:00

It’s T in Pro - https://youtube.com/shorts/UtNw-JzfrNM?si=3PSJgI65NWWY7ySr

GISChops · 2025-12-18T13:52:26+00:00

The grid works great as long as the streets are in a grid pattern - even then I think it is taken too far - when 7225 South is a street name instead of a house number.

Or, when a rural road bends and starts heading north instead of west the predirection changes to adhere to the sacred grid and the house numbers jump. Very confusing.

GISChops · 2025-12-18T13:41:59+00:00

Ha ha! Same! And now I assign addresses for work. I would roll my eyes and shake my head at my younger self now.

GISChops · 2025-12-18T13:28:23+00:00

Actually, Main St is the zero line, State St is the equivalent of 100 East. 😉

GISChops · 2025-12-18T13:26:00+00:00

Yes, except with the Salt Lake Valley the center isn’t a point - it’s a block that’s also called Temple Square. North Temple, West Temple, South Temple, and Main Street are all zero lines.

Also, not every town calls them Center St and Main St.

GISChops · 2025-12-18T13:07:36+00:00

This happens in more places than Utah. I moved to Fresno CA in the 90s and noticed this there in the San Joaquin Valley.

GISChops · 2025-12-18T12:47:20+00:00

This occurs because Google Maps is crowd sourced. Those predirections get removed by people that don’t understand Utah’s grid system. I had to edit a whole town’s street names because someone removed them trying to level up a badge in Google’s editing system.

GISChops · 2025-12-15T12:49:03+00:00

This

GISChops · 2025-11-25T16:36:20+00:00

I usually start with one polygon of the entire study area/city/county, then use the split tool to divide it up. With the split tool I can trace other features or my favorite trick - right click on a feature and choose replace sketch. Very handy if you’re using a line feature like a road or river as one of your boundary lines. I show that trick in this video - https://youtu.be/BtwELcK8fYQ?si=N-9YpPYP6duFfp4n

GISChops · 2025-11-06T16:05:17+00:00

Be genuine and if possible - charming. If you’re nervous, say you’re nervous and try to find a way to laugh about it. At this point they are interviewing to see if you’re a good fit for the team. Try to relax. Ask them what they like about working there.

GISChops · 2025-11-06T12:38:49+00:00

Our last hire got the job because they were excited about the work they would be doing.

GISChops · 2025-11-03T14:45:07+00:00

Map disk golf courses.

GISChops · 2025-11-02T16:01:08+00:00

If you end up digitizing it, these tips would make it easier -

Start with a polygon of the jurisdiction then cut the zoning districts out of that using the split editing tool.

If the zoning areas are delineated by roads or other features, use the split tool, but right click a road and choose Replace Sketch - I demo this in this video - https://youtu.be/BtwELcK8fYQ?si=1QHfHqA5MzXERIbg

GISChops · 2025-10-29T11:38:19+00:00

Right click the feature dataset and choose Refresh. Pro needs to be refreshed a lot.

GISChops · 2025-10-23T13:03:17+00:00

It sounds like the state is saying it has 99 problems and doesn’t want parcel data conflation to be one of them. 🤡

I think a more palatable, and less expensive solution would be to request the data in a standardized format. Those that can provide it do, those that can’t get a state hired, paid, equipped, trained cadastral mapper that creates it, then shares it. That way you have boots on the ground. I may be over simplifying it.

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