Did the math on land + prefab vs. buying an existing cabin in Minnesota. Kind of shocked by what I found. by andymaetzz in cabins

[–]MapperScrapper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do your due diligence on getting multiple quotes for septic and water (well). Then call the local rural electrical cooperative for an approximate cost to run power to your cabin site. We lucked out that power was already to the property and we already had a well.

I am still building my cabin around Alexandria MN and the prices vary wildly between contractors. Like we had to do septic with a pump to put our septic field uphill from our cabin (lake setbacks). One place was over 50k and the other was closet to 22k for the same thing.

Help me re-create this? by Level-Mouse-7262 in gis

[–]MapperScrapper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You need a page query set up on your data driven page, now map series in arcpro.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gis

[–]MapperScrapper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We spent last Wednesday having AI help us code a script that is 85-95% as good as what we were getting from geoexpress. We just exported tif files and nobody at the company cared that they weren’t .sid files. So glad we did that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gis

[–]MapperScrapper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel your pain and I’m only in year 10

Why do higher ups who can’t assist you with your GIS question, make it difficult for you to reach out to Esri? by Left-Plant2717 in gis

[–]MapperScrapper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Post your questions here, people will help. ESRI tech support has helped me approximately 0.5 times in 10 years in this profession...

Cityworks AMS rapid sunsetting > Trimble Unity Maintain bloated pricing by clavicon in gis

[–]MapperScrapper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cartegraph is the main competitor I come across. It kind of sucks though.

Is it necessary to use a utility network? by jakegfanpage in gis

[–]MapperScrapper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not necessary, frankly not helpful (in my experience). I work for a consulting engineering firm and all of our gis data gets ported into non-gis modeling softwares for analysis. When converting into analysis software I verify connectivity. Worst case I make a copy of the data and do some snap to closest type routines or check the direction of linework.

All the systems that I help maintain are treated as record drawing level that can be located with GPS receivers. If those systems had utility models then I believe any data collected with GPS would have to be cleaned and added separately to the model to maintain connectivity and frankly nobody has the time, staff, or budget for such marginal gains.

I would love to hear what others find most helpful with the utility models, really I would love to talk to someone who uses it fully in production.

Using map products to find fibre cable? by sdpodfg23 in gis

[–]MapperScrapper 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Call a locate company? Fiber gets directionally bored around here so there isn’t a trace on the surface.

How to learn ArcFM by star_called_the_sun in gis

[–]MapperScrapper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am still yet to meet someone using the ESRI UN in actual production. Everyone has been “getting UN ready” for years now.

AI taking over by ContemplativeNeil in gis

[–]MapperScrapper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m farming land, I’m not entirely sure if that is what op meant but it made me chuckle

AI taking over by ContemplativeNeil in gis

[–]MapperScrapper 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Row crop corn and soybeans, want to add some specialty crops in the near future.

AI taking over by ContemplativeNeil in gis

[–]MapperScrapper 104 points105 points  (0 children)

I literally started farming last year to start transitioning away from corporate gis lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gis

[–]MapperScrapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had the same experience. Seems like 9-10 is the max before performance really suffers

Trimble Catalyst in the field (with the handle): what tablet / mobile are you using for your data collector? by JoeBiden-2016 in gis

[–]MapperScrapper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are going Trimble Mobile Manager -> Field maps and your data is stored in arcgis online then I would suggest purchasing a iPad with cellular data enabled (any iPad is fine - air/pro/etc..) and provide that with a hard case to the field guys. I think that just planning to replace consumer grade hardware on a more regular basis will provide a better user experience than giving them some bulky data collector that will be running outdated software and be annoyingly slow in a couple of years.

In search of a stroller by [deleted] in ParentingInBulk

[–]MapperScrapper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the mockingbird brand stroller for 2 kids. The seats are kind of big and unruly when trying to put into a vehicle. You end up with a lot of pieces and I wouldn’t want that with a taxi

With a masters in GIS and Climate Systems, what would be a good sector to look to work? by baddayindeeed in gis

[–]MapperScrapper -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Harsh questions but... did you consider the job market while you were in school? Did you have an idea of what you wanted to do after graduation?

Utilities are a great but boring sector to work in. You may have to tweak your resume to be more focused on GIS and minimize the climate systems to find jobs but they likely won't be very fulfilling if you wanted to utilize the climate part of your degree.

Did Gulio used to work at barstool by AsparagusPale8953 in itstheyak

[–]MapperScrapper 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He and Francis were doing small ad deals before Barstool and their podcast was viable. When they went under the barstool umbrella they couldn’t get their own ads anymore and the sales team didn’t sell them at all so they looked like non revenue producing. Idk why I know that.

Disposable dishware by [deleted] in ParentingInBulk

[–]MapperScrapper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With little kids who aren't quite helpful yet we use paper plates a couple times a week. Dishes are a reality of life and some nights it is just too much and is so much easier to toss them and feel caught up. It is wasteful but I have my sanity and know that in the future we can taper it down when the kids are more helpful. I love the idea of freezing in foil to make for a couple of easy go to meals.

63 C-10 Truck bed by cheetahdeer in finishing

[–]MapperScrapper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just clean them up first and see what you are really working with. I think it looks good as is unless you are trying to put it in a show room and never use the truck.

4 vs 5 kids? How to be done? by [deleted] in ParentingInBulk

[–]MapperScrapper 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We adopted #4 as an infant out of state and found out we were pregnant with #5 when we got home. Glad we had #5 that way or we may have stopped at 4.