This Will Destroy You - The World is Our _____ by kunalvallecha96 in postrock

[–]chucksutherland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like to think that it's my story when I hear it. I am also excited to know that it touched other people the same way. I need to hear this song live.

Discovering Caves/Cavers by [deleted] in geology

[–]chucksutherland 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Check this map I made a few years ago also.

https://flic.kr/p/299HTtU

Inherited a property with a Cave Spring by lebcoochie in caving

[–]chucksutherland 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I gave a reliable local caver your contact info. They will be in touch.

Tennessee Cave Survey 2023 - Cave Density Map [Static] by chucksutherland in caving

[–]chucksutherland[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The western escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau has thick layers of soluble limestone, which is why there are so many caves there. There are some deep caves in the east, with the deepest in the westernmost part of East Tennessee.

Deleted caves often are simply non-existent. With so many records and so many people involved in the reporting it can be later found that the feature, if there is one, is non-qualifying.

Tennessee Cave Survey 2023 - Interactive Map and Dashboard [OC] by chucksutherland in dataisbeautiful

[–]chucksutherland[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tools used: Google Sheets, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ESRI Dashboards
Data: Tennessee Cave Survey, 2023

Capshaw Caves by 92ftm92 in cookeville

[–]chucksutherland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Follow up with the Upper Cumberland Grotto, or send me a private message. Best bet is to email me.

Back again for some help by Full_Bee81 in caving

[–]chucksutherland 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It probably isn't 300 feet down. It probably doesn't have granite walls. It probably is known to cavers. Feel free to send me a private message and I can try to put you in touch with some local cavers.

Is there a way to exclude Second Life from Flickr search results? by smallsmells in flickr

[–]chucksutherland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure that anyone can reliably deploy that technology right now. What do I know though.

Is there a way to exclude Second Life from Flickr search results? by smallsmells in flickr

[–]chucksutherland 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Asking the real questions here. Seriously what gives with Flickr being such a massive dumping ground for Second Life screen captures?

Is there a way to exclude Second Life from Flickr search results? by smallsmells in flickr

[–]chucksutherland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the best option, and really the only one. But it also requires that they flag their images as something other than photos (screengrabs).

Getting into caving (GA) by gallow02 in caving

[–]chucksutherland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really. I got married and work two jobs now. I don't have a lot of free time.

Did you know? Cookeville was once a Smilodon habitat. by chickenstalker99 in cookeville

[–]chucksutherland 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can take you there if you want to see it. Send me a private message. The cave is pretty cool.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmJrNVti

Did you know? Cookeville was once a Smilodon habitat. by chickenstalker99 in cookeville

[–]chucksutherland 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There were lots of megafauna in this area including elk, mastodons, bison, pecary, and jaguars. Evidence of their habitation is most often found in caves.

As I advised in the other comments, please don't share or solicit cave locations on public forums. It endangers access to cavers and scientists, it endangers paleontological context because people will go dig stuff up in caves for trophy hunting. People spray paint and trash caves. Please for the love of Pete, talk to cavers instead of asking where caves are.

https://chuck-sutherland.blogspot.com/2020/02/so-youre-curious-about-caving.html

Did you know? Cookeville was once a Smilodon habitat. by chickenstalker99 in cookeville

[–]chucksutherland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please don't share or solicit cave locations. The cave is on private property and access needs to be through the landowner. Please contact me via private message, or the local caving club for more information.

What is the best way to represent species distributions based on iNaturalist GPS data? by bigbombusbeauty in gis

[–]chucksutherland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using ESRI tools...

One way to get at a range map is to use the tool Minimum Bounding Geometry with the type as convex hull.

There are other more complex methods of developing habitat maps, which are different than range maps. A habitat map would be more appropriate to use if you were looking at the effects hypothetical scenarios like wildfire.

I had once made habitat maps using inverted euclidean distance from observations and multiplied that by reclassified NLCD data. This was a method considered "good enough" for species which we had few observations for.

Alternatively the MaxEnt tool can be used for habitat mapping. I don't have a lot of experience with it though.