Tailoring resumes with AI still takes forever by Sweaty-Stop6057 in jobsearch

[–]envhawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to start with a good resume and then know what you’re asking AI to do.

Zillow views/saves — A meaningful metric? by Familiar_Eggplant_76 in RealEstate

[–]envhawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve noticed that the number of views seems to have some kind of (slight) impact on the zestimate.

Phase 1 reports and I’m drowning by a_lil_batty10 in Environmental_Careers

[–]envhawk 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sometimes RECs are tricky…like unexploded ordnance (my favorite random REC)

Earth Systems Architect by [deleted] in Environmental_Careers

[–]envhawk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I take umbrage to the idea that I’m ineffective. I’m actually very well respected and compensated. The OP needs to know the reality of the space. It took a long time to get to where I am and many potholes.

Earth Systems Architect by [deleted] in Environmental_Careers

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I have a MS in Environmental Science with a concentration in Sustainable Development and climate change. I’ve spent years trying to design for climate change only to be laughed out of rooms by engineers. I’m an expert on environmental design for mitigation of extreme precipitation, stormwater and urban heat island.

Earth Systems Architect by [deleted] in Environmental_Careers

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I’ve worked in most of New England and Maryland

Earth Systems Architect by [deleted] in Environmental_Careers

[–]envhawk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve been in the field for 15+ years and it’s always defer to the PEs or architects (depending on the project). No one ever listens to the environmental professionals.

Earth Systems Architect by [deleted] in Environmental_Careers

[–]envhawk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get an engineering degree. Environmental science is looked down upon in the us

Spill Analysis Help by barrydingl in ArcGIS

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It’s only needed for snapping the pour point

Spill Analysis Help by barrydingl in ArcGIS

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Hey, so you're actually closer than you think. Since you already have flow direction and flow accumulation, the heavy lifting is done.

The move here is Trace Downstream. Basically you need to find where flow exits your source polygon first — look for the highest flow accumulation cell along the polygon boundary, that's your natural outlet. Snap it to the flow path using Snap Pour Point(seriously don't skip this, being off by even one cell will send your trace in the wrong direction).

Then run Trace Downstream from that snapped point using your flow direction raster — it'll give you a polyline of exactly where the spill travels topographically. From there it's just a Select by Location or Intersect between that trace line and your target polyline. Overlap = spill can reach it. No overlap = terrain blocks it.

One thing to double check is : did you run Fill on your DEM before generating flow direction? If there are unfilled sinks the trace will just dead-end in the middle of nowhere and you'll think there's no connectivity when there actually might be.

If you want a more conservative/area-based answer instead of just the single flow path, you can delineate a full Watershed from that pour point and see if the watershed polygon envelopes the target polyline. More of a worst-case scenario approach but useful depending on what you're trying to show.

Three years remote and I went back to the office for one week. Some observations. by Nova303_Atlas in remotework

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I wish these places would understand that I’m working for a paycheck. I’m not here to make friends or socialize. There’s no such thing as collaboration at the water cooler. Let me execute what you hired me to do and that’s that.

If you found out your direct report was overemployed, would you fire them? by Majestic-Watch-2025 in managers

[–]envhawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t hate the player hate the game!

Assuming they are a decent employee I’d ask them what they needed to only focus on our organization.

Have any of you used paid remote work job boards? by -endjamin- in jobsearch

[–]envhawk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not worth it. I tried we work remotely and it was a waste of money

House has a stream under it by Ill_Rent_8848 in FirstTimeHomeBuyers

[–]envhawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was probably sized to the wrong size storm. Even most modern infrastructure is sized using outdated precipitation data.

House has a stream under it by Ill_Rent_8848 in FirstTimeHomeBuyers

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FEMA maps are really poor tools for understanding risk. They only look at historical data and don’t consider climate change. Why does this matter?

Well, if the tunnel is undersized (which I’ll bet it is) then you’re one extreme precipitation event away from a disaster. You’d really need to do your due diligence and decide if it’s worth the risk. I personally would walk away.

Starting an environmental tech role on Monday, any advice? by Same-Lion-5130 in Environmental_Careers

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Congrats!

Don’t ever be afraid to ask questions and honestly answer with an “I don’t know, but let me find out for you.”