Blog post co-written by Emma Matcham and Lauren Geiss Today's blog post is co-written by Emma Matcham and Lauren Geiss, and shares a protocol they developed for making maps in QGIS. This protocol started as an email Emma sent to a colleague in 2019 with directions for how to make a map for a multistate… Continue reading A Simple Protocol for Map Making for Publications
OSU 2023 Soil Health Tour Online Map
It's winter Extension season, which is one of my two favorite seasons in my work year (the other is planting)! In fall I felt re-energized in my own research by watching my colleagues at Extension events in Maryland and Georgia, so this winter I'm committing to listening to at least as many winter season talks… Continue reading OSU 2023 Soil Health Tour Online Map
Updated Menu and About Me Section
As part of my return to blogging, I updated the About Me page and the main menu! Historically I've had a separate menu tag where folks can find my publications list, but at this phase of my career I think I'm better served by a link to Google Scholar in the About Me section. My… Continue reading Updated Menu and About Me Section
Highlighting Online Maps — Southeast Grazing Exchange
I've noticed an increase in both the number and accessibility of web-based maps. I've gathered a few that have caught my attention and will be sharing them here over the next few months. The first that I want to highlight is the Southeast Grazing Exchange website, which was developed by UF IFAS Extension as part… Continue reading Highlighting Online Maps — Southeast Grazing Exchange
Updates and Plans for Re-imagining Spatially Challenged
I had grand plans for getting back into blogging in 2022 "after I get settled into Gainesville." But... feeling settled into our new home and my new role as an assistant professor has taken a lot longer than I expected. I can really only describe 2023 as my year of learning how to drink from… Continue reading Updates and Plans for Re-imagining Spatially Challenged
Personal update and plans for 2022
Thank you all for reading Spatially Challenged over the years. I started this blog at the beginning of grad school as a way to share GIS resources with friends and colleagues. It's since grown in both scope and audience, and I'm grateful for everyone who has supported my work over the last five years. I'm… Continue reading Personal update and plans for 2022
Inverse Distance Weighting and Kriging in R
I posted a few months ago about a new R package I wrote with Filipe Matias-- it's available for download on GitHub. Last week we extended the GitHub tutorial to include interpolation methods and raster visualization/mapping example code. Spatially Challenged readers have asked me to write tutorials on these techniques before, but I had been… Continue reading Inverse Distance Weighting and Kriging in R
Setting up in RStudio
Hey all-- quick post today just to share a great resource from Piping Hot Data. If you're a new RStudio user, I'd recommend checking out their article Introducing RStudio and R Markdown. RStudio has a 4 panel main screen and many custom display options that can be a little overwhelming at first. The GIFs from… Continue reading Setting up in RStudio
WI State Cartographer’s Office is Hiring!
Quick note to readers-- the WI State Cartographer's Office is hiring for a few different positions, including entry-level jobs like GIS Technician with flexible requirements for previous GIS experience. You can find the job postings here. While you're at the SCO website, I highly recommend checking out their data downloads and pre-made maps including some… Continue reading WI State Cartographer’s Office is Hiring!
2021 Year In Review
Hello Spatially Challenged readers! Thank you for being here! I just wanted to post a quick year-in-review to highlight some of the changes that happened on this blog over the last 12 months. This year I have written 16 blog posts on a broad range of topics, including learning, data visualization, and open data sets.… Continue reading 2021 Year In Review
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