Ian Sims

Esri Performance Engineering. Mapper, photographer, explorer, and tech evangelist. Viiews expressed here are my own, and getting more cynical with age.

[Ian Sims @iansims]

Priceless!

[Google Gemma @googlegemma]

Gemma 4 can run on phones without an internet connection! 🤯

It can perform local agentic tasks, such as logging and analyzing trends. When connected, it can also make API calls.

Want to try it yourself? Get the Google AI Edge App on iOS or Android. (🔊 Sound on for the demo!)

[Ian Sims @iansims]

@sarahbellmaps It’s true! And I’m stunned how many people stop me when they see my Esri luggage tag and say “I know you guys… you’re awesome!”

[Ian Sims @iansims]

We’re doing something new this year! Look for small signage in the Map Gallery alongside each map that exemplifies excellence and is a finalist to possibly win in each map category. Winners announced on Friday! #EsriUC

[Ian Sims @iansims]

Last week we pushed out a new version of the @ArcGISPro Performance Assessment Tool (PAT) to handle some Windows 11 compatibility issues. https://t.co/uSRFKEkW6y

[Ian Sims @iansims]

@kennethfield 👏👏bravo!

[Ian Sims @iansims]

@kennethfield @jamesmaygin Oye I gotta try that

[Ian Sims @iansims]

@kennethfield I'm thinking Don Jr. will dump Kimberly G cuz lately she's been looking a lot like mutton-dressed-up-lamb.

[Ian Sims @iansims]

Pure magic.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Falcon going to orbit as seen from ocean

[Ian Sims @iansims]

GPT-4o is going to be a groundbreaking tool for describing place. I see this complementing well with large scale city maps, Street View, and other locational technologies.

[Greg Brockman @gdb]

GPT-4o as tested by @BeMyEyes:

[Ian Sims @iansims]

Really nice animation of the creation of Aurora Borealis

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

This is how an aurora is created

[📹 University of Oslo / Per Byhring]

[Ian Sims @iansims]

@kennethfield Congrats man! Do you now switch from Daddies Sauce to Granddaddies Sauce?

[Ian Sims @iansims]

Ummm. Teapot? Yeah. Teapot. 🫖

[Ian Sims @iansims]

#TIL Hawaii is not technically covered by the NATO pact.

[Ian Sims @iansims]

Props to @kennethfield for another amazing cartographic creation in @ArcGISPro. The varnish touch on the Path of Totality gives extra pizazz!

[Ian Sims @iansims]

Beautiful @SpaceX Starlink launch tonight

[Ian Sims @iansims]

#TIL Did you know that early Boeing 747’s had a sextant in the cockpit? https://t.co/SEhD6eM46i

[Ian Sims @iansims]

Sounds like a great GeoHack with some pastry continents shoved on it, right @kennethfield @John_M_Nelson? https://t.co/8Va9mZKPe7

[Ian Sims @iansims]

@0mgould “Vacaworking”… I know the feeling.