Vance Russell

Forest ecology, restoration, tech4wildlife

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

Do you need geospatial analysis for your conservation and forestry projects but don't have the funds, time, or capacity to get started? This book is for you. Check out the full version at https://t.co/Pz5I9Kmuwd. Please send me your constructive feedback!

[Qiusheng Wu @giswqs]

🚀 Exciting news! The GeoAI Python package just got a major upgrade. It now supports interactive geospatial data visualization powered by AI Agents. 🌍✨

GitHub: https://t.co/TBxio7GvtY
Full tutorial: https://t.co/bdIOWYcKO3

🌍 In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to build interactive maps powered by AI agents that respond to natural language queries. Watch how you can fly to any city, add raster or vector layers, visualize 3D buildings, and explore geospatial data—all without writing code. Perfect for developers, researchers, and anyone curious about AI, GIS, and interactive mapping.

#geospatial #mapping #python #GeoAI #AI

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

This is super cool. Great to see DuckDB leading the way here!

[Qiusheng Wu @giswqs]

🚀 Big news in the DuckDB spatial world!

The DuckDB spatial extension has just added support for ST_AsMVT and ST_AsMVTGeom. This functionality will be included in DuckDB v1.4 (releasing next week 🎉).

We will be able to stream vector tiles directly from DuckDB using large vector datasets (e.g., GeoParquet) stored in the cloud. This makes building scalable geospatial applications faster and more efficient than ever.

👏 Huge kudos to Max Gabrielsson for the incredible work on this feature!

Sample code for DuckDB Vector Tile Serve w/ Flask + MapLibre:
https://t.co/VoEvOuSZYZ

#duckdb #geospatial

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

@PythonMaps Gulf of Mexico

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

Great intro to QGIS tutorials from Statistics Canada.

[Murithi Godwin @GodieMurithi]

🌍 Free QGIS Training — Learn GIS Step by Step

Ever wanted to make your own maps or analyze spatial data, but didn’t know where to start?
The Government of Canada (Statistics Canada) has put together a free, beginner-friendly training series on QGIS — the world’s leading open-source GIS platform.

Through hands-on tutorials, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Load and organize spatial datasets
✅ Explore and edit vector & raster data
✅ Create symbology, labels, and rule-based visualizations
✅ Join data tables and overlay multiple datasets
✅ Make professional map layouts for reporting and presentations
✅ Run geoprocessing tools and work with DEMs and rasters
✅ Animate changes over time with Atlas tools

Why this matters:
Whether you’re in urban planning, environmental monitoring, surveying, agriculture, or research, QGIS gives you powerful GIS capabilities without license costs. With just a few steps, you can start turning raw data into insights that drive real decisions.

📖 Explore the tutorials here: https://t.co/wHXygTMwPE

🎓 Who should take this:

-Students and beginners in GIS
-Professionals wanting to sharpen spatial analysis skills
-Anyone curious about mapping and geospatial data

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

@giswqs Well done Qiusheng (and well-deserved)!

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

@John_M_Nelson Thanks, John. Love the static storymap analogy and the sneaky legends!

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

@yohaniddawela Please share my Free and Open Source Geospatial Tools as part of this post: https://t.co/Pz5I9Kmuwd

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

@John_M_Nelson @kennethfield Looking forward to the sharknado demo!

[Dr. Verónica Espinoza @Verukita1]

📕 [FREE] Data Wrangling Recipes in R
"This book is designed to demonstrate what is required when preparing data for analysis"
👉https://t.co/8XcqDAODti

#AcademicChatter #Bioinformatics #neuroscience #DataSicence #python #rstats #machinelearning #python #DataVisualization #phd

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

Check out my latest article: 3 Things Organizations Get Wrong About Funding https://t.co/uz4Z9epmLK via @LinkedIn

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

@John_M_Nelson Wait what? I always thought MI never needed AC given it's surrounded the lakes. Or maybe this is from goig there growing up and it was always 10 deg cooler than IL (no longer!)

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

Check out my latest article: The Business of Forest Health Is Booming. And there are some maps! https://t.co/O4uLzcPbWV via @LinkedIn.

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

@OrdnanceSurvey I would love OSMaps if I could actually pay for a subscription. Currently impossible to do on your site. Tried multiple browsers and the app.

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

this is a fantastic course with deep cartographic knowledge, tips, and practical learning. highly recommended!

[John Nelson @John_M_Nelson]

Please, nobody sign up for this.

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

@John_M_Nelson I'm reading this right now, too. Very well written. Definitely a quirky story/character!

[Vance Russell @vancerussell]

Fantastic! Well done @spatialthoughts

[Ujaval Gandhi @spatialthoughts]

New Post: GDAL and Google Cloud Storage (GCS). GDAL can directly read or write data to a cloud-storage bucket. The tricky part is setting up authentication. I document and explore best practices for using #GoogleCloud Storage with #GDAL Tools. https://t.co/NWM9ITBZnG

[Ujaval Gandhi @spatialthoughts]

Just announced - The next #QGIS User Conference will be in Slovakia from 10-11 September 2024. Looking forward to visiting and meeting the community https://t.co/7Xd8dgI44u

[Tim Mackrill @timmackrill]

It’s encouraging to see how well the White-tailed Eagles are fitting into southern England - here G818 catching a grey mullet in Christchurch Harbour, as the local rowers watch on!

[Hans van der Kwast @[email protected] @hansakwast]

Want to create amazing #QGIS forms with widgets and use them in the field? Join this webinar on my YouTube channel on 16 January 11:30 UTC and learn how to customize data collection with @MerginMaps! @_PeterPetrik_ will be there too to answer questions. https://t.co/uqxsNyRNkQ