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adamsteer, 8 days ago to random

Its now 23 days until end of contract with nothing on the horizon. So here's an example of whats possible.

In 2017 I was the engine for a #PyWPS based web service to clip/ship/transform massive point clouds. It relied on a STAC-like (STAC didn't exist yet) index, then #PDAL to do things - drawing data from multiple tiles in any shape.

It was presented at #EGU 2017 and #FOSS4G 2017. Here's the EGU poster.

Want this kind of vision using open data and open standards? Reach out.

#fediHire

adamsteer, 14 days ago to Futurology

FYI: planetary computer hub to shut down, data and API access to remain (as far as I can tell):

https://github.com/microsoft/PlanetaryComputer/discussions/347

Organizations with a history of seeking user lock in for profit will eventually abandon donated services and seek user lock in for profit.

If you're doing #EO, by all means use these while you can. And also ensure that your work can be done without them, because one day it'll need to.

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#EarthObservation #Research #eResearch

adamsteer, 18 days ago to linux

If you do geospatial things and you're thinking OMFG how can we #GIS if we want to avoid windows that's what ESRI things run on: I've been doing #geospatial with a focus on airborne remote sensing using #linux and #foss4g systems for a long time.

I have a great network with complementary skills, and quite often we are pretty closely connected to the people who wrote the software. So reach out!

Just remember our time is not free ;)

#FOSS4G #GISChat #CollaborationIsKey

KathyReid, 20 days ago to microsoft

Why does #Microsoft want to implement #Recall? It's not about images. It's about modelling what workers do on Windows, and then replacing them.

The most expensive part of a computer is the fallible feelings-filled unpredictable meat sack that operates it.

Google has YouTube, Google Photos, Maps, and a bucket load of search data, Google Analytics, advertising, as well as it's #GCP data (e.g. #STT transcriptions). And a bunch of data from Android services. From this data they can model speech, model videos and model advertising systems, and how humans respond to them.

But they can't model what people do on computers.

Amazon has Prime data, and a bucket load of compute. But no operating system data. They can build models based around e-commerce and advertising systems.

But they can't model what people do on computers.

Meta has waves hands enough analytics to model human behaviour in the Metaverse.

But they can't model what people do on computers.

Microsoft has GitHub.
Microsoft has LinkedIn.
Microsoft has SharePoint.
Microsoft has Teams.
Microsoft has Dynamics.
Microsoft has O365.
Microsoft has Windows telemetry data.

Microsoft can model what people do on (Windows) computers. Like fill out spreadsheets.Write emails. Synthesize web pages of research. Interact with colleagues on Teams. Create and edit documents.

Microsoft wants #MicrosoftRecall data so they can model what people do with operating systems.

Then replace them.

Imagine a CoPilot that doesn't just write buggy code. Imagine one that also does spreadsheets. That creates documents on SharePoint. That communicates with colleages on Teams. That has a customer pipeline on Dynamics.

That's what Recall is about - 360 degree surveillance of the worker, to model their functions, make them fungible, replicable - and replaceable.

adamsteer, 24 days ago to random

It's job application weekend again with 5 weeks on the current clock. It is painful. there's nothing that really "fits" skills or location (Bendigo, Victoria, Australia). No permanent roles, all short term.

If you want to headhunt a highly trained, super experienced, skilled researcher and geospatial data analyst, who can lead teams and develop concepts from dream to strategy to reality to results, and is trusted to get remote work done - reach out! Save me and my referees a pile of effort.