A huge thank you to everyone who took part in the first #GISChat, it was great to see such a wealth of experience and views.
For some reason (As Dale Loberger pointed out) my tweets were not wholly appearing in the feed, therefore apologies for the missing text from myself, I hope to have this rectified for the next event on 18th December at 9pm.
The chat began at 9pm (GMT) and I welcomed everyone and asked everyone to introduce themselves:
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Hello #GISChat, I’m GIS Data Coordinator at Angus Council in Scotland.
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Hello #GISChat i’m the GI Engineer at Angus Council
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Two very enthusiastic secondary school teachers who need to teach kids about GIS – def going to follow that up #GISChat
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#GISChat we had lots of visitors throughout the day from Social Work. Legal people, teachers
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Then conveyancing team needing linked title deeds with property and housing records and integrated workflows #GISChat
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people were all internal staff and a mix of power users, sometime users and “what’s GIS?” #GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat funny, but your tweets are not showing in the official #GISchat filter
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@Dragons8mycat at least three options to get more integrated datasets and more people using a single source of the truth#GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat past #GISDay we had a good mix between pros and novices. The public is hard to entice without some exposure to#GIS #GISchat
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@DaleLoberger Thats a pretty good run of GIS days. After todays success we need to plan earlier for next year and get more peeps in#GISChat
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#GISChat Belated happy GISDAY. We didnt do anything today for this gobal GIS event. We’ll probably do something in a few weeks.
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@COsmitty @Dragons8mycat haven’t changed much. We still discuss “What is #GIS?” every #GISDay #GISchat
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We also ran an easy geoquiz with a mix of geography and GIS questions – some designed to make use of web GIS to get answers#GISChat
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@geosmiles were you out playing with QGIS on your tablet? you going to sell that to field workers? #GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat you know that is my favorite subject! #GISChat
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Q: How big is a Scottish rod? Quite surprised a few people new that straight out. #GISChat
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@mixedbredie #GISchat took the tablet up to the tree section and they loved it. Even the address management team wanted a bit of it!
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@mixedbredie It also embarrassed a few too! #GISChat
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@COsmitty @Dragons8mycat it can be a real challenge to get the effort behind getting the question/answer right #GISChat
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@geosmiles @mixedbredie #GISChat A mobile device would have been handy when I was Address Custodian at Dudley, had to use parchment & quill
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@reagarbett True dat. The country with the highest minimum elevation caused much discussion too. #GISChat
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@mixedbredie I sent my answer from the wrong account and forgot#GISChat anyway – isn’t a rod 16.5 feet like in US?
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@reagarbett @geosmiles just recently we have had two requests for mobile GIS to capture street furniture – we need a tablet…#GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat #GISChat the right name for #GIS is a topic everywhere – in fact #EMS is asking if that is the right name there too.
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@COsmitty @Dragons8mycat definitely. Maybe that is why I like to get better handle on the analysis than worry abt the map #GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat #GISchat it is a samsung 10.1 with wms to mastermap.
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@DaleLoberger @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat but the masses pay attention to pretty maps- lesson needs to be learnt #gischat
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@DaleLoberger @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat for sure once you know the data and understand the analysis the map prod becomes clearer #GISChat
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@mixedbredie #GISchat we contracted someone to do this for us about 18 months ago, produced some really good datasets.
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@Dragons8mycat @DaleLoberger no separation needed. I prefer to start as a geek and pick lens according to project or phase #GISchat
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@Dragons8mycat We had a small gathering here in Dublin, a few well known people and a couple of newbies. #GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat #GISchat peeps not really that interested in Mastermap attributes, its just something to navigate and plot by!
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@Dragons8mycat @COsmitty this is where I separate cartography from GIS (which I see as primarily the analysis) #GISChat
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@AngharadStone bit more pressure on us then to get the map to give the right message. Lots of diff hats to wear… #GISChat
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@AngharadStone bit more pressure on us then to get the map to give the right message. Lots of diff hats to wear… #GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat It was a bit last-minute, in fairness. #GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat They work with one of the regulars. Had some real out-of-the-blue types at another #GeoBeer last month tho.#GISChat
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@DaleLoberger explain “effective cartography”? simplest way to convey message? #GISChat
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@mixedbredie “clearest” way to convey the message without confusion #GISchat
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@mixedbredie @DaleLoberger #GISChat would it be the best blend of background noise to produce the image?
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@mixedbredie @DaleLoberger Effective cartography- the ability to communicate a story, results of analysis, or focus on data #GISChat
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@COsmitty @daleloerger @reagarbett often the bit I find hardest and then I turn to map galleries for inspiration and fresh eyes#GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat The last official gathering of the @foss4g 2013 team, capturing lessons learned and tidying up a few things #gischat
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@DaleLoberger @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat Worked alongside Graphic Designers in my early years, an eye-opener re: ‘effective’#GISChat
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@COsmitty @DaleLoberger luckily I can just turn to @mixedbredieand say does this look right to you? #GISChat
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@DaleLoberger @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat Main learning: a good looking map can hide a multitude of sins #GISChat
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@reagarbett I miss that – just me covering GI & Data management#gischat
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@mixedbredie yup, sleeper for me, early start this morning will hopefully mean I sleep through the bumps… #gischat
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@mixedbredie anyone archiving or storifying #gischat or is this less formal?
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@DaleLoberger @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat That book gets more relevant every year. Hard to believe it’s 22 years old! #GISChat
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@COsmitty @abi_csgn @reagarbett I did solo GIS for 18 months before Roger joined – don’t know how I managed… #GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat I probably need to find a more effective way to track the #GISchat
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@COsmitty I am sure @Dragons8mycat has a handle on that – I’m finding it hard to keep track of the threads – needs colours#GISChat
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@abi_csgn @mixedbredie Hey at least that is better than the MegaBus I did 2 weeks ago 10 hours travelling #GISChat
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@COsmitty @mixedbredie @reagarbett building strong external networks is key, more so when you are on your own #gischat
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There must be a way of linking all the replies into a timeline in this twubs #GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat @mixedbredie @COsmitty @DaleLobergerWoohoo Cricket starts soon #GISChat #Ashes sorry just went off piste!
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Twubs makes #GISChat much nicer.
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@DaleLoberger Maybe. Some people do get concerned about locational privacy… #GISChat
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@mixedbredie @abi_csgn The Scotland #OpenStreetMap user group look v. active, even had their own SotM. Lessons for us in Ireland #GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat @abi_csgn @COsmitty @mixedbredie I’ve been driven batty by bat files, but would not be without them now#GISChat
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@mixedbredie my suggestion was *somewhat* tongue in cheek, but I do share location #GISChat
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#GISChat calling it a night, my cat is wanting the laptop!!!! goodnight all
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are you listening @fozy81 @osmedin @chrisfl ? MT@ManAboutCouch: The Scotland #OpenStreetMap user group look v. active, #GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat Thanks for setting up this #GISChat. I look forward to more!
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@reagarbett see you next time… #gischat
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till the morro all – thanks Nick! #GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat #GISChat Portland Oregon! Must stop this thing auto correcting to Poundland…
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@Dragons8mycat @mixedbredie @abi_csgn I compared OSM editor numbers Sco/Irl with @chrisfl at #SotM13: v similar.#GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat @mixedbredie @abi_csgn Our OpenData regime is different tho, positive noises but no action yet from@OrdnanceIreland #GISChat
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@Dragons8mycat @mixedbredie I’ll ask the SMEM folks which tools they are using for archiving chat #GISChat could be fun