#GISChat transcript for 20th November 2013

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:

1. 

   Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

   Hello #GISChat, I’m GIS Data Coordinator at Angus Council in Scotland.

    
2. 

   Roger Garbett@reagarbett

   Hello #GISChat i’m the GI Engineer at Angus Council
3. 

   Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

   Hello #GISchat! I’m almost a 30 year GIS veteran working in the private sector that whole time. Now focusing on public safety apps of #GIS.

    
4. 

   Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

   Some of you may have seen the #geocake at Angus Council today? I think we over-catered but #GISday was very useful indeed#GISChat

    
5. 

   Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

   Two very enthusiastic secondary school teachers who need to teach kids about GIS – def going to follow that up #GISChat
6. 

   Roger Garbett@reagarbett

   #GISChat we had lots of visitors throughout the day from Social Work. Legal people, teachers

    
7. 

   Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

   Then conveyancing team needing linked title deeds with property and housing records and integrated workflows #GISChat

    
8. 

   Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

   people were all internal staff and a mix of power users, sometime users and “what’s GIS?” #GISChat
9. 

   Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

   @Dragons8mycat this was my first #GISDay not spent at an event since they started in 1999. #GISchat
10. 

    Roger Garbett@reagarbett

    #GISChat We also enticed none GI people with #GEOCake and then hit them with questions and showed them how they could use GIS too

     
11. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @Dragons8mycat funny, but your tweets are not showing in the official #GISchat filter

     
12. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @Dragons8mycat at least three options to get more integrated datasets and more people using a single source of the truth#GISChat
13. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @Dragons8mycat past #GISDay we had a good mix between pros and novices. The public is hard to entice without some exposure to#GIS #GISchat
14. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @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
15. 

    Simon Miles@geosmiles

    #GISChat Belated happy GISDAY. We didnt do anything today for this gobal GIS event. We’ll probably do something in a few weeks.

     
16. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat haven’t changed much. We still discuss “What is #GIS?” every #GISDay #GISchat

     
17. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    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
18. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @mixedbredie hated to break a perfect record, but like@Dragons8mycat I had to work. #GISChat

     
19. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @geosmiles were you out playing with QGIS on your tablet? you going to sell that to field workers? #GISChat
20. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @Dragons8mycat you know that is my favorite subject! #GISChat
21. 

    Smitty@COsmitty

    @DaleLoberger @Dragons8mycat Really? Rinse and repeat. Pretty maps & awesome analysis #gischat
22. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    Q: How big is a Scottish rod? Quite surprised a few people new that straight out. #GISChat
23. 

    Simon Miles@geosmiles

    @mixedbredie #GISchat took the tablet up to the tree section and they loved it. Even the address management team wanted a bit of it!
24. 

    Roger Garbett@reagarbett

    @mixedbredie It also embarrassed a few too! #GISChat
25. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat it is often the pretty maps that overshadow the great analysis. #GISchat
26. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat it can be a real challenge to get the effort behind getting the question/answer right #GISChat

    2 HOURS AGO
27. 

    Roger Garbett@reagarbett

    @geosmiles @mixedbredie #GISChat A mobile device would have been handy when I was Address Custodian at Dudley, had to use parchment & quill
28. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @Dragons8mycat @COsmitty …SHOULD enhance… #GISChat

     
29. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @reagarbett True dat. The country with the highest minimum elevation caused much discussion too. #GISChat
30. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @mixedbredie I sent my answer from the wrong account and forgot#GISChat anyway – isn’t a rod 16.5 feet like in US?

     
31. 

    Elliot Hartley@elliothartley

    .@Dragons8mycat sorry busy busy 🙂 will try & join in if I can#gischat #gisday
32. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @reagarbett @geosmiles just recently we have had two requests for mobile GIS to capture street furniture – we need a tablet…#GISChat
33. 

    Smitty@COsmitty

    @DaleLoberger @Dragons8mycat Shiny object map and analysis hide ugly data. #gischat
34. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @Dragons8mycat #GISChat the right name for #GIS is a topic everywhere – in fact #EMS is asking if that is the right name there too.
35. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat definitely. Maybe that is why I like to get better handle on the analysis than worry abt the map #GISChat
36. 

    Simon Miles@geosmiles

    @Dragons8mycat #GISchat it is a samsung 10.1 with wms to mastermap.
37. 

    Angharad Stone@AngharadStone

    @DaleLoberger @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat but the masses pay attention to pretty maps- lesson needs to be learnt #gischat
38. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @DaleLoberger @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat for sure once you know the data and understand the analysis the map prod becomes clearer #GISChat

      
39. 

    Simon Miles@geosmiles

    @mixedbredie #GISchat we contracted someone to do this for us about 18 months ago, produced some really good datasets.
40. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @mixedbredie @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat they certainly hide less that way #GISChat
41. 

    Smitty@COsmitty

    @Dragons8mycat @DaleLoberger no separation needed. I prefer to start as a geek and pick lens according to project or phase #GISchat
42. 

    Richard Cantwell@ManAboutCouch

    @Dragons8mycat We had a small gathering here in Dublin, a few well known people and a couple of newbies. #GISChat
43. 

    Simon Miles@geosmiles

    @Dragons8mycat #GISchat peeps not really that interested in Mastermap attributes, its just something to navigate and plot by!
44. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @Dragons8mycat @COsmitty this is where I separate cartography from GIS (which I see as primarily the analysis) #GISChat

    AN HOUR AGO
45. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @AngharadStone bit more pressure on us then to get the map to give the right message. Lots of diff hats to wear… #GISChat

    @AngharadStone

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46. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @AngharadStone bit more pressure on us then to get the map to give the right message. Lots of diff hats to wear… #GISChat

    @AngharadStone

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    AN HOUR AGO
47. 

    Richard Cantwell@ManAboutCouch

    @Dragons8mycat It was a bit last-minute, in fairness. #GISChat

    AN HOUR AGO
48. 

    Richard Cantwell@ManAboutCouch

    @Dragons8mycat They work with one of the regulars. Had some real out-of-the-blue types at another #GeoBeer last month tho.#GISChat
49. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat how many GIS people know “effective cartography”? #GISchat
50. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @DaleLoberger explain “effective cartography”? simplest way to convey message? #GISChat

     
51. 

    Abi@abi_csgn

    Late to the #gischat – hello all, I’m in Euston after the @foss4g wrap up and catching up

     
52. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @mixedbredie “clearest” way to convey the message without confusion #GISchat
53. 

    Roger Garbett@reagarbett

    @mixedbredie @DaleLoberger #GISChat would it be the best blend of background noise to produce the image?
54. 

    Smitty@COsmitty

    @mixedbredie @DaleLoberger Effective cartography- the ability to communicate a story, results of analysis, or focus on data #GISChat

     
55. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @COsmitty @daleloerger @reagarbett often the bit I find hardest and then I turn to map galleries for inspiration and fresh eyes#GISChat
56. 

    Abi@abi_csgn

    @Dragons8mycat The last official gathering of the @foss4g 2013 team, capturing lessons learned and tidying up a few things #gischat
57. 

    Richard Cantwell@ManAboutCouch

    @DaleLoberger @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat Worked alongside Graphic Designers in my early years, an eye-opener re: ‘effective’#GISChat
58. 

    Abi@abi_csgn

    With Foss4g in the UK this year there was a lot of open on the agenda, what are the topics for 2014? #gischat

     
59. 

    Roger Garbett@reagarbett

    @COsmitty @DaleLoberger luckily I can just turn to @mixedbredieand say does this look right to you? #GISChat

     
60. 

    Richard Cantwell@ManAboutCouch

    @DaleLoberger @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat Main learning: a good looking map can hide a multitude of sins #GISChat

     
61. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @abi_csgn heading north on the sleeper or the cattle trucks?#GISChat

     
62. 

    Abi@abi_csgn

    @reagarbett I miss that – just me covering GI & Data management#gischat

     
63. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @ManAboutCouch @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat …or a multitude of “lies” #MarkMonimer should join #GISchat
64. 

    Roger Garbett@reagarbett

    @abi_csgn #GISChat late night travelling? were there any#GISDay celebrations @foss4g or GEOCakes?
65. 

    Smitty@COsmitty

    @abi_csgn @reagarbett ah yes from lone wolf to team of 7- different challenges. #gischat

     
66. 

    Barry Rowlingson@geospacedman

    @Dragons8mycat @abi_csgn @foss4g #GISChat next year conference is in Portland.
67. 

    Roger Garbett@reagarbett

    @abi_csgn I’m sure if you send @mixedbredie a screen shot, he’ll provide the same service #GISChat
68. 

    Abi@abi_csgn

    @mixedbredie yup, sleeper for me, early start this morning will hopefully mean I sleep through the bumps… #gischat

     
69. 

    Smitty@COsmitty

    @mixedbredie anyone archiving or storifying #gischat or is this less formal?
70. 

    Richard Cantwell@ManAboutCouch

    @DaleLoberger @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat That book gets more relevant every year. Hard to believe it’s 22 years old! #GISChat

     
71. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @COsmitty @abi_csgn @reagarbett I did solo GIS for 18 months before Roger joined – don’t know how I managed… #GISChat

     
72. 

    Abi@abi_csgn

    @COsmitty yes, I am sure the other way is equally interesting#gischat @reagarbett

    AN HOUR AGO
73. 

    Roger Garbett@reagarbett

    @COsmitty @abi_csgn #GISChat I can image the project meetings may last some time …

     
74. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @Dragons8mycat I probably need to find a more effective way to track the #GISchat
75. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @COsmitty I am sure @Dragons8mycat has a handle on that – I’m finding it hard to keep track of the threads – needs colours#GISChat
76. 

    Roger Garbett@reagarbett

    @abi_csgn @mixedbredie Hey at least that is better than the MegaBus I did 2 weeks ago 10 hours travelling #GISChat
77. 

    Abi@abi_csgn

    @COsmitty @mixedbredie @reagarbett building strong external networks is key, more so when you are on your own #gischat

     
78. 

    High Performance EMS@hp_ems

    @mixedbredie @COsmitty @Dragons8mycat maybe we could track#GISchat on a map?
79. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    There must be a way of linking all the replies into a timeline in this twubs #GISChat
80. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @hp_ems Yup – can do that with FME and a couple of transformers but it only works on located tweets #GISChat
81. 

    Roger Garbett@reagarbett

    @Dragons8mycat @mixedbredie @COsmitty @DaleLobergerWoohoo Cricket starts soon #GISChat #Ashes sorry just went off piste!

    AN HOUR AGO
82. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @mixedbredie @hp_ems shouldn’t every GIS’er opt to geo-tag their tweets?!? #GISChat
83. 

    Smitty@COsmitty

    It is official- profile corrupted. ArcMap on strike. No GIS for me on#GISDay Poetic. #GISChat
84. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @abi_csgn Indeed – glad I joined AGI and QGIS User Group and the Scotland crowd are good at getting together too #GISChat
85. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    Twubs makes #GISChat much nicer.
86. 

    Roger Garbett@reagarbett

    @Dragons8mycat @abi_csgn @COsmitty @mixedbredie Now that is busy!! #GISChat

     

87. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    @DaleLoberger Maybe. Some people do get concerned about locational privacy… #GISChat
88. 

    Richard Cantwell@ManAboutCouch

    @mixedbredie @abi_csgn The Scotland #OpenStreetMap user group look v. active, even had their own SotM. Lessons for us in Ireland #GISChat
89. 

    Roger Garbett@reagarbett

    @Dragons8mycat @abi_csgn @COsmitty @mixedbredie I’ve been driven batty by bat files, but would not be without them now#GISChat
90. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @mixedbredie my suggestion was *somewhat* tongue in cheek, but I do share location #GISChat

    AN HOUR AGO
91. 

    Roger Garbett@reagarbett

    #GISChat calling it a night, my cat is wanting the laptop!!!! goodnight all
92. 

    Abi@abi_csgn

    are you listening @fozy81 @osmedin @chrisfl ? MT@ManAboutCouch: The Scotland #OpenStreetMap user group look v. active, #GISChat

     
93. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @Dragons8mycat Thanks for setting up this #GISChat. I look forward to more!

     
94. 

    Abi@abi_csgn

    @reagarbett see you next time… #gischat
95. 

    Ross McDonald@mixedbredie

    till the morro all – thanks Nick! #GISChat

     
96. 

    Barry Rowlingson@geospacedman

    @Dragons8mycat #GISChat Portland Oregon! Must stop this thing auto correcting to Poundland…

    
    

97. 

    Tim Foster@fozy81

    @abi_csgn @fozy81 @osmedin @chrisfl missed that chat, but maybe next time. #GISChat

     
98. 

    Richard Cantwell@ManAboutCouch

    @Dragons8mycat @mixedbredie @abi_csgn I compared OSM editor numbers Sco/Irl with @chrisfl at #SotM13: v similar.#GISChat
99. 

    Dale Loberger@DaleLoberger

    @fozy81 @abi_csgn @osmedin @chrisfl next #GISchat is Dec 18
100. 

     Richard Cantwell@ManAboutCouch

     @Dragons8mycat @mixedbredie @abi_csgn Our OpenData regime is different tho, positive noises but no action yet from@OrdnanceIreland #GISChat

      
101. 

     Smitty@COsmitty

     @Dragons8mycat @mixedbredie I’ll ask the SMEM folks which tools they are using for archiving chat #GISChat could be fun
102. 

     Abi@abi_csgn

     Thanks all involved, keeping me occupied while hanging around – see you next time #gischat

     As stated above, next chat is 18th December, do join in!!