Michele Tobias

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Beach Biogeography, Spatial Data Science, Cartography, Kite Aerial Photography, Science Art, Open Source, Programming, PhD, #osgeo former board member, #gischat #womeningis
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2954-8710
GitHubhttps://github.com/MicheleTobias
Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yYpireIAAAAJ&hl=en
Michele TobiasFeb 25, 2025

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Michele Tobias, PhD (@micheletobias.bsky.social)

California Beach Biogeography & Geomorphology, Geospatial Data Science, Cartography, Open Source, and definitely some cats. OSGeo - FOSS4G - #gischat - #maptimeDavis

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Michele TobiasOct 28, 2024
@Brett_E_Carlock @GeoDon @kgjenkins @tomchadwin It was helpful for me as well, especially the community aspects.
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@GeoDon @kgjenkins @tomchadwin
On beaches, there are two big reasons. One is wind. Kites are good in the wind. The second is aviation restrictions. Kites can often fly where drones can't because kites are tethered. Also, drones make a lot of noise where kites are silent. That matters for things like shorebirds.
Michele TobiasOct 28, 2024
@Brett_E_Carlock @GeoDon @kgjenkins @tomchadwin I wrote the section on making your own ground control targets.
Show threadMichele TobiasOct 28, 2024
@kgjenkins @tomchadwin @GeoDon
Yeah, it's still a thing. I wish I had more time to do it. But I'm not the only one either.
Michele TobiasSep 30, 2024
This work furthers our (very limited) understanding of California's coastal dune systems. I hope the data will be made publicly available.
https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/news/studying-climate-potential-californias-dunes
Studying the climate potential of California’s dunes

Few Californians know that the state’s coastline once featured humped dunes on over a quarter of its beaches. Today, in some places up to 98% of those dunes are gone, lost to development — flattened for the sake of modern beach aesthetics or, in some cases, to mine the sand.

California Sea Grant
Michele TobiasSep 25, 2024
I'm working on an introductory workshop on GIS data. What currently feels like a barrier for getting started with GIS or geospatial data? What's that annoying thing that keeps you from going farther? #gischat
Michele TobiasSep 25, 2024
School's back in session at UC Davis, which means you've got to be very careful moving around campus. I narrowly avoided a collision with another car driving unpredictably on my way to the parking lot (no biking on allergy shot days) and a woman walking in the MU suddenly spun around and walked right into me.
Michele TobiasSep 25, 2024
Dear journals: if you do not tell me your art specs, I *will* open a recent issue's pdf in Inkscape and find out how big your columns are that way. It's better if you tell me what you want though up front.
Michele TobiasSep 20, 2024
I started today with cartography - making a map for a law professor's publication - then shifted to working on a new introductory workshop about spatial data formats. #gischat