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Reposting my Firefighter Technology Survey. If you have time, please contribute to help better understand your spatial technology needs. Thank you https://justincolegis.com/invitation-to-participate-study-on-mapping-tools-in-fire-district-operations/ #Firefighter #SpatialTechnology #GIS #HCI #FireTechnology

Invitation to Participate – Study on Mapping Tools in Fire District Operations

I am conducting a research study examining how fire districts use mapping tools for response and planning, with a particular focus on the transition from traditional paper map/run/box books to web-…

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Justin Jan 30

I am currently recruiting Fire Departments for a study on your use of paper maps versus spatial computing options. If you are interested, please visit the official recruitment message and link to the survey. https://justincolegis.com/invitation-to-participate-study-on-mapping-tools-in-fire-district-operations/ #GIS #FireFighting #FireResponse #SpatialComputing #HCI

Invitation to Participate – Study on Mapping Tools in Fire District Operations

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Justin Dec 10

The Map Room Dec 9

New post: A History of Swiss Cartography https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/12/a-history-of-swiss-cartography/

Justin Dec 10

This semester I have taken a #Games and #GIS class where we used the #ArcGIS SDKs for #Unreal and #Unity. It was a rough class with me having no experience in either. My final project is fire rescue simulation using a building scene layer found on #AGOL.
https://youtu.be/8shbSnfKQIE?si=dWQkfV5ikpdJkK4I

FireEscape Demo

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Justin Oct 23

I am curious if you or or a fire department you work with still uses paper box books? #GIS #Greysky #FireDepartment #PublicSafety

Yes

No: We use a mapping application

Sort Of: The Box Book is a PDF but not printed

What is a box book?

Poll ended at Oct 30 at 9:20pm.

Justin Oct 22

Today is Phelan-McDermid Syndrome awarness day. It is a rare genetic disorder, which present a lot of different daily challenges especially around communication. My daughter was diagnosed about 3 years ago and knowing has answered some questions but left many others. https://pmsf.org

Justin Oct 17

Jeremy ⁂Oct 17

Evolution of the number of users since https://Mapstodon.Space opened its doors in November 2022.

We're 2526 registered users as of today. Cheers!

Edit: updated the graph with a version done with Labplot. Way classier, and funnier to do, if you ask me 🙃

#Mastodon #MastoAdmin #Mapstodon

Justin Oct 16

Since starting back to school after teaching a long while, I am realizing just how much good teaching pedagogy means to me. I have focused a lot over the years improving my pedagogy. It is so frustrating to have professors that struggle with the basics. I can see just how much that impacts learning.

Justin Aug 20, 2025

The recording of yesterday’s eulogy and Viking funeral for #ArcMap at the summer #gissig #MappyHour https://youtube.com/shorts/lT_zUJ8OzXs?si=fv_7HLcYkl3AcmaC

https://gis-sig.org/2025/07/10/mappy-hour-farewell-to-arcmap/

Before you continue to YouTube

Justin Jul 25, 2025

GISSIG is hosting a #MappyHour Farewell to ArcMap next month. #GISSIG #GIS #ArcGIS #ArcMap https://gis-sig.org/2025/07/10/mappy-hour-farewell-to-arcmap/

Mappy Hour Farewell to ArcMap

The 2025 Summer Program for the Genesee River Finger Lakes GIS/SIG is a “Mappy” Hour on August 19, 2025 from 4-6 at the Lock 32 Brewing Company in Pittsford. We will bid farewell …

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