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@justincolegis on twitter. I teach GIS with a focus on environmental modeling, spatial databases, cartography, UAVs, and other GIS Technology. Currently working on my PhD in Computing Information Sciences with a focus on HCI and Emergency Management.
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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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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

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-…

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

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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 🙃

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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.
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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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