The
Arc of
GIS career has brought me to some exciting places. Back in college,
Grass was my gateway. I partook of it happily in the warm (
Unix)
Sun and was hooked. Alas, I eventually got distracted by the flashy look of
Idrisi. This didn’t last too long as I soon ran off with a
Surfer. Eventually fate brought me the opportunity to hop aboard a big ship called
ESRI for a good ten years. I have to say it was generally pretty smooth sailing with loads of amenities, however, I still ran across more than a few of those darn stowaway
bugs on board.
Older and wiser, I’m now expanding my horizons some more. The recession has brought me
Manifold reasons for discovering new territory, not the least of which is cost of (ahem) living. And since the internet is really the best place to be anymore (forget fixed coordinates, I can be everywhere!), I’m taking a
Quantum leap, an
OpenJUMP into becoming an online
MapServer,
GeoServer and
MapBender. Got any favorite 'places' you recommend I visit? I'd love to hear about them! Hope to see you along my route – I’ll be delivering lots of
MapInfo on the Interwebs...
Bon Voyage and
Amein!
Kelly Sparks, GIS Guru and Certified Map Geek
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