Jolene Smith @aejolene@octodon.social
I have anger today about badly encoded PDFs of Word doc forms filled with structure-able data.
Finally setting up a hexbin grid that we can use for all kinds of custom visualizations for historic architecture & archaeology. Next, to establish the "Historic Coolness Index" (official term) for each cell.
Open Geospatial Humanities workshop at University of Guelph, Ontario, CA May 14-17 by @archaeomap@twitter.com and @archaeoscape@twitter.com looks A-MAZ-ING! http://bit.ly/2FBXSbp
Working on another conference paper about climate change, risks to archaeological resources, and using flexible, open geospatial data for planning & response. I find that I've been putting this off because the topic is so fundamentally scary as I get into research. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The cemetery site I'm working on now has a nice little CSV export button. Seems small, but getting data out (& encouraging reuse) has been a big personal priority.
JOB! Archaeology Records Manager, Missouri SHPO. Looks like GIS, some databases, some review. http://bit.ly/2tv9ag3
Getting listed as a successor in the event of a major disaster is like a promotion, no?
A researcher just requested geospatial data on mounds to make a story map for teaching/public (randomizing locations). @opencontext@twitter.com @dinaa_proj@twitter.com time to shine! http://bit.ly/2HjkOwi Took 2 mins to send them a map & instructions for how to save as a .shp. http://bit.ly/2HjkP3k
Spent all morning trying to figure out how to automate a geospatial data task, unsuccessfully. Ah, wasting time attempting to save time.
I was a little grumpy about the cold, wet ride home at first but then I noticed it's the magical day when all the tiny leaf buds blush into view sometime between breakfast and dinner. 🌧🚲🌿
Workweek crowd: I'm looking for contributions to "Futures & Challenges in Gov't Digital Archaeology" e-symposium for #SAA2018 even if you can't be in DC. Use gov't archy digi data? Maintain it? Research or make things? Answer survey Qs or send a post! http://bit.ly/2wG92dU
Finally checking significant things off the list like
Getting a site ready for #SAA2018 #digigovt e-symposium, Futures and Challenges in Government Digital Archaeology. Even if you can't come to DC, you can still contribute! I'll be loading abstracts & presentations continually. http://bit.ly/2wG92dU
Productivity Q: how do you triage when you have too much on your plate? I booked myself pretty solid, then life happened, along with more work. How do you decide what to shed? Def prioritizing projects/deadlines that affect other people.
Bureaucratic subtweet, but a "friendly reminder" that my 30-day review clock will expire next week is less effective than just asking me if I'm able to expedite something.
JOB! Open to archaeologists age 55+, 24hrs/wk, $30/hr. Richmond, VA area. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Cultural resources review and survey http://bit.ly/2CQOpLj
Today's brain.
I was not particularly enthusiastic about the giant trampoline my in-laws got my kid for Xmas, but after half assembly I'm pretty darn committed to refreshing my own bouncing skills tomorrow.
Thanks to @CLIRDLF@twitter.com for making online #EndangeredData Week events so easy to find! I'm all signed up for Data Labs: Improving Access to Government Data. http://bit.ly/2ETmEDi
Is post-processing cell phone GPS with some kind of differential correction to improve accuracy a thing? Thinking about improving crowdsourced cemetey data collection.
