Building the Cruiser

Flo is her name. No GIS here, but a fun read.

http://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/346582-everybody-meet-flo-truck-stop-waitress.html

Jeremiah

Another Quote

Heard this on the radio the other day:


I talk to myself because I enjoy intelligent conversation.


...and I always thought it was the medication!

Jeremiah

Switching and GIS

I'm back to my old ways, months without blogging!



So this is a GIS blog right? In my new position I will be applying GIS theories and technologies to large Network mangagement (SONET, Ethernet, 10/100Gig, element management, bandwidth management, etc) in the near future, but for now I am managing the biggest project of my career...



Switchs are fun! I am installing a couple of Taqua 7000 Class 5 Switchs in our network and they are replacing an older technology, this is the heart of our network and it affects everyone in the company at some level. I am the project manager and keeping all of this projects "ducks in a row" is proving a great challenge and pushing my perspective of stress.



It is an awesome responsibility to come into this project just after being hired and it is great OJT, which is how I learn best!



Here is what the switch looks like:

With that I will leave you until next time!

Jeremiah

Good Quote

One of the guys at work gave me a good quote the other day so I thought I would share!

Experience is what you get the moment after you needed it!


Been there, done that...

Jeremiah

Nuke It !?!?!?

Got this from Directions Magazine (those guys are cool) today...

Nuke It

Scary at best, but really shows how GIS can be leveraged to make a bad decision (as well as good ones) and help make bad situations better!

Jeremiah

MapPoint and SQL 2008 Spatial!

I will be attending this on Wednesday, looks very cool....

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032420635&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

Jeremiah

Broadband Map Making

Found this at DirectionsMag:

Article

Jeremiah

Mapping IP addresses to Geographic Location in SQL Server

Cool article on using SQL Server (or modify to taste!) to find the Geographic region an IP address is coming from. Good for web traffic, covert op's, geocoding, finding Waldo, etc.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQL+Server/67215/

Have a great week!

Jeremiah

Finding Nature...

Did a little trip with the new Toy this past weekend to a spot in the Sierra National Forest called Red Lake. We ran out of time getting to the lake but it was fun, we will get there next time. Here are a couple of action shots!

Hey, this is a GIS blog so here is some data (approximate from Google Maps):

Trail Head: 37.200458,-119.140581

Red Lake: 37.189861, -119.113426

Jeremiah

New Toy

I also picked up a new toy. A little factoid about my self: this is my 36th vechicle! Of those 36 I have only had two at any given time and I have only lost money on about 5 of them!





What is it you ask????




1985 Toyota LandCruiser FJ60!

This one is a keeper as we like to get out and explore the back country of the Sierra Nevadas. It will be a work in progress...

I will keep you updated.

Jeremiah

I have landed!

Hello all,

I have landed. In my few weeks between jobs I learned that "Jeremiah is a Consultant" is a synonym for "Jeremiah is Unemployed"! Now this is true for me, not a statement about consultants in general. I learned that it wasn't going to work for my family and I.

So, the kind folks at Ponderosa Telephone, my previous employer, had a spot open and felt that I had the qualifications and capabilities to fill it successfully. I plan on being here for a long long time...

I am glad to be back!

Jeremiah

www.gisXtreme.com

Due to an untimely departure from my previous employer I have gone into business for myself (and the job market stinks). A man has to Eat, and so does it wife and children...

I am now an independent GIS consultant focused on Telecommunications and Agriculture, my software focus is, but not limited to, Autodesk Infrastructure Design Solutions (AutoCAD Map 3D, MapGuide Enterprise, MapGuide Studio, Raster Design, and Topobase), MapGuide Open Source, and SQL Server. I also do database design, GIS system architecture and GPS fileld mapping.

I can be reached at www.gisXtreme.com and check out my history on LinkedIn!

Jeremiah

I am now LinkedIn!

Everything you ever wanted to know and I didn't put on my blog:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremiahmcknelly

See you in a few months! Just kidding, I hope...

Jeremiah