November 1, 2017
Updated – 04/23/18 For many decades, the USGS Topographic Quadrangle Map series was “THE” base for anything mapping related. A wide array of Federal programs required that they be utilized for submittals, surveyors included...
August 18, 2016
Background A little over ten years ago an article entitled “GIS as a Utility: Kentucky’s Enterprise Implementation” appeared in Esri’s 2005 summer edition of ArcNews. The article provided an overview of Kentucky’s new Enterprise...
Nerf Bars: I spent weeks looking at running boards and nerf bar options for the NCV3 Sprinter. There were abundant options for “generic” running boards. Many looked like they “kinda” fit and one person...
January 13, 2013
As with most things, it is so much easier when you have the right tool for the job at hand. We spent nearly one hour at a large downed tree that had two trunks...
Riding / Travel / Uncategorized
July 29, 2012
At the most basic level, the header photo on the blog has changed. The photo was taken this Spring in Wolfe County, Kentucky. My attempt to capture the landscape does not do it justice....
Just like March, April came and went quickly. Today is the first day of May so that means I have 18 days left to finish the course in Wolfe County. After that race on...
It is true that I have some addiction to weather. I check the Precision Agricultural Weather Forecast from the UK Agricultural Weather Center for my county at least 2-3 times a day and certainly...
One nice part about my job doing GIS for State Government is the access to the most current aerial photography and other data layers. The Federal Government through the National Aerial Inventory Program (NAIP)...
August 25, 2010
It will dip below 50 degrees tonight . . . that is a welcome change. At work, the Governor has begun letting go non-merit employees . . . that’s been an interesting change for...