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The Spatial Data Problem You May Not Know You Have
Your spatial data may be good, your metadata may be complete, and your GIS may work exactly as intended, but some of what makes that data trustworthy may…
Twenty-Five Years of Working Around the Same Five Questions
The problems we set out to work on are not exotic. They surface every time somebody asks where a spatial dataset came from, who has held it, what…
Use Case: When Utility Records Lose the Connection
Potential Use Case · Utilities Illustrative scenario. Inspired by a real event; presented generically. Attashe was not used in the event described. This example shows where Attashe could…
Our First TUgis: Maryland’s Geospatial Conference 2026
This was our first TUgis conference, and we came away impressed by how well it was run and how many opportunities there were to learn from other GIS…
