Nope, I wasn't able to make it to ApacheCon. One of these years :-) Greg
On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Adam Estrada <[email protected]> wrote: > That's Greg and it's great to hear you are coming back! Are you in Denver > right now by chance? Me, Martin and Travis are here and would love to meet if > you are. > > Adam > >> On Apr 7, 2014, at 2:21 PM, Greg Reddin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I thought I would re-introduce myself as I hope to get more involved >> in the SIS project. I've been mostly a bystander since the project >> started. I've been re-thinking much of my life at Apache and paring it >> down to a more manageable set of things. I decided to stick with SIS >> as it's one of the things I'm really interested in regardless of where >> my day job takes me. >> >> I've been interested in this project from the very beginning for many >> reasons. I've always loved maps, in general, and GIS technology. I've >> always wanted to understand more about the GIS world and I see this as >> a way to gain that knowledge. I can see a lot of potential for >> applications of SIS. Here are some of my own areas of interest where I >> think SIS and related technologies could be very beneficial: >> >> * I'm very involved in city planning, particularly with efforts to >> improve alternative transportation options, such as bicycling. I could >> see SIS being very useful to provide location-based analytical data >> such as barriers, and places where cycling infrastructure could be >> very beneficial. >> >> * I'm very fascinated with the weather and like to follow severe >> weather as it occurs. I could see SIS being useful to track the >> accuracy of weather forecast models as well as to help in ongoing >> short-term forecasting and historical analysis of weather trends. >> >> * As an outdoor enthusiast I love route finding and backcountry trekking. >> >> Anyway, there's not much reason to share that other than so all of you >> know a bit about where I'm coming from. I've been spending some time >> lately familiarizing myself with the code and I hope to start >> contributing soon in some fashion. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Greg
