Great to have you onboard Greg and I think we will benefit much from your use cases and contributions!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Chief Architect Instrument Software and Science Data Systems Section (398) NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 168-519, Mailstop: 168-5th floor Email: [email protected] WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Associate Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: Greg Reddin <[email protected]> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, April 7, 2014 1:21 PM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: (Re-)Introducing Myself >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
