Aleda Freeman
aledafreeman.bsky.social
Aleda Freeman
@aledafreeman.bsky.social
MassGIS / EOTSS / Commonwealth of MA
Maps and data for Massachusetts
ESRI, GeoServer, QGIS, Postgres, FOSS4G, open source
MA Governor Healey has declared November 19, 2025 Geographic Information Systems Day.
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
MassGIS GISette newsletter, hot off the presses! Coordinating council MaGICC, Census 2030 and more!
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My org (MassGIS / EOTSS / Commonwealth of MA) is hiring a GIS programmer (contract, hybrid) www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
Executive Office of Technology Services and Security hiring GIS Application Developer II in Boston, MA | LinkedIn
Posted 4:13:19 PM. This is a contract-based employment opportunity. The Executive Office of Technology Services and…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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August 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Please check out the July MassGIS Newsletter, the GISette. We have been busy, including the first meeting of the Massachusetts Geospatial Information Coordinating Council (MaGICC) and updates to MassMapper.

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July 2025 MassGIS GISette Newsletter
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August 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Reposted by Aleda Freeman
Current problems mostly related to staff shortages. Some balloons aren’t getting launched. Some forecast offices can’t operate 24 hrs/day.

But, the real nightmare isn’t inaccurate weather forecasts. It’s going to be: “impossible nowcasts”. What’s a “nowcast”( glad you asked, read next thread…🧵
Did you check the weather forecast today? That forecast was built on a massive government-run network of sensors and computers.

Thanks to Trump, they are getting much, much worse.

from @vox.com via @climatedesk.org
Your weather forecasts are about to get a lot less accurate
“We’re becoming more blind” amid Donald Trump's gutting of federal agencies.
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May 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
EXTRA! EXTRA! #geospatial #GIS Check out the Special Edition of the MassGIS GISette - The Massachusetts Geospatial Strategy has been published! mailchi.mp/63b130b928ac...
May 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Reposted by Aleda Freeman
📣 The OSM US April newsletter is out! This month we’re excited about:

🌸 Our 15th Birthday!
🌸 Grant programs
🌸 State of the Map US (of course!)
🌸 Mapper Spotlight - MapRVA

🔗 bit.ly/OSMUS-news-A...

#OpenStreetMap #geospatial #opendata #StateoftheMapUS
April 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM