Jonathan Van Dusen
@jevandusen
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Passionate about GIS & design for social/enviro issues. UI+UX dabbler, tech generalist, music nerd. Higher Ed. Specialist at Esri Canada; views my own; he/him.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined September 2009
New blog post from my colleague Michael Luubert and yours truly! We describe some of our work over the past year with making this VR app more user-friendly and more useful for an urban-planning audience. 1/
Two years ago, Esri Canada's Higher Education team started a research project to visualize Complete Street designs in #VR. Check out the features and enhancements that have been added to the app since, including a mini-map to view the larger scene context: https://t.co/sttUjjsw4o
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608 votes are what stopped a 172 seat Liberal Majority Government. 608 votes.. - NDP won in Nunavut by 77 votes. - CPC won another riding by 238 votes. - CPC won another riding by 298 votes. Never ever let anyone tell you that your vote doesn't matter, because it clearly does.
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To understand Trump's base regarding tariffs, you need to understand what their goal is. It is not some tangible concrete objective like increased GDP or jobs growth. Their goal is to feel that their guy has imposed his will on others to their benefits. That's it. 1/4
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Gigantic props to @alvvaysband for playing Benny and Björn's pre-ABBA song "Love Has Its Ways" over the PA system before their concert tonight!
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Check out this interesting blog by our own, Kendra Munn, on the use of ArcGIS Data Pipelines that supports the creation of reproducible, no-code data preparation workflows, making it accessible to users without extensive programming experience! #DataEngineering #Cloud
Data prep is an important but time-consuming part of research. Esri Canada’s Kendra Munn tried ArcGIS Data Pipelines to test its utility in integrating data for her project. https://t.co/plEIeGGDfB
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The title of the second song translates to "As long as there's life, there's hope", which is rapidly becoming my personal mantra these days...
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Slightly proud, slightly embarrassed, and not at all surprised that my top 5 songs on Spotify this year were all from the outstanding new album from ABBA's Benny Andersson.
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NEW: Ontario Place redevelopment now estimated at $2.2-billion as Auditor-General notes ‘irregular’ bid process /via @jeffreybgray & me #onpoli
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The audit concludes that the process used to select Therme for the Ontario Place site was not ‘fair, transparent or accountable to all participants’ as required by the province’s own rules for real...
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Doug Ford spent $2.2-billion to destroy the Science Centre and Ontario Place. It is sickening. The waste, the dishonesty, the missed opportunity.
NEW: Ontario Place redevelopment now estimated at $2.2-billion as Auditor-General notes ‘irregular’ bid process /via @jeffreybgray & me #onpoli
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GIS helps Indigenous communities preserve culture, protect land and assert sovereignty. From mapping traditional knowledge to visualizing historical impacts, it fosters self-determination and data sovereignty. See how communities are leading change. 👉 https://t.co/ZDql74QZxZ
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Thank you @MAEEChaput on your talk at the @esricanada #GISDay event. It was great to hear about @CanGeoEdu @RCGS_SGRC efforts in enhancing the #geography curriculum to strengthen #criticalthinking skills, helping students understand our world and their role in it. #GIS #mapping
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Happy #GeographyAwarenessWeek! Congrats @MsCBettio on the #MakingaDiffferenceAward! It was wonderful to see you today at the @esricanada office. #ChampionTeacher #OntheMap #GIS #ArcGISStoryMaps #ArcGIS #engagestudentswithmaps #mapping #community #GISDay #MapsMatter
Congrats to @MsCBettio on receiving the #MakingaDifferenceAward from @esricanada! You are an inspiration! #GISDay
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#ArcGISStoryMaps @townofws #teachingaward #GIS #K12 #championteacher #mapping #communityengagement #realworldGIS
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Ever been working in @ArcGISStoryMaps and wondered where else is this layer used, what other stories use this map, or what apps have I embedded in my stories? Wonder no more. My talented colleague has created a #Python tool to inventory your content and find related items.
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1. I've found a large, AI-driven bot network on X which is posting in support of Trump in the US election. Thread.
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Today, I joined Elder Shelley Charles of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, @WaterfrontTO, @ausmalik and @PaulaFletcherTO to announce the name of the new island in the Port Lands — Ookwemin Minising, Anishinaabemowin for “place of the black cherry trees.”
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Love this poster about GIS in the hallway at @westernuSocSci building! Copyright Esri 1997 -- mentions Unix, Windows NT, cassette drives, etc. Awesome.
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Nice new signage and wayfinding at the entrance to the East Don River Trail near me. Makes the trail feel like an important piece of infrastructure, which of course it is.
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