Geographic Information Systems

On the assumption that I know C++/Qt, and python/pyside already, and have a geospatial and open source background -- but have never dug into the internals of QGIS in any capacity?

Thinking of writing import plugins for geophysical data (things like ground penetrating radars and such).

I'm already proficient in Linux, Python, Java, web development etc from college, but what GIS specific APIs or frameworks should I focus on for my portfolio? Right now my job consists entirely of Esri products but I'd like to change that.

Thanks!

I'm curious why did you all chose GIS as a career, as is a "niche" field. It's widely used but not much people know about it.

In my case I studied History & Geography and had to use GIS during one course. I really liked it and I also like to code, so I guessed GIS could be a career for me as I didn't want to be a teacher back then.

I'm now finishing a GIS Maters and working as a GIS analyst, using python to automate routines. Is my first job in the field (started as an intern).

Reddit refugee here. I really liked that rule in r/GIS as it helps keep people informed about if the job is serious or not.

For those who've wandered in here, you may have noticed the recent spat of bot postings. What's your take on that? Just can the postings and ban the user?

I think I'll probably do that preemptively right now, but I'm curious what experience or thoughts the rest of you have.

I want to set GeoServer in a machine that will also be hosting a webpage (a web map) and a database (PostgreSQL with PostGIS). Map layers will be stored in the DB, published in Geoserver and served to the Web.

I'm between Fedora Server and Ubuntu Server, I use Fedora Workstation as my daily drive, so I feel more leaned to Fedora Server. However I'm still new in the field and this will be my first time setting up a Server, so maybe Ubuntu has more documentation and thus more easy.

Any suggestion?

I'm curious if anyone else has experience with tools for editing and collecting data in the field.

I'm vaguely aware of QField for QGIS. I believe ESRI has their own tools for that context, but I don't know what they are.

I'm also familiar with some tools for a specific industry: namely inspection and data collection for utilities. Some of the ones I know are probably best described as "long in the tooth."

What are the options these days? Where do you go for users that need to collect data in the field, whether it's inspection data, correcting existing GIS data, or collecting new data?