GIS portfolio
Some of the less-technical maps I've made
Coding portfolio
Some of the full-featured Python libraries I've made
duration-over-threshold
A python library for the Duration-Over-Threshold flood frequency model.
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probHAND
Low-complexity, probabilistic hydraulic model and floodplain mapping developed by the University of Vermont
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streamstats_access
Mimics functionality of USGS StreamStats Batch Tool while implementing asynchronous requests and allowing batch sizes of more than 250 points.
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Kind and Silly Words
Quotes from some friends
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"His ever-flowing love of rivers is reflected in his beautiful maps" -Hannah Sheehy
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"No one better in the biz at pointing out what's water. I once saw him spot a nalgene from 5 miles out." -Mark Ashin
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"Scott: Making waves in the world, one splash at a time. šš¦" -ChatGPT
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"So good at modeling water, if it were the Middle Ages Iād accuse him of witchcraft" -Myles Smith
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"When I need to know something about a river, you better believe Scott is my first call" -Anonymous
Only the most naive scientist believes that the perfect model is the one that perfectly represents reality. Such a model would have the same drawbacks as a map as large and detailed as the city it represents. , A map depicting every park, every street, every building, every tree, every pothole, every inhabitant, and every map. Were such a map possible, it's specificity would defeat its purpose: to generalize and abstract. Mapmakers highlight such features as their clients choose. Whatever their purpose, maps and models must simplify as much as they mimic the real world.
-James gleick Chaos