Buncombe county gis

So I'm currently volunteering my GIS skills for a non-profit (nobody else is getting paid so there's that).
I'm not sure what job title I should put on my resume.
I'm currently researching census information and creating shapefiles to use. Sometimes I find the shapefiles from the county or state, when that happens I'm just doing data cleanning and "quality assurance." Sometimes that means writing emails to ask questions to make sure the data is correct. I also do some spatial analysis as we are looking for potential sites for our work.
Lastly, I also write reports and presentations to the team, so I interact with people not familiar with GIS.
What position does that put me in? Is that more of a GIS Analyst or Technician.
ETA: would saying GIS consultant work?

Great Entry Level Job Opportunity as a GIS Parcel Technician for Scott County, IA.
$24.58 to $33.88 per hour
This is a great opportunity for those who are entry level or just want something very consistent.
It is not remote and does not have the option to be remote. The office is very calm and an easy going work environment. They will train on how to use the plat books and how to work with deed transfers so if you are new to the GIS work force don't be intimidated to apply! Those tasks only need to be done on occasion as back up to the Plat Room Clerk. This is a position that requires you to answer phones and work with the public so I recommend only applying if you are okay with doing those things. :)
https://www.scottcountyiowa.gov/hjob/gis-parcel-technician-0

Besides looking for a traditional in-office GIS job, I’m also considering remote ones as well. I usually see a few openings on Indeed and LinkedIn which I applied to about several but sadly never got contacted from any of them. I always make sure beforehand that I’m fully eligible to apply especially qualifications and residing within the job location. Some remote GIS jobs require you to live within the city or county or state depending on what the company is asking. I’ve seen a few that don’t mind where you live in the US even if its across the whole country.
If you or your company is hiring remote GIS people, I’d be glad to apply as long as its entry level and I can meet the qualifications so I would like to hear from you!

Besides looking for a traditional in-office GIS job, I’m also considering remote ones as well. I usually see a few openings on Indeed and LinkedIn which I applied to about several but sadly never got contacted from any of them. I always make sure beforehand that I’m fully eligible to apply especially qualifications and residing within the job location. Some remote GIS jobs require you to live within the city or county or state depending on what the company is asking. I’ve seen a few that don’t mind where you live in the US even if its across the whole country.
If you or your company is hiring remote GIS people, I’d be glad to apply as long as its entry level and I can meet the qualifications so I would like to hear from you!

A couple months ago I graduated with my degree in Urban Planning and a minor in Sustainability. I also did a lot of coursework in GIS so I have some skills there as well but not advanced yet.
I live in a small city currently with a population around 200,000 people (my husband is in the military and we are stuck living her for the next 2-3 years). Obviously the goal is to move to a larger city when our time here is up but for the meantime I am looking for a job to get my first initial experience in the field.
It’s been tough because there aren’t many job openings for the city I live in. I interviewed earlier this year for a city planner and environmental planner position for a small outlying city and didn’t get either job because they only have 1 other planner and whoever they hired would have been placed on the commission and had more experience. There are no Planner 1, 2, 3 etc, levels here since the city is too small.
I also applied for a couple GIS jobs and I interviewed for one at a utility company and did not get it due to lack of experience and GIS knowledge (even though the application stated you only need basis GIS skills which I have).
Anyway, I noticed a neighboring county is hiring for a Planning Associate and Planning Technician 1. Neither position even requires a Bachelors degree but the Associate Planner prefers it. My application has been recommended to the hiring manager and now I’m waiting. Any steps I should take? Should I call them? If so, what should I say when I do?

To all the GIS hiring managers/recruiters,
I am in the job market again for the next opportunity to step up into my career. A little bit of background. I have a master's in Environmental Science and have been working for a county as a GIS Technician for a year remotely.
Resume: https://imgur.com/a/xa6C81U
Please let me know your thoughts on my resume. I am willing to take any advice, modification, and criticism. Don't be rude, please.
Thank you.

From OrlandoJobs.com. not my posting
Polk County
Roads and Drainage GIS Student Intern -Summer Winter Haven, Florida
GIS SUMMER INTERN
PART TIME TEMPORARY
Tuesday – Friday (8am to 4:30pm) 32 hours/week
PG – 99 ($15.00)
Must have the physical, developmental, and mental ability to perform job tasks, work efforts, responsibilities and duties of the job illustrated below:
MAJOR FUNCTIONS
Perform a variety of duties to support Cartographer and GIS Technician in daily GIS related tasks.
ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES

Quality control/Quality Assurance of existing databases. Digitize point, line and polygon features from sources such as aerial photogrammetry, tabular datasets, among others using the latest GIS software tools and techniques. Use geo-referencing procedures to position scanned images and drawings, ensures the accuracy of GIS data by making modifications to the data as required. Research of land plats, surveys, right of way maps and other data sources. Assists with the preparation, production and distribution of maps, graphics, displays, and other related documents. Creates maps according to established county and industry standards and ensures all map elements are accurate and intelligible. Documenting workflows. 

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES & SKILLS

Ability to read and write. Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions. Organizational skills. File and retrieve records. Keep records organized for quick and efficient accessibility. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must be a student currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Geography or a related field and must currently have Junior or higher standing. Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 for undergraduate students or minimum GPA of 3.0 for graduate students. Have experience creating maps in ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro and entering data into geodatabases. Experience with editing workflows and using extensions in ArcGIS Desktop. Experience with ArcGIS Desktop software and Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Word and Excel). Must be at least 18 years of age. Must possess a valid Florida driver's license at the time of employment within this classification should it be required by the assigned unit or office. 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
This position may be required to report for work when a declaration of emergency has been declared in Polk County.
JOB OVERVIEW
Employer: Polk County Board of County Commissioners
Job Title: Roads and Drainage GIS Student Intern -Summer
Location: Winter Haven, Florida
Category: Entry Level
Salary: Open

As the title suggests, I got a speeding ticket recently. I was going 21 over, 66 in a 45 I think. And in Buncombe county (Asheville) if that makes any difference or helps. I've gotten speeding tickets before in other states, and you just pay it and move on with your life. For some reason I can't pay it in NC, I have to go to court???? For context, there was no car wreck, no damage, no drinking, no extenuating circumstances. Just a simple speeding ticket. And now I am getting mail from law offices!?!? Asking me to hire them to represent me in court??? WTH is all this about? Should I hire a lawyer or just go to court and tell the judge "Sorry your honor, I haven't had a ticket in around 5-6 years, please have some leniency." I realize we aren't supposed to give or take legal advice on Reddit, but some tips or pointers would be helpful. Thanks!

I’m looking for the best way to go about buying land near my families lakehouse to build a barndominium on & store cars, bikes, boat, and other offroad toys.
There are plenty of people throwing up barns to do the same across the street from the lake. But not entirely sure on the best approach to buy unlisted parcels of land that are just sitting and doing nothing.
I can pull up owner info with GIS and county tax records. But just not entirely sure what to do with the info without being annoying/pushy. Hire a broker? Reach out myself and explain the connection i have to the land? Or are there any direct mailer services that can send out to all these people asking to buy their land?

My partner and I are putting in an offer on a property in California and there is a bidding war going on. Even before we made an offer, we noticed on the county assessor's GIS (satellite imagery / lot line information) that there appears to be an encroachment on the seller's part onto a neighboring landowner's parcel.
(Sorry but I am being intentionally vague as this case is currently "live")
On the offer contract, the seller did not disclose any encroachment, and when we asked if a survey had ever been done, they are unaware of one. I am 99.9% that an encroachment is occurring, and that would be devastating to either the seller or the future buyer if the offended neighboring parcel owner were to evoke their rights (again, vague I know, but for sake of argument just assume I'm right on this part when giving your advice).
My partner and I have added to our offer that we want the seller to pay for a survey to be done. We've told them if the survey comes back fine, we'll reimburse them for the survey costs at closing.
I can easily imagine the seller would NEVER choose our offer, because I suspect they know of this issue and once a survey is done they won't be able to pretend they don't know about the encroachment. It's better for them to take the next best offer (assuming ours was the best) and move on. Yes, this is a bleak outlook on the selling party, but.. it's human nature and probably true about them.
Is there some way I can tell the other parties what might be going on? Or somehow force them to address the issue (with all parties)? Sure, I selfishly still want the property but then at least we're all bidding on a fair playing field if we all know of the potential issue. But I also don't want some poor sap to buy this and get screwed (if it's an issue). Do we have any options here? I don't know it's an issue, but the only way to know for sure is to get a survey done, and I don't think (especially with a bidding war going on) that the seller has any motivation to choose our offer that requires one. It seems unfair for our offer to be rejected because we're asking some questions they'd rather not think of. Thanks in advance.

I am in the market again for the new opportunity. I have been working with a county as a gis technician for 1 year. It was a termed position and about to end. It was a great experience to get my feet into the field. I am exploring python with web GIS application to step up my game.
Thanks.

All stages of development, stains on the mattress seams. They got a full refund, but thought the night clerk wasn't exactly competent in their response. Family tried calling Buncombe County health department, but were only able leave voicemails. :(
Just passing it along.

I have some data layers compiled into an ArcGIS Map Scene and I have some saved searches for particular criteria amongst 6-7 real estate websites. I am trying to utilize webscraping to make the ArcGIS areas of interest into a table format so I can easily check the properties against the criteria.
Any suggestions on how I can grab the info from the ArcGIS map and make it into a table? An example of how I want the data to come out in columns would be:
State County Criteria 1 (yes/no) Criteria 2 (yes/no) Criteria 3 (0-5)

What I am trying to do is to have create a list of unique TAZs from the data already selected and iterate over that list and subselect all the rows that have that taz then check if they have the
Exclude identifier in the Exclude field, if so then remove 1 from the number of points else don't, have that iterate until there are no more values left in the list,
I tried inputting the below code into a Chat bot and it came out with the second code block however
it produces an error provided and don't know if the syntax is right as I only started learning Python and SQL yesterday, could someone help me figure out how to do this?
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What I Gave
import arcpy
#geoprocesing layer creation
#repair the geometry
arcpy.management.RepairGeometry('USE_real_master_Martin_County_3_10_23_TAZ_CRA', 'KEEP_NULL')
print("fetures repaired")
#create points
arcpy.management.FeatureToPoint('USE_real_master_Martin_County_3_10_23_TAZ_CRA','PointsWithin', 'INSIDE')
print("points layer created")
#Summarize points and feture layer
arcpy.analysis.SummarizeWithin('USE_real_master_Martin_County_3_10_23_TAZ_CRA', 'PointsWithin','SummerizedPoints')
print("SummerizedPoints created")
#selections and calulations of the data
# add calculation field
arcpy.management.AddField('SummerizedPoints','Area_Per_Point', 'DOUBLE')
print("Area_Per_Point feild created")
#cleaning data
#selection of all the condos
arcpy.management.SelectLayerByAttribute('SummerizedPoints', 'NEW_SELECTION', 'Point_Count > 2')
#obtain list of TAZs
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code goes here
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#loop through the list of TAZ's selecting each group of same TAZ each time
for value < count of unique TAZ's; value++
{
#select the current value of TAZ
arcpy.management.SelectLayerByAttribute('SummerizedPoints', 'SUBSET_SELECTION', 'TAZ_REG = TAZ_REG.value')
if ("Exclude = 'Exclude'"){
#remove excluded
arcpy.management.SelectLayerByAttribute('SummerizedPoints', 'REMOVE_FROM_SELECTION', "Exclude = 'Exclude'")
#calculate the area of each point if excluded
arcpy.management.CalculateField('SummerizedPoints', 'Area_Per_Point', '!MFM_ACRES! / (!Point_Count! - 1)', 'PYTHON3')
}
#if there are not any excludes
arcpy.management.CalculateField('SummerizedPoints', 'Area_Per_Point', '!MFM_ACRES! / (!Point_Count!)', 'PYTHON3')
}
print("calculations compleate")
#clear out slection
arcpy.management.SelectLayerByAttribute('SummerizedPoints', 'CLEAR_SELECTION')
print("Program Done")
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Chat Bot
import arcpy
#geoprocesing layer creation
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#repair the geometry
arcpy.management.RepairGeometry('USE_real_master_Martin_County_3_10_23_TAZ_CRA', 'KEEP_NULL')
print("fetures repaired")
#create points
arcpy.management.FeatureToPoint('USE_real_master_Martin_County_3_10_23_TAZ_CRA','PointsWithin', 'INSIDE')
print("points layer created")
#Summarize points and feture layer
arcpy.analysis.SummarizeWithin('USE_real_master_Martin_County_3_10_23_TAZ_CRA', 'PointsWithin','SummerizedPoints')
print("SummerizedPoints created")
#selections and calulations of the data
# add calculation field
arcpy.management.AddField('SummerizedPoints','Area_Per_Point', 'DOUBLE')
print("Area_Per_Point feild created")
#cleaning data
#selection of all the condos
arcpy.management.SelectLayerByAttribute('SummerizedPoints', 'NEW_SELECTION', 'Point_Count > 2')
# Obtain list of TAZs
unique_taz_values = []
with arcpy.da.SearchCursor('SummerizedPoints', 'TAZ_REG') as cursor:
for row in cursor:
if row[0] not in unique_taz_values:
unique_taz_values.append(row[0])
# Loop through the list of TAZs, selecting each group of the same TAZ each time
for taz_value in unique_taz_values:
#select the current value of TAZ
arcpy.management.SelectLayerByAttribute('SummerizedPoints', 'SUBSET_SELECTION', 'TAZ_REG = TAZ_REG.value')
if ("Exclude = 'Exclude'"):
#remove excluded
arcpy.management.SelectLayerByAttribute('SummerizedPoints', 'REMOVE_FROM_SELECTION', "Exclude = 'Exclude'")
#calculate the area of each point if excluded
arcpy.management.CalculateField('SummerizedPoints', 'Area_Per_Point', '!MFM_ACRES! / (!Point_Count! - 1)', 'PYTHON3')
else:
#if there are not any excludes
arcpy.management.CalculateField('SummerizedPoints', 'Area_Per_Point', '!MFM_ACRES! / (!Point_Count!)', 'PYTHON3')
​
print("calculations compleate")
#clear out slection
arcpy.management.SelectLayerByAttribute('SummerizedPoints', 'CLEAR_SELECTION')
print("Program Done")
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Error Given
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 12, in
File "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcPy\arcpy\management.py", line 11294, in SelectLayerByAttribute
raise e
File "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcPy\arcpy\management.py", line 11291, in SelectLayerByAttribute
retval = convertArcObjectToPythonObject(gp.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(*gp_fixargs((in_layer_or_view, selection_type, where_clause, invert_where_clause), True)))
File "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcPy\arcpy\geoprocessing\_base.py", line 512, in
return lambda *args: val(*gp_fixargs(args, True))
arcgisscripting.ExecuteError: ERROR 160144: An expected Field was not found or could not be retrieved properly.
Failed to execute (SelectLayerByAttribute).

I have a small cinder block building on a pad that I am working on renovating. I will be moving into it as it's 45 minutes away right now so I can only work on it weekends. In order to move there and receive mail I have to get a registered address with the e911 service. I've been informed by the county and GIS that the quickest way to get a registered address is by submitting a building permit for a project. Question 1.. is this true? Question 2.. what's the most inexpensive project that would require a permit other than the porch I'm planning on later. County: Pittsylvania (Virginia)

I've got a copy of QGIS on my computer and access to the tutorials, but after a few hours of poking around both of them, I still have no clue how to use it. And at my age, with my inclinations, (rebuilding an old roadside motel, planning a major horse fence for my lady, a micro hydro plant for the heck of it and some sanitary considerations for the local government) I don't think I'd ever really use it more than once for a real project. All I really want is a .DXF of the contour lines in 2' increments of the terrain between 86 -43-48 and 86-45-24 (deg-min-sec) West and 39-18-54 and 39-19-39 North. For most of the counties around here that data is provided on the county gis site, but not this county. I don't mind paying for the data, but the quotes I got from a couple of engineering firms made me think they weren't really interested in generating it for me from the lidar data our tax dollars have already payed to collect. I'm just using it for planning purposes and I know for some of the things I'm planning I'll eventually need an engineers stamp, but not now. If anyone wants to generate this DXF file for me for a reasonable rate or knows of some organization that would do so, please let me know. Thanks!

I'm not 100% good with ArcGIS Pro so I need help with this.
I have 4 polygon feature classes:

1. Feature class of all the counties in 4 states (AL, GA, MS, FL). Would call this data A
2. Feature class of physiographic regions - coastal, piedmont, blue ridge, etc. Would call this data B
3. Feature class of forest type groups in those states. Each forest structure/stand is assigned a type by FIA. Would call this data C
4. Feature class of forest land ownership in those states. Whether the forest is owned by FG, state, families, etc. Would call this data D

Now I first want to find out what the most common forest type and land ownership is in each county. So I want to use A to break B, C, and D into segments (counties). Then in each of the counties in C and D, find the most common occurrence of forest type and land ownership.
After doing this, I'd have B, C, and D broken down into counties. I then want to sort of merge all 3 into a new dataset such that each county would have a label of what the physiographic region, common forest type, and common land ownership are. For instance, the map should show that lee county in Alabama has mostly Longleaf/Slash pine forest type, has mostly federal forests, and is in the coastal region. For another county, it should show that it has Loblolly/shortleaf pine forest type, has mostly family-owned forests, and is in the Piedmont area, etc.
I'm going through youtube trying to come up with a methodology for this but decided to post here too. I'd appreciate any help.

From the article: “The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) announced Monday, a girl who had been missing from Illinois since 2017 and was featured on the Netflix Unsolved Mysteries reboot, has been found in Asheville.
Heather E. Unbehaun, 40, was taken into custody on May 13 on Westgate Parkway.
NCMEC says Kayla Unbehaun was 9 years old when she was abducted by her non-custodial mother, Heather from South Elgin, Illinois on July 5, 2017.
The Asheville Police Department tells News 13 that the girl was spotted on Saturday, May 13, at a business in the Westgate Parkway area just before 7:30 p.m. An employee at the store recognized the missing child from a "well-publicized media" and contacted the police.
After further investigation, officers confirmed this was the missing child. The abductor, Heather Unbehaun, was arrested and booked into the Buncombe County Jail.”
Apparently a store employee recognized her and alerted the authorities. So glad that this has ended with her safely back home! I can’t imagine what an adjustment this will be for her, six years later.
Source: https://wlos.com/news/local/abducted-kayla-unbehaun-heather-mother-arrested-netflix-unsolved-mysteries-found-safe-asheville-north-carolina

A friendly reminder that today is primary day! We've got a ton of important races that will shape the next couple of years in Pittsburgh and PA.
If you vote in November and frequently hate both candidates, today is the day you can help select a better candidate! In PA you must be registered as a dem or republican to vote in the primary.
We're voting for

• county exec
• county council
• county controller
• county treasurer
• city ctontroller
• city council
• tons of courts across PA and locally
• some of the school board

If you're confused, feel free to ask questions and I'll try to help!
EDIT FOR COMMON QUESTIONS:
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Can independents vote?
No, sorry. There's no ballot initiatives this time.
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Where can I learn about the candidates?
- WESA guide
- Sunrise Movement's guide
- Vote411.org (https://www.vote411.org/)
(Comment more and I'll add them)
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What is my district / ward? What am I voting for?
You can look up your district / ward and polling place using this toolYou'll see two numbers after "Polling Place Address for PITTSBURGH" That's your District and your Ward.
And then you can use this tool to find your sample ballot
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Additional maps:
Our city council map is here
Our county council map is here
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What do I do if I requested a mail-in ballot but never got it?
Go to your polling place! You should be able to vote normally. At the very least, you'll vote provisionally. Generally, poll workers know this, but some might get it wrong. Insist on voting provisionally if they're giving you a hard time.