<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ridgelinegeographic.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[ridgelinegeographic.com]]></description><link>https://www.ridgelinegeographic.com/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:18:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ridgelinegeographic.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Strange Twists in a Geographic Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[In May 2022, I was hired by the Office of Park Planning in the Central Office of the Florida Park Service. During my initial job interview with the planning manager and bureau chief, I let my prospective bosses know up front that I was formally requesting a heavy mapping workload if hired. I promised that I would go out of my way to learn ESRI’s ArcGIS program as quickly as possible. At that point, I had not touched a GIS (Geographic Information Systems) program since my undergraduate studies...]]></description><link>https://www.ridgelinegeographic.com/post/a-fiery-introduction-to-cartography</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b2f7c3ecfce39c49aa4b0e</guid><category><![CDATA[Cartography]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:30:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>James Gaddis</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>