Welcome to Community & Cool Finds

This category is a place to share interesting tools, articles, resources, and ideas relevant to the GeoLab and geoscience computing community.

Not every useful conversation needs to be a troubleshooting thread — sometimes it’s just exciting to discover a new tool, workflow, dataset, or paper and share it with others.


What Belongs Here?

Examples of great posts include:

  • Articles or blog posts related to scientific computing or cloud workflows
  • New software releases or tools
  • Tutorials, videos, or podcasts
  • Interesting datasets or visualization resources
  • AI or machine learning tools relevant to geoscience workflows
  • Community projects or open-source resources
  • Conference talks or workshop materials
  • Tips, tricks, or productivity tools you’ve found useful

This category is intentionally informal and discussion-oriented.


Why Share “Cool Finds”?

The geoscience and research computing landscape changes quickly, and many of the best ideas come from the community itself.

Sharing resources here can help others:

  • Discover useful tools
  • Learn new approaches
  • Stay aware of emerging technologies
  • Spark collaboration and discussion

Suggested Post Structure

When sharing something, it helps to include:

:link: What are you sharing?

Include a link, screenshot, repository, paper, or resource.


:brain: Why is it interesting or useful?

A short explanation goes a long way.

Examples:

  • “This tool made plotting much faster.”
  • “Interesting approach to cloud-native workflows.”
  • “Could be useful for classroom environments.”

:globe_showing_americas: How might this relate to GeoLab or geoscience workflows?

Help others understand the relevance or potential applications.


Add Tags

Please add tags to help organize posts.

Examples:

  • resource
  • python
  • visualization
  • ai
  • workflow

A Few Guidelines

  • Please avoid promotional or marketing-heavy posts
  • Respect copyright and licensing when sharing materials
  • Keep discussions constructive and community-focused

We hope this becomes a fun and useful space for discovering ideas, tools, and inspiration from across the GeoLab community.