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r/askgis↗

Ask for GIS help

A community for new and old GIS users alike to ask technical and career questions. We want to hear about your GIS homework, project, work endeavor, or career goals.

5.6k subscribers1 posts / mo in Sep 20261 authors / mosince 2011

r/askgis has 5.6k members. It gets about 1 posts a month from 1 people. Top topics: GIS Jobs & Careers, Population and Counties and Map Making.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+3.5%since May 2026 · +2.3% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 20265.6k
Growing5.6k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Nov 2011)
Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

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−91%vs Sep 2025 · +18% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261
QuieterPeaked at 42 in Nov 2021
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. GIS Jobs & Careers2.1%
  2. Population and Counties0.5%
  3. Map Making0.5%

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