ArcGIS Open Data
For a year, ESRI’s open data initiative is online. As I’ve heard about it for the first time I was just thinking: nice move to get people into…
Month: February 2015
Short Announcement: QGIS 2.8 Wien released
QGIS 2.8 (the new “Long Term Release”) was released a few days ago. It is a minor release according to the changelog but it will be supported in…
GISconnector for Excel
GISconnector for Excel – the beginning of a beautiful friendship between ArcGIS and Excel The GISconnector transforms ArcGIS and Excel into an ingenious overall system: The power of…
Creating ARCs in QGIS: The Python Way
So I came across this nice little project which focussed on trip planning and route over large distances… And there was this nice little post from Nathan Yau…
Short Announcement: New Catalog for Geodata
You probably know Robin Wilson‘s list of free GIS data which is a great ressource if you search for specific datasets. He also is the creator of a…
Maps of “Out of Eden Walk” by Paul Salopek (National Geographic)
Today I had the chance to attend a lecture by Paul Salopek in Tbilisi, Georgia. This lecture took me to the idea to write a short review about…
Create A Raster Layer Index With QGIS And GDAL
When working with raster datasets, it is hard to keep an overview of the raster files in use and their coverage. Most raster data providers may keep metadata…
GeoTiff compression comparison
In remote sensing you often have to deal with large datsets because their spatial or temporal resolution is high. A typical Landsat 8 scene clocks in at 0.7…
Google Earth Pro is now for free!
Google recently made an announcement that left me very happy: Google Earth Pro, the enhanced version of the world’s most popular digital globe, is now available for free.…