Vehicle tracking now also available for the trains of the German DB
I have to admit that I don’t know since when the Zugradar (train radar) of the Deutsche Bahn (DB) is online, but I found it per accident and…
Tag: webmapping
Online GeoJSON Editor
The web is built upon a small set of languages that are present everywhere. Besides HTML, Javascript is the most common technology around here. So it is not…
Rainfall and weather data on GoogleEarth
On Saturday, some villages near my hometown suffered heavy rains. Up to 100 l/m² arrived during the afternoon and evening in Kirchhasel and other places in central Thuringia.…
types of web-maps: concepts and possibilities
In my recent articles I was writing some hints and tutorials for creating a webmap. So what is the basic concept behind it and what are the possibilities.…
an enhanced minimal web-map with OpenLayers (part 2)
In the last tutorial we have created a very basic web-map using OpenLayers and one web-mapping service from OpenLayers itself. In fact using OpenLayers seems to me like…
create a web-map: step 2 or DIY
Since we have managed to get a very simple web-map running on our website, it may be a need for some persons to distribute their own shapefiles using…
a minimal web-map using OpenLayers (part 1)
Web-mapping is used everywhere since GoogleMaps and GoogleEarth revolutionized our topographical and geographical perception. Keeping that in mind it is useful to get some insights in web-mapping possibilities.…
LTE: Link to Earth OS
LTE is the new OS available in a beta version for all geoscientists and interested fellows. But stay calm… There is a huge need for scientists, students and…