Posted on December 29, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
“Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.” during using geoprocessor by VB.net
Hiking & ActivitiesUntangling the Mystery of “Error HRESULT E_FAIL” in VB.net Geoprocessing: A Headache for GIS Developers If you’re a GIS developer knee-deep in VB.net and Esri’s ArcGIS, chances are you’ve bumped into this gem: “Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.” Ugh. It’s like a vague, ominous cloud hanging over
Posted on December 29, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
WMS Request with Authentication in Leaflet from Geoserver
Hiking & ActivitiesLocking Down Your GeoServer WMS Layers in Leaflet: A No-Nonsense Guide So, you’re serving up geospatial data via GeoServer’s Web Map Service (WMS) and displaying it in a Leaflet web app? Awesome! But here’s the thing: are you securing those WMS layers? If not, you might be leaving the back door wide open. Let’s walk
Posted on December 29, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
ExtractByMask with one mask and multiple layers ArcMap?
Hiking & ActivitiesTaming Raster Data: How to Snip Out Exactly What You Need with Extract by Mask in ArcMap Ever feel like you’re drowning in data? I get it. Sometimes, you’ve got these massive raster datasets in ArcMap, but you only need a tiny piece of the puzzle. That’s where the Extract by Mask tool comes in
Posted on December 29, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Export XML Data to a MySQL DB
Hiking & ActivitiesFrom XML Silos to MySQL Powerhouse: A Human’s Guide to Data Liberation So, you’ve got XML data. Lots of it, probably. And you want to get it into a MySQL database. Smart move! XML is great for storing data, but let’s be honest, it’s not always the easiest to work with. MySQL, on the other
Posted on December 29, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Sentinel-2 images color cast
Hiking & ActivitiesSentinel-2 Images: Why Are My Colors So Weird? Sentinel-2. We love it, right? All that lovely high-resolution imagery from the European Space Agency, free for anyone to use. It’s a game-changer for everything from tracking deforestation to monitoring crop health. But let’s be honest, sometimes those images come out looking… well, a bit off. Ever
Posted on December 29, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Google Earth Engine really slow in loading maps
Hiking & ActivitiesGoogle Earth Engine Got You Down? Why Your Maps Are Taking Forever Google Earth Engine (GEE). It’s a beast of a platform, right? All that satellite imagery at your fingertips, ready to be crunched and analyzed. But let’s be honest, we’ve all been there: staring at a blank screen, waiting… and waiting… for a map