Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
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Hiking & ActivitiesUnlocking Earth’s Secrets: A Human’s Guide to Sentinel-2 Reflectance with SNAP, ArcGIS, and QGIS Ever gazed at a satellite image and wondered what all those colors really mean? A big part of that answer lies in something called remote sensing reflectance. Think of it as the Earth’s way of showing off what it’s made of
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
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Hiking & ActivitiesQGIS 2.0 and TIFF Files: Why Won’t My Image Open? (And How to Fix It!) So, you’re trying to open a TIFF file in QGIS 2.0, and you’re getting that oh-so-helpful error: “Cannot open TIFF file due to missing codec.” Frustrating, right? You’re not alone! QGIS, bless its open-source heart, is usually pretty good with
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Calculate cloud free median value for landsat 5, 7, 8 image collections in GoogleEarthEngine
Hiking & ActivitiesOkay, here’s a revised version of the article, aiming for a more human and engaging tone: Unlocking Cloud-Free Views: Making the Most of Landsat Data in Google Earth Engine Ever tried staring at satellite images, only to be thwarted by pesky clouds? It’s a common problem, especially when you’re working with optical data like Landsat.
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
IDLE (Python GUI) Will Not Open
Hiking & ActivitiesIDLE Won’t Open? Let’s Get It Fixed! A Troubleshooting Guide So, you’re trying to fire up IDLE, Python’s built-in code editor, and… nothing. Frustrating, right? IDLE, short for Integrated Development and Learning Environment, is often the first taste of a real IDE for Python newbies. It comes right along with Python, but sometimes, it just
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Displaying composite raster in colors other than RGB in ArcMap?
Hiking & ActivitiesDitch the Default: Making Your Rasters Pop with Custom Colors in ArcMap Okay, so you’re staring at a composite raster in ArcMap. Chances are, it’s decked out in the usual Red-Green-Blue (RGB), right? But here’s the thing: ArcMap can do so much more than just that basic color scheme. Whether you’re knee-deep in scientific analysis,
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Adding map services fails
Hiking & ActivitiesMap Service Meltdowns: Why They Happen and How to Fix ‘Em Ever tried adding a map service to your GIS project only to be met with a big, fat error message? Yeah, we’ve all been there. It’s frustrating, I know. Integrating those services should be seamless, but sometimes things just go sideways. Let’s break down