Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
How to add metadata such as geokeydirectory, geoasciiparams, modelpixelscale and modeltiepoint to a compressed tiff image?
Hiking & ActivitiesAdding Metadata to Compressed TIFF Images: A Human’s Guide TIFF images – you’ve probably run into them if you’ve ever worked with anything from satellite imagery to scanned documents. They’re the workhorses of the raster graphics world, especially when you need to pack a lot of information into a single file. One of the coolest
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Using android phone to plot GPS points?
Hiking & ActivitiesPlotting GPS Points with Your Android Phone: A Human’s Guide Okay, so you want to use your Android phone to plot GPS points? Awesome! These days, our phones are practically Swiss Army knives, and their GPS smarts are no exception. You can do way more than just navigate with them. From marking your favorite fishing
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Substracting rasters using ArcGIS Raster Calculator?
Hiking & ActivitiesRaster Subtraction with ArcGIS Raster Calculator: A Human’s Guide Ever needed to spot changes in a landscape over time, or maybe figure out how much a hillside eroded after a storm? That’s where raster subtraction comes in, and the ArcGIS Raster Calculator is your trusty sidekick. It’s like doing math, but with maps! This tool
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
OpenLayers WFS vector layer
Hiking & ActivitiesHere’s a revised version of the blog post, aiming for a more human and engaging tone: OpenLayers WFS Vector Layers: Making Maps Dance with Data Web mapping is all about bringing location data to life, right? And when it comes to building interactive maps, OpenLayers is a seriously powerful tool in any developer’s arsenal. One
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Calculate new coordinate based on distance traveled between two other coordinates
Hiking & ActivitiesFinding Your Way: Calculating New Coordinates from a Starting Point Ever wondered how GPS devices pinpoint your location, or how delivery services map out the fastest routes? A big part of it involves some clever math that figures out where you’ll end up if you travel a certain distance in a specific direction. It’s all
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Placing point symbol on center of polygon in ArcMap?
Hiking & ActivitiesPlacing Point Symbols at the Center of Polygons in ArcMap: A Definitive Guide (Humanized Version) So, you’ve got a map, and you want to stick a point right smack-dab in the middle of a polygon? Makes sense! It’s a super common task in GIS, and there are tons of reasons why you might want to