Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
How many percentage of sea area is covered with points?
Hiking & ActivitiesEarth’s Big Blue Blanket: Just How Much is Ocean? We call Earth the “Blue Planet” for a reason, right? It’s absolutely slathered in water! But have you ever stopped to wonder exactly how much of our world is actually covered by oceans? Prepare to be amazed: it’s a whopping 71 percent! Think about that –
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Trying to join opentopomap maps together with mkgmap
Hiking & ActivitiesLevel Up Your Garmin Maps: Combining OpenTopoMap Data with Mkgmap Okay, so you’re rocking a Garmin GPS for your outdoor adventures? Awesome! But let’s be honest, sometimes the pre-loaded maps just don’t cut it. That’s where OpenTopoMap comes in – it’s like a secret weapon for detailed topographic maps. And the best part? You can
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
How to calculate the area between contour lines on a DEM with QGIS 1.8?
Hiking & ActivitiesDecoding Terrain: Calculating Area Between Contour Lines in QGIS 1.8 (and Beyond!) Ever looked at a topographical map and wondered how much land sits between those squiggly contour lines? Turns out, figuring that out can be super useful, whether you’re a hydrologist trying to estimate water storage, a land manager divvying up parcels, or even
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Create circle shapefile vector in QGIS
Hiking & ActivitiesCreating Circle Shapefile Vectors in QGIS: A Down-to-Earth Guide QGIS, that awesome open-source Geographic Information System, isn’t just for displaying maps; it’s a powerhouse for creating and analyzing spatial data. One of its coolest tricks? Whipping up circular polygon shapefiles. Think of these as your go-to tool for mapping areas of influence, setting up buffer
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Digitizing historical Brazilian map in QGIS3.4
Hiking & ActivitiesUnearthing Brazil’s Past: A Simple Guide to Digitizing Old Maps with QGIS Ever wondered what Brazil looked like centuries ago? Historical maps are like time machines, offering incredible glimpses into the past. They reveal how landscapes and societies changed over time, showing everything from old colonial settlements to the territories of indigenous peoples, and even
Posted on December 28, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Is it possible to extrude a vector layer with QGIS 2.16 Globe plugin?
Hiking & ActivitiesRemember Extruding Vectors in QGIS 2.16? A Trip Down 3D Memory Lane QGIS, that trusty open-source GIS software we all know and love, has been letting us play with spatial data for ages. And one thing folks were always curious about, especially back in the QGIS 2.16 days, was how to make those vector layers