Posted on December 25, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
What QGIS tool or plugin is equivalent to the ESRI “Near” tool?
Hiking & ActivitiesFinding the “Near” Equivalent in QGIS: A Human’s Guide So, you’re making the jump from ArcGIS to QGIS, huh? Welcome to the club! One of the first things you’ll probably wonder is: “Where’s the ‘Near’ tool?” That handy little tool in Esri’s world made finding features close to each other a breeze. Well, fear not!
Posted on December 25, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Pearson correlation of two 1D array in Earth Engine
Hiking & ActivitiesUnlocking Insights: Pearson Correlation in Google Earth Engine, Made Easy Ever wondered how to measure the relationship between two sets of data in Google Earth Engine (GEE)? Well, the Pearson correlation coefficient is your friend! It’s a nifty tool that helps you understand how closely two things move together. Think of it as a way
Posted on December 25, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
ArcMap populate field with value from another dataset
Hiking & ActivitiesArcMap: Making Datasets Talk to Each Other – Populating Fields Like a Pro So, you’re wrestling with ArcMap, trying to get one dataset to “talk” to another? Specifically, you want to copy values from one dataset’s field into another? It’s a common GIS challenge, and luckily, ArcMap offers a couple of neat ways to tackle
Posted on December 25, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
How to calculate Percentages of NDVI Classes
Hiking & ActivitiesDecoding the Green: How to Calculate NDVI Class Percentages Like a Pro Ever looked at a satellite image and wondered what all those colors mean? Chances are, if you’re dealing with anything green, you’re looking at the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, or NDVI. Think of it as a health tracker for plants, giving us a
Posted on December 25, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
Is starting names with numbers a bad data naming convention?
Hiking & ActivitiesIs Starting Names with Numbers a Data Naming No-No? Data naming conventions: not exactly the stuff of thrilling conversation, right? But trust me, these guidelines for how we label and organize our digital stuff – files, databases, even those cryptic variable names in code – are surprisingly important. Think of them as the unsung heroes
Posted on December 25, 2022 (Updated on July 22, 2025)
Google Earth import terrain
Hiking & ActivitiesLevel Up Your Google Earth Game: Importing Terrain Like a Pro Google Earth! We all know it, we all love it. It’s that amazing window into our world, offering everything from satellite views that let you zoom in on your house to surprisingly detailed 3D terrain. But what if you want to go beyond the