QGIS DXF contours with elevation
Hiking & ActivitiesQGIS and DXF Contours: Bringing Elevation Data to Life Okay, let’s talk contour maps. Even with all the fancy 3D mapping tech we have these days, good old contour lines are still incredibly useful for visualizing terrain. And QGIS? It’s a powerhouse for handling them, especially when you’re dealing with DXF files – that common
Display the resulting value of the sql.execute query into a <div>
Hiking & ActivitiesTurning SQL Data into Web Magic: Displaying Results in a So, you’ve got data tucked away in an SQL database and you want to show it off on your website? You’re in the right place. Displaying SQL query results inside a is a bread-and-butter task for web developers. It sounds technical, but once you break
ASCII encoding error when updating field content in SQL Server table
Hiking & ActivitiesUntangling the Mess: When SQL Server and ASCII Just Don’t Get Along Ever banged your head against the wall trying to update a SQL Server table, only to be greeted by a bunch of question marks or gibberish where your data should be? Yeah, me too. More often than not, you’ve stumbled into the wonderful
Vector cropping failure
Hiking & ActivitiesVector Cropping Failure: Why Does It Happen, and What Can You Do About It? Vector cropping. Sounds simple, right? You’ve got your image, you want to trim it down…easy peasy. But sometimes, things go sideways. Instead of a clean crop, you get weird artifacts, missing pieces, or just plain nothing. Frustrating, isn’t it? If you’ve
Copying features from one layer into different layer using ArcGIS for Desktop?
Hiking & ActivitiesCopying Features Between Layers in ArcGIS: Think of it Like This… So, you’re working in ArcGIS, and you need to move some features from one layer to another. Happens all the time, right? Whether you’re tweaking data, running analyses, or just trying out different looks for your map, knowing how to shuffle features around is
Why is Overpass-turbo map empty if there is data?
Hiking & ActivitiesSo, Your Overpass Turbo Map is Empty? Don’t Panic! Overpass Turbo is seriously cool. It’s like having a superpower for pulling data out of OpenStreetMap (OSM). You can write these custom queries and BAM! See the results right on a map. But here’s the thing: we’ve all been there. You run a query, positive the