Create a buffer in decimal degrees
Hiking & ActivitiesBuffers in Decimal Degrees: Taming the Geographic Wild West Buffers are like those invisible force fields you see in sci-fi movies, but for the real world of maps and geography. In GIS (Geographic Information Systems), we use them all the time to mark out areas around things. Need to know what properties are within a
Making mass/bulk update by attribute value in ArcGIS Desktop?
Hiking & ActivitiesTaming the Data Beast: Mass Editing Attributes in ArcGIS Desktop Let’s face it: GIS datasets can be massive. We’re talking potentially millions of features, each with a whole bunch of attributes. Manually tweaking each one? Forget about it! That’s where the magic of bulk editing comes in. It’s like having a superpower for your data,
Showing user’s location on Carto map?
Hiking & ActivitiesFinding Yourself on a CARTO Map: A Human’s Guide Location intelligence isn’t just a buzzword; it’s becoming the way businesses and organizations are unlocking hidden insights from where things are. And when it comes to visualizing and playing with location data, CARTO is a seriously powerful platform. One of the coolest things you can do?
How much area is overlap
Hiking & ActivitiesHow Much Area Is Overlap? Let’s Figure It Out Together. Overlap. It’s one of those things that pops up everywhere, isn’t it? From juggling work deadlines to figuring out how different groups connect in our communities, it’s a constant presence. But let’s get literal for a second: we’re talking about the area where shapes or
Correct SQL expression when looping different fields
Hiking & ActivitiesTaming SQL: When You Need to Get Down to the Nitty-Gritty with Fields SQL is fantastic, right? It crunches data like nobody’s business, slicing and dicing entire datasets with ease. But sometimes, just sometimes, you need to get a little more hands-on. You need to dive into individual fields (or columns, if you prefer) and,
Merging shapefiles with attributes using PyQGIS?
Hiking & ActivitiesWrangling Shapefiles: A Human’s Guide to Merging with PyQGIS Shapefiles. They’re like the trusty old pickup trucks of the geospatial world. Sure, there are fancier, newer models out there, but shapefiles just keep on truckin’. And let’s face it, sometimes you need to combine a few of those trucks to haul a bigger load. That’s