Alternative cartographic software programs?
Hiking & ActivitiesDitch the Usual Suspect: Cool Cartography Software You Might Not Know Okay, so ArcGIS is the big name in town when it comes to maps and GIS. Everyone knows it. But let’s be real, it’s not the only game in town. There’s a whole world of other cartography software out there, and some of them
What’s the QGIS Map Management Tool?
Hiking & ActivitiesDiving Deep: Mastering Map Management in QGIS QGIS, or Quantum GIS if you’re feeling formal, is like the Swiss Army knife of the geospatial world—a free and open-source software package that lets you do just about anything with maps and geographic data. We’re talking creating, editing, visualizing, analyzing, and publishing. Now, when it comes to
QGIS 3: WFS and local shp
Hiking & ActivitiesQGIS 3: Taming WFS and Shapefiles Like a Pro QGIS 3 is a powerhouse. Seriously, this open-source GIS software packs a serious punch when it comes to spatial data – think handling, analyzing, and visualizing everything from satellite imagery to street maps. Two of its most fundamental skills? Talking to Web Feature Services (WFS) and
Nearest Neighbor Based on Network of Lines in QGIS
Hiking & ActivitiesNavigating the Neighborhood: Nearest Neighbor Analysis on Road Networks with QGIS Ever wondered how to find the closest hospital, the quickest route for deliveries, or even just the nearest coffee shop using real-world roads, not just a straight line? That’s where nearest neighbor analysis on a network comes in, and QGIS makes it surprisingly easy.
Average distance between two different layers
Hiking & ActivitiesThe Space Between Things: Layered Up, Inside and Out Ever wonder about what separates one thing from another? I mean, really separates them, like the layers of a cake or the different floors in a building? This idea of “distance between layers” pops up in all sorts of surprising places, from the ground beneath our
GEE-Select pixels whose values equal to a given value in an image
Hiking & ActivitiesDiving into Google Earth Engine: How to Snag Pixels with Specific Values Google Earth Engine (GEE) is like this incredible treasure chest for anyone working with geospatial data. It’s got tons of satellite images and all sorts of cool tools to play around with. One thing you’ll often want to do is pick out specific