Problem with Euclidean distance in ArcGIS
Hiking & ActivitiesThe Sneaky Side of Euclidean Distance in ArcGIS: It’s Not Always What It Seems Euclidean distance. Sounds fancy, right? In ArcGIS, it’s that seemingly simple tool that measures the straight-line distance between two points – “as the crow flies,” as they say. It’s tempting to just plug it in and go, but hold on a
Label Features with Arcpy
Hiking & ActivitiesLevel Up Your Maps: Labeling Features Like a Pro with ArcPy Maps tell stories, right? And labels? Well, they’re the captions that make those stories crystal clear. You could click around in ArcGIS Pro, manually adding and tweaking labels. But let’s be honest, who has time for that? That’s where ArcPy, Esri’s Python powerhouse, comes
How to transform a shapefile’s projection in ArcGIS?
Hiking & ActivitiesWrangling Shapefiles: How to Change a Projection in ArcGIS (Without Losing Your Mind) So, you’re diving into the world of GIS, and shapefiles are your bread and butter, right? These little guys hold all sorts of geographic info as points, lines, and polygons. But here’s the thing: if they’re not referenced correctly to the Earth’s
Sort and create attribute field to the shapefile
Hiking & ActivitiesShapefiles: Taming the Data Beast with Sorting and Attributes Shapefiles. If you’re working with maps and geographic data, you’ve probably run into them. They’re like the bread and butter of the GIS world, storing all sorts of spatial information. But raw data can be a beast, right? That’s where understanding attribute tables, sorting, and adding
QGIS 3.10 Layout Manager not printing Google Satellite background
Hiking & ActivitiesQGIS 3.10: Why Isn’t My Google Satellite View Showing Up in Print? Let’s Fix It! QGIS is a fantastic, free, and open-source tool that many of us rely on for GIS work. But sometimes, things go a bit sideways. Ever had that moment where your Google Satellite imagery looks perfect in the QGIS map view,
Using NDVI along with regular RGB and NIR bands for image classification
Hiking & ActivitiesDecoding Nature’s Signals: How NDVI Supercharges Image Classification Ever looked at an aerial photo and wished you could see more than just pretty colors? That’s where the magic of remote sensing comes in, and it gets even more interesting when we talk about image classification. Sure, your regular RGB (Red, Green, Blue) images give you