Setting projections in QGIS
Hiking & ActivitiesDecoding Projections in QGIS: A Friendly Guide Ever wrestled with maps that just don’t line up in QGIS? It’s a common headache, and usually boils down to coordinate systems. QGIS, being the awesome open-source GIS tool it is, gives you the muscle to wrangle these coordinate systems, so your data plays nice together and your
Using terrain correction in SNAP sentinel 1 toolbox removes all the values
Hiking & ActivitiesSNAP Terrain Correction Got You Down? You’re Not Alone! Ever felt like you’re wrestling with SNAP, trying to get that darn terrain correction to work on your Sentinel-1 data, only to end up with a big, fat “no data” image? Yeah, we’ve all been there. It’s a common head-scratcher, but don’t throw your computer out
Creating polygon with one click in QGIS?
Hiking & ActivitiesDitch the Drudgery: One-Click Polygons in QGIS (Seriously!) Okay, let’s be honest: digitizing polygons can feel like a total slog. Click, click, click… it’s enough to make anyone’s eyes glaze over. But what if I told you there are ways to seriously speed things up in QGIS? We’re talking about methods that can feel almost
How do I get my Data Driven Pages Inset Map to center the grid featured?
Hiking & ActivitiesGetting Your Data Driven Pages Inset Map to Play Nice: Centering That Grid Feature So, you’re wrestling with Data Driven Pages (DDP) in ArcGIS, huh? They’re fantastic for churning out map books or a whole series of maps without losing your mind. Basically, they automate the creation of multiple pages from a single layout. But
Calculating X and Y of line start and line end using ArcPy?
Hiking & ActivitiesGetting Line Start and End Coordinates with ArcPy: A Human’s Guide Ever needed to pinpoint exactly where a line starts and stops on a map? In the GIS world, knowing those coordinates is super useful. Think spatial analysis, tracing networks, or even just making a map look its best. ArcPy, Esri’s Python toolbox for ArcGIS,
REST Queries for ESRI Map Service Raster Layers
Hiking & ActivitiesREST Queries for ESRI Map Service Raster Layers: Digging In So, you’re working with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and need to get your hands on some raster data? ESRI’s ArcGIS REST API is your friend. It’s a seriously powerful way to talk to map service raster layers, letting you pull out all sorts of useful