Google Earth import terrain
Hiking & ActivitiesLevel Up Your Google Earth Game: Importing Terrain Like a Pro Google Earth! We all know it, we all love it. It’s that amazing window into our world, offering everything from satellite views that let you zoom in on your house to surprisingly detailed 3D terrain. But what if you want to go beyond the
Blank Vector Selection Dropdown in QGIS GRASS Plugin
Hiking & ActivitiesDecoding the Mystery of the Missing Vectors in QGIS GRASS Plugin Ever tried using the GRASS plugin in QGIS, ready to unleash some serious geospatial analysis, only to be met with… nothing? Specifically, a blank vector selection dropdown? Yeah, it’s happened to the best of us. The QGIS GRASS plugin, for those not in the
How can I define a relationship between GTFS’ trips and calendar/calendar_dates tables?
Hiking & ActivitiesDecoding Your Transit Schedule: How GTFS Trips and Dates Really Work Ever wonder how your bus or train knows when to show up? A big part of that magic is thanks to something called GTFS, or the General Transit Feed Specification. Think of it as a universal language that transit agencies use to share their
Projection using ArcPy with ArcGIS Pro
Hiking & ActivitiesProjection using ArcPy with ArcGIS Pro: A Human’s Guide Ever tried piecing together a map only to find that your data layers just… don’t line up? Yeah, we’ve all been there. That’s where projection comes in, and trust me, it’s way more interesting than it sounds. In ArcGIS Pro, ArcPy is your secret weapon for
Creating relationship class in QGIS for uploading to ArcGIS Online?
Hiking & ActivitiesGetting Relational: Linking Your QGIS Data in ArcGIS Online So, you’re a QGIS whiz, comfortable wrangling geospatial data in the open-source world. But now you need to get that data, complete with its intricate relationships, up onto ArcGIS Online. Sounds simple, right? Well, not exactly. Let’s talk about relationship classes – those clever connections that
Calculating LST from Landsat 8 image collection in Google Earth Engine?
Hiking & ActivitiesDecoding Earth’s Skin: Calculating Land Surface Temperature with Landsat 8 and Google Earth Engine Ever wondered how hot the Earth’s surface really is? I mean, really is, not just what the weather app tells you about the air temperature. Land Surface Temperature (LST) gives us that granular view. It’s like taking the Earth’s temperature directly