Category Archives: GIS
Spatial SQL – Multi-Point to Line Example
Tweet I have been using Spatial SQL for a while now. I like it. A few lines of code can do a lot of analysis or data processing. I’ve covered a number of basic topics but there are always more … Continue reading
Ignite LocationTech Boston 2013 Wrap-Up
Tweet One of the great things about living in Boston is that there is a very active geo-community. Every few weeks there is something interesting happening, whether it is an AvidGeo meet-up, a geo-colloquium at one of the many schools in … Continue reading
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Google Maps API v2 Deprecation and GISDoctor.com Mash-Ups
Tweet The old news on the street is that the Google Maps API v2 will be deprecated in just a few weeks in May 19th 2013. I have a few old Google mash-ups that I never upgraded to v3 of … Continue reading
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Today’s Old School Geo-Reading
Tweet I was thinking about map projections earlier today and I wanted to reference a couple ideas against something other than what I could find through Google. I dug out my copy of the 5th edition of Elements of Cartography by … Continue reading
The Basics
Tweet What are our geo-analysis fundamentals? Fundamentals should be conceptually simple, so that one can learn them and understand them quickly and easily. Lately, three basic fundamentals of geo-analysis have been ringing in my head and I think anyone who works … Continue reading
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Ignite Locationtech Boston – March 25
Tweet The folks from AvidGeo, Boston’s #1 social spatial special interest group, are at it again. Another awesome Meet-Up is scheduled for the end of this month. From the AvidGeo Meet-Up Page: “In collaboration with the Eclipse Foundation’s LocationTech, this … Continue reading
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Happy Presidents’ Day – Leaflet Edition!
Tweet I’ve been seeing a lot of Leaflet lately, whether it’s in my twitter stream, on Boston.com, or hearing others in the geo-community talk about enthusiastically. So, on a snowy Sunday in Somerville, I decided to give a Leaflet a try. … Continue reading
Awkward Geo-Coding
Tweet Back in the “old” days (2004-2007) I used to do a lot of geo-data cleaning for municipalities and county governments across the northeast for the consulting firm I was working for. I was mostly cleaning address ranges on centerline datasets, checking … Continue reading
Geo Ideas I Want to See More of in 2013
Tweet I recently wrote about the geo-terms I wanted to retire in 2013. However, there are a few topics I want more of in 2013. The term I want to see more of in 2013 is “open” and here is … Continue reading
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Geo Terms I Want to See Disappear in 2013
Tweet Geo/spatial/location/GIS is everywhere now-a-days. That is awesome. No longer is what we do a specific niche that is only found in a small set of industries. Openstreetmap, location aware devices, dropping pins, Google maps – everywhere you look geo/spatial/location/GIS … Continue reading
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