Category Archives: Open Source GIS
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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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
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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GeoAwesome: Ignite Spatial Boston 2012
Tweet One word: GeoAwesome. That is how I would describe tonight’s (11/14/2012, GIS Day!) Ignite Spatial Boston 4, which was organized by Avid Geo, hosted by the Center for Geographic Analysis at Harvard University and sponsored by AppGeo, Axis Maps, NBT … Continue reading
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Avid Geo – October MeetUp
Tweet Avid Geo’s October Meetup is right around the corner. The details haven’t been nailed down yet, but the tentative date is October 18th starting at 6:30. Geo-Details to follow…and check out last month’s meetup now on YouTube.
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Avid Geo Meet-Up – Thursday, 8/16/2012!
Tweet Avid Geo will be holding it’s monthly meeting for August this coming Thursday at Dogpatch Labs in Cambridge. Unfortunately I can’t make this month’s meeting but it looks to another good one. David Zwarg, from Azavea will be … Continue reading
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OSMapping my Alma Mater
Tweet One of my New Year’s resolutions was to contribute to OpenStreetMap more often. I started out 2012 by mapping my hometown, as the city I currently live in already has very good coverage. My next mapping challenge was to map my undergraduate Alma mater, Keene … Continue reading
Today’s Project – Installing PostGIS 2.0
Tweet I took today off from work to catch up on a couple things, including installing Postgres 9.1 and PostGIS 2.0 on my home machine. Lately, I’ve been neglecting how I manage my geo-data on my home machine for my personal projects … Continue reading
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Spatial Random Sample, Sample
Tweet Often, when performing spatial analysis, one may need to execute some type of sampling across space. For example, one may need to sample locations across a geographically continuous surface (think soils, anything weather related, etc.). A spatial random sample … Continue reading