Tag 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
Avid Geo September Meet-Up! [UPDATE!]
Tweet Avid Geo September Meet-Up is coming up this week. Check it out… http://meetu.ps/jLlFg And, again, I can’t make it. Why am I always busy on the third Thursday of the month… UPDATE – Guido Stein, leader of the Avid … Continue reading
How to Troubleshoot a Slow ArcMap (Story of my Life)
Tweet Esri’s Support Services blog posted a good piece today on how to troubleshoot slow performance in ArcGIS Desktop. As someone who has spent their fair share of time troubleshooting ArcMap performance I will say that there are a few good … Continue reading
Maps in the News, Somerville, MA
Tweet From Boston.com - Satellite imagery brings Somerville planners to new heights I live in Somerville (and I love it), and I really hope that the city planners only use this for demonstration or decoration purposes. This is a very technology … Continue reading
ArcGIS Viewer for Silverlight – That was easy
Tweet This past Wednesday, on the ArcGIS Server Blog, Esri informed the geo-nerd world that their ArcGIS Viewer for Silverlight v1.0 is now available for download to the world. The viewer is essentially a wizard for creating Silverlight based ArcGIS mapping … Continue reading
Back to School!
Tweet It is that time of year again GIS geeks! Veteran grad students are awakening from their summer hibernation while new grad students are making their way to campus wondering how they are going to survive on their huge stipend. … Continue reading
Great story in the New York Times
Tweet In case you missed it there was a great story in the New York Times on Tuesday in regards to the use of GIS in historical analysis. The article, “Digital Maps are Giving Scholars the Historical Lay of the Land” … Continue reading
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Upcoming GIS Conference – Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis
Tweet I will be attending Harvard’s Center for Geographic Analysis annual conference as an interested spectator this Friday and Saturday, May 6th and 7th. This year’s conference is focused on the future of web-mapping and geo-collaboration. Reading through the program it looks like there will be … Continue reading
NASA Image of the Day and Windows 7
Tweet I recently got Windows 7 on my work machine and while I was configuring my settings I came across a new feature that I thought was pretty neat. The user can now create a desktop background image slideshow. All … Continue reading