UK Address sanitizer in Excel 365
This article will shortly describe the tool I needed to develop recently. It is aimed at addressing cleansing. The general lists of addresses are often messy. It means, that the components of the address...
Category: GIS
PDF drawing – the fastest georeference with AutoCAD LT
PDF documents are very popular. They can include various content from text through simple drawings to detailed maps of some areas. Storing drawings, plans, or maps in PDF files is very convenient because this...
Downloading OpenStreetMap vector datasets effectively
OpenStreetMap platform is a worldwide free geographic database, updated and maintained by free volunteers. The primary advantage of this platform is the availability of the data, which can be downloaded anytime by the user...
Transfer AutoCAD drawing to ArcGIS Online part III
The last bit of this whole text covers the full guidance for the creation of the individual feature hosted layer, which can be used next for all available ArcGIS Online tools. In the last...
Transfer AutoCAD drawing to ArcGIS Online part II
The previous post explained to you the simplest way of migrating the AutoCAD drawing to ArcGIS Online. It included the important bits like the AutoCAD layer extraction as well as its further import to...
The correct way of using QGIS Viewshed plugin
Visibility analysis constitutes great importance in many fields such as sensor deployment, decisions for placement of mobile towers for maximum coverage, military operation planning, gaming, fire monitoring towers in the forest, urban design, landscape...
Transfer AutoCAD drawing to ArcGIS Online – part I
This is the two-piece article, which aims to show you how to successfully add the AutoCAD LT drawing to the ArcGIS Online platform. In part 1 the superficial layer will be chosen, whereas the...
Choropleth map in QGIS based on the MS Excel data
This time I would like to present an excellent way of making the simple choropleth map in QGIS, based on MS Excel data. Occasionally you will be acquainted with some tricks, which help you...
Using special characters in QGIS expressions
This brief text explains how to use some custom symbols in QGIS expression. Obviously, it applies only to the quoted part, which represents the bits with string. There are 2 ways of doing it....
Effective geocoding in Python free of charge
In this short text, I would like to share my approach regarding the simple Python geocoding tool. This tool is completely free and I’ve implemented some elements for its usability, which should make it...
Folium Draw plugin – extended functionality
The Draw is a very nice plugin dedicated to anyone who wishes to draw editable vectors on the Folium map. It’s a comprehensive plugin, that can add lines, polylines, polygons, rectangles, circles, circlemarkers, and...
Styling on-click marker on Python Folium map
Recently I’ve explained to you how to launch Google Street View from any place on the Folium map. Today it’s the time for continuation – styling the on-click marker, which can be applied to...
The Google Earth FOV feature usage in long-distance observations
This article presents a nice feature in Google Earth, which lets on getting a telephoto view rendered from any location around the globe. Because the option is to be considered in the aspect of...
Quick access to Street View from various applications (based on Leaflet map example)
Everyone knows how Google Street View is needed for the desktop investigation of various issues. It’s very beneficial since we have access to this Google product from another platform, certainly dedicated to some topic....
Opening Street View with Python Folium map
Folium is a powerful Python library dedicated to geospatial data visualization. Its major engine is based on Leaflet – an open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps. There are a lot of sources on...
Breaking down the Street View permalink
Google Street View is a technology, which provides interactive and multiperspective panoramas of many places and streets worldwide. It’s commonly used on a daily basis, but hardly anyone pays attention to the permalink displayed...
Export your QGIS project to AutoCAD LT with attribute table data
After browsing the internet and trying my own approaches finally, I can come out with a nice method, that allows you to pass the attribute table data from your QGIS project to AutoCAD LT....
AutoCAD LT – Zoom (search) by coordinates
I would like to show you a nice feature in this short article. You can use it in your AutoCAD software and the LT version. It applies to searching (or zooming) the object by...
Getting the total length of lines or polylines in AutoCAD LT – the most reasonable way
The AutoCAD LT version is restricted to many fields. It impacts also the option of total calculation of the lines and polylines comprised of the given layer. Since our layer is not big, we...
Geolocation large drawings in AutoCAD LT
In this post, I would like to bring you some knowledge about the geolocation of drawing in the AutoCAD LT version. At some point, you can find here some repeatable stuff showing you the...