36 constructive tips & tricks for the Mapy.cz application
The Mapy.cz is probably the best tourist map (and app) worldwide. It has been created by the Seznam.cz – one of the main web portals and search engines operating in the Czech Republic. The...
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Original Street View colors without Google API Key
Street View is a good tool, which can be incorporated into your own interactive maps like Leaflet or OpenLayers. Unfortunately, since 2018 Google hasn’t served it for free. In turn, the Google Maps products...
What additional shapes can you draw on the OpenLayers map?
Drawing your own shapes in OpenLayers is a nice option, which gives us an opportunity to customize the existing map. I mean not only the plain map set by the basic coding but also...
Manual estimation of the visual range between two artificial objects – case studies
Anyone, who deals with long-distance observations knows all the most popular panorama or visibility cloak generators from the given place. Every user knows the primary malady of all these simulators – they’re based on...
Saving Openlayers custom drawings as the .geoJSON file
In this short post, I would like to demonstrate to you the programmatic method of saving the custom shapes in OpenLayers as the .geoJSON file. Drawing your own features on the OpenLayers map canvas...
Batch styling of KML files in Google Earth
Probably you used Google Earth many times, watched at least a few tutorials, and tried to manipulate some files by yourself. On the Web, you can find many sources, where the process of creating...
One of the most advantageous ways of georeferencing map images in QGIS
The georeferencing option in QGIS is very handy when we want to have some interesting images on the map canvas. I mean the map images in the vast majority (optionally historical maps), and they...
Shall we trust Stellarium Web or Stellarium App?
Stellarium is a free open-source planetarium, which can be used in different ways. The primary software is dedicated to your computer, but you can still work with Stellarium by using it both via a...
Top 100 the most beautiful places from where you could observe annular or total solar eclipses in the 2021-2040 period
This article is probably a compression of the ebook, which I would like to release in the nearest future about the 500 spots, from where you could observe both annular and total solar eclipses...
10 the most spectacular celestial events to watch in 2021-2040
This text is somewhat the continuation of the previous one, tailored for the most unique celestial events or group of celestial events, which will occur in the 2021-2030 decade. This time you will read...
Installing Python package in Visual Studio Code
This short post shows you how to install the Python package in Visual Studio Code, which is widely used in the programming environment. The prerequisite for our operation is the Python extension in Visual...
Clever way of batch converting Latitude/Longitude to Ordnance Survey XY in Excel
The Ordnance Survey grid conversion is usually required when dealing with some projects across the UK. Usually, along with the standard WGS 84 datum, we need to define X (Easting) and Y (Northing) coordinates....
The most unique astronomical events you shouldn’t miss in the 2021-2030 decade
Recently we have entered the new decade 2021-2030. This is a good time to take a look at what major astronomical events will occur throughout this time. I don’t mean typical celestial events, as...
Several important reasons why you should see the 2026 solar eclipse
It’s still quite a lot of time to the 2026 total solar eclipse event, which has been already considered by me in terms of the possibility of seeing its impact on the atmosphere when...
5 fantastic tips & tricks for the Ulrich Deuschle panorama generator
If you are interested in long-distance observations or simply panoramic views from some location, mainly mountain peaks or hills, you should have heard about the Ulrich Deuschle panorama generator. This is the web-based tool,...
How to capture any interactive map larger than screen easily?
There are a few nice tools, which help you to get your map larger than the screen of your desktop. However, all of them are predominantly focused on Google Maps, which is the most...
How to display your KML file on Google Earth with the map tile layer?
Google Earth is a handy tool, which includes much information. Most of this information can be shown as the layer overlaid on the satellite imagery covering our virtual globe. These layers can be displayed...
Bulk text field name changes in multitude of KML files without programming knowledge
In this thread, I would like to describe a swift method, which allowed us to make some changes within the .kml files. I am focusing on the names of columns inherited from the .shp...
PicPick – the best screen capture application for Windows
This article is aimed at the recommendation and substantial guideline for apparently the best screenshot application available on the market, which is the PicPick application. Probably you have been wondering how can I create...
The Astropixels.com ephemeris data extractor
I would like to introduce the new tool, whose goal is to extract the ephemeris data from the Astropixels.com service. Before I start to describe the major features of my program I would express...