GIS Tips GIS Tips – Never be youre own QA but if you do….. 30 Jan 201830 Jan 2018 Yes, I deliberately put that typo in, shame on you if you didn't spot it....There is not much more that winds me up more than seeing a typo on a…
3D GIS… The Problem with 3D GIS 1 Jun 2017 3D GIS is game changing, it can change the way you view your analysis, it can provide insights which you may have overlooked….but there is a little problem which I…
Cartography… How to Grayscale ArcGIS Pro Vector Symbology 20 Jun 2016 Most of the time, ESRI software is great, it does [mostly] what you ask it and as long as you aren't doing anything too crazy it behaves. We all know…
GIS Tips… GIS Tips: Make QGIS DEMs more “3D” 4 Dec 2013 Applying a hillshade effect to QGIS DEMs Relief shading gives a DEM a more "3D" look. In the popular ESRI ArcGIS, there is a function to apply "z" amplification to…
ESRI… GIS Tips – Repair broken links using python 30 Oct 2013 I'm not going to lie, I don't like python, probably because I'm turning into my dad and slowly find myself finding things a little harder to learn....I think being able…
GIS Tips GIS Tips – GIS and the Law 14 Oct 2013 I love my job, whether creating works of art or building a new tool for automating some mundane task, it keeps me busy and stops me from causing trouble. One…
ESRI… GIS Tips – Speed up ArcCatalog Start Up 7 Oct 20137 Oct 2013 Disconnect your folders!! Why? When you open ArcCatalog, a set of entries are inserted into the Catalog tree and a complete scan of your connected folders occurs to identify files…
ESRI… GIS Tips – Create and Share layer packets (.lpk) in ArcGIS Explorer 10 Sep 201310 Sep 2013 I've currently been inundated with projects that need the ability to share GIS data in their projects and most of them don't really understand why they pay £10,000 for a…
ESRI… GIS Tips – Display Some Text Labels from Attribution and not Others – ArcGIS 5 Sep 20135 Sep 2013 We've all been there, an awesome map and you need to label the features based on the attribution of a feature..... ....only you just realised that the feature is classified…
ESRI… GIS Tips – What is topology and why do I need it? 20 Aug 201324 Jan 2018 In 1736, the mathematician Leonhard Euler published a paper that arguably started the branch of mathematics known as topology. The problem that led to Euler's work in this area, known…
GIS Tips… GIS Tips – Don't be afraid of QGIS….there is support out there if you need it 2 Aug 2013 Writing this I am quite aware of the irony of a GIS consultant with over 10yrs of experience writing about how there's a world of help and not being afraid…
GIS Tips… GIS Tips – Don’t be afraid of QGIS….there is support out there if you need it 2 Aug 20132 Aug 2013 Writing this I am quite aware of the irony of a GIS consultant with over 10yrs of experience writing about how there's a world of help and not being afraid…
ESRI… GIS Tips – Cartographic Settings in ArcGIS 1 Aug 20131 Aug 2013 Source: ArcGIS Resourrces Blog, by abuckley on September 18, 200 A lot of people don’t know about the ArcMap Advanced Settings utility – it can help you customize some of…
ESRI… GIS Tips – Schedule your work in ArcGIS 25 Jul 201325 Jul 2013 Your workload is gigantic, you aren't getting enough work done in the office, so why not SCHEDULE some work? If you have a simple task which you run every day…
GIS Tips GIS Quick Tip – Create an “action” in QGIS 25 Jul 201325 Jul 2013 Just found this in QGIS and have had a quick play and really like the way it functions, so wanted to share it with everyone. It's early days, so once…