Integrated Productivity Tools https://integratedproductivitytools.com/ IPT develops modern styled WordPress websites following standard, industry best practices for the one person and small business in the Hamilton, Ontario area. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 20:37:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://integratedproductivitytools.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-IPT-2019-Logo-No-Border-Square-32x32.png Integrated Productivity Tools https://integratedproductivitytools.com/ 32 32 Address Geocoding and How It Works https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2018/10/address-geocoding-and-how-it-works/ https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2018/10/address-geocoding-and-how-it-works/#respond Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:52:48 +0000 https://integratedproductivitytools.com/?p=1184 Address Geocoding and How It Works Address geocoding can be defined as the process of obtaining geographical co-ordinates (latitude and longitude) for addresses and place names so that they can be mapped or subjected to location analysis. It works primarily by comparing the component elements of an address against a database of geometric points, lines […]

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]]> https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2018/10/address-geocoding-and-how-it-works/feed/ 0 Enabling Location Analytics for Business https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2018/10/enabling-location-analytics-for-business/ https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2018/10/enabling-location-analytics-for-business/#respond Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:14:03 +0000 https://integratedproductivitytools.com/?p=1172 Eight Steps for Enabling Location Analytics for Business Data Part of the mission for my company is to provide the tools for non-experts to create professional quality geographic analysis products from their own data. Many business people and other organizational members can recognize the value of representing data with a location aspect on a map […]

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]]> https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2018/10/enabling-location-analytics-for-business/feed/ 0 Geocode an Address in Map Posts https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2018/05/geocode-an-address-in-map-posts/ https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2018/05/geocode-an-address-in-map-posts/#respond Thu, 10 May 2018 18:01:55 +0000 https://integratedproductivitytools.com/?p=1087 How to Get Map Address Co-ordinates Using Map Posts Free Integrated Productivity Tools released version 1.1 of it’s WordPress plugin Map Posts Free yesterday. This tutorial provides a standard workflow for obtaining the latitude and longitude for an address, fine tuning marker location through dragging and displaying the location on a map. Learning objectives include: […]

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]]> https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2018/02/location-mapping-on-wordpress/feed/ 0 That Don’t Look Right https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2017/03/that-dont-look-right/ https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2017/03/that-dont-look-right/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2017 20:56:35 +0000 https://integratedproductivitytools.com/?p=911 QC Adventures in QGIS   Last week my goal was to prototype one base feature layer and using the lessons learned to define a standard process for all other layers. Part of this task was to define quality control standards and identify candidate tools for their enforcement. This sub-task ended up consuming most of my […]

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]]> https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2017/03/that-dont-look-right/feed/ 0 Web Mapping Services for QGIS and Leaflet https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2017/02/web-mapping-services-for-qgis-and-leaflet/ https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2017/02/web-mapping-services-for-qgis-and-leaflet/#respond Sat, 25 Feb 2017 20:59:44 +0000 https://integratedproductivitytools.com/?p=888 Offering the World The following is to some extent a continuation of my previous post. In addition to implementing my own styles and filtering I also wanted to investigate using web mapping protocols other then Tile Mapping (TMS – Tile Mapping Service). TMS is the easiest protocol to exploit, is the format offered by OpentStreetMap […]

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]]> https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2017/02/web-mapping-services-for-qgis-and-leaflet/feed/ 0 On Nodes and Ways https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2017/02/on-nodes-and-ways/ https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2017/02/on-nodes-and-ways/#respond Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:35:34 +0000 https://integratedproductivitytools.com/?p=816 OSM Data Structure   This post presents a description of the OpenStreetMap (OSM) data structure and some implications for users. References are mostly from that organization’s wiki. What I intend to provide is:   A short, precise definition of the data elements and how they interact. What the pros and cons are to organizing geographical […]

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]]> https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2017/02/on-nodes-and-ways/feed/ 0 Drawing the World and Building It https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2016/10/drawing-the-world-and-building-it/ https://integratedproductivitytools.com/2016/10/drawing-the-world-and-building-it/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:25:31 +0000 https://integratedproductivitytools.com/?p=731 Last week I continued in my quest to identify suitable data providers for my own application use. Because of the limited capacity of OpenStreetMap (OSM) and other free data servers to accommodate high request volumes I decided to investigate commercial vendors. What I discovered was that geographic data sellers essentially breakdown between providers of static, […]

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