Blog for Integrated Productivity Tools
That Don’t Look Right
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...
Web Mapping Services for QGIS and Leaflet
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...
On Nodes and Ways
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...
Drawing the World and Building It
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...
