by rjhale | Oct 1, 2026 | OpenStreetMap, QGIS
In a previous post I talked about my aunt that died and we couldn’t find the cemetery. Found it! Welcome to the Bethel Cemetery. I will tip my hat to the inherent creepiness of the whole thing. Who is rising second? So I want to add cemeteries to OSM. In my...
by rjhale | Sep 21, 2026 | FOSS4G, QGIS
It’s been a while since I’ve done a QGIS US meeting. Part of it was burnout and part I’ve been busy with work and life. So we’re talking projections tomorrow. Proj is a bigger project than just QGIS – but it’s nice to know how that...
by rjhale | Sep 18, 2026 | OpenStreetMap, Tennessee
So my first confession will be: I gave up on mapping graves in cemeteries. There’s a cemetery up the road from my current location and I wanted to map all the residents with the finest location equipment and databases and maps…….and it just...
by rjhale | Aug 28, 2026 | Cartography, geohipster
Above is a map from the 2026 Geohipster Calendar by Antonio Smith – Noteworthy because it’s East Tennessee. The 2027 Geohipster calendar is now accepting admissions. You may think “Well it’s a bunch of open source weirdos over at...
by rjhale | Aug 18, 2026 | Default
I was asked today how I rated this trip and I give it an 8 out of 10. As I was telling people in class it’s been “Pre-Katrina” since I was in Louisiana. I’m actually down here training people on using QGIS. It’s been a while since I did...
