by rjhale | Jun 16, 2014 | ArcGIS Desktop, GDAL, Google, GPS, QGIS
Data is quite fascinating. Mainly because there is so much of it….and it never seems to do what you want. The email came from Atanas Entchev. He had recorded some bike routes and exported out a kmz file from a phone app. The app recorded tracks and points. By...
by rjhale | May 13, 2014 | ArcGIS Desktop, ESRI
I had a call the other day from a potential client. I actually hate that term – “potential client”. That’s an apt description for everyone these days. I went in and spoke with them and they were suffering from a GIS problem I’m seeing...
by rjhale | Apr 19, 2014 | ArcGIS Desktop, ESRI, Rambling
If I remember correctly I was in Knoxville and we had gotten the first look at ArcMap 8.0. It’s been too many years ago to care or to count – I just remember sitting there going “Dammit – I spent all this time learning AML and Avenue”....
by rjhale | Apr 16, 2014 | address, ArcGIS Desktop, GA URISA, Training
From the email grab bag! It’s too late for one of the workshops – not too late for the other. It’s never ever too late to donate. Dear Georgia URISA members and friends, In an effort to raise some much needed funding for Joe and his family, Georgia...
by rjhale | Apr 15, 2014 | ArcGIS Desktop, ESRI, Open Source GIS, Training, Tutorial
A couple of years ago I wrote a model builder class and have only taught it twice. I’ve had people ask about it and I’ve been debating on what to do with it. There are some classes I like teaching and some I don’t. This one has always been a bit hit...
by rjhale | Mar 5, 2014 | ArcGIS Desktop, Projections, QGIS
We received an email today from Michael Cliverton with a problem he was experiencing within QGIS Desktop concerning projections. Don’t ask me why, but I enjoy solving projection issues while others scream at their computers in tongues. The screaming is...
