Tips for Data Cleanup: Virtual Layers

What do you do when you’re cleaning up data. Especially address data and you get down to the sloppy part of the data cleanup? I did 80% of this in Postgresql by shaking off the cobwebs on my sql skills but this part requires visual. I have addresses assigned to...
Opening a ArcPro Template in QGIS

Opening a ArcPro Template in QGIS

Sometime in 2020, I ordered the ArcGIS Home Program and ran it on some virtual machine I had sitting around. My problem is I have too much fun learning things on the open source side of the house so I didn’t use it a lot. As I look back I’m pretty sure I...

GRASS and m.cogo

I hate putting in Deed calls. Some of you may call it Metes and Bounds. I usually even utter “Survey” as more of a curse than anything. There’s always the Azimuth and Distance plugin but if you check the homepage you will see it’s basically on...
QGIS US User Group

QGIS US User Group

I’ve been too busy to write anything as of late. I have a lot to talk about – just not much time to do it. So FOSS4GNA happened on Sept 9-11 2024. Probably the biggest thing for me during the conference was we had two BOFs on QGIS. Granted – I think...

QGIS and LIDAR

So this will be my last “New Class” announcement for a bit. Back in the spring of 2024, I taught a 4 hour QGIS and LIDAR class at the TNGIC meeting (State of TN GIS meeting). I ran through it and shelved it and now I’m fixing the problem spots and...
NENA 911 Database in QGIS

NENA 911 Database in QGIS

I work with two counties in TN with the TN NG911 standard. Flash back 10 years ago and I hadn’t really grasped how complicated address is. Do I like it? Mostly Yes. Occasionally I get questions from outside TN and I demo the two counties and how that works. A...