Modern GIS is changing fast. If you’ve been working with QGIS, ArcGIS, or any other desktop GIS tool, you’ve probably hit some limitations—datasets getting too big, processing times slowing down, and collaboration becoming a challenge. The good news? The cloud offers a way forward. But how do you make that transition? How do you go … Continue reading From Desktop GIS to Cloud: A Beginner’s Roadmap to Modern GIS Tool
The case for using spatial SQL
Why spatial SQL matters and how it can help you accelerate your GIS and geospatial workflows Originally published on Towards Data Science in June 2021 It was the spring of 2012 and I just had my first encounter with a SQL query. I had just moved to New York at the end of 2011 and … Continue reading The case for using spatial SQL
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