open source gis Archives

Self-Guided QGIS Courses

October 9, 2020August 21, 2020 by Caitlin Dempsey

These six QGIS courses are available for free self-guided learning.

H3, developed by Uber, divides the Earth into hexagons. Image: Uber.

H3: Open Source Geospatial Indexing System

October 14, 2020August 14, 2020 by Mark Altaweel

H3, developed by Uber, divides the Earth into hexagons.

QGIS is a very popular popular open source GIS software.

QGIS and Free Mobile Applications

October 14, 2020July 15, 2020 by Mark Altaweel

The capabilities of QGIS can be extended with plugins and mobile GIS apps.

EarthPy: Python Package for Plotting and Working with Spatial Data

October 19, 2020December 4, 2019 by Mark Altaweel

A Python language spatial package, called EarthPy, has been released for free download for working with GIS data.

Portable GIS Version 6.0 Now Available

March 17, 2020October 25, 2019 by Caitlin Dempsey

Portable GIS is available as a Windows-based executable (.exe) or .zip file which can then be installed to a local drive or onto a removable drive such as a USB stick.

Platforms for Making Deep Learning Easier for GIS

August 13, 2019 by Mark Altaweel

New tools have been developed to facilitate the integration of deep learning tools within GIS applications.

How to Change the Projection of a Shapefile Using QGIS

July 19, 2019July 13, 2019 by Caitlin Dempsey

If you know the starting coordinate system or projection of your shapefile, you can quickly export the data into another coordinate or projections system using QGIS.

A Case Study on Converting a Geodatabase From ArcGIS for Use in QGIS

June 4, 2019 by Charles Altendorf

In this article Charles Altendorf outlines a method he developed to convert GIS data located in a geodatabase created in ArcGIS into open source data that can be used in QGIS.