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SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) For The Rest of Us

Ever since I first encountered the SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) , its elegance and versatility have captivated my interest....

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How to Query Overture Maps Foundation Data in ArcGIS Pro with Duck DB

I've recently engaged in a project for my Spatial Data Services, Sources, Standards and Infrastructures course, taught by Prof....

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3 Steps to Internship Security

There is never a bad Internship, I daresay. No matter where you have it, be it a start-up, non-profit,multi-national...

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WebGIS Architecture Overview

The goal of this article is to explain the architectural workflow of a WebGIS without being verbose. It is...

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QGIS And The Spatial Database(PostGIS)

Q GIS & Post GIS , both have something in common. Can you take a quick guess? Yeah, you...

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The Nigeria Se4all Off-grid Settlements Survey

Ground-truth data has always been a focus of the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) to provide a stronger basis for electrification planning in the country. Thus, NESP has partnered with Hanovia Technologies Limited to carry out field surveys in off-grid settlements to collect information about large energy consumers (businesses, productive users, and public institutions), as well as to conduct a light assessment of energy supply in selected settlements.

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Exploring Mini-grid Potential And Selecting Potential Sites For Off-grid Mini-grids In Nigeria

The Off-grid mini-grids explorer is focusing on settlements that are currently not connected to the national grid. The interactive webmap provides a nationwide view of all the surveyed settlements with distance greater than 10KM away from the national grid. These settlements are considered off-grid and thus a good fit for mini-grids project development.

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Power Sector Analytics Explorer

The webmap presents infrastructures data such as: high voltage (HV) transmission lines, medium voltage (MV) grid, modelled medium voltage grid, hydropower plants, gas/steam power plants and existing mini-grids available in the country, as well as nationwide settlement clusters and building(rooftop) counts.

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GIS For The Rest Of Us

The major barrier in the entry that many new GIS users face is figuring out the right resource and approach to getting started. They become overwhelmed with the numerous resources available online for learning GIS. How do you know which approach to learning GIS is the best? What software do you need to install? What are the fundamental concepts of GIS you need to know?

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Open-Source Web-GIS Development Roadmap

The advent of the web has transformed everything around us and GIS is no exception. Web-GIS is the pattern or architectural approach for implementing the modern GIS. It enables the distribution of maps and processing tools without time and location restriction to users.

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6 Open Source Powered Projects to Enrich Your GIS Programming Skills

Geospatial programming can be very challenging, especially for a greenhorn in the GIS or programming world. However, building hand-on projects can make it fun, as it’ll help you to gain practical development skills, build your portfolio and resume for your next job and you'll be putting your theoretical knowledge into developing great projects.

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Mapping Our World, Saving Lives with Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

Depicting the world and its attributes via mapping has been one of the greatest tools in solving human and environmental problems. The “Mapping our World: Saving Lives” episode of the AfricaGeoConvo Podcast, examines the world of mapping and volunteering, with Geoffrey Kateregga.

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Securing a Funded GIS Graduate Program

Securing a fully funded graduate program can be a daunting task, but with the right information and strategic positioning, you too can be a scholar. In this article, we would share with you some important information you need to know about securing a graduate program.

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WebGIS Section 3: Architecture

A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. In that light, my goal in this section is to explain the architectural workflow of a WebGIS without being verbose. It is expedient we understand that there is no de facto WebGIS architecture, workflows are dependent on their application context, however, they all rely on a three-tier client/server architecture.

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WebGIS Section 1 - A Quick Introduction to GIS and WebGIS

Welcome to the first section of this series on WebGIS with Opensauce. This section aims to give you a taste of the beauty of Geographic Information Systems(GIS) and Web GIS. At the end of this section, hopefully, you would have an understanding of these terms and be able to explain in simpler and easy-to-digest terms to your friends and coworkers.

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Series: WebGIS Using Open Source Tools

Welcome to my series on WebGIS using open source tools and technologies with the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial Applications (FOSS4G) Stack. This 10 somewhat long-section series aims to introduce you to the beauty of WebGIS and some of the cool things you can pull off with it especially with absolutely free tech stacks.

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Building a Model with ArcGIS ModelBuilder Saves Time

In the previous article in this series, Emmanuel Jolaiya provided an introduction to ArcGIS ModelBuilder. In this article, he will be showing users how to use ArcGIS ModelBuilder to develop a model for for analyzing and manipulating GIS Data.

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An Introduction to ArcGIS ModelBuilder

Ever wondered how to automate those boring and recurring GIS tasks? Yes, like the kind that involves clipping/masking data, then filling DEMs and then calculating flow accumulation then flow direction then…

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The Future of the geospatial industry is her people

I have always been passionate about anything geospatial and want to build a career in the industry. But when I...

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3 Steps to Internship Security

Note: This article is intended for Undergraduate Internships, but it’s sure helpful for graduate/any form of Internships as well. Enjoy!...

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Haste Not: Ye Aspiring Programmers

Seated on a couch with my journal on my hands. The year isn’t new anymore, so it’s time for self-evaluation....

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2020 - A Year We Made Lemonade Out of Lemons

Certainly, the year 2020 would go down in history lane as a memorable one, as a result of several events that happened last year. Like many other people in the world, we as a group looked forward to 2020 with so many expectations and well laid out plans which we were able to execute in the first quarter...

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A Hot Experience with HOT

The past 10 weeks were an awesome learning experience as three of our community members--Akintola Mercy, Olanrewaju Michael and Ademoyero Victor were opportune to participate in the 2020 HOT Data Quality Internship program.

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Section 4:QGIS And The Spatial Database (PostGIS)

Introduction QGIS & PostGIS, both have something in common. Can you take a quick guess? Yeah, you probably guessed right....

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Section 3: WebGIS Architecture

In previous sections, we introduced GIS, WebGIS, and some tools and libraries used for WebGIS. We explained a GIS and...

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Section 2: Overview of the Tools and Technologies For WebGIS.

In the previous section, we had a quick introduction to GIS and WebGIS.We explained what a GIS is and dived...

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SECTION 1: Quick Introduction To GIS And WebGIS

Welcome to the first section of this series on WebGIS with Opensauce. This section aims to give you a taste...

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INTRO: WEB GIS WITH OPENSAUCE STACK

Hi there 👋, Welcome to my blog series on WebGIS using open source tools and technologies with the Free and...

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