OSM, PostGIS and Docker: an approach for automatic processing
In the summer of 2019 Michael Marz started to extract most important items from OpenStreetMap and published those extracts as geopackages on his webpage. Back then I looked…
Tag: postgis
Colaborative Working in PostGIS
The last days I needed to work with other geoenthusiasts on a PostGIS database. Unfortunately, as you upload a layer from QGIS you will be the owner of…
Short Note: export layers to PostGIS with Processing
When using QGIS along with PostGIS you might want to publish data directly from inside QGIS into your PostGIS database. This is not only convenient as you don’t…
Vagrant: Setup and Share your Digital Geo-Lab
In one of my last posts I described the installation of a git server to improve collaborative work in closed environments. But developing solutions can be a pain…
PostgreSQL and PostGIS: A brief introduction
You probably seen this already (maybe on your very own PC as well): A folder with shape files. Well we’re living in the 21st century and I do…
Import OSM Data Into A PostGIS Database (The Easy Way)
I often find myself in a situation where I want to work with large areas and datasets of OpenStreetMap data. No matter if you want to use them…
GIS with javascript – tutorial part 1
An article from Anders. Geodata in javascript GeoJSON is the standard way of storing geodata in JSON, javascripts native data format. The wikipedia article has very clear and…
Short announcement: CartoDB has some suprises
Dear fellows, the blog post from CartoDB was published two days ago but it is important for every GIS/webmapping person to know: Map views are not limited anymore…
How to use OpenStreetMap, guides for beginners and advanced users on LearnOSM.org
OpenStreetmap is the fastest growing community mapping project of all times. Beside the “normal” map result, what you can use for your daily navigation through cities and countries…
HeidiSQL vs. pgAdmin III – a small speed-test
HeidiSQL, a free database-client, now supports PostgreSQL/PostGIS in the newest nightly builds. Using HeidiSQL with MySQL was always a pleasure and I often had the feeling that the…
OpenSource QGIS + PostGIS installation: “the Windows way”
A short time ago I’ve posted an article on the installation of QGIS in combination with a PostGIS database in the background. As we all know, Windows is…
OpenSource QGIS + PostGIS installation: “the Ubuntu way”
A lot of you out there are probably working on Windows Systems using ArcGIS and I have to admit that the possibilities with ArcINFO in the background and…