This article is similar to an earlier post titled Mapping Geotagged Photos that explains how to map photo locations using ArcGIS Online. This version will be more technical, but provide flexibility for what data to extract and the output format (eg. stored to a database or local file). If you […]
This post will discuss a simple method for land cover classification using a k-means clustering algorithm with Spectral Python (SPy). Spectral is a pure-Python package for processing hyperspectral images and is available for download using Pip or Conda. Let’s say you are working on a suitability analysis project and want […]
Many forestry companies rely on GIS software. Commercial GIS software solutions like ESRI ArcGIS are well known, but there are open source (OSS) options available as well. Smaller companies and startups may want to try open source before making a large investment in a commercial GIS solution. Established companies may […]
This is a handy little tool that I use in the field and want to capture photos to add to a property map. There are several ways to do this, but since most foresters are familiar with ArcGIS, I will describe how this works with an iPhone and ArcGIS Online. […]
If you have a need for converting coordinates between two different Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS) quickly, then this post is for you. In this post I will introduce a Geospatial Library called PROJ that was created to project, transform, and convert geographic coordinates. Example Case You are a consultant managing […]
Forest consulting and management firms often rely on commercial GIS software to map, store and analyze data about their land holdings. It’s not uncommon for such companies to spend tens of thousands of dollars annually to maintain commercial software licenses. In this article, I’d like to challenge the status-quo and […]
If you work in a Forestry Profession, by now you’ve likely heard the term Geographic Information System (a.k.a.; GIS), and hopefully you already have some experience using one. Maybe you have an interest in learning how GIS can help your organization, but aren’t interested in breaking your budget. Well your […]
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