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15 August 2024
11:00
Mappery: Zierikzee
sur Planet OSGeo

Reinder sent us this interesting map sculpture “I spotted this specimen of street furniture — in fact: my wife did. What you see is the outline of the island Schouwen-Duiveland, part of the Dutch province Zeeland. The white ball is actually on the spot of the town Zierikzee. Very quiet and charming now, but it has quite a notorious history. “

Well done Mrs Storm!
MapsintheWild Zierikzee

10:45
Virtual Indian Independence Day
sur Google Maps Mania

Today is Indian Independence Day. On this day India celebrates its independence from the United Kingdom. On 15 August 1947 Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, raised the Indian flag above the Lahori Gate of the Red Fort in Delhi. Since then every year on Independence Day the incumbent Prime Minister repeats the ceremony by raising the flag over the Red Fort and by addressing

14 August 2024
21:40
Jackie Ng: Announcing: MapGuide Open Source 4.0 Beta 2
sur Planet OSGeo
This took way longer than expected, but the 2nd beta release of MapGuide Open Source is now available.
The main driver for this release is to update our various web tier components to their latest respective versions:
- PHP 8.1.29
- Apache [httpd] 2.4.62
- Apache Tomcat 9.0.89
In addition to that, the Beta 2 release includes the following changes:
- Installer
- Server Tier
- Web Tier
- InstantSetup
- Samples
So with this release out the door, what is next? Well unfortunately, there is still lots of work to do on the API binding and API documentation front, and so in the interests of not having you wait another year between releases, I am now adopting the policy of "however many beta/rc releases required" which implies more frequent beta/rc releases. As one of the major remaining items is completed and/or newer versions of any of our web tier components are available, that will be the trigger for a new beta/rc release.
Download

Note: Trac is a bit flaky right now, so the release notes page may not display. If that happens just retry with browser refreshes. Failing that, you can find all the necessary download links in my release announcement email
15:40
WhereGroup: Plugins entwickeln für PhpStorm am Beispiel von Mapbender
sur Planet OSGeo

Integrierte Entwicklungsumgebungen (IDEs) bringen von Haus aus schon viel Funktionalität mit. Fehlt allerdings noch eine Funktionalität, lässt sich diese oft auch über ein selbst entwickeltes Plugin ergänzen.
11:00
Mappery: Canada Dry
sur Planet OSGeo

Kate shared this “Neat (and mappy!) Final Jeopardy trivia from the other night: “Early 1900s labels for this beverage brand featured a beaver sitting on a log at the top of a map.”

I am wondering whether the “Dry” refers to the taste or Prohibiton
MapsintheWild Canada Dry

9:34
Mapping Train Connections
sur Google Maps Mania

For ecological reasons I haven't taken a flight in over 30 years. Consequently I have probably spent many, many hours traveling across Europe by train. One of my retirement plans is to spend winters in Southern Italy. I have begun therefore to research how best to travel by train to southern Italy.According to TrainConnections the best plan is probably to break the journey into two - to take one

13 August 2024
11:00
Mappery: Maps in a Bar
sur Planet OSGeo

When Erik was in Dubrovnik for a conference he ended up in this bar with colleagues. “With the #CLGE delegates you always end up at a #MapsintheWild bar…”
MapsintheWild Maps in a Bar

9:39
Russia's Secret Nuclear Targets in China
sur Google Maps Mania

The Financial Times has obtained secret Russian military files which detail how Russian forces train to use tactical nuclear weapons against both NATO and China.A story-map in the article Russian navy trained to target sites inside Europe with nuclear-capable missiles (paywalled) shows a number of target locations in Europe and the Pacific for Russian conventional and nuclear missiles. In the

12 August 2024
11:00
Mappery: The Neighbourhoods of Ghent, piece by piece
sur Planet OSGeo

Pieter is a true map geek.

“I wanted to learn the names of the neighbourhoods in #Ghent, so I made me a #puzzle. I added the neighbourhoods in #OpenStreetMap , then made a custom theme in #MapComplete and use the ‘export as PNG’-functuon. The background is a modified stylesheet for @protomaps“

I did say true map geek!!
MapsintheWild The Neighbourhoods of Ghent, piece by piece

9:38
Real-Time Radiation Maps
sur Google Maps Mania

Yesterday a fire broke out at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Russian occupied southern Ukraine. On hearing the news of the fire I almost immediately rushed to the Real-Time Radiation World Map in search of any detected spikes in radiation in the area.The Real-Time Radiation World Map visualizes radioactivity levels from Geiger counters around the world. Luckily, as you can see from the

2:28
Sean Gillies: Bear scratch
sur Planet OSGeo

I just emailed the Bear 100 race director, Cody Draper, and said that I'm injured and won't recover in time to start in 6 weeks. I'm also too injured to do Black Squirrel in 3 weeks and will be emailing Nick and Brad next.

What's the injury? When I came home from vacation and started to ramp up my running, my right Achilles tendon became sore and very inflamed. On July 17 I went out for a 30 mile run and had to bail at mile 20. I took some time off from trail running and have been chugging on an elliptical trainer at my gym. Yesterday I tried some running on the bike path behind my house and couldn't even go a mile without excruciating pain. I'm calling it, my season is over. The last time I had serious Achilles tendonitis like this was at the end of my ultimate frisbee career 20 years ago. It took 4 months before I could run without pain. I'm going to keep going to the gym, ice and rest, see some specialists, and get ready for 2025.
11 August 2024
11:00
Mappery: Serbo-Montenegrin Attack on Dubrovnik
sur Planet OSGeo

Erik shared this battle map from Dubrivnik.

MapsintheWild Serbo-Montenegrin Attack on Dubrovnik
10 August 2024

12:05

QGIS Blog: Plugin Update – July, 2024

sur Planet OSGeo

For the last month of July, one short of 30 new plugins were published in the QGIS plugin repository.

Here follows the quick overview in reverse chronological order. If any of the names or short descriptions catches your attention, you can find the direct link to the plugin page in the table below:

MariaDB to QGIS

Fetches longitude (x) and latitude (y) data from MariaDB and writes it to a Shapefile or GeoPackage and adds it to your map.

Print Selection

Outputs selected features to text console.

DeraPro

DeraPro for projects and studies allows the download of the reference spatial data of Andalusia and make a cut of the information for a specific study area.

QPackageQGZ

QPackage is a tool to save both your QGIS project and data contained in the project to a new directory.

ArgentinaGeoServices

A QGIS plugin to import WMS Geoservices from Argentina.

T Vertical Sessions

Used to Vertical Sessions of Lidar Point Cloud.

BuenosAires Converter

A QGIS plugin that converts layers to EPSG:9497.

Make Sector

Plugin to create sector, circle radius, and spidergraph delimited and vector layer.

CBERS-4A WPM Explorer

The CBERS Explorer is a specialized plugin developed to facilitate the search and retrieval of images from the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS) program, specifically focusing on the CBERS-4A satellite with Wide Field Imager (WPM) data.

FPT Plot Alocation

Plot alocation for forest inventory.

QGISpell

Creates context menu spell checking for attribute data based on ENCHANT libraries.

ur-scape Data Importer

Import data to ur-scape.

MorphAL

MorphAL plugin for QGIS.

LER+

Nem adgang til LER2 forespørgsler.

Threshold to ROI

Create ROI (Region of Interest) with threshold values.

Spell Checker

Check the spelling of words in Print Layout elements.

Filter By Selection

Filter a given layer by the selected feature and attribute of another layer.

Natur i Norge kartlegging

Natur i Norge (NiN) mapping tool.

AIAMAS – AI-Assisted Map Styler

Symbolize your vector layers in seconds.

Sentinel 2 Image Downloader

This plugin allows users to download Sentinel-2 images.

MapSafe

Safeguard datasets using masking, encryption and notarisation.

GPX Maker for GARMIN® devices

This plugin exports GPX files for GARMIN® devices.

QGIS Sound Effects

Add sound effects to QGIS to make work less boring.

Mosaic Tool

A plugin to mosaic bands from selected raster layers.

Polaris

QGIS interface for Polaris through Polaris-Studio

ArcGeek Calculator

A comprehensive toolset for coordinate calculations, conversions, spatial operations, watershed analysis, land use analysis, and flood simulation in QGIS.

Auxiliary Labeldata Importer

Helps you to import Labeldata, stored in an auxiliary Layer from another Project.

Sections

Creates a section polygon layer from a point layer.

Slownik warstw

Tworzy s?ownik w formie pliku txt rozdzielanego tabulacjami dla wybranych warstw, program pozwala na eksport pe?nych nazw pól danej warstwy oraz wersje jako powstanie po zmienie z gpkg do shp.

11:00
Mappery: Asia?
sur Planet OSGeo

Matt Malone spotted this t-shirt in a local thrift shop. “Found a new shirt for my next #GIS conference”

I’ve got a feeling that will prompt quite a lot of conversation!
MapsintheWild Asia?

8:40
Memorial Day Weekend Helicopter Flights
sur Google Maps Mania

The Gothamist has mapped out helicopter flights over New York City during the Memorial Day Weekend. The map accompanies a story on the rise in residents' complaints about helicopter noise in the city and the news that the City Council is introducing two bills aimed at reducing helicopter traffic.The interactive map in NYC Council bills aim to soar above helicopter noise complaints uses data

09 August 2024
18:43
Fernando Quadro: Curso de GeoNode: Inscrições abertas
sur Planet OSGeo

Aprenda a criar a sua própria Infraestrutura de Dados Espaciais com o GeoNode, uma plataforma para gestão e publicação de dados geoespaciais que reúne projetos open source maduros e estáveis sob uma interface consistente e fácil de usar, permitindo que os usuários, compartilhem seus dados de forma rápida e fácil.

Este curso visa capacitar os profissionais no uso eficiente da plataforma GeoNode, e tem como objetivos:

Familiarizar os participantes com os conceitos fundamentais do Geonode e suas capacidades.
Explorar o funcionamento de servidores de mapas e seus benefícios.
Apresenar como realizar a criação de usuários e grupos de acessos às suas informações.
Ensinar como realiza a criação de seus Mapas, Dashboards e GeoStories.
Realizar a integração do Geonode com o QGIS através de plugins.

Quer saber mais?

O Curso é oferecido na modalidade EAD Ao Vivo, com uma carga horária de 18 horas divididos em 6 encontros. Porém, essas aulas são gravadas e ficam disponíveis ao aluno por 12 meses em nosso portal do aluno.

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16:39
KAN T&IT Blog: Innovación y Colaboración en FOSS4G Europe 2024
sur Planet OSGeo

¿Te apasionan las tecnologías geoespaciales de código abierto? Si es así, FOSS4G Europe 2024 en Tartu, Estonia, fue el evento que no debiste perderte.

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado cómo el software de código abierto está revolucionando el mundo de los Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG)? FOSS4G Europe 2024 reunió a expertos y entusiastas de todo el mundo para explorar esta pregunta y mucho más.

Durante siete días, del 1 al 7 de julio, Tartu se convirtió en el epicentro de la innovación geoespacial. En esta ocasión, nuestro CEO, Ariel Anthieni y nuestro Sales Engineer, Adrián Yoris, tuvieron la oportunidad de participar de este evento.

La conferencia ofreció una serie de talleres interactivos, presentaciones de vanguardia y sesiones plenarias con ponentes de renombre. Uno de los momentos destacados fue la presentación sobre la implementación de SIG de código abierto en proyectos comunitarios, donde se discutió cómo estas herramientas están transformando la gestión de recursos naturales en regiones rurales.

Un ejemplo notable fue el estudio de caso de una comunidad en Estonia que utilizó software SIG de código abierto para mejorar la gestión de sus bosques, resultando en una optimización del 20% en la recolección de datos y una mejor conservación ambiental. Esta historia ejemplifica cómo la tecnología puede ser una fuerza para el bien común.

Además, Ariel fue invitado a participar en el panel “Changing the mindset of ‘Open Source is just for those who can’t afford to pay licenses’”, junto a otros expertos como Codrina Ilie de Terrasigna y Matthias Kuhn de OPENGIS.ch, para compartir su experiencia como CEO de Kan Territory & IT, y comentar sobre cómo las soluciones basadas en código abierto pueden transformar sectores públicos y privados, ofreciendo innovación personalizada e integración eficiente de tecnologías geoespaciales.

FOSS4G Europe 2024 no solo fue un evento educativo, sino también una celebración de la colaboración y la innovación en el ámbito de los SIG. Si te lo perdiste, no olvides seguir las actualizaciones y prepararte para la edición internacional que se realizará en Belém, Brasil. Comparte tus experiencias y pensamientos en los comentarios, y sigue explorando más sobre el fascinante mundo de las tecnologías geoespaciales de código abierto.

¡Nos vemos en Brasil en la FOSS4G Internacional!

Créditos de la Foto: Andres Tennus (fotógrafo de la FOSS4G Europe)
11:00
Mappery: Finger Lakes Wines
sur Planet OSGeo

Doug Greenfield shared this wine map “Finger Lakes Wine Center @ Sonnenberg Gardens.”
MapsintheWild Finger Lakes Wines

8:46
Tripgeo Cities
sur Google Maps Mania

A few months ago Map Channels kindly offered to create a json feed for my Guess This City game. I had been complaining about having to add a new city to the game every day. Map Channels then volunteered to create a feed for the game which gives the name, coordinates, population and a description of a different city each and every day. The result is that Guess This City now updates daily without

2:00
Ian Turton's Blog: How to reproject features in QGIS
sur Planet OSGeo

I came across a brilliant thread on Mastodon by Sarah Dal discussing how she worked out what the most remote post box in the UK was. But there was one remark that bothered me, she said that to convert her lat, lon points to OSGB (EPSG:4326 to EPSG:27700 for the nerds) she had to go to the Ordnance Survey site to find some software to do this. Since she already had the points in QGIS this seemed like an unnecessary side quest to me. When I commented that she could have done this in QGIS she said that she always seemed to get it wrong.

I’m confused by this (and by the many other people who ask questions on gis.stackexchange.com about the same thing) so I’ve put together this video showing how I would do this. Basically, you right click on the layer you want to reproject and select export->Save features as and then just change the drop down box to the projection you need. QGIS will then save the features and add that layer to your project. You shouldn’t see any difference other than the colour of the points will change (as QGIS assigns a new random colour to the new layer).

And yes, I really should have split the Northern Irish post boxes out into a separate file and projected them to the Irish grid but this is just a demo.

08 August 2024
15:00
OGC Approves Model for Underground Data Definition and Integration as Official Standard
sur Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is excited to announce that the OGC Membership has approved version 1.0 of the OGC Model for Underground Data Definition and Integration (MUDDI) Part 1: Conceptual Model for adoption as an official OGC Standard. MUDDI serves as a framework to make datasets that utilize different information for underground objects interoperable, exchangeable, and more easily manageable.

MUDDI represents real-world objects found underground. It was designed as a common basis to create implementations that make different types of subsurface data – such as those relating to utilities, transport infrastructure, soils, ground water, or environmental parameters – interoperable in support of a variety of use cases and in different jurisdictions and user communities. The case for better subsurface data and an explanation of the usefulness of the MUDDI data model is made in this MUDDI For Everyone Guide.

Certainly, a key focus application domain, and one of the main motivations for creating MUDDI, is utilities and the protection of utilities infrastructure. Indeed, OGC’s MUDDI Model was successfully used in pilot testing for the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), a program led by the UK Government’s Geospatial Commission. More information on NUAR can be found here.

MUDDI aims to be comprehensive and provides sufficient level of detail to address many different application use cases, such as:
- Routine street excavations;
- Emergency response;
- Utility maintenance programs;
- Large scale construction projects;
- Disaster planning;
- Disaster response;
- Environmental interactions with infrastructure;
- Climate Change mitigation; or
- Smart Cities programs.
The MUDDI Conceptual Model provides the implementation community with the flexibility to tailor the implementations to specific requirements in a local, regional, or national context. The standardization targets are specific MUDDI implementations in one or more encodings such as GML (Geographic Markup Language), SFS (Simple Features SQL), Geopackage or JSON-FG encodings that are expected to be standards in future parts of the MUDDI standards family. Both GML and JSON-FG are supported by the OGC API – Features Standard. SFS is supported by a number of database systems.

MUDDI consists of a core of mandatory classes describing built infrastructure networks (such as utility networks) together with a number of optional feature classes, properties, and relationships related to the natural and built underground environment. The creation of implementations targeted to defined use cases and user communities also allows the extension of the concepts provided in MUDDI.

The early work for crafting this OGC Standard was undertaken in the OGC Underground Infrastructure Concept Study, sponsored by Ordnance Survey, Singapore Land Authority, and The Fund for the City of New York – Center for Geospatial Innovation.

The Concept Study was followed by the Underground Infrastructure Pilot and MUDDI ETL-Plugfest workshop, as well as close collaboration with early implementers of MUDDI, such as the UK Geospatial Commission. Several implementations of MUDDI were thoroughly tested in the OGC Open Standards Code Sprint in October/November 2023. The results are described in the OGC 2023 Open Standards Code Sprint Summary Engineering Report and a blog post entitled Going underground: developing and testing an international standard for subsurface data, which describes the experiences and lessons learned from the Geospatial Commission’s attendance at the Code Sprint.

Version 1.0 of the MUDDI Conceptual Model Standard is the outcome of those initiatives, as well as the work and dedication of the MUDDI Standards Working Group, which led the development of the Standard, including:
- Editors:
  - Alan Leidner, New York City Geospatial Information System and Mapping Organization (GISMO)
  - Carsten Roensdorf, Ordnance Survey
  - Neil Brammall, Geospatial Commission, UK Government
  - Liesbeth Rombouts, Athumi
  - Joshua Lieberman
  - Andrew Hughes, British Geological Survey, United Kingdom Research and Innovation
- Contributors:
  - Dean Hintz, Safe Software
  - Allan Jamieson, Ordnance Survey
  - Chris Popplestone, Ordnance Survey
OGC Members interested in staying up to date on the progress of this Standard, or contributing to its development, are encouraged to join the MUDDI Standards Working Group via the OGC Portal. Non-OGC members who would like to know more about participating in this SWG are encouraged to contact the OGC Standards Program.

As with any OGC standard, the open MUDDI Part 1: Conceptual Model Standard is free to download and implement. Interested parties can view and download the standard from OGC’s Model for Underground Data Definition and Integration (MUDDI) Standard Page.

The post OGC Approves Model for Underground Data Definition and Integration as Official Standard appeared first on Open Geospatial Consortium.

11:00
Mappery: Afghani Bread Holder
sur Planet OSGeo

Garrett Speed shared this “This Afghani restaurant in ‘s-Hertogenbosch has a bread holder with a map of Afghanistan as the base”
MapsintheWild Afghani Bread Holder

9:59
The Presidential Medal of Cartography
sur Google Maps Mania

Kamala Harris' Vice-Presidential pick Tim Walz loves maps. As a former high school geography teacher it should come as no surprise that Walz has an interest in cartography, but it appears that he is in act a full blown GIS nerd who only last year called for November 15th to be 'GIS Day'. According to Politico Tim Walz has also "addressed the geographic information systems software company

07 August 2024
22:05
Public Services on the Map: A Decade of Success
sur Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry, and Mapping Agency (Kadaster) maintains the nation’s register of land and property rights, ships, aircraft, and telecom networks. It’s also responsible for national mapping and the maintenance of the nation’s reference coordinate system and serves as an advisory body on land-use issues and national spatial data infrastructures. In its public service role, Kadaster handles millions of transactions a day.
Celebrating 10 years: PDOK’s evolution. (click to enlarge)
PDOK was launched in 2013 to make the Dutch government’s geospatial datasets Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) as mandated by the EU’s INSPIRE Directive. OGC Standards have been foundational in ensuring that the country’s Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) is scalable, available, and responsive.

PDOK serves base maps and Earth Observation data for the whole country. It includes the Key Topography Register (Basisregistratie Topografie, BRT), aerial imagery (updated annually at 8 and 25 cm GSD), and the Large Scale Topography Register (Basisregistratie Grootschalige Topografie, BGT). The BGT is a detailed digital base map (between 1:500 and 1:5,000) that depicts building footprints, roads, water bodies, railways lines, agricultural land, and parcel boundaries. PDOK also serves a 3D dataset of buildings and terrain created from topography (BGT), building footprints (from the Building and Addresses Register or BAG), and height information (from aerial photography).

When PDOK was launched in 2013, it hosted 40 datasets and handled 580 million server requests annually. Today it hosts 210 datasets and handles 30 billion server requests annually—representing a 5,000% increase in service requests being handled by the platform.
Examples of PDOK basemaps and imagery. Standards Enabling Success
The majority of datasets on PDOK are made available using OGC’s popular Web Map Service (WMS) and Web Feature Service (WFS) standards. The BRT is available in three coordinate reference systems (EPSG 28992, EPSG 25831, and EPSG 3857) using the Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) standard.

Kadaster is in the process of transitioning to the newer OGC API Standards, including OGC API – Tiles and OGC API – Features. The most frequently used key registers, like the Building and Addresses Register (BAG), the Large Scale Topography Register (BGT), and the Key Topography Register (BRT) are in the process of being migrated to these newer OGC APIs. The focus is on using OGC API – Tiles, specifically Vector Tiles. For query services the OGC API – Features Standard is used. Although Earth Observation data doesn’t currently use the newer APIs, aerial imagery is available through WM(T)S services, stored as OGC Cloud Optimized GeoTiffs (CoG). 3D Building data is encoded as OGC 3D Tiles and served using the OGC API – 3D GeoVolumes standard.
The PDOK architecture and OGC Standards. (click to enlarge)
By using the newer OGC API Standards, Kadaster has found it significantly easier to handle the large volume of data in its national-scale 3D building dataset (which can be used between scales of 1:500 and 1:10,000) providing an unparalleled, high-resolution perspective of the country’s built environment.

OGC APIs also make it easier to track compute and memory usage on servers, allowing Kadaster to better realize platform scalability and optimize performance.
PDOK uses the OGC API – 3D GeoVolumes to serve the 3D building dataset. (click to enlarge) A Smooth Transition to OGC APIs
PDOK processes billions of user requests every month. Transitioning from OGC Web Services Standards to OGC APIs has meant Kadaster is able to efficiently handle the volume of requests it handles today – and can expect to handle in the future.

It took Kadaster little over a month to build their implementation of OGC API – Tiles. Following a short learning curve they were able to build out implementations of OGC API – Features and API – 3D GeoVolumes even faster. By making the move to deliver its geospatial tiles and feature data through an API conformant to the OGC API Standards, Kadaster continues to make government data Findable and Accessible.

PDOK implements what Kadaster calls the 3G principle—Generic (Generic), Geautomatiseerd (Automated) en Gestandaardiseerd (Standardized). This has led to simplified data processing, the automation of many manual processes, a standardization in services, and high standards in service design and operation – while at the same time remaining infrastructure independent. It has streamlined the adoption of new OGC Standards and made it better able to respond to changing user requirements.
Kadaster and OGC
Being an OGC Member allows Kadaster to leverage the collective knowledge of a global network of geospatial experts, while providing Kadaster with opportunities to contribute back to a community driven to use the power of geography and technology to solve problems faced by people and the planet.

Kadaster has recently contributed to the OGC Community by participating in an OGC Code Sprint. These hybrid online/in-person events give participants the opportunity to work on implementations of new or emerging OGC Standards.

Through OGC, Kadaster has also shared their experiences and challenges at OGC Member Meetings, contributing to the ongoing evolution of OGC Standards, Collaborative Solutions and Innovation (COSI) Program Initiatives, and, more broadly, advanced the “state of the art” of geospatial technologies.

The below video provides an overview of PDOK.

The post Public Services on the Map: A Decade of Success appeared first on Open Geospatial Consortium.

18:00
GeoSolutions: GeoSolutions Listed as Certified Cesium Developer
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11:00
Mappery: A Tactile Experience in Ilhabela
sur Planet OSGeo

Harry Wood wrote “We arrived at Ilhabela for some Brazil beach time. It’s an island off the Sao Paulo coast. Here’s the kids getting tactile with a relief map in the hotel.”

Looks like fun
MapsintheWild A Tactile Experience in Ilhabela

8:09
The Indoor CO2 Map
sur Google Maps Mania

Over the years I have posted links to a number of interactive maps which visualize the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes help to increase the concentration of CO? in the atmosphere. Higher concentrations of CO? enhance the greenhouse effect, leading to more heat being trapped in the atmosphere.

06 August 2024
11:00
Mappery: 30 Minute Walks in Central London
sur Planet OSGeo

Nick Duggan shared this neat map, not sure where he spotted it.
MapsintheWild 30 Minute Walks in Central London

9:04
Pixel View
sur Google Maps Mania

I've created a simple game using images from Mapillary (and a couple of images from Wikimedia).Mapillary is a crowd-sourced 'Street View' service that allows users to capture, share, and explore street-level imagery from around the world. Developers are allowed to use images submitted to Mapillary under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Mapillary 'street view' images can be a great resource for

05 August 2024
11:00
Mappery: Watersnood 4
sur Planet OSGeo

The last one from Reinder
MapsintheWild Watersnood 4

9:46
The Manhole Card Collectors Map
sur Google Maps Mania

In the 1980s as a way to promote local culture and tourism local authorities in Japan began designing distinctive and artistic manhole covers. Each municipality often has its own unique manhole cover designs, featuring local landmarks, historical events, flora, fauna, and other culturally significant symbols. In Sumida Ward in Tokyo you can find a man hole cover featuring "The Great

04 August 2024
11:00
Mappery: Watersnood 3
sur Planet OSGeo

Via Reinder “This fantastic piece of textile art by Miep van Riessen consists of embroidered names of victims, and is at the same time a quite adequate ‘geographical impression’ of the region where the disaster took place: the Dutch province of Zeeland. “

MapsintheWild Watersnood 3
03 August 2024
11:00
Mappery: Watersnood 2
sur Planet OSGeo

Via Reinder
MapsintheWild Watersnood 2

10:33
Exploring London Through the Artist's Eye
sur Google Maps Mania

"... this tide is always moving! Always! When all those people we now see in such activity are in their graves, the same hurried activity will still continue here ..." - Hans Christian AndersenWhen Hans Christian Andersen visited London in June 1847 he was obviously impressed by the pace of London life. In his autobiography he called the English capital,"London, the city of cities! ... Here is

2:00
GeoServer Team: Using Binary Comparison Operators in GeoServer Filters
sur Planet OSGeo
GeoSpatial Techno is a startup focused on geospatial information that is providing e-learning courses to enhance the knowledge of geospatial information users, students, and other startups. The main approach of this startup is providing quality, valid specialized training in the field of geospatial information.

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Binary Comparison Operators in GeoServer Filters
In this session, we want to talk about the various types of filters, with a particular focus on “Binary comparison operators in GeoServer” comprehensively. If you want to access the complete tutorial, click on the link.

Introduction
Filtering allows the selection of features that satisfy a specific set of conditions. Filters can be used in several contexts in GeoServer:
- In WMS requests, select which features should be displayed on a map
- In WFS requests, specify the features to be returned
- In SLD documents, apply different symbolizations to features on a thematic map
Note. This video was recorded on GeoServer 2.22.4, which is not the most up-to-date version. Currently, versions 2.24.x and 2.25.x are supported. To ensure you have the latest release, please visit this link and avoid using older versions of GeoServer.
Supported filter languages
Data filtering in GeoServer follows the OGC Filter Encoding Specification, which provides a standard XML schema for encoding spatial, attribute, and temporal filters in GIS. This allows for customized queries to retrieve specific data from databases and web services while ensuring interoperability among GIS applications. GeoServer supports filters in both Filter Encoding Language and Common Query Language.
Filter Encoding Language
The Filter Encoding language, defined by OGC standards, utilizes an XML-based syntax to select specific features, similar to the “WHERE” clause in SQL. A filter consists of a condition formed by Predicate elements and Logical operators, employing comparison and spatial operators to evaluate relationships between feature properties. In this session, we will explore various types of binary comparison operators, while the next sessions will cover spatial operators.
Common Query Language
Common Query Language (CQL) is a Text-based language used in GeoServer for constructing filters and queries on geospatial data. It provides flexible and powerful options for filtering and retrieving specific subsets of data from GeoServer layers. In the upcoming sessions, we will dive into a detailed exploration of CQL/ECQL, covering its various operations and practical usage.
Comparison operators
These operators are part of Filter Encoding operators and are used in attribute-based queries to filter and retrieve specific features or data, based on their non-spatial attributes. The comparison operators include: binary comparison operators and value comparison operators.

The binary comparison operators are:
- PropertyIsEqualTo
- PropertyIsNotEqualTo
- PropertyIsLessThan
- PropertyIsLessThanOrEqualTo
- PropertyIsGreaterThan
- PropertyIsGreaterThanOrEqualTo
These operators contain two filter expressions to be compared. The first operand is often a <PropertyName>, but both operands may be any expression, function or literal value. Binary comparison operator elements may include an optional matchCase attribute, with the true or false value. The default value is true, but the comparisons do not check the case if the attribute has a false value.

Note. String comparison operators are case-sensitive.
PropertyIsEqualTo
PropertyIsNotEqualTo is a common type of filter used in GeoServer, which allows you to retrieve features from a data source based on the values of one or more properties. As an example of using this filter in WFS getFeature request:
- Navigate to the Demos page, then select Demo requests.
- From the Request section, select the WFS_getFeature1.0.xml request.
- The address will be filled in automatically, in the URL section.
Use the following block codes to replace line 26:
```
<PropertyIsEqualTo>
  <PropertyName>STATE_NAME</PropertyName>
  <Literal>Delaware</Literal>
</PropertyIsEqualTo>	
```
- Now, we will explain some elements:
  - The first fifteen lines include explanations in the form of comments.
  - Line 16 describes the XML version and the GetFeature operation of the WFS service being used.
  - Line 17 specifies the default output format for the WFS service as “gml2.” Additionally, GeoServer supports several other commonly used formats such as “gml3, shapefile, geojson, and csv.”
  - Lines 18 to 23 define the start of the XML request and declare the namespaces used in the request.
  - Line 24 specifies the type name of the feature to be queried. In this case, it requests features of the “topp:states”.
  - Lines 25 to 30 define the filter criteria for the query. On these lines, we use the PropertyIsEqualTo filter, to retrieve all features where the state name attribute is equal to Delaware.
- Press the Submit button to see the implemented changes.
- Note. For GeoServer 2.25.2 the Demo Request page has been improved to show response Headers, and provide the option to pretty print XML output.
PropertyIsNotEqualTo
PropertyIsNotEqualTo is another common type of filter used in GeoServer, which allows you to retrieve features from a data source based on properties that don’t match a specified value. As an example of using this filter in a WFS getFeature request, use the following block codes to replace lines 26 to 29:
```
<PropertyIsNotEqualTo matchCase="false">
  <PropertyName>STATE_NAME</PropertyName>
  <Literal>delAwarE</Literal>
</PropertyIsNotEqualTo>
```
Note. The matchCase attribute in WFS_getFeature 1.1 and 2.0 versions, can be set to “false” to specify a case-insensitive comparison.

Press the Submit button.

In this example, we used the <PropertyIsNotEqualTo> filter to retrieve all features where the STATE_NAME attribute, is not equal to Delaware.
PropertyIsLessThan
The PropertyIsLessThan filter is used to filter features, based on a comparison of a numeric property with a given value. It returns all features where the specified property is less than the specified value.

An example of using this filter in a WFS getFeature request is:
```
outputFormat="shape-zip"
<wfs:Query typeName="topp:states">
    <wfs:PropertyName>topp:STATE_NAME</wfs:PropertyName> 
    <wfs:PropertyName>topp:LAND_KM</wfs:PropertyName>
<ogc:Filter>
  <PropertyIsLessThan>
    <PropertyName>STATE_FIPS</PropertyName>
    <Literal>18</Literal>
  </PropertyIsLessThan>
</ogc:Filter>
```
Press the Submit button.

In this example, we used the <PropertyIsLessThan> filter to get all features in a shapefile format where the value of the STATE_FIPS attribute is less than 18. The query only retrieves the STATE_NAME and LAND_KM fields, instead of all the attributes.

In this session, we took a brief journey through the various types of filters, with a particular focus on “Binary comparison operators in GeoServer”. If you want to access the complete tutorial, simply click on the link.
0:04
From GIS to Remote Sensing: Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin major update: version 8.3.0
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The Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin (SCP) has been updated to version 8.3.0.This new version requires Remotior Sensus to be updated to at least version 0.4.0.

During the update process of SCP from version 7 to version 8, several tools were excluded in order to give priority to the main plugin functions.With this 8.3.0 update, several tools are reintroduced, such as Clustering tool for unsupervised classification (K-means method), the Spectral distance tool, the Edit raster tool, and the Raster zonal stats.Read more »
02 August 2024
12:15
WhereGroup: Kick-off für die Entwicklung eines bundesweiten Softwaretools für mehr Klimaschutz in der Baubranche
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Schon 2016 waren wir auf Landesebene im Bereich Ersatzbaustoffverordnung tätig und sind nun vom BMUV mit dem Umweltbundesamt mit der Erstellung eines bundesweiten Ersatzbaustoff-Katasters beauftragt.
11:42
GRASS GIS: Report from the GRASS Community Meeting 2024
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The annual GRASS GIS Community Meeting was held once again in the Czech Republic, this time at the NC State European Center in Prague from June 14 to 19. The meeting brought together users, supporters, contributors, power users and developers to collaborate and chart the future of the project. Thanks to the generous funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (Award 2303651), the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo), FOSSGIS e.V., and individual donors, we were able to welcome 16 in-person participants from 9 countries on 3 continents, plus 2 remote participants.
11:00
Mappery: Watersnood 1
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Reinder shared this “On the 1st of February 1953 a disastrous flood occurred in the southwest of The Netherlands. More than 1800 people lost their lives and an entire infrastructure was devastated. This is known as the Watersnood, and it is the topic of the Watersnoodmuseum in Ouwerkerk in the province of Zeeland.”
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9:20
The Olympic Medals Map
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In the past seven days you've almost definitely seen numerous tables of Olympic medal winners. Now it is time to view the map.Giorgio Comai creates interactive maps of Olympic Medal winners based on which NUTS region they were born in. This means that you can look past the traditional country led rankings used in most Olympic medal tables to explore the medals won by different regions.

01 August 2024
11:00
Mappery: Custom underwear
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And a new share from LeCatopgrahe with these custom underwear coming from Hop & Down.
MapsintheWild Custom underwear

8:54
170 Years of American Immigration
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The Pew Research Center has analysed census data to map the changes in the immigrant population over the last 170 years. An animated map in How America’s source of immigrants has changed over time shows the top country of birth of immigrants in each state from every census since 1850 (except 1890 - the census data for this year was destroyed in a fire).The animated map clearly illustrates the

2:00
GeoServer Team: GeoServer User Forum replaces mailing list
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GeoServer is updating our communication channels!

We know people do not like signing up for mailing lists, Twitter has been Xed out, and it is time to move on.
GeoServer User Forum
Welcome to the GeoServer User forum:
- This forum is open to the public, we are pleased to meet you and hope you enjoy using GeoServer.
- Hosted by Open Source Geospatial Foundation
- All project communication including this forum are subject to our code of conduct
- This is one of many options for community support and communication.
Sign in
Taking part is easy (sign-in with credentials you already have):
1. Login to discourse.osgeo.org:
  - Login “with LDAP” to use your OSGeo UserID (also used for other osgeo services).
    
    The button appears greyed out, but this is only poor styling choice. The button is enabled and works.
  - Use “Log in with GitHub” to use GitHub credentials.
  - More options are added over time.
2. You may also use “Sign Up” if you want to create an account just for use with the Forum.
3. Unsubscribe from geoserver-users email list.
  
  We will continue to operate the geoserver-user list for the month of August, and then do a final synchronization of any outstanding email messages to complete the migration.
4. Navigate to the category GeoSever / User to enjoy the forum.
5. Use New Topic to start a new conversation.
  
  Only the GeoServer / user subcategory allows new topics. If the New Topic button is disabled you may be looking at the GeoServer top-level category.
6. To test please send introduce yourself we are looking forward to meeting you.
Use as a mailing list replacement
If you enjoy the out-of-band timezone friendly mailing list experience - Discourse allows you to subscribe to notifications, and use email to post and reply to topics.
1. Sign-in to Discourse as above.
2. From your profile preferences, use the email tab to adjust email settings.
  
  IMPORTANT: Email is only sent when you are not logged in to the discourse website!
3. Navigate to GeoSever User category, and use the bell to change notifications to Watching.
4. If you wish to update any email rules the new mailing is user.geoserver.discourse.osgeo.org
5. You can send email to geoserver-user@discourse.osgeo.org to start a new topic.
  
  To test please send an email to introduce yourself (rather than a test message).
Mastadon and other socials
GeoServer is occasionally active on social media:
- Mastadon: @geoserver@fosstodon.org
- LinkedIn Group
- Twitter/X: @GeoServerO - only used for emergencies.
If you enjoy social media we would love some assistance reposting and highlighting our community activity. Contact us on your preferred social media platform to help out.
31 July 2024
11:00
Mappery: World T-Shirt
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How a mechanical issue leads to a new map in the wild. Back home, I had a problem with a lawn mower. I called a friend for help, who finally came with this fabulous T-shirt!
MapsintheWild World T-Shirt

8:39
The Best Graphics Team in the World
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The Straits Times has the best graphics department in the world - probably. The Washington Post and New York Times might be contenders but because of their paywalls most of their work is hidden away from most of the world.The latest astonishing demonstration of the graphic skills of the Straits Times comes in an article celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the construction of the

30 July 2024
18:19
GeoSolutions: GeoSolutions Announces Membership in World Geospatial Industry Council
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11:00
Mappery: Cup Cakes from Mont-Ral
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Raf shared this “Tasty cupcakes from Forn de Mont-ral, Prades, Catalunya”
MapsintheWild Cup Cakes from Mont-Ral

10:36
Rat-Town, Massachusetts
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A new interactive map of Boston seems to indicate that Beantown has become Rat-town. Rats! Boston shows rat sightings around the Massachusetts city made by concerned citizens.Self-appointed Rat Czar Viviano Cantu is using 311 reports to map all the recent sightings of rats around Boston. The sightings are taken from non-emergency 311 calls to the city. The Rats! Boston map also shows the

29 July 2024
11:01
Markus Neteler: Happy 41st birthday, GRASS GIS!
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Today, we celebrate a true geospatial legend: GRASS GIS!

The post Happy 41st birthday, GRASS GIS! appeared first on Markus Neteler Consulting.
11:00
Mappery: Panorama of New York City
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Tom MacWright shared this picture of the Panorama of the City of New York, an urban model of New York City and the centrepiece of the Queens Museum. For more information, click here.
MapsintheWild Panorama of New York City

9:21
AI-Powered Satellite Search
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Clay Explore is an interactive map demo of a new open-source AI Earth observation model. The map allows you to search aerial imagery of Southern California, Seoul and Puerto Rico using machine learning.Using Clay Explore you can click on any map tile or draw an area to search the map for similar looking areas. Each of the three searchable maps (Southern California, Seoul and Puerto Rico) comes

28 July 2024
11:00
Mappery: Sorgenfri
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Marc-Tobias sent me this great map mural from Sorgenfri station in Denmark
MapsintheWild Sorgenfri
27 July 2024
11:42
GRASS GIS: GRASS GIS 8.4.0 released
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What’s new in a nutshell The GRASS GIS 8.4.0 release contains more than 520 changes compared to 8.3.2. This new minor release includes important fixes and improvements to the GRASS GIS tools, libraries and the graphical user interface (GUI), making it even more stable and robust for daily work. Most importantly: location becomes project: The Python API, command line, and graphical user interface are now using project instead of location for the main component of the data hiearchy while maintaining backward compatibility.
11:00
Mappery: Bed sheets
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Laura Harris shared this picture on LinkedIn
MapsintheWild Bed sheets

9:03
The US Road Fatality Map
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Last week I posted a link to the NYC Congestion Zone Live Crash Tracker, an interactive map of car crashes in New York City. If you live outside of New York then you might prefer Roadway Report instead, which is a visualization of American roadway fatalities in the 21st Century.The Roadway Report map uses road traffic accident data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's

26 July 2024
11:00
Mappery: Do not mix dishcloths and napkins
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This is literally what I thought when I saw this picture. The sentence makes sense for a French speaker; the English version would be: not mix apples and pears, but I also found apples and oranges. Always happy to learn the usage if you want to comment on our socials.

Anyway, my title is misleading about the subject; the picture shows handkerchiefs from Chris Chambers.
MapsintheWild Do not mix dishcloths and napkins

10:29
Mapping Power Outages in Kiev
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The Map of Power Outages in Kiev visualizes power outage schedules in the Ukrainian capital. Due to Russia's ongoing attacks on power stations in Ukraine the electric power company Yasno has to schedule times of planned power outages. The Map of Power Outages in Kiev uses this schedule to provide an interactive map at the individual building level of these scheduled power outages.It is
25 July 2024
14:03
Your Daily Map Trivia Game
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TripGeo Trivia is a new daily geography quiz which requires you to identify ten cities based on a number of clues. Every day ten new random cities from around the world need to be identified. To help you in this task you can view three clues as to the identity of each city.Every day you get to identify ten new cities. For each city you get three clues and a choice of possible answers. Using the

11:00
Mappery: Bowtie
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Fantastic bowtie from Chris Chambers.
MapsintheWild Bowtie
9:07
GeoSolutions: MapStore 2024.01 Series of releases
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7:33
The Catalan GeoGuessing Game
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Developer Toni Vidal has released a new GeoGuessr inspired game featuring photographs of the stunning and diverse landscapes of Catalonia. His Geoendevina game simply requires you to guess the locations of a series of photos taken in the Catalonia region of Spain.The rules of Geoendevina are very simple. In each round of the game you are presented with a different photograph, each of which

24 July 2024
13:40
WhereGroup: Erweiterte Geodatenvisualisierung mit MapComponents
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Die MapComponents-Bibliothek ermöglicht die Anzeige und Integration verschiedener Datenformate direkt im Browser. Anhand eines praktischen Beispiels wird gezeigt, wie Benutzer OpenStreetMap-Daten in eine Webanwendung laden und diese anzeigen lassen können.
11:00
Mappery: Coaster
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A classic but always good from Chris Chambers.
MapsintheWild Coaster

8:24
Tracking American Spies in Germany
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Bayerischer Rundfunk and netzpolitik have carried out a joint investigation into how our location data is for sale across the world. These days nearly everyone voluntarily carries around their own personal tracking device in the form of a smartphone. These devices record our movements all day long. What most people don't know is that their location data is openly being sold by global data

23 July 2024
11:15
Jorge Sanz: Elastic Volunteering Time Off
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My employer, Elastic, has a number of philanthropic initiatives but definitely the one I love the most is the Volunteering Time Off (VTO). We are given 40 hours per year from our working hours to contribute to projects and initiatives we care about. Employees have full freedom to choose what they want to do with that time and are encouraged to use it.

In my case, over this almost 5 years I have to admit I haven’t used all that time every year but I tried to get the most of it. During COVID I did some remote work for a local NGO that works for fair trade, giving them a webinar about Open Source among other things (see update from December 2019 and following months). I also spent a few days working on some admin tasks for the Open Source Geospatial Foundation and I’ve already written here about a couple sessions I did for Cibervoluntarios, training seniors and teens about safe browsing and email.

Last week I was showcased in the company blog, along with other colleagues, on different projects to contribute to. In my case, last year I joined the mapping efforts after the Morocco Earthquake and took a full day mapping roads and streets of a rural area, as part of the coordinated efforts from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap team (reported on my October community update). I’m very happy to have this support from my employer to leave things aside when an emergency like this arises, granted there are no other urgent issues at work.

As a personal call to action, I’d love to get back to Cibervoluntarios activities. This year has been quite busy; let’s see after summer if there’s room for getting out and engaging with them.

I know I haven’t updated this site in a while, I’ll write one soon! ?

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11:00
Mappery: Geodesic point
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Jilles van Gurp shared this geodesic point in Hannover with us.
MapsintheWild Geodesic point

10:04
The Retro Gamer's Map
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The Retro.Directory is an interactive map which shows the locations of venues related to retro gaming. These include gaming museums, arcades, cafes, bars, clubs and repair services. The map is designed to help retro gaming enthusiasts discover retro-themed locations nearby and around the world.I am so old that I can actually remember a time before computer games. I can remember the amazing

9:00
QGIS Blog: Introducing the new QGIS.org website
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We have a new website!

We recently launched our new website at QGIS.org. It is a ground-up overhaul and provides a fresh take on the first contact point for existing or potential users wishing to engage with the QGIS project and discover its value proposition.

A new strategy for QGIS.org websites

In this blog post, we would like to provide an overview of the goals that we had for building the new QGIS.org website and the bigger picture of how this website update fits into the broader strategy for our website plans for QGIS.

About two years ago, we started experimenting with building a new QGIS.org website based on Hugo. Hugo, as a technology choice, was less important than was our intent to develop a more modern site that addressed our strategic goals.

After some ‘in-house’ (i.e. volunteer-based) work to develop an initial version of the site, we received the go-ahead to use QGIS funds for this and put out a call in October 2023 for a company to support our work. This was ultimately won by Kontur.io, who, together with our volunteers, brought the work into high gear.
Initial analysis of the questions and actions to be quickly answered by qgis.org

Goal 1: Speak to a new audience

Our primary goal was to speak to a new audience. We are confident that QGIS can compete with all of the commercial vendors providing GIS software. We didn’t convey that well on our old website. We feel that QGIS was too apologetic in how it presented itself. We wanted a website which inspires confidence while addressing the needs of a corporate or organisational decision-maker who is looking at the QGIS project during their GIS software selection process.

The old website was very focused on the developer and contributor community. Obviously, those aspects are important since, without our fantastic community, the QGIS project would not exist. The messaging around open source is also important. Yet these ideas are secondary to the idea that QGIS is one of the best (if not the best) desktop GIS applications out there on the market – open-source or otherwise. We need to present it in this professional perspective.

So, the first goal was to change the messaging to focus on QGIS’s value proposition and take a very professional approach to presenting ourselves on the website.
User group and requirements analysis for the potential qgis.org visitors

Goal 2: Harmonisation

The second goal was to start the process of harmonising all of our website properties. QGIS.org, over the years, has built many different web properties. For example, there’s the plugins website, the feed, the changelog, the sustaining members website, the lessons website and the certification website, the new resources hub website, the API documentation, the user documentation, the user manual, the training manual, various other documentation efforts, and more. Some of those are combined in one application, There are also some less well-known resources, like our analytics.qgis.org and another one for plugin analytics. In short, we’ve a lot of resources!

With so many different web properties, they’ve devolved over time: each has its own look and feel, navigation approach and how you interact with it. Some of them were translated, and some of them were not. We want to harmonise all of these sites so that the user does not notice any change in user experience when they move from one QGIS-related site to another.

Goal 3: Harmonising deployment

In the underlying process of these changes, we’re also redeploying all of the websites on new servers, which are more up-to-date and use better security and maintenance practices. Plenty of work is happening in the background to ensure that all of the servers are in a better-maintained state, document how they’re maintained, and so on.

Goal 4: A hub and spokes

The objective of the new site design is to allow quick movement between the QGIS auxiliary sites. The QGIS.org site will form a hub that effortlessly takes visitors to whichever QGIS-related site they need to complete the task they are busy with. If you’re moving between these sites, the experience should be seamless. You should not really even be aware that you’re moving between different websites. Other than looking at the URL bar, the user presentation and experience should be harmonious between all of them.

One way we are planning to achieve this is to have a universal menu bar and footer. You will see that in the new website’s design, there is a menu bar across the top. This menu bar has two levels: the top menu and the second level, where the search bar is.
The universal menu bar
In this second row, auxiliary sites will have their own sub-menu whilst keeping the shared top-level menu. So if you, for example, are moving around in plugins and want to review the plugin list or submit a new plugin, all of that navigation will be on the second line where the search bar is currently. Regardless of which subdomain you are on, the top-level menu bar will be the same, allowing you to easily navigate back to the hub or to another subdomain.

The footer will be unified and shared between all sites, and the cascading style sheets and styling will be unified across all of the QGIS websites.

In the next phase, we will work to achieve this coherence across all the websites, though we still have a few more tweaks to make to the qgis.org site first.

Goal 5: DOTDOTW – do one thing, do one thing well

We plan to break some auxiliary websites apart into separate pieces. So, for example, the changelog management, certification management, sustaining members management, and lessons management are all in one Django app. We will split them into small single-purpose applications using some common UX metaphors so that each is a standalone application that makes it easy for a potential contributor to understand everything the application does. This will also simplify management as we can upgrade each auxiliary site on separate development cycles. We will also finally have semantic URLs, e.g. certification.qgis.org, to take you to the different areas of interest on the site.

The plugins.qgis.org is also going to be refactored so that it just has plugins and not the resource sharing we’ve added in the last few years. The resource sharing will go into its own subdomain. Similarly, the Planet website will get split into its own website (the planet is a blog aggregator or RSS aggregator) that will be in its own managed instance. Some other components (like the analytics) are difficult to split out like this because they’re linked to the same database. We will try to make sure that those are more discoverable and theme them as much as possible to match the rest of the website experience.

Goal 7: Encapsulation

Another goal we had for the QGIS.org makeover was to make the site performant and self-contained. By self-contained, we mean that it should not ‘call’ out to CDN, Google or other platforms for resources like fonts, CSS frameworks, javascript libraries, etc. There were two reasons for this:
1. These platforms often use such resources to track users as they move around the Internet, which we want to avoid as much as possible.
2. We want to wholly manage our site, be able to fix any issues independently and generally follow a path of self-determination.
Our approach also facilitated the creation of a very performant website, as you can see here. We will try to adhere to these principles for the auxiliary site updates we do in the future, too.
What about translations?
The question has come up: Why did we not want to translate the new QGIS.org when it was translated before?

Firstly, we should make it clear that we do not plan to remove translations from the user documentation, the user manual, and so on, where we think they have the most value.

For the main QGIS.org site, we question whether there is a high value in translating it. Here are some reasons why:

1. Lingua franca: If you are an IT manager in a non-English-speaking country and you want to evaluate some software, you’re going to run into a product page that presents itself in English – it is the norm for IT procurement to work in English for reviewing software products and so on.

2. Automation: Automated translations inside browsers are getting better and better. While these translations are still not completely adequate, we think they will be in one or two years’ time.

3. Translation integrity: Our pursuit of Goal 1 means that we would no longer find it acceptable to have partial website translations. We also need to ensure that the wording and phrasing are consistent with the English messaging. We also have concerns about the QA process regarding trust and review – we want to ensure that any translation truly reflects the meaning and intent of the original content and has not been adjusted during the translation process.

4. Cohesion: Our most important point is raised if we go back to this idea of cohesion between the different websites like QGIS.org, plugins.qgis.org and so on. As well as having the same styling, we also don’t want to switch between languages as you hop between the sites. We aim to present them all as one site. If we translate QGIS.org and then take you to our auxiliary sites, e.g., plugins.qgis.org, the feed, or certification pages, which are in English only, the experience is jarring.

So we must either translate everything into all of the same languages, or work in English. Translating everything is a mammoth task for the translators and for us to retrospectively add translation support to each platform. Thus, we prefer the approach of harmonising everything to one language and then focusing our translation efforts on three areas:
1. The application itself,
2. the user manual and
3. the training manuals.
We can leave the rest of the experience in English and instead focus on harmonising, for now, both in terms of look and feel and the technology used.

When we consider everything as one big website and what the bigger plan is, it is hopefully clearer why we didn’t think translating the landing page and QGIS.org was the best approach.
Further funded work
We hope to use more QGIS funding to support this work in the future. We’re also hoping to work again with Kontur to start moving all these auxiliary sites into their own projects, applying our style guidelines to each. Independently of that, Tim (volunteer), Lova (QGIS funded), and others are already getting started with this process.
Helping out
Do you have strong opinions about the website? Contact Tim on the PSC mailing list if you would like to get involved as a volunteer. We would love to hear from designers, word smiths, marketers, information architects, SEO specialists, web developers and those who think they can help us achieve our goals.
Conclusion
We hope our goals and process make sense for everybody and that we were able to lay out a clear, logical argument about why we don’t want to translate the new website quite yet. We want to focus on these overarching goals and then return to them later if they are still a priority for people. Everything we have built is Open Source and available at this repo, where you can also find an issue tracker to report issues and share ideas relating to the new website.

Thanks for reading. Go spatial without compromise

Cheers, Tim, Marco and Anita
2:00
SourcePole: Adding external WMS to the QGIS Cloud Web Map
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The use of WMS/WMTS layers in a QGIS Cloud map project can significantly degrade the performance of the map display. I have already discussed how to counter this problem in an earlier post. One of the solutions is to load external WMS as background layers. The problem with this approach, however, is that only one WMS background layer can be loaded at a time. If further WMS layers are to be loaded into the map at the same time, this approach cannot be used.
22 July 2024
11:00
Mappery: Wallpaper
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Chris Chambers shared this wallpaper.
MapsintheWild Wallpaper

8:19
Virtual Reality OpenStreetMap
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osm4vr is a virtual reality world built using OpenStreetMap map tiles and building footprints. Using osm4vr with a VR headset you can explore the world in virtual reality. Alternatively, if you don't have access to a headset you can simply fly around the world in your browser instead.Most of the 3d buildings are created using OSM building footprints with building heights, so the graphics can be

2:00
GeoServer Team: GeoServer 2024 Q3 Developer Update
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This is a follow up to 2024 roadmap post outlining development opportunities.

First of all thanks to developers and organisations that have responded with offers of in-kind contributions. This blog post is assessing current progress and outlines a way forward to complete the Java 17/Jakarta EE/Spring 6 upgrades.

This post highlights development activities that are available to be worked on today, along with interested developers and commercial support providers available to work on GeoServer roadmap items.
Spring Framework 6 Tasks
The key challenge we are building towards is a spring-framework 6 update, ideally by the end of 2024 when the version we use now reaches end-of-life.

The tasks below are steps towards this goal.
Wicket 9 upgrade
Interested Parties:
- Brad has been doing amazing work with the Wicket 9 upgrade and is in need of assistance.
- GeoCat has offered to do manual A/B testing when PR is ready for testing.
Activity:
- [GEOS-11275] Wicket 9 upgrade
- geoserver#7154
Spring Security 5.8 update
Spring Security 5.8 provides a safe stepping stone ahead of the complete spring-framework 6 upgrade and is an activity that can be worked on immediately.

Interested parties:
- Andreas Watermeyer (ITS Digital Solutions) offered to work on this activity in during the initial January call out, and has indicated they are now ready to start.
Activity:
- [GEOS-11271] Upgrade spring-security to 5.8
Spring Security Core implementation of OAuth2 / OIDC
The spring-security-oauth client has reached end-of-life and a GeoServer OAuth2 support must be rewritten or migrated as a result.

There are two paths to migrate to spring-security-core implementation:
- Option: Migrate the existing community module implementations to spring-security-core in place; with as little loss of functionality as possible. This has the advantage of using existing test coverage to maintain a consistent set of functionality during migration.
- Option: Setup a community module alongside the existing implementation with the goal of making a full supported etension. This approach has the advantages of allowing organisations the ability to do A/B testing as both the old and new implementation would be available alongside each other. This has the advantage of allowing stakeholders to only fund, implement, test functionality as required without disrupting existing use.
Security integrations often require infrastructure to develop and test against, which the core GeoServer team does not have access to for automated tests. We would like to see organisations review their security integration requirements and be on hand to support this development activity.

The initial priority will support for OAuth2 and Open ID Connect (OIDC), parties interested in maintaining support for Google, GeoNode, GitHub are welcome to participate.

Interested Parties:
- Andreas Watermeyer (ITS Digital Solutions) offered to work on this activity, or test as needed.
- GeoCat is interested in this work also, with the goal of bringing the OIDC plugin up to full extension status (if financing is available).
Activity: not started
- [GEOS-11272] spring-security-oauth replacement, with spring-security 5.8
ImageN / JAI Replacement
The image processing library used by GeoServer has been donated to the open source community under the name ImageN.

The immediate goal has been to add test cases to this codebase and make an ImageN 1.0 release. Andrea has come up with the amazing idea of integrating with JAI-Ext project immediately, to benefit from the improved operators, and jumpstart test coverage.

Interested Parties:
- Jody (GeoCat) is available to support this activity, or take lead if funding is available.
- Andrea (GeoSolutions) has had a deep dive into the implications for the JAI-EXT project outlining a roadmap for project integration
We would like to see organisations that depend on GeoServer for earth observation and imagery to step forward with funding for this activity.
2024 Financial support and sponsorship
Thus far 2024 has not had a strong enough sponsorship response to support the project goals above. As a point of comparison we established a budget of $15,000 with OSGeo last year to take on an low-level API change that affected several projects.

This year GeoServer sponsorship has raised between $1,000 and $2,000 which is not enough to plan with or coordinate in-kind contributions offered thus far.

Jody has worked with the OSGeo board to make adjustments to the sponsorship:
- Guidance has been provided for appropriate sponsorship levels for individual consultants, small organisation, companies and public institutions of different sizes.
- There are clear examples of how to sponsor and donate, along with the the perks and publicity associated with financial support
- GeoServer has a new sponsorship page on our website collecting this information
- GeoServer now lists sponsors logos on our home page, alongside core contributors.
We would like to thank everyone who has responded thus far:
- Sponsors: How 2 Map, illustreets
- Individual Donations: Peter Rushforth, Marco Lucarelli, Gabriel Roldan, Jody Garnett, Manuel Timita, Andrea Aime
21 July 2024
13:00
From GIS to Remote Sensing: Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin version 8.3 release date
sur Planet OSGeo

This post is to announce that the new version 8.3 of the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin (SCP) for QGIS will be released the 3rd of August 2024.This new version will require the new version 0.4 of the Python processing framework Remotior Sensus, and will include several new features such as such as clustering, raster editing and raster zonal stats.

For any comment or question, join the Facebook group or GitHub discussions about the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin.
11:00
Mappery: Which projection is this?
sur Planet OSGeo

I found this nice geo license plate walking by the River Thames. Very geo-nerdy. Happy Sunday!
MapsintheWild Which projection is this?
20 July 2024
15:41
From GIS to Remote Sensing: Remotior Sensus Update: Version 0.4
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I'm glad to announce the update of Remotior Sensus to version 0.4.This new version add several new features such as clustering, raster editing and raster zonal stats. Following the complete changelog:
- Added tool "Band clustering" for unsupervised K-means classification of bandset
- Added tool "Raster edit" for direct editing of pixel values based on vector
- Added tool "Raster zonal stats" for calculating statistics of a raster intersecting a vector.
- Improved the NoData handling for multiprocess calculation
- In "Band clip", "Band dilation", "Band erosion", "Band sieve", "Band neighbor", "Band resample" added the option multiple_resolution to keep original resolution of individual rasters, or use the resolution of the first raster for all the bands
- In "Cross classification" fixed area based accuracy and added kappa hat metric
- In "Band combination" added option no_raster_output to avoid the creation of output raster, producing only the table of combinations
- In "Band calc" replaced nanpercentile with optimized calculation function
- Improved extraction of ROIs in "Band classification"
- Minor bug fixing and removed Requests dependency
Read more »
11:00
Mappery: Corsica
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This charcuterie platter is in Corsica’s shape.
MapsintheWild Corsica

9:01
10 Million Street Views
sur Google Maps Mania

Street-level imagery such as Google Maps Street View panoramas has become a pivotal resource for many researchers as it can provide a unique perspective on built environments. The ability to access and analyse comprehensive street-level imagery provides researchers with a powerful tool for exploring and understanding urban environments. Accessing comprehensive street level imagery at

19 July 2024
17:43
GeoNode: Docs For Devs
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GeoNode: Docs For Devs
17:43
GeoNode: Translate
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GeoNode: Translate
17:43
GeoNode: Improve
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GeoNode: Improve
17:43
GeoNode: Future
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GeoNode: Future
17:43
GeoNode: Patches
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GeoNode: Patches
17:43
GeoNode: Contribute
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GeoNode: Contribute
17:43
GeoNode: Extend
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GeoNode: Extend
17:43
GeoNode: Arch
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GeoNode: Arch
17:43
GeoNode: Testing
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GeoNode: Testing
17:43
GeoNode: Env Dev
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GeoNode: Env Dev
17:43
GeoNode: Management Commands
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GeoNode: Management Commands
17:43
GeoNode: Backups
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GeoNode: Backups
17:43
GeoNode: Other Languages
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GeoNode: Other Languages
17:43
GeoNode: Ssl
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GeoNode: Ssl
17:43
GeoNode: Troubleshoot
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GeoNode: Troubleshoot
17:43
GeoNode: Customize Geonode
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GeoNode: Customize Geonode
17:43
GeoNode: Production Geonode
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GeoNode: Production Geonode
17:43
GeoNode: Install Geonode
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GeoNode: Install Geonode
17:43
GeoNode: Share Map
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GeoNode: Share Map
17:43
GeoNode: Find Map
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GeoNode: Find Map
17:43
GeoNode: Create Map
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GeoNode: Create Map
17:43
GeoNode: Add Data
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GeoNode: Add Data
17:43
GeoNode: New Account
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GeoNode: New Account

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