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• #PluginFridays: SRTM Downloader

  22 Oct 2020 ᛫ 2 min read

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  SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) is a global research endeavor that yielded nearly-global digital elevation models (DEM). QGIS has a plugin called the SRTM Downloader that allows for SRTM data to easily be downloaded straight from QGIS.

• Download from the the Registry of Open Data on AWS

  19 Oct 2020 ᛫ 2 min read

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  Here's how to get data from the Registry of Open Data on AWS, particularly the Ookla Global Fixed and Mobile Network Performance Maps but these methods can work for any dataset there.

• Add Orfeo ToolBox (OTB) processing provider in QGIS

  11 Oct 2020 ᛫ 3 min read

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  Orfeo ToolBox (OTB) is an open-source project for state-of-the-art remote sensing. You can harness its power in QGIS by adding it as a processing provider.

• Run QGIS processing algorithms in R

  04 Oct 2020 ᛫ 5 min read

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  QGIS 3.14 introduced the qgis_process command that allows users to run QGIS processing algorithms from the console without having the QGIS GUI open. Now, an R package (qgisprocess) allows us to run QGIS processing algorithms inside of R! Awesome!

• Custom splash screens in QGIS

  05 Sep 2020 ᛫ 2 min read

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  QGIS is one of the most customizable GIS out there (being FOSS ensures that) but did you know that you can also easily customize its splash screen? Read on to learn how.

• Run QGIS processing algorithms from the command line

  17 Jul 2020 ᛫ 3 min read

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  QGIS 3.14 introduced the qgis_process command that allows users to run QGIS processing algorithms from the console without having the QGIS GUI open.

• My new daily driver

  15 Feb 2020 ᛫ 6 min read

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  I made one of my biggest purchases/investments (of my life) last year when I finally pulled the trigger on updating my laptop.

• Why you shouldn't use QGIS

  22 Oct 2019 ᛫ 1 min read

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  A presentation on why you shouldn't use QGIS (or should you?).

• Learning tools on web GIS: Introduction to web maps and web GIS

  10 Oct 2019 ᛫ 1 min read

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  A presentation on basic GIS concepts and introduction to Web Maps and Web GIS given during the Training-Workshop on WebGIS Tools with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

• Strictly by the Numbers: The dominance of Ateneo in round 1 of #UAAPSeason82

  02 Oct 2019 ᛫ 4 min read

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  The Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles were undefeated in the first round of #UAAPSeason82. Can someone stop them on their way to a third straight Championship or are they just #ThatDamnGood?