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• Bivariate choropleth maps in QGIS

  15 Sep 2019 ᛫ 5 min read

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  Bivariate choropleth maps are both stunningly beautiful and informative. Here's how you can create them in QGIS.

• #PistaNgMapa: Beyond the basics with QGIS 3.X

  02 Aug 2019 ᛫ 1 min read

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  My presentation during #PistaNgMapa 2019 at Foundation University in Dumaguete about the recent developments and what you can do with QGIS 3.X.

• For[e]Ber

  10 Apr 2019 ᛫ 1 min read

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  Est. 2019

• #PluginFridays: MapSwipe Tool

  29 Mar 2019 ᛫ 2 min read

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  The MapSwipe Tool helps with easy visual comparison by allowing the user to swipe a layer -- perfect for showing the difference between two layers or the changes between two points in time.

• Mapping icebergs in QGIS

  08 Feb 2019 ᛫ 7 min read

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  Map over 300 thousand historic iceberg locations and animate them over time in QGIS.

• Hillshade in QGIS

  22 Jan 2019 ᛫ 3 min read

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  Create beautiful hillshades in QGIS by utilizing a few tricks. :)

• #MakeTheSwitch: Choose GeoPackage

  12 Dec 2018 ᛫ 6 min read

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  This year, I made the decision and conscious effort to use shapefiles less and GeoPackages more in the work that I do. Whenever possible and whenever people will listen, I also try to talk and explain why I made the switch to GeoPackage and why I think the format has a lot of potential.

• Connecting QGIS to Remote Services (WFS, WMS, GeoNode, OSM): Hazard mapping with Phil-LiDAR 1 and Project NOAH hazard maps on the web

  12 Oct 2018 ᛫ 9 min read

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  In this post, I'll show you how to take advantage of QGIS' capabilities for connecting to remote services like WFS, WMS, and GeoNode; getting data from OSM; and even loading vector and raster files stored on the web.

• QGIS Plugins 3.0

  08 Oct 2018 ᛫ 3 min read

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  Another cheers to one of the most commonly underutilized and underappreciated part of QGIS.

• Basemaps! in QGIS

  07 Oct 2018 ᛫ 7 min read

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  Basemaps provide context, character, and personality to your maps plus they're now so easy to add in QGIS. :)