Tag Archives: map
Not really getting the Azimuthal Equidistant projection right
All I really wanted to do is make a map like this: This is an Azimuthal Equidistant projection, with me at the centre (of course) and the rest of the world spread out in a fan by distance and bearing. … Continue reading
#mapfail
… or “トロント動物園“, as we locals purportedly call it. The This place has unverified edits legend is a bit of a giveaway. Looks like there’s been some messing about with Google Map Maker, which isn’t always the best tool for the … Continue reading
Ham Radio log to interactive OpenStreetMap
You might notice that there’s now a Ham Radio QSO Map lurking on the front page. Thanks to the WordPress OpenStreetMap plugin (which I’ve slightly abused before). Here’s a small piece of Perl which will take your ADIF log and … Continue reading
fallout from last night’s OSM 6th birthday Mappy Hour in Toronto
It was fun – there were geo-aware cupcakes! It is very easy to lose days in the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection. Richard’s OpenStreetMap for the Beginner tutorials are actually really really good. In a moment of geek worlds colliding, … Continue reading
in which I discover OpenStreetMap editing
While I’ve used OpenStreetMap data before, I’ve never added anything to it. That changed after going to Mappy Hour last night, and meeting Richard Weait. He has a bunch of useful tutorials on his website. While I’ve used OpenStreetMap data … Continue reading
Japanese Map Symbol for a windmill
I’m rather taken with the symbol that Japanese maps use for wind mills and wind turbines. I’ll try to modify it for use in QGis. Update: so how does this look? I cleaned up the blade angles, added line end-caps, … Continue reading