Author Archives: leigh
Almost everyone on the net has had the opportunity to use one of the big four web mapping sites: Google Maps, Bing Maps, Yahoo! Maps, and OpenStreetMap. It’s possible to host a custom map on your own site using one of these services, as long as you have some programming experience. But it only takes […]
Reblogged from Slashgeo: This is certainly major news. Steve Coast, the OpenStreetMap founder, joined Microsoft’s Bing Maps team. From the announcement: “Continuously innovating and improving our map data is a top priority and a massive undertaking at Bing. That’s why we’re excited to announce a new initiative to work with the OpenStreetMap project, a community […]
In the beginning, there was the command line – a text-only interface that controlled the computer. Typing and squinting in front of a terminal provided a lot of power to experienced users, but inexperienced users demanded something easier to use. Later, when memory and peripherals became cheap, the point and click interface was born, allowing […]
Occasionally, when knocking up a demo or a quick project in ArcGIS, you may find that your scale bar is lying to you. In the majority of cases, most GIS users don’t even take notice of their scale bars, much less question the veracity of the distances implied. However, if you have a projection or […]
Did you know that November 17th is GIS Day? Probably not. GIS Day is an awareness campaign, sponsored by ESRI, which is designed to increase the visibility of the spatial arts. Which is important, because I don’t think GIS has become part of the everyday lexicon yet. Whenever people ask me what I do for […]
Hello, and welcome to Northwest Spatial Solutions! We are a small independent geographic consulting company working out of the Seattle area. Our main interests are GIS, cartography, and dataset maintenance, and our services are provided on a contract or freelance basis. We are professional, secure, and knowledgeable. In this blog, we’ll be sharing news from […]
