The GIS Consultant's blog
"resource-use policy must rest on a widespread knowledge of the territory" - Ferdinando Galiani, Naples, around 1750
Analysis of Copernicus data relating to the 2017 fires on Vesuvius
An analysis of the damage caused by the 2017 fires in the Vesuvius National Park, based on Copernicus, Corine Land Cover and DTM LiDAR data, with an assessment of the destroyed and damaged areas.
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16 August 2017
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2 minutes
Query: select part of a string excluding some characters
Learn how to select part of a string in QGIS using the substr operator, excluding certain characters, to filter data accurately and quickly.
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23 June 2017
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2 minutes
Create a raster and a vector of the elevation bands
Learn to create a raster and elevation vector in QGIS using GRASS GIS. Step by step guide with a DEM, altimetric reclassification and conversion to polygons.
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26 May 2017
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1 minute
Geomarketing
Every municipality should have a plan for commercial activities, but that is only one of the areas where geomarketing can be an indispensable GIS tool.
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06 May 2017
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1 minute
Precision Agriculture
In recent years agriculture has seen a growing number of survey techniques in which GIS methods also play an important role.
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29 April 2017
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1 minute
Urban Mobility
A GIS can also support urban mobility management because GIS are, above all, decision-support systems.
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22 April 2017
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1 minute
Archaeology
Archaeology is one of the disciplines that benefits most from GIS tools. Here is an example of how GIS can support an archaeological survey.
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15 April 2017
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1 minute
School Mobility
One of the fields where GIS tools are essential is sustainable mobility. Here is a practical example built around a school.
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08 April 2017
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1 minute
Territorial Planning and Management
Territorial planning and management are unthinkable without GIS, yet CAD is still used too often even for planning tasks such as a municipal urban plan.
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01 April 2017
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1 minute
3D Open Source
Find out how to create a 3D reproduction of an area using only open source software like QGIS, without spending anything. Step by step guide using DEM, CTR and Qgis2threejs plugin.
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18 March 2017
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2 minutes