Introduction In my current role, scripting is by far my favourite activity. I’ve always enjoyed language, and in the same way I enjoy writing and reading other’s scripts. Although reading, understanding, and altering scripts written by others can often be seen as an area where the drudgery must be mitigated or avoided, I enjoy trying…
Read detailsTopology is the study of geometrical properties and spatial relations that are unaffected by continuous changes in the shape and size of a figure. A topologist doesn’t see any difference between a donut and a coffee cup. In ArcGIS, topology in a geodatabase is the arrangement that defines how point, line and polygon features share…
Read detailsThere can be times when data which is available to you may not present information exactly as you would like. Variations in units are common. In many cases, you can simply create a new column and calculate a converted value. What happens when you don’t have write access to the data? Suddenly you have an…
Read detailsThere’s only a few days left before the 2015 Esri User Conference (UC) in San Diego, and Esri has released the UC Q&A, which aims to answer common questions about Esri’s products and services, and also sets the scene for the UC. It’s a comprehensive document; the PDF download stretches to 169 pages; so here (in…
Read detailsBuild once, process many! In a previous blog it was discussed how you can use ArcPy to perform batch geoprocessing instead of using the ‘batch’ option for a tool. There is however a 3rd way you could consider that is far quicker than using the ‘batch’ option, plus you don’t need to know any Python!…
Read detailsIn 2005, an unnamed oil & gas operator quietly set the world record in drilling furthest from the intended location. Positioning a rig offshore, not far from the equator, someone managed to misread Latitude North as South. As a result, the well spudded 400 kilometres off target.1 This is an extreme example but, in our…
Read detailsIt’s been nearly 3 years since Esri announced that the technology we’d been using for years was now “a platform”. I think it’s fair to say people were initially confused. Fast forward a couple of releases and Esri’s technology stack has matured significantly, and with it their ArcGIS Platform offering. We’re now seeing the realisation…
Read detailsExprodat recently held its first company day of 2015 and it was a great success. It’s a day filled with company updates from the Exprodat management team, technical workshops, team meetings and team-building social events. I’m on the Sports and Social Committee and we always try to plan a fun activity as part of the…
Read detailsIn this blog we will look at how you can improve the performance of your ArcGIS for Server-based WebGIS applications by tweaking the content of the map services that they use. Before you start If you’re creating a new WebGIS application, or looking to amend an existing one, you should consider: Who’s going to use…
Read detailsThis was the third year that Esri has focused in on the ‘Location (Web GIS) Platform’ concept in their Partner Conference, and there was a real clarity around the messaging this year. These are my top 5 takeaways. 1. It’s not about the technology There was a clear shift away from a focus on technology,…
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