Why Geography Matters
School is over so hopefully I will get some more time to write in this blog. One of the books for this last class was, “Why Geography Matters”by Harm de Blij. The book is subtitled, “Three Challenges...
View ArticleViewsheds Compared
By comparing line of sight DEM based viewsheds with a manual viewshed the different amount of error associated with different types of DEMs becomes evident. I compared a manual viewshed against a 30...
View ArticleViewshed Creation: From Digital Terrain Model to Digital Surface Model
I recently presented to my faculty on my proposed Masters project. My school does not have a do a thesis (thank goodness) instead we do a project and present at a conference. Below is my proposed...
View ArticleESRI UC Almost Here
Finished up my Masters of GIS project and submitted the paper to ESRI and now working on the Power Point for the conference. I will be presenting at the ESRI UC on Jul 15 from 3:15 PM to 4:30 PM in...
View ArticleESRI UC 2010 MGIS Presentation
The ESRI UC 2010 was not as exciting as I remember when I first went there in 2005. There were a few good discussions but overall it all seemed rather redundant. However, there were a few notable...
View ArticleRural Internet in Caribou ME
Been a while eh? A while back (June of 2011) I mapped out who could get Time Warner service in Caribou ME and who couldn’t. I used the 2010 NAIP imagery to digitize all the homes in Caribou. The...
View ArticleCost to Lay Cable for Caribou Residents
Of the 320 buildings not serviced by Time Warner cable how much would each resident/owner of the buildings have to pay to get cable? Assuming each building is owned by separate resident and assuming...
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