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Where can I go to have a rant about Open GEO Data?
Which is the most popular GIS forum or website that's not under the control of our corporate or government overlords?
This place is great for questions and answers, but if I want to have a discussion ...
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Open source database of world locations [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Comprehensive list of Latitude and Longitude values of cities round the world
i would like to know if is out there any downloadable database of world locations,
i know ...
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Where can I get free New Zealand and Melbourne geodata?
I have just installed QGIS. Do any forum users know where I could download or access files and maps for 1) New Zealand, and/or 2) Melbourne/Victoria, Australia. Preferably it would be good to know ...
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Can ArcMap 9.3 process sqlite files?
I'm using qgis and grass for my work. I've produced a shapefile which is over 100mbs (s a result of some statistical analysis).
If i convert it to sqlite format (spatially enabled) the data shrinks ...
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coordinate definitions from nyc.gov open data SpatialLocation field
The NYC Open Data website has a dataset of street events. The last column is called SpatialLocation, and is defined as a text field. An example is below. It is clearly two points on a physical map. ...
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Problem loading OS OpenData multipoint shapefile into PostGIS
I am trying to load the OS OpenData Strategi shapefile dataset into a PostGIS database. I have had no problems with the polyline and polygon shapefiles, but I am unable to get the point shapefiles to ...
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Derive WGS84 Longitude & Latitude from British Northings & Eastings
I'm looking for a fairly simple way to append columns with WGS84 longitude and latitude to a table containing northings and eastings. The source data is Ordnance Survey's CodePoint Open, which I is ...
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Using openlayers to render UK National Grid maps
Is there a way I can use Openlayers with a 1 pixel = 1m/2m/4m OS Grid map at high resolutions (i.e. OS Street View), but switching to a Mercator projection when you zoom out (i.e. for Google Maps or ...
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Where to download free elevation data for Europe?
Where can I find free elevation data for Europe? Please mention the available resolutions and terms of use when posting a source.
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Direction on OS Meridian data
I've been looking to use the Ordanance Survey's Meridian data (part of the their OpenData suite) for doing vehicle routing.
Whilst I can infer road class from the NUMBER property on each polyline, I ...
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Ways to load OS VectorMap data
Us lucky fellows in the UK have been able to access public geodata from Ordance Survey under an open licence since April this year. Some of the datasets, including VectorMap, are broken into 100 ...
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What are the licence limitations on the free Ordnance Survey (OS) data sets?
The OS has some “free” map data, but what am I allowed to use it for?
