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I have a background in database/web development and transportation modelling. I've used GIS and python for several years and am currently focussing on open source GIS development, working on projects for the Red Cross in London


May
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answered How to route on OSM without using any already released routing engine?
May
11
comment Will osm2po or other tools simplify links between nodes?
OK, thanks for a great answer. I follow the reasoning which I had not thought of before. osm2po is a great product to use.
May
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accepted Will osm2po or other tools simplify links between nodes?
May
10
revised Will osm2po or other tools simplify links between nodes?
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May
10
asked Will osm2po or other tools simplify links between nodes?
May
10
comment Using the PgRouting driving_distance function can we see the edges?
Sorry about the terribly late reply. I left this field for a while. I cannot really remember. I gave up and started using a Dijkstra algorithm directly with the python language. The routine returns the distance (or time cost, if that is how you weight the links/edges) of every visited node back to the source as well as every nodes predecessor node. i.e.code.activestate.com/recipes/…
May
10
accepted Best way to create tiles
May
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accepted Can I also import road type using osm2po?
May
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awarded  Scholar
May
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accepted Data sources for real road speeds
May
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accepted Best design for Open Source Python / PostGIS prototype
Feb
14
answered How do I apply Dijkstra's algorithm in Python with PostGIS data?
Dec
7
asked Best way to create tiles
Dec
7
answered What is the best web editor and server for postgis?
Dec
7
answered General GeoDjango Opinion
Oct
16
comment Best design for Open Source Python / PostGIS prototype
The other thing I've just found out is that returning rows via a stored procedure is very, (very, very) slow.
Oct
16
comment Best design for Open Source Python / PostGIS prototype
Thanks, David. That sounds like a good policy which I've been drifting towards myself. I'll look into GeoServer for image tiles. I've used python/mapnik in the past for this.
Oct
16
comment Best design for Open Source Python / PostGIS prototype
More generally I'm looking to settle on an architecture that balances quite intensive geo-processing with a responsive web user interface: not as quick as Google of course, but recognizable in terms of today's user expectations! This is for a few power users.
Oct
16
comment Best design for Open Source Python / PostGIS prototype
Matthew - I am trying to create drivetime polygons. I know something about concave polygons but wanted to try it this way, primarily for better accuracy. The polygons are 200m buffers of MultiLinestrings (that is: roads). I am currently playing with the idea of pre-buffering all of the roads in the database, but I still need to merge them. \n #
Oct
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asked Best design for Open Source Python / PostGIS prototype