Tag Archives: online mapping

Visualizing confidence in data on map: example of SoilWeb Mobile

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

See this post for a nice example how one can display the level of confidence in the data presented for a mapping unit on a map. The SoilWeb provides the distance from the nearest map unit polygon boundary. It gives … Continue reading →

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MapTiler to create online maps II

Posted on November 4, 2010 by

In an earlier post I wrote how I created a mash-up map with MapTiler. There is an option in MapTiler to set transparency for a color, but this didn’t work for me at the time. I therefore created a small … Continue reading →

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Nice step by step tutorial how to create an Open Source Web Map

Posted on July 26, 2010 by

Ever wanted to create an open source web map but not sure where to start? The short tutorial ‘Blueprint for Creating an Open Source Web Map‘ by Michelle Ballinger might be just what you are looking for. This tutorial “takes … Continue reading →

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MapTiler to create online maps

Posted on July 24, 2010 by

For a project a few years ago we created a vegetation map for central and southwest Kenya (see http://ecodiv.org/trapnell for more information). The map together with documentation was initially made available on CD-ROM. I also created an online map. Apart … Continue reading →

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A vegetation map in OpenLayers

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

For a project a few years ago we created a vegetation map for central and southwest Kenya (see http://ecodiv.org/trapnell for more information). The map together with documentation was made available on CD-ROM. However, we wanted to publish the map online … Continue reading →

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ClickFu in QGIS

Posted on June 10, 2010 by

Although Google maps and other online mapping tools become more powerful, creating and analyzing maps is still typically done using a desktop GIS. I am for example using GRASS GIS and QGIS for my work. These are very powerful tools, … Continue reading →

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New CGIAR Ongoing Research Map

Posted on February 13, 2010 by

To create more synergy between projects and research efforts of one or more organizations, it is essential to have a good overview of ongoing projects, including where those projects are being implemented. A good example is the The CGIAR (the … Continue reading →

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