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GIS impacts in the East African Region

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In this blog, we shall explore the various GIS impacts within this region in the recent past and...
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Nearest neighbor analysis in QGIS

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GIS is very useful in analyzing the spatial relationships between features. It is important at times to find...
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3D Map in QGIS

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Well, this is a topic that I have always wanted to write about but have been a little...
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Begin developing in GIS

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For the last few weeks, I have been putting together some ideas that I gathered from different environments...
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Using QGIS Layer Styles in GeoServer

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GeoServer provides us with the functionality of styling our layers to match our preferences. However, many are the...
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Generating Contours from DEM in QGIS

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      A few weeks ago I wrote a post on Generating DEMs from Contours which was quite a...
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Using Free GPS Tools for Mapping

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Sometimes we find ourselves lost while traveling. Right? But have you really tried to leverage some of the...
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Color Blind Maps in QGIS

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Color blind maps are maps that are designed to be legible for people with color vision deficiencies. These...
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Generating DEM from Contours in QGIS

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Well, Today was a great day. A colleague asked, “Can I generate a DEM of my region using...
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9 Essential GIS Skills

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We like maps and will continue to like them more. Every day, there are changes in the libraries used for mapping. With most maps being 2D, exploring 3D maps is so much fun and better
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Adding layers from GeoServer in QGIS

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In a GIS, the ability to handle more data formats is of key priority while developing the system....
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Publishing maps using QGIS Cloud

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Sharing the outputs of your GIS work with other people on the globe has become a common practice...
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