A washout on a creek that regularly delivers torrents of mud and debris. So often the name of the creek is Mud Creek. The washout traps hundreds of campers and outdoor recreationists in a very popular backcountry area. SAR team and public safety members respond. The Ministry of Forests posts KML of the location, but on …
We’re wearing our playoff beards over here at TrueNorth (well, those of us who can grow them); we’re working very hard at the Alpha release, but we just can’t contain our excitement at some of the things we’re dialing in. Today, it’s Google Maps. To be clear, this isn’t a feature that we’ve spent a …
In the past two days we’ve implemented an OpenStreetMap layer that polls imagery (tiles) down from the OpenStreetMap servers. You can use OSM, and other “tile servers” such as Google Maps, Bing Maps, and even ArcGis Tile Server. Screenshot below Unlike the last post, this is a true screen shot, showing some of the UI. If …
At some point on this site I’m bound to start talking about Raster versus Vector formats, so I thought I would preface all of that by writing and article explaining what they are all about. I’ve been surprised at how many people aren’t aware of the difference, and it’s important.