QGIS stylesheets for OpenStreetMap
Ready-made QGIS stylesheets (QML) for OpenStreetMap are available for download. These were created and tested with QGIS version 2.2 on Debian GNU/Linux 7.
Presenting Ordnance Survey Meridian 2 data in QGIS
Below are QGIS QML stylesheets for OS OpenData Meridian 2 layers. Ordnance Survey data has been available for a while for download as OS OpenData. Also provided are SLDs for ESRI. However these SLDs do not import correctly into QGIS.
Mapping UK crime data HowTo
We will create a database and populate it with UK streets and incidents of street crime. We will then plot the crimes on an interactive map for further analysis.
We will create a PostgreSQL PostGIS database on the local machine. Eventually all our spatial data will be stored here.
Free Sat-Nav now available for Nokia E71
Google street view covers 95% of UK
Google have updated their street view software to cover 95% of the UK. To give it a try, visit maps.google.com with Javascript enabled, search for your location, then drag the little orange man (at the top of the left-hand zoom bar) onto the map or zoom all the way in. Streets that are navigable will be shown in blue.
Free Sat-Nav for your mobile phone
Nokia Ovi Maps has been offered for free with certain handsets since January 2010. We will update you when this offer is extended to the older enterprise smart phones.
OpenStreetMap moves to PostgreSQL
Clever Elephant has reported that PostgreSQL will be used for OpenStreetMap.
UK Google street view launched
Google have released their street view software for the UK. To give it a try, visit maps.google.com with Javascript enabled, search for London, then drag the little orange man (at the top of the left-hand zoom bar) onto the map. Streets that are navigable will be shown in blue.
ESRI to support PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL weekly news reports that ESRI ArcGIS 9.3 now supports PostgreSQL. This enhancement allows businesses to obtain the full benefits of PostgreSQL or EnterpriseDB alongside an established ArcGIS installation.