Podcast
This one went on quite a bit longer than I expected - almost an hour. It covers prepping data for Fusion Tables, uploading and styling the layer, adding the layer to our map, and performing a spatial query via the Fusion
Make Smarter - Intro to Rails, JS Console Pro Tips, Getting to know GIT, Freeing Energy from the Grid
If you’ve been wondering what all the fuss about Ruby on Rails is about, nettuts+ has a great screencast for you. It’s over 40 minutes long and includes test-driven development to test the application’s features. Best in
Google Earth API Integration via GeoWebCache
If you are local to the Mecklenburg County NC area and use our GeoPortal a lot, you might have noticed something new lately. If you have the Google Earth API installed, you get this in your list of overlays: Should y
Skin in the Game
Patent Evil Infographic
Another great infographic from mbaonline. Wired described an interesting way to fix the patent mess - make applicants submit models of their inventions, which was the norm until 1880. It would reduce the inflow of patent
2011-09-29-1-reason-why-local-government-tech-projects-fail
The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the ine
Podcast
For this podcast series, we’ll be building a web site with map, geocoding, choropleth mapping, and point in polygon operation from scratch using HTML5 Boilerplate, jQuery, the Google Maps API, and Google Fusion Tables. W
Back from FOSS4G
Happy Troll is Happy I made it to my first FOSS4G this year and, remarkably, made it back without blowing out either brain or liver. It was, hands down, the best GIS conference I have attended. My brain is still buzzin
Make Smarter: Color Choice, Pseudo Elements, Graphics Tutorials, The Great Divergence
First up in this month’s Make Smarter is a quick video describing HSL color values and how to use them to pick complementary colors. It centers around PowerPoint, but the color tips are spot on (and he did toss in a map)
Spectacular Video from the ISS
Spectacular time-lapse photography from the ISS.