I just read an article titled Protecting native plants helps reduce wildfire risk by Ben Preston. It's in today's Insight section of the San Francisco Article.
I have a small bone to pick with the author. Mind you, I'm not saying the article isn't well-informed or well-written. No, my gripe is with the author's tone.
After discussing the common use of fuel breaks on U.S. Forest Service lands, the author then says:
...Just wanted to plug a site I go to often for ispiration: CartoTalk.
This online forum is host to a large and international community that like to talk about maps. I've learned alot by participating and one can get invaluable feedback on projects as well as ask technical questions. Check it out!
A while back, I reviewed and presented a summary of Diamond Wars? Conflict Diamonds and Geographies of Resource Wars by Philippe Le Billon. The researcher is from from the Geography Department at the University of British Columbia.
My summary was in presentation form. I was active in our local Toastmaster's club at the time, and it was one of the topics I chose for my speech. Funny, preparing for that speech made me want to go back into...
A couple of weeks ago I got asked a question. I thought I'd post the question and my response here for the benefit of others.
Question:
In ArcMap, how do you add a unique numerical identifier to features in the order that you want them (i.e., not in the order of the FID field and without endlessly typing one number after another)?
Answer:
Use this handy-dandy VBA script in the field calculator, of course! Here's how:
I recently read a fascinating book. It's about a map...need I say more?
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Though this is Toby Lester’s first book, he is not stranger to writing about religion,...
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Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend a field tour of the Angora Fire hosted by the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County and the Sacramento-Tahoe Society of American Foresters Chapter. The tour was attended primarily by agency folks, retired US Forest Service and CalFire Foresters as well as the occasional private citizen (a.k.a., me).
The Angora Fire started on Sunday June 24th, 2007 by an illegal campfire near Seneca Pond. In less than 2 days, over 250 structures on private...
Where did six months of my life go?
Sorry I haven't kept up with this blog as much as I had hoped. But I'm back and I have a new hard copy map for purchase on my Tools & Maps page. Please check it out!
I hope to have several more maps ready for purchase by the end of the year, just in time for the holidays and gift giving. If you know someone interested in the Truckee-Lake Tahoe area and can't think what you should get them, please consider my maps.
I'm not going to promise that I will update...
Happy Holidays Everyone! I hope that your holiday season is going well.
Not much new to write about today. I did pick up some new code for some weather forecast stickers. You can click on them to get Truckee's weather forecast!
I am also getting my website re-designed! The functional layout and look should be improved upon. In addition, I will be coming out with some cool printed maps that you can purchase. They will be primarily centered around the Truckee/North Tahoe area but I do plan to do some other locations (like New Zealand). Hope you all have a great New Year...
I often get requests for aerial photographs. Where can I get the latest aerial photos for free? How can I get the same image as the ones that Google uses? Why are Google's images so old?
Aerial photography is a standardized industry and taking those photos (either by satellite or air plane) takes time and money. There are literally thousands of companies that capture images of our earth from a remote location. Aerial photos, satellite images and other such products are the result of what the industry calls...