Postgres 4 Planners : SHP File Command Import Tool
Unfortunately - the shape 2 pgsql command cannot be installed separately (easily ie without resorting to binary files) using the psql tool separate installer. So it is easier just to…
OpenStreetMap : Participation is easy
I have been a contributor to the Open Street Map dataset on a very minor level for about 8 years now and I would recomend it to anyone doing research…
Overpass Turbo : Churches and Cathedrals
If you haven't used it before Overpass Turbo is a website that allows the user to interrogate the global OpenStreetMap database. This is excellent for identifying at scale building types…
Overpass Turbo : Schools
Following on the theme of using Openstreet map to identify spatial context of building here's the syntax to identify schools within a bounding box defined as your selected field of…
Spatial Data Hub Scotland
Planning in the UK has for a long time suffered from a classic siloing of data by authority resulting in slow and varied analysis of information. Authorities relied on talented…