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…
Town Planning and Refuse Disposal
In our development and with regard to planning I know that City of Edinburgh carefully consider refuse disposal in housing site design. Waste disposal areas are easily accessible to residents…
Town Planning and Pedestrian Access
Internationally recognized examples of good practice in urban design and pedestrian access. Here are some notable examples : (Researched using ChatGPT) 1. Copenhagen, Denmark Focus on Active Transportation: Copenhagen is…
MapLibre / Leaflet / OpenLayers – a quick overview
So I've been investigating Javascript mapping libraries and I've had a chance to investigate three. I've been working with them and chatGPT to build basic applications using data from the…
Notes on BRE Guidelines on Daylight and Sunlight 2022
BRE – Building Research Establishment The new BRE guidelines for Daylight & Sunlight 2022 have been amended to incorporate updates from the British Standard for Daylighting in Buildings (BS EN17037) issued in June…
Selected Local Development Plan – Links
Links to Scottish Planning Authority Local Plan information City of Edinburgh Local Development Plan 2030 (Adopted November 2024) (Direct Link to ARCGIS online map) City of Glasgow Development Plan (adopted…
Postgres 4 Planners : Automating Site Constraint Checks
Introduction In terms of the Housing Land Audit , Employment land and Vacant and Derelict land it is important to quickly identify what constraints/policies and education catchment areas a site…
Geoserver Installation (Configuration for SQL Server on Windows)
Once you have your data in an Enterprise Grade database sharing that information becomes important. Some vendors, in particular Digital mapping SAAS vendors want you to transfer your data into…
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…
Geoserver – CREATE View
Geoserver has this really great feature whereby admins are able to create views that are held with the configuration of the Geoserver but separate from the database. This allows admins…
GeoServer and ORACLE – WFS & WMS Config Tips
This post is a brief description of my findings on setting up Geoserver from scratch and some particular points on setting it up for an Oracle connection. I hope it…
ArcGIS Online (AGOL) – Observations and Reflections
Pros I recently started using ArcGIS Online (AGOL), a platform that seems to be widely regarded as a solid choice for online mapping. So far, I’ve found its user interface…
Mapping Portals & Map Constraints
Historical Environment Scotland Map Portal – Listed building / Conservation Areas / Scheduled Ancient Monuments Coal Authority Interactive Map Viewer – Coal Mining Risk Assessment High Risk Areas Sites of Special Scientific…