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I'm Daniel O'Donohue, the voice and creator behind The MapScaping Podcast ( A podcast for the geospatial community ). With a professional background as a geospatial specialist, I've spent years harnessing the power of spatial to unravel the complexities of our world, one layer at a time.

Reprojecting Vector Data: Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices

Discover the essentials of reprojecting vector data in GIS, including choosing the right CRS, working with popular GIS software, understanding distortions, and solving common alignment issues. Master the art of reprojecting with our comprehensive guide

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Identifying Coordinate Systems for Shapefiles

Discover how to identify unknown coordinate systems for shapefiles in GIS with our comprehensive guide. Learn practical techniques, tips, and tools like QGIS’s Find Projection feature to tackle the challenge and ensure accurate geospatial data analysis.

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Converting Between KML and Shapefiles

Discover the essentials of converting between KML and shapefile formats in GIS. Learn about common challenges, practical solutions, and step-by-step guides using popular tools like GDAL, QGIS, and ArcGIS Pro. Master geospatial data management with ease.

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An Introduction to Spatial Indexing

Explore the world of spatial indexing and learn how to optimize your spatial data handling with this comprehensive guide on spatial index types, use cases, and implementation strategies.

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Ground Control Points

Discover the secrets of Ground Control Points (GCPs) in geospatial data processing. Learn best practices for selecting, using, and distributing GCPs

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Spatial Joins in QGIS

Discover the power of spatial joins in QGIS through our comprehensive guide. Learn how to combine, analyze, and visualize datasets based on geographic locations with step-by-step instructions and practical examples.

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Hyperspectral vs Multispectral

When comparing multispectral and hyperspectral data it is not simply a case of “more data more better”! 
With hyperspectral you have “The curse of Dimensionality” but you also get more flexibility to pick exactly what bands you want to use!
With mult…

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Download Shapefiles for Any Country

Discover how to download Shapefile data for any country and explore key considerations for GIS data analysis, including data quality, projections, licensing, and more in this beginner-friendly guide. Unlock the power of GIS in your projects!

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Reading And Writing Geopackage In Python

Explore the power of GeoPackages in Python using Geopandas, Fiona, and Shapely. Learn how to read, write, and perform common geospatial operations on this versatile, compact, and platform-independent data format that overcomes shapefile and GeoJSON limitations

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Joining Tables In QGIS

Master the art of joining tables in QGIS with this comprehensive guide. Learn best practices for attribute-based joins, data cleaning, and creating unique, common fields for accurate results. Boost your GIS skills today!

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