Developing in JavaScript
Working on my final projects these days for Web GIS and GIS Programming and Customization. My final project, on vehicle collisions with pedestrians and with bicyclists in Los Angeles, will be published...
View ArticleVehicle collisions with pedestrians and with cyclists in Los Angeles, CA
I mapped vehicle collisions with pedestrians and with cyclists for my final Web GIS project this term. I created this map using CartoDB and created a layer selector query with some SQL which you too...
View ArticleTetris Dress
Dress with alcohol sensor, LEDs, battery, Arduino and wires attached. I found a cool dress with a tetris like pattern on it at a sample sale near my condo in early 2013. I wore this dress to parties a...
View ArticleFinding books
Flying books. "What type of books are you looking for," I asked Bill as he was circling about The Last Bookstore, which we visited tonight. "I'm looking for sci fi books," he said, "and I can't find...
View ArticleLos Angeles Riot Maps
I made the top map in this post using CartoDB's new Torque tool which produces a time slider based on a date field. (Great job CartoDB, I'm super happy you've released this technology! I'm also...
View ArticlePython script that uses collections
This post details some of the backend development necessary for creating cool web maps. This type pf backend development is less gloriously interesting than fancy web maps, but backend geoprocessing is...
View ArticleThe Developers
Surely, there must be a movie called "The Developers", and I have yet to see it. I submitted an abstract for the Esri Developer Summit that takes place in Palm Springs, CA, in March. In my talk at this...
View ArticleBeginning a Mobile GIS course
Last week I started the Mobile GIS course offered through USC. I am absolutely excited to develop Android mobile applications using Java. The first development assignment for this class will be...
View ArticleSan Francisco Watercolor
I am visiting San Francisco for the weekend! I wrote this sortable, optimized for viewing-on-a-computer-not-a-phone, list of what Bill and I will do as we trounce about the city! eat Indian food with...
View ArticleEnd of Complimentary Bing Map Usage with Esri
Bing maps ended complimentary use of their basemaps with ArcGIS software on December 31, 2013. Esri sent out several emails during 2013 informing developers that call a Bing basemap in their web...
View ArticleMurals in the night
There's a new mural in a parking lot in downtown Los Angeles. With an entire story! About this new/famous band whose lead singer commissioned the mural, offered an impromptu concert, my friends who...
View ArticlePython script to minify files
I wrote a Python script to minify JavaScript and CSS files in a folder by way of Ajax Minifier and Python's subprocess module. This script saves lots of time and reduces the chance of error that a more...
View ArticleStacked cities
I gathered six cities of the United States for you. I've lived in four of these cities, including the one I currently reside in. I created this image with QGIS, GIMP, and Inkscape. Follow these topics:...
View ArticleAttending the Esri Developer Summit
ul.a {list-style-type:circle;} I attended the Esri Developer Summit for the first time this year and enjoyed frolicking about different talks, presentations, and demos. The middle part of the...
View ArticleMapbox basemaps
Mapbox gives users the tools to create customized base maps that other applications can call from URLs and serve as basemaps. Esri and CartoDB can both serve Mapbox tiles which is quite excellent. This...
View ArticlejQuery Game
I developed a quick, simple game called Working with a jQuery Spinner. If you get to the maximum or minimum value, you win. If you click Destroy, the game ends. Go ahead, bend the spinner to your...
View ArticleAdding a Python Program to a Raspberry Pi to search Twitter Hashtags
a:link {color:#B4045F;text-decoration:none;} a:visited {text-decoration:none;} a:hover {color:#01DF3A;text-decoration:underline;} li.ex {color:rgb(230,57,0);} The screen glows, but the LED's the...
View ArticleImplementing GeoJSONs with CartoDB
I appreciate CartoDB lately since I can quickly create customized web maps quickly from zipped shapefiles, GeoJSONs, kmls, and more that I discover on the internet. GeoJSONs are a powerful type of...
View ArticleMoving Python Scripts to Windows 7 from XP
I recently switched from an XP machine at work, with ArcGIS 10.0 software installed on it, to a Windows 7, ArcGIS 10.1 machine. I wrote Python scripts more than a year ago, that utilize the arcpy...
View Article@dickens140
Bill, a person of talents too numerous to write here, wrote this post which could be subtitled "Creating Fun, Automated Posts via Twitter." Twitter is a microblogging platform, allowing users to share...
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