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I have a #GDAL / #QGIS question for the #GIS‌ commnunity in the Fediverse #askFedi concerning the use of geolocation arrays in raster datsets, i.e. in bands the hold (for example) the latitude and longitude of each cell in the raster.

I'm used to produce datasets in UTM format, for which adding the appropriate georeference metadata is simple. However, in this case I'm producing a raster dataset where the cells are distributed in a “warped” area (think aerial imagery with non-affine transform from data matrix to geo coordinates). I have arrays holding resp. the latitude and longitude of each pixel, and can add it to the dataset, I can specify the GCRS (lat/lon WGS84), but I can't seem to be able to find the metadata to add to the raster so that the goelocation arrays are correctly identified as such.

Online there seems to be only sparse documentation about this, generally implying that this is only supported for specific dataset types in specific formats (usually, the standard format from common satellite data) and the only pages I've found on how to “roll your own” refer to a single old-ish mailing list contribution that recommends the use of a sidecar VRT file. Are there any more modern solutions possible?

New blog post: Learning resources for GIS in Python with cloud-native geospatial, PostGIS and more: blog.rtwilson.com/learning-res

I recently sent a list of learning resources to a MSc student I'm working with, and (with her permission) am sharing in case others find it useful

blog.rtwilson.comLearning resources for GIS in Python with cloud-native geospatial, PostGIS and more « Robin's Blog

‼️ #Russians strike #Sudzha gas metering station again and accuse #Ukraine of shelling energy sector

The head of the Centre for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defence Council, #Andrey_Kovalenko, has already written that it was the #Russians who again attacked the #GIS in a territory that they do not control.

By the way, regarding the violation of the ceasefire agreements: in the last 24 hours alone, the #Russians have struck #Ukrainian energy twice .

hello si vous n'avez pas de réunion ou de patates à planter cet après-midi, vous pouvez venir nous écouter @rcarto et moi-même tenter de parler de géomatique et de reproductibilité.

Ce sera à 14h ici : univ-grenoble-alpes-fr.zoom.us

La présentation est ouverte à toutes et tous.

Et si le son de nos voix éraillées par les concerts de métal vous perturbe, les diapos sont en ligne là (*jokes non included*) : nicolas-roelandt.github.io/202

#GIS #ReproResearch #RechercheReproductible #FOSS4G
#TeamESR

Und auch am dritten und letzten Tag der #FOSSGIS2025 haben wir eine Frage an alle, die aus der #GIS-Community in Münster unterwegs sind.

Die Frage des Tages lautet: „ Welche der folgenden Trends wird die Geo-IT-Welt in den nächsten Jahren am stärksten beeinflussen?“

Wir freuen uns über Euren Besuch an unserem Infostand im Foyer und wünschen einen spannenden letzten Tag.

I use StoryMaps, which is closing, and I'm going to move to ArcGIS StoryMaps ($). The weird thing in the notification was:
"StoryMaps.com data is stored in the United States. If you migrate your account to ArcGIS Online, your data will continue to be stored in the United States."
In the fine print, if I join ArcGIS, it says:
"...a customer can specify to store their data and services in the EU region..."

WTF is going on?
#ESRI #StoryMaps #GIS

The origins of GIScience in Switzerland with Rob Weibel: Robert Weibel, Professor of Geographic Information Science at the University of Zurich, retired at the end of January 2025 after a distinguished career spanning over three decades. In an interview, Rob reflects on the remarkable evolution of...
spatialists.ch/posts/2025/03-2 #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

spatialists.ch – geospatial newsThe origins of GIScience in Switzerland with Rob Weibel – spatialists.ch – geospatial news
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@nakaner

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering to as #OpenStreetMaps, is in fact, #OpenStreetMap. OpenStreetMap is not a street map unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning #GIS system made useful by the #osmium libraries, shell utilities and vital tagging scheme comprising a full geospatial information system as defined by #OSGeo.