Transport is one area where the wide availability of data has made a big difference in recent years. Google mapsis probably the most obvious example, but there are also some other cool projects out...

In this post I show you how to simulate an OOMMF hysteresis loop. You can follow this tutorial with more or less any OOMMF oxsi mif file, but I will be using a version of the oxsi exchspring.mif ex...

Instagram-style filters are a quick way to improve the look of pretty much any photo. Check out this GIMP Instagram filters and start applying quick fixes to your photos. GIMP Instagram Filters Fir...

Although Sourceforge has reportedly fixed its adware issues, many user remain wary of continuing to use Sourceforge as a central source of Windows apps and utilities. Ninite windows package manager...

The UK has around 160 universities, located around the country. Here is a map of UK University Locations, made using Folium. Download the UK university locations data [csv] Access the list of UK ...

It’s common to have the postcode of an address and need to plot this on a map. In this post I show you two options for how to convert postcode coordinates using an online tool or data available for...

Marker clusters can be a good way to simply a map containing many markers. When the map is zoomed out nearby markers are combined together into a cluster, which is separated out when the map zoom l...

SQLiteStudio is a free SQLite database manager. In this post I show you the SQLite import csv steps for SQLiteStudio. 1. Open or Create Your SQLite Database In this case I had an existing, empty da...

Using different map tiles can be a great way to change or improve the look of your map. This post shows you how to access Folium map tiles and switch between them. Folium Map Tiles Basic Code The b...

In this post I show you how to plot lines in Folium - the python module for plotting leaflet maps. Add PolyLine to Map Like ‘markers’, lines are added to folium map objects with the add_to() method...