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 where “points” is a list of tuples containing latitude and longitude information, and “my_map” is a folium map… Read More »
OSGB is the Ordnance Survey National Grid and is used for many grid references in the United Kingdom. This grid system works well for locations within the United Kingdom, but needs work if you need to combine coordinates from another system, or perhaps plot locations on open streetmap. In this post I look at python… Read More »
Gpx (GPS Exchange Format) is a common file format used to store exported GPS data. In this post I use the python module gpxpy to simply import the gpx coordinates from a gpx file. Search for Python Geospatial Analysis on Amazon [Sponsored Link] Python GPX Import Made Easy With gpxpy A Python GPX import is… Read More »
Leaflet is a powerful Javascript library for interactive maps. I’ve wanted to have a go at using Leaflet for a while, but learning Javascript for just one library seemed over the top. Thankfully I’ve recently found Folium – a python package that makes it easy to produce a Python Leaflet map. A Simple Python Leaflet… Read More »
Software Carpentry is a non-profit organisation that teaches computing, coding and programming skills to researchers using face-to-face and online courses. I’ve found Software Carpentry to be very useful throughout my computing career and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to gain a good understanding of computing principles. Software Carpentry Not Software Engineering The term… Read More »