Objective: collect all GPS waypoints and tracks for the Tombstone hikes on YukonHiking.ca into a single map. (Prep: download the GPX files. Thank them for […]

Gdal-ogr, How-to

Have your Hillshade and Elevate it too

Posted on 2018-Jan-16 by matt

For years and years we’ve been using Shaded Relief a.k.a Hillshade images in order to visualize and assess the qualities and deficiences of elevation models. […]

ArcMap, How-to

Download Aerial Photographs from the Yukon Government image server

Posted on 2017-Oct-14 by matt

Go to the GeoYukon portal web app, Turn off all Operational Layers (optional), Turn on Base >> Imagery layers of interest (shows footprints) Zoom to […]

Data, How-to

How to debug definition queries in ArcMap?

Posted on 2017-Mar-07 by matt

Troubleshooting and debugging ArcMap defintion queries that go beyond a basic single statement can be very frustrating. Statements that work on their own easily break […]

How-to

Join Jeopardy

Posted on 2016-Nov-04 by matt

Joining a table to features is an incredibly useful tool. It saves on duplication and double (or triple!) data entry and lets us focus on […]

How-to

Elevation Mask

Posted on 2016-Nov-01 by matt

How to quickly mask a region based on elevation values without creating additional files to manage and store. At right is a sample of a […]

How-to

Projecting to Yukon Albers

Posted on 2016-May-24 by matt

Yukon Albers is the default projection for most Yukon Government data and projects. Here are 3 methods to get your data into that projection. InteractiveOne-at-a-time: […]

ArcMap, How-to