Unofficial public transport maps: “@larstransportworld” is a project by a transport planner passionate about #train-travel and #mapdesign, offering a growing collection of unofficial #publictransport maps for European countries. The maps cover a wide range of services with...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/05-04-unofficial-public-transport-maps/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Network simplification in Python: #neatnet, a new #Python package from @martinfleis, @anavybor, and @JamesGaboardi offers promising functionality for #network simplification.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/04-29-network-simplification-in-python/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Colloquium: State of SGS implementation: The Swiss #Geoinformation Strategy (#SGS), launched in 2020, aims to make reliable, detailed, and up-to-date geoinformation easily accessible and interconnected across #Switzerland. On May 2, #Swisstopo will host a colloquium to review the progress...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/04-26-colloquium-state-of-sgs-implementation/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Deadlines for Prix Carto 2025 approaching: Heads-up: Two deadlines for the 2025 instalment of the prestigious bi-annual #PrixCarto, awarded by the Swiss Society of #Cartography, are approaching.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/04-23-deadlines-for-prix-carto-2025-approaching/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Automatic relative elevation model generation: OpenTopography’s #RiverREM is a #Python-based tool that automates the creation and visualization of relative elevation models (REMs) from digital elevation models, making it easier than ever for scientists, artists, and enthusiasts to explore the...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/04-19-automatic-relative-elevation-model-generation/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

The best programmers: Many geospatial professions involve – varying degrees of – #programming. In a new article, Matthias Endler has collected fundamental #traits that the best #programmers he knows seem to share.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/04-15-the-best-programmers/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

A few weeks back, we marked 10 years of https://OPENGIS.ch with our wonderful clients and partners

Stories, smiles… and fondue
Because teamwork, like fondue, is best when everyone contributes.

Ready to be part of what’s next? Let’s work together → https://opengis.ch

Tool tip: Mapshaper: #Mapshaper is a lightweight yet powerful geospatial toolkit offering #topology-aware #simplification (via Douglas-Peucker and Visvalingam algorithms), spatial operations, and more. Available across Windows, macOS, and Linux, it includes a...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/04-12-tool-tip-mapshaper/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

ohsome-planet: Export OSM data and its history to GeoParquet: The GIScience Research Group at Heidelberg University and HeiGIT have released version 1.0.0 of #ohsome-planet, a tool for #cloudnative access to #OpenStreetMap (#OSM) data using the #GeoParquet format. Originally developed as an internal tool, it...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/04-11-ohsome-planet-export-osm-data-and-its-history-to-geoparquet/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

We turned 10!
A decade of #opensource GIS, community-driven dev & building a company rooted in transparency, sustainability & collaboration.

We’re proud to be #QField makers and the top two contributors to #QGIS, having shaped it into the world-class GIS it is today.

Our values: Give back Love nature Reduce inequalities Our team – our heart[h]

Thanks to everyone who's been part of the journey. Here's to the next 10!

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Serving vector tiles, fast: Want to serve #VectorTiles to your users? Fabian Rechsteiner’s benchmark pits six open-source servers (#BBOX, #ldproxy, #Martin, #pg_tileserv, #Tegola, #TiPg) against each other, revealing stark speed differences.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/04-05-serving-vector-tiles-fast/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

If you create, or are curious about, #VectorTiles, you may have come across the command line utility #Tippecanoe (TIP-ə-kə-NOO). It’s probably no secret that its usage is not entirely trivial, but there is a helpful tool for this now. https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/04-04-tool-tip-tippecanoe-command-generator/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Open SAR data: Synthetic Aperture Radar (#SAR) is an interesting #remotesensing technology that captures high-resolution data of the Earth’s surface, regardless of weather or lighting conditions. This curated collection of open SAR data sources provides an...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/04-01-open-sar-data/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Labeling master class: From cartographer Andy Skinner comes this very useful resource about #labels in #cartography for both interactive and static #maps. Scale, transparency-and-opacity, hue, tone, halos, … – this guide covers many different visual variables and how...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/03-21-labeling-master-class/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Going forward, maps for AI: Here’s a big geospatial #AI wager: #Niantic, maker of AR game Pokémon Go among others, has announced that Scopely will acquire its game business and that Niantic will be spinning out a new geospatial #AI company, Niantic Spatial Inc.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/03-13-going-forward-maps-for-ai/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

25 years Shuttle Radar Topography Mission: It’s the 25th anniversary of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)! This mission revolutionized Earth observation by creating the first near-global high-resolution digital elevation model. A lock back on this fantastic achievement.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/03-08-25-years-shuttle-radar-topography-mission/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Der Bergsturz am Monte Rosa beeindruckt durch Satellitenbilder von Sentinel-2. Die braune Fläche in https://s.geo.admin.ch/lmjlckikcr5r umfasst ca. 2 km²:
Vorher https://s.geo.admin.ch/0fafvgnv91e8 Nachher https://s.geo.admin.ch/8hjawqpagqd1

Quelle: swisstopo/Copernicus #swissgis #Satellitenbilder #Geodaten #Bergsturz