A background layer that serves as visual reference for additional layers in a map.
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projections Basemap and pyproj
I am struggling to understand the projections using pyproj.
for now my question is to understand the results of projection operations
I have following coordinates that I project on x,y
lon = ...
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Correctly drawing wrapping circles using Basemap
I've been using the functions from here to draw circles on maps using Matplotlib Basemap. This works well, but breaks badly at the map edges:
I'm wondering whether there's a general approach for ...
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Using multiple basemaps with masking/clipping?
Is there a way to limit a basemap to within a boundary in arcmap 10? I am working on a project within San Joaquin county in California. I want the areas surrounding the county to be displayed with a ...
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Color balance and publish large amount of high resolution imagery in geoserver
I have a large amount of RapidEye images (+300 Gb) that I want to use as a basemap for a online application. So far I've managed to serve them as an ImagePyramid in geoserver following the steps shown ...
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Masking WMS (Esri Oceans Basemap) layer in ArcGIS for Desktop?
I would like to display ESRI's Oceans basemap web map service (WMS) in one of my maps, but not the whole layer, just the landmass depicting Canada as I find it a nice fit for the look I'm trying to ...
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ArcGIS Runtime for WPF basemap disappears when zoomed in
I have a problem where the http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer basemap is disabled and the images are removed when you zoom in to a large scale. I've set ...
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How to Display Local Basemap Tiles from ArcGIS for Server Using OpenLayers?
I am using the OpenLayers JavaScript API within a web application. I generated a basemap tileset using ArcGIS Server for a particular region and i wrote a code to display the basemap tileset using ...
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QGIS 2.0: move basemap by hand in order to achieve overlaying with a point layer
I am an environmental engineer and the aim of my QGIS 2.0 project is to visualize the results of a sewage water system inspection.
In a first step I included the hoppers from a csv file and added a ...
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Create base maps from vector data
I may be trying to attack this problem incorrectly, so I'm sure I'll be corrected.
I currently have quite a few shapefiles containing all of the major highways, streets, railroads, counties, etc. of ...
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Calculate size of area where data values exceed certain limit
I am using Python and Basemap to plot sea ice concentration within the Arctic region. I need to calculate the total area (square meters) where the sea ice concentration exceeds a certain limit (e.g. ...
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How to switch Mapbox base map layers?
Can someone help me on how I can switch the basemap layers?
I'm using Mapbox layers, but when I switch from satellite to road, the feature layer is pushed to the behind the new basemap.
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ArcGIS Server Tiles as Basemap in CartoDB
Has anyone successfully used their ArcGIS Server Tilecache as a CartoDB Basemap? I'm trying to hit mine directly using the XYZ Tile URL Template as follows:
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Transform all pixels from one projection to another projection under the Matplotlib Basemap
Is there a way to transform all pixels from one projection to another projection under the Matplotlib Basemap?
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ArcGIS Javascript Map loads but doesn't display
I just started creating a very simple mobile GIS app using ArcGIS Javascript API, and I have experiencing a very peculiar issue.
When the app loads, the basemap is white (not visible) until you use ...
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Google Maps basemap not showing up when KML file added as a vector layer in QGIS - only point markers appear
I am trying to make a basic XYZ contour plot in QGIS 1.8.0 (longitude, latitude, depth in an excel file) and can't get past the first step of adding a basemap in QGIS.
I've tried using the Open ...
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Exporting basemap in ArcMap, similiar to export a dataset
I am trying to export the basemap in ArcMap to use it with my mosaic dataset. I need these 2 to import and work with in Unity 3D.
When I am exporting my mosaic dataset consisting of DEM files, I can ...
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Most efficient option to create a raster basemap for a web application?
I'm sure this is probably a common problem and many have already found the right answer.
I have a large mosaic raster file (a city's ortophoto) in .ecw fromat and we want to use it as a basemap in a ...
