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OldAlias
Nov 2, 2013

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OldAlias
Nov 2, 2013

hc svnt dracones hurr durr



Elder Postsman posted:

this was in the newest nat geo wasn't it. i think that's where i recognize it from.

i can't recall which ancient map blog i pulled it from. if i remember i'll post it.

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OldAlias
Nov 2, 2013

classic


california is computers, rightfully being reclaimed by the ocean

OldAlias
Nov 2, 2013

gis tools are -ok-, i'm not sure what the alternative could be. a less hostile ui would devalue gis techs as mentioned already lol. depends what you need it for, idk most of my time is wasted kludging data for preparation. in the "i'm not paying 15 thousand dollars for loving software" open sores arena, Mapbox/tilemill (+mapnik) and Leaflet.js are alright for dicking around if the underlying technologies aren't triggering to you. openlayers is ok if you're willing to wade through poo poo. qgis is painful but serviceable.

OldAlias
Nov 2, 2013

hmm. i'll have to trial it and virtualize winders, only a few of esris products work on *nix/mac. my comfort with bad tools must be stockholm syndrome.

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