Remastersys Notes
By John C. Zastrow
My latest project is to turn my favorite Linux desktop configurations into stand alone distributions that I can run as LiveCDs or install anywhere.
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UPDATE_ON column in MySQL with trigger
By John C. ZastrowI needed to update a column with the date and time whenever a record changed in my database. So here is the recipe for the trigger in MySQL 5.0. [Read More] -
Auto File transfer/copying with SCP
By John C. ZastrowHere is a [Read More] -
Exporting and Importing in Oracle: A Quick Start
By John C. ZastrowI do this about twice per year and every time I have to look back at my notes to remember how. Maybe you are in the same boat. So, to save us both some trouble I’m going to blog my notes on the subject here. [Read More] -
EPA Supports WATERS Geospatial data through OGC WMS/WFS Services
By John C. ZastrowEPA appears to be using ESRI's ArcIMS 9.2 OGC connectors to publish OGC WMS/WFS services of their WATERS data. [Read More] -
When you need a sexy terrain relief map
By John C. ZastrowIf you’ve ever needed to make nice looking relief maps like I do now, have a look at these sites. http://www.reliefshading.com/ and http://www.shadedrelief.com/ [Read More] -
Good review of Mapnik for generating online maps
By John C. ZastrowIn my opinion you can’t beat UMN Mapserver or Mapnik for making gorgeous online maps. Mapserver has installed and run for me flawlessly every time I’ve tried it — without days of arguing with it. Mapnik has taken me nearly a week to get running sometimes. But, just like you... [Read More] -
History of Rasters in PostGIS and a glimpse into the mechanics of an Open Source Project
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GWT Charting Kit
By John C. ZastrowHere is a nice GWT-based charting kit. It looks like it might be a reasonable replacement for a lot of we normally use JfreeChart for. [Read More] -
Open Source County – Impressive Geospatial Portal
By John C. ZastrowI keep having to fish around for this URL so I’m just going to blog into this online note space that I maintain. One stop shopping. [Read More]