I am trying to teach myself asp.net. My hosting company is iPower and apparently their server platform is Debian. Will asp.net run on this platform? The (really basic) aspx pages I've tried sort of work but not really, and I am copying code verbatim from Microsoft's site so I'm sure I haven't fucked up the code. I'm fine with HTML and CSS but this stuff is a bit beyond me. [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2008 - 13 answers

Is there open, free, or inexpensive comprehensive data on the location of coal-fired power plants in the United States available anywhere? [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2008 - 5 answers

Learning Geographic Information Systems (GIS) on my own? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 24 answers

What's the easiest way of generating a map similar to this? I have several state-level data series I want to display on maps of India. [more inside]
posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 6 answers

What about London should I map? [more inside]
posted on Feb 21, 2008 - 21 answers

What is a simple straight forward way to gather gps data, and sync it with my digital camera/ Digital recorder? And possibly create a GIS database out of it? [more inside]
posted on Feb 9, 2008 - 7 answers

I want to build a website centered around maps, mapping, geography, GIS, etc., but I need help narrowing down my focus. [more inside]
posted on Dec 13, 2007 - 8 answers

I'm looking for Web sites that use interactive maps to display social phenomena, such as Oakland CrimeSpotting. They don't need to be that sophisticated. I'm especially interested in maps related to poverty and education.
posted on Nov 12, 2007 - 10 answers

How do I find a part-time GIS job with a nonprofit or NGO in Washington DC? [more inside]
posted on Oct 26, 2007 - 3 answers

GISFilter: Will ArcGIS run smoothly on a bootcamped MacBook? [more inside]
posted on Sep 21, 2007 - 8 answers

Brain storm-fodder: What's the most innovative idea you've got for an thesis on GIS (Geological Information Systems) and archeology? [more inside]
posted on Sep 3, 2007 - 9 answers

Which programming languages should I learn? I'm a n00b interested in becoming a GIS analyst. [more inside]
posted on Aug 16, 2007 - 9 answers

An Arcview/GIS dialog box (the Identify Results dialog box) is missing. Can I reset the dialog box locations? I think it's off to the screen to the right on the (now unavailable) second monitor's space. [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2007 - 6 answers

Map geeks: can I generate a polygon shapefile from the outline of a large collection of points? There's more detail, of course. [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2007 - 17 answers

I'm looking for maps "the same scale as the Empire." [more inside]
posted on May 15, 2007 - 16 answers

What's the best to plot more than 400 locations (all US-based) on a single web-based map ? [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2007 - 4 answers

Why can't I download orthoimagery from New York State's GIS Clearinghouse? [more inside]
posted on Apr 1, 2007 - 4 answers

I do web work with a local government. We are wanting to put a lot of GIS related data on the web, and I'd like to use Google Maps before we lobby for a larger solution like ArcServer. I'm specifically having a problem with drawing polygons/polylines and the ordering of points. [more inside]
posted on Mar 8, 2007 - 9 answers

Is there a website that lets you show GIS data (i.e. standard geographical data from various sources) on Google Maps? [more inside]
posted on Dec 9, 2006 - 6 answers

I'm a "web developer," but I want to be a geographer. What do I do with this disjointed skillset? [more inside]
posted on Aug 16, 2006 - 6 answers

Is there an easy-to-use, on-line mapping site that can optionally indicate magnetic north on large-scale map images? [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2006 - 3 answers

I need a data file describing which US counties border which other US counties. Is it somewhere on the internet? [more inside]
posted on Jun 13, 2006 - 1 answers

I'm trying to figure out a way to convert a vector map image, in Adobe Illustrator, to a .shp shapefile usable in GIS software like ArcSoft. I know very little about ArcSoft and shapefiles. Is there a plugin? Is there some intermediary format I could export from one and import to the other? Is this simply impossible? My research thus far has been fruitless, so any help would be much appreciated.
posted on May 26, 2006 - 6 answers

SVG to DXF or SHP format for free? I've been banging my head against google for the last couple of hours and [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2006 - 3 answers

I'm interested in learning more about GIS. I took a few one hour classes using ArcGIS at the university where I attend (Cornell), but the available GIS classes are mounds of work and don't fit into my schedule. Are there any good resources that i could find on the net to self-teach myself? And for that matter, any GIS programs that aren't as expensive?
posted on Oct 28, 2005 - 10 answers

Looking for a street shape file of London that is readable and useful in ArcView 3.2. Oh yeah, it would be nice to find it for free. Any takers?
posted on Apr 18, 2005 - 2 answers

How do I get all the map features I want on a website? [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2005 - 1 answers

Need some advice on GIS route software.
posted on Feb 6, 2005 - 4 answers

Does anyone here work with GIS technology, specifically making three-dimensional animated models? My wife is a GIS analyst for the local planning agency and is interested in talking to someone about this subject.
posted on Jul 29, 2004 - 4 answers

I Need Super-Mapquest [More inside]
posted on Feb 4, 2004 - 7 answers

Has anyone here developed custom GIS apps with ESRI's Java Map Objects? Cost and licensing issues aside, how does it compare with open Java GIS libraries such as GeoTools?
posted on Jan 19, 2004 - 1 answers

I'm looking for a good usability study and feature comparison for popular GIS packages. Particularly, I am interested in ArcView for classroom (middle and high school) use. [More inside.]
posted on Jan 13, 2004 - 6 answers