Wildfires and Flood Damage
A data-backed research project examining linkages between the wildfires and subsequent flood damages that occurred in BC, 2021.
mapping
Using Mobile LiDAR to Create 3D Models
As a geospatial developer, a lot of what I do revolves around describing the physical world in a digital way. There are many ways to do this. Consider a city: a country-scale map may distill a city into a single point. We might represent the same city as a polygon delineating the city limits. Further …
Sumas Lake Reborn: A Tale of Topography
The recent flooding in British Columbia is a harsh reminder that climate change is not a hypothetical scenario that lies somewhere in the future; its effects are being felt right now. Unfortunately, events like these floods and the devastating heat dome this summer are likely to become more common and more pronounced in the future. …
Create a Working React Mapbox Popup
If you are creating a Mapbox GL map using React, there may come a time when you want to be able to trigger Redux or other actions from within said popup. If you’re not using react-map-gl, this article is for you. If you’re looking for spoilers, see this codepen for a full implementation. What sets …
Geospatial Technology for Flood Monitoring
Time-lapse of the November 14 atmospheric river event, acquired by the GOES-17 satellite On November 14, southern British Columbia experienced the devastating effects of an “atmospheric river” – a narrow band of enhanced water vapour transport that flooded the Fraser River basin. This atmospheric river event broke 20 rainfall records across British Columbia. The city …
Our Mapbox Services Partnership
For us, geospatial has always been about the consumer, or commercial applications. For this reason, we use Mapbox tools and services. Their technology is thoughtfully designed and enormously scalable, perfect for consumer consumption. Sparkgeo is proud to reiterate our commitment to consumer geo through our partnership with Mapbox.
Prescient Computing
Our community is perfectly positioned to evolve from analyzing landscapes retrospectively to looking forward. The next ‘killer app’ for geospatial isn’t an app at all, it’s probably the future.
Maptiks Map Analytics Demo
As we all know, a demo is worth at least a thousand words. earlier this week I put together this client side demo to help our clients get the feel of the kind of things we can do with Maptiks. I wanted to share it with all our Sparkgeo friends too. Welcome to the future […]
Update With CartoDB via PostGIS
I had made the assumption that CartoDB was all about data delivery. Much like the deprecated Google Maps Engine, I had assumed CartoDB’s value was really in fast data rendering and distribution.
A Multi Season Trail Map with Mapbox and CartoDB
A trail map is seemingly so simple. But, to create a really ‘good’ trail map we need to consider a few key things: 1) Seasonality – your map needs to tell the story of the adventure in hand. For instance a skiing or showshoeing trail should feel cold and wintery. In this case we needed […]