How to Choose Which GPU Chrome Uses on Windows 10
Optimizing Google Chrome for Equator By default, some computers are not set up to perform optimally on Google Chrome. This tutorial will explain how to improve the performance of Chrome in 4 simple steps. Step 1: Access Graphics Settings Begin by pressing the windows key and searching, 'Graphics Settings'. Select 'Graphics Settings'. Step 2: Browse for Chrome After clicking Browse, either location your chrome.exe
BC Open Infrastructure Data
BC Municipal Infrastructure Open Data Master List This article contains a list of municipal open data portals in British Columbia, Canada. Each of the open data portals has been reviewed for data sets related to municipal infrastructure, including drainage, water, sanitary and transportation related map layers. If map layers were found in any of these categories, a check mark was provided to
Open Cities Index Results 2019 (Canada)
Improving Canada's Open Data Access For the Future PSD’s Open Cities Index is Canada’s first standard study for municipal open data initiatives, making it easy to find information on data availability by municipality. This study has been running for four years, and shows promising results with improved overall scores each year. Apart from knowing which cities are at the top of the list
A Closer Look at Ontario’s Digital Terrain Model
An Increase in Lidar Accuracy and what that means for Civil Engineers The Ontario Digital Terrain model represents a gridded raster product (bare-earth terrain) originating from a classified Lidar point cloud. Often referred to as OMAFRA Lidar (or DTM), this Lidar data is hydro-flattened using water body breaklines. Hydro-flattened data means that any water surfaces you see on the model appear the same as
The Future of Mapping & Spatial Design
Leveraging real-time collaboration in online mapping to bring remote teams back together By: Rebecca Swabey The global health pandemic has highlighted and accelerated radical transformations in many industries. For some, this change has been in the works for a long time. But many others have been forced to innovate in short order. Through this change there is one constant that isn’t going away any
Client Case Study
Key results from using Equator Saves 2-3 hours on every map made Professional maps without complicated software Recognition from industry leaders Overview Te Miro is a water resources engineering consultancy that was started by Mike Chapman. Prior to starting his own company, Mike had 20 years of experience in the water resource industry, working
Tutorial 7 – Web Map Service (WMS) Base Layers
Basically, a Web Map Service, or WMS, is a map that is shared with others on a server. This is the way that ESRI, Google Maps, Bing Maps, and other spatial data providers efficiently share maps with the public. Here are some quick facts about WMS: They allow for sharing of dynamic, or real-time map data They can provide map layers in predefined
Tutorial 6 – Route Planning
Step 1 – Login to Save your Work Make sure you sign-in prior to starting your map so that your progress is saved. Use the button with the three lines (A) to open the sign-in menu. If you are new to EQUATOR, use the “Sign Up” button (B) to create an account. If you are already a user, use the “Sign In” button (C)
Tutorial 3 – Magazine Style Map Layout
Step 1 - Login to Save your Work Make sure you sign-in prior to starting your map, otherwise, your progress will not be saved. Use the button with the three lines (A) to open the sign-in menu. If you are new to EQUATOR, use the “Sign Up” button (B) to create an account. If you are already a user, use the “Sign In” button
Tutorial 2 – 3D Map with Custom Markup
Step 1 - Login to Save your Work Make sure you sign-in prior to starting your map, otherwise, your progress will not be saved. Use the button with the three lines (A) to open the sign-in menu. If you are new to EQUATOR, use the “Sign Up” button (B) to create an account. If you are already a user, use the
Tutorial 1 – Hiking Map
Step 1 - Login to Save your Work Make sure you sign-in prior to starting your map, otherwise, your progress will not be saved. Use the button with the three lines (A) to open the sign-in menu. If you are new to EQUATOR, use the "Sign Up" button (B) to create an account. If you are already a user, use the "Sign In" button (C) to