Marcus Jenkins is a freelance software engineer specialising in LBS, Navigation, Mapping and Mobile. Use the Contact page to talk about your project.
Not every map data set you come across is WGS84, unfortunately. For example, I just needed to mix some IGN Spain data (in ETRS89) with some OpenStreetMap data (which was in WGS84). Here’s a quick fix. Continue reading “Use PostGIS to Transform Map Data Projection”
I’ve seen a few recipes on the web but none worked for me on Ubuntu Oneiric. Here’s what I did. Continue reading “Install PostgreSQL 9.1 and PostGIS 1.5.x on Ubuntu 11.10”
I’ve been using Linux as daily as a server and workstation since I first installed SLS from a pile of floppies back in ~1993. Since using Ubuntu for a long while I’ve become used to the UI, and so this is my quick to-do list for workstations and servers to be set up on my intranet with Ubuntu 11.10. Continue reading “Top 10 Tweaks to Ubuntu 11.10 For Old Ubuntu Hands”
Like millions of others around the world, I have abandoned Nokia’s smartphones in favour of the slick, open, connected and affordable Android devices – although I still have one of Nokia’s cheapest handsets for backup. The cheapo S40 Nokia has superb battery life and takes 2 SIMs so when the smartphone’s out of juice I can still have home and business lines in action. Continue reading “Copying Contacts from Your Nokia S40 Phone to Google and Android”