Introducing palletjack: Updating AGOL feature services from external sources (6 min)

Do you hate writing the same bits of code over and over again? Do you hate fixing the same thing again and again? Do you think "there's got to be a way to do that, but I don't have time to figure it o

Utah Crushes Broadband Challenge through Collaboration (5 min)

Among the many lessons the Covid-19 pandemic taught us, we learned two things about high-speed internet. First, high download upload speeds are necessities in the modern world. Second, figuring out w

Python Shorts: Loading an Open SGID Layer into pandas (3 min)

There are a myriad of ways you can access data from the Open SGID. However, these all require some form of desktop client application. What if you want programmatic access to our spatial data? Because

Aggregating and Analyzing Point Data with H3 Hexes and Pandas (10 min)

I recently discovered Uber's open-source H3 geospatial indexing system while working on a project with a lot of point data. This is a great tool for aggregating points into regularly-sized polygon geo

Python Shorts: The Benefits of Unit Testing (6 min)

In the realm of programming, "unit testing" is an automated way of testing small, individual "units" of your code to ensure that when given a specific set of inputs they return a specific set of outpu

Python Shorts: Flattening Arrow Code (5 min)

"Arrow Code" refers to a series of nested statements that increase your indentation level at each statement, creating an arrow of whitespace when the s are mirrored by accompanying blocks.While arro

Choosing the Right Transformation (8 min)

Modern GIS software goes to great lengths to automate the mundane tasks and hide the boring stuff from us. As a relative newcomer to the field, I've heard the old-timers talk about how spoiled we are

Utah's COVID-19 Testing Sites Map: The Importance of Relationships and Resources (7 min)

Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, whenever you create a webmap you're anxiously hoping people will use it. I remember watching the stats for my first real webmap, hoping I'd break a hundred views. 1

Meet Jake Adams - New UGRC Staff (4 min)

UGRC would like to welcome Jake Adams to the team! Jake will be using his GIS experience working with Cache County and Taylorsville City, as well as his Master of Urban and Regional Planning Degree, t