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FEB 5TH, 2025
Creating a quick PDF report from a DuckDB query

Once in a while, we have to create PDF reports from database queries. In the past we used either JasperReports, a heavyweight Java-based reporting engine, or wrote some Python code using a library like FPDF. But about a year ago, a new kid on the block caught my eye: Typst.

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DEC 6TH, 2024
FOSS4G 2024 Belém

FOSS4G is the annual global event of free and open source geographic technologies and open geospatial data hosted by OSGeo. In 2024 it took place in Belém, Brasil.

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JUL 23RD, 2024
Adding external WMS to the QGIS Cloud Web Map

The use of WMS/WMTS layers in a QGIS Cloud map project can significantly degrade the performance of the map display. I have already discussed how to counter this problem in an earlier post. One of the solutions is to load external WMS as background layers. The problem with this approach, however, is that only one WMS background layer can be loaded at a time. If further WMS layers are to be loaded into the map at the same time, this approach cannot be used. Read on


MAY 2ND, 2024
My QGIS Cloud Map is slow. How can I make it faster?

QGIS Cloud Support is repeatedly asked: ‘Why is my QGIS Cloud map so slow and what can I do to make it faster?’ Basically, the bottlenecks can be traced back to poor data management and/or a slow internet connection. In this short blog article, I would like to give you a few tips on what you can do to speed up a slow loading map. Optimise the data Make sure that your database is optimised and that you only use the necessary data in your web map. Read on


MAR 24TH, 2024
FOSSGIS 2024

Sourcepole hat an der FOSSGIS 2024 in Hamburg verschiedene Themen mit Vorträgen abgedeckt:

  • QGIS Web Client 2 (QWC2) - Neues aus dem Projekt
  • QGIS Server Plugins
  • BBOX: Kompakter OGC API Server für Features, Tiles und mehr
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