MongoDB: Getting Started

For most of our projects that involve large datasets we use either PostgreSQL or MySQL to conduct analysis and feed data-driven web sites. In general, we’re happy with these tools, particularly PostgreSQL and its spatial functionality, and find that they meet our data needs. PostgreSQL has also been fairly innovative, recently adding functionality focused on […]

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Stamen Design’s watercolor basemap makes mapping more fun

For a recent project I was conducting some fairly dry quality assurance/quality control. In particular, I was comparing whether the population-weighted centroids of ZIP codes (ZCTA, to be specific) we computed in PostGIS matched those computed using QGIS. Given that I was creating temporary, internal maps, to make things more fun, I used the OpenLayers […]

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