Robert Coup

@rcoup
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Kiwi living in Scotland. Dad. Sailing. Maps. Technology. Python. Data.
Githubhttps://github.com/rcoup
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Robert CoupMar 6, 2025
Alex RussellMar 6, 2025

Incredible clarity. Don't know him from Adam, but Claude Malhuret has done the free world a solid:

https://old.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/1j46edt/we_are_fighting_against_a_dictator_backed_by_a/

Robert CoupFeb 28, 2025
Sean GilliesFeb 28, 2025

GIS geometry modeler: hold my beer...

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21 kinds of nothing.

https://mastodon.social/@olafurw/113922111721226288

Robert CoupSep 7, 2023
Tom IsaacsonSep 6, 2023
“A spokesperson from Resene Colourshop told RNZ they had seen “significant drop in turnover” within just three weeks of the cycleway opening, a result that is definitely because of bikes and not because there was 275mm of rainfall that month and it is a paint shop.”
https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/07-09-2023/plucky-foodstuffs-takes-bold-stand-against-children-on-bikes?utm_source=spinoff-share-button&utm_medium=spinoff-web-mobile
Plucky Foodstuffs takes bold stand against children on bikes

The new route would allow thousands of Wellingtonians to safely cycle to their store, and the retailer simply will not stand for it.

The Spinoff
Robert CoupJun 26, 2023
We're doing an @foss4g #FOSS4G2023 workshop on Kart tomorrow morning https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-2023-workshop/talk/Z7TM9N/ Learn how to version your spatial data. (No registration required, just turn up!)
Spatial Data Versioning & Collaboration with Kart FOSS4G 2023 workshops

Kart (https://www.kartproject.org) is a powerful new open-source and cross-platform version control system for geospatial vector and table data. Designed to enable collaboration and cross-vendor workflows, Kart is built on the power of Git. Working copies are common GIS files and spatial databases, so you can edit data directly in GIS software without plugins. The workshop will introduce Kart and walk through installing; creating new repositories by importing open data sets; editing and committing data changes; reviewing history; cloning & pushing datasets; using and understanding different working copy formats. To participate, no experience with Kart, Git or other version control systems is required, but a basic knowledge of GIS concepts and data formats is recommended. A Windows, macOS, or Linux computer that has QGIS installed and can install Kart is required.

Robert CoupApr 1, 2023
Charlie LoydMar 31, 2023

I mention this like once a week, but since she’s just died, let’s all go look at the ~20 cm Landsat image of Half Dome that Virginia Norwood made.

«Norwood had researchers load a breadboard version of the scanner onto the back of a truck. It amounted to “just a bunch of boxes,” she says. “We could use all the weight we wanted.” […] Having labored so long over the specs, Norwood wasn’t surprised by the high quality of the test images.»

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/06/29/1025732/the-woman-who-brought-us-the-world/

The woman who brought us the world

A half-century ago, Virginia Tower Norwood ’47 invented the first multispectral scanner to image Earth from space. Landsat 1 and its successors have been scanning the planet continuously ever since.

MIT Technology Review