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Harley Schinagl
14 April 2025

Make this dramatic 3D mountain map

Harley Schinagl
14 April 2025
Make this dramatic 3D mountain map

In this blog, we show you how to make this dramatic 3D map of Mount Fuji using ArcGIS Pro, a local scene and a little data from the Living Atlas.

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Harley Schinagl
20 January 2025

Coordinates: Centroid vs Central

Harley Schinagl
20 January 2025
Coordinates: Centroid vs Central

In this blog, we discuss (and show real examples) of the difference between calculating centroid coordinates, and central coordinates in a GIS.

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Harley Schinagl
31 December 2024

From Paper Maps to Mobile Solutions

Harley Schinagl
31 December 2024
From Paper Maps to Mobile Solutions

Designing a mobile mapping solution for your organisation isn’t just about the platform, schema and data. It involves a process of collaboration with users, managers and setting up processes to ensure everyone is onboard and enthusiastic about its roll out. Afterall, it won’t be very useful if no one uses it. In this blog we impart our experience on the matter.

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Harley Schinagl
28 November 2024

EsriAustralia webinar - STA logger and ArcGIS: Weed management simplified

Harley Schinagl
28 November 2024
EsriAustralia webinar - STA logger and ArcGIS: Weed management simplified

TerraLab and EsriAustralia teamed up for a Directions Live webinar on the STA logger. During the event, several case studies were discussed on STA logger and ArcGIS integrations. The webinar was recorded and can be accessed from the blog.

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Harley Schinagl
4 November 2024

Introduction to Slope and Aspect Analysis Using ArcGIS Pro - Part 2

Harley Schinagl
4 November 2024
Introduction to Slope and Aspect Analysis Using ArcGIS Pro - Part 2

In part 1 on this two part blog, we showed how to make a map that shows steep slopes. In part 2, we show how you can categorize this by aspect to show the direction the slopes are facing too.

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Harley Schinagl
9 October 2024

What is the most remote city in the world? GIS to the rescue

Harley Schinagl
9 October 2024
What is the most remote city in the world? GIS to the rescue

What is the most remote city in the world, with more than 100,000 people? GIS to the rescue. In this blog we answer that question, but also show you how to do it, using ArcGIS Pro.

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Harley Schinagl
2 September 2024

TerraLab: Innovation Hall of Fame

Harley Schinagl
2 September 2024
TerraLab: Innovation Hall of Fame

TerraLab have been inducted in to the Bass Coast Business Awards Hall of Fame for taking out the Innovation category for three consecutive years.

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Harley Schinagl
9 August 2024

Introduction to Slope and Aspect Analysis Using ArcGIS Pro - Part 1

Harley Schinagl
9 August 2024
Introduction to Slope and Aspect Analysis Using ArcGIS Pro - Part 1

Slope and aspect analysis are valuable for a variety of planning activities such as urban planning, natural hazard assessments and environmental conservation. In this blog post, we show you how to complete a slope assessment of your study site in minutes, using GIS.

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Harley Schinagl
24 May 2024

Map Distortions - The Web Mercator Projection and The True Size of Indonesia:

Harley Schinagl
24 May 2024
Map Distortions - The Web Mercator Projection and The True Size of Indonesia:

Everyone has seen it. Most of you know the problems it causes. Some of you even know its name. The Web Mercator map projection. The map that makes Greenland look absolutely huge. In this blog, we discuss the Web Mercator map projection and use Indonesia as a comparison of the distortions it causes.

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Harley Schinagl
16 May 2024

Using GIS to create Large Globes

Harley Schinagl
16 May 2024
Using GIS to create Large Globes

TerraLab is partnering with Large Globes, a globe manufacturer that hand crafts bespoke works of cartographic art for work places, home collections and public spaces.

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Harley Schinagl
14 May 2024

Deep Learning models and AI in GIS

Harley Schinagl
14 May 2024
Deep Learning models and AI in GIS

In this blog, we highlight some of the uses of AI in GIS and undertake a test on detecting building footprints from an orthomosaic using a deep learning model. What would have taken an analyst days to digitise took our model 5 minutes to produce.

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Harley Schinagl
22 March 2024

Using ArcGIS Pro in cloud storage services

Harley Schinagl
22 March 2024
Using ArcGIS Pro in cloud storage services

Esri doesn’t support working in a cloud storage service like Google Drive or OneDrive, but we know some of you do! In this blog we test the performance of each service using the Performance Assessment Tool.

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Harley Schinagl
14 March 2024

Why your imagery basemap is wrong

Harley Schinagl
14 March 2024
Why your imagery basemap is wrong

Your imagery basemap is not accurate. In this video, we give an example of how inaccurate it can be and why you shouldn't map things from the imagery basemap.

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Harley Schinagl
19 February 2024

Navigating the Skies: Navigation Satellites

Harley Schinagl
19 February 2024
Navigating the Skies: Navigation Satellites

Our navtigation satellites, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, etc. are up high. Really high. So high that their transmissions need to account for the effects of Einsteins relativity. In this blog article we explain how high and show what that actually looks like.

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Harley Schinagl
3 January 2024

A Comprehensive Guide to Digitizing Hardcopy Maps

Harley Schinagl
3 January 2024
A Comprehensive Guide to Digitizing Hardcopy Maps

Sure you can use a scanner to digitise hardcopy maps. But have you ever considered using a digital camera? It is much faster, but there are some things you need to be aware of.

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Harley Schinagl
28 December 2023

Navigating Precision: The Technological Landscape of GPS in Professional Applications

Harley Schinagl
28 December 2023
Navigating Precision: The Technological Landscape of GPS in Professional Applications

Not all GPS are equal. And when buying new gear, professionals run the risk of either not meeting their needs, or over-investing on a solution that is not appropriate for their field. In this blog, we discuss some of the main professional industries that utilise GPS, and some of aspects of GPS they should consider.

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Harley Schinagl
12 December 2023

TerraLab's Empowering Social Program: Making a Difference Beyond Business

Harley Schinagl
12 December 2023
TerraLab's Empowering Social Program: Making a Difference Beyond Business

A percentage of every dollar we earn is pooled into a fund where our employees can then select a cause that is important to them, to donate to. This is part of our social plan that aims to see us be a greater part of our community. Read more to find out who we donated to this year.

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Harley Schinagl
1 December 2023

Digital forest monitoring

Harley Schinagl
1 December 2023
Digital forest monitoring

Why are we still using slow, cumbersome measuring tapes in ecological sampling, forest inventory and revegetation monitoring. In this post we discuss objective, repeatable and ultra fast methods of performing these tasks using technology.

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Harley Schinagl
20 October 2023

Making the ultimate elevation hillshade for your map (using Blender and ArcGIS Pro)

Harley Schinagl
20 October 2023
Making the ultimate elevation hillshade for your map (using Blender and ArcGIS Pro)

We provide a quick tutorial on setting up Blender to render hillshade for use in ArcGIS Pro.

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Harley Schinagl
4 October 2023

Mapping Mishaps: How Victoria and Tasmania Share a Land Border Due to a Surveying Error

Harley Schinagl
4 October 2023
Mapping Mishaps: How Victoria and Tasmania Share a Land Border Due to a Surveying Error

How surveying resulted in Victoria and Tasmania sharing a LAND border.

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