Month: August 2014

Shortest distances

Have you ever wondered about the strange route followed by the plane when looking on the screens during the journey? This is especially the case for long flights like flying between Europe and…
Read More

What is GIS? A correct definition

We, as professional, should know what exactly is GIS, the "thing" we are working on all day. But after having surfed on several websites and blogs where the word "GIS"…
Read More

Analyse your Runtastic, Runkeeper, Garmin, Endomondo performance on a map (ArcGIS for Desktop)

In the previous post, we saw how to import GPX data coming from a Mobile Sports Application, such as Runtastic, and how to create a map. In this post, we…
Read More

Import GPX using Python (ArcGIS for Desktop)

In the previous article I presented how to import Sports GPX data into ArcGIS for Desktop (example taken with Runtastic). I did the exercise for a single GPX file but what do…
Read More

From Mobile Sports App to Map (ArcGIS for Desktop)

You are a runner and you use a tool such as beautiful as Runtastic, Runkeeper, Garmin, or Endomondo, to track your performance (I personally use Runtastic). After having run thousands of kilometers,…
Read More