GIS Archives - Brian2000

ArcGIS JavaScript API: Understanding the Query Task

February 28, 2013July 11, 2012 by brian

The Query Task is probably the single most important class in the ArcGIS Server Javascript API. Understanding how to access data from the server and how to manipulate it is the cornerstone to developing any GIS application. There are a few examples within ESRI’s sample page, however I wanted to provide two examples outlining how … Read more

Stamen’s new basemaps are beautiful

January 26, 2025June 13, 2012 by Brian Kennedy

Stamen recently released a set of free open source web mapping services that are both fast and beautiful. Watercolor (my favorite) is a great map service for anyone looking to add some artistic flare to their maps. The basemap incorporates hand-painted brush textures and high-level cartographic algorithms to create a map that honestly looks like … Read more