matt wilkie

Yukon Territory, Canada

http://www.maphew.com/

hewer of maps, old time techie, newbie developer

personal - www.maphew.com
in-between - yukongis.ca
work - www.env.gov.yk.ca

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Simple argparse example wanted: 1 argument, 3 results

python argparse asked Sep 15, 2011 at 7:11

stackoverflow.com

221 votes

How can I show lines in common (reverse diff)?

command-line diff asked Apr 14, 2009 at 5:36

stackoverflow.com

221 votes

Is Gravatar a privacy risk?

discussion gravatar privacy asked Mar 31, 2010 at 17:01

meta.stackexchange.com

176 votes

Award account association bonus automatically upon reaching 200 rep

feature-request status-completed linked-accounts bonus-reputation asked Jul 9, 2010 at 23:01

meta.stackexchange.com

143 votes

Accessing ArcObjects from Python

python arcobjects comtypes asked Jul 22, 2010 at 21:20

gis.stackexchange.com

128 votes

Mount a VirtualBox drive image (vdi)?

mount virtualbox asked Dec 30, 2010 at 14:44

askubuntu.com

118 votes

Accounting for Colour Blindness when designing maps?

cartography asked Oct 25, 2010 at 16:09

gis.stackexchange.com

115 votes

Extract images from PDF without resampling, in python?

python image pdf extract pypdf2 asked Apr 22, 2010 at 19:26

stackoverflow.com

78 votes

Explain how Windows batch newline variable hack works

batch-file asked Jun 16, 2011 at 23:05

stackoverflow.com

73 votes

Hide traceback unless a debug flag is set

python error-handling user-experience asked Dec 28, 2014 at 7:52

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How to get list of arguments?

stackoverflow.com

144

Is there any 'sudo' command for Windows?

superuser.com

124

Accessing ArcObjects from Python

gis.stackexchange.com

KDiff3: "There is a line end style conflict"

stackoverflow.com

Should GDAL be set to produce GeoTIFF files with compression? Which algorithm should be used?

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Open Source Tool capable of reading Esri File Geodatabase (.gdb)?

gis.stackexchange.com

What strategies, criteria, or rules to use for selecting coordinate systems?

gis.stackexchange.com

Rounding a number to the nearest 5 or 10 or X

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Mounting cifs: "Operation not supported"

unix.stackexchange.com

How do I browse fonts as files in Windows Explorer

superuser.com

Convincing organization to move towards Open Source GIS?

gis.stackexchange.com

Understanding ESRI's .asc file

gis.stackexchange.com

Loading *.adf files into QGIS

gis.stackexchange.com

How to label geojson points in Leaflet?

gis.stackexchange.com

How to find the UpgradeCode and ProductCode of an installed application in Windows 7

stackoverflow.com

Free GIS software for orthorectification?

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Why do you use ArcGIS for Desktop?

gis.stackexchange.com

ArcCatalog says spatial references don't match between feature dataset and feature class with same coordinate system?

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Organization and tidiness of multiple copies of layers?

gis.stackexchange.com

Where can I ask questions that don't fit or are off-topic for Stack Overflow?

meta.stackexchange.com

Why does "pip install" not include my package_data files?

stackoverflow.com

Start new cmd.exe and NOT inherit environment?

stackoverflow.com

Choosing colour-ramp to use for elevation?

gis.stackexchange.com

Explanation of different conda channels

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What strategies, criteria, or rules to use for selecting coordinate systems?

gis.stackexchange.com

Clipping raster with vector layer using GDAL

gis.stackexchange.com

Adding simple table of text (Excel) into layout and preserving formatting and clarity?

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Best choice for building static maps: PostGIS, SpatiaLite or Shapefile?

gis.stackexchange.com

Where can I ask questions that aren't programming questions?

stackoverflow.com

Export all coded value domains from a geodatabase

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