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As far as I'm concerned, most of GIS related issues fit here. GIS Programming, GIS database development, GIS WebServices, GIS discussion, Cartography, Geography, etc. – George Jun 1 '10 at 21:34

Fastest Growing Proposal: Period. – Tyler Carter Jun 4 '10 at 2:38

we need 30 "on-topic" or "off-topic" point per question. – Agemen Jun 7 '10 at 20:11

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142 Example Questions (13 closed)

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added by nature Jun 2 '10 at 13:06

Here you will have some good tutorials (ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/resource/index_f.php#tutor), and particularly this one (ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/resource/tutor/fundam/pdf/…) for newbie – Gwen22 Jun 4 '10 at 9:19

@Gwen22, we should be discussing the suitability of particular questions for this site, not answering them. ;-) – Ti M Jun 4 '10 at 10:19

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What doesn't everyone implement ColorBrewer? personal.psu.edu/cab38/ColorBrewer/… – iant Jun 2 '10 at 15:19

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See also: area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/1425/… – Ti M Jun 7 '10 at 23:04

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added by Pablo Jun 2 '10 at 12:33

closed as off topic by DominicDoiron, arcticpurple, crb, Nathan W, Brawnyllama Jun 5 '10 at 17:22

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by Pablo Jun 2 '10 at 12:31

This one has already been done here: area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/1425/… Just so we don't split the votes for the same thing. – Nathan W Jun 2 '10 at 12:34

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added by Nathan W Jun 2 '10 at 11:29

	This is a tricky one. Might be closed real early in the true website because it's subjective. I'm marking on topic, but with "remarks". A better question would be: "What is the best database extension to determine great circle distance between two points?" – George Jun 2 '10 at 11:42
	I'm afraid that such questions just lead people to make a technos war... For me it's off topic, unless the text coming with the topic point out some details. – Agemen Jun 2 '10 at 11:44
	I don't know if it's off topic, maybe just needs to be retitled. Comparing different databases is hard sometimes, that is why I think questions like this are good but yes it is subjective I agree. – Nathan W Jun 2 '10 at 12:10
	If the question has to be renamed to be on-topic, i guess it's off-topic :p – Agemen Jun 2 '10 at 16:31

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added by Michel de Ruiter Jun 2 '10 at 10:40

How to calculate between two points in <XYZ> software would be a better question? – George Jun 2 '10 at 11:13

Because it would be related to a technology, I think so. But indeed, the question is not trivial ^_^ – Agemen Jun 2 '10 at 13:02

Maybe an important point behind this is, it's a site for GIS not G!? – Steve Jun 3 '10 at 12:00

Geography is just as important as GIS. GIS is a tool for Geography, but geographers and GIS experts are no Atlases. It's a simple question that should be found out on Google Maps or other sources. – George Jun 4 '10 at 19:52

There is no single answer, the question needs qualification with regards to mode of transport, method of measurement,etc. – mdsumner Jun 5 '10 at 2:19

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added by Michel de Ruiter Jun 2 '10 at 10:40

closed as off topic by John Gietzen, Steve, fmark, Matt Parker, Adam Davis Jun 7 '10 at 6:35

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	support question or read the manual – iant Jun 3 '10 at 15:45
	I'd be inclined to agree, unless the question were to be rephrased to ask about a more specific set of circumstances using MapInfo 6.5. Seems similar to area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/1425/… which has been voted as off-topic. – Ti M Jun 3 '10 at 16:17
	be more specific in the subject of the question – mdsumner Jun 5 '10 at 2:22

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added by jfreyre, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jun 4 '10 at 20:22

Too broad a question I think. But it would be an okay title if the body of the question were to clarify and narrow down the scope. – Robert Claypool Jun 11 '10 at 15:36

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added by Agemen, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jun 3 '10 at 22:07

Well I do think it is subjective, it isn't off topic. Mind you I think it would get closed pretty quick if the real site was open. – Nathan W Jun 2 '10 at 11:07

I don't think it's about GIS programming. It's more about trolling or something. So it doesn't meet the goals of the real site. So it's offtopic. – Agemen Jun 2 '10 at 13:00

True, True. I'm happy with that thinking. – Nathan W Jun 2 '10 at 13:12

A good answer could list powerful Java Spatial libraries though. – geographika Jun 3 '10 at 19:38

Not a good example; should be closed as argumentative in tone and intention. – Michael Todd Jun 5 '10 at 3:54

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added by Agemen, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jun 3 '10 at 22:08

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added by Good Person Jun 2 '10 at 7:24

closed as off topic by fmark, Matt Parker, Michael Todd, arcticpurple, Peter K. Jun 6 '10 at 2:27

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

I think all geocaching questions should be offtopic. Maybe a separate stack-exchange for geocaching? It is not related to GIS practice, although GIS questions for use with Geocaching should be okay, "e.g. how can i display these gps points on a printed map"? or something. – fmark Jun 5 '10 at 2:08

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added by Nathan Osman Jun 2 '10 at 6:20

I've seem initiatives on how to make maps for visually impaired people..I'll go with on topic on this one... – George Jun 2 '10 at 11:11

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added by fmark, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jun 3 '10 at 22:10

Way Too general? This answer can vary wildly in form and content. – George Jun 2 '10 at 11:13

@George: I think you're right, you'd probably have to charge consultancy for the amount of information necessary to answer this completely. :-) – Ti M Jun 4 '10 at 10:47

I think so :P This can be achieved in tons of ways, even without GIS. – George Jun 5 '10 at 6:08

This gets asked on stack overflow a lot... – fmark Jun 7 '10 at 11:46

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	this comes up a lot on stack overflow – fmark Jun 2 '10 at 4:03
	First you will need to write a GUI in VB to track the IP address: youtube.com/watch?v=hkDD03yeLnU – Nathan W Jun 2 '10 at 5:15
	oh my eyes!! Someday there will be a good correlation between IP address and location. That sure isn't the case today. – MotoWilliams Jun 3 '10 at 0:20

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added by fmark Jun 2 '10 at 4:00

More of an ESRI question than a general GIS question. – Zachary Jun 2 '10 at 13:03

More of a support question. – George Jun 2 '10 at 13:11

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added by Adam Davis, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jun 3 '10 at 22:10

closed as off topic by Mario Miler, Steve, Nathan W, arcticpurple, Brawnyllama Jun 5 '10 at 17:22

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	Agreed. It's simply too broad, and fundamentally unrelated to IS. – Adam Matan Jun 6 '10 at 15:39
	But a very cool question... – Hanno Fietz Jun 8 '10 at 22:15

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added by Nathan W, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jun 3 '10 at 22:11

While on topic, this might be suited for community wiki? – George Jun 2 '10 at 3:01

Yes of course, because there is no real answer community wiki would work well. These types of questions are good for getting people to share the hidden gem program they find. – Nathan W Jun 2 '10 at 3:17

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added by Nathan W Jun 2 '10 at 1:56

The fundamentals of Geomatics begins with the collecting of Accurate data with a known Precision. Understanding how data can be/is collected is very important for the person processing that data. Garbage in, Garbage out. – marsofearth Jun 2 '10 at 6:18

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added by George Jun 1 '10 at 21:49

I think in the general sense - i.e., "What features should a vehicle-tracking GPS have?" - this is acceptable. If it's asking for specific hardware recommendations, then no. – Matt Parker Jun 2 '10 at 1:30

I don't see why asking for specific hardware is a bad thing, as long it stays on topic in regards to vehicle tracking GPS. – Nathan W Jun 2 '10 at 1:50

I agree that specifics are important in understanding what makes a good GPS device for certain applications. Differenet chipsets used by different manufactures have different strengths. – marsofearth Jun 2 '10 at 6:24

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added by George, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jun 4 '10 at 20:24

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added by George Jun 1 '10 at 21:37

For me, this question is too much of a technical support question - the task is not fundamentally a GIS task, it just happens to be GIS software. – Matt Parker Jun 2 '10 at 1:33

first, uninstall the previous version. second, install 9.3 by introduction – hmfly Jun 3 '10 at 6:25

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added by George, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jun 4 '10 at 20:24

This is on-topic in a sense, but I don't think we want to admit questions that could be Googled by a kid. – Matt Parker Jun 2 '10 at 1:32

True. Same opinion here! – George Jun 2 '10 at 2:27

I think that such a site would be a great place to find out the differences between the major coordinate systems. Even if something can be googled, there are aspects of it that might be better discussed in such a site. – Adam Davis Jun 2 '10 at 2:43

Gosh, I am not sure that we should put ourselves above such a question. It is a fundamental acronym used in projections that can be very easily answered. I do not see why fundamentals and acronyms should be excluded, especially if it means not having to repeatedly explain the meaning of simple definitions. – marsofearth Jun 2 '10 at 6:35

I don't know - if someone won't even google for "define UTM", how are they ever going to find the question on the Stack Exchange site? Eh, clearly this battle is lost, but I still think this is a bit too simple and concrete. – Matt Parker Jun 2 '10 at 23:37

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