Evgeny ArbatovStargazing with GPX FilesI live in a fairly light polluted city making it extremely rare to see anything in the sky. I manage to spot a few stars only when weather…Sep 13Sep 13
Evgeny ArbatovFrom Shortest Routes to Preferred Routes with Open Street MapsWhen you ask directions with Google Maps, you normally get the shortest route to the destination. This makes sense in majority of use…Sep 12Sep 12
Evgeny ArbatovBootstrap Python ProjectI find myself having to create the same structure for my projects when I setup a new git repo. It’s time to have a helper script for that.Sep 9Sep 9
Evgeny ArbatovMerge Pandas DataFrames Based on Closest Location MatchOne common problem in working with location data is that the match between two coordinates is rarely exact.Aug 27Aug 27
Evgeny ArbatovAccurate Walking Directions with Noisy GPX FilesCan you create accurate directions based on GPX files?Aug 27Aug 27
Evgeny ArbatovWant to make a difference with your running data? Give back to OSM mapsAs a runner I get to know my neighborhood reasonably well. However, it is a challenge to translate this knowledge into something that can…Aug 13Aug 13
Evgeny ArbatovUnderstand Your Running Preferences with Open Street MapsDo you want to find more routes which you like running? Using a set of GPX files and OSM maps, you can discover new routes you may like.Jul 31Jul 31
Evgeny ArbatovHow Many Streets Are There in Singapore?My son has asked me this great question recently.Jul 25Jul 25
Evgeny ArbatovOn-Demand EC2 with API GatewayEC2 instances without Elastic IPs / EBS volumes do not incur charges when they are stopped. I did not realize this until recently.Jul 25Jul 25
Evgeny ArbatovBetter OSRM RoutesOSRM recommends the shortest route between start and destination. This may not be the route you want to take when going out for a walk or…Jul 17Jul 17