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Create Multilingual Map Labels in QGIS
By: Yaroslav Vasyunin
Tags: Cartography, Eritrea, GIS, Qgis

Working in a team with foreign colleagues on QGIS projects, I had a task of displaying map labels in several languages: Russian, English, and Tigrinya. Which one to use depends on who is working on the project. Below I introduce a possible approach to solving this problem. The idea came up to my mind when I saw the Natural Earth dataset.

For this example, I prepared a map of the provinces of Eritrea. You can download an archive containing one shapefile and a QGIS project file (version 3.10.0-A Coruña). In the layer attributes, there are three fields: name_en , name_ru , and name_ti . The two characters after the underscore correspond to the language name code (ISO 639-1 standard).

Through the top menu, open Project → Project Properties → Variables. Click on the plus button and create a new variable with the name lang_code and the value en , which is now available in all Expression Editors of the QGIS project.

Next, go to Layer Properties → Labels. There we create a regular single label and open the Expression Dialog (button in the form of the Greek letter epsilon). We need the label field name to be created dynamically based on the project variable lang_code . For this, we write:

The eval function evaluates the entire expression inside the brackets, which is a string. The concat function combines multiple lines into one. In the case when we set the project variable lang_code to en , we get the value "name_en" . Pay attention to double quotes around the edges – they are needed so that QGIS interprets the resulting string precisely as a field name, and not just a character set.
April Training Suspended, Course Providers Still Conducting Online Courses
Tags: Texas, Tnris, GIS, Twdb, Training

Important Notice from TNRIS Training

All TNRIS Training courses in the month of April have been suspended until further notice resulting from preventative measures guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, the World Health Organization, and the U.S. State Department about social distancing.

In place of an in-person course, consider taking advantage of other training options available from our talented and creative instructors for you to take from your home or remote office!

GeoSpatial Training Services is continuing to offer courses by their talented and experienced instructors. Register by clicking on the provided links below.

Exploring and Visualizing Census Data with R

Price: $219 for the class and optional instructor support is $100

Registration link: http://geospatialtraining.com/exploring-and-visualizing-census-data-with-r/

Telling Your Story with Story Maps

Price: $129 for the class and optional instructor support is $100

Registration link: http://geospatialtraining.com/tell-your-story-with-storymaps/

LIVE-ONLINE COURSES

New classes for April and May delivered live-online:

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TeachMeGIS has announced that any of their in-person classes can be taken by logging in to the class virtually. Remote students will be able to fully participate in the class, ask questions and contribute to discussions.

Inform TeachMeGIS at least one week in advance that you will register to participate remotely, and they will ship the book to you.

Contact TeachMeGIS to let them know you’re interested in taking a class virtually.

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GISP Exam Preparation Course

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Fundamentals of ArcGIS (ArcMap)

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QGIS data visualisation
By: Team Loose Goat
Tags: Data Visualization, Qgis, Archaeology, GIS, 3d

To get started you’ll need to create a random cluster of points. The best way to do this is use the Vector>> Research Tools >>Random Points In Extent.

On the Input Extent, click on the square with three dots on it, I call this either a Browse or Options button depending on which window I’m in. On the Options button choose Select Extent on Canvas. Then draw a square/rectangle on the Map Canvas.

Set the number of points you want in the area, go wild if you want!

Minimum distance is up to you again but .5 meters is good enough.

Set your target CRS. My default is set to British National Grid 27700.

Under Random Points either leave it as it is so that a Temporary file is created or click on the Browse button and save the points off to a shp file. I say SHP as these are good for this quickie type of exercise. If I was doing this in a production environment then I would write the data to a geopackage. Either way, click Run.

If you have a layer already on the map canvas that you want to create random points within, then choose Vector>> Research Tools >>Random Points In Layer Bounds.
How New Technologies are Benefitting GIS
By: Jack Mathew
Tags: Satellite Technology, Technews, GIS, Technology, Applied Technology

More companies have started using GIS because it helps them accurately navigate the location with new technologies.

FREMONT, CA: In the past few years, the openness of systems, software, and data has become a rising technology sector trend. These trends have also massively contributed to offering immeasurable value for GIS technology and practices. The GIS Professional market and applications survey of more than 200 GIS professionals found that the respondents’ maximum wants the trend of openness to continue.

Due to this system, more companies will have access to the open source of GIS software and open data, the number of small businesses making use of GIS continues to grow. Many other trends are restructuring the GIS market, it even consists of mobile GIS and visualization.

THE GIS AR OPPORTUNITY

Technologies like augmented reality and virtual reality can be the future of GIS. The utilization of AR and VR is continuously increasing because the users become more comfortable with technology. This is one of the primary reasons that more developers will use the capabilities of GIS in their applications. These GIS-based AR apps are utilized by anyone, starting from architects to oil workers and municipal services. They can use the app to see the location and orientation of objects underground.

The game developers in the future will also start using GIS for developing virtual worlds that will serve as the creative mind’s playground. It is one of the areas where 3D and mobile GIS can collaborate. The mobile GIS applications can develop immersive experiences anywhere out in the field with 3D spatial information.

INDOOR MAPPING, UI, AND IOT

The technique that GIS uses to map cities and roadways is now being utilized for developing indoor maps. The technology is still in its initial stages of development and adoption, but in the future, the popularity of GIS has indoor mapping likely to increase because people will need it to navigate large, complicated buildings. A highly advanced and detailed indoor mapping technology will enhance safety for emergency responders.

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF GIS?

The future of GIS is very optimistic as it will be adopted on a broader scale when more companies will learn the business value from geospatial data. Trends like data analytics, mobility, AR, and IoT will continue to evolve due to which geographic information science and technology will help change the way organizations make use of these technologies.
Network Mapping Software market examined in new research report
By: Tejshri Atre
Tags: Networking, GIS, Network Mapping

Global network mapping software market is expected to grow at CAGR of +XX% between 2018- 2023.

About Network Mapping Software:

Network mapping software is the examination of the physical accessibility of frameworks e.g. the Internet. System mapping finds the contraptions on the framework and their system.

It isn’t to be confused with framework revelation or framework indicating which discovers contraptions on the framework and their qualities, for instance, (working structure, open ports, listening framework organizations,.).

The field of electronic mastermind mapping has gone up against more important essentialness as frameworks end up being all the more amazing and complex in nature.

Report:

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Top Key Players:

This report focuses on the top players in global market, like, SmartDraw, EDrawSoft, HelpSystems, Nmap, 10SCAPE, DEK Software International, NetBrain Technologies, and ThousandEyes.

The report covers every one of the components and presents a quantitative and subjective data about its fundamentals on a worldwide and also commonplace level. It is an innovation that streamlines correspondence and information transmission to every one of the gadgets with the assistance of dug in sensors and registering power.

While the network mapping software market is still in its underlying periods of advancement, it is stately for its tremendous development throughout the years to come.

Report:

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The examination tosses light on the ongoing patterns, advances, systems, and instruments, which can support the execution of organizations. For further market speculation, it gives the profundity information of various market portions, which handles the issues in organizations.

It incorporates viable forecasts about the development factors and controlling variables that can extend the organizations by discovering issues and secure more results. Driving network mapping software market players and producers are concentrated to give a concise thought regarding rivalries.
Building Map-Based Web Application using Nuxt and Mapbox
By: Brahma Putra
Tags: Mapbox, Nuxt, Vue, GIS, Front End Development

Nuxt Installation and Project Set-up

The following steps are explained in more detail in NuxtJs documentation. I will be showing every option that I choose for this project.

Step 1: Create a directory

Create a new directory and get into.

mkdir <project-name> cd <project-name>

Step 2: Create package.json file

Every project needs a package.json file to start nuxt . Copy this JSON into your package.json and save before running npm install:

{ "name": "my-app",

"scripts": {

"dev": "nuxt"

}

}

Step 3: Install Nuxt

Use the following command to install Nuxt.

npm install —-save nuxt

Nuxt Installation — Succes

Step 4: Create Nuxt Project

The Nuxt.js team has created scaffolding tool create-nuxt-app as mentioned in NuxtJS documentation, Make sure you have npx installed ( npx is shipped by default since NPM 5.2.0 ).

npx create-nuxt-app <project-name>

It will ask you some questions about UI framework choice, linting tools, rendering mode, etc.

In this project, I will use Vuetify UI Framework and Axios for API Consumption.

Step 5: Run the app in Development Mode

npm run dev

It will use 3000 as the default port

Step 6: Open the page

Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser, then you’ll be welcomed by the default screen of this Nuxt app. (it’s already dark mode by default)

Step 7: Remove default layout

To remove the default page, open default.vue file inside layout folder, remove everything and put only the following code:

<template> <v-app dark> <nuxt /> </v-app> </template>

Step 8: Create map.vue file inside /page directory

This step will create a new page called map. Simply create map.vue file inside /page directory, The framework reads all the files inside this directory and creates the application router. bravo

If you open http://localhost:3000/map, it will show the page below:

Mapbox Installation

Step 1: Install Mapbox GL JS

I use this npm package for this project.

npm install —-save mapbox-gl

Step 2: Import the package

Import the package to the map.vue file by put it inside the script tag before the Vue instance.

import mapboxgl from 'mapbox-gl'

Step 3: Adding Mapbox access token

We have to use a valid Mapbox access token in order to use any Mapbox’s features & tools. We can store it in component data.

Step 4: Adding a Map container

Create an element with id. In this example, I will use id="map"

<div id=”map”></div>

Step 5: Initialize a Map

In this step, I will create a method called createMap() . This method containing an Initialization of a new mapbox-gl instance and stored it in a component data called map , so it will be assignable in other component options by using this.map .

Make sure to call the createMap() method inside the mounted() hook so that Mapbox injecting the map into the container element after the page is already rendered.

Step 5: Adding CSS to Map Container

Just to make it full screen, add following CSS to the Map Container:

#map{ width:100%; height:100vh; }

You’re set up! Enjoy the game.

See you next week. Thank you.
Role of GIS and Geospatial-Intelligence Software amidst the Global Pandemic
Tags: Gis Development, Gis Application, Geospatial Intelligence, GIS, Covid 19

Folks, I hate to be the guy who says, “I told you so”, but this has to be said.

It is coincidental how we published a story about investing in GIS Technology in the pre-corona world, just to witness the absolute reality of why it was a striking prediction. Also, it might sound epiphanic how things have unfolded (definitely not in a way we would have wanted), but nevertheless, that prediction was backed by statistics and is far from being a sudden revelation.

Coming back to our current situation — Governments all over the world and authorities in charge of fighting the pandemic are using GIS mapping software to keep a close eye on the outbreak. With the help of unique geo-friendly open source dashboards, timely and accurate information is helping the decision-makers to make crucial decisions.

But how did Geospatial Intelligence Software became so relevant during the Covid-19 crisis?

It had become imperative to understand the spread of the Covid-19, therefore, geospatial intelligence systems needed to be utilized swiftly for controlling the outbreak.

The function of geospatial intelligence software is to integrate the layers of data from various geo-locations and present its spatial visualization. These systems showing spatial analytics are used by people from various disciplines and fields of study.

For instance, the investigators use geospatial intelligence systems to determine who got in contact with an infected person. Similarly, they can also be used by epidemiologists, policymakers, and government agents to monitor the spread of Covid-19, so that preventive measures can be taken.

Some notable companies who have been working on the implementation of these technologies are Esri and Hexagon Geospatial. Ideally, these smart GIS applications feature a dashboard that displays the existing cases. It further disseminates accurate information about the active cases, recovered ones, and deaths.

Dashboard implemented by John Hopkin’s University tracking the cases all around the globe

Usually, if you need to build an application that successfully visualizes the data, an expert technology partner is needed not only for the implementation of the system but also to maintain the system on a daily basis.

So, the bottom line is, the demand for GIS application development and geospatial intelligence systems is swelling at an extremely enormous rate, and we geospatialists should take this opportunity to serve a magnanimous purpose and get in sync with the higher calling.
Pathway to Master Geospatial Data Science for Free in 2021
By: Juan Nathaniel
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Python, GIS, Machine Learning

Introductory Level

You will not be able to master Geospatial Data Science without first understanding the Geospatial component of the field.

This Coursera specialization will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to get started with GIS. It provides several sub-courses that will cover topics such as the typical GIS data format, popular GIS toolbox, GIS project management, and some of the more popular GIS applications (eg. for environmental analysis, urban planning, ride-hailing business analytics).

Image from coursera.org

2. Introduction to Python Programming

Most of our geospatial data science projects will use Python programming language. If you are not already familiar with one, do consider enrolling in one free course by Coursera.

Image from coursera.org

3. Introduction to Data Science

Now that we are familiar with the basics of GIS and Python programming, we would need to learn the Data Science part of it. There are many resources out there, but I will recommend one by IBM that is closely related to GIS-related applications.

This specialization will teach you the ways of a data scientist. It will cover topics such as the data scientist mindset and tools that will be useful for one. In addition, you will be familiarized with specific statistical concepts and how to approach a data problem in a real-life scenario.

Image from coursera.org

By this time, you would already have some basic ideas of Geospatial Data Science. Now let us move on to the intermediate level.
OpenLayers vs Mapbox GL JS: a performance test
By: Andy Lin
Tags: Cartography, Mapbox, Openlayers, GIS, Front End Development

I recently did a performance test on OpenLayers and Mapbox GL JS , making two pop density interactive maps of Taiwan using one library for each map. Why? Cause I have learned for a long time that Mapbox GL JS is based on WebGL, which boasts outstanding performance when rendering a large number of polygons. But just how much more performance can Mapbox GL JS provide than OpenLayers, which is powered by Canvas, yet another decent rendering tech? This test aims to find out the answer.

You can check out two versions of the same map below. Texts are in Chinese but you can still get a feel of the interactivity by clicking and scrolling around.

OpenLayers: https://imdataman.github.io/openlayers-map/

Mapbox GL JS: https://imdataman.github.io/mapbox-density-map/

Both maps provide the same functionality, displaying nearly 8,000 polygons representing villages/boroughs. The performance of Mapbox GL JS outshone OpenLayers quite a bit. On my humble 2018 MacBook Air with Chrome, I can record an average 20-plus frame rate with the Mapbox GL JS one throughout the interaction, but with the OpenLayers one I can only record an average frame rate of no more than 10.

Mapbox GL JS Performance on my 2018 MacBook Air with Chrome

OpenLayers Performance on my 2018 MacBook Air with Chrome

Also Mapbox GL JS provide more ease of development than OpenLayers, with Mapbox team maintaining a wide range of well-written tutorials and examples on their website, although I feel that OpenLayers may give more flexibility to developers with all kinds of mysterious apis hidden in the documentation?

Besides, as I am not very experienced with both libraries, there may be some parts that can be improved to boost performance in the OpenLayers map. If you feel like playing around or improve the code you can head straight to my Github. Cheers!
Vanity Fixtures to Fit Theme and Style For Your Bathroom
By: Martain Buranes
Tags: Lighting

One of the easiest and inexpensive ways to update your bathroom decor is by replacing the light fixtures in your bathroom. Depending on your taste and style and how much you want to change the look and feel of your bathroom you can make minor adjustments or take it up a notch and really go to play. Finding the right bathroom lighting incorporates combined lighting techniques to achieved satisfying balance of ambience and task lighting.

The most satisfying thing about updating your bathroom lights is how easy it is, and knowing the you can do the job yourself without having to hire any professional trades. Assuming all your electrical work is up to code and that you are not installing too much lighting of course. It is also important to note that even though you can install as many lights as you want there is nothing quite like natural lighting. If you have natural light coming through a window into your bathroom try to complement the natural light with bathroom lights.

The right designed bathroom lighting plan will take into account luminance, placement of the light. On the one hand you want enough brightness to be able to shave and apply makeup, on the other LUXE led ring light hand you want pleasant ambiance. The plan will also coordinate the numerous surfaces that are found in your bathroom, mirrors, matte or gloss tiles, counter top, ceramic bath, glass doors, faucet hardware, wallpaper or paint, wood finishings, window treatments and floor rugs — to blend them and pull everything together.

Bathroom Lights Well Executed: A small part of the total bathroom cost is vanity lighting.

The mixture between overall light and task lighting requires you to use layers. To prevent shadows you can’t rely on just overhead lighting. Combine it with vanity lights close to the mirror by using wall sconces on each side. This will make applying makeup or shaving easy daily tasks.

More Tips

Take advantage of light sources such as windows or skylights.

Natural light can be used as task lighting at the vanity.

Recessed lighting can be used as elegant accent lighting when combined with task lighting.

Reduce glare on shiny surfaces found in the bathroom by layering the lighting. Use frosted light bulbs and shades over regular bulbs will help lower glare but still give you enough light.

Choose a chandelier or pendant for added elegance.

Add lighting in the shower or over the tub. Make sure the bathroom fixture is UL rated for moist locations.

Add a reading light near the toilet.

Lighting strips around cabinets could serve as a night light.

Consider dimmer switches which will give you accurate control of the level of light and luminance. Great for those LUXE led ring light midnight bathroom trips.

midnight bathroom trips. Try not to combine clashing finishings. If your faucet is a copper finish you’ll want to try to match your fixtures to look the same or similar.

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By: Get Best Led Lights
Tags: Led Outdoor Lights, Lighting, Led Security Lights, Led Lights

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Buy Best Quality LED UFO High Bay Lights for Commercial lighting
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Tags: Lighting, Led Indoor Lights, Ufo High Bay Light, Led Ufo High Bay Lights

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Get Best LED Lights brings to you an ultra-modern range of LED UFO High Bay Lights packed with impressive LED technology. With dimming options and flexible brilliance, these lights give unmatched illumination with soft white light thereby creating a comfortable atmosphere. Adding to this, our lights are DLC and UL certified and have a beam angle of 120 degrees which enables them to cover a larger commercial area.

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Achieve Your Dream Bathroom With Proper Bathroom Lighting
By: Martain Buranes
Tags: Lighting

There are instance that you want to have a long soak in the bathtub or a refreshing shower to melt the stress away from the body and to relax. And so, while doing this activity, you must as well feel that the bathroom is also comforting all throughout the time you are inside.

The convenience you acquire when using the bathroom is through the features you have inside. Led mirror ring light in addition is one element that lifts up the bathroom giving the place unique level of functionality, comfort and appearance. Bathroom needs lighting for safety as we all know that it gets slippery caused by the water spilling from the shower and faucet. Thus, every corner of the room must be properly lit. If the bathroom is big, you must install chandelier or close-to-ceiling bathroom light fixtures to provide the general illumination needed.

Most of the time, people used the bathroom for self-grooming such as applying makeup and shaving. These tasks need proper illumination so it can be done properly. In this case, the vanity where the mirror is usually placed must be well lit and the light fixture should not casts shadows especially in the face and neck. You can place wall sconces in both sides of the mirror or install vanity light kit right above the mirror. Avoid installing recessed light directly overhead in the vanity area as it will give shadow to the face.

Bathroom lighting can enhance the appearance of the room through emphasizing its decorative features. You can use wall sconces or track lighting for this lighting scheme. You can also use dimmers to control the glare of the bathroom light fixtures to your desired level of brightness.

However, it is much better to have a natural mirror ring light provided by the windows or skylights as it will help you save energy since you don’t need to use all the fixtures in daylight. For safety reason, use frosty glass for your windows.
Lightning and Thunder
By: Indraiya Sinthanaikal
Tags: Lighting, General, Thunder, Knowledge, Information

Getting a shock from a doorknob after rubbing your foot on a carpet floor, resultsfrom discharge. Discharge occurs when electrons on the hand are quickly pulled to thepositively charged doorknob. This movement of electrons, which is felt as a shock, causes the body to lose negative charge. Electric dischargetakes place in a medium, mostly gases.Lightning is another example of discharge that takes place in clouds.

Lightning is produced by discharge of electricity from cloud to cloud or from cloudto ground. During thunderstorm air is moving upward rapidly. This air which moves rapidly,carries small ice crystals upward. At the sametime, small water drops move downward.When they collide, ice crystals become positively charged and move upward and the water drops become negatively charged andmove downward. So the upper part of the cloud is positively charged and the lower partof the cloud is negatively charged. When they Come into contact, electrons in the water drops are attracted by the positive charges in theice crystals. Thus, electricity is generated and lightning is seen.

Sometimes the lower part of the cloud which is negatively charged comes into contact with the positive charges accumulated nearthe mountains, trees and even people on the earth. This discharge produces lot of heat and sparks that results in what we see as lightning.Huge quantities of electricity are discharged in lightning flashes and temperatures of over30,000°C or more can be reached. This extreme heating causes the air to expand explosively fast and then they contract. This expansion andcontraction create a shock wave that turns intoa booming sound wave, known as thunder.

Lightning’s extreme heat will vaporize the water inside a tree, creating steam that may burnOut the tree.

Sometimes lightning may be seen before the thunder is heard. This is because the distance between the clouds and the surface is very long and the speed of light is much faster than thespeed of sound.

During lightning and thunder, we should avoid standing in ground and open spaces. You should make yourself as small as possible by squating. It is however safe to stay inside a car because the car acts as a shield and protects us from the electric field generated by the storm.
Renew Gallery — Century Lighting & Home Décor in Vancouver
Tags: Lighting, Gallery, Furniture, Home Decor, Vancouver

The pivotal role of a contemporary gallery does not revolve around beauty only. Though this principle remains one of the most defining for success, there are two more characteristics that every gallery should foster: value and rarity. When an art gallery offers art collectors something one-of-a-kind and historically unrepeatable, its value grows substantially, and then the gallery becomes more than just a venue designed for eye-catching things. One of the places where the world of aesthetics and cultural significance coincide is Renew Gallery, a gallery that is well worth a visit in any case.

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The necessity of providing your living room with the right lighting
By: Mobili Living
Tags: Lighting

In any house, the living room is the place where we perform an umpteen number of functions every day. It is a place where we welcome our guests stylishly, enjoy with our children, and calm our stresses soothingly. Hence, it is ideal that we should pay attention to the living room lighting Singapore. Let’s see here how to get the perfect lighting for our favourite room in our house.

· Basically, a living room needs to be provided with three kinds of lighting and they are ambient, task, and accent. The ambient provides overall illumination, task lighting helps in the certain work zone, and accent highlights specific objects. With these, there are several lighting ideas available which also includes led light Singapore.

· You can place a mix of different types of lighting at different points in your room which will provide you with the right ambiance of living room lighting Singapore. When you use table lamps, a one-floor lamp, pot lights, and accent light, it makes a robust lighting scheme which is free of shadows.

· You can plan overhead lighting (ambient) with two different kinds of lighting. You can use the pot lights for the majority of lighting spread across the ceiling and can use a transitional hanging fixture that makes the seating area pleasant.

· If your living room is quite large, then the single fixture will not be enough. You can go for led light Singapore by going in for multiple fixtures throughout the room. This kind of lighting will work with fairly simple fixtures that have clean silhouettes. It can also be hanged in a grid rather than in the random spots.

· When you go for lighting around the perimeter of your ceiling, you can go for accent lights which will provide you with unique detail for most of the living rooms. Always don’t be afraid of thinking outside the box when it comes to living room lighting.

· Add accent lights in built-in shelving which highlights the special objects as well as accessories.

· It is ideal to have an end table on both the side of the sofa, but this will have a balanced living room lighting Singapore. This is because you can use a table lamp one side and a floor lamp will cover on the other side. This helps the people sitting on either end to get enough lighting.

· You can make your living room a blend of the old and new ways of lighting. This will give the room a sense of character and personality. Hence, don’t hesitate to go for a mixed style as well as eras.

· You can combine led light Singapore with a ceiling fan which will maximise space as well as function. Though ceiling fans lost its charm, in warmer climates they are quite handy.

· It is also ideal to go for living room lighting as per your instincts. Having little fun will also make it look out of the way.

Thus, there are different methods of living room lighting available. You can design your own living room lighting with the help of the familiar interior decorators.
MODERN BEDROOM LIGHTING IDEAS IN 2021
By: Northern Cult
Tags: Lighting, Architecture, Lighting Design, Interior Design, Interior

When it comes to bedroom lighting ideas and trends in 2021, we often forgot to choose the light that matches the exciting bedding and furniture, along with picking a color scheme. That’s a shame because good lighting is a very important element of design in every room of the home. Don’t merely set a lamp beside your bed and call it done; use the following ideas to create a functional and beautiful lighting plan for your own bedroom.

Read through for our lighting tips, including:

These are the points that we have considered most representative as bedroom lighting ideas, but they are not the only ones, nor will they be. Normally, transitions are taking place throughout the year that will possibly be part of lighting trends.

Lighting for any room, including the bedroom, is best done using lighting layers.

Ambient light (also called general light) serves the same function as natural sunlight, illuminating your entire room in light.

Accent light highlights visual features you wish to showcase, such as artwork, paintings, or even feature walls.

Task lighting is a more focused type of lighting that makes working on laptops/desktops, reading, writing, sewing, or any other tasks

The most effective lighting plans incorporate all three types of lights to meet the needs of those using the room. As your build your layers of light, remember that bedroom lighting should create a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere using soft, flattering ambient light while providing bright spots in the places where they are needed.

Of all the rooms in your home, your bedroom is probably the only one you spend time in when it’s completely dark, completely bright, and completely somewhere in between. So, getting your bedroom lighting ideas is just right essential to making it a comfortable place to rest your head at night, rise and shine each morning, and go about your day.

And here are our 5 master tips for modern bedroom lighting ideas in 2021 ;
5 COMMON LIGHTING MISTAKES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
By: Northern Cult
Tags: Lighting, Lighting Design, Lighting Solutions, Interior Design, Interior

The lighting in your home or any space needs as much thought as the color or the furniture you choose if not more. Lighting can bring a space to life. So what do you do when you have no clue? Lighting Designers, Interior decorators, and lighting experts over the years have come up with a few do not do lists. Here’s a list of 5 common lighting mistakes to avoid while choosing the lights and maybe you could avoid these common lighting mistakes too:

01. Choosing the wrong color temperature

First in our list of common lighting mistakes is choosing the wrong color temperature. There is no right or wrong in selecting the light color temperature. You still might want to consider few things when selecting lights for your home. The most important rule is to trust yourself! Typical household lights should be something you like yourself and that makes you enjoy your home. If you don’t like ”daylight color” (over 5500K) then don’t choose them just because they are best by someone else.

While the 3000K warm white color might be nice in bedrooms and living rooms, what about other rooms? In spaces like bathrooms, kitchens, basements, and garages, it is often better to have truer white lights (over 4000K) with an overall brighter feel that is better suited. To areas where activities like preparing food, applying makeup, and performing auto repairs its always recommended to use light colors that are more white (5000K ~ 6500K).

Checkout out the detailed blog about color temperature and where to use them

– Choosing the Light Color Temperature (2700K-6500K)

02. Relying on one light bulb / light source to light the whole room

The second common lighting mistakes we see over and over is people just using one light bulb and plugging into the center of the room, they don’t care about accent lighting or different layers of lighting, the reason why it’s they don’t care about different layers of lighting and the reason this is a mistake is that it doesn’t create lighting that’s really attractive or maybe really visually interesting.

So you’re just basically getting lighting playing off of one source it’s going to create a lot of really harsh shadows and it’s not going to create a space that’s visually interesting so the solution to that is to provide layers of lighting in your space so how to do that the three areas of lighting are;

Ambient lighting, task lighting, and Accent lighting so ambient lighting is everything from a chandelier could be pendants it could be recessed lighting in the ceiling it could be pot lights but basically, the ambient lighting is kind of the first light that really is there to serve the function of the kind of helping you navigate the space it’s there to basically light the room and again you might have several different types of ambient lighting in a space to make it a little bit more interesting.

We also got a detailed blog about –

What are the 3 layers of lighting? Accent, Ambient, and Task Lighting?
LED vs HALOGEN — 5 MAJOR DIFFERENCES
By: Northern Cult
Tags: Lighting, Architecture, Interior Design, Interior, Home Decor

If we compare LED vs Halogen, LEDs are clearly outrunning all the conventional lamps such as halogen, fluorescent, metal halide, etc for several reasons: They’re brighter than halogen lamps and often cast a wider model, plus they use less energy, last longer, and have much color options than halogens, which typically are yellowish. What’s more, a lot of people think they look cool.

Halogen was used widely for years because they were cheap to manufacture and simple to replace, but now LEDs are outshining them. So let’s start with the basics and see in LED vs HALOGEN, why LEDs are far better than halogens.

Even though LED bulbs are more expensive, but make up their cost over time by saving energy and preventing frequent lamp replacements since LEDs last 10 times longer than halogen.

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LED VS HALOGEN, HOW DOES IT WORK?​

LED — A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor light source that emits light when current flows through it.

HALOGEN — Just like with incandescent light bulbs, the electrical current enters the socket and travels up to the tungsten filament, heating up the filament to incandescence. Light is created by running an electric current through the thread until it is white-hot.

01. POWER CONSUMPTION

Light bulbs are rated in watts (W) to indicate how much energy the light bulb will use as it produces light, and the lumens will give you a measure of how much light it will produce.
How to Create Kanban in View Lightning Experience?
By: Divyesh Ardeshana
Tags: Lighting, Salesforce Lightning, Learnsalesforce, Salesforce Tools, Salesforce

Kanban View: Kanban View is available for Salesforce objects in Lightning Experience only. It will help you view records in an easy and fast way. To create Kanban view we need list view in an object.

Limitation:

The Kanban view displays a maximum of 200 cards.

Kanban cards display a maximum of four fields. e.g. Account Name, Opportunity name, Stage and Amount.

Mass actions can’t be performed in the Kanban view.

The Currency field can’t be used to group records.

Let’s create one “Kanban View ” for all my opportunities.

Click here to Create List View (My Opportunities)

to Create List View (My Opportunities) Select My Opportunities list view

Click Display As Kanban

Select Kanban

Ones you select Kanban automatically List view change to Kanban as per below image.

In the above screen, we can see it’s the Group By Opportunity Stage . We can change Group By to Account Type, Opportunity Owner, Lead Source, etc.

. We can change Group By to Account Type, Opportunity Owner, Lead Source, etc. We can change from Opportunity Stage to Type.

to Type. Click Kanban Setting

We select any options from Summarize By or Group by as per below image. The group is a mandatory field.

Below options are available in Group by field. We will select Type.

Click Save

We can easily change Type / Stage or any other group by with just simply drag opportunity to new value section.

Let’s change New Customer to Existing Customer — Downgrade.

Select Opportunity and drag to a new value

Same way you can change the opportunity stage very easily.
Light your Scene Like a Pro with this Interactive Lighting Pack for Unreal Engine 4
By: Mike Haggerty
Tags: Lighting, Light, Game Development, Unreal Engine, Gtbeginner

Lighting can be a finicky part of any project and while ultimately Unreal Engine is a good engine to work in for manipulating lighting, my first foray into that was built on frustration and sleepless nights trying to find out why everything was black and nothing made sense.

Happily I can say I have a better grasp of things now. Lighting can still be finicky but with the right tools on hand you can easily make a scene look fantastic.

The Interactive Lighting Pack is exactly the tool for that job.

This pack plows right out of our normal Free or Below Ten Dollars comfort zone so it really has to bring its A game with what it is offering. I can say with confidence that it definitely does that.

The folder hierarchy is clean, it fulfills the basic standards of the asset store and I had no problems getting to where I needed to be to poke around the guts of the kit.

The scene is not built to walk through but you can easily pan around it in the editor. The meshes are all well built and showcased in a way that lets you see exactly how the light is interacting with the objects around the physical lights.
How to share a code between Aura and Lightning Web component
By: Sergey Trusov
Tags: Lighting, Aura, Tips, JavaScript, Salesforce

Now you can build Lightning components using two programming models: Lightning Web Components, and the original model, Aura Components.

Most of the projects consist of Aura Components but more and more developers trying to use LWC for new components. Developers faced with issue to use common functions in Aura and Lightning Web Components.

The solution is pretty simple:

You need to create simple LWC component with export function, like this

// utils.js

export function mySharedFunc(param1, param2) {

//your logic here

return true;

}

2. To use this function from Aura component, you need to add LWC component to Aura cmp and assign aura:id

<c:utils aura:id="utils"/>

then in you Aura JS controller you need to find LWC cmponent and call the function

component.find('utils').mySharedFunc('string', 123);

3. To use this function from LWC component, you need to import your component in JS controller

import { mySharedFunc } from "c/utils";

Now you can call the function from any method
Driving Thousands of LEDs with an 8MB ESP32
By: Cameron Coward
Tags: Makers, Lighting, Esp32, Technology, Led

Driving LEDs these days is actually pretty simple thanks to easy-to-use libraries for popular microcontrollers and individually-addressable LED strips that can be controlled over just three wires. But driving a lot of LEDs can still be a challenge. Many low-cost microcontrollers lack the power to keep up with thousands of LEDs at a frame rate that is acceptable for animations. The usual solution is to try to coordinate multiple microcontrollers, but Redditor Davepl has proven that an 8MB ESP32 can easily handle thousands of LEDs.

Most development boards based on the Espressif ESP32 microcontroller have 520KB of SRAM available. That’s sufficient for most projects, but not enough to simultaneously drive thousands of LEDs at a high frame rate. Luckily, there is a version of the ESP32, the ESP32-WROVER, with up to 8MB of SRAM. As Davepl shows, that provides enough memory space to handle thousands of LEDs. Specifically, he was able to control 8 channels of 1024 LEDs each running at 30 frames per second with a 5 second buffer in memory — and more may be possible.

To do that, the LED effects themselves are generated on a separate PC’s GPU in Unity. The data is then sent over WiFi to the ESP32, which stores the data in the memory buffer and ultimately drives the LEDs. Because the task of actually generating the effects is offloaded to the PC, the ESP32 is able to keep up by using the relatively large amount of memory as a buffer. Davepl demonstrates that with a nice fire effect, but the same basic process could be used to create any kind of effects.
Sonos users can now double the boom in any room by adding a second Sonos Sub subwoofer
Tags: Home Tech, Lighting, Entertainment

Sonos users can now double the boom in any room by adding a second Sonos Sub subwoofer Mario Dec 21, 2020·2 min read

Sonos builds an awesome subwoofer, but customers lucky enough to own very large home theaters and listening rooms—and the custom installers who cater to that deep-pocketed crowd—have long wanted the option of deploying two Sonos Subs. Today, Sonos released a software update that lets them do just that.



Mentioned in this article Sonos Sub (Gen 3) See it The Sonos Sub is not a conventional low-frequency-effects speaker in the sense that it can’t be connected to an A/V receiver or paired with just any soundbar. It must be deployed in conjunction with another Sonos speaker or a Sonos amplifier.



And those who want to deploy two Subs in the same system must have a Sonos Arc, Beam, or Playbar soundbar; a Playbase sound base; or a Sonos Amp. One of the Subs must be a Gen 3 model, which has increased processing power, and you’ll need to have the latest version of the Sonos S2 app, which is rolling out today.



[ Further reading: The best soundbars ] Union LA / Sonos Sonos has re-released the Sonos One SL Union LA Edition speaker.



In other Sonos news, the company is re-releasing the Sonos One SL Union LA Edition, a collaboration between Sonos, interior designer Sheila Bridges and the streetwear brand Union LA. The limited-edition speaker was created in partnership with Color of Change as part of the organization’s #TellBlackStories initiative. The speaker’s grille is printed with Bridges’ Harlem Toile pattern. You can read more about the collaboration in this Sonos blog post from 2019. The $249 speaker can be purchased at SheilaBridges.com and UnionLosAngeles.com.



Last week, Sonos announced the Arc SL Shadow Edition, a microphone-free soundbar that’s a Costco exclusive. You can read more about it in our earlier news story.



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