by gspeed | May 7, 2023 | GIS, Photography, Travel
My family was visiting, and as a tourist outing we went to Amersfoort, the second largest town in Utrecht province, to have a picnic lunch and see the historic Koppelpoort. We had plenty of time in the day, so I took the opportunity to make a 3D model of the...
by gspeed | Mar 24, 2021 | GIS, Nature, Photography, Travel
The Gaatkensbult is an artificial hill in Carnisselande near Barendrecht, the Netherlands. During the construction of the Jan Gerritspolder Dike along the Oude Maas river in the early 2000s, a 15 meter tall hill was built atop a section of the dike, and they placed a...
by gspeed | Feb 22, 2021 | GIS, Photography, Travel
This morning I only intended to go to Kinderdijk to see the UNESCO World Heritage site near Rotterdam, easily accessible by boat, but that trip took a lot longer than I expected. I rode the ferry from Erasmusbrug to Ridderkerk, and then another ferry from Ridderkerk...
by gspeed | Jun 26, 2019 | GIS, Photography, Travel
While on vacation in Europe this past May and June, I capped the end of the trip with a stop at the ISPRS Geospatial Week at the University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands. On that vacation trip I spent two weeks in the Netherlands, visiting friends and meeting a few...
by gspeed | Feb 21, 2019 | Travel
This is a guide for my friend Britt before she goes to the Netherlands, but could be helpful for others. 9292 There is a national route planning app called 9292, available for Android and iOS. 9292 was the last part of a national phone number you could call to get...
