Oops folks, it's fossgisbrasil.com.br. We are publishing each quarter; Thanks for the complements.
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 6:46 AM, Nathan Woodrow <madman...@gmail.com> wrote: > Barry, > > This sounds like a good idea, I would be happy to contribute > something. I have two ESRI map books at work that I sometimes use to > get an idea on how other people visualize different data sets. > > - Nathan > > On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 5:26 PM, Barry Rowlingson > <b.rowling...@lancaster.ac.uk> wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 1:49 AM, Simon Cropper > > <simoncrop...@fossworkflowguides.com> wrote: > > > >> I think it important however that people *do not* use Inkscape, unless > >> of course it is being put up as an fosGIS package. Using Inkscape has > >> come about due to the inherent deficiencies in map production in various > >> packages. > >> > >> Any maps produced for such a book need to be produced solely using the > >> package they are meant to be showcasing. Otherwise the resulting map is > >> not representative of what can be produced using a particular GIS > >> package but rather the artistic skill of the cartographer! > > > > [ Can the people discussing Arnulf's public geospatial data committee > > stuff please change their subject line and start a new thread? thx ] > > > > Hi Simon, > > > > if I was worried about having too many maps for the atlas then I'd > > consider putting more restrictions on the entries. However my fear is > > having too few. Plus it is indeed partly intended to show artistic > > skill and as long as the work is substantially created using > > open-source software then I wouldn't reject it. > > > > Aspects of commercial cartography are still done outside of > > commercial GIS - eg by loading Windows Metafiles from a GIS into Adobe > > Illustrator - and I see no reason why that workflow can't be allowed > > for Open Source Cartography. I don't think Open Source GIS needs to be > > Open Source GIS Plus Desktop Publishing. > > > > Also, we get to highlight integration between open source projects > > that is facilitated by Open Standards, and those standards are going > > beyond spatial standards (such as using SVG to go between Qgis and > > Inkscape). > > > > > > Barry > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- George R. C. Silva Desenvolvimento em GIS http://geoprocessamento.net http://blog.geoprocessamento.net
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