Hey Maning, we recently had very good results running GeoNode workshops with bootable usb key built using the method to build custom ubuntu live CD [1]. Ours USB keys were built with Ubuntu Customization Kit (UCK) but there are other tools around too. I haven't tried for OSM tools but I was planning on extending this for other trainings (OSM, InaSafe, etc...). We did try using Virtual Boxes in the past but we had some issues with network configurations in a university lab setting.
Cheers, Vivien [1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Pierre Béland <pierz...@yahoo.fr> wrote: > Maning, > > Andrew Buck, Will Skora and I have organized a Support group fo teams > deployed in Africa this summer. Following our various experiences in Haiti > and African countries, we started to discuss about solutions to facilitate > training in the context of various OS and poor quality / low internet > bandwith and brought this subject to the Tech WG. Various actions can be > taken to reduce utilization of internet bandwith and facilitate support to > the trainees. > > Other then the points mentionned by you and Harry, we discussed of ways to > facilitate operations with various equipments and softwares. An interesting > proposition from Andrew Buck is to use a VirtualBox where a Ubuntu Linux OS > package woud be used. This has not been tested yet. But it should > facilitate operations in a classroom with various OS. Everyone would use > the same os and software versions. In a classroom software updates could > also be centralized on one computer and then copied to the usb keys. > > For map caching, Ushahidi BRCK has been proposed but we dont know the > specs of this equipment yet. It would be interesting to look at the various > possible solutions acting as a bridge between internet and the classroom > computers and contributing to reduce the internet bandwith usage. > > Pierre > > ------------------------------ > *De :* Harry Wood <m...@harrywood.co.uk> > *À :* maning sambale <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com>; HOT < > hot@openstreetmap.org> > *Envoyé le :* Jeudi 26 septembre 2013 11h49 > *Objet :* Re: [HOT] HOT stick (Portable Apps) for Training/Workshops > > Blurting out some thoughts on this. > > Dane Springmeyer worked on a "Installer" thing a long time ago: > https://github.com/hotosm/installer > Looks at bit old and Mapnik oriented (and Mapnik's moved on a lot!) > It makes reference to a "HOT Package" page: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/HOT_Package > > More recently we discussed the idea in the tech working group > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Working_groups/Technical/meeting_2013-07-01 > And I think mapbox have a neat USB vector tile rendering thing up their > sleaves: https://vine.co/v/b0DvTPnpPtw > We also discussed Ushahidi BRCK which has some storage capacity. Could do > map caching tricks. > > For applications there's a version management challenge. I think an idea > we discussed was approaching this as a "build script" problem. You can > distribute USB keys with lots of useful and up-to-date software and docs > and data if you have a script to pull it all together. > > But yes portableapps.com is interesting. I used to find the site very > useful back when I developed on windows. I notice they have a development > section http://portableapps.com/development to help people "portabalize" > apps. A lot of the apps currently listed are quite mass-market. Not sure > how JOSM and QGIS would fit into their categories, or whether they would > want them on the central portableapps.com listings. Also I don't think > they have web applications just a XAMPP server, so I guess installing > things like field papers would still need to be scripted outside of that > framework. > > Harry > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: maning sambale <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com> > To: HOT <hot@openstreetmap.org> > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, 26 September 2013, 3:47 > Subject: [HOT] HOT stick (Portable Apps) for Training/Workshops > > Dear HOTties, > > Has anyone tried building a USB Stick that runs all the needed > applications for an OSM Training? > > For a series of training we will conduct, we are anticipating a lot of > different configurations and MS Windows versions. They may use a > computer lab or their own laptops. > > Instead of just giving the participants copies of the software > installers, we are thinking of building a PortableApp [0] stick > containing all the needed apps and resources. > > Anyone tried this approach? How is it effective? > > A few things we want in the stick are: > * JOSM including all the necessary plugins (FieldPapers, Notes, > DirectUpload, GPXEdit, Building tools, Presets, GeoChat, Measurement, > Mirrored downloads, Reverter, Terracer) > * GPSBabel > * QGIS > * PDF reader > * Firefox or Chrome > * 7-Zip > * ClamWin > * Notepad++ > * Learning materials (either offline or pdf version of learnOSM) > * Installers - installers of the above software > > > [0] http://portableapps.com/apps > -- > cheers, > maning > ------------------------------------------------------ > "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden > wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ > blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >
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