[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2010 Workshops ready for inscriptions
[FOSS4G 2010 press release 5 - please promote] Barcelona, Spain. 26 February 2010. The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference is pleased to announce this year's Workshops panel. Workshops are a unique experience to learn about open source software from the experts in a hands-on environment. Workshops are 3 hour courses presented in full computer labs, with two attendees per computer, in the Barcelona School of Computer Science. We are offering 14 workshops this year, in two sessions, on Monday afernoon, September 6, and on Tuesday morning, September 7. When registering, workshop attendees will be asked to choose one workshop in each session. Following is a breaf description for each workshop. For more detailed information and registration, please visit FOSS4G 2010 web page: http://2010.fos4g.org. In the Conference web page you will also find the Tutorials panel, to be held during the conference days, September 7-9, which are included in the conference fee. And you can take the opportunity to book the gala dinner tickets too. Workshops have a high demand, and classroom capacity is limited. Register soon, dont't miss them! September 6 Workshops (Monday afternoon, 15-18h) W-01: Web mapping with GeoServer Attendees will learn how to load, publish, and share geospatial data with GeoServer. Discussion will include navigating the GeoServer user interface, loading and publishing data, OGC web services, and styling data with SLD. Also showcased will be Styler, a browser-based graphical style (SLD) editor. W-02: gvSIG 1.9 user workshop The main objective of the workshop is to show the new features included in the last stable version of gvSIG desktop (1.9). Also a brief introduction on gvsig.org, the main collaborative web portal of the gvSIG project. W-03: Setting up an OpenStreetMap rendering toolchain This workshop will walk the participants through getting raw OpenStreetMap data, rendering map tiles with Mapnik, and displaying them with OpenLayers. They will learn how to install and configure a mimic of the main OpenStreetMap toolchain, using the same technologies, that can be later customised to render other datasets. W-04: Introduction to PostGIS PostGIS is an open source spatial extension to the PostgreSQL open source enterprise relational database. Spatial databases such as PostGIS, Oracle Spatial and DB Spatial are used for high-performance multi-user access to large seamless data sets. If you are managing large volumes of read/write spatial data, using a spatial database can improve access speed, ease management overhead and guarantee data integrity. Built as an object extension to PostgreSQL, PostGIS has been certified as Simple Features for SQL compliant by the Open Geospatial Consortium. W-05: Introduction to the Mapbender geoportal framwework This workshop gives an in-depth introduction to the software Mapbender, a managed, web based geoportal framework. Mapbender is implementing the publish / register, find, bind, execute paradigm for geospatial data. The focus of the workshop lies on building web mapping applications with distributed Spatial Data Infrastructure components and how to manage user access. All this will be done by using Mapbender's administration interfaces, without the need to modify any source code. W-06: Solid web mapping with Python Covers the Shapely and GeoJSON libraries from the GIS Python Lab. It shows how to use these libraries together with SQLAlchemy and its GIS extension, GeoAlchemy, to create HTTP web services in an application developed with the Pylons web development framework. The workshop then teaches how to use MapFish to make the development of GIS web services easier. W-07: Practical introduction to ZOO, the powerful WPS platform The ZOO-Project provides a WPS (Web Processing Service) compliant and developer-friendly framework to easily create and connect OGC Webservices. During this workshop, participants will install the ZOO-Kernel and related material on their computers; upon installation the users will be ready to use and implement WPS 1.1.0 services. September 7 Workshops (Tuesday morning, 9-12h) W-08: Getting started with MapServer This hands-on workshop is intended as an introduction to Web mapping with the University of Minnesota MapServer. The participants will go through the process of setting up a MapServer environment which includes configuring a Web server and creating a MapServer application. W-09: Quantum GIS and PostGIS: Solving spatial problems and creating web-based analysis tools Quantum GIS (QGIS) is a powerful open source GIS desktop application. It excels at viewing and manipulating a wide variety of GIS data and services, performing geographic analysis and preparing data for MapServer and GeoServer applications. QGIS has an extensible plug-in architecture and now provides comprehensive support for using and managing PostGIS databases. This workshop/tutorial will give students
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2010 Workshops ready for inscriptions
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Oscar Fonts oscar.fonts.li...@gmail.com wrote: [FOSS4G 2010 press release 5 - please promote] Link correction ahead: Barcelona, Spain. 26 February 2010. ... Following is a breaf description for each workshop. For more detailed information and registration, please visit FOSS4G 2010 web page: http://2010.fos4g.org. it is: http://2010.foss4g.org Markus ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: FOSS4G 2010 Workshops ready for inscriptions
There is a typo in the workshops announcement. The correct link to the FOSS4G 2010 home page is: http://2010.foss4g.org Corrected version in: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2010_Press_Release_5 Sorry for the inconvenience, Oscar. 2010/2/26 Oscar Fonts oscar.fonts.li...@gmail.com: [FOSS4G 2010 press release 5 - please promote] Barcelona, Spain. 26 February 2010. The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference is pleased to announce this year's Workshops panel. Workshops are a unique experience to learn about open source software from the experts in a hands-on environment. Workshops are 3 hour courses presented in full computer labs, with two attendees per computer, in the Barcelona School of Computer Science. We are offering 14 workshops this year, in two sessions, on Monday afernoon, September 6, and on Tuesday morning, September 7. When registering, workshop attendees will be asked to choose one workshop in each session. Following is a breaf description for each workshop. For more detailed information and registration, please visit FOSS4G 2010 web page: http://2010.fos4g.org. In the Conference web page you will also find the Tutorials panel, to be held during the conference days, September 7-9, which are included in the conference fee. And you can take the opportunity to book the gala dinner tickets too. Workshops have a high demand, and classroom capacity is limited. Register soon, dont't miss them! September 6 Workshops (Monday afternoon, 15-18h) W-01: Web mapping with GeoServer Attendees will learn how to load, publish, and share geospatial data with GeoServer. Discussion will include navigating the GeoServer user interface, loading and publishing data, OGC web services, and styling data with SLD. Also showcased will be Styler, a browser-based graphical style (SLD) editor. W-02: gvSIG 1.9 user workshop The main objective of the workshop is to show the new features included in the last stable version of gvSIG desktop (1.9). Also a brief introduction on gvsig.org, the main collaborative web portal of the gvSIG project. W-03: Setting up an OpenStreetMap rendering toolchain This workshop will walk the participants through getting raw OpenStreetMap data, rendering map tiles with Mapnik, and displaying them with OpenLayers. They will learn how to install and configure a mimic of the main OpenStreetMap toolchain, using the same technologies, that can be later customised to render other datasets. W-04: Introduction to PostGIS PostGIS is an open source spatial extension to the PostgreSQL open source enterprise relational database. Spatial databases such as PostGIS, Oracle Spatial and DB Spatial are used for high-performance multi-user access to large seamless data sets. If you are managing large volumes of read/write spatial data, using a spatial database can improve access speed, ease management overhead and guarantee data integrity. Built as an object extension to PostgreSQL, PostGIS has been certified as Simple Features for SQL compliant by the Open Geospatial Consortium. W-05: Introduction to the Mapbender geoportal framwework This workshop gives an in-depth introduction to the software Mapbender, a managed, web based geoportal framework. Mapbender is implementing the publish / register, find, bind, execute paradigm for geospatial data. The focus of the workshop lies on building web mapping applications with distributed Spatial Data Infrastructure components and how to manage user access. All this will be done by using Mapbender's administration interfaces, without the need to modify any source code. W-06: Solid web mapping with Python Covers the Shapely and GeoJSON libraries from the GIS Python Lab. It shows how to use these libraries together with SQLAlchemy and its GIS extension, GeoAlchemy, to create HTTP web services in an application developed with the Pylons web development framework. The workshop then teaches how to use MapFish to make the development of GIS web services easier. W-07: Practical introduction to ZOO, the powerful WPS platform The ZOO-Project provides a WPS (Web Processing Service) compliant and developer-friendly framework to easily create and connect OGC Webservices. During this workshop, participants will install the ZOO-Kernel and related material on their computers; upon installation the users will be ready to use and implement WPS 1.1.0 services. September 7 Workshops (Tuesday morning, 9-12h) W-08: Getting started with MapServer This hands-on workshop is intended as an introduction to Web mapping with the University of Minnesota MapServer. The participants will go through the process of setting up a MapServer environment which includes configuring a Web server and creating a MapServer application. W-09: Quantum GIS and PostGIS: Solving spatial problems and creating web-based analysis tools Quantum GIS (QGIS) is a powerful open
Re: IS EVERYONE HERE FAST ASLEEP? was: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OKF / OSGeo response to the consultation on opening Ordnance Survey data
+1 from me, However, I caution that we should not use this email list to call for votes. We have close to 1000 people on this list, and if we have 100 people respond to a proposal every week or two, we will make this list unusable as a communication medium. If voting is required, I suggest setting up a wiki or using one of the drupal voting options that we have on the osgeo site or similar. Schuyler Erle wrote: On Mon, 2010-02-22 at 16:26 +0100, Jo Walsh wrote: dear a...@osgeo, In sending this mail I'm following the protocol for letters of support coming from OSGeo: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Protocol_for_requesting_letter_of_support As you may have heard, there's a public consultation running in the UK on options for open licensing national mapping data maintained by Ordnance Survey. Is everyone on this mailing list dead? Or asleep? How is it that no one has responded to this inquiry yet? Have we not, at least some of us, been agitating for the proposed outcome for years? Does this issue not, at least in principle, affect us all? Have you all forgotten that your software is awesome, but it's useless -- without data? I want to go on record as being 100% in favor of OSGeo providing a letter of support for this response to the OSGB consultation. The principle of Open Public Data is completely in harmony with the ideals and objectives of the OSGeo Foundation. This is a chance for us to see a change for the better in Ordnance Survey policy, a change that will serve as a signal example to other NMAs around the world. *Please* simply respond to the previous email with at least a +1 or a single word of support, if you'd like to see the OSGeo Board respond to this request in the affirmative. *Please*, for the love of God, don't let us as a community deserve to be ashamed of ourselves for our own ungenerous apathy. According to the Board's protocol for such things, you only have a few hours, so pipe up now, while you have the chance. SDE ___ 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
[OSGeo-Discuss] Training Program on Open Source GIS at TERI University, New Delhi, India
Dr.P.K.Joshi, Head Associate Professor Department of Natural Resources TERI University, New Delhi Training on Open Source GIS - Quantum GIS Dear Sir/Madam, I am please to inform you that TERI University, New Delhi in collaboration with kCube, Chennai is planning to organize Training Program on Open Source GIS - Quantum GIS. In light of utility of geospatial tools in all fields of sustainable management of resources, GIS has become one of the indispensable tools for studies, research and policy framework. The cost of the available software and skilled manpower are among the major hurdles to use such tool. The Open Source GIS software is one of the convenient ways to overcome such issues. TERI University with kCube plans to organize 5 day and 2 Day interactive Training Program on Quantum GIS. This will provide a structure route to spatial and non-spatial database generation, management, analysis and decision making. The training will be organized in two stages for different user group: For GIS Professionals - 5 Day Training Program ( April 12th - 16th 2010 (Monday - Friday)) Brochure : http://kcubeconsulting.com/pdfs/5Day_QGIS.pdf For Students - 2 Day Training Program ( April 17th - 18th 2010 (Saturday - Sunday)) Brochure : http://kcubeconsulting.com/pdfs/2Day_QGIS.pdf We plan to restrict the intake to keep the training session more interactive. The last date of application is March 30, 2010.We look forward to a wide circulation of this circular among the professionals interested and working in this area. Thanking you in anticipation, Yours sincerely, On Behalf of Dr. P.K. JOSHI | Associate Professor Head | TERI University Kumaran, kCube. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
