I forgot to mention I have a 1-2 hour QGIS workshop that covers the
basics of vector and raster with a dataset. Been meaning to post it,
I've done it with OSGeo Live several times. If you want it let me know.
Thanks,
Alex
On 09/30/2013 10:18 AM, Alex Mandel wrote:
> Here are my slides that I've r
Here are my slides that I've remixed a few times for various guest
lectures in College GIS courses.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/172165387/Introduction-to-Geospatial-The-open-source-method
I mostly cover how the license makes it different, but students
shouldn't be afraid of it - then how you can do
An application area often ignored in the GIS community is that of
Computer-Aided-Dispatch, a key element of emergency response, in which
location data is clearly critical.
Our Open Source CAD, Tickets by name, is one example. (www.ticketscad.org)
On 9/30/13, Barry Rowlingson wrote:
> A collea
I guess the question is- what's going to get the interest of/be relevant to
third year undergrads? While licensing is important, it's not, if you're a
student. What you're interested in, is being able to do your work, figure
out what's going to help you get a job etc.
So I'd focus on the daft limi
A colleague who lectures on GIS at the university asked me if I'd give
him some advice on open-source geospatial so he could at least
introduce his third year geography & environmental science
undergraduates to the idea. Thanks to the joy of site licenses the
students get to use ACME Proprietary GI
