From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Serena Coetzee
Sent: 20 September 2012 22:04
To: [email protected]
Subject: [SDI-Africa] MapServer and open source geospatial software and data
workshops at the University of Pretoria
Join us for two open source geospatial workshops in celebration of the launch
of the ICA/OSGeo Laboratory at UP. Limited seats are available, therefore
booking is essential. You are welcome to stay on for some socialising with
Jeff, Gavin and CGIS after the workshops.
Date: 5 October 2012
Time: 10:00-13:00
RSVP: Erika Pretorius
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> by Monday, 1 October
2012. Please indicate clearly which workshop you want to attend.
Workshop 1: MapServer
Presenter: Jeff McKenna, OSGeo Board Member and MapServer Project Steering
Committee Member http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna
Venue: Geography Building 2-3 (GIS lab), Hatfield campus, University
of Pretoria
This hands-on workshop is intended as an introduction to Web mapping with the
MapServer open source software project (http://www.mapserver.org). The
participants will go through the process of setting up a MapServer environment
which includes configuring a Web server and creating a MapServer application.
The creation of a MapServer application will include step-by-step examples of
building a map file, including defining the WEB object, the LAYER objects, and
assigning symbology to these objects. Once a map file is created, the
participants will then go through the process of creating a Web-based
interface. You can work on one of the PCs in the lab or bring your own laptop
or PC.
Workshop 2: Open source geospatial software and open data
Facilitators: Gavin Fleming with assistance from CGIS students and lecturers
Venue: Geography Building 2-9, Hatfield campus, University of
Pretoria
Bring your own laptop or desktop computer and we will assist you and each other
with:
- trying out or installing OSGeo Live [2]
- getting started with FOSS GIS
- setting up a FOSS GIS workstation with UbuntuGIS [3]
- setting up a Windows FOSS workstation with OSGeo4W [4]
- trying out or installing FOSS alternatives to any GIS software you can think
of
- how to ask questions and report bugs
- finding out how to migrate to FOSS or work in a mixed environment
- editing or capturing OpenStreetMap data
- trying out or installing Ubuntu Linux [1]
Popular open source geospatial software we will have available to install on
Windows, Mac and Linux and even Android includes: Quantum GIS, PostGIS,
GeoServer, MapServer and OpenLayers. This is an unstructured event and will not
be 'presented' or 'taught'. Expect to try things out yourself in a friendly
environment. How it turns out will depend on who comes and what everyone is
keen on doing!
[1] http://ubuntu.com
[2] http://live.osgeo.org
[3] http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS
[4] https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w
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