I agree - GRASS is awesome software - but for a beginner it's too steep
of a learning curve. I scratch my head using it and I've been doing this
for a while (granted not with Grass) but still. With what she is doing
- QGIS should work fine....Mapserver/Geoserver is a bit of work but very
doable. Especially with an OSGEO chapter somewhere in the vicinity -
it's all good.
BTW - ArcGIS User for 20 years - QGIS is my new GIS love affair.
Randy
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On 1/4/2013 10:09 AM, Jo Cook wrote:
Hi Maxi,
I'm not sure which comment you're referring to with this- but I don't
think either myself or Randal are being impolite in our responses.
Certainly, all I meant was that for a beginner, using GRASS would
require a steep learning curve. I use GRASS when I need advanced
functionality, but I think the learning curve may put new users off,
that's all.
Jo
On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Massimiliano Cannata
<massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch <mailto:massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch>>
wrote:
Pls, let me say that I don't like the approach: don't sue this
software!
Many software can do the job, suggesting your preferred approach
without reference to what not to use (in your questionabile
opinion) may result more polite and in line with open source
collaboration.
Regards,
Maxi
Il giorno 04/gen/2013 14:57, "Jo Cook" <joc...@astuntechnology.com
<mailto:joc...@astuntechnology.com>> ha scritto:
+1 for using QGIS without GRASS- it should do everything you
need.
Just one thing- you need Mapserver (or Geoserver as an
alternative) and something like OpenLayers to form the online
mapping component. Mapserver does the work of serving up your
geospatial data, then the actual user interface (the map, with
the options to switch layers on and off) is done using openlayers.
Since you're in the UK, can I point you at the OSGeo UK local
chapter? http://www.osgeo.org/uk we have our own mailing list,
which is where you might have more luck getting information
about UK-specific datasets- you will also find a few companies
on there who provide training in the various components that
you're looking to use. (Disclaimer, the company that I work
for- Astun Technology) is one of those.
Hope that's useful, again, feel free to shout if you need more
help/advice. Also, it's great that you're looking at open
source options- I wish more people starting out would do the same!
Jo
On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Randal Hale
<rjh...@northrivergeographic.com
<mailto:rjh...@northrivergeographic.com>> wrote:
Good Morning/Afternoon
If it were me - I would do everything in QGIS. It will be
much easier to work with and you won't have any of the
oddness of GRASS - I like GRASS - but it's not the easiest
thing in the world to work with. QGIS also translates data
over to mapinfo very well. You should be able to do
everything in QGIS without programming.
There is a plugin to QGIS for Mapserver - so once the
project is set up You could publish it there. I would try
to keep it as simple and as well documented as possible.
Hope that helps some - yell if you need help
Randy
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