Re: [ubuntu-in] GIS on UBuntu
Hi Ram, On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Wanted to install a complete set of GIS packages on Ubuntu Found help here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS and here http://www.perrygeo.net/wordpress/?p=10 however was wondering if there was an Ubuntu GIS distro out there somewhere (or may be a Linux GIS distro) which would be more complete and i won't need to worry about missing out something. Dont think there is a 'GIS distro', though it might be cool if you package one after installing all the stuff :-D What exactly do you need to do ? Here's some stuff I could think of that's probably useful: sudo apt-get install qgis qgis-plugin-grass grass grass-dev gdal-bin python-gdal postgresql-8.3-postgis If you want to do web stuff, I would recommend the GeoDjango frame-work . I have some experience with this. Feel free to ping. -Sanjay Any ideas ? or should i just go the whole hog and install all the recommended stuff. ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] GIS on UBuntu
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Thanks On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Sanjay Bhangar sanjaybhan...@gmail.comwrote: Dont think there is a 'GIS distro', though it might be cool if you package one after installing all the stuff :-D What exactly do you need to do ? Here's some stuff I could think of that's probably useful: sudo apt-get install qgis qgis-plugin-grass grass grass-dev gdal-bin python-gdal postgresql-8.3-postgis If you want to do web stuff, I would recommend the GeoDjango frame-work . will install all that we have some bit of archived material, raw and well finished and we wanted to be able to see them, manipulate them etc What format is this material in? Try QuantumGIS (qgis), and you should be able to import and export shape files (.shp) . If by any chance your material is in autocad files, (.dwg), there are tools to convert this into .shp files, and then import them into a GPS tool. You can also try TangoGPS, which I haven't used myself. add on new data, layers, like the new maps that NASA has just released. import GPS points directly onto a layer etc am a GIS novice, most of the work was done by others and on closed systems but i want to make sure as much works on Ubuntu. I'm really having a good time working with GeoDjango and OpenLayers to do web-based stuff like that. If you have some developer skills, its not so hard. Else, I think QGis is probably what you're looking for - explore TangoGPS, and also i think JOSM is a good user-friendly java-based tool to work with your data with Open Street Maps .. am not sure of what all but right now want to install everything because once i get home won't have access to broadband to install If you want to work with gps devices, apt-get gpsd and gpsbabel as well. If you do have a lot of data that you want to work with, setting things up can be a bit hairy and complicated with different projections of data and other GIS stuff .. feel free to ping me, but am not really an expert with that stuff.. take care, Sanjay regards ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] GIS on UBuntu
Thanks . shp mostly will look at all the stuff, and i guess only when we start working will we know what from which regards ram On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Sanjay Bhangar sanjaybhan...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Thanks On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Sanjay Bhangar sanjaybhan...@gmail.comwrote: Dont think there is a 'GIS distro', though it might be cool if you package one after installing all the stuff :-D What exactly do you need to do ? Here's some stuff I could think of that's probably useful: sudo apt-get install qgis qgis-plugin-grass grass grass-dev gdal-bin python-gdal postgresql-8.3-postgis If you want to do web stuff, I would recommend the GeoDjango frame-work . will install all that we have some bit of archived material, raw and well finished and we wanted to be able to see them, manipulate them etc What format is this material in? Try QuantumGIS (qgis), and you should be able to import and export shape files (.shp) . If by any chance your material is in autocad files, (.dwg), there are tools to convert this into .shp files, and then import them into a GPS tool. You can also try TangoGPS, which I haven't used myself. add on new data, layers, like the new maps that NASA has just released. import GPS points directly onto a layer etc am a GIS novice, most of the work was done by others and on closed systems but i want to make sure as much works on Ubuntu. I'm really having a good time working with GeoDjango and OpenLayers to do web-based stuff like that. If you have some developer skills, its not so hard. Else, I think QGis is probably what you're looking for - explore TangoGPS, and also i think JOSM is a good user-friendly java-based tool to work with your data with Open Street Maps .. am not sure of what all but right now want to install everything because once i get home won't have access to broadband to install If you want to work with gps devices, apt-get gpsd and gpsbabel as well. If you do have a lot of data that you want to work with, setting things up can be a bit hairy and complicated with different projections of data and other GIS stuff .. feel free to ping me, but am not really an expert with that stuff.. take care, Sanjay regards ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] GIS on UBuntu
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks . shp mostly Ah! If you have stuff in .shp already, thats fun! Are the .shp files geo-referenced? What kind of data is it? Sorry for asking all these questions:) - Nice datasets are always good -- I'd be happy to get you started with GeoDjango / web-stuff if you want to go in that direction - its actually really simple to get the data visualized on the web and have simple tools to add annotations and edit polygons / points. Best of luck, Sanjay will look at all the stuff, and i guess only when we start working will we know what from which regards ram On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Sanjay Bhangar sanjaybhan...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Thanks On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Sanjay Bhangar sanjaybhan...@gmail.com wrote: Dont think there is a 'GIS distro', though it might be cool if you package one after installing all the stuff :-D What exactly do you need to do ? Here's some stuff I could think of that's probably useful: sudo apt-get install qgis qgis-plugin-grass grass grass-dev gdal-bin python-gdal postgresql-8.3-postgis If you want to do web stuff, I would recommend the GeoDjango frame-work . will install all that we have some bit of archived material, raw and well finished and we wanted to be able to see them, manipulate them etc What format is this material in? Try QuantumGIS (qgis), and you should be able to import and export shape files (.shp) . If by any chance your material is in autocad files, (.dwg), there are tools to convert this into .shp files, and then import them into a GPS tool. You can also try TangoGPS, which I haven't used myself. add on new data, layers, like the new maps that NASA has just released. import GPS points directly onto a layer etc am a GIS novice, most of the work was done by others and on closed systems but i want to make sure as much works on Ubuntu. I'm really having a good time working with GeoDjango and OpenLayers to do web-based stuff like that. If you have some developer skills, its not so hard. Else, I think QGis is probably what you're looking for - explore TangoGPS, and also i think JOSM is a good user-friendly java-based tool to work with your data with Open Street Maps .. am not sure of what all but right now want to install everything because once i get home won't have access to broadband to install If you want to work with gps devices, apt-get gpsd and gpsbabel as well. If you do have a lot of data that you want to work with, setting things up can be a bit hairy and complicated with different projections of data and other GIS stuff .. feel free to ping me, but am not really an expert with that stuff.. take care, Sanjay regards ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] GIS on UBuntu
Just some more GIS stuff on Linux / Ubuntu see fwded message below and notes / comments below that. -- Forwarded message -- From: XXX Date: Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 4:51 PM Subject: Re: hi - regarding GIS on Ubuntu Yes I mentioned to you OpenJump. The windows install of this S/W is a breeze but you may have to dirty your hands a bit for the linux install. Just have a look at : http://www.openjump.org/wiki/show/Linux Ubuntu GIS repositories are QGIS or Quanmtum GIS front end + GRASS. This would make things pretty solid for a full GIS workhorse. It would also mean additional learning. But if your requirements are a bit simpler you might like to have a look at open jump. I recommened that you can first do a quick peek at the windows version and see if it suits what you wanna do. You can then battle it out with the linux bit. The windows n\bit is also opensource so you dont sin. If you have shape files and wish to very very quickly try some unions etc, after you start open jump, right click on the working folder , choose Load Data sets , set format to ESRI shape file and bring your shape files in. Next use tools menu to do overlay ( intersect) or if you have a line layer, generate -- buffers from the tools menu. Do some spatial / attribute queries. You can read the tutorial later to get a better hang of things. Link to windows installer: http://sourceforge.net/projects/jump-pilot/files/ There is a PDF Tutorial too which you might like to browse before after dinner. I think jump GIS looks less intimidating for the general public and if you have to train some people in using stuff, it might be less intimidating. It has the most commonly used GIS analysis functions like overlay ( Union / Intersect) and buffer generation built in. It can edit, do spatial and attribute queries etc. So pretty decent. openjump is available on the Ubuntu repos you may nede to add the following deb http://lk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted deb-src http://lk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted *** regards ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
