[OSGeo-Discuss] What GeoSpatial Open Source Software do Surveyors use?

2010-04-01 Thread Cameron Shorter
I'm giving a presentation on GeoSpatial Open Source at the international Surveyors conference here in Sydney. http://www.fig2010.com/ I'd like advice on what use cases and Open Source packages I should focus on during the presentation. Feedback from Surveyors welcomed. -- Cameron Shorter

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] What GeoSpatial Open Source Software do Surveyors use?

2010-04-01 Thread Chris Puttick
Well we have surveyors trialling Total Open Station into gvSIG and people using Leica's software into gvSIG; I guess here is the message that into GIS is a move forward for all but building survey and that there are open source GIS packages well up to the job. And for building survey? Well,

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] What GeoSpatial Open Source Software do Surveyors use?

2010-04-01 Thread maria . brovelli
Dear Cameron if you are interested also in LiDAR data filtering (to obtain from the LiDAR point cloud the digital terrain model), we developed commands into GRASS. They have to be used in sequence. http://grass.osgeo.org/gdp/html_grass64/v.lidar.edgedetection.html

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] What GeoSpatial Open Source Software do Surveyors use?

2010-04-01 Thread Cameron Shorter
Thank you Marina, That is a good example. To be complete, could you also answer: * What would be the proprietary equivalent software you would use? * Why did you decide to use GRASS instead of proprietary software? (Hopefully more than it was cheaper) * It seems you are officiated with a

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] What GeoSpatial Open Source Software do Surveyors use?

2010-04-01 Thread Joseph Reeves
Hi Cameron, You might find these Oxford Archaeology produced guides interesting: http://openarchaeology.net/project/survey-and-gis-manual There's also the MapAction Field Guide to Humanitarian Mapping: http://www.mapaction.org/content/view/183/59/ If you're looking for a couple of real feel

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] What GeoSpatial Open Source Software doSurveyorsuse?

2010-04-01 Thread Landon Blake
Cameron, Most of the material from my slide show can be downloaded here: http://www.redefinedhorizons.com/introduction_to_vector_gis_for_land_sur veyors.html I think the only thing that is missing will be the speaker outline. I adhere to the slide:ology method of slide show presentations, so

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Whitebox GAT (Chris Puttick)

2010-04-01 Thread Landon Blake
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