Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] (no subject)

2010-03-29 Thread Simon Cropper
- see here http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/. Your email is posted here at bottom of list -- http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2010-March/date.html Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd P.O. Box 160 Sunshine VIC 3020 P: 03 9311 5822

[OSGeo-Discuss] Anyone know of a FOSS GIS solution to creating terrain profiles from contours lines or an elevation raster (DEM)?

2010-06-08 Thread Simon Cropper
promising but it requires a 'grid based DEM'. Is this simply an issue of trying to use one tool (GIS) to do everything, and really I should be looking at other tools (CAD). If so can someone point me to a FOSS solution. -- Cheer Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Anyone know of a FOSS GIS solution to creating terrain profiles from contours lines or an elevation raster (DEM)?

2010-06-08 Thread Simon Cropper
On Wednesday 09 June 2010 12:44:16 Simon Cropper wrote: I have searched actively and looked at gvSIG, OpenJUMP, SAGA, Sextante, QGIS but nothing is obvious. Hi, I'll answer my own question. It is amazing how you can search for something using every conceivable technical term to no avail

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Video sample

2010-06-30 Thread Simon Cropper
and puts the foundation into perspective. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160 Sunshine 3020 P: 03 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437 W: http://www.botanicusaustralia.com.au ___ Discuss

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GVSig Linux install problem ubuntu 9x

2010-07-13 Thread Simon Cropper
on. Are you installing 1.9 or 1.10? -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160 Sunshine 3020 P: 03 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437 W: http://www.botanicusaustralia.com.au ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Install gvSIG 1.10 Ubuntu?

2010-07-20 Thread Simon Cropper
Archive as some components still 'non-free' 2. follow instructions on website. Essentially open terminal in downloads directory. Ensure execute flag on file is set (File - Properties - permissions), then type ./name_of_file. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia

[OSGeo-Discuss] REVISED VERSION: Your Online Resources - what license is it published under and have you not released information due to licensing issues

2010-07-27 Thread Simon Cropper
or not at all. [1] http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=7day=30year=2010hour=7min=0sec=0p1=0 -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020. P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437. mailto: scrop...@botanicusaustralia.com.au web

[OSGeo-Discuss] Superficial review of copyright issues related to collection and publication of education material on OSGeo Website (LINK)

2010-08-02 Thread Simon Cropper
Hi Everyone, If anyone is interested I have posted a lengthy post on the OSGeo-Edu list. http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/edu_discuss/2010-August/001179.html -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160 Sunshine 3020 P: 03 9311 5822. M

[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Sextante support

2010-09-10 Thread Simon Cropper
Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160 Sunshine 3020 P: 03 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437 W: http://www.botanicusaustralia.com.au ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [OSGeo-Women] Post FOSS4G2010 thoughts

2010-09-12 Thread Simon Cropper
of people, gender-based or otherwise. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160 Sunshine 3020 P: 03 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437 W: http://www.botanicusaustralia.com.au ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [OSGeo-Women] Post FOSS4G2010 thoughts

2010-09-12 Thread Simon Cropper
Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160 Sunshine 3020 P: 03 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437 W: http://www.botanicusaustralia.com.au ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] PAPERS OF FOSS4G 2009

2010-09-20 Thread Simon Cropper
, I agree. Papers submitted to journals should be published in a timely manner. Publishers should be forthright with authors and provide clear publication time lines PRIOR to accepting articles. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160 Sunshine

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Usage of 'FOSS4G' in webpages?

2010-10-16 Thread Simon Cropper
will be named... The fosGIS Workflow Guide - A guide to the use of FOSS to view, edit, create, analyse and map geospatial data (c) Simon Cropper 2010 CC-BY 3.0 Australia Anyone have a problem with this? I know it is all encompassing but that's the aim. Although I will be focussing primarily on gvSIG

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Command line tool for dissolving polygon boundaries

2011-03-01 Thread Simon Cropper
/Creating_a_Standalone_GIS_Application_1 -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Principal Consultant Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC W: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http

[OSGeo-Discuss] LiveDVD Copyright Ambiguity

2011-03-16 Thread Simon Cropper
, and you should always read the appropriate section of the specific license in question ... usually, but perhaps not always, section 4(b) or 4(c): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode *** end quote *** -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Principal Consultant Botanicus Australia

[OSGeo-Discuss] Anyone with access to AutoCAD willing to help with creation of foss educational material?

2011-04-18 Thread Simon Cropper
will be appropriately credited. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Principal Consultant Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC W: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Anyone with access to AutoCAD willing to help with creation of foss educational material?

2011-04-20 Thread Simon Cropper
___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Faezeh, Thanks you for your offer but someone has already stepped forward and I have accepted their offer. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Principal

[OSGeo-Discuss] New site demonstrating the use of Free Open Source Software

2011-04-25 Thread Simon Cropper
://www.fossworkflowguides.com/#alerts. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Principal Consultant Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC W: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Anyone with access to AutoCAD willing to help with creation of foss educational material?

2011-04-26 Thread Simon Cropper
On 20/04/11 04:26, Sunburned Surveyor wrote: Simon, Send me your file and I can find time to I can fix it up. (sunburned.surve...@gmail.com) Landon On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Simon Cropper scrop...@botanicusaustralia.com.au wrote: Hi, I am preparing some fosGIS tutorials that in part

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [Gvsig_english] New site demonstrating the use of Free Open Source Software

2011-04-27 Thread Simon Cropper
of these are reasonably stable now, so as stated above, after a few more published tutorials I will be releasing these for others to use. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Principal Consultant Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC W: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [Gvsig_english] New site demonstrating the use of Free Open Source Software

2011-04-29 Thread Simon Cropper
19 - 69 MB, you can be easily downloaded a ZIP in less than 5 minutes. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Principal Consultant Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC W: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: [Live-demo] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [Gvsig_english] New site demonstrating the use of Free Open Source Software

2011-04-29 Thread Simon Cropper
, people now have a variety of resources to practice on. I have no problem with using the NC dataset in my tutorials, and will when the tasks being demonstrated call for data I currently don't have access. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Principal Consultant Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd

Re: [Live-demo] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [Gvsig_english] New site demonstrating the use of Free Open Source Software

2011-04-29 Thread Simon Cropper
or field name would be a minor additional task. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Principal Consultant Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC W: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] A few survey stats

2011-05-12 Thread Simon Cropper
. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Principal Consultant Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC W: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

[OSGeo-Discuss] Liberal licensing of Project Overviews in LiveDVD, do we want this?

2011-06-29 Thread Simon Cropper
the the broader CC/FOSS/OSGeo community. But this is my opinion. If you have one - for or against - *especially those people that have authored the Project Overviews*, SPEAK UP! -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Principal Consultant Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC W

[OSGeo-Discuss] Need for to to convert/deconstruct a shapefile to create a relational table

2012-03-16 Thread Simon Cropper
. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper - Open Content Creator / Website Administrator Free and Open Source Software Workflow Guides Introduction http://www.fossworkflowguides.com GIS Packages http

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Need for to to convert/deconstruct a shapefile to create a relational table

2012-03-18 Thread Simon Cropper
On 17/03/12 00:06, Stephen Woodbridge wrote: On 3/16/2012 12:52 AM, Simon Cropper wrote: Hi, Does anyone know of a simple means to take a shapefile and create a either a SQLite or xBase table? Essentially it is taking an attached attribute table, inserting the coordinates in a field

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Need for to to convert/deconstruct a shapefile to create a relational table

2012-03-18 Thread Simon Cropper
On 19/03/12 12:46, Stephen Woodbridge wrote: On 3/18/2012 7:50 PM, Simon Cropper wrote: On 17/03/12 00:06, Stephen Woodbridge wrote: On 3/16/2012 12:52 AM, Simon Cropper wrote: Hi, Does anyone know of a simple means to take a shapefile and create a either a SQLite or xBase table

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Can't convert .dgn file to shape file by using ogr2ogr

2012-07-10 Thread Simon Cropper
shapefile. ERROR 1: Terminating translation prematurely after failed translation of layer elements (use -skipfailures to skip errors)/ Do you know this error ? Thanks and regards, Tai *From:* Simon Cropper simoncrop

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Can't convert .dgn file to shape file by using ogr2ogr

2012-07-11 Thread Simon Cropper
-by-using-ogr2ogr-tp4987477p4987506.html Sent from the OSGeo Discuss mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss What OS are you using? -- Cheers Simon Simon

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source Geospatial Atlas

2012-07-29 Thread Simon Cropper
. Any maps produced for such a book need to be produced solely using the package they are meant to be showcasing. Otherwise the resulting map is not representative of what can be produced using a particular GIS package but rather the artistic skill of the cartographer! -- Cheers Simon Simon

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source Geospatial Atlas

2012-07-29 Thread Simon Cropper
list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss +1 I believe in open data and would be very interested being involved in clarifying the definitions and to contribute to any discussions centered around licensing. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper - Open Content

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source Geospatial Atlas

2012-07-30 Thread Simon Cropper
incorporate Inkscape manipulated images -- it seems to be the preferred tool for manipulating maps generated by a whole raft of fosGIS packages. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper - Open Content Creator Free and Open Source Software Workflow Guides

[OSGeo-Discuss] Quick hello and request for assistance finding Open Source

2009-12-03 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
y GIS data as shapefiles. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020. P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437. mailto: scrop...@botanicusaustralia.com.au web: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au ___ Discuss mailing li

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Quick hello and request for assistance finding Open Source

2009-12-03 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
o a online-resource repository. Alternatively is anyone aware whether gvSIG can query the database in this way with beantools or Jython? If so, how? I know gvSIG can connect to PostGIS? Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020. P: 9311 5822. M: 04

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Quick hello and request for assistance finding Open Source

2009-12-03 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
onstrating the terminal in linux. Do you run some command line program in the command prompt? Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020. P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437. mailto: scrop...@botanicusaustralia.com.au web: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Quick hello and request for assistance finding Open Source

2009-12-03 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
components. This option is not a 'quick fix' rather 'a alternative way of thinking' -- resulting in a high learning curve as I have to master each individual component and the nuances of how the 2-3 utilities interact. Thanks anyway. Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Quick hello and request for assistance finding Open Source

2009-12-03 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
Peter, Trying the QGIS+Grass option now. Lets see how that goes - experiences to date put into the same 'steep learning curve' category but I try it again using Giovanni's instructions. I will post my experiences about trying to get this to work. Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Quick hello and request for assistance finding Open Source

2009-12-03 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
arge amounts of time available to master this system (same problem with PostgreSQL). As it is I have already spent 5 hours trying to get the various options proposed to work - what is frustrating is that neither did. Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, Vi

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Will there be an OSGeo Desktop shootout atFOSS4G 2010?

2009-12-20 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
, comments and developer solutions can be collated onto one site (the OSGeo site seems appropriate) as a valuable resource for developers and user alike. Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020. P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437. mailto: scrop

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Will there be an OSGeo Desktop shootout atFOSS4G 2010?

2009-12-20 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
Title: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Will there be an OSGeo Desktop shootout atFOSS4G 2010? Maxim, I looked at the webpage but could not find an outcome -- which system worked the best? Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020. P: 9311 5822. M

[OSGeo-Discuss] HELP PLEASE - Does anyone know where I can get high resolution GIS data for use in tutorials?

2010-01-12 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
, contours, roads * DWG files showing details of a development or plan Spatial Reference System * GDA94 MGA55 -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020. P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437. mailto: scrop...@botanicusaustralia.com.au

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] HELP PLEASE - Does anyone know where I can get high resolution GIS data for use in tutorials? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

2010-01-12 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
small area at a scale typically used by people such as myself. I am aware of the Australia Spatial Directory but I was hoping to find some freely downloadable and free to use datasets, before I go begging to data suppliers or data custodians. Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] HELP PLEASE - Does anyone know where I can get high resolution GIS data for use in tutorials? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

2010-01-12 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
in a couple of days I approach some people within land.vic.gov.au. Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020. P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437. mailto: scrop...@botanicusaustralia.com.au mailto:scrop...@botanicusaustralia.com.au web

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source Raster Tracing - Results

2010-02-05 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
Landon, These links are good but I am interested in the outcome of your investigation. Once you have reviewed these options I would be very interested in what you decided to do -- purchase Vextractor or use one of the proposed solutions -- and why?. Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Auto-cataloging of image files

2010-02-10 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
Paul, Does not appear to work with wild cards e.g. *.jpg or *.ecw, and does not recognize ecw files (even when the name is explicitly referenced). Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020. P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437. mailto: scrop

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Auto-cataloging of image files

2010-02-10 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
to get as much information on what was used as possible. Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020. P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437. mailto: scrop...@botanicusaustralia.com.au mailto:scrop...@botanicusaustralia.com.au web

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Auto-cataloging of image files

2010-02-10 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
compilers or something. Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020. P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437. mailto: scrop...@botanicusaustralia.com.au mailto:scrop...@botanicusaustralia.com.au web: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au http

[OSGeo-Discuss] Your Online Resources - what license is it published under and have you not released information due to licensing issues

2010-07-27 Thread Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
is that people either answer straight away or not at all. [1] http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=7day=30year=2010hour=7min=0sec=0p1=0 -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020. P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437. mailto: scrop