Interesting workshop @ University of Pretoria. Mapserver, gdal & proj4 are the software packages I used to create http://aerial.openstreetmap.org.za/
One of the workshop items: "editing or capturing OpenStreetMap data", maybe someone local would like to go help up or refresh? Regards Grant ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Serena Coetzee <[email protected]> Date: 20 September 2012 22:03 Subject: [OSGeo Africa] MapServer and open source geospatial software and data workshops at the University of Pretoria To: [email protected] 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] 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 _______________________________________________ Africa mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/africa _______________________________________________ Talk-ZA mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-za
