<br>I do present QGIS courses here in Durban. I have presented
introduction and advanced courses using open source platforms. Feel free
to contact me on my email: geotech.sarel@gmail to discuss. I should be
able to help you out.<br clear="all">Sarel Coetzer | GIS Developer<br><br>Malaria Research Programme<br>Medical Research Council<br>Tel : 031 203 47 94<br><a href="http://www.malaria.org.za/">http://www.malaria.org.za/</a><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 10:55 AM, William Walter Kinghorn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:williamk@dut.ac.za">williamk@dut.ac.za</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Gavin,<br>
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Pity I won't be in Cape Town in Aug<br>
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Is it possible to video the Course<br>
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Would be nice to download an ogv, and watch ( Tim is this possible )<br>
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William<br>
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Subject: [OSGeo Africa] QGIS course on 14 August in Franschhoek<br>
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GISSA's Open Source special interest group / OSGeo Local Chapter is running an 'Introduction to Quantum GIS' course, open to all. Please share this with GIS colleagues and students.<br>
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You will learn how to drive QGIS and how to use QGIS to perform the most common GIS operations, including<br>
- making a map (cartography)<br>
- overlay analysis<br>
- spatial queries<br>
- data capture (mapping) and editing<br>
- working with different data sources<br>
- applying QGIS in your work environment (education, government, etc.)<br>
- how QGIS can integrate with other GIS software.<br>
- advanced spatial analysis (vector and raster)<br>
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We will also touch on using PostGIS, GRASS and web services.<br>
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Presenters: Horst Duester, Tim Sutton, Gavin Fleming.<br>
Horst is a special guest from the Swiss Canton of Solothurn, where all government systems are 100% FOSS.<br>
Tim is on the QGIS project steering committee.<br>
Gavin chaired FOSS4G 2008<<a href="http://www.foss4g2008.org" target="_blank">http://www.foss4g2008.org</a>> and leads the OSGeo<<a href="http://www.osgeo.org" target="_blank">http://www.osgeo.org</a>> local chapter/ GISSA FOSS SIG.<br>
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Venue: Bridge House School, next to Graham Beck Estate, Franschhoek<br>
<a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-33.87900&lon=19.03053&zoom=14" target="_blank">http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-33.87900&lon=19.03053&zoom=14</a><br>
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Date: 14 August 2010<br>
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Times: 8h30 - 16h30<br>
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Cost: R150 (If you can't afford this please come anyway and we'll make a plan)<br>
Cost includes: lunch, teas, CD/DVD. Any profit goes towards equipping the school's GIS lab. Presenters' time is voluntary.<br>
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Please RSVP to <a href="mailto:gavinjfleming@gmail.com">gavinjfleming@gmail.com</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:gavinjfleming@gmail.com">gavinjfleming@gmail.com</a>> so we can plan resources.<br>
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hope to see you there<br>
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Gavin<br>
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