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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>HI CAN YOU PLZ CAME TO PRETORIA WITH THE
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Gavin<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 18, 2011 11:49
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Africa
local chapter discussions</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [OSGeo Africa] QGIS
course in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Western Cape</st1:place></st1:State>
moved to 23 May</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear all<br>
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AfriSpatial through the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">FOSS</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">GIS</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
is offering a <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Quantum GIS Course</span></b>
from<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> 23-25 May 2011.</span></b><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Price: R3000</span></b> (no VAT)<br>
<br>
Note: It is no longer on 4 April, because of school holidays.<br>
<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Venue:</span></b> <st1:State w:st="on">Western
Cape</st1:State>: <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cape Town</st1:place></st1:City>
or Winelands area. We will decide on a venue based on attendee locations.<br>
<br>
Why not <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>tag onto AfricaGeo</span></b>, which
takes the week after this course?<br>
<br>
There is an optional extension covering an introduction to PostGIS on 26-27
May, for those of you interested in a powerful spatial data analysis and
management platform.<br>
<br>
Price for QGIS + PostGIS: R5000 (no VAT)<br>
<br>
Cost includes course materials, a DVD with software and data and a certificate
of attendance.<br>
<br>
Cost excludes catering and computers.<br>
<br>
NB: Bring your own laptop, you'll do the course on your own computer.
You'll leave with QGIS and other FOSS GIS software set up and working on your
computer. <br>
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We need at least 8 people confirmed <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>by 6 May</span></b>.
To confirm please pay or provide an order before 6 May.<br>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Register <a
href="http://www.fossgisacademy.com/tests">here</a></span></b> or and we will
send you a (pro-forma) invoice.<br>
<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Course overview</span></b><br>
<br>
This is an introductory-level course. So if you are new to GIS, new to FOSS GIS
or are experienced in other GIS software and want to find out how to do your
work in Quantum GIS, this course is for you. <br>
<br>
Quantum GIS (QGIS) is the ideal professional desktop GIS for any application.<br>
<br>
Our aim is to make you comfortable with FOSS GIS tools for day to day GIS work.
Quantum GIS provides a compelling alternative to proprietary GIS in many
situations. We will start by installing QGIS, then take you through the
workflow of loading data from disparate sources, creating data from scratch,
data analysis and producing a professional map suitable for delivery to a
decision maker. We will also take a look at some of the many plugins available
for QGIS and touch on the use of GRASS within QGIS. Lastly we will look at how
QGIS can be integrated into a multi-user enterprise environment by using it as
a web services and geospatial database client.<br>
<br>
PostGIS is a spatial database that is more than just a spatial data store.
Users, web map servers and other applications can all run off the same
database. And beware! Doing spatial analysis in PostGIS can become addictive.<br>
<br>
The PostGIS 'extra' is a little more advanced than QGIS but is beginner to
intermediate as far as PostGIS goes. We will cover installing PostgreSQL and
PostGIS, loading data, performing spatial queries, doing spatial analysis with
SQL and using PostGIS with QGIS. <br>
<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Gautengers take note: </span></b>We are
planning a similar course in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Gauteng</st1:place></st1:State>
in June<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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regards<br>
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Gavin<br>
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Gavin Fleming<br>
<a href="http://afrispatial.co.za">http://afrispatial.co.za</a><br>
t: 0218620670<br>
c: 0845965680<br>
f: 0866164820 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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