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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Thank you for letting me know about this course, I will be involved in a compulsory project management module at the same time.<BR>
Please keep me posted on any other courses you have on offer.<BR>
Regards<BR>
Steve<BR>
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On 2011/06/07 12:13 PM, "Gavin" <<a href="gavinjfleming@gmail.com">gavinjfleming@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Dear all<BR>
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The Gauteng <B>Quantum GIS</B> [1] and <B>PostGIS</B> [2] courses in the last week of June 2011 will be at <B>Wits University</B>. Register now to secure a place!<BR>
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The courses are offered by AfriSpatial through the FOSS GIS Academy. <BR>
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<B>Venue: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<BR>
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Quantum GIS: <B>27 - 29 June</B>. <BR>
PostGIS: <B>30 June - 1 July</B>.<BR>
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<B>To confirm your attendance please pay or provide an order before 15 June. <BR>
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<B>Prices:<BR>
</B>QGIS only: R3000<BR>
PostGIS only: R2000<BR>
QGIS + PostGIS: R5000 <BR>
VAT is not applicable to prices. <BR>
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Cost includes course materials, a DVD with software and data and a certificate of attendance.<BR>
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Cost excludes catering and computers.<BR>
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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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<B>Register here <<a href="http://www.fossgisacademy.com/tests">http://www.fossgisacademy.com/tests</a>> </B> and we will send you a (pro-forma) invoice/quote.<BR>
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<B>Course overview<BR>
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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>
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Quantum GIS (QGIS) is the ideal professional desktop GIS for any application.<BR>
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Our aim is to make you comfortable with FOSS GIS tools for your 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>
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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>
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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>
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[1] <a href="http://qgis.org">http://qgis.org</a> <BR>
[2] <a href="http://postgis.refractions.net">http://postgis.refractions.net</a> <BR>
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<B>PS: Geography Teacher Special<BR>
</B>There will be a 1-day QGIS course on 4 July at Beaulieu College. <BR>
"Introduction to Quantum GIS for Geography Teachers"<BR>
R380 for the day + optional R490 DVD customised for your school.<BR>
Geography teachers only, contact Bobby Warriner <<a href="warrinerr@beaulieucollege.co.za">warrinerr@beaulieucollege.co.za</a>><BR>
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