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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi Gavin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I work for Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. We have worked
with Open Spatial to develop our Tourism Register and Biodiversity Information
System. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>We have used MapServer to develop our on web mapping and
back-end is an Oracle Spatial database. The GIS users still use ESRI for their
own desktop projects and those who are familiar with QGIS are using it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The reason we opted for open source are the general reasons most
people will go on open source projects such as TCO , scalability and interoperability.
However the general feeling among GIS users is that they are comfortable with
ESRI. I assume the reason might be the lack of training in open source
technologies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><img width=197 height=104 id="Picture_x0020_1"
src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD8B3F.147A6AE0" alt=logo><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thulani S Dhlamini<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Database Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Tel: (+27)
13 759 5597<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Fax: (+27) 86
748 4270<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:???????@mtpa.co.za">Thulani.Dhlamini@mtpa.co.za</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Postal: P/Bag X11338, Nelspruit, 1200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Website: <a href="http://www.mpumalanga.com/">www.mpumalanga.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gavin Fleming<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 31 August 2012 11:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> chapter discussions, Africa<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OSGeo Africa] Survey of FOSS GIS usage in South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Hi fellow FOSS GISers<br>
<br>
I'm conducting a snap survey of FOSS GIS in SA - please respond by Mon 3 Sept!
I will use later responses but they won't be guaranteed to make it into the
proceedings (deadline 5 Sept).<br>
<br>
I'll be presenting a paper at the GISSA Ukubuzana in October with the following
abstract:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Free and Open Source GIS Software is being used widely
across South Africa in diverse applications. This presentation will showcase a
number of projects implemented with FOSS GIS in government, private industry,
civil society and other sectors. Case studies will be drawn from various
companies, consultants and service providers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I'd like to showcase what's being done and if I get a big
enough response, to compile some stats. <br>
<br>
So, please send me some brief information about FOSS GIS work that you are or
have been involved with or that you feel we should know about. <br>
<br>
I'm looking for work done with FOSS GIS in southern Africa by anyone OR work
done by South Africans anywhere in the world. <br>
<br>
Any project counts, from a helpful script to a backend database to a big web
application to a desktop GIS rollout - anything goes. <br>
<br>
Please send roughly the following:<br>
<br>
- a brief description<br>
- if web-based and public, a url<br>
- otherwise, send screenshots, publications, etc. <br>
- reasons why you or the client chose to use FOSS GIS<br>
- which FOSS GIS technologies you used<br>
<br>
PS: Apologies for the short notice but I was only notified of paper acceptance
yesterday.<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>regards<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Gavin<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Gavin Fleming<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a
href="http://afrispatial.co.za">http://afrispatial.co.za</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>t: 0218620670<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>c: 0845965680<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>f: 0866164820 <o:p></o:p></pre></div>
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