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. <br>
<br>Date: 5 October 2012 <br>Time: 10:00-13:00<br>RSVP: Erika Pretorius <a href="mailto:erika.pretorius@up.ac.za">erika.pretorius@up.ac.za</a> by Monday, 1 October 2012. Please indicate clearly which workshop you want to attend.<br>
<br><br>Workshop 1: MapServer <br>Presenter: Jeff McKenna, OSGeo Board Member and MapServer Project Steering Committee Member <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna</a><br>
Venue: Geography Building 2-3 (GIS lab), Hatfield campus, University of Pretoria<br><br>This hands-on workshop is intended as an introduction to Web mapping with the MapServer open source software project (<a href="http://www.mapserver.org">http://www.mapserver.org</a>). 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.<br>
<br><br>Workshop 2: Open source geospatial software and open data <br>Facilitators: Gavin Fleming with assistance from CGIS students and lecturers<br>Venue: Geography Building 2-9, Hatfield campus, University of Pretoria<br>
<br>Bring your own laptop or desktop computer and we will assist you and each other with:<br>- trying out or installing OSGeo Live [2]<br>- getting started with FOSS GIS<br>- setting up a FOSS GIS workstation with UbuntuGIS [3]<br>
- setting up a Windows FOSS workstation with OSGeo4W [4]<br>- trying out or installing FOSS alternatives to any GIS software you can think of<br>- how to ask questions and report bugs<br>- finding out how to migrate to FOSS or work in a mixed environment <br>
- editing or capturing OpenStreetMap data<br>- trying out or installing Ubuntu Linux [1]<br><br>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! <br>
<br>[1] <a href="http://ubuntu.com">http://ubuntu.com</a> <br>[2] <a href="http://live.osgeo.org">http://live.osgeo.org</a> <br>[3] <a href="http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS">http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS</a> <br>[4] <a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w">https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w</a> <br>