[OSGeo-Discuss] New OSGIS book available...

[Daniel P. Ames]

Yeah congrats!

- Dan

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Daniel P. Ames, Ph.D. PE
Associate Professor, Geosciences
Idaho State University - Idaho Falls
dan.ames at isu.edu
geology.isu.edu
www.mapwindow.org



On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Landon Blake
<sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com>wrote:

> Tyler:
>
> Congratulations on getting this book published. I look forward to your
> future works.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Landon
>
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Tyler Mitchell <tmitchell at osgeo.org>wrote:
>
>> In case you didn't read the spam elsewhere already... see below :)  This
>> is the first book I've pushed out via my new company focused on open source
>> geo books.  Part of the impetus for us to get this book back into print
>> (and keep it there!) was so educators could have a broad, yet deep, OSGIS
>> resource at their disposal for courses.  My other goal is to be able to
>> support consultants with material they can use in training their clients.
>>
>> Drop me a note if you'd like more information, see below, or visit
>> http://locatepress.com/books/geospatial-desktop
>>
>> I'd love to hear how it could be made more useful for you!
>>
>> (sorry for HTML email but it was easiest for passing along the urls)
>>
>> Tyler
>>
>> ----
>>    The Geospatial Desktop<http://www.locatepress.com/books/geospatial-desktop>
>>
>> Open Source GIS & Mapping
>>
>> *By Gary Sherman*
>>
>> *Now available on Amazon!*<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0986805211/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=locapres-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=0986805211>
>>
>> *Locate Press* is proud to bring this work back into print by releasing
>> this updated edition. Originally known as *Desktop GIS: Mapping the
>> Planet with Open Source Tools<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1934356069/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=locapres-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=1934356069>
>> *this popular book quickly sold out and was out of print for far too
>> long.  If you are looking for a very readable and reliable text for
>> learning more about open source mapping desktop applications, this is the
>> book for you.
>>
>> See Gary’s website dedicated to the book – GeospatialDesktop.com to
>> learn more About the Book <http://geospatialdesktop.com/about-the-book/>and to see an Annotated
>> Chapter List <http://geospatialdesktop.com/annotated-chapter-list/>.
>>
>> Sign up for the Locate Press Geospatial Desktop Newsletter for updates
>> and news (right sidebar).
>> Description
>>
>> Desktop *Geographic Information System* (GIS) software gives you the
>> ability to make maps and analyze geographic information.  This book
>> provides a foundational level of knowledge for understanding GIS and the
>> open source desktop mapping applications that are available for use, for
>> free, today.  Learn about vector and raster data, how to convert data,
>> interacting with spatial databases, creating new map data, geoprocessing,
>> scripting, and more.  Special sections include focused learning on the Quantum
>> GIS <http://www.qgis.org> and GRASS GIS <http://grass.osgeo.org/>software platforms but other packages are also introduced.  The Geospatial
>> Desktop is written by the creator of Quantum GIS, so you can rest assured
>> that you will be led by one of the most knowledgeable authors on the
>> subject.
>>
>>
>> -----
>> Tyler Mitchell, Publisher
>> Locate Press, info at locatepress.com
>> Open Source "geo" Books
>> http://www.locatepress.com
>>
>>
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