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<div><br></div><div>Can anyone point me to a sort of OpenGis Overview .. </div><div><br></div><div>anything that can support me in choosing which GIS-tool/s is best suited for a particular problem and what sort of problems the available GIS-tools best tackles?</div><div>I have a strong interest in general GIS, and a very limited user-experience .. but that will be the situation of meny new potential GIS-users. I'm confused as to what tools to take a focus on, in preparation for taking on a 'real' but undefined geo-related problem.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm not sure weather the following keywords covers all importent components that a minimum workable GIS setup contains:</div><div>Client, Server, Data, Network </div><div>If these suffice then .. would it be possible to map some of the most important (or all) OpenGIS acronyms to these 4 basic components? .. I'm not sure that it will solve the problem of overview since a confined programmable consept that a 'module' constitute may not conform.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm trying to get a glimps of the elefant but only find potential snouts, tails, knees ... That's atleast what I feel. </div><div>Would it be possible to pull a KIS? (design-principle for 'keep it simple").</div><div><br></div><div>Feel free to smile and think "ah, .. another one that doesn't want to do his homework!" </div><div><br></div><div>....</div><div><br></div><div>CarstenT</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div> </div></body>
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