<div dir="ltr">Hi Maxi,<div><br></div><div>I'm not sure which comment you're referring to with this- but I don't think either myself or Randal are being impolite in our responses. Certainly, all I meant was that for a beginner, using GRASS would require a steep learning curve. I use GRASS when I need advanced functionality, but I think the learning curve may put new users off, that's all.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Jo<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Massimiliano Cannata <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch" target="_blank">massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Pls, let me say that I don't like the approach: don't sue this software!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Many software can do the job, suggesting your preferred approach without reference to what not to use (in your questionabile opinion) may result more polite and in line with open source collaboration.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Regards,<br>
Maxi</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">Il giorno 04/gen/2013 14:57, "Jo Cook" <<a href="mailto:jocook@astuntechnology.com" target="_blank">jocook@astuntechnology.com</a>> ha scritto:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">+1 for using QGIS without GRASS- it should do everything you need.<div><br></div><div>Just one thing- you need Mapserver (or Geoserver as an alternative) and something like OpenLayers to form the online mapping component. Mapserver does the work of serving up your geospatial data, then the actual user interface (the map, with the options to switch layers on and off) is done using openlayers.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Since you're in the UK, can I point you at the OSGeo UK local chapter? <a href="http://www.osgeo.org/uk" target="_blank">http://www.osgeo.org/uk</a> we have our own mailing list, which is where you might have more luck getting information about UK-specific datasets- you will also find a few companies on there who provide training in the various components that you're looking to use. (Disclaimer, the company that I work for- Astun Technology) is one of those.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Hope that's useful, again, feel free to shout if you need more help/advice. Also, it's great that you're looking at open source options- I wish more people starting out would do the same!</div>
<div><br></div><div>Jo</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Randal Hale <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rjhale@northrivergeographic.com" target="_blank">rjhale@northrivergeographic.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Good Morning/Afternoon<br>
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If it were me - I would do everything in QGIS. It will be much
easier to work with and you won't have any of the oddness of GRASS -
I like GRASS - but it's not the easiest thing in the world to work
with. QGIS also translates data over to mapinfo very well. You
should be able to do everything in QGIS without programming. <br>
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There is a plugin to QGIS for Mapserver - so once the project is set
up You could publish it there. I would try to keep it as simple and
as well documented as possible. <br>
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Hope that helps some - yell if you need help <br>
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Randy<div><div><br>
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