<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">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.<div><br></div><div>Drop me a note if you'd like more information, see below, or visit <a href="http://locatepress.com/books/geospatial-desktop">http://locatepress.com/books/geospatial-desktop</a><div><br></div><div>I'd love to hear how it could be made more useful for you!</div><div><br></div><div>(sorry for HTML email but it was easiest for passing along the urls)</div><div><br></div><div>Tyler</div><div><br></div><div>----</div><div><div id="access-wrapper">
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<h2><a href="http://www.locatepress.com/books/geospatial-desktop">The Geospatial Desktop</a></h2>
<div class="entry-content"><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Open Source GIS & Mapping</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><em>By Gary Sherman</em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="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"><strong>Now available on Amazon!</strong></a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=locapres-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0986805211" alt="" border="0" height="1" width="1"></p><p><strong>Locate Press</strong> is proud to bring this work back into print by releasing this updated edition. Originally known as <em><a href="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">Desktop GIS: Mapping the Planet with Open Source Tools</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=locapres-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1934356069" alt="" border="0" height="1" width="1"> </em>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.</p><div><p>See Gary’s website dedicated to the book – <a title="The Geospatial Desktop" href="http://GeospatialDesktop.com" target="_blank">GeospatialDesktop.com</a> to learn more <a href="http://geospatialdesktop.com/about-the-book/" target="_blank">About the Book</a> and to see an <a href="http://geospatialdesktop.com/annotated-chapter-list/" target="_blank">Annotated Chapter List</a>.</p><p>Sign up for the Locate Press Geospatial Desktop Newsletter for updates and news (right sidebar).</p>
<h3>Description</h3><p>Desktop <em>Geographic Information System</em> (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 <a title="Quantum GIS" href="http://www.qgis.org" target="_blank">Quantum GIS</a> and <a title="GRASS GIS" href="http://grass.osgeo.org/" target="_blank">GRASS GIS</a>
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.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>