1) I am an independant student who in trying to prepare for sociological changes due to globalization is becoming proficient in mapping. I have read manuals for Postgis, PROJ4, Mapserver, and the associated softwares and languages, and so I subscribe to the associated mail lists.<br>
2) Because I am in the preliminary planning stages of my projects my download stats are minimal. That PostGIS and some of the other projects are open source is very helpful in allowing me to continue. But I also believe PostGIS is one of the most useful technologies to build upon.<br>
3) Of course I will buy the book. There is a need for understanding by people like myself. A well written book can supply meanings and understandings in ways that manuals and email lists do not. Books supply overviews, points of view, and structure - but factual detail illustrated by example, and details of importance as well. I look forward to the day I have it in my hands.<br>
Randy Burkhardt<br>Simi Valley CA <br>
<br>On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 4:21 AM, Paragon Corporation <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lr@pcorp.us" target="_blank">lr@pcorp.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Leo and I have a good portion of a PostGIS book written. Ideally we would<br>
like to get a publisher to publish it, but seem to be running into the same<br>
obstacles. No publisher seems to think people use PostGIS to warrant enough<br>
demand for a book dedicated to it.<br>
<br>
So to make a decent case for a book, can each of you in your own words<br>
describe<br>
<br>
1) How you use PostGIS?<br>
2) What you find useful about it over anything else?<br>
3) Why you think there should be any book written focused on its use and of<br>
course if such a thing were to exist, would you buy it?<br>
<br>
Of course I'll also need some official download stats etc. which hopefully<br>
the Refractions group can help out with. I think Mark Cave-Ayland had<br>
posted some stats a while back, but can't find them.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Regina<br>
<br>
<br>
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