Hello all,<div><br></div><div>Is there somewhere that explains, for the newbie, how all the open source GIS software components fit together?</div><div><br></div><div>e.g., QGIS, gdal, postgresSQL, PostGIS, Grass, Django, GeoDjango, Homebrew, pgRouting, plug-ins, Python, etc.</div>
<div><br></div><div>How many of these applications are redundant or compete with one another?  What does each application set out to do in relation to the other applications?</div><div><br></div><div>This is directly related to this posted question: <a href="http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/19157/monte-carlo-simulation-using-qgis-and-pgrouting-on-optimal-sidewalk-construction">http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/19157/monte-carlo-simulation-using-qgis-and-pgrouting-on-optimal-sidewalk-construction</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Many thanks,</div><div>Kevin</div>