[OSGeo Africa] PLATO registration

[Pieter Snyders]

Halo Gavin,

I would like to know the same. What steps should I follow to register with
PLATO?

Regards,

Pieter Snyders

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Gavin <gavinjfleming at gmail.com> wrote:

> Please see http://www.gissa.org.za/plato-registration
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> Gavin Fleming
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> On Wed, 2011-03-30 at 07:31 +0000, Mengu, Neliswa wrote:
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> Hi Gavin
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> May you please advise; I would like to be registered with PLATO what
> process does one have to take to get registered
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> Regards,
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> Neliswa
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> *From:* africa-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:
> africa-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *On Behalf Of *Gavin
> *Sent:* 18 March 2011 11:49 PM
> *To:* Africa local chapter discussions
> *Subject:* [OSGeo Africa] QGIS course in Western Cape moved to 23 May
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> Dear all
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> AfriSpatial through the FOSS GIS Academy is offering a *Quantum GIS Course
> * from* 23-25 May 2011.*
> *Price: R3000* (no VAT)
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> Note: It is no longer on 4 April, because of school holidays.
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> *Venue:* Western Cape: Cape Town or Winelands area. We will decide on a
> venue based on attendee locations.
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> Why not *tag onto AfricaGeo*, which takes the week after this course?
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> There is an optional extension covering an introduction to PostGIS on 26-27
> May, for those of you interested in a powerful spatial data analysis and
> management platform.
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> Price for QGIS + PostGIS: R5000 (no VAT)
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> Cost includes course materials, a DVD with software and data and a
> certificate of attendance.
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> Cost excludes catering and computers.
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> NB: Bring your own laptop, you'll do the course on your own computer.
> You'll leave with QGIS and other FOSS GIS software set up and working on
> your computer.
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> We need at least 8 people confirmed *by 6 May*. To confirm please pay or
> provide an order before 6 May.
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> *Register here <http://www.fossgisacademy.com/tests>* or and we will send
> you a (pro-forma) invoice.
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> *Course overview*
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> This is an introductory-level course. So if you are new to GIS, new to FOSS
> GIS or are experienced in other GIS software and want to find out how to do
> your work in Quantum GIS, this course is for you.
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> Quantum GIS (QGIS) is the ideal professional desktop GIS for any
> application.
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> Our aim is to make you comfortable with FOSS GIS tools for day to day GIS
> work. Quantum GIS provides a compelling alternative to proprietary GIS in
> many situations. We will start by installing QGIS, then take you through the
> workflow of loading data from disparate sources, creating data from scratch,
> data analysis and producing a professional map suitable for delivery to a
> decision maker. We will also take a look at some of the many plugins
> available for QGIS and touch on the use of GRASS within QGIS. Lastly we will
> look at how QGIS can be integrated into a multi-user enterprise environment
> by using it as a web services and geospatial database client.
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> PostGIS is a spatial database that is more than just a spatial data store.
> Users, web map servers and other applications can all run off the same
> database. And beware! Doing spatial analysis in PostGIS can become
> addictive.
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> The PostGIS 'extra' is a little more advanced than QGIS but is beginner to
> intermediate as far as PostGIS goes. We will cover installing PostgreSQL and
> PostGIS, loading data, performing spatial queries, doing spatial analysis
> with SQL and using PostGIS with QGIS.
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> *Gautengers take note: *We are planning a similar course in Gauteng in
> June
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> regards
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> Gavin
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> Gavin Fleming
> http://afrispatial.co.za
> t: 0218620670
> c: 0845965680
> f: 0866164820
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