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GISSA's Open Source special interest group / OSGeo Local Chapter is running an 'Introduction to Quantum GIS' course, open to all. Please share this with GIS colleagues and students.<BR>
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You will learn how to drive QGIS and how to use QGIS to perform the most common GIS operations, including <BR>
- making a map (cartography)<BR>
- overlay analysis<BR>
- spatial queries<BR>
- data capture (mapping) and editing<BR>
- working with different data sources<BR>
- applying QGIS in your work environment (education, government, etc.)<BR>
- how QGIS can integrate with other GIS software. <BR>
- advanced spatial analysis (vector and raster)<BR>
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We will also touch on using PostGIS, GRASS and web services.<BR>
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Presenters: Horst Duester, Tim Sutton, Gavin Fleming.<BR>
Horst is a special guest from the Swiss Canton of Solothurn, where all government systems are 100% FOSS.<BR>
Tim is on the QGIS project steering committee.<BR>
Gavin chaired <A HREF="http://www.foss4g2008.org">FOSS4G 2008</A> and leads the <A HREF="http://www.osgeo.org">OSGeo</A> local chapter/ GISSA FOSS SIG.<BR>
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Venue: Bridge House School, next to Graham Beck Estate, Franschhoek<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-33.87900&lon=19.03053&zoom=14">http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-33.87900&lon=19.03053&zoom=14</A> <BR>
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Date: 14 August 2010<BR>
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Times: 8h30 - 16h30<BR>
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Cost: R150 (If you can't afford this please come anyway and we'll make a plan)<BR>
Cost includes: lunch, teas, CD/DVD. Any profit goes towards equipping the school's GIS lab. Presenters' time is voluntary.<BR>
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Please RSVP to <A HREF="mailto:gavinjfleming@gmail.com">gavinjfleming@gmail.com</A> so we can plan resources. <BR>
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hope to see you there<BR>
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Gavin<BR>
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Gavin Fleming
t: 0218620670
c: 0845965680
f: 0866164820
Paarl
South Africa
18°59'18.8"E 33°44'40.2"S
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