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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Gavin<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 09, 2011 12:36 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Africa local chapter discussions<BR><B>Subject:</B> [OSGeo Africa] QGIS course:
4-6 April at Elsenburg<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Dear all<BR><BR>AfriSpatial through the FOSS GIS Academy is offering
a <B>Quantum GIS Course</B> at <B>Elsenburg</B> near Stellenbosch from<B> 4-6
April </B>2011.<BR><B>Price: R3000</B> (no VAT)<BR><BR>There is an optional
extension covering an introduction to PostGIS on 7-8 April, for those of you
interested in a powerful spatial data analysis and management platform.<BR>Price
for QGIS + PostGIS: R5000 (no VAT)<BR><BR>Cost includes course materials, a DVD
with software and data and a certificate of attendance.<BR><BR>Cost excludes
catering and computers.<BR><BR>NB: Bring your own laptop, you will do the course
on your own computer. You will leave with QGIS and other FOSS GIS software
set up and working on your computer. <BR> <BR>We need at least 8 people
confirmed <B>by 18 March</B>. To confirm please pay or provide an order before
18 March.<BR><BR>If you would like to register please do so <A
href="http://www.fossgisacademy.com/tests">here</A> and we will send you a
(pro-forma) invoice.<BR><BR><B>Course overview</B><BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>
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<TD>-- <BR>regards<BR><BR>Gavin<BR><BR>Gavin Fleming<BR><A
href="http://afrispatial.co.za">http://afrispatial.co.za</A><BR>t:
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