[OSGeo-Announce] OSGeoLive 5.5 Released

Frank Warmerdam warmerdam at pobox.com
Tue Mar 6 23:00:15 EST 2012


OSGeoLive 5.5 Released

(DVD/USB/VM of Open Source GeoSpatial software + docs + data)

Version 5.5 of the OSGeo-Live GIS software collection
http://live.osgeo.org and accompanying Lightening Presentation
http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/livedvd/promo/trunk/en/presentation/,
has been released, ready for distribution at a large number of
geospatial conferences and workshops from around the world.

About OSGeo-Live

OSGeo-Live is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB flash drive and Virtual
Machine based upon Ubuntu Linux that is pre-configured with a wide
variety of robust open source geospatial software. The applications can
be trialled without installing anything on your computer, simply by
booting the computer from the DVD or USB drive. The lightening overview
introduces all these applications, and hence provides a comprehensive
introduction to the breadth of Geospatial Open Source.

* http://live.osgeo.org

Highlights

* 50 Quality Geospatial Open Source applications installed and pre-configured
* Quality free world maps and geodata
* One page overviews and quick start guides for all applications
* Overviews of key OGC standards
* Translations for Greek, German, Polish, Spanish and Japanese

Read more:

http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/osgeo-live-55-ready-to-distribute-at.html


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