[OSGeo-Discuss] Data for the Integration Showcase

[Bob Basques]

This would be prefereable, but I wasn't getting that vibe from these emails.

bobb



Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:
> Isn't part of the idea that the db can be hit live during the event - 
> or was that a pipe dream?
>
> Tyler
>
> On 23-Aug-07, at 9:55 AM, Justin Deoliveira wrote:
>
>> The link provided by Jody is more for people who can access the data
>> directly from the postgis database.
>>
>> If you are looking to get at the original data you will have to contact
>> the provider of the dataset: myself, Dave Patton, or Jason Birch.
>>
>> -Justin
>>
>> Bob Basques wrote:
>>> Jody,
>>>
>>> Not a big deal for me, just thinking about others that might try it.
>>>
>>> I started through the first entry in Dave Pattons's list and still
>>> haven't figured out where the download spot is,  I'm doing this between
>>> other things though, so I'm easily distracted.
>>>
>>> I'll do more of a random attempt at looking for the data sources next.
>>>
>>> bobb
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jody Garnett wrote:
>>>> Bob Basques wrote:
>>>>> Jody,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ok, I must be dense, I don't see a link to any data anywhere on this
>>>>> page: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/FOSS4G2007_IntegrationShowcase
>>>>> A lot of reference and catalog description links though.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this it?  :http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Canadian_Geodata, not
>>>>> exactly obvious from the previous page if you ask me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ok, this is a neat idea, but shouldn't there be one spot with a copy
>>>>> of the data someplace, even just a subset of smaller datasets would
>>>>> start folks going.   It would make it much easier to get started on
>>>>> participation.
>>>> I only was aware of the data loaded into the PostGIS database there;
>>>> you can access the database to rip it out onto your machine. But it
>>>> sounds like the data is available separately at the link Dave Patton
>>>> described:
>>>> - http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Canadian_Geodata
>>>>
>>>> We should edit the wiki to make this more obvious,
>>>> Jody
>>>>
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