[OSGeo-Discuss] What GeoSpatial Open Source Software do Surveyors use?

[Cameron Shorter]

Thanks Chris, it would count if Total Open Station was more stable 
(reported as alpha software on the website).

I'm wanting to convince Open Source skeptics that there is robust Open 
Source Software available for surveyors which they can use right now.

Eg, here is a list of tasks that surveyors regularly perform:

Task 1:
* XXX organisation (ideally big name organisation), uses YYY OS software 
to achieve task.

Task 2:
...

Chris Puttick wrote:
> Well we have surveyors trialling Total Open Station into gvSIG and people using Leica's software into gvSIG; I guess here is the message that "into GIS" is a move forward for all but building survey and that there are open source GIS packages well up to the job.
>
> And for building survey? Well, we're doing some work with various open source tools to generate dense point clouds from photos; we think the resulting output could reach millimetre accuracy using known cameras/lenses and with many shots. Photograph, process, measure at your leisure... And a lovely 3D photo-realistic model for client as an output too!
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> Does that count?
>
> Chris
>
> ----- "Cameron Shorter" <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I'm giving a presentation on GeoSpatial Open Source at the
>> international 
>> Surveyors conference here in Sydney.
>> http://www.fig2010.com/
>>
>> I'd like advice on what use cases and Open Source packages I should 
>> focus on during the presentation.
>> Feedback from Surveyors welcomed.
>>
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>> Cameron Shorter
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Cameron Shorter
Geospatial Solutions Manager
Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254

Think Globally, Fix Locally
Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open Source
http://www.lisasoft.com