[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [Live-demo] Has anyone written a "How do youXXX with Open Source GIS?"

[Mike]

I've often thought a document like this would be quite useful.
http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/165
<http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/165>This one says "You do
this in ArcMap, here's how to do it in Manifold"

Is there a guide like this for some of the OSGeo applications?

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Bob Basques <Bob.Basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us>wrote:

>  All,
>
>  Could an expanded version of something like this comparison work: *
> http://geotux.tuxfamily.org/index.php?option=com_myblog&task=view&id=257&Itemid=59&lang=en
> *  I really like this comparison, and the fact that there are many
> versions available, each with added content, makes the whole process that
> much more valuable over time.
>
>  If so, is there marketing fund available for building an expanded
> version.  Germain may be interested in something like this.  May also have a
> good bead on what interested parties are looking for in a Geoproduct.
>
>  This type of question/answer packet seems like a good fit for a
> promotional piece of OSGEO propoganda materials, and could be regularly
> upgraded.   Germain for example already has a third (v5) english version on
> the side lines waiting to be converted to english.   This type of product
> with the right additions seems like it might satisfy a large part of the
> question "what tool for what purpose?".
>
>  bobb
>
>
>
>
>
> >>> Tyler Erickson <tylerickson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don't think a FAQ needs to point to one "single best tool". As Frank
> noted in his examples, the answer could be a list of tools if more than one
> provides the capability. Answers that include links to a description of the
> capability (and/or examples of usage) in the project documentation would be
> especially helpful.
>
>
>   - TylerE
>
>   On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 1:07 AM, Hamish <hamish_b at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>  Jody:
>>
>> > This request comes up yearly; and was
>> > one of the ideas for content for the osgeo website. The
>> > difficulty is finding resources to produce the content.
>> >
>> > The trouble is just because a request is common, and makes
>> > perfect sense from a marketing open source geospatial point
>> > of view, does not imply the foundation has the marketing
>> > muscle to get it done.
>>
>>   as noted in the original thread on the live-demo ML, much of the OSGeo
>> software is somewhat interchangeable, especially for common desktop GIS
>> tasks. Asking the collective authors/representatives of all OSGeo projects
>> which is the best single tool to get the job done is not likely to converge
>> on a single answer that doesn't leave at least one or two projects feeling a
>> bit ignored.
>>
>> this may be frustrating & overwhelming to the new recruit, but the only
>> honest answer I could give to it is "explore the Live DVD and find something
>> that fits you well".
>>
>>
>> what's the best FOSS tool to edit a text file?
>> debian$ apt-cache search editor | wc -l
>> 603
>>
>> ... "it depends", take your pick :-/
>>
>>
>> solutions welcome,
>> Hamish
>>
>>
>>
>>
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