[OSGeo-Discuss] Mapping advice

[Jo Cook]

Hi Maxi,

I'm not sure which comment you're referring to with this- but I don't think
either myself or Randal are being impolite in our responses. Certainly, all
I meant was that for a beginner, using GRASS would require a steep learning
curve. I use GRASS when I need advanced functionality, but I think the
learning curve may put new users off, that's all.

Jo


On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Massimiliano Cannata <
massimiliano.cannata at supsi.ch> wrote:

> Pls, let me say that I don't like the approach: don't sue this software!
>
> Many software can do the job, suggesting your preferred approach without
> reference to what not to use (in your questionabile opinion) may result
> more polite and in line with open source collaboration.
>
> Regards,
> Maxi
> Il giorno 04/gen/2013 14:57, "Jo Cook" <jocook at astuntechnology.com> ha
> scritto:
>
>> +1 for using QGIS without GRASS- it should do everything you need.
>>
>> Just one thing- you need Mapserver (or Geoserver as an alternative) and
>> something like OpenLayers to form the online mapping component. Mapserver
>> does the work of serving up your geospatial data, then the actual user
>> interface (the map, with the options to switch layers on and off) is done
>> using openlayers.
>>
>> Since you're in the UK, can I point you at the OSGeo UK local chapter?
>> http://www.osgeo.org/uk we have our own mailing list, which is where you
>> might have more luck getting information about UK-specific datasets- you
>> will also find a few companies on there who provide training in the various
>> components that you're looking to use. (Disclaimer, the company that I work
>> for- Astun Technology) is one of those.
>>
>> Hope that's useful, again, feel free to shout if you need more
>> help/advice. Also, it's great that you're looking at open source options- I
>> wish more people starting out would do the same!
>>
>> Jo
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Randal Hale <
>> rjhale at northrivergeographic.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  Good Morning/Afternoon
>>>
>>> If it were me - I would do everything in QGIS. It will be much easier to
>>> work with and you won't have any of the oddness of GRASS - I like GRASS -
>>> but it's not the easiest thing in the world to work with. QGIS also
>>> translates data over to mapinfo very well. You should be able to do
>>> everything in QGIS without programming.
>>>
>>> There is a plugin to QGIS for Mapserver - so once the project is set up
>>> You could publish it there. I would try to keep it as simple and as well
>>> documented as possible.
>>>
>>> Hope that helps some - yell if you need help
>>>
>>> Randy
>>>
>>>
>>>

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