[OSGeo-Edu] [Fwd: Sorry can't make it]

[Markus Neteler]

Charlie,

if you want try out GRASS on Windows, you can get it bundled
with QGIS here:
 http://mpa.itc.it/radim/wingrass/

Just extract and start.

Markus

On 5/12/06, Charlie Schweik <cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu> wrote:
> I just wanted to add one more thing I am puzzling over:
>
> Over the summer we hope to start moving toward teaching material using
> GRASS. I am an experienced ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine and ENVI user, but am
> new with GRASS. I am also new with Linux. My research assistant is
> looking into the GRASS plug-in for Quantum and I've read that the next
> release should have more functionality than the current release. I'm
> teaching undergrad and grad students in natural resources conservation
> fields and in public policy and administration. I'm trying to get them
> introduced to Linux and open source. We have a lab here using Ubuntu and
> I've got some support from IBM to maintain it. But I am finding some
> hesitation of students (in non technical fields) toward using Linux.
>
> So one of the questions I am puzzling now is regarding platforms --
> should we write course materials (specifically if this material is being
> made available through this collaboration) for Wndows, Linux, or both?
> Much of the material won't need to know this, other than for file
> management. But the beginning of the course would need to provide some
> information on this.
>
> So, the short question to the group, regarding curriculum that might use
> QGIS or GRASS, any advice on this platform issue?
> I'm assuming globally, writing for Windows is probably important,
> although I know Linux is gaining ground, particularly in Europe.
>
> Thoughts are appreciated.
>
> Cheers
>
> Charlie Schweik
>
> Puneet Kishor wrote:
> > Forwarding Charlie Schweik's regrets for tomorrow, and his concerns for
> > discussion/consideration.
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Sorry can't make it
> > Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 20:38:31 -0400
> > From: Charlie Schweik <cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu>
> > To: P Kishor <punkish at eidesis.org>
> >
> > Hi,
> > I can't make tomorrow's IRC either. We're in the last week of classes
> > and finals.
> > If you could, just inform everyone that in the next month I will try and
> > post the beginnings of the
> >
> > "Intro to FOSS GIS" or possibly better named (I need to think this
> > through more) "Intro to FOSS GIS for Natural Resource Conservation and
> > Public Policy" course.
> >
> > Issues that needs to be discussed is
> >
> > - What format should course material (or modules) be developed in? Wiki
> > pages? Open Office documents?
> > - What kind of open content licensing should be used?
> > - How will author contribution be tracked?
> >
> > What I have right now is about a half a semester of first-draft material
> > using Quantum GIS. With modules on introduction, georeferencing, online
> > digitizing, mapping GPS points. Not much on the data base component yet.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Charlie Schweik
> > University of Massachusetts, Amherst
> >
> >
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