[Ica-osgeo-labs] OSGeo-Live in a training setting

Thu Jun 19 14:19:29 PDT 2014

Hi Carson,
Thanks for the question re how OSGeo-Live should be used within a 
training setting.
This is a question we have received a few times now, and I'm interested 
to hear thoughts from others who have used, or wish to use OSGeoLive in 
an educational setting.

What is are the key use cases we are aiming to address regarding use of 
OSGeo-Live in an educational setting, and in particular, what needs are 
required from an educator's perspective?

Is a VM suitable?
What datasets are required?
Is a standard OSGeo-Live distribution sufficient, or do trainers need to 
download and install specific things for their course?

On 19/06/2014 9:36 am, Carson Farmer wrote:
> Hi Cameron, we aren't using it (right now), but it *has* been 
> discussed. Students will have access to their own virtual machine 
> during the course, so using the OSGeo-Live image is an option. Part of 
> the course involves installing some of the required apps, so we 
> weren't sure if we wanted to go with the pre-installed stuff on 
> OSGeo-Live... having said that, I guess we could work with a modified 
> version. Any thoughts on this? Additionally, we will be *telling* 
> students about OSGeo-Live, and they will leave with that as a resource.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carson
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 6:08 PM, Cameron Shorter 
> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com <mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Suchith,
>     Will this course make use of OSGeo-Live? If so I'd be keen to add
>     the details to our history page:
>     http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_History
>
>     Keeping track of how OSGeo-Live is used provides the motivation
>     and business justifications people and organisations use to
>     justify contributing to OSGeo-Live.
>
>     I'd also like to hear from any others making use of OSGeo-Live
>     such that we can add your use to this page.
>
>
>     On 18/06/2014 10:57 pm, Suchith Anand wrote:
>>
>>     *From:*carsten.kessler at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:carsten.kessler at gmail.com>
>>     [mailto:carsten.kessler at gmail.com] *On Behalf Of *Carsten Kessler
>>     *Sent:* 18 June 2014 13:45
>>     *To:* ucgis-all
>>     *Subject:* Free and Open Source GIS course – Aug 4–8 @ Hunter
>>     College, NYC
>>
>>     Dear all,
>>
>>     we will be offering a five day professional training course on
>>     FOSS GIS at Hunter college, NYC, the first week of August:
>>     http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/ce/gis
>>
>>     Feel free to forward the course description below to potential
>>     participants.
>>
>>     Best,
>>
>>     Carsten Kessler
>>
>>     *FREE AND OPEN SOURCE GIS*
>>
>>     *August 4 to August 8, 2014, 9 AM to 5 PM*
>>
>>     The Department of Geography at Hunter College of the City
>>     University of New York and Hunter Continuing Education are
>>     offering a five day professional course in
>>     *Free and Open Source GIS*. This five day course will span the
>>     entire range of GIS data capture, management, analysis, and
>>     visualization of geographic information
>>     using Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). These different
>>     elements of the GIS workflow will be discussed over the first
>>     four days and will then be applied in a final project completed
>>     on Friday. The course will combine lectures with hands-on
>>     sessions where participants will work with
>>     different free and open source GIS packages. Since we expect
>>     participants from many different organizations in the tri-state
>>     area, this training course also presents an excellent networking
>>     opportunity.
>>
>>     The course is designed for experienced GIS users who want to
>>     broaden their skill set with expertise in the ever-growing world
>>     of free and open source GIS. Participants are expected to have a
>>     technical background and an interest in developing comprehensive
>>     workflows using multiple software components. While we do not
>>     require any programming experience, we will be working on the
>>     command line and developing some small scripts. Participants
>>     should be eager to master these valuable skills.
>>
>>
>>         _Instructors_
>>         Carson Farmer and Carsten Kessler are Associate Directors of
>>         the Center for Advanced Research of Spatial Information
>>         (CARSI Lab) and Assistant Professors for Geographic
>>         Information Science in the Department of Geography at Hunter
>>         College ‐ CUNY.
>>
>>     Carson <http://carsonfarmer.com/> has been working
>>     with open source GIS projects, including as core developer for
>>     QGIS, since 2007. His research interests revolve around movements
>>     and flows of individuals, information, and commodities within
>>     urban environments, and the development and implementation of
>>     novel spatial analysis methods and software aimed at
>>     characterizing these flows.
>>
>>     Carsten <http://carsten.io/> has extensive experience in projects
>>     around open data and the exchange of geographic information, both
>>     in international research projects and as a consultant. His
>>     research interests are in the areas of information integration,
>>     volunteered geographic information, emergency management, and
>>     collaborative and participatoryGIS.
>>
>>     Both instructors will be present for the duration of the course
>>     to support the participants in the hands-on exercises.
>>
>>
>>         _Location, registration and fees_
>>         The course will be held at the Department of Geography's
>>         computer lab in the Hunter North building at Lexington and
>>         68th Street, Manhattan. Registration fee for this course is
>>         $1800 and includes access to computers and server space to
>>         run the exercises.
>>
>>     For more detailed information or to register, visit
>>     http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/ce/gisor contact the Hunter Continuing
>>     Education office at 212-650-3850 <tel:212-650-3850> or
>>     ce at hunter.cuny.edu <mailto:ce at hunter.cuny.edu> .
>>
>>     ---
>>
>>     Carsten Kessler – http://carsten.io
>>
>>     Center for Advanced Research of Spatial Information
>>
>>     Department of Geography
>>
>>     Hunter College – CUNY
>>
>>     695 Park Avenue
>>
>>     New York, NY-10065
>>
>>
>>
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> Assistant Professor
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LISAsoft
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