[GRASS-user] GRASS promotion team

Sun Jan 14 19:38:13 EST 2007

Great ideas floating around today!

I would also like to help out with these efforts, and think something
like LATEX would be a good framework to use.

For the last couple of years I have been promoting
GRASS/GDAL/PostGIS/R in my local department. Having more than just
screenshots and simple examples would be a good thing.

Cheers,

Dylan

On 1/14/07, Carlos Guâno Grohmann <carlos.grohmann at gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree with Jarek.
>
> Ubuntu has a really easy to use (and install) liveCD.
>
> As for the GUI based tutorial, I am working on something like that,
> but it's in Portuguese for now. I will translated it to English and
> try to work on both versions at the same time. As soon as I have
> something ready, I will post a download link here.
>
> Carlos
>
>
>
> On 1/14/07, JJ <jarekj at amu.edu.pl> wrote:
> > Hi
> > Great, Grat  idea... but I suggest two steps, before brochures and posters:
> > - good and easy to install live CD: see - try - install. Ubuntu seems to
> > be good platform to create such....- I try to promote FOSS GIS software
> > among my students (GIS Day, occasional and regular lecuters) sudents
> > reports me that existing LiveCD are inactual and hard to install (for
> > them) they looks for something easiear, like ubuntu
> > - and the second:  the system of help and tutorials of grass is still
> > based on text mode. It is excelent for grass experienced users, but is
> > really frustrating for (potential) new users. How to convieced new user
> > that grass is really user frendly with few lines of comands with lot of
> > parameters? A good, completly GUI based beginner tutorial, it is what is
> > needed first...
> > regards
> > Jarek
> >
> >
> >
> > Jachym Cepicky napisał(a):
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > it would be great, if the promoting materials (brochures, posters, ...)
> > > would use template system, so that it could be easy translated to
> > > several language.
> > >
> > > With e.g. LaTeX this could be possible...
> > >
> > > Jachym
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jan 14, 2007 at 04:52:11AM -0500, Thomas Adams wrote:
> > >
> > >> Malte,
> > >>
> > >> I would like to help you. I work for the U.S. National Weather Service and
> > >> I have been promoting the use of GRASS GIS for several years now - with
> > >> some success. One thing I have noticed is that results speak volumes,
> > >> especially when a skeptical party *finally* gives GRASS GIS a hands-on try.
> > >> I agree that a brochure listing GRASS GIS features is needed; it might also
> > >> help to have something of a side-by-side comparison with ARC GIS??
> > >>
> > >> Regards,
> > >> Tom
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Malte Halbey-Martin wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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> > >>> Hello all,
> > >>>
> > >>> Markus proposed to form a GRASS promotion team to promote GRASS GIS. I
> > >>> agree with him that we need more "GRASS GIS awareness" in all kind of
> > >>> institutions. My own experience shows that most people working with
> > >>> GIS doesn't even know GRASS or think it's some of these unstable
> > >>> Freeware for nerds without knowing the potential of it. So I think we
> > >>> should start some sort of "Branding" ;-) .
> > >>>
> > >>> So I think we should do some PR work and I would like to start. It
> > >>> would be great if there are some other people out there could join me.
> > >>>
> > >>> The first thing I like to do is to create a brochure where all
> > >>> capabilities of GRASS are described which we can spread among
> > >>> potential GRASS users . The German GRASS user group had made one some
> > >>> time ago and I will see if we can use any of their ideas or templates
> > >>> or whatever.
> > >>>
> > >>> There will be more work, like getting in contact with all people which
> > >>> might be interested in GRASS like govermental authorities, send Press
> > >>> releases from GRASS to interested magazins, websites, etc...  Build up
> > >>> of a contact database....
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> I just see this mail as a kickoff because I think PR should not be
> > >>> unterestimenated.
> > >>>
> > >>> Malte
> > >>> PS: Uuups, sorry. I just saw that a draft version of this email is in
> > >>> my send folder. Sorry, was late when I wrote it yesterday evening and
> > >>> I certainly pressed the wrong button....
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
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> > >> --
> > >> Thomas E Adams
> > >> National Weather Service
> > >> Ohio River Forecast Center
> > >> 1901 South State Route 134
> > >> Wilmington, OH 45177
> > >>
> > >> EMAIL:       thomas.adams at noaa.gov
> > >>
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