[Live-demo] ipython overview

[Cameron Shorter]

Hi ipython people,

I've just had a look over the ipython docs, and also a quick look at the 
ipython project.
At the moment, it seems that the docs that we have on OSGeo-Live are 
mostly a copy of the generic iPython website docs, which I don't think 
is going help inspire GIS users to try ipython.

Am I right in understanding that to solve a spatial problem, all you 
need do is include a grass library, say "x=some grass function", specify 
a dataset, say plot, and you get a result?
Sounds really cool.
(But I don't get that from the docs)

What is missing is specific information about using ipython to solve 
geospatial type problems.
It actually might be easier working backwards from a quickstart use 
case, then writing the Project Overview.

In particular, can we get a description with screenshots of using 
ipython to solve a geospatial problem (using one of the osgeolive datasets).
One of these screenshots or maybe a collage of screenshots can then be 
used in the Project Overview.

On 30/07/2014 9:08 am, Luca Delucchi wrote:
> On 29 July 2014 23:02, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Luca,
> Hi Cameron
>
>> The links you have provided don't seem to be official osgeolive links.
>> It seems we have some docs here:
>> http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/ipython_overview.html
>> and
>> http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/livedvd/gisvm/trunk/doc/en/overview/ipython_overview.rst
>> Is this the same thing?
>>
> The links that I provided are inside this page
>
> http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/ipython_overview.html
>
>> I haven't reviewed these docs yet, and should do so.
>>
> yes please, I started to translate it, but I'll wait your review
> before commit it
>
>> Massimo, it seems you created the first version of these docs. Do you want
>> to weigh in?
>>
>

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