[postgis-users] PostGIS South Africa

Tue Nov 16 02:32:55 PST 2004

This web site is mine..U can use it without any problem :-)

As U saw, I am French (Excuze for my English)...

Even if U have any idea about adding  others queries no problem!!!

> BTW - Would you like me to install the French Language module to my site?
:)

YES
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TECHER Jean David
Responsable Informatique 01MAP
e-mail: davidtecher at yahoo.fr
site perso : http://techer.pascal.free.fr/postgis/
site pro: http://www.01map.com/download/
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Scott" <paul at in2one.co.za>
To: "PostGIS Users Discussion" <postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [postgis-users] PostGIS South Africa

> Thanks for your feedback! I really appreciate it!
>
> Are the docs that you mentioned on that site copyrighted? i.e. Can I use
> them or must I obtain permission? I would gladly finish any outstanding
> docs that you have as well!
>
> BTW - Would you like me to install the French Language module to my site?
:)
>
> --Paul
>
> > Ok Paul
> >
> > I just registered myself to your site... :-)
> >
> > I had begun a small tutorial at
> > http://postgresqlwin32.free.fr/Tutorial_PostGIS/
> > but I stopped it because I had a lof ot work this month at my job..
> >
> > I think the kind of doc that should be interested is a tutorial about:
> >
> > -1) Importing data from ESRI shafefile or MapInfo (...) and creating
> spatial
> > index...
> >
> >
> > - 2) showing examples about usual functions of PostGIS (Area(),
within(),
> > intersects()....) and so on...
> >
> > - ...
> >
> > On of demand perhaps should be about using PostgreSQL/postGIS on an
> intranet
> > network (that's a great demand of our clients..)
> > but that's just an indea...
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > TECHER Jean David
> > Responsable Informatique 01MAP
> > e-mail: davidtecher at yahoo.fr
> > site perso : http://techer.pascal.free.fr/postgis/
> > site pro: http://www.01map.com/download/
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul Scott" <paul at in2one.co.za>
> > To: "PostGIS Users Discussion" <postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 10:40 AM
> > Subject: Re: [postgis-users] PostGIS South Africa
> >
> >
> > > I thought of starting off with a couple of howto's in the sections
part
> > > of the site, especially postgis compilation howtos, setups on
different
> > > platforms and getting started docs. Same goes for PHP and Mapserver. I
> > > would REALLY like the forums to be active, as I think this is possibly
> > > the best way of getting help fast.
> > >
> > > I would also like to start a function reference for PostGIS with
> > > examples where possible that even a "out-of-the-box" user can
understand
> > > and use with as little effort as possible.
> > >
> > > If you can think of anything you would like to see on the site, please
> > > let me know. As I said before this thing is in its infancy, and I
would
> > > like to see it grow. I have not been able to easily find such a site
> > > yet, and it seems like a valuable resource for developers and users
> alike!
> > >
> > >
> > > --Paul
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I saw your site...Great work :-)
> > > >
> > > > Just one question
> > > >
> > > > Have U any idea of what kind of doc U want to put on your site for
> > > > PostGIS???
> > > >
> > > > I would like to know..
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > TECHER Jean David
> > > > Responsable Informatique 01MAP
> > > > e-mail: davidtecher at yahoo.fr
> > > > site perso : http://techer.pascal.free.fr/postgis/
> > > > site pro: http://www.01map.com/download/
> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Paul Scott" <paul at in2one.co.za>
> > > > To: "PostGIS Users Discussion"
<postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 6:54 PM
> > > > Subject: [postgis-users] PostGIS South Africa
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I have started work on a small, but hopefuly growing, portal
> dedicated
> > > > > to PostGIS, Mapserver and PHP and all their applications. I have
> only
> > > > > started setting up the site, but I now have the go ahead to work
> on it
> > > > > in a production environment. The URL is
> http://map.in2one.co.za/cms/ .
> > > > >
> > > > > Please give me some feedback as to the site, especially content
> wise.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would like to find out if anyone on this list has any ideas as
to
> > > > > content, especially an RSS/RDF feed (PostGIS related),
> > > > > rules/regulations/permissions to host PostGIS
releases/documentation
> > etc
> > > > > (possibly even a mirror if I can up the bandwidth), especially
> seeing
> > as
> > > > > though us Africans have to make use of US and European servers
> to get
> > > > > the latest releases of our favourite software :) whch makes life
> > > > > difficult to say the least!
> > > > >
> > > > > I would like to make this a growing community for the growing
> African
> > > > > and South African Postgres/PostGIS user base, especially now that
> > > > > Governments are starting tentatively to move towards open source
> > > > > products.
> > > > >
> > > > > The currently running software on that box is XOOPS portal
> system, on
> > > > > Mandrake Linux 10 community with Postgres 7.4.5 using the latest
> build
> > > > > of PostGIS. The mapserver is the UMN Mapserver 4.2.3 pulling
> data from
> > > > > the PostGIS server.
> > > > >
> > > > > Please help to support this forum!
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > --Paul
> > > > >
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> > > -- Paul
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