[postgis-users] Res: [Annouce] GISVM Base

Birgit Laggner birgit.laggner at vti.bund.de
Wed Apr 13 02:37:30 PDT 2011


Hi Ricardo,

did you already notice the OSGeo Live project? I think they are working 
on something similar (Virtual machines or boot DVDs with preinstalled 
open-source GIS applications). I did not try it yet, but perhaps it 
would be worth a look for you:

http://live.osgeo.org/en/index.html

Regards,

Birgit.


Am 13.04.2011 08:56, schrieb Ricardo Pinho:
> Sorry, just forgot to mention a very important aspect!
>
> GISVM BASE comes already installed with:
> - PostgreSQL + PostGIS + PG Admin
> - Mapserver + PHP + PHP Mapscript
> - Apache + Tomcat + Java JDK
>
> Cheers,
> Ricardo
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *De:* Ricardo Pinho <rpinho_eng at yahoo.com.br>
> *Para:* PostGIS Users Discussion <postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
> *Enviadas:* Quarta-feira, 13 de Abril de 2011 7:52:07
> *Assunto:* Res: [postgis-users] [Annouce] GISVM Base
>
> Thank you Jorge.
> We really appreciate your opinion and suggestions!
> Let me know if need help on that conversion.
> Cheers,
> Ricardo
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *De:* Jorge Arévalo <jorge.arevalo at deimos-space.com>
> *Para:* PostGIS Users Discussion <postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
> *Cc:* Ricardo Pinho <rpinho_eng at yahoo.com.br>
> *Enviadas:* Quinta-feira, 7 de Abril de 2011 8:08:23
> *Assunto:* Re: [postgis-users] [Annouce] GISVM Base
>
> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 2:44 AM, Ricardo Pinho <rpinho_eng at yahoo.com.br 
> <mailto:rpinho_eng at yahoo.com.br>> wrote:
> > Dear all,
> > We are proud to announce the new “GISVM BASE”.
> > Available now for FREE DOWNLOAD at: http://gisvm.com
> >
> > GISVM ("GIS Virtual Machine") is a Ubuntu Linux distribution for GIS 
> users,
> > packaged as a virtual machine, a completely isolated computer that 
> can be
> > run in a window inside your current operating system.
> >
> > This new BASE edition, based on a minimum Ubuntu 10.10 installation,
> > provides the user with simple Double Click install scripts for an 
> unlimited
> > possible number of open-source GIS packages.This way, users are FREE to
> > build their own GISVM by installing the desired GIS packages.
> >
> > By the time of this announcement these are the available install 
> scripts:
> > - Quantum GIS / Grass
> > - uDIG
> > - gvSIG
> > - OpenJump
> > - Kosmo
> > - R
> > - GeoServer
> > - GeoMajas
> >
> > We plan to keep adding more install scripts, depending on the users 
> feedback
> > and request.
> >
> > PLEASE REGISTER ON THE GISVM USER MAILLING LIST and help us improve 
> this new
> > version: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gisvm-users
> >
> > We would also appreciate it if you SPREAD THE WORD. Put it in your blog,
> > forum, facebook, twitter, webpage, and so on.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Ricardo Pinho
> >
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>
> Hi Ricardo,
>
> That sounds really great! I was working in a VM like that, executed in
> an Amazon EC2 microinstance (free tier). Now, I think I can try a kind
> of "VMWare to AMI" process, using your GISVM. Maybe adding PostGIS
> Raster too.
>
> That could help:
> http://thewebfellas.com/blog/2008/9/1/creating-an-new-ec2-ami-from-within-vmware-or-from-vmdk-files
>
> Many thanks! I'll publish your work in my blog, and I'll tweet it.
>
> -- 
> Jorge Arévalo
> Internet & Mobilty Division, DEIMOS
> jorge.arevalo at deimos-space.com <mailto:jorge.arevalo at deimos-space.com>
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> http://gis4free.wordpress.com
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>
>
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