[Qgis-community-team] Guidance on Training Manual Tasks

Sun Jan 12 21:05:49 PST 2014

Hi Eduardo, Jeff and Victor,

We’ve actually just realised that the exercise data specific to Module 9 is missing from the repository and neither Tim nor I have the original. Do you guys happen to have the original exercise data with the stuff for module 9 stashed away somewhere? If so, please could you get it into the repository, or email it to me - a GIS tutor has got in touch saying he needs the data…..

Eduardo - if we can’t get the exercise data, then the first task for module 9 will be to recreate the data. If you are happy to do this, then please do go ahead with it, otherwise, it might be an idea to hold off until the necessary data has been found/recreated.

George

On 12 Jan 2014, at 23:52 , Eduardo Gonzalez <eg at gismood.com> wrote:

> hello Jeff, George and Victor,
> 
> Jeff, do you mind if I take module 9? It would be my first but after a few hours checking the github environment and the project files, and the help from George and Victor I think I can manage to finally contribute.
> 
> I should be able to get this module ready during this week.
> 
> One question, I reviewed the original module already and there are links to the answer sheets (chapter 17)... I assume that I should also make changes to the corresponding parts, is that so?
> 
> Cheers to all and have a good week!
> 
> Eduardo
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 2:50 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <jjohnson at boundlessgeo.com> wrote:
> Ok, Modules 8 (Raster) and 10 (Plugins) are updated and George has
> already pulled them. See the other thread about Modules 14, 15 and the
> new one about DB Manager etc that is now 16.
> 
> I went ahead and setup a milestone in github for this porting effort.
> https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/issues?milestone=1&state=open
> 
> The main outstanding modules are 7 (Vector Analysis) and 9 (Completing
> the Analysis). I will go ahead and keep working on these next week and
> hoping to have help from Victor Olaya. I believe George should be done
> with 11 (Online Resources) shortly, and Im not sure about the status
> of Module 6 (Creating Vector Data).
> 
> Beyond that, we need to update the Appendix and Answer sheet. George,
> lets try to chat about that next week.
> 
> I'm also keen to have a discussion about issue #190 concerning the
> sample data. It makes sense to make it as easy as possible to switch
> to a different set of exercise data for a local area with minimal
> updates to the docs themselves (i.e. remove direct references to
> Swellendam etc). This may require a bit of discussion on how best to
> do that. Might be good to have a script that can grab the necessary
> data from OSM and potentially SRTM based on a bbox and create a
> localized exercise_data directory. This will take a bit of thinking
> and editing, but I think its doable and a good idea.
> 
> Talk to yall next week, have a good weekend.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Jeffrey Johnson
> <jjohnson at boundlessgeo.com> wrote:
> > Fwiw, I was granted push access. Didnt have nearly as much time as I
> > was expecting to work on this before the holidays, but back at it this
> > week.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Jeffrey Johnson
> > <jjohnson at boundlessgeo.com> wrote:
> >> Great. I dont have push to that repo, so cant change tags. Will ping
> >> duiv in IRC and see if he can fix that. Going to work on 10, 14 and 15
> >> in order and then come back to 7-9 as time permits and when Victor
> >> Olaya can help.
> >>
> >> Will follow up with ticket comments as well.
> >>
> >> Jeff
> >>
> >> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 7:56 PM, George Irwin <george at linfiniti.com> wrote:
> >>> Good morning Jeff,
> >>>
> >>> That all sounds great, thanks!! I’d be grateful if you could mark the relevant issue on github as In Progress when you start working, just so that everyone knows where we stand. We can also use the comments for targeted discussions/sharing of tasks if need be.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks again
> >>>
> >>> George
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 17 Dec 2013, at 23:30 , Jeffrey Johnson <jjohnson at boundlessgeo.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I can go ahead and take on Module 10 for now to get started. Might
> >>>> make sense to just go ahead and add screenshots and let George come
> >>>> behind and replace them for consistency. I think I can also take on
> >>>> Modules 7-9 regarding processing, but will have a chat with Victor
> >>>> about that before getting started. Im also ok to take responsibility
> >>>> for 11, 14 and 15 if that works for you all.
> >>>>
> >>>> Will go ahead on 10 and wait to hear back from all of you.
> >>>>
> >>>> Jeff
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 9:33 PM, George Irwin <george at linfiniti.com> wrote:
> >>>>> Morning Jeff,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I saw Tim’s email to you last night - I’m almost half way through the first pass of the manual.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Basically what I’m doing is translating the instructions which exist to 2.0, incorporating a new dataset from OSM (with the option for end-users to replace the course data with their own localised data via the built-in QGIS tools) and updating and renaming the screen grabs. Ideally, all the screenshots should be on the same platform (for visual consistency) and it would make sense for the data shown in the screen grabs to be the new sample data with the same symbology throughout. And wherever possible, we can use the icons defined in the repo’s conf file.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The result is that I think it would be best if I continue to update the screenshots, simply to maintain consistency. However, it would be great if you could pick a module and update the text for 2.0 - anything after module 6. It might also be an idea to go through the new “preparing data” section in the introduction to make sure what I’ve described makes sense! At this stage, we’re not prioritising adding instructions for new features, but if you come across any glaring 2.0 omissions which could be incorporated into the workflow, please do add them.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Please note that I’ve still got some tidying up to do of the first 6 chapters - through my own error, the new OSM data set was introduced after I’d been through those chapters, so I’m currently re-updating screenshots and references to the old data sets.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I’ll be around on IRC if I can be of any help, but thank you very much for helping out!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Yours,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> George
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 16 Dec 2013, at 21:43 , Jeffrey Johnson <jjohnson at boundlessgeo.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi Guys,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I have time this week to contribute to the training manual. Im
> >>>>>> currently reviewing the tickets and the repo (duiv says its all in the
> >>>>>> manual_en_v2.0 branch). I will make sure I can build and do some basic
> >>>>>> review, but will be looking for guidance on the priorities after that.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Im on IRC as jj0hns0n.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Jeff
> >>>>>
> >>>
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