[TCMUG] MN GIS/LIS Conference

[Paul Wickman]

I think using QGIS for a PostGIS intro is the way to go.  I was actually 
going planing to submit an abstract for an 'intermediate' QGIS workshop 
anyway, to follow on the beginner course I'm giving at the spring 
workshops later this month.

So how about this... I'll submit a plan for a 1/2 day intermediate QGIS 
workshop that will focus on two topics; working with PostGIS databases 
and exporting MapServer configs.  I'll cover other things as well, but 
those will be the two main points.  That could tie in to a couple other 
afternoon options for someone to teach, such as taking the MapServer 
configs and plugging them into GeoMoose, or getting more deeply into 
PostGIS.  Does that sound good?

Unfortunately, I'm out of town tomorrow and won't be at the social. 
But, if folks generally agree with this approach I'll go ahead and get 
an abstract submitted for the QGIS workshop.


On an unrelated topic... I'd like to volunteer to present at the June 
meeting.  Len Kne and I developed a "MapServer Mobile" application for 
one of my clients to use in their field work this summer.  Nothing out 
of the ordinary as far as software goes (MS4W, OpenLayers, CodeIgniter 
and PostGIS) but I can show the app and talk about some of the 
challenges with running all this stuff on an HP Mini netbook.

-Paul



David William Bitner wrote:
> Any workshop that I would teach would probably be limited on any type of 
> graphic display.  There would likely be few examples of display simply 
> highlighting an analysis done in PostGIS.  My focus would be on the 
> basics of installation and setup followed by an introduction to 
> quantitative analyses using Spatial SQL -- ie breaking the buffer habbit 
> by skipping the "visual" buffer step and using dwithin or distance<n.
> 
> I look forward to chatting with folks tomorrow about what kind of things 
> they would like to see in a PostGIS workshop!
> 
> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Fawcett, David 
> <David.Fawcett at state.mn.us <mailto:David.Fawcett at state.mn.us>> wrote:
> 
>     Of course, then one would have to beg (or pay) ESRI for licenses.  And
>     one would have to get zigGIS licenses.
> 
>     If one wanted to use a desktop GIS to demonstrate PostGIS, why not use
>     QGIS.  It has nice native support for PostGIS and is OpenSource.  The
>     interface is similar enough to other desktop GIS' that an ArcMap user
>     should recognize the controls pretty easily.
> 
>     David.
> 
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> 
>     I think an intro PostGIS workshop that uses the zigGIS extension would
>     be a great way for people to get their feet wet.  We could introduce
>     basic concepts and tasks in working with PostGIS but still have the
>     comfort level and visuals of ArcGIS.  Maybe then have a second afternoon
> 
>     "advanced" workshop that focuses more heavily on PostGIS specifics (SQL
>     queries, joins, etc.).  I would volunteer to teach this intro course.
> 
>     If you don't know about zigGIS, I'd suggest checking it out:
> 
>     http://pub.obtusesoft.com/
> 
> 
>