Just a quick heads up for all open-source GIS enthusiasts. Quantum GIS 1.0.1 aka “Kore” is now available in repositories for the new Ubuntu Jaunty release.
For first time users, here are steps to help you guide through the installation.
Bring up the terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal)
Edit the /etc/apt/sources.list by issuing the command sudo gedit [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Posted on April 25th, 2009 in GIS
Just noticed today, ESRI has made available proceedings of the 2009 Developer Summit at http://proceedings.esri.com/library/…
The proceedings include code demonstrations and presentations (slides and video) by the EDN team and ESRI users for
Presummit Seminar
Technical sessions
Developer Keynote session
User Presentations
Special Interest Group Meeting and
Demo Theater Presentations
Posted on April 20th, 2009 in Linux
Cheat sheets again! Its Linux this time!!!
Mark Sanborn of Nixtutor has compiled a list of the best Linux cheat sheets categorised into:
Linux Command Line
Linux Security
Linux Administration
GNOME / KDE
sed/awk/vim and other tools
Distribution Specific
No matter how useful any Linux cheat sheet can be, the ultimate reference is always the Man pages
Tags: cheat sheet, Downloads
Thank the Google Maps team!!!
Now, we get to see impressive street view sights in full-screen. I believe its even more eye-catching and stunning navigating around in full-screen if you got a sizeable lcd monitor.
User taken photos of the location are also available for viewing in full-screen.
Launch street view in full-screen by clicking at [...]
Tags: Google Maps, street_view
Looking to build a Google Maps mashup by reading geo-enabled information from an XML file?
Here’s a post from GeoChalkboard explaining by way of examining a simple application that displays geologic points of interest from around the state of Texas available in an XML file format.
The tutorial highlights the usage of two methods (GXmlHttp and GDownloadUrl) [...]
Posted on April 01st, 2009 in GIS
Among the GIS blog world, this is the fourth posting today on ESRI’s official YouTube channel.
ESRI operates a channel on YouTube under then name esritv which is a useful resource with videos on product demos, conference presentations, howto’s, process work flows and other interesting stuff.
It so happens that many of the videos uploaded on [...]