April, 2009

Linux / Open Source GIS / Tips — No Comments
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Apr 09

Quantum GIS 1.0.1 available for Ubuntu 9.04

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 /etc/apt/sources.lists

Scroll down to the end of the page and paste the following lines:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/qgis/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/qgis/ubuntu jaunty main

Saving and closing the file, brings back the prompt.

Update the package lists using the command, sudo apt-get update

Install Quantum GIS with sudo apt-get install qgis

Ignore any GPG errors that show up for public keys that are not available.

Access Quantum GIS from Applications -> Education -> Quantum GIS

GIS — No Comments
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Apr 09

2009 ESRI Developer Summit Proceedings

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

Linux — No Comments
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Apr 09

Linux Cheat Sheets


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

General / Web Mapping — No Comments
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Apr 09

Street View now in Full-Screen

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 fullscreen at the top right corner of the map viewer.

Check out the Roman Colosseum in full-screen


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Programming / Tips / Web Mapping — No Comments
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Apr 09

Read XML files using the Google Maps API

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) provided by the Google Maps API to read XML files.

Lat long coordinates and information associated with each point of interest are read from the file and markers are generated with location information being displayed via an information window.

If you are just beginning to create Google Map mashups and looking for some simple examples on using XML files and the maps API, check out my previous posts.

GIS — No Comments
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Apr 09

ESRI Videos on YouTube and Viddler

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 YouTube can also be found on Viddler, probably uploaded by the same professionals. Just in case you happen to have problems accessing YouTube, don’t’ panic and remember that there’s Viddler.