qgis workshop introduction - calgis 2015

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QGIS Workshop!

Alex Mandel, PhDUC Davis

Hijmans Lab@aimandel

Michele Tobias, PhDUC Davis

Information Center for the Environment@MicheleTobias

CalGIS * June 1, 2015 * Sacramento, CA

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Quick Survey:

Who has used QGIS before?Who has it at work?Who has it at home?

Who hasn't installed it on their laptop for today?Who is from a government agency?

Who is from a university?

What do you want to get out of this workshop?

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What is QGIS?

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What does Open Source mean?

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How do people make money working on open source projects?

What is the business model?

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Is QGIS as powerful as ArcGIS?

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Proprietary Software Open Source Software

ArcMap QGIS, GvSIG, OpenJump, Udig

GeoprocessingQGIS Processing Toolbox, GRASS, SAGA, Postgis, Spatialite

Spatial Analyst QGIS Processing Toolbox, GRASS, SAGA

Geodatabase Spatialite

ArcSDE PostGIS

ArcGIS Server QGIS Server, Geoserver, Mapserver

ArcGIS Online OpenLayers, Leaflet, Geomoose, Mapbender, Cartaro

GPS Analyst Time Manager Plugin, EVIS Plugin

Imagery Analyst (ERDAS) Orfeo, Opticks, ILWIS, OSSIM, GRASS

Geoportal, Metadata Catalog Geonetwork, Geonode, CKAN

Geostatistical Analyst R, GRASS, SAGA

.Net, Python scripting Python, Java, Php, C, C++, .Net, JS

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What is OSGeoLive?

Why do I have this flashdrive?

I heard there are stickers. Can I have some?

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Plan for Today

Morning: Tutorial

11:30 – 1:00: Lunch

Afternoon: Special Interest Groups

All Day: Demos → Write questions/ideas on notecards

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Resources

OSGeo: osgeo.org

OSGeo CA Chapter: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California

Maptime: http://maptime.io/

QGIS US Chapter: http://qgis.us/

FOSS4G: foss4g.org