geomantic

For the last 18 months, more and more of my work is getting done on the Ubuntu platform. And as a self-described geospatial propeller head, I’m always quite interested in using the Ubuntu platform for GIS and other geospatial applications. Just in the nick of time, Matt Perry has updated his Ubuntu GIS how-to for [...]

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Several recent posts I want to call attention to…
First, a very interesting discussion on the OSGeo-discuss list kicked off by Tyler Mitchell, who posted a request to the list for examples of how open source software has made employees more valuable in their jobs. The discussion was gently steered to whether one can conduct the [...]

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I want to draw attention to a post by Sean Gorman on the GeoCommons blog outlining a proposal for a lightweight metadata schema for geospatial data. I have long felt that the FGDC and ISO standards sacrificed a lot in the way of flexibility and agility in exchange for completeness. The emphasis on data quality [...]

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The source code for the latest release candidate of GRASS is now available at the OSGEO site. I’ve always thought the analytical capabilities of GRASS were quite robust, but could never quite get used to the old interface written in TCL/TK and so I never had the patience to ascend the learning curve. This new [...]

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Here’s an example of the kind of analysis that compelled me to get in to GIS:
Matt Perry blogs about a recent research project modeling the human-induced stresses on the oceans. The graphic is quite compelling and reveals patterns that almost seem counter-intuitive (e.g. open areas of the north Atlantic, islands in the Caribbean). The analysis [...]

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I’m just coming round to nice general interest interview with Tyler Mitchell in Linux Journal. Tyler is the Executive Director (and chief evangelist) of the Open Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). For those of you who have been attending FOSS4G for the last few years, you won’t find much (besides a concise summary) that you weren’t already [...]

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This, via Fuzzy Tolerance (via Free Geography Tools) is a series of online workshops for creating KML and creating custom maps using the Google map API. The KML workshop is past history, but there is still time to register for the custom map workshop on 27 Feb here: Google Geo Developer Series. While you’re there, [...]

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