Thanks . shp mostly
will look at all the stuff, and i guess only when we start working will we know what from which regards ram On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Sanjay Bhangar <[email protected]>wrote: > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Ramnarayan.K <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi >> Thanks >> >> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Sanjay Bhangar >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dont think there is a 'GIS distro', though it might be cool if you >>> package one after installing all the stuff :-D >>> >>> What exactly do you need to do ? >>> Here's some stuff I could think of that's probably useful: >>> sudo apt-get install qgis qgis-plugin-grass grass grass-dev gdal-bin >>> python-gdal postgresql-8.3-postgis >>> >>> If you want to do web stuff, I would recommend the GeoDjango frame-work >>> . >>> >>> will install all that >> >> we have some bit of archived material, raw and well finished and we wanted >> to be able to see them, manipulate them etc >> > > What format is this material in? Try QuantumGIS (qgis), and you should be > able to import and export shape files (.shp) . If by any chance your > material is in autocad files, (.dwg), there are tools to convert this into > .shp files, and then import them into a GPS tool. You can also try TangoGPS, > which I haven't used myself. > >> >> add on new data, layers, >> >> like the new maps that NASA has just released. >> >> import GPS points directly onto a layer etc >> >> am a GIS novice, most of the work was done by others and on closed systems >> but i want to make sure as much works on Ubuntu. >> > > I'm really having a good time working with GeoDjango and OpenLayers to do > web-based stuff like that. If you have some developer skills, its not so > hard. Else, I think QGis is probably what you're looking for - explore > TangoGPS, and also i think JOSM is a good user-friendly java-based tool to > work with your data with Open Street Maps .. > > >> am not sure of what all but right now want to install everything because >> once i get home won't have access to broadband to install > > > If you want to work with gps devices, apt-get gpsd and gpsbabel as well. > > If you do have a lot of data that you want to work with, setting things up > can be a bit hairy and complicated with different projections of data and > other GIS stuff .. feel free to ping me, but am not really an expert with > that stuff.. > > take care, > Sanjay > > >> >> >> regards >> ram >> >> -- >> ubuntu-in mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in >> >> > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > >
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