Open Source

Dr Mike SmithKingston University London#kingstongis

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…for any purpose…understand and change it…redistribute copies…redistribute your modified version

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Open

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Private

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http://www.geoconnexion.com/uploads/opensource_intv6i7.pdf

But why?• Innovative IP more rapidly available via OS• Modify the code (feature requests,

longevity)• Have a voice in the direction development

takes• Future workforce is already trained

• contributing as a developer good for employability

http://www.alphr.com/technology/5041/how-open-source-is-changing-the-face-of-business

Links• Open Source Geospatial Foundation

• http://www.osgeo.org• GeoConnexion Column

• http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoConnexion_Column• Portable GIS

• http://www.archaeogeek.com/portable-gis.html• Mapping Hacks

• http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mapping-Hacks-Tools-Electronic-Cartography/dp/0596007035

• the scripting paradigm

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Desktop

QGIS• QGIS: http://www.qgis.org• Training Manual

• http://docs.qgis.org/2.8/en/docs/training_manual/• Field Guide to Humanitarian Mapping v2:

• http://www.mapaction.org/resources.html• Rich Plugins

• https://plugins.qgis.org/• Help

• http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user• http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Quantum-GIS-

User-f4125267.html

MapWindow• MapWindow

• http://www.mapwindow.org/• Portable MapWindow

• http://sourceforge.net/projects/shanet/files/Portableapps/Applications/MapWindowGIS/

• MapAction Field Guide to Humanitarian Mapping (v1):• http://www.mapaction.org/resources.html

Others• Geographic Resources Analysis Support

System (GRASS):• http://grass.osgeo.org/• JGRASS: https://code.google.com/p/jgrass/

• Generic Mapping Tools (GMT)• http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu

• gvSIG (Java)• http://www.osgeo.org/gvsig

• uDig• http://udig.refractions.net/

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Programming

Python• Books:

• Python Documentation• http://docs.python.org

• Python Books• http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonBooks

• Snake Wrangling for Kids• http://www.briggs.net.nz/log/writing/snake-

wrangling-for-kids/Software• Software

• WinPython• http://winpython.github.io/

R§ R

• http://www.r-project.org

§ Portable R• http://sourceforge.net/projects/rportable/

§ Analysis of Spatial Data• http://cran.r-project.org/web/views/Spatial.html

§ Spatial Projects• http://geodacenter.asu.edu/r-spatial-projects

§ R-bridge• http://blogs.esri.com/esri/esri-insider/2015/07/20/building-

a-bridge-to-the-r-community/• https://r-arcgis.github.io/

Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing 1• LEOWorks

• http://leoworks.asrc.ro/• Opticks

• http://www.opticks.org• OpenDragon

• http://www.open-dragon.org/

Remote Sensing 2• SAMS

• https://code.google.com/p/cstars-sams/

• JMars (Java)• http://jmars.asu.edu/

• GIMP (Portable)• http://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/gimp_portable

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Web Mapping

Internet 1: Web Mapping• MySQL/PostgreSQL: spatial extensions

• http://workshops.boundlessgeo.com/postgis-intro/

• MapServer• Web Mapping Illustrated• http://my.safaribooksonline.com/0596008651

• GeoServer• http://workshops.opengeo.org/geoserver-intro/

• Client Side:• OpenLayers• http://workshops.opengeo.org/openlayers-intro/• Leaflet• http://leafletjs.com/

Internet 2: XAMPP• XAMPP (portable):

• http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#641

• http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlajax.html• HeidiSQL

• http://www.heidisql.com/download.php