- Roundtable - muug.ca

GIS tutorials and treasure chests (ie free data)
by Daryl Fonseca-Holt 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

Shawn Wallbridge fanned the flames of a fire I've had burning for GIS since working with ArcInfo at the UofM. I've built some of the tools he mentioned in his presentation at the MUUG (thanks again Shawn!) and thought I'd share some of the resources I've found. Having no formal education in geography I've had to bootstrap myself so these links range from the tutorial to the advanced. I built qgis and grass 6 and then got my feet wet with the workshop from the Open Source Geospatial '05 Conference: http://mpa.itc.it/markus/mum3 For an excellent introduction and study of map projections (ie. Mercator, azimuthal orthographic, etc) see http://www.progonos.com/furuti/MapProj/CartIndex/cartIndex.html For training on the geospatial infrastructure available from the government of Canada see http://www.geoconnections.org/publications/training_manual/e/ These are links I've been using since I've learned more about what I'm doing: Standards bodies: Open Geospatial Consortium http://www.opengeospatial.org/ Free data sources: http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/dataservices/free_data.html http://geography.usgs.gov/products.html#digital_data http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ http://nationalatlas.gov/pros.html http://web2.gov.mb.ca/mli/mli_data/index.html (must register) http://www.esri.com/data/download/basemap/index.html http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/nationalatlas/ http://www.geographynetwork.ca/data/freedata.html# How did I find all this stuff? It was a twisty path, but it began with http://www.freegis.org. There I found links to all the software Shawn mentioned, links to data sources, and then it all cascaded from there. Just choose English, Deutsch, or French in the upper-right corner. Notable for some, but I haven't investigated it yet because Shawn's Part II will be discussing it, is the mapping servers available. For now, a teaser is this link that checks the status of all the mapping servers known to part of the US government: http://registry.fgdc.gov/serverstatus/ The link can be useful in locating data sources for download, not just mapping servers, as they include the home page link for each server. So even if it is down, you may be able to find free data there. Regards, Daryl

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Re: [RndTbl] Does anybody have a Sparc boot disk they can lend me?
by Mike Pfaiffer 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

On September 13, 2005 12:52 pm, Colin Stanners wrote this amazing epistle: > > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2003/10/msg00236.html > > > > Didn't find this one. I knew they had one but didn't find a reference to > > it. I take it dd should work with this one? > > Found it in my first 10 results ;-) dd should work, yes. Interesting. I usually come up with commercial pages as well as social commentary. Maybe it's the aura I project. I can mess with Google for hours only to have someone else sit down and find what I was looking for in seconds. :-) I tried dd. No joy. It said it couldn't find anything on the floppy. I may have entered it wrong. It should be "dd if=root.bin of=/dev/fd0" correct? BTW, Linux says something is there but it doesn't know what. Later Mike -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Call-A.P.P.L.E. and the Digital Civilization http://www.callapple.org | | http://members.shaw.ca/pfaiffer = Mike Pfaiffer (B.A., B.Sc.) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ ----- BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK ----- Version: 3.12 GCS/G/IT/PA/SS d s+:- a? C++ UL L++ W++ N++ o+ K- w(---) O+@ M++@ V PS+ PE !PGP t+ 5+ X R tv b+ DI+++ D++ G e++* h! r-- !y-- UF++ ------ END GEEK CODE BLOCK ------

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Re: [RndTbl] Does anybody have a Sparc boot disk they can lend me?
by Mike Pfaiffer 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

On September 12, 2005 10:46 pm, Colin Stanners wrote this amazing epistle: > Have you tried a bit of google searching? Three hours worth. (Add appropriate sound effects of grumbling here). > http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2003/10/msg00236.html Didn't find this one. I knew they had one but didn't find a reference to it. I take it dd should work with this one? Later Mike -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Call-A.P.P.L.E. and the Digital Civilization http://www.callapple.org | | http://members.shaw.ca/pfaiffer = Mike Pfaiffer (B.A., B.Sc.) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ ----- BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK ----- Version: 3.12 GCS/G/IT/PA/SS d s+:- a? C++ UL L++ W++ N++ o+ K- w(---) O+@ M++@ V PS+ PE !PGP t+ 5+ X R tv b+ DI+++ D++ G e++* h! r-- !y-- UF++ ------ END GEEK CODE BLOCK ------

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re: GPS & Mapping with Open Source tools
by Dan & Michele 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

unfortunately, I can't make the meeting tomorrow :-( ... gis is an interesting field ... I recall reviewing a pretty good summary (for the time) about 4 months ago regarding some of the open source gis toolsets/data avilable ... here's the link: http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-gis/ Dan.

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Does anybody have a Sparc boot disk they can lend me?
by Mike Pfaiffer 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

Does anybody have a Sparc boot disk they can lend me? I'll be at Tuesdays meeting. All I have to do is edit a single file then I should be able to login. Again, the famous 30 seconds of work. ;-) The machine doesn't have enough RAM to boot Solaris 10 (needs 256MB). I didn't find much on Solaris 9 (probably looking in the wrong places again). Anything earlier is apparently covered by a commercial license. The RAM will be brought up to what is needed if I can't get it running as it is. That's plan "B". I'll do it eventually anyhow. Judging from what's on the net, a Linux rescue disk (again for Sparc) should do as well. Not bad for plan "C". Thanks in advance... Later Mike -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Call-A.P.P.L.E. and the Digital Civilization http://www.callapple.org | | http://members.shaw.ca/pfaiffer = Mike Pfaiffer (B.A., B.Sc.) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ ----- BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK ----- Version: 3.12 GCS/G/IT/PA/SS d s+:- a? C++ UL L++ W++ N++ o+ K- w(---) O+@ M++@ V PS+ PE !PGP t+ 5+ X R tv b+ DI+++ D++ G e++* h! r-- !y-- UF++ ------ END GEEK CODE BLOCK ------

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MUUG Meeting, Sept 13, 7:30pm -- GPS & Mapping with Open Source tools
by gedetil＠cs.umanitoba.ca 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

[Posted to man.unix.general and other news groups] ------ Forwarded Article <dfkgcb$de0$1(a)canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca> ------ From gedetil(a)cs.umanitoba.ca (Gilbert E. Detillieux) The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 13. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: GPS & Mapping with Open Source tools If you have ever been lost (and who hasn't), you will know just how important it is to know exactly where you are. With a handy little GPS unit, you can know exactly where you are in the world down to a few meters at the push of a button. Shawn Wallbridge will show various tools you can use with (or without) a GPS unit. He will cover various desktop mapping software as well as web based mapping applications. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ********************************************************************** Please note our meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you (in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15pm, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30pm. Don't be late, or you may not get in. (But don't come too early either, since security may not be there to let you in before 7:15 or so.) Limited parking is available for free on the street, or in a lot across Ellice from IBM, for $1.00 for the evening. Indoor parking is also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $2.00 for the evening. ********************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Also note that MUUG maintains two mailing lists, called "muug-announce" and "roundtable". If you're not already on these lists, we encourage you to subscribe now: http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/ The "muug-announce" list is used for monthly meeting announcements (such as this one) as well as other important announcements of interest to MUUG members. The "rountable" list is meant to be a forum for follow-ups to topics discussed at the meetings, or for round-table-style discussion on other topics that come up between meetings. Of course, for this to be effective, we need to reach a certain critical mass. So, please subscribe, and stay involved! -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ P.O. Box 130, St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg, MB, CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609 ------ End of Forwarded Article

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Re: [RndTbl] SPARC 10 to a good home
by Mike Pfaiffer 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

On September 5, 2005 03:14 pm, Sean A. Walberg wrote this amazing epistle: > I'll let you know. The monitor is a bit on the bulky and heavy side, > not something you want to be taking on the bus. I have a bad back too. Prolonged lifting is not in the books. > I can't make it out > your way for a couple of days to drop it off, either. If I can't find > someone to pick it up, I'll call you later off in the week to arrange > for me to drop it off at your place. I just got a call from a friend. I *may* have transportation later this afternoon. He has an SUV so there should be lots of room. I'll send another e-mail if things work out on this end... > > Sean Later Mike > On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 14:46, Mike Pfaiffer wrote: > > On September 5, 2005 02:01 pm, Sean A. Walberg wrote these words of wisdom: > > > Free to a good home. I'm in the Riverheights area. > > > > > > Sean > > > > If nobody else wants it I can always use it. Worst case is I set it up > > to connect to the net through the LAN. Unfortunately I'm not very mobile > > (Transit Tom is on the Sunday schedule and doesn't go from here to there > > in less than two hours). I'm down Bishop Grandin and across Fermor in > > Windsor Park. I can buy you a Slurpee later this afternoon if it works > > out. > > > > Later > > Mike > > > > > I've got a SPARC 10 I'd like to get rid of since I don't use it. > > > Haven't turned it on in a while, but from memory, the specs are: > > > > > > SPARC 10, one processor (I think it's either the 75 or 110 MHz one), > > > ISDN > > > S/T interface > > > 160MB of RAM > > > 19" or 20" single sync monitor (awesome monitor, I have a PC adaptor > > > for it but couldn't get the frequency working on my PC) > > > The video card is upgraded, it's a Creator something or other > > > Fast scsi card (in addition to the internal bus) > > > 2 or 3 SCSI hard drives, around 4GB in total > > > External CDROM w/ enclosure > > > External HDD enclosure (2 or 3 bays) > > > Keyboard, optical mouse + pad > > > Cables > > > > > > I think it was last running Linux, but it also runs Solaris. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Call-A.P.P.L.E. and the Digital Civilization http://www.callapple.org | | http://members.shaw.ca/pfaiffer = Mike Pfaiffer (B.A., B.Sc.) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ ----- BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK ----- Version: 3.12 GCS/G/IT/PA/SS d s+:- a? C++ UL L++ W++ N++ o+ K- w(---) O+@ M++@ V PS+ PE !PGP t+ 5+ X R tv b+ DI+++ D++ G e++* h! r-- !y-- UF++ ------ END GEEK CODE BLOCK ------

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SPARC 10 to a good home
by Sean A. Walberg 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

Free to a good home. I'm in the Riverheights area. Sean I've got a SPARC 10 I'd like to get rid of since I don't use it. Haven't turned it on in a while, but from memory, the specs are: SPARC 10, one processor (I think it's either the 75 or 110 MHz one), ISDN S/T interface 160MB of RAM 19" or 20" single sync monitor (awesome monitor, I have a PC adaptor for it but couldn't get the frequency working on my PC) The video card is upgraded, it's a Creator something or other Fast scsi card (in addition to the internal bus) 2 or 3 SCSI hard drives, around 4GB in total External CDROM w/ enclosure External HDD enclosure (2 or 3 bays) Keyboard, optical mouse + pad Cables I think it was last running Linux, but it also runs Solaris. -- Sean A. Walberg <sean(a)ertw.com> http://www.ertw.com

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More server virtualization
by Sean A. Walberg 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

http://openvirtuozzo.org/ It's a GPLed version of Virtuozzo, by the same guys that make Plesk. I've got a virtual server from a hosting provider that uses the commercial version, and it's slick. Sean -- Sean A. Walberg <sean(a)ertw.com> http://www.ertw.com

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Hackfest@OpenCity_2005
by Mark Jenkins 16 Aug '05

16 Aug '05

The Prairie Linux User Group (www.plug.ca) is the primary sponsor of OpenCity 2005, A Festival of Participatory Culture. It takes place Wednesday - Saturday. See the website www.freeculture.ca for details. MUUG members may be especially interested in the Hackfest component. http://plug.ca/article.php?story=20050805002332347 Mark Jenkins

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