PyWPS is one of the first implementations of OGC Web Processing Service (OGC WPS 1.0.0) on the server-side, using Python programming language. Since it’s beginning in 2006 it was offering support for running scripts of GRASS GIS and other popular libraries, such as R, GDAL, Proj4 and other. Users of . . .
Browser technologies such as HTML, JavaScript and CSS have matured to a point where they can be used to develop sophisticated applications. Spatial JavaScript libraries such as OpenLayers, JSTS and D3 supply great capability for implementing mapping and graphing applications. Complex geoprocessing functions such as geocoding, routing and surface analysis . . .
Where are GIS educators to go when they need educational material to teach FOSS4G in their academic programs? While commercial vendors, like Esri through their Virtual Campus, have a wealth of training material available, there are very limited resources for educators seeking to teach FOSS4G. The new QGIS . . .
For the past three years Nuala Cowan & Richard Hinton of the Geography department at the George Washington University have integrated the open source mapping platform, OpenStreetMap into the curriculum for their introductory undergraduate Geographical Information Systems (GIS) & Cartography classes; traditionally the domain of desktop, proprietary software. Professors Cowan . . .
Mobile device technology is being introduced into educational settings and is likely to become widespread as an instructional medium in the coming years. As of 2013, nearly three-fourths of American college students own a smartphone, while four in ten own a tablet, and a majority of students believe that mobile . . .
Geodesign, at its most basic, is design with geography. It is the combination of the tools and techniques geographers and other geoscientists use to understand our world with the methods and workflows designers use to propose solutions and interventions. For instance, the typical master planning process in which GIS-based knowledge . . .
Are web browsers ready to handle a larger portion of the processing load in our GIS applications? Web-based GIS and mapping applications are traditionally based on a client-server model, where most of the data processing work is placed on the server. This study examines what happens when that processing load . . .
The NPMap team has an ambitious goal: Creating an accessible, custom, and dynamic (“real-time”) map for each of the 400+ National Park Service sites. Each of these maps is handcrafted to match the National Park Service’s rich graphic tradition, and can be used in both web maps and mobile applications.
To . . .
The author developed a web map to allow planners at City of Vancouver, Canada to find residents at risk in the event of earthquake using Canada census data and:
- QGIS
- Google Maps
- Python
- PHP
- PostgreSQL with PostGIS extension
- jQuery and Dynatree JavaScript libraries
Using OpenLayers and GeoMoose web clients, MapServer and the PostgreSQL/PostGIS database packages, we’ve built a live view for our Automated Vehicle Locating (AVL) system, as well as custom geographic reporting tools. This talk will cover why we chose to build our own web viewer instead of using a commercial package, . . .
