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Open Source Geographic Information Systems

Posted by michael on from the whereami dept.

RGillig writes "The second MapServer Users Meeting and the first ever Open Source GIS Conference was held on June 9th to 11th in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The initial response from the Open Source GIS community is that the conference was a huge success. It was great to have people from private, government, academia, and communities all together discussing how Open Source GIS applies to their needs. Here is a presentation given by Paul Ramsey, Director, Refractions Research Inc. that outlines the current state-of-the-art for Open Source GIS, and includes links and information about all of the current software packages/efforts, etc."

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  1. Where is Ottawa, Ontario, Canada? by toetagger1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't it ironic that they have to specify that Ottowa and Ontario is in Canada, when the whole article talks about maps?

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  2. I tried to go to that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Couldn't find the damn place though.

  3. open source GIS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    So when is GIS going to be tied into the internet so when I search for a pizza joint the first result won't be a place that's 300 miles away?

  4. open source? by IGnatius+T+Foobar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Name : 2004-05-OSS-Briefing.doc

    These "open source GIS" people need to learn a few things about "open source software." Presentation in Microsoft Word format? Faux pas!!

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  5. I wouldn't trust an open source mapping system.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    because I expect that where Redmond, WA is, the map shows a giant lake. :)