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Open Source Geospatial Tools: Enabling Decision Makers

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The document discusses open source geospatial tools that are useful for ecosystem-based management (EBM). It describes the different types of open source tools available, including open source GIS base tools, web apps, and desktop apps. Some benefits of open source tools for EBM include reduced costs, flexibility, and community involvement. Specific open source tools mentioned that are useful for EBM tasks include QGIS, GRASS, web-based decision support tools, OpenOceanMap, and PostGIS. The document provides many links for learning more about various open source tools, standards, and communities.

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Open Source Geospatial Tools: Enabling Decision Makers Exploring Open Source tools available for EBM Presented at Coastal Zone 2007 by Aaron Racicot – GIS Programmer, GISP Ecotrust www.ecotrust.org [email_address]
Open Source GIS - What is it? OS Core (Linux) OS GIS Base Tools (GDAL, FDO, PostGIS, etc.) OS GIS Web Apps (Mapserver, MapGuide, OpenLayers, etc.) OS Base Tools (Apache, Compilers, etc.) OS GIS Desktop Apps (QGIS, GRASS, UDig Jump, OSSIM, etc.)
Why Open Source? Cost Freedom Community Get Good Karma Robust and Stable Fast Development Cycle Very Low Barrier To Community Entry Long History of Science/Academic Involvement BENEFITS
Why Open Source for EBM? Common Workflows Fit Well With OS GIS Tools Data Collection Model Integration Web-Based DST’s ???? (Flexibility) Reduced Expense for Tight Budgets Software Expense Contracting/Development Deployment and Hosting ???? (Flexibility) Standards Based – Transparent Development Standards Focused Open Development Community Building ???? (Flexibility)
Organization – Where to start…
EBM Tool2.0 Web2.0 is just an extension of what Open Source has been all about since the ’70s. Web2.0 says that community based development, social networking, decentralization of authority, freedom to re-use, and bi-directional interaction are some of the cornerstones of a “modern web”. EBM Tool2.0 is no different, for it to succeed it needs to be based on transparent and agile systems, involving the technical, social, and environmental aspects of our communities. - me
OCEAN2.0 – An EBM Tool2.0 Endeavor
Desktop data processing QGIS
Desktop data processing GRASS
Scenario driven Web-based DST’s Gulf Project
Model driven Web-based DST’s CalZone
Conducting spatial interviews OpenOceanMap Custom App Cross Platform (Win,Linux,OSX) Python Based Utilizes PyQT and PyQGIS
QA/QC field work OpenOceanMap
Where to go for more info Ecotrust http://www.ecotrust.org Reprojected http://www.reprojected.com OSGeo http://www.osgeo.org OSGIS Maptools - http://www.maptools.org FreeGIS - http://freegis.org/ Open Source GIS - http://opensourcegis.org/ Standards OGC - http://www.opengeospatial.org/ Desktop GRASS - http://grass.itc.it/ QGIS - http://qgis.org/ OSSIM - http://www.ossim.org/ UDIG - http://udig.refractions.net/ JUMP – http://jump-project.org/ OpenEV - http://openev.sourceforge.net/ Server/Web Mapserver - http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/ MapBender - http://www.mapbender.org MapBuilder - http://communitymapbuilder.osgeo.org/ MapGuide OS – http://mapguide.osgeo.org/ OpenLayers - http://www.openlayers.org/ Tools PostGIS - http://postgis.refractions.net/ Remote Sensing - http://remotesensing.org/ GDAL/OGR - http://gdal.maptools.org/ PROJ.4 - http://proj.maptools.org/ R-Statistics - http://www.r-project.org/ GMT - http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/ Blogs - Aggregators http://planetosgeo.crschmidt.net/ http://www.planetgs.com/ http://slashgeo.org/ Blogs - Individual http://www.osgeo.org/blog http://zcologia.com/news/ http://openlayers.org/blog http://blog.qgis.org/ http://mappinghacks.com/ http://hobu.biz/ http://www.reprojected.com/geoblog IRC #osgeo, #grass, #mapserver, #openlayers, etc… Local User Group http://groups.google.com/group/cugos

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Open Source Geospatial Tools: Enabling Decision Makers

  • 1. Open Source Geospatial Tools: Enabling Decision Makers Exploring Open Source tools available for EBM Presented at Coastal Zone 2007 by Aaron Racicot – GIS Programmer, GISP Ecotrust www.ecotrust.org [email_address]
  • 2. Open Source GIS - What is it? OS Core (Linux) OS GIS Base Tools (GDAL, FDO, PostGIS, etc.) OS GIS Web Apps (Mapserver, MapGuide, OpenLayers, etc.) OS Base Tools (Apache, Compilers, etc.) OS GIS Desktop Apps (QGIS, GRASS, UDig Jump, OSSIM, etc.)
  • 3. Why Open Source? Cost Freedom Community Get Good Karma Robust and Stable Fast Development Cycle Very Low Barrier To Community Entry Long History of Science/Academic Involvement BENEFITS
  • 4. Why Open Source for EBM? Common Workflows Fit Well With OS GIS Tools Data Collection Model Integration Web-Based DST’s ???? (Flexibility) Reduced Expense for Tight Budgets Software Expense Contracting/Development Deployment and Hosting ???? (Flexibility) Standards Based – Transparent Development Standards Focused Open Development Community Building ???? (Flexibility)
  • 6. EBM Tool2.0 Web2.0 is just an extension of what Open Source has been all about since the ’70s. Web2.0 says that community based development, social networking, decentralization of authority, freedom to re-use, and bi-directional interaction are some of the cornerstones of a “modern web”. EBM Tool2.0 is no different, for it to succeed it needs to be based on transparent and agile systems, involving the technical, social, and environmental aspects of our communities. - me
  • 7. OCEAN2.0 – An EBM Tool2.0 Endeavor
  • 10. Scenario driven Web-based DST’s Gulf Project
  • 11. Model driven Web-based DST’s CalZone
  • 12. Conducting spatial interviews OpenOceanMap Custom App Cross Platform (Win,Linux,OSX) Python Based Utilizes PyQT and PyQGIS
  • 13. QA/QC field work OpenOceanMap
  • 14. Where to go for more info Ecotrust http://www.ecotrust.org Reprojected http://www.reprojected.com OSGeo http://www.osgeo.org OSGIS Maptools - http://www.maptools.org FreeGIS - http://freegis.org/ Open Source GIS - http://opensourcegis.org/ Standards OGC - http://www.opengeospatial.org/ Desktop GRASS - http://grass.itc.it/ QGIS - http://qgis.org/ OSSIM - http://www.ossim.org/ UDIG - http://udig.refractions.net/ JUMP – http://jump-project.org/ OpenEV - http://openev.sourceforge.net/ Server/Web Mapserver - http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/ MapBender - http://www.mapbender.org MapBuilder - http://communitymapbuilder.osgeo.org/ MapGuide OS – http://mapguide.osgeo.org/ OpenLayers - http://www.openlayers.org/ Tools PostGIS - http://postgis.refractions.net/ Remote Sensing - http://remotesensing.org/ GDAL/OGR - http://gdal.maptools.org/ PROJ.4 - http://proj.maptools.org/ R-Statistics - http://www.r-project.org/ GMT - http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/ Blogs - Aggregators http://planetosgeo.crschmidt.net/ http://www.planetgs.com/ http://slashgeo.org/ Blogs - Individual http://www.osgeo.org/blog http://zcologia.com/news/ http://openlayers.org/blog http://blog.qgis.org/ http://mappinghacks.com/ http://hobu.biz/ http://www.reprojected.com/geoblog IRC #osgeo, #grass, #mapserver, #openlayers, etc… Local User Group http://groups.google.com/group/cugos