Category Archives: OSGeo

OSGIS 2012 – Day 2

The second day of OSGIS 2012 saw a full day of short paper presentations and a couple of workshops.  The day started with a keynote from Prof. David Martin, University of Southampton.  David is  Director of the ESRC Census Programme and his … Continue reading

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OSGIS 2012 – Part 1

OSGIS is now in it’s 4th year and has really become one of the main events that brings together users and developers of open source geospatial tools.  The nice thing about OSGIS is that it attracts an even spread of … Continue reading

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2012 FOSS4G-CEE Conference

Long time no post. Well the best things come to those that wait and today we have a guest blog from fellow EDINA Geodata team member James Crone. James attended the recent FOSS4G-CEE Conference which was held at the Faculty … Continue reading

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GISRUK 2012 – Thursday

The second part of GoGeo’s review of GISRUK 2012 covers Thursday. If you want to find out what happened on Wednesday, please read this post.  Thusrday saw a full programme of talks split between two parallel sessions.  I chose to go … Continue reading

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New National Library of Scotland map sheet viewer

Those interested in open source graphic index applications – or in viewing historic map series of Scotland – may be interested in the new Sheet Viewer on the National Library of Scotland maps website. The Viewer allows a choice of … Continue reading

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OSGeo – 5 years and counting…..

Well, actually OSGeo is “5 and a bit” but I have just found this good review of the progress it has made in its first 5 years. The review is written by Arnulf Christl, who is currently the OSGeo President … Continue reading

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Digimap OpenStream – Part II

Ok, so yesterday we introduced the Digimap OpenStream service which is an easy way to get hold of Ordnance Survey OpenData and either use it in a web app or pump it directly into your favorite desktop GIS application.  So, … Continue reading

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OSGIS 2010 – Nottingham

Last week saw the second OSGIS event held in the UK. OSGIS is a conference on Open Source GIS software and is hosted by The University of Nottingham. The 2009 event was a huge success but the organisers decided to … Continue reading

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