California

Objectives

 * Maintain a presence at the CalGIS 2008 Conference in Modesto
 * Work on something not related to ESRI GIS :] (See the section entitiled "Proposed Chapter Goals For 2008").

Proposed Chapter Goals For 2008
Programming


 * Simple cross-platform and open source metadata editor similar to Metavist or Corpsmet.


 * Python Extension Scripts for Inkscape that enable cartographic/technical drawing.

Non-Programming


 * Catalog of Public GIS Data Sources For California


 * Set up OSGeo liason/ambassador with California Land Surveyors Asssociation.


 * Prepare documentation on cartographic map production using open source tools like the GIMP, Scribus, and Inkscape.

Events

 * CGS 2008 - Booth at the Calfornia Geographical Society meeting in Chico.
 * 4H Workshop - Bill will be running a workshop at UC Davis for 4H high schoolers on GPS/GIS

Membership
Cwhitney (Chris Whitney) - UC San Diego / NASA ISS EarthKAM

User:SunburnedSurveyor (Landon Blake) [A.K.A. - The Sunburned Surveyor]

User:Hollander (Allan Hollander)

cgs_bob (Bob Moskovitz)

Wildintellect (Alex Mandel) - UC Davis

Matt Hancher - NASA Ames Research Center - interested in Bay Area local activities

bwoodall (Bill Woodall) San Diego

Stacey Ellis - UC Davis

Michele Tobias - UC Davis

Michael Treichler - UC Davis

Tara Athan

Brian Hamlin Berkeley

Community
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California GIS Links
The California Spatial Information Library

The California Geospatial Information Office

San Diego Data Downloads

San Diego Data from SANDAG

California Open Source Links
California Open Source Working Group