Live GIS Disc Press Release 3

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=OSGeo Live DVD and Virtual Machine released=

23 March 2009

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) is pleased to announce version 3.0 of its Arramagong GeoSpatial Live DVD and Virtual Machine.

From the Arramagong DVD, you can trial the best GeoSpatial Open Source Software without installing any applications on your computer. It is ideal for handing out at conferences or to be used as thr basis for Open Source training courses.

The DVD is based on XUbuntu 9.10 and can be run like any Ubuntu DVD. It also comes with windows installers for many of the GeoSpatial applications.

This 3.0 release of the DVD includes:
 * 34 of the best GeoSpatial Open Source applications.
 * 15 new applications added since release 2.0, at FOSS4G 2009
 * 13 applications updated
 * Formalised testing introduced for all packages as part of the release process
 * Plus lots of general improvement tweaks

Downloads:
http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd

Packages:

 * AtlasStyler SLD editor and Geopublisher :: 1.4 (new)
 * deegree WMS, WFS, WCS and iGeoPortal :: 2.2
 * GDAL :: 1.6.3
 * GeoKettle :: 3.2.0-20090609
 * Geomajas :: 1.4.2 (new)
 * GeoNetwork :: 2.4.2
 * GeoServer :: 2.0.1
 * GMT: The Generic Mapping tools :: 4.4.0 (new)
 * GpsDrive :: 2.10pre7
 * GRASS GIS :: 6.4.0rc5
 * gvSIG :: 1.9 stable
 * Kosmo :: 2.0 RC1
 * Mapfish :: 1.2 (new)
 * Mapnik :: 0.6.1 (new)
 * Mapserver :: 5.6.1
 * MapTiler :: 1.0 beta2
 * Marble :: 0.8.1
 * MB System :: 5.1.2
 * Octave Mapping Toolbox :: 3.0 / 1.0.7 (new)
 * Open Jump :: 1.3
 * Open Layers :: 2.8 (new)
 * OpenCPN :: 1.3.6 (new)
 * OpenStreetMap editors and tools :: JOSM svn1788, Gosmore svn20090624 (new)
 * osgEarth :: 1.3 (new)
 * Ossim/OssimPlanet :: 1.8.3 (new)
 * pgRouting :: 1.04
 * Postgres/PostGIS :: 8.4/1.4
 * PROJ.4 :: 4.7.0 (new)
 * QuantumGIS :: 1.4.0
 * R geostatistics :: 2.10.1 (new)
 * SpatiaLite :: 2.4.0 (new)
 * uDig :: 1.2RC1
 * Unofficial gvSIG Mobile for Linux :: 0.1.6 (new)
 * Xubuntu :: 9.10

Interested?
You can find more details about the project on our wiki at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc

Us packagers are keen to help projects make use of the next release of the Live DVD at this year's OSGeo FOSS4G conference, http://2010.foss4g.org. Can you use the Live DVD in your presentations, tutorials or workshops?