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2011 Unconference Set Up

2011-04-01T22:21:09Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: moved Event set up to 2011 Unconference Set Up

== Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 ==
The annual Open Source GIS unconference will be coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There will be a Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the unconference, there will be additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that are well worth checking out.

=== Where ===
Portland State University, (45.5117, -122.6847)
Smith Memorial Center
Third Floor
Rooms: 327, 328, 329, 333, and Vanport Room

=== How to Register ===
* Please use the Eventbrite website to register. This is helpful for getting a general headcount for snacks and refreshments.
* '''Register for the unconference at [http://pdxgeounconference11.eventbrite.com/ http://pdxgeounconference11.eventbrite.com/]''' --and feel free to pass on the link to anyone you think would be interested! Assure the uncertain that we welcome all, especially the curious.

=== Cost ===
* There is no fee; it is free.
* If you would like to sponsor the event by providing goods (food, beverages, office supplies, etc) or money for other expenses, that would be greatly appreciated.

=== Schedule ===
====March 31, 2011 Unconference====
Unconference starts at 9am (intros, how-to, coffee)
Sessions start at 9:30am

Potential Topics (this is where you chime in)

* Open Data
* LiDAR
* Cascadia data NW Open Data
* LBS
* gis.stackexchange.com, lightning talk?
* Desktop GIS Apps
* File GDB is open! * see Eli's statement
* GDAL
* PostGIS
* Crowdsourcing
* Grassroots Mapping
* Japan/Libya Crisis Mapping, CUGOS discuss their OSM mapping on March 16th?
* Creating a GIS Intern Group for local governments
* State of Oregon Standards for Services kickoff meeting from 1:15 to 2:45ish - a fixed time for this is better since some people will be coming especially for this.
* Getting started with open source GIS tools for "data journalists" (telling stories with data on a deadline)

Session board at 12:45pm

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

====March 29, 2011====
8:30am - Keynote
10:30a-12p - Smackdown
see [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action] site for more info on the schedule.

=== Volunteers ===

Want to volunteer? Sure you do! See [https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Am9F21fGPbhIdDA0R2ItQlJmcHpGMlRVcGlTNWNYV3c&hl=en&authkey=CJa57b4G Google Spreadsheet] for times you can volunteer.

=== Social Media - Following the Unconference ===
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Organizing Notes ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+'''Supplies'''
|-
! What !! How many !! Have it/who !! Comments
|-
| Name Tags || ? || Rafa || Apparently, OR Conv. Ctr. has some. Trying for 100+
|-
| Markers || 2-3 || Yes, Eli will bring ||
|-
| Sticky notes (large) || 2 pads || No ||
|-
| Masking tape || 2-3 rolls || No ||
|-
| Scrap paper || 1 stack || No ||
|-
| Dry erase board and markers|| 1-2 || No || Do we really need this? This or foamcore
|-
| Foamcore|| 4 || Yes, Rafa ||
|}

[[Category:Events]]

== Needs ==
We need an OSGeo [[Exhibition_Pack]] for conference booths. We can try borrowing CUGOS's.

2011 Unconference Set Up

2011-04-01T22:20:26Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 */

PDX-OSGEO

2011-04-01T22:19:53Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Needs */

'''Welcome to the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter!'''

== News ==
* Details on '''[[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 | 2011 Open Source GIS unconference]]'''

* Progress on [[OSGeo Local Chapter recognition]]

== About the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter ==

=== Introduction ===
PDX-OSGEO is a proposed Local Chapter of OSGeo. PDX-OSGEO has a cachement area equal to the PDX airport, Oregon and SW Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark County, WA). Monthly meetings are held in Portland.

=== History ===
PDX-OSGEO has been around and meeting in one form or another since before February 2009 under various names. Since September 2010, we have been recognized as an Oregon-URISA [http://orurisa.org/PDXOSGIS Special Interest Group (SIG)]. Since 2010, the local chapter has coordinated an open source unconference with ORURISA and [http://orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]. There are also deep roots with our sister OSGeo Local Chapter, [http://cugos.org CUGOS].

=== Mission ===
The OSGeo PDX-OSGEO Chapter strives to promote the local use of Open Source Geospatial software, particularly new users in the Oregon/SW Washington area. The group hosts monthly meetings providing presentation, discussion, and educational opportunities and focuses on materializing an annual Open Source GIS unconference.

=== Objectives ===
Monthly Meetings, usually totaling 10/year:
* Presentations (Application and Technical)
* Chapter business
* Social gathering

Regional Events:
* Open Source GIS unconference
* Conference participation

Communication:
* Mailing List
* Wiki Development
* Monthly meetings

Legal Status:
* No real independent legal structure.
* No real capacity to independently hold funds in other than ad hoc informal manner.
* Affiliations with OSGeo and ORURISA help us with some of the tasks that require legal recognition as an independent entity.
* There are currently no plans to seek any independent legal structure in the future.

== Getting Involved ==
The PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter is a flexible organization, join us and help steer.

=== Mailing List ===
Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. Sign up and participate (or just lurk for a while). You do need to answer the questions (what is your favorite map and something else I think) to the extent needed to demonstrate that you are a person and have the minimal amount of GEO knowledge to not be a random spammer.
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Membership ===
Anyone who wants to help support our mission is free to become a member.
'''List yourself on the [[PDX_Member | PDX-OSGEO Member Page]] and you're in!'''

=== Leadership ===
To the extent that we think that we need leadership, it is [[User:Percyd | Percy]]. Mostly we expect everyone to step up and help on most tasks resulting in a light load for all.

=== Meetings ===
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM at OpenSourcery in NW Portland. No need to RSVP, all are welcome- our group ranges from the geo-curious to the überhackers. [Please arrive no more than 10 minutes early, as the developers at OpenSourcery are working up until the meeting time.] If our meetings are canceled or changed we will post this in Discussions, so please check there for the most recent information and activity.

'''I was hoping to get an OpenLayers map of where we meet, but haven't figured out how without creating a false user at that location. Here is me as a stand in.'''

{{#umSetParam: -122.688206|45.529986|Portland, Oregon|OpenSourcery|Meeting Location}}
{{#umUserMap: EliL|300px|300px|6|4|y}}

[http://www.opensourcery.com/ OpenSourcery]
1636 NW Lovejoy St.
Portland, OR 97209

* [[Agendas]]
* [[Minutes]]

=== Wiki ===
==== How To Write WIKI ====
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

== 2011 Unconference ==
The annual Open Source GIS Unconference was coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There was an Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the Unconference, there was additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that were well worth checking out.

===== 2011 GIS in Action Notes =====
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:30-12:00: [[GIS Smackdown]]
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 3:30-5:00: [[Scripting and Beyond]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 1:30-3:00: [[ESRI and Open Source]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 3:15-3:24: [[Update on Japan Crisis Mapping]]

===== Unconference Sessions =====

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 10:00am-11:00am || ? || || [[Routing in Open Source]] ||
|-
| 11:00am-noon || ? || || Can Open Source Replace ESRI? ||
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

==== Volunteers ====

Thanks to all of you who presented, helped organized, or took a shift at the PDX-OSGeo booth at the events!

==== Social Media - Following the Unconference ====
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

==== Recommended Further Reading ====
The following websites were mentioned as further reading at the Unconference:
* [http://gis.stackexchange.com/ GIS Stack Exchange] for any GIS question for any software
* [http://slashgeo.org/ Slash Geo]
* [http://planet.osgeo.org/ Planet OSGeo]

==== Event Set Up ====
[[Event set up]] notes.

[[Category:Events]]

== Resources ==
=== SPRING GIS ===
[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html SPRING] is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division)[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html ...]

* This documentation was translated and written by USFWS. At one point it was downloadable from the internet although I can't find it now.
* Some seems excellent. Some still has areas that could use polish. It is listed as a draft.
#[[File:0_0 Using SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:0_1 Main Steps to operate the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_1 Using Spring for the first time.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_1 How to Begin Step 1 Activating a databank.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_2 How to Begin Step 2 Activing a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_3 How to Begin Step 3 Visualizing an Image.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_4 How to Begin Step 4 Enhancing a Colored Composition.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_10 How to Begin Step 6 Visualizing other Categories.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_13 How to Begin Step 7 Visualize Cadastral Data.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_14 How to Begin Step 8 Closing SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 (part2) Manipulating the Data Bank.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 Manipulating Data Bank in SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_3 Manipulating a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_4 Manipulating a InfoLayer.odt]]
#[[File:1_5 Defining the Data Model.odt]]
#[[File:2_3 Conceptual model of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_4 basic cartographic concept for the use of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_6 Vectorial data manipulation in the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:AllChaptersEnglish.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p1.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p2.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p3.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p4.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p5.odt]]

== Acknowledgments ==
Thanks to various OSGeo local chapters and other wiki contributors whose work we borrowed and particularly CUGOS.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]

PDX-OSGEO

2011-04-01T22:19:15Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* 2011 Unconference */

'''Welcome to the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter!'''

== News ==
* Details on '''[[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 | 2011 Open Source GIS unconference]]'''

* Progress on [[OSGeo Local Chapter recognition]]

== About the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter ==

=== Introduction ===
PDX-OSGEO is a proposed Local Chapter of OSGeo. PDX-OSGEO has a cachement area equal to the PDX airport, Oregon and SW Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark County, WA). Monthly meetings are held in Portland.

=== History ===
PDX-OSGEO has been around and meeting in one form or another since before February 2009 under various names. Since September 2010, we have been recognized as an Oregon-URISA [http://orurisa.org/PDXOSGIS Special Interest Group (SIG)]. Since 2010, the local chapter has coordinated an open source unconference with ORURISA and [http://orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]. There are also deep roots with our sister OSGeo Local Chapter, [http://cugos.org CUGOS].

=== Mission ===
The OSGeo PDX-OSGEO Chapter strives to promote the local use of Open Source Geospatial software, particularly new users in the Oregon/SW Washington area. The group hosts monthly meetings providing presentation, discussion, and educational opportunities and focuses on materializing an annual Open Source GIS unconference.

=== Objectives ===
Monthly Meetings, usually totaling 10/year:
* Presentations (Application and Technical)
* Chapter business
* Social gathering

Regional Events:
* Open Source GIS unconference
* Conference participation

Communication:
* Mailing List
* Wiki Development
* Monthly meetings

Legal Status:
* No real independent legal structure.
* No real capacity to independently hold funds in other than ad hoc informal manner.
* Affiliations with OSGeo and ORURISA help us with some of the tasks that require legal recognition as an independent entity.
* There are currently no plans to seek any independent legal structure in the future.

== Getting Involved ==
The PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter is a flexible organization, join us and help steer.

=== Mailing List ===
Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. Sign up and participate (or just lurk for a while). You do need to answer the questions (what is your favorite map and something else I think) to the extent needed to demonstrate that you are a person and have the minimal amount of GEO knowledge to not be a random spammer.
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Membership ===
Anyone who wants to help support our mission is free to become a member.
'''List yourself on the [[PDX_Member | PDX-OSGEO Member Page]] and you're in!'''

=== Leadership ===
To the extent that we think that we need leadership, it is [[User:Percyd | Percy]]. Mostly we expect everyone to step up and help on most tasks resulting in a light load for all.

=== Meetings ===
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM at OpenSourcery in NW Portland. No need to RSVP, all are welcome- our group ranges from the geo-curious to the überhackers. [Please arrive no more than 10 minutes early, as the developers at OpenSourcery are working up until the meeting time.] If our meetings are canceled or changed we will post this in Discussions, so please check there for the most recent information and activity.

'''I was hoping to get an OpenLayers map of where we meet, but haven't figured out how without creating a false user at that location. Here is me as a stand in.'''

{{#umSetParam: -122.688206|45.529986|Portland, Oregon|OpenSourcery|Meeting Location}}
{{#umUserMap: EliL|300px|300px|6|4|y}}

[http://www.opensourcery.com/ OpenSourcery]
1636 NW Lovejoy St.
Portland, OR 97209

* [[Agendas]]
* [[Minutes]]

=== Wiki ===
==== How To Write WIKI ====
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

== 2011 Unconference ==
The annual Open Source GIS Unconference was coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There was an Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the Unconference, there was additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that were well worth checking out.

===== 2011 GIS in Action Notes =====
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:30-12:00: [[GIS Smackdown]]
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 3:30-5:00: [[Scripting and Beyond]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 1:30-3:00: [[ESRI and Open Source]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 3:15-3:24: [[Update on Japan Crisis Mapping]]

===== Unconference Sessions =====

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 10:00am-11:00am || ? || || [[Routing in Open Source]] ||
|-
| 11:00am-noon || ? || || Can Open Source Replace ESRI? ||
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

==== Volunteers ====

Thanks to all of you who presented, helped organized, or took a shift at the PDX-OSGeo booth at the events!

==== Social Media - Following the Unconference ====
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

==== Recommended Further Reading ====
The following websites were mentioned as further reading at the Unconference:
* [http://gis.stackexchange.com/ GIS Stack Exchange] for any GIS question for any software
* [http://slashgeo.org/ Slash Geo]
* [http://planet.osgeo.org/ Planet OSGeo]

==== Event Set Up ====
[[Event set up]] notes.

[[Category:Events]]

== Needs ==
We need an OSGeo [[Exhibition_Pack]] for conference booths. We can try borrowing CUGOS's.

== Resources ==
=== SPRING GIS ===
[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html SPRING] is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division)[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html ...]

* This documentation was translated and written by USFWS. At one point it was downloadable from the internet although I can't find it now.
* Some seems excellent. Some still has areas that could use polish. It is listed as a draft.
#[[File:0_0 Using SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:0_1 Main Steps to operate the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_1 Using Spring for the first time.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_1 How to Begin Step 1 Activating a databank.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_2 How to Begin Step 2 Activing a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_3 How to Begin Step 3 Visualizing an Image.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_4 How to Begin Step 4 Enhancing a Colored Composition.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_10 How to Begin Step 6 Visualizing other Categories.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_13 How to Begin Step 7 Visualize Cadastral Data.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_14 How to Begin Step 8 Closing SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 (part2) Manipulating the Data Bank.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 Manipulating Data Bank in SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_3 Manipulating a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_4 Manipulating a InfoLayer.odt]]
#[[File:1_5 Defining the Data Model.odt]]
#[[File:2_3 Conceptual model of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_4 basic cartographic concept for the use of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_6 Vectorial data manipulation in the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:AllChaptersEnglish.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p1.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p2.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p3.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p4.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p5.odt]]

== Acknowledgments ==
Thanks to various OSGeo local chapters and other wiki contributors whose work we borrowed and particularly CUGOS.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]

PDX-OSGEO

2011-04-01T22:17:53Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* 2011 Unconference */

'''Welcome to the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter!'''

== News ==
* Details on '''[[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 | 2011 Open Source GIS unconference]]'''

* Progress on [[OSGeo Local Chapter recognition]]

== About the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter ==

=== Introduction ===
PDX-OSGEO is a proposed Local Chapter of OSGeo. PDX-OSGEO has a cachement area equal to the PDX airport, Oregon and SW Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark County, WA). Monthly meetings are held in Portland.

=== History ===
PDX-OSGEO has been around and meeting in one form or another since before February 2009 under various names. Since September 2010, we have been recognized as an Oregon-URISA [http://orurisa.org/PDXOSGIS Special Interest Group (SIG)]. Since 2010, the local chapter has coordinated an open source unconference with ORURISA and [http://orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]. There are also deep roots with our sister OSGeo Local Chapter, [http://cugos.org CUGOS].

=== Mission ===
The OSGeo PDX-OSGEO Chapter strives to promote the local use of Open Source Geospatial software, particularly new users in the Oregon/SW Washington area. The group hosts monthly meetings providing presentation, discussion, and educational opportunities and focuses on materializing an annual Open Source GIS unconference.

=== Objectives ===
Monthly Meetings, usually totaling 10/year:
* Presentations (Application and Technical)
* Chapter business
* Social gathering

Regional Events:
* Open Source GIS unconference
* Conference participation

Communication:
* Mailing List
* Wiki Development
* Monthly meetings

Legal Status:
* No real independent legal structure.
* No real capacity to independently hold funds in other than ad hoc informal manner.
* Affiliations with OSGeo and ORURISA help us with some of the tasks that require legal recognition as an independent entity.
* There are currently no plans to seek any independent legal structure in the future.

== Getting Involved ==
The PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter is a flexible organization, join us and help steer.

=== Mailing List ===
Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. Sign up and participate (or just lurk for a while). You do need to answer the questions (what is your favorite map and something else I think) to the extent needed to demonstrate that you are a person and have the minimal amount of GEO knowledge to not be a random spammer.
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Membership ===
Anyone who wants to help support our mission is free to become a member.
'''List yourself on the [[PDX_Member | PDX-OSGEO Member Page]] and you're in!'''

=== Leadership ===
To the extent that we think that we need leadership, it is [[User:Percyd | Percy]]. Mostly we expect everyone to step up and help on most tasks resulting in a light load for all.

=== Meetings ===
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM at OpenSourcery in NW Portland. No need to RSVP, all are welcome- our group ranges from the geo-curious to the überhackers. [Please arrive no more than 10 minutes early, as the developers at OpenSourcery are working up until the meeting time.] If our meetings are canceled or changed we will post this in Discussions, so please check there for the most recent information and activity.

'''I was hoping to get an OpenLayers map of where we meet, but haven't figured out how without creating a false user at that location. Here is me as a stand in.'''

{{#umSetParam: -122.688206|45.529986|Portland, Oregon|OpenSourcery|Meeting Location}}
{{#umUserMap: EliL|300px|300px|6|4|y}}

[http://www.opensourcery.com/ OpenSourcery]
1636 NW Lovejoy St.
Portland, OR 97209

* [[Agendas]]
* [[Minutes]]

=== Wiki ===
==== How To Write WIKI ====
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

== 2011 Unconference ==
The annual Open Source GIS Unconference was coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There was an Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the Unconference, there was additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that were well worth checking out.

===== 2011 GIS in Action Notes =====
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:30-12:00: [[GIS Smackdown]]
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 3:30-5:00: [[Scripting and Beyond]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 1:30-3:00: [[ESRI and Open Source]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 3:15-3:24: [[Update on Japan Crisis Mapping]]

===== Unconference Sessions =====

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 10:00am-11:00am || ? || || [[Routing in Open Source]] ||
|-
| 11:00am-noon || ? || || Can Open Source Replace ESRI? ||
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

=== Volunteers ===

Thanks to all of you who presented, helped organized, or took a shift at the PDX-OSGeo booth at the events!

=== Social Media - Following the Unconference ===
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Recommended Further Reading ===
The following websites were mentioned as further reading at the Unconference:
* [http://gis.stackexchange.com/ GIS Stack Exchange] for any GIS question for any software
* [http://slashgeo.org/ Slash Geo]
* [http://planet.osgeo.org/ Planet OSGeo]

=== Event Set Up ===
[[Event set up]] notes.

[[Category:Events]]

== Needs ==
We need an OSGeo [[Exhibition_Pack]] for conference booths. We can try borrowing CUGOS's.

== Resources ==
=== SPRING GIS ===
[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html SPRING] is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division)[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html ...]

* This documentation was translated and written by USFWS. At one point it was downloadable from the internet although I can't find it now.
* Some seems excellent. Some still has areas that could use polish. It is listed as a draft.
#[[File:0_0 Using SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:0_1 Main Steps to operate the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_1 Using Spring for the first time.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_1 How to Begin Step 1 Activating a databank.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_2 How to Begin Step 2 Activing a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_3 How to Begin Step 3 Visualizing an Image.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_4 How to Begin Step 4 Enhancing a Colored Composition.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_10 How to Begin Step 6 Visualizing other Categories.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_13 How to Begin Step 7 Visualize Cadastral Data.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_14 How to Begin Step 8 Closing SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 (part2) Manipulating the Data Bank.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 Manipulating Data Bank in SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_3 Manipulating a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_4 Manipulating a InfoLayer.odt]]
#[[File:1_5 Defining the Data Model.odt]]
#[[File:2_3 Conceptual model of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_4 basic cartographic concept for the use of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_6 Vectorial data manipulation in the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:AllChaptersEnglish.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p1.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p2.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p3.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p4.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p5.odt]]

== Acknowledgments ==
Thanks to various OSGeo local chapters and other wiki contributors whose work we borrowed and particularly CUGOS.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]

PDX-OSGEO

2011-04-01T22:12:44Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* 2011 Unconference */

'''Welcome to the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter!'''

== News ==
* Details on '''[[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 | 2011 Open Source GIS unconference]]'''

* Progress on [[OSGeo Local Chapter recognition]]

== About the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter ==

=== Introduction ===
PDX-OSGEO is a proposed Local Chapter of OSGeo. PDX-OSGEO has a cachement area equal to the PDX airport, Oregon and SW Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark County, WA). Monthly meetings are held in Portland.

=== History ===
PDX-OSGEO has been around and meeting in one form or another since before February 2009 under various names. Since September 2010, we have been recognized as an Oregon-URISA [http://orurisa.org/PDXOSGIS Special Interest Group (SIG)]. Since 2010, the local chapter has coordinated an open source unconference with ORURISA and [http://orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]. There are also deep roots with our sister OSGeo Local Chapter, [http://cugos.org CUGOS].

=== Mission ===
The OSGeo PDX-OSGEO Chapter strives to promote the local use of Open Source Geospatial software, particularly new users in the Oregon/SW Washington area. The group hosts monthly meetings providing presentation, discussion, and educational opportunities and focuses on materializing an annual Open Source GIS unconference.

=== Objectives ===
Monthly Meetings, usually totaling 10/year:
* Presentations (Application and Technical)
* Chapter business
* Social gathering

Regional Events:
* Open Source GIS unconference
* Conference participation

Communication:
* Mailing List
* Wiki Development
* Monthly meetings

Legal Status:
* No real independent legal structure.
* No real capacity to independently hold funds in other than ad hoc informal manner.
* Affiliations with OSGeo and ORURISA help us with some of the tasks that require legal recognition as an independent entity.
* There are currently no plans to seek any independent legal structure in the future.

== Getting Involved ==
The PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter is a flexible organization, join us and help steer.

=== Mailing List ===
Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. Sign up and participate (or just lurk for a while). You do need to answer the questions (what is your favorite map and something else I think) to the extent needed to demonstrate that you are a person and have the minimal amount of GEO knowledge to not be a random spammer.
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Membership ===
Anyone who wants to help support our mission is free to become a member.
'''List yourself on the [[PDX_Member | PDX-OSGEO Member Page]] and you're in!'''

=== Leadership ===
To the extent that we think that we need leadership, it is [[User:Percyd | Percy]]. Mostly we expect everyone to step up and help on most tasks resulting in a light load for all.

=== Meetings ===
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM at OpenSourcery in NW Portland. No need to RSVP, all are welcome- our group ranges from the geo-curious to the überhackers. [Please arrive no more than 10 minutes early, as the developers at OpenSourcery are working up until the meeting time.] If our meetings are canceled or changed we will post this in Discussions, so please check there for the most recent information and activity.

'''I was hoping to get an OpenLayers map of where we meet, but haven't figured out how without creating a false user at that location. Here is me as a stand in.'''

{{#umSetParam: -122.688206|45.529986|Portland, Oregon|OpenSourcery|Meeting Location}}
{{#umUserMap: EliL|300px|300px|6|4|y}}

[http://www.opensourcery.com/ OpenSourcery]
1636 NW Lovejoy St.
Portland, OR 97209

* [[Agendas]]
* [[Minutes]]

=== Wiki ===
==== How To Write WIKI ====
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

== 2011 Unconference ==
The annual Open Source GIS Unconference was coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There was an Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the Unconference, there was additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that were well worth checking out.

===== 2011 GIS in Action Notes =====
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:30-12:00: [[GIS Smackdown]]
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 3:30-5:00: [[Scripting and Beyond]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 1:30-3:00: [[ESRI and Open Source]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 3:15-3:24: [[Update on Japan Crisis Mapping]]

===== Unconference Sessions =====

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 10:00am-11:00am || ? || || [[Routing in Open Source]] ||
|-
| 11:00am-noon || ? || || Can Open Source Replace ESRI? ||
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

=== Volunteers ===

Thanks to all of you who presented, helped organized, or took a shift at the PDX-OSGeo booth at the events!

=== Social Media - Following the Unconference ===
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

==== Recommended Further Reading ====

==== Event Set Up ====
[[Event set up]] notes.

[[Category:Events]]

== Needs ==
We need an OSGeo [[Exhibition_Pack]] for conference booths. We can try borrowing CUGOS's.

== Resources ==
=== SPRING GIS ===
[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html SPRING] is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division)[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html ...]

* This documentation was translated and written by USFWS. At one point it was downloadable from the internet although I can't find it now.
* Some seems excellent. Some still has areas that could use polish. It is listed as a draft.
#[[File:0_0 Using SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:0_1 Main Steps to operate the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_1 Using Spring for the first time.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_1 How to Begin Step 1 Activating a databank.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_2 How to Begin Step 2 Activing a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_3 How to Begin Step 3 Visualizing an Image.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_4 How to Begin Step 4 Enhancing a Colored Composition.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_10 How to Begin Step 6 Visualizing other Categories.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_13 How to Begin Step 7 Visualize Cadastral Data.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_14 How to Begin Step 8 Closing SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 (part2) Manipulating the Data Bank.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 Manipulating Data Bank in SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_3 Manipulating a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_4 Manipulating a InfoLayer.odt]]
#[[File:1_5 Defining the Data Model.odt]]
#[[File:2_3 Conceptual model of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_4 basic cartographic concept for the use of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_6 Vectorial data manipulation in the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:AllChaptersEnglish.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p1.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p2.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p3.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p4.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p5.odt]]

== Acknowledgments ==
Thanks to various OSGeo local chapters and other wiki contributors whose work we borrowed and particularly CUGOS.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]

PDX-OSGEO

2011-04-01T22:12:04Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Unconference Sessions */

'''Welcome to the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter!'''

== News ==
* Details on '''[[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 | 2011 Open Source GIS unconference]]'''

* Progress on [[OSGeo Local Chapter recognition]]

== About the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter ==

=== Introduction ===
PDX-OSGEO is a proposed Local Chapter of OSGeo. PDX-OSGEO has a cachement area equal to the PDX airport, Oregon and SW Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark County, WA). Monthly meetings are held in Portland.

=== History ===
PDX-OSGEO has been around and meeting in one form or another since before February 2009 under various names. Since September 2010, we have been recognized as an Oregon-URISA [http://orurisa.org/PDXOSGIS Special Interest Group (SIG)]. Since 2010, the local chapter has coordinated an open source unconference with ORURISA and [http://orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]. There are also deep roots with our sister OSGeo Local Chapter, [http://cugos.org CUGOS].

=== Mission ===
The OSGeo PDX-OSGEO Chapter strives to promote the local use of Open Source Geospatial software, particularly new users in the Oregon/SW Washington area. The group hosts monthly meetings providing presentation, discussion, and educational opportunities and focuses on materializing an annual Open Source GIS unconference.

=== Objectives ===
Monthly Meetings, usually totaling 10/year:
* Presentations (Application and Technical)
* Chapter business
* Social gathering

Regional Events:
* Open Source GIS unconference
* Conference participation

Communication:
* Mailing List
* Wiki Development
* Monthly meetings

Legal Status:
* No real independent legal structure.
* No real capacity to independently hold funds in other than ad hoc informal manner.
* Affiliations with OSGeo and ORURISA help us with some of the tasks that require legal recognition as an independent entity.
* There are currently no plans to seek any independent legal structure in the future.

== Getting Involved ==
The PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter is a flexible organization, join us and help steer.

=== Mailing List ===
Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. Sign up and participate (or just lurk for a while). You do need to answer the questions (what is your favorite map and something else I think) to the extent needed to demonstrate that you are a person and have the minimal amount of GEO knowledge to not be a random spammer.
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Membership ===
Anyone who wants to help support our mission is free to become a member.
'''List yourself on the [[PDX_Member | PDX-OSGEO Member Page]] and you're in!'''

=== Leadership ===
To the extent that we think that we need leadership, it is [[User:Percyd | Percy]]. Mostly we expect everyone to step up and help on most tasks resulting in a light load for all.

=== Meetings ===
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM at OpenSourcery in NW Portland. No need to RSVP, all are welcome- our group ranges from the geo-curious to the überhackers. [Please arrive no more than 10 minutes early, as the developers at OpenSourcery are working up until the meeting time.] If our meetings are canceled or changed we will post this in Discussions, so please check there for the most recent information and activity.

'''I was hoping to get an OpenLayers map of where we meet, but haven't figured out how without creating a false user at that location. Here is me as a stand in.'''

{{#umSetParam: -122.688206|45.529986|Portland, Oregon|OpenSourcery|Meeting Location}}
{{#umUserMap: EliL|300px|300px|6|4|y}}

[http://www.opensourcery.com/ OpenSourcery]
1636 NW Lovejoy St.
Portland, OR 97209

* [[Agendas]]
* [[Minutes]]

=== Wiki ===
==== How To Write WIKI ====
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

== 2011 Unconference ==
The annual Open Source GIS Unconference was coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There was an Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the Unconference, there was additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that were well worth checking out.

===== 2011 GIS in Action Notes =====
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:30-12:00: [[GIS Smackdown]]
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 3:30-5:00: [[Scripting and Beyond]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 1:30-3:00: [[ESRI and Open Source]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 3:15-3:24: [[Update on Japan Crisis Mapping]]

===== Unconference Sessions =====

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 10:00am-11:00am || ? || || [[Routing in Open Source]] ||
|-
| 11:00am-noon || ? || || Can Open Source Replace ESRI? ||
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

=== Volunteers ===

Thanks to all of you who presented, helped organized, or took a shift at the PDX-OSGeo booth at the events!

=== Social Media - Following the Unconference ===
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

===== Recommended Further Reading =====

===== Event Set Up =====
[[Event set up]] notes.

[[Category:Events]]

== Needs ==
We need an OSGeo [[Exhibition_Pack]] for conference booths. We can try borrowing CUGOS's.

== Resources ==
=== SPRING GIS ===
[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html SPRING] is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division)[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html ...]

* This documentation was translated and written by USFWS. At one point it was downloadable from the internet although I can't find it now.
* Some seems excellent. Some still has areas that could use polish. It is listed as a draft.
#[[File:0_0 Using SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:0_1 Main Steps to operate the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_1 Using Spring for the first time.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_1 How to Begin Step 1 Activating a databank.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_2 How to Begin Step 2 Activing a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_3 How to Begin Step 3 Visualizing an Image.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_4 How to Begin Step 4 Enhancing a Colored Composition.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_10 How to Begin Step 6 Visualizing other Categories.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_13 How to Begin Step 7 Visualize Cadastral Data.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_14 How to Begin Step 8 Closing SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 (part2) Manipulating the Data Bank.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 Manipulating Data Bank in SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_3 Manipulating a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_4 Manipulating a InfoLayer.odt]]
#[[File:1_5 Defining the Data Model.odt]]
#[[File:2_3 Conceptual model of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_4 basic cartographic concept for the use of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_6 Vectorial data manipulation in the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:AllChaptersEnglish.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p1.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p2.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p3.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p4.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p5.odt]]

== Acknowledgments ==
Thanks to various OSGeo local chapters and other wiki contributors whose work we borrowed and particularly CUGOS.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]

Routing in Open Source

2011-04-01T22:10:59Z

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#REDIRECT [[2011 Unconference Routing Session]]

2011 Unconference Routing Session

2011-04-01T22:10:59Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: moved Routing in Open Source to 2011 Unconference Routing Session

2011 Open Source Unconference
Routing in Open Source GIS
10:00am - 11:00am, Room 333

Discussion made of routing in open source GIS. (Name?) gave a demonstration on his attempts to us pgRouting, partly based on his readings from the blog [http://underdark.wordpress.com/ Free and Open Source GIS Ramblings], which include the posts [http://underdark.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/drive-time-isochrones/ Drive Time Isochrones ] and [http://underdark.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/creating-catchment-areas-with-pgrouting-and-qgis/ Creating Catchment Areas with pgRouting and QGIS]. It was noted that, just like in ArcGIS, one still has to build a network in order to run this kind of analysis.

There was a lot of discussion about walkablity maps, walking does not take the same kind of analysis as driving or riding a bicycle would. Part of the problem is that there are no "turns," but instead street "crosses." One audience member said he was trying to overcome this problem by making four intersections. The Willamette Pedestrian Coalition meets on Monday afternoons, 4-6pm, in Cramer Hall Lab 469 at PSU during the spring of 2011 to use GIS to model the pedestrian network in Portland. For more information, write Katie @ wpcwalks.org.

Return to [ http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_Sessions 2011 Unconference Sessions].

2011 Unconference Routing Session

2011-04-01T22:10:28Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: 2011 Unconference Session Routing

PDX-OSGEO

2011-04-01T21:55:18Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* 2011 Unconference */

'''Welcome to the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter!'''

== News ==
* Details on '''[[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 | 2011 Open Source GIS unconference]]'''

* Progress on [[OSGeo Local Chapter recognition]]

== About the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter ==

=== Introduction ===
PDX-OSGEO is a proposed Local Chapter of OSGeo. PDX-OSGEO has a cachement area equal to the PDX airport, Oregon and SW Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark County, WA). Monthly meetings are held in Portland.

=== History ===
PDX-OSGEO has been around and meeting in one form or another since before February 2009 under various names. Since September 2010, we have been recognized as an Oregon-URISA [http://orurisa.org/PDXOSGIS Special Interest Group (SIG)]. Since 2010, the local chapter has coordinated an open source unconference with ORURISA and [http://orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]. There are also deep roots with our sister OSGeo Local Chapter, [http://cugos.org CUGOS].

=== Mission ===
The OSGeo PDX-OSGEO Chapter strives to promote the local use of Open Source Geospatial software, particularly new users in the Oregon/SW Washington area. The group hosts monthly meetings providing presentation, discussion, and educational opportunities and focuses on materializing an annual Open Source GIS unconference.

=== Objectives ===
Monthly Meetings, usually totaling 10/year:
* Presentations (Application and Technical)
* Chapter business
* Social gathering

Regional Events:
* Open Source GIS unconference
* Conference participation

Communication:
* Mailing List
* Wiki Development
* Monthly meetings

Legal Status:
* No real independent legal structure.
* No real capacity to independently hold funds in other than ad hoc informal manner.
* Affiliations with OSGeo and ORURISA help us with some of the tasks that require legal recognition as an independent entity.
* There are currently no plans to seek any independent legal structure in the future.

== Getting Involved ==
The PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter is a flexible organization, join us and help steer.

=== Mailing List ===
Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. Sign up and participate (or just lurk for a while). You do need to answer the questions (what is your favorite map and something else I think) to the extent needed to demonstrate that you are a person and have the minimal amount of GEO knowledge to not be a random spammer.
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Membership ===
Anyone who wants to help support our mission is free to become a member.
'''List yourself on the [[PDX_Member | PDX-OSGEO Member Page]] and you're in!'''

=== Leadership ===
To the extent that we think that we need leadership, it is [[User:Percyd | Percy]]. Mostly we expect everyone to step up and help on most tasks resulting in a light load for all.

=== Meetings ===
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM at OpenSourcery in NW Portland. No need to RSVP, all are welcome- our group ranges from the geo-curious to the überhackers. [Please arrive no more than 10 minutes early, as the developers at OpenSourcery are working up until the meeting time.] If our meetings are canceled or changed we will post this in Discussions, so please check there for the most recent information and activity.

'''I was hoping to get an OpenLayers map of where we meet, but haven't figured out how without creating a false user at that location. Here is me as a stand in.'''

{{#umSetParam: -122.688206|45.529986|Portland, Oregon|OpenSourcery|Meeting Location}}
{{#umUserMap: EliL|300px|300px|6|4|y}}

[http://www.opensourcery.com/ OpenSourcery]
1636 NW Lovejoy St.
Portland, OR 97209

* [[Agendas]]
* [[Minutes]]

=== Wiki ===
==== How To Write WIKI ====
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

== 2011 Unconference ==
The annual Open Source GIS Unconference was coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There was an Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the Unconference, there was additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that were well worth checking out.

===== 2011 GIS in Action Notes =====
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:30-12:00: [[GIS Smackdown]]
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 3:30-5:00: [[Scripting and Beyond]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 1:30-3:00: [[ESRI and Open Source]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 3:15-3:24: [[Update on Japan Crisis Mapping]]

===== Unconference Sessions =====

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 10:00am-11:00am || || || [[Routing in Open Source]] ||
|-
| 11:00am-noon || || || Can Open Source Replace ESRI? ||
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

=== Volunteers ===

Thanks to all of you who presented, helped organized, or took a shift at the PDX-OSGeo booth at the events!

=== Social Media - Following the Unconference ===
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

===== Recommended Further Reading =====

===== Event Set Up =====
[[Event set up]] notes.

[[Category:Events]]

== Needs ==
We need an OSGeo [[Exhibition_Pack]] for conference booths. We can try borrowing CUGOS's.

== Resources ==
=== SPRING GIS ===
[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html SPRING] is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division)[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html ...]

* This documentation was translated and written by USFWS. At one point it was downloadable from the internet although I can't find it now.
* Some seems excellent. Some still has areas that could use polish. It is listed as a draft.
#[[File:0_0 Using SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:0_1 Main Steps to operate the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_1 Using Spring for the first time.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_1 How to Begin Step 1 Activating a databank.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_2 How to Begin Step 2 Activing a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_3 How to Begin Step 3 Visualizing an Image.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_4 How to Begin Step 4 Enhancing a Colored Composition.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_10 How to Begin Step 6 Visualizing other Categories.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_13 How to Begin Step 7 Visualize Cadastral Data.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_14 How to Begin Step 8 Closing SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 (part2) Manipulating the Data Bank.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 Manipulating Data Bank in SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_3 Manipulating a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_4 Manipulating a InfoLayer.odt]]
#[[File:1_5 Defining the Data Model.odt]]
#[[File:2_3 Conceptual model of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_4 basic cartographic concept for the use of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_6 Vectorial data manipulation in the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:AllChaptersEnglish.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p1.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p2.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p3.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p4.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p5.odt]]

== Acknowledgments ==
Thanks to various OSGeo local chapters and other wiki contributors whose work we borrowed and particularly CUGOS.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]

PDX-OSGEO

2011-04-01T21:53:47Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 */

'''Welcome to the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter!'''

== News ==
* Details on '''[[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 | 2011 Open Source GIS unconference]]'''

* Progress on [[OSGeo Local Chapter recognition]]

== About the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter ==

=== Introduction ===
PDX-OSGEO is a proposed Local Chapter of OSGeo. PDX-OSGEO has a cachement area equal to the PDX airport, Oregon and SW Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark County, WA). Monthly meetings are held in Portland.

=== History ===
PDX-OSGEO has been around and meeting in one form or another since before February 2009 under various names. Since September 2010, we have been recognized as an Oregon-URISA [http://orurisa.org/PDXOSGIS Special Interest Group (SIG)]. Since 2010, the local chapter has coordinated an open source unconference with ORURISA and [http://orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]. There are also deep roots with our sister OSGeo Local Chapter, [http://cugos.org CUGOS].

=== Mission ===
The OSGeo PDX-OSGEO Chapter strives to promote the local use of Open Source Geospatial software, particularly new users in the Oregon/SW Washington area. The group hosts monthly meetings providing presentation, discussion, and educational opportunities and focuses on materializing an annual Open Source GIS unconference.

=== Objectives ===
Monthly Meetings, usually totaling 10/year:
* Presentations (Application and Technical)
* Chapter business
* Social gathering

Regional Events:
* Open Source GIS unconference
* Conference participation

Communication:
* Mailing List
* Wiki Development
* Monthly meetings

Legal Status:
* No real independent legal structure.
* No real capacity to independently hold funds in other than ad hoc informal manner.
* Affiliations with OSGeo and ORURISA help us with some of the tasks that require legal recognition as an independent entity.
* There are currently no plans to seek any independent legal structure in the future.

== Getting Involved ==
The PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter is a flexible organization, join us and help steer.

=== Mailing List ===
Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. Sign up and participate (or just lurk for a while). You do need to answer the questions (what is your favorite map and something else I think) to the extent needed to demonstrate that you are a person and have the minimal amount of GEO knowledge to not be a random spammer.
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Membership ===
Anyone who wants to help support our mission is free to become a member.
'''List yourself on the [[PDX_Member | PDX-OSGEO Member Page]] and you're in!'''

=== Leadership ===
To the extent that we think that we need leadership, it is [[User:Percyd | Percy]]. Mostly we expect everyone to step up and help on most tasks resulting in a light load for all.

=== Meetings ===
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM at OpenSourcery in NW Portland. No need to RSVP, all are welcome- our group ranges from the geo-curious to the überhackers. [Please arrive no more than 10 minutes early, as the developers at OpenSourcery are working up until the meeting time.] If our meetings are canceled or changed we will post this in Discussions, so please check there for the most recent information and activity.

'''I was hoping to get an OpenLayers map of where we meet, but haven't figured out how without creating a false user at that location. Here is me as a stand in.'''

{{#umSetParam: -122.688206|45.529986|Portland, Oregon|OpenSourcery|Meeting Location}}
{{#umUserMap: EliL|300px|300px|6|4|y}}

[http://www.opensourcery.com/ OpenSourcery]
1636 NW Lovejoy St.
Portland, OR 97209

* [[Agendas]]
* [[Minutes]]

=== Wiki ===
==== How To Write WIKI ====
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

== 2011 Unconference ==
The annual Open Source GIS Unconference was coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There was an Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the Unconference, there was additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that were well worth checking out.

===== 2011 GIS in Action Notes =====
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:30-12:00: [[GIS Smackdown]]
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 3:30-5:00: [[Scripting and Beyond]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 1:30-3:00: [[ESRI and Open Source]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 3:15-3:24: [[Update on Japan Crisis Mapping]]

===== Unconference Session Board =====

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 10:00am-11:00am || || || [[Routing in Open Source]] ||
|-
| 11:00am-noon || || || Can Open Source Replace ESRI? ||
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

===== Recommended Further Reading =====

===== Other =====
[[Event set up]] notes.

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

=== Volunteers ===

Thanks to all of you who presented, helped organized, or took a shift at the PDX-OSGeo booth at the events!

=== Social Media - Following the Unconference ===
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

[[Category:Events]]

== Needs ==
We need an OSGeo [[Exhibition_Pack]] for conference booths. We can try borrowing CUGOS's.

== Resources ==
=== SPRING GIS ===
[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html SPRING] is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division)[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html ...]

* This documentation was translated and written by USFWS. At one point it was downloadable from the internet although I can't find it now.
* Some seems excellent. Some still has areas that could use polish. It is listed as a draft.
#[[File:0_0 Using SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:0_1 Main Steps to operate the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_1 Using Spring for the first time.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_1 How to Begin Step 1 Activating a databank.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_2 How to Begin Step 2 Activing a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_3 How to Begin Step 3 Visualizing an Image.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_4 How to Begin Step 4 Enhancing a Colored Composition.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_10 How to Begin Step 6 Visualizing other Categories.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_13 How to Begin Step 7 Visualize Cadastral Data.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_14 How to Begin Step 8 Closing SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 (part2) Manipulating the Data Bank.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 Manipulating Data Bank in SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_3 Manipulating a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_4 Manipulating a InfoLayer.odt]]
#[[File:1_5 Defining the Data Model.odt]]
#[[File:2_3 Conceptual model of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_4 basic cartographic concept for the use of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_6 Vectorial data manipulation in the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:AllChaptersEnglish.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p1.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p2.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p3.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p4.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p5.odt]]

== Acknowledgments ==
Thanks to various OSGeo local chapters and other wiki contributors whose work we borrowed and particularly CUGOS.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]

PDX-OSGEO

2011-04-01T21:51:27Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 */

'''Welcome to the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter!'''

== News ==
* Details on '''[[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 | 2011 Open Source GIS unconference]]'''

* Progress on [[OSGeo Local Chapter recognition]]

== About the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter ==

=== Introduction ===
PDX-OSGEO is a proposed Local Chapter of OSGeo. PDX-OSGEO has a cachement area equal to the PDX airport, Oregon and SW Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark County, WA). Monthly meetings are held in Portland.

=== History ===
PDX-OSGEO has been around and meeting in one form or another since before February 2009 under various names. Since September 2010, we have been recognized as an Oregon-URISA [http://orurisa.org/PDXOSGIS Special Interest Group (SIG)]. Since 2010, the local chapter has coordinated an open source unconference with ORURISA and [http://orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]. There are also deep roots with our sister OSGeo Local Chapter, [http://cugos.org CUGOS].

=== Mission ===
The OSGeo PDX-OSGEO Chapter strives to promote the local use of Open Source Geospatial software, particularly new users in the Oregon/SW Washington area. The group hosts monthly meetings providing presentation, discussion, and educational opportunities and focuses on materializing an annual Open Source GIS unconference.

=== Objectives ===
Monthly Meetings, usually totaling 10/year:
* Presentations (Application and Technical)
* Chapter business
* Social gathering

Regional Events:
* Open Source GIS unconference
* Conference participation

Communication:
* Mailing List
* Wiki Development
* Monthly meetings

Legal Status:
* No real independent legal structure.
* No real capacity to independently hold funds in other than ad hoc informal manner.
* Affiliations with OSGeo and ORURISA help us with some of the tasks that require legal recognition as an independent entity.
* There are currently no plans to seek any independent legal structure in the future.

== Getting Involved ==
The PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter is a flexible organization, join us and help steer.

=== Mailing List ===
Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. Sign up and participate (or just lurk for a while). You do need to answer the questions (what is your favorite map and something else I think) to the extent needed to demonstrate that you are a person and have the minimal amount of GEO knowledge to not be a random spammer.
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Membership ===
Anyone who wants to help support our mission is free to become a member.
'''List yourself on the [[PDX_Member | PDX-OSGEO Member Page]] and you're in!'''

=== Leadership ===
To the extent that we think that we need leadership, it is [[User:Percyd | Percy]]. Mostly we expect everyone to step up and help on most tasks resulting in a light load for all.

=== Meetings ===
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM at OpenSourcery in NW Portland. No need to RSVP, all are welcome- our group ranges from the geo-curious to the überhackers. [Please arrive no more than 10 minutes early, as the developers at OpenSourcery are working up until the meeting time.] If our meetings are canceled or changed we will post this in Discussions, so please check there for the most recent information and activity.

'''I was hoping to get an OpenLayers map of where we meet, but haven't figured out how without creating a false user at that location. Here is me as a stand in.'''

{{#umSetParam: -122.688206|45.529986|Portland, Oregon|OpenSourcery|Meeting Location}}
{{#umUserMap: EliL|300px|300px|6|4|y}}

[http://www.opensourcery.com/ OpenSourcery]
1636 NW Lovejoy St.
Portland, OR 97209

* [[Agendas]]
* [[Minutes]]

=== Wiki ===
==== How To Write WIKI ====
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

== Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 ==
The annual Open Source GIS Unconference was coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There was an Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the Unconference, there was additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that were well worth checking out.

'''GIS in Action Notes:'''
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:30-12:00: [[GIS Smackdown]]
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 3:30-5:00: [[Scripting and Beyond]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 1:30-3:00: [[ESRI and Open Source]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 3:15-3:24: [[Update on Japan Crisis Mapping]]

'''Unconference Session Board:'''

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 10:00am-11:00am || || || Routing in Open Source ||
|-
| 11:00am-noon || || || Can Open Source Replace ESRI? ||
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

Recommended websites include:

[[Event set up]] notes.

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

=== Volunteers ===

Thanks to all of you who presented, helped organized, or took a shift at the PDX-OSGeo booth at the events!

=== Social Media - Following the Unconference ===
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

[[Category:Events]]

== Needs ==
We need an OSGeo [[Exhibition_Pack]] for conference booths. We can try borrowing CUGOS's.

== Resources ==
=== SPRING GIS ===
[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html SPRING] is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division)[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html ...]

* This documentation was translated and written by USFWS. At one point it was downloadable from the internet although I can't find it now.
* Some seems excellent. Some still has areas that could use polish. It is listed as a draft.
#[[File:0_0 Using SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:0_1 Main Steps to operate the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_1 Using Spring for the first time.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_1 How to Begin Step 1 Activating a databank.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_2 How to Begin Step 2 Activing a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_3 How to Begin Step 3 Visualizing an Image.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_4 How to Begin Step 4 Enhancing a Colored Composition.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_10 How to Begin Step 6 Visualizing other Categories.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_13 How to Begin Step 7 Visualize Cadastral Data.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_14 How to Begin Step 8 Closing SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 (part2) Manipulating the Data Bank.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 Manipulating Data Bank in SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_3 Manipulating a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_4 Manipulating a InfoLayer.odt]]
#[[File:1_5 Defining the Data Model.odt]]
#[[File:2_3 Conceptual model of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_4 basic cartographic concept for the use of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_6 Vectorial data manipulation in the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:AllChaptersEnglish.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p1.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p2.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p3.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p4.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p5.odt]]

== Acknowledgments ==
Thanks to various OSGeo local chapters and other wiki contributors whose work we borrowed and particularly CUGOS.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]

2011 GIS in Action Update on Japan Crisis Mapping

2011-04-01T21:49:52Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Audience Notes */

[http://www.orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]
March 30, 2011. PSU. 3:15pm-3:45pm.

==== Catalog Description ====
'''Update on Japan Crisis Mapping'''

Presenter: Rafa Guttierrez.

With the disaster that's fallen upon Japan in the past week, there's been a rush of geographic data streams hitting the web. There are mashups and visualizations
everywhere and some people who are jumping into CrisisCamps wanting to help. At the forefront are OpenStreetMap contributors who are using a variety of tools such as JOSM, Potlatch2, QGIS, Merkaartor, and even ArcGIS. There are also folks contributing other types of data such as 3D visualizations and climate analyses.

==== Audience Notes ====
Rafa went though and talked about the history of crisis mapping. [http://grafa.co/crisismapping.html Rafa's crisis and map website]

''PowerPoint presentation?''

Return to PDX-OSGEO [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 2011 GIS in Action/Unconference ].

Update on Japan Crisis Mapping

2011-04-01T21:49:35Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: moved Update on Japan Crisis Mapping to 2011 GIS in Action Update on Japan Crisis Mapping: Conference page.

#REDIRECT [[2011 GIS in Action Update on Japan Crisis Mapping]]

2011 GIS in Action Update on Japan Crisis Mapping

2011-04-01T21:49:35Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: moved Update on Japan Crisis Mapping to 2011 GIS in Action Update on Japan Crisis Mapping: Conference page.

[http://www.orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]
March 30, 2011. PSU. 3:15pm-3:45pm.

==== Catalog Description ====
'''Update on Japan Crisis Mapping'''

Presenter: Rafa Guttierrez.

With the disaster that's fallen upon Japan in the past week, there's been a rush of geographic data streams hitting the web. There are mashups and visualizations
everywhere and some people who are jumping into CrisisCamps wanting to help. At the forefront are OpenStreetMap contributors who are using a variety of tools such as JOSM, Potlatch2, QGIS, Merkaartor, and even ArcGIS. There are also folks contributing other types of data such as 3D visualizations and climate analyses.

==== Audience Notes ====
Rafa went though and talked about the history of crisis mapping. http://grafa.co/crisismapping.html Rafa's crisis and map website]

''PowerPoint presentation?''

Return to PDX-OSGEO [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 2011 GIS in Action/Unconference ].

2011 GIS in Action Update on Japan Crisis Mapping

2011-04-01T21:49:08Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: 2011 GIS in Action Japan Crisis Mapping

[http://www.orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]
March 30, 2011. PSU. 3:15pm-3:45pm.

==== Catalog Description ====
'''Update on Japan Crisis Mapping'''

Presenter: Rafa Guttierrez.

With the disaster that's fallen upon Japan in the past week, there's been a rush of geographic data streams hitting the web. There are mashups and visualizations
everywhere and some people who are jumping into CrisisCamps wanting to help. At the forefront are OpenStreetMap contributors who are using a variety of tools such as JOSM, Potlatch2, QGIS, Merkaartor, and even ArcGIS. There are also folks contributing other types of data such as 3D visualizations and climate analyses.

==== Audience Notes ====
Rafa went though and talked about the history of crisis mapping. http://grafa.co/crisismapping.html Rafa's crisis and map website]

''PowerPoint presentation?''

Return to PDX-OSGEO [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 2011 GIS in Action/Unconference ].

PDX-OSGEO

2011-04-01T21:40:35Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 */

'''Welcome to the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter!'''

== News ==
* Details on '''[[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 | 2011 Open Source GIS unconference]]'''

* Progress on [[OSGeo Local Chapter recognition]]

== About the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter ==

=== Introduction ===
PDX-OSGEO is a proposed Local Chapter of OSGeo. PDX-OSGEO has a cachement area equal to the PDX airport, Oregon and SW Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark County, WA). Monthly meetings are held in Portland.

=== History ===
PDX-OSGEO has been around and meeting in one form or another since before February 2009 under various names. Since September 2010, we have been recognized as an Oregon-URISA [http://orurisa.org/PDXOSGIS Special Interest Group (SIG)]. Since 2010, the local chapter has coordinated an open source unconference with ORURISA and [http://orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]. There are also deep roots with our sister OSGeo Local Chapter, [http://cugos.org CUGOS].

=== Mission ===
The OSGeo PDX-OSGEO Chapter strives to promote the local use of Open Source Geospatial software, particularly new users in the Oregon/SW Washington area. The group hosts monthly meetings providing presentation, discussion, and educational opportunities and focuses on materializing an annual Open Source GIS unconference.

=== Objectives ===
Monthly Meetings, usually totaling 10/year:
* Presentations (Application and Technical)
* Chapter business
* Social gathering

Regional Events:
* Open Source GIS unconference
* Conference participation

Communication:
* Mailing List
* Wiki Development
* Monthly meetings

Legal Status:
* No real independent legal structure.
* No real capacity to independently hold funds in other than ad hoc informal manner.
* Affiliations with OSGeo and ORURISA help us with some of the tasks that require legal recognition as an independent entity.
* There are currently no plans to seek any independent legal structure in the future.

== Getting Involved ==
The PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter is a flexible organization, join us and help steer.

=== Mailing List ===
Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. Sign up and participate (or just lurk for a while). You do need to answer the questions (what is your favorite map and something else I think) to the extent needed to demonstrate that you are a person and have the minimal amount of GEO knowledge to not be a random spammer.
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Membership ===
Anyone who wants to help support our mission is free to become a member.
'''List yourself on the [[PDX_Member | PDX-OSGEO Member Page]] and you're in!'''

=== Leadership ===
To the extent that we think that we need leadership, it is [[User:Percyd | Percy]]. Mostly we expect everyone to step up and help on most tasks resulting in a light load for all.

=== Meetings ===
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM at OpenSourcery in NW Portland. No need to RSVP, all are welcome- our group ranges from the geo-curious to the überhackers. [Please arrive no more than 10 minutes early, as the developers at OpenSourcery are working up until the meeting time.] If our meetings are canceled or changed we will post this in Discussions, so please check there for the most recent information and activity.

'''I was hoping to get an OpenLayers map of where we meet, but haven't figured out how without creating a false user at that location. Here is me as a stand in.'''

{{#umSetParam: -122.688206|45.529986|Portland, Oregon|OpenSourcery|Meeting Location}}
{{#umUserMap: EliL|300px|300px|6|4|y}}

[http://www.opensourcery.com/ OpenSourcery]
1636 NW Lovejoy St.
Portland, OR 97209

* [[Agendas]]
* [[Minutes]]

=== Wiki ===
==== How To Write WIKI ====
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

== Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 ==
The annual Open Source GIS Unconference was coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There was an Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the Unconference, there was additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that were well worth checking out.

Event Notes:
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:30-12:00: [[GIS Smackdown]]
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 3:30-5:00: [[Scripting and Beyond]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 1:30-3:00: [[ESRI and Open Source]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 3:15-3:24: [[Update on Japan Crisis Mapping]]

Unconference Session Board:

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 10:00am-11:00am || || || Routing in Open Source ||
|-
| 11:00am-noon || || || Can Open Source Replace ESRI? ||
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

[[Event set up]] notes.

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

=== Volunteers ===

Thanks to all of you who presented, helped organized, or took a shift at the PDX-OSGeo booth at the events!

=== Social Media - Following the Unconference ===
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

[[Category:Events]]

== Needs ==
We need an OSGeo [[Exhibition_Pack]] for conference booths. We can try borrowing CUGOS's.

== Resources ==
=== SPRING GIS ===
[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html SPRING] is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division)[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html ...]

* This documentation was translated and written by USFWS. At one point it was downloadable from the internet although I can't find it now.
* Some seems excellent. Some still has areas that could use polish. It is listed as a draft.
#[[File:0_0 Using SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:0_1 Main Steps to operate the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_1 Using Spring for the first time.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_1 How to Begin Step 1 Activating a databank.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_2 How to Begin Step 2 Activing a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_3 How to Begin Step 3 Visualizing an Image.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_4 How to Begin Step 4 Enhancing a Colored Composition.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_10 How to Begin Step 6 Visualizing other Categories.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_13 How to Begin Step 7 Visualize Cadastral Data.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_14 How to Begin Step 8 Closing SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 (part2) Manipulating the Data Bank.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 Manipulating Data Bank in SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_3 Manipulating a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_4 Manipulating a InfoLayer.odt]]
#[[File:1_5 Defining the Data Model.odt]]
#[[File:2_3 Conceptual model of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_4 basic cartographic concept for the use of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_6 Vectorial data manipulation in the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:AllChaptersEnglish.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p1.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p2.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p3.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p4.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p5.odt]]

== Acknowledgments ==
Thanks to various OSGeo local chapters and other wiki contributors whose work we borrowed and particularly CUGOS.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]

ESRI and Open Source

2011-04-01T21:39:10Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: moved ESRI and Open Source to 2011 GIS in Action ESRI and Open Source: Conference page

#REDIRECT [[2011 GIS in Action ESRI and Open Source]]

2011 GIS in Action ESRI and Open Source

2011-04-01T21:39:10Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: moved ESRI and Open Source to 2011 GIS in Action ESRI and Open Source: Conference page

[http://www.orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]
March 30, 2011. PSU. 1:30pm-3:00pm.

==== Catalog Description ====
Moderator: Eric Bohard

'''Web Mapping using Open Source and generally free to use tools (ie. Google Maps)'''
Presenter: TJ Maciak. The Community Research Institute at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy from Grand Rapids, MI has been exploring the use of common open source and free to use services for web based GIS applications to help our partners (non-profits, foundations and various community organizations) display some of their data in a visual way. This session will briefly explore the technical essentials of what a small organization needs to implement in order to get a web mapping application out for public consumption as well as briefly go over our first foray into the mobile application world on an Android device and the inner
workings of the "cloud" based GIS service behind that application.

'''ESRI and Open Source'''
Presenter: John Sharrard, GIS Solutions Engineer, Esri. This presentation will discuss how Esri is involved in the open source community
including:
*Development and management of open source geospatial projects
*Integration of open source tools, languages, libraries, integrated development environments (IDE), and Web server technologies
*Participation in open source events and organizations
*Contributors to open source geospatial projects
*Adherence to interoperability within the managed open source geospatial projects
*Implementation of the GeoServices REST API .
Particular attention will be given to open source geospatial projects, including Esri Geoportal Server, ArcGIS Editor for OpenStreetMap, and the Esri ArcGIS Silverlight Toolkit.

==== Audience Notes ====
Maciak demonstrated how he was able to publish information on the [http://www.cridata.org/survey2011.aspx web] using open source mapping. His projects included showing chrolopeth maps shown on top of google, bing, or open streets maps.

General Processes ''(needs editing)'':
1. Have data.
2. Get software such as qGIS and save the map as an xml file
3. Have a web server.
4. Use a map engine such as mapnik or mapserver.
5. Configure the xml file
6. Set up a basic interface and connect Open Layers to your mapping engine.

He commented on some more advanced operations:
* move away from shapefiles
* set up postgres
* set up PostGIS
* set up a tile cache repository

Other notes:
* Open Layers allows connections to multiple servers for all the various layers, which in turn loads faster.
* Maciak likes open source software because even if the developers for the open source software leave, you still have the code to keep running as is and are not forced to look for other alternatives.

Maciak also gave a demonstration of his android application for GPS, which he built using an android emulator, Eclipse 3. There are additional plug-ins required to run the emulator.

Return to PDX-OSGEO [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 2011 GIS in Action/Unconference ].

2011 GIS in Action ESRI and Open Source

2011-04-01T21:38:47Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: 2011 GIS in Action Open Source and ESRI

2011 GIS in Action Scripting and Beyond

2011-04-01T21:23:03Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* GIS in Action Scripting and Beyond Session */

== GIS in Action Scripting and Beyond Session ==
[http://www.orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]
March 29, 2011. PSU. 3:30pm-5:00.

==== Catalog Description ====
Moderator: Paul Ferro

'''Beyond arcgisscripting and ArcPy: using Python for spatial data management and processing.'''

Presenter: Grant Miller-Francisco.
If you use ArcGIS, chances are you're aware that Python can be used to script geoprocessing tasks, and (at version 10) manage some aspects of map production.
That's great...what else can it do? Python offers a wealth of other resources for managing, processing, and presenting spatial data. Aimed primarily at GIS professionals who use ArcGIS and have some familiarity with Python, this practical presentation will demonstrate some Python packages that can help
us think outside the arcgisscripting/ArcPy box. The emphasis will be on lightweight scripts that can be easily integrated with ArcGIS workflows. Topics covered might include:
* Working environment (PyPI, pip, virtualenv)
* Geospatial heavy lifting (GDAL/OGR, Shapely)
* Handling diverse data formats (tablib, xlrd/xlwt, json, xml, kml)
* Data presentation (ReportLab)
* Web mapping (web development frameworks, map stacks)

'''Is the ESRI SILVERLIGHT API for me?'''

Presenter: Jill Romans.
The ESRI Silverlight API for ArcGIS Server is the latest addition to the ESRI ArcGIS Server toolkit. The buzz surrounding Silverlight has left many wondering if Silverlight is a good fit for their organization. This presentation will focus on the Silverlight API, comparing it with the .NET ADF and the Flex API, as well as demonstrate a configurable Geospatial Silverlight viewer for municipalities in which information such as Map service(s), graphic layers, and tabular information to be displayed are stored in an xml configuration file. The goal of the configurable viewer is that a developer is not needed when the information to be displayed in the Silverlight viewer is changed, only the configuration file needs to be modified before deploying the new application.

'''Creating Tide Stage Lines from Lidar and VDatum'''

Presenter: Randy Dana.
Lidar data collected for the Oregon coast provides accurate bare-earth digital elevation models of the land/sea interface. NOAA's VDatum tool provides good approximations for the elevation of various tide stages along the outer coast and lower estuaries. A scripted process brings these two data sets together to produce vector representations of specific tide stages, where the source data permit. Discussion will include methods to compare lidar flight times to recorded tide heights to estimate for which tide stages useful vector results may be produced.

==== Audience Notes ====
Ferro was amusing, introducing the term "yak shaving," which means the work that has to be accomplished before work can begin. He went though a demo of using scripts to create a public art walk using glob, PyPi, pip, and many others (see catalog description of this talk). He recommended the following resources for learning Python:
* Python Geospatial Development
* Dive into Python
* Code like a Pythonista

Dana worked though a project that he used extensive python scripting, though he did not say exactly what scripts. He had to combine DEM with lidar data to find shorelines. One of the interesting things was that the lidar had areas that looked like fault lines on the water. Looking at the data, he realized that these lines were created from different fly overs. He used a script to take the date and position of each lidar point and query the NOAA website to determine the tide, which was then added on to his data. No people ran a query to do this.

Return to PDX-OSGEO [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 2011 GIS in Action/Unconference ].

PDX-OSGEO

2011-04-01T21:21:04Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 */

'''Welcome to the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter!'''

== News ==
* Details on '''[[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 | 2011 Open Source GIS unconference]]'''

* Progress on [[OSGeo Local Chapter recognition]]

== About the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter ==

=== Introduction ===
PDX-OSGEO is a proposed Local Chapter of OSGeo. PDX-OSGEO has a cachement area equal to the PDX airport, Oregon and SW Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark County, WA). Monthly meetings are held in Portland.

=== History ===
PDX-OSGEO has been around and meeting in one form or another since before February 2009 under various names. Since September 2010, we have been recognized as an Oregon-URISA [http://orurisa.org/PDXOSGIS Special Interest Group (SIG)]. Since 2010, the local chapter has coordinated an open source unconference with ORURISA and [http://orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]. There are also deep roots with our sister OSGeo Local Chapter, [http://cugos.org CUGOS].

=== Mission ===
The OSGeo PDX-OSGEO Chapter strives to promote the local use of Open Source Geospatial software, particularly new users in the Oregon/SW Washington area. The group hosts monthly meetings providing presentation, discussion, and educational opportunities and focuses on materializing an annual Open Source GIS unconference.

=== Objectives ===
Monthly Meetings, usually totaling 10/year:
* Presentations (Application and Technical)
* Chapter business
* Social gathering

Regional Events:
* Open Source GIS unconference
* Conference participation

Communication:
* Mailing List
* Wiki Development
* Monthly meetings

Legal Status:
* No real independent legal structure.
* No real capacity to independently hold funds in other than ad hoc informal manner.
* Affiliations with OSGeo and ORURISA help us with some of the tasks that require legal recognition as an independent entity.
* There are currently no plans to seek any independent legal structure in the future.

== Getting Involved ==
The PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter is a flexible organization, join us and help steer.

=== Mailing List ===
Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. Sign up and participate (or just lurk for a while). You do need to answer the questions (what is your favorite map and something else I think) to the extent needed to demonstrate that you are a person and have the minimal amount of GEO knowledge to not be a random spammer.
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Membership ===
Anyone who wants to help support our mission is free to become a member.
'''List yourself on the [[PDX_Member | PDX-OSGEO Member Page]] and you're in!'''

=== Leadership ===
To the extent that we think that we need leadership, it is [[User:Percyd | Percy]]. Mostly we expect everyone to step up and help on most tasks resulting in a light load for all.

=== Meetings ===
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM at OpenSourcery in NW Portland. No need to RSVP, all are welcome- our group ranges from the geo-curious to the überhackers. [Please arrive no more than 10 minutes early, as the developers at OpenSourcery are working up until the meeting time.] If our meetings are canceled or changed we will post this in Discussions, so please check there for the most recent information and activity.

'''I was hoping to get an OpenLayers map of where we meet, but haven't figured out how without creating a false user at that location. Here is me as a stand in.'''

{{#umSetParam: -122.688206|45.529986|Portland, Oregon|OpenSourcery|Meeting Location}}
{{#umUserMap: EliL|300px|300px|6|4|y}}

[http://www.opensourcery.com/ OpenSourcery]
1636 NW Lovejoy St.
Portland, OR 97209

* [[Agendas]]
* [[Minutes]]

=== Wiki ===
==== How To Write WIKI ====
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

== Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 ==
The annual Open Source GIS Unconference was coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There was an Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the Unconference, there was additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that were well worth checking out.

Event Notes:
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:30-12:00: [[GIS Smackdown]]
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 3:30-5:00: [[Scripting and Beyond]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 1:30-3:00: [[ESRI and Open Source]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 3:15-3:24: '''Update on Japan Crisis Mapping''' (notes to come)

Unconference Session Board:

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 10:00am-11:00am || || || Routing in Open Source ||
|-
| 11:00am-noon || || || Can Open Source Replace ESRI? ||
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

[[Event set up]] notes.

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

=== Volunteers ===

Thanks to all of you who presented, helped organized, or took a shift at the PDX-OSGeo booth at the events!

=== Social Media - Following the Unconference ===
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

[[Category:Events]]

== Needs ==
We need an OSGeo [[Exhibition_Pack]] for conference booths. We can try borrowing CUGOS's.

== Resources ==
=== SPRING GIS ===
[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html SPRING] is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division)[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html ...]

* This documentation was translated and written by USFWS. At one point it was downloadable from the internet although I can't find it now.
* Some seems excellent. Some still has areas that could use polish. It is listed as a draft.
#[[File:0_0 Using SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:0_1 Main Steps to operate the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_1 Using Spring for the first time.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_1 How to Begin Step 1 Activating a databank.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_2 How to Begin Step 2 Activing a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_3 How to Begin Step 3 Visualizing an Image.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_4 How to Begin Step 4 Enhancing a Colored Composition.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_10 How to Begin Step 6 Visualizing other Categories.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_13 How to Begin Step 7 Visualize Cadastral Data.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_14 How to Begin Step 8 Closing SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 (part2) Manipulating the Data Bank.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 Manipulating Data Bank in SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_3 Manipulating a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_4 Manipulating a InfoLayer.odt]]
#[[File:1_5 Defining the Data Model.odt]]
#[[File:2_3 Conceptual model of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_4 basic cartographic concept for the use of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_6 Vectorial data manipulation in the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:AllChaptersEnglish.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p1.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p2.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p3.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p4.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p5.odt]]

== Acknowledgments ==
Thanks to various OSGeo local chapters and other wiki contributors whose work we borrowed and particularly CUGOS.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]

Scripting and Beyond

2011-04-01T21:19:52Z

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#REDIRECT [[2011 GIS in Action Scripting and Beyond]]

2011 GIS in Action Scripting and Beyond

2011-04-01T21:19:52Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: moved Scripting and Beyond to 2011 GIS in Action Scripting and Beyond: This is a conference page. Scripting and Beyond could be a subject for another page.

2011 GIS Smackdown

2011-04-01T21:18:17Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Open Source Smackdown */

== 2011 Open Source Smackdown ==
[http://www.orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]
March 29, 2011. PSU. 10:30-noon.

==== Catalog Description ====
Presenters: David Percy, Darrell Fuhriman, Christian Schumann-Curtis

Open Source GIS software has proven to be reliable, fast, and cartographically pleasing on the WWW, however it has lagged behind commercial systems on the desktop. In this session we will highlight the capabilities of some of the leading, most feature-rich, desktop applications in the open source ecosystem. These will include, but are not limited to, Quantum GIS, gvSig, ILWIS, and MapWindow.

==== Audience Notes ====
The goals of the panel were to present on Open Source GIS software that could do analysis at at least an ArcView 3 level.

===== Open Jump =====
Percy decided not to present on [http://www.mapwindow.org/ MapWindow] due to it not doing a data join, which is important when working with Census data. Instead, he presented on [http://www.openjump.org/ Open Jump].
* He commented that it loads shapefiles, but only after you tell it to look for them, as the software defaults to look for .gml files.
* It can join shapefiles to .txt files.
* Open Jump does not like large files. For instance, it will crash on RLIS taxlots. One work around is to change the computer's memory cache.
* It does not do on the fly projections.
* It can run a generalize operation on polygons to reduce verticies to make shapes more web friendly. Percy thinks it does this better than ArcGIS does, as Open Jump does not leave spaces between areas.
* Percy's powerpoint presentation
Overall, Percy believed Open Jump will "out geek" most users and does not pass the Arc 3.3 test. As a result, Percy didn't exactly allow the audience to vote on this software.

=====Quantum GIS=====
This [http://www.qgis.org/ software] was presented on by Christian.
* QGIS will do on the fly projections
* He demonstrated how to select by attribute
* He performed a buffer.
* QGIS can run a "definition" query that kind of works like select when other analysis tools are being run.
* Under geometry tools, it can do a generalization for the web.
* QGIS does intersect.
* QGIS has an IRC and good forums to answer questions.

=====gvSig=====
Darrell was the last to present, demonstrating [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GvSIG gvSig], which was developed by the City of Valencia, Spain. It is recommended to use the "Oxford Archeology" version for its English use.
* gvSig does projections
* It has a search tool to find tools to use.
* It can generalize and preserve shapefiles.
* It can create and run models.
* It has networking tools.
* One frustration is that some tools are not found in menus, as they only have buttons to run them.
* Be aware that it has "pop unders," where windows open underneath already open windows and can be hidden from the viewer.

=====Results of the Smackdown=====
The audience seemed to like gvSig the best.

Return to PDX-OSGEO [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 2011 GIS in Action/Unconference ].

2011 GIS Smackdown

2011-04-01T21:17:30Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* 2011 Open Source Smackdown */

== Open Source Smackdown ==
[http://www.orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]
March 29, 2011. PSU. 10:30-noon.

==== Catalog Description ====
Presenters: David Percy, Darrell Fuhriman, Christian Schumann-Curtis

Open Source GIS software has proven to be reliable, fast, and cartographically pleasing on the WWW, however it has lagged behind commercial systems on the desktop. In this session we will highlight the capabilities of some of the leading, most feature-rich, desktop applications in the open source ecosystem. These will include, but are not limited to, Quantum GIS, gvSig, ILWIS, and MapWindow.

==== Audience Notes ====
The goals of the panel were to present on Open Source GIS software that could do analysis at at least an ArcView 3 level.

===== Open Jump =====
Percy decided not to present on [http://www.mapwindow.org/ MapWindow] due to it not doing a data join, which is important when working with Census data. Instead, he presented on [http://www.openjump.org/ Open Jump].
* He commented that it loads shapefiles, but only after you tell it to look for them, as the software defaults to look for .gml files.
* It can join shapefiles to .txt files.
* Open Jump does not like large files. For instance, it will crash on RLIS taxlots. One work around is to change the computer's memory cache.
* It does not do on the fly projections.
* It can run a generalize operation on polygons to reduce verticies to make shapes more web friendly. Percy thinks it does this better than ArcGIS does, as Open Jump does not leave spaces between areas.
* Percy's powerpoint presentation
Overall, Percy believed Open Jump will "out geek" most users and does not pass the Arc 3.3 test. As a result, Percy didn't exactly allow the audance to vote on this software.

=====Quantum GIS=====
This [http://www.qgis.org/ software] was presented on by Christian.
* QGIS will do on the fly projections
* He demonstrated how to select by attribute
* He performed a buffer.
* QGIS can run a "definition" query that kind of works like select when other analysis tools are being run.
* Under geometry tools, it can do a generalization for the web.
* QGIS does intersect.
* QGIS has an IRC and good forums to answer questions.

=====gvSig=====
Darrell was the last to present, demonstrating [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GvSIG gvSig], which was developed by the City of Valencia, Spain. It is recommended to use the "Oxford Archelogy" version for its English use.
* gvSig does projections
* It has a search tool to find tools to use.
* It can generalize and preserve shapefiles.
* It can create and run models.
* It has networking tools.
* One frustration is that some tools are not found in menus, as they only have buttons to run them.
* Be aware that it has "pop unders," where windows open underneith already open windows and can be hidden from the viewer.

=====Results of the Smackdown=====
The audience seemed to like gvSig the best.

Return to PDX-OSGEO [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 2011 GIS in Action/Unconference ].

2011 GIS in Action Scripting and Beyond

2011-04-01T21:15:53Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* GIS in Action Scripting and Beyond Session */

2011 GIS in Action Scripting and Beyond

2011-04-01T21:14:59Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* GIS in Action Scripting and Beyond Session */

== GIS in Action Scripting and Beyond Session ==
[http://www.orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]
March 29, 2011. PSU. 3:30pm-5:00.

==== Catalog Description ====
Moderator: Paul Ferro

'''Beyond arcgisscripting and ArcPy: using Python for spatial data management and processing.'''
Presenter: Grant Miller-Francisco
If you use ArcGIS, chances are you're aware that Python can be used to script geoprocessing tasks, and (at version 10) manage some aspects of map production.
That's great...what else can it do? Python offers a wealth of other resources for managing, processing, and presenting spatial data. Aimed primarily at GIS professionals who use ArcGIS and have some familiarity with Python, this practical presentation will demonstrate some Python packages that can help
us think outside the arcgisscripting/ArcPy box. The emphasis will be on lightweight scripts that can be easily integrated with ArcGIS workflows. Topics covered might include:
* Working environment (PyPI, pip, virtualenv)
* Geospatial heavy lifting (GDAL/OGR, Shapely)
* Handling diverse data formats (tablib, xlrd/xlwt, json, xml, kml)
* Data presentation (ReportLab)
* Web mapping (web development frameworks, map stacks)

'''Is the ESRI SILVERLIGHT API for me?'''
Presenter: Jill Romans
The ESRI Silverlight API for ArcGIS Server is the latest addition to the ESRI ArcGIS Server toolkit. The buzz surrounding Silverlight has left many wondering if Silverlight is a good fit for their organization. This presentation will focus on the Silverlight API, comparing it with the .NET ADF and the Flex API, as well as demonstrate a configurable Geospatial Silverlight viewer for municipalities in which information such as Map service(s), graphic layers, and tabular information to be displayed are stored in an xml configuration file. The goal of the configurable viewer is that a developer is not needed when the information to be displayed in the Silverlight viewer is changed, only the configuration file needs to be modified before deploying the new application.

'''Creating Tide Stage Lines from Lidar and VDatum'''
Presenter: Randy Dana
Lidar data collected for the Oregon coast provides accurate bare-earth digital elevation models of the land/sea interface. NOAA's VDatum tool provides good approximations for the elevation of various tide stages along the outer coast and lower estuaries. A scripted process brings these two data sets together to produce vector representations of specific tide stages, where the source data permit. Discussion will include methods to compare lidar flight times to recorded tide heights to estimate for which tide stages useful vector results may be produced.

==== Audience Notes ====
Ferro was amusing, introducing the term "yak shaving," which means the work that has to be accomplished before work can begin. He went though a demo of using scripts to create a public art walk using glob, PyPi, pip, and many others (see catalog description of this talk). He recommended the following resources for learning Python:
* Python Geospatial Development
* Dive into Python
* Code like a Pythonista

Dana worked though a project that he used extensive python scripting, though he did not say exactly what scripts. He had to combine DEM with lidar data to find shorelines. One of the interesting things was that the lidar had areas that looked like fault lines on the water. Looking at the data, he realized that these lines were created from different fly overs. He used a script to take the date and position of each lidar point and query the NOAA website to determine the tide, which was then added on to his data. No people ran a query to do this.

Return to [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO PDX-OSGEO].

2011 GIS in Action Scripting and Beyond

2011-04-01T21:14:04Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: 2011 GIS in Action Scripting and Beyond Session

== GIS in Action Scripting and Beyond Session ==
[http://www.orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]
March 29, 2011. PSU. 3:30pm-5:00.

==== Catalog Description ====
Moderator: Paul Ferro

'''Beyond arcgisscripting and ArcPy: using Python for spatial data management and processing.'''
Presenter: Grant Miller-Francisco

If you use ArcGIS, chances are you're aware that Python can be used to script geoprocessing tasks, and (at version 10) manage some aspects of map production.
That's great...what else can it do? Python offers a wealth of other resources for managing, processing, and presenting spatial data. Aimed primarily at GIS professionals who use ArcGIS and have some familiarity with Python, this practical presentation will demonstrate some Python packages that can help
us think outside the arcgisscripting/ArcPy box. The emphasis will be on lightweight scripts that can be easily integrated with ArcGIS workflows. Topics covered might include:
* Working environment (PyPI, pip, virtualenv)
* Geospatial heavy lifting (GDAL/OGR, Shapely)
* Handling diverse data formats (tablib, xlrd/xlwt, json, xml, kml)
* Data presentation (ReportLab)
* Web mapping (web development frameworks, map stacks)

'''Is the ESRI SILVERLIGHT API for me?'''
Presenter: Jill Romans

The ESRI Silverlight API for ArcGIS Server is the latest addition to the ESRI ArcGIS Server toolkit. The buzz surrounding Silverlight has left many wondering if Silverlight is a good fit for their organization. This presentation will focus on the Silverlight API, comparing it with the .NET ADF and the Flex API, as well as demonstrate a configurable Geospatial Silverlight viewer for municipalities in which information such as Map service(s), graphic layers, and tabular information to be displayed are stored in an xml configuration file. The goal of the configurable viewer is that a developer is not needed when the information to be displayed in the Silverlight viewer is changed, only the configuration file needs to be modified before deploying the new application.

'''Creating Tide Stage Lines from Lidar and VDatum'''
Presenter: Randy Dana

Lidar data collected for the Oregon coast provides accurate bare-earth digital elevation models of the land/sea interface. NOAA's VDatum tool provides good approximations for the elevation of various tide stages along the outer coast and lower estuaries. A scripted process brings these two data sets together to produce vector representations of specific tide stages, where the source data permit. Discussion will include methods to compare lidar flight times to recorded tide heights to estimate for which tide stages useful vector results may be produced.

==== Audience Notes ====
Ferro was amusing, introducing the term "yak shaving," which means the work that has to be accomplished before work can begin. He went though a demo of using scripts to create a public art walk using glob, PyPi, pip, and many others (see catalog description of this talk). He recommended the following resources for learning Python:
* Python Geospatial Development
* Dive into Python
* Code like a Pythonista

Dana worked though a project that he used extensive python scripting, though he did not say exactly what scripts. He had to combine DEM with lidar data to find shorelines. One of the interesting things was that the lidar had areas that looked like fault lines on the water. Looking at the data, he realized that these lines were created from different fly overs. He used a script to take the date and position of each lidar point and query the NOAA website to determine the tide, which was then added on to his data. No people ran a query to do this.

Return to [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO PDX-OSGEO].

PDX-OSGEO

2011-04-01T20:55:34Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 */

'''Welcome to the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter!'''

== News ==
* Details on '''[[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 | 2011 Open Source GIS unconference]]'''

* Progress on [[OSGeo Local Chapter recognition]]

== About the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter ==

=== Introduction ===
PDX-OSGEO is a proposed Local Chapter of OSGeo. PDX-OSGEO has a cachement area equal to the PDX airport, Oregon and SW Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark County, WA). Monthly meetings are held in Portland.

=== History ===
PDX-OSGEO has been around and meeting in one form or another since before February 2009 under various names. Since September 2010, we have been recognized as an Oregon-URISA [http://orurisa.org/PDXOSGIS Special Interest Group (SIG)]. Since 2010, the local chapter has coordinated an open source unconference with ORURISA and [http://orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]. There are also deep roots with our sister OSGeo Local Chapter, [http://cugos.org CUGOS].

=== Mission ===
The OSGeo PDX-OSGEO Chapter strives to promote the local use of Open Source Geospatial software, particularly new users in the Oregon/SW Washington area. The group hosts monthly meetings providing presentation, discussion, and educational opportunities and focuses on materializing an annual Open Source GIS unconference.

=== Objectives ===
Monthly Meetings, usually totaling 10/year:
* Presentations (Application and Technical)
* Chapter business
* Social gathering

Regional Events:
* Open Source GIS unconference
* Conference participation

Communication:
* Mailing List
* Wiki Development
* Monthly meetings

Legal Status:
* No real independent legal structure.
* No real capacity to independently hold funds in other than ad hoc informal manner.
* Affiliations with OSGeo and ORURISA help us with some of the tasks that require legal recognition as an independent entity.
* There are currently no plans to seek any independent legal structure in the future.

== Getting Involved ==
The PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter is a flexible organization, join us and help steer.

=== Mailing List ===
Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. Sign up and participate (or just lurk for a while). You do need to answer the questions (what is your favorite map and something else I think) to the extent needed to demonstrate that you are a person and have the minimal amount of GEO knowledge to not be a random spammer.
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Membership ===
Anyone who wants to help support our mission is free to become a member.
'''List yourself on the [[PDX_Member | PDX-OSGEO Member Page]] and you're in!'''

=== Leadership ===
To the extent that we think that we need leadership, it is [[User:Percyd | Percy]]. Mostly we expect everyone to step up and help on most tasks resulting in a light load for all.

=== Meetings ===
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM at OpenSourcery in NW Portland. No need to RSVP, all are welcome- our group ranges from the geo-curious to the überhackers. [Please arrive no more than 10 minutes early, as the developers at OpenSourcery are working up until the meeting time.] If our meetings are canceled or changed we will post this in Discussions, so please check there for the most recent information and activity.

'''I was hoping to get an OpenLayers map of where we meet, but haven't figured out how without creating a false user at that location. Here is me as a stand in.'''

{{#umSetParam: -122.688206|45.529986|Portland, Oregon|OpenSourcery|Meeting Location}}
{{#umUserMap: EliL|300px|300px|6|4|y}}

[http://www.opensourcery.com/ OpenSourcery]
1636 NW Lovejoy St.
Portland, OR 97209

* [[Agendas]]
* [[Minutes]]

=== Wiki ===
==== How To Write WIKI ====
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

== Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 ==
The annual Open Source GIS Unconference was coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There was an Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the Unconference, there was additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that were well worth checking out.

Event Notes:
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:30-12:00: [[GIS Smackdown]]
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 3:30-5:00: [[Scripting and Beyond]]
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 1:30-3:00: '''ESRI and Open Source''' (notes to come)
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 3:15-3:24: '''Update on Japan Crisis Mapping''' (notes to come)

Unconference Session Board:

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 10:00am-11:00am || || || Routing in Open Source ||
|-
| 11:00am-noon || || || Can Open Source Replace ESRI? ||
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

[[Event set up]] notes.

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

=== Volunteers ===

Thanks to all of you who presented, helped organized, or took a shift at the PDX-OSGeo booth at the events!

=== Social Media - Following the Unconference ===
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

[[Category:Events]]

== Needs ==
We need an OSGeo [[Exhibition_Pack]] for conference booths. We can try borrowing CUGOS's.

== Resources ==
=== SPRING GIS ===
[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html SPRING] is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division)[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html ...]

* This documentation was translated and written by USFWS. At one point it was downloadable from the internet although I can't find it now.
* Some seems excellent. Some still has areas that could use polish. It is listed as a draft.
#[[File:0_0 Using SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:0_1 Main Steps to operate the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_1 Using Spring for the first time.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_1 How to Begin Step 1 Activating a databank.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_2 How to Begin Step 2 Activing a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_3 How to Begin Step 3 Visualizing an Image.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_4 How to Begin Step 4 Enhancing a Colored Composition.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_10 How to Begin Step 6 Visualizing other Categories.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_13 How to Begin Step 7 Visualize Cadastral Data.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_14 How to Begin Step 8 Closing SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 (part2) Manipulating the Data Bank.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 Manipulating Data Bank in SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_3 Manipulating a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_4 Manipulating a InfoLayer.odt]]
#[[File:1_5 Defining the Data Model.odt]]
#[[File:2_3 Conceptual model of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_4 basic cartographic concept for the use of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_6 Vectorial data manipulation in the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:AllChaptersEnglish.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p1.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p2.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p3.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p4.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p5.odt]]

== Acknowledgments ==
Thanks to various OSGeo local chapters and other wiki contributors whose work we borrowed and particularly CUGOS.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]

GIS Smackdown

2011-04-01T20:51:39Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: moved GIS Smackdown to 2011 GIS Smackdown: There have been other Smackdowns other years

#REDIRECT [[2011 GIS Smackdown]]

2011 GIS Smackdown

2011-04-01T20:51:39Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: moved GIS Smackdown to 2011 GIS Smackdown: There have been other Smackdowns other years

2011 GIS Smackdown

2011-04-01T20:50:41Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Open Source Smackdown */

2011 GIS Smackdown

2011-04-01T20:49:59Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Open Source Smackdown */

== Open Source Smackdown ==
[http://www.orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]
March 29, 2011. PSU. 10:30-noon.

==== Catalog Description ====
Presenters: David Percy, Darrell Fuhriman, Christian Schumann-Curtis

Open Source GIS software has proven to be reliable, fast, and cartographically pleasing on the WWW, however it has lagged behind commercial systems on the desktop. In this session we will highlight the capabilities of some of the leading, most feature-rich, desktop applications in the open source ecosystem. These will include, but are not limited to, Quantum GIS, gvSig, ILWIS, and MapWindow.

==== Audience Notes ====
The goals of the panel were to present on Open Source GIS software that could do analysis at at least an ArcView 3 level.

===== Open Jump =====
Percy decided not to present on [http://www.mapwindow.org/ MapWindow] due to it not doing a data join, which is important when working with Census data. Instead, he presented on [http://www.openjump.org/ Open Jump].
* He commented that it loads shapefiles, but only after you tell it to look for them, as the software defaults to look for .gml files.
* It can join shapefiles to .txt files.
* Open Jump does not like large files. For instance, it will crash on RLIS taxlots. One work around is to change the computer's memory cache.
* It does not do on the fly projections.
* It can run a generalize operation on polygons to reduce verticies to make shapes more web friendly. Percy thinks it does this better than ArcGIS does, as Open Jump does not leave spaces between areas.
* Percy's powerpoint presentation
Overall, Percy believed Open Jump will "out geek" most users and does not pass the Arc 3.3 test. As a result, Percy didn't exactly allow the audance to vote on this software.

=====Quantum GIS=====
This [http://www.qgis.org/ software] was presented on by Christian.
* QGIS will do on the fly projections
* He demonstrated how to select by attribute
* He performed a buffer.
* QGIS can run a "definition" query that kind of works like select when other analysis tools are being run.
* Under geometry tools, it can do a generalization for the web.
* QGIS does intersect.
* QGIS has an IRC and good forums to answer questions.

=====gvSig=====
Darrell was the last to present, demonstrating [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GvSIG gvSig], which was developed by the City of Valencia, Spain. It is recommended to use the "Oxford Archelogy" version for its English use.
* gvSig does projections
* It has a search tool to find tools to use.
* It can generalize and preserve shapefiles.
* It can create and run models.
* It has networking tools.
* One frustration is that some tools are not found in menus, as they only have buttons to run them.
* Be aware that it has "pop unders," where windows open underneith already open windows and can be hidden from the viewer.

'''Results:''' The audience seemed to like gvSig the best.

Return to [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO PDX-OSGEO].

2011 GIS Smackdown

2011-04-01T20:48:32Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Open Source Smackdown */

== Open Source Smackdown ==
[http://www.orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]
March 29, 2011. PSU. 10:30-noon.

==== Catalog Description ====
Presenters: David Percy, Darrell Fuhriman, Christian Schumann-Curtis

Open Source GIS software has proven to be reliable, fast, and cartographically pleasing on the WWW, however it has lagged behind commercial systems on the desktop. In this session we will highlight the capabilities of some of the leading, most feature-rich, desktop applications in the open source ecosystem. These will include, but are not limited to, Quantum GIS, gvSig, ILWIS, and MapWindow.

==== Audience Notes ====
The goals of the panel were to present on Open Source GIS software that could do analysis at at least an ArcView 3 level.

'''Open Jump'''
Percy decided not to present on [http://www.mapwindow.org/ MapWindow] due to it not doing a data join, which is important when working with Census data. Instead, he presented on [http://www.openjump.org/ Open Jump].
* He commented that it loads shapefiles, but only after you tell it to look for them, as the software defaults to look for .gml files.
* It can join shapefiles to .txt files.
* Open Jump does not like large files. For instance, it will crash on RLIS taxlots. One work around is to change the computer's memory cache.
* It does not do on the fly projections.
* It can run a generalize operation on polygons to reduce verticies to make shapes more web friendly. Percy thinks it does this better than ArcGIS does, as Open Jump does not leave spaces between areas.
* Percy's powerpoint presentation
Overall, Percy believed Open Jump will "out geek" most users and does not pass the Arc 3.3 test. As a result, Percy didn't exactly allow the audance to vote on this software.

'''Quantum GIS'''
This [http://www.qgis.org/ software] was presented on by Christian.
* QGIS will do on the fly projections
* He demonstrated how to select by attribute
* He performed a buffer.
* QGIS can run a "definition" query that kind of works like select when other analysis tools are being run.
* Under geometry tools, it can do a generalization for the web.
* QGIS does intersect.
* QGIS has an IRC and good forums to answer questions.

'''gvSig'''
Darrell was the last to present, demonstrating [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GvSIG gvSig], which was developed by the City of Valencia, Spain. It is recommended to use the "Oxford Archelogy" version for its English use.
* gvSig does projections
* It has a search tool to find tools to use.
* It can generalize and preserve shapefiles.
* It can create and run models.
* It has networking tools.
* One frustration is that some tools are not found in menus, as they only have buttons to run them.
* Be aware that it has "pop unders," where windows open underneith already open windows and can be hidden from the viewer.

'''Results:''' The audience seemed to like gvSig the best.

Return to [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO PDX-OSGEO].

2011 GIS Smackdown

2011-04-01T20:47:50Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: 2011 GIS in Action Open Source GIS Smackdown!

== Open Source Smackdown ==
[http://www.orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]
March 29, 2011
PSU
10:30-noon

==== Catalog Description ====
Presenters: David Percy, Darrell Fuhriman, Christian Schumann-Curtis

Open Source GIS software has proven to be reliable, fast, and cartographically pleasing on the WWW, however it has lagged behind commercial systems on the desktop. In this session we will highlight the capabilities of some of the leading, most feature-rich, desktop applications in the open source ecosystem. These will include, but are not limited to, Quantum GIS, gvSig, ILWIS, and MapWindow.

==== Audience Notes ====
The goals of the panel were to present on Open Source GIS software that could do analysis at at least an ArcView 3 level.

'''Open Jump'''
Percy decided not to present on [http://www.mapwindow.org/ MapWindow] due to it not doing a data join, which is important when working with Census data. Instead, he presented on [http://www.openjump.org/ Open Jump].
* He commented that it loads shapefiles, but only after you tell it to look for them, as the software defaults to look for .gml files.
* It can join shapefiles to .txt files.
* Open Jump does not like large files. For instance, it will crash on RLIS taxlots. One work around is to change the computer's memory cache.
* It does not do on the fly projections.
* It can run a generalize operation on polygons to reduce verticies to make shapes more web friendly. Percy thinks it does this better than ArcGIS does, as Open Jump does not leave spaces between areas.
* Percy's powerpoint presentation
Overall, Percy believed Open Jump will "out geek" most users and does not pass the Arc 3.3 test. As a result, Percy didn't exactly allow the audance to vote on this software.

'''Quantum GIS'''
This [http://www.qgis.org/ software] was presented on by Christian.
* QGIS will do on the fly projections
* He demonstrated how to select by attribute
* He performed a buffer.
* QGIS can run a "definition" query that kind of works like select when other analysis tools are being run.
* Under geometry tools, it can do a generalization for the web.
* QGIS does intersect.
* QGIS has an IRC and good forums to answer questions.

'''gvSig'''
Darrell was the last to present, demonstrating [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GvSIG gvSig], which was developed by the City of Valencia, Spain. It is recommended to use the "Oxford Archelogy" version for its English use.
* gvSig does projections
* It has a search tool to find tools to use.
* It can generalize and preserve shapefiles.
* It can create and run models.
* It has networking tools.
* One frustration is that some tools are not found in menus, as they only have buttons to run them.
* Be aware that it has "pop unders," where windows open underneith already open windows and can be hidden from the viewer.

'''Results:''' The audience seemed to like gvSig the best.

Return to [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO PDX-OSGEO].

PDX-OSGEO

2011-04-01T20:18:07Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 */

'''Welcome to the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter!'''

== News ==
* Details on '''[[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 | 2011 Open Source GIS unconference]]'''

* Progress on [[OSGeo Local Chapter recognition]]

== About the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter ==

=== Introduction ===
PDX-OSGEO is a proposed Local Chapter of OSGeo. PDX-OSGEO has a cachement area equal to the PDX airport, Oregon and SW Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark County, WA). Monthly meetings are held in Portland.

=== History ===
PDX-OSGEO has been around and meeting in one form or another since before February 2009 under various names. Since September 2010, we have been recognized as an Oregon-URISA [http://orurisa.org/PDXOSGIS Special Interest Group (SIG)]. Since 2010, the local chapter has coordinated an open source unconference with ORURISA and [http://orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]. There are also deep roots with our sister OSGeo Local Chapter, [http://cugos.org CUGOS].

=== Mission ===
The OSGeo PDX-OSGEO Chapter strives to promote the local use of Open Source Geospatial software, particularly new users in the Oregon/SW Washington area. The group hosts monthly meetings providing presentation, discussion, and educational opportunities and focuses on materializing an annual Open Source GIS unconference.

=== Objectives ===
Monthly Meetings, usually totaling 10/year:
* Presentations (Application and Technical)
* Chapter business
* Social gathering

Regional Events:
* Open Source GIS unconference
* Conference participation

Communication:
* Mailing List
* Wiki Development
* Monthly meetings

Legal Status:
* No real independent legal structure.
* No real capacity to independently hold funds in other than ad hoc informal manner.
* Affiliations with OSGeo and ORURISA help us with some of the tasks that require legal recognition as an independent entity.
* There are currently no plans to seek any independent legal structure in the future.

== Getting Involved ==
The PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter is a flexible organization, join us and help steer.

=== Mailing List ===
Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. Sign up and participate (or just lurk for a while). You do need to answer the questions (what is your favorite map and something else I think) to the extent needed to demonstrate that you are a person and have the minimal amount of GEO knowledge to not be a random spammer.
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Membership ===
Anyone who wants to help support our mission is free to become a member.
'''List yourself on the [[PDX_Member | PDX-OSGEO Member Page]] and you're in!'''

=== Leadership ===
To the extent that we think that we need leadership, it is [[User:Percyd | Percy]]. Mostly we expect everyone to step up and help on most tasks resulting in a light load for all.

=== Meetings ===
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM at OpenSourcery in NW Portland. No need to RSVP, all are welcome- our group ranges from the geo-curious to the überhackers. [Please arrive no more than 10 minutes early, as the developers at OpenSourcery are working up until the meeting time.] If our meetings are canceled or changed we will post this in Discussions, so please check there for the most recent information and activity.

'''I was hoping to get an OpenLayers map of where we meet, but haven't figured out how without creating a false user at that location. Here is me as a stand in.'''

{{#umSetParam: -122.688206|45.529986|Portland, Oregon|OpenSourcery|Meeting Location}}
{{#umUserMap: EliL|300px|300px|6|4|y}}

[http://www.opensourcery.com/ OpenSourcery]
1636 NW Lovejoy St.
Portland, OR 97209

* [[Agendas]]
* [[Minutes]]

=== Wiki ===
==== How To Write WIKI ====
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

== Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 ==
The annual Open Source GIS Unconference was coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There was an Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the Unconference, there was additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that were well worth checking out.

Event Notes:
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:30-12:00: [[GIS Smackdown]]
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 3:30-5:00: '''Scripting and Beyond''' (notes to come)
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 1:30-3:00: '''ESRI and Open Source''' (notes to come)
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 3:15-3:24: '''Update on Japan Crisis Mapping''' (notes to come)

Unconference Session Board:

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 10:00am-11:00am || || || Routing in Open Source ||
|-
| 11:00am-noon || || || Can Open Source Replace ESRI? ||
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

[[Event set up]] notes.

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

=== Volunteers ===

Thanks to all of you who presented, helped organized, or took a shift at the PDX-OSGeo booth at the events!

=== Social Media - Following the Unconference ===
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

[[Category:Events]]

== Needs ==
We need an OSGeo [[Exhibition_Pack]] for conference booths. We can try borrowing CUGOS's.

== Resources ==
=== SPRING GIS ===
[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html SPRING] is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division)[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html ...]

* This documentation was translated and written by USFWS. At one point it was downloadable from the internet although I can't find it now.
* Some seems excellent. Some still has areas that could use polish. It is listed as a draft.
#[[File:0_0 Using SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:0_1 Main Steps to operate the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_1 Using Spring for the first time.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_1 How to Begin Step 1 Activating a databank.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_2 How to Begin Step 2 Activing a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_3 How to Begin Step 3 Visualizing an Image.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_4 How to Begin Step 4 Enhancing a Colored Composition.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_10 How to Begin Step 6 Visualizing other Categories.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_13 How to Begin Step 7 Visualize Cadastral Data.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_14 How to Begin Step 8 Closing SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 (part2) Manipulating the Data Bank.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 Manipulating Data Bank in SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_3 Manipulating a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_4 Manipulating a InfoLayer.odt]]
#[[File:1_5 Defining the Data Model.odt]]
#[[File:2_3 Conceptual model of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_4 basic cartographic concept for the use of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_6 Vectorial data manipulation in the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:AllChaptersEnglish.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p1.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p2.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p3.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p4.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p5.odt]]

== Acknowledgments ==
Thanks to various OSGeo local chapters and other wiki contributors whose work we borrowed and particularly CUGOS.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]

PDX-OSGEO

2011-04-01T20:16:14Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 */

'''Welcome to the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter!'''

== News ==
* Details on '''[[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 | 2011 Open Source GIS unconference]]'''

* Progress on [[OSGeo Local Chapter recognition]]

== About the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter ==

=== Introduction ===
PDX-OSGEO is a proposed Local Chapter of OSGeo. PDX-OSGEO has a cachement area equal to the PDX airport, Oregon and SW Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark County, WA). Monthly meetings are held in Portland.

=== History ===
PDX-OSGEO has been around and meeting in one form or another since before February 2009 under various names. Since September 2010, we have been recognized as an Oregon-URISA [http://orurisa.org/PDXOSGIS Special Interest Group (SIG)]. Since 2010, the local chapter has coordinated an open source unconference with ORURISA and [http://orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]. There are also deep roots with our sister OSGeo Local Chapter, [http://cugos.org CUGOS].

=== Mission ===
The OSGeo PDX-OSGEO Chapter strives to promote the local use of Open Source Geospatial software, particularly new users in the Oregon/SW Washington area. The group hosts monthly meetings providing presentation, discussion, and educational opportunities and focuses on materializing an annual Open Source GIS unconference.

=== Objectives ===
Monthly Meetings, usually totaling 10/year:
* Presentations (Application and Technical)
* Chapter business
* Social gathering

Regional Events:
* Open Source GIS unconference
* Conference participation

Communication:
* Mailing List
* Wiki Development
* Monthly meetings

Legal Status:
* No real independent legal structure.
* No real capacity to independently hold funds in other than ad hoc informal manner.
* Affiliations with OSGeo and ORURISA help us with some of the tasks that require legal recognition as an independent entity.
* There are currently no plans to seek any independent legal structure in the future.

== Getting Involved ==
The PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter is a flexible organization, join us and help steer.

=== Mailing List ===
Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. Sign up and participate (or just lurk for a while). You do need to answer the questions (what is your favorite map and something else I think) to the extent needed to demonstrate that you are a person and have the minimal amount of GEO knowledge to not be a random spammer.
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Membership ===
Anyone who wants to help support our mission is free to become a member.
'''List yourself on the [[PDX_Member | PDX-OSGEO Member Page]] and you're in!'''

=== Leadership ===
To the extent that we think that we need leadership, it is [[User:Percyd | Percy]]. Mostly we expect everyone to step up and help on most tasks resulting in a light load for all.

=== Meetings ===
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM at OpenSourcery in NW Portland. No need to RSVP, all are welcome- our group ranges from the geo-curious to the überhackers. [Please arrive no more than 10 minutes early, as the developers at OpenSourcery are working up until the meeting time.] If our meetings are canceled or changed we will post this in Discussions, so please check there for the most recent information and activity.

'''I was hoping to get an OpenLayers map of where we meet, but haven't figured out how without creating a false user at that location. Here is me as a stand in.'''

{{#umSetParam: -122.688206|45.529986|Portland, Oregon|OpenSourcery|Meeting Location}}
{{#umUserMap: EliL|300px|300px|6|4|y}}

[http://www.opensourcery.com/ OpenSourcery]
1636 NW Lovejoy St.
Portland, OR 97209

* [[Agendas]]
* [[Minutes]]

=== Wiki ===
==== How To Write WIKI ====
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

== Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 ==
The annual Open Source GIS Unconference was coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There was an Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the Unconference, there was additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that were well worth checking out.

Event Notes:
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:30-12:00: '''GIS Smackdown''' (notes to come)
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 3:30-5:00: '''Scripting and Beyond''' (notes to come)
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 1:30-3:00: '''ESRI and Open Source''' (notes to come)
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 3:15-3:24: '''Update on Japan Crisis Mapping''' (notes to come)

Unconference Session Board:

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 10:00am-11:00am || || || Routing in Open Source ||
|-
| 11:00am-noon || || || Can Open Source Replace ESRI? ||
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

[[Event set up]] notes.

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

=== Volunteers ===

Thanks to all of you who presented, helped organized, or took a shift at the PDX-OSGeo booth at the events!

=== Social Media - Following the Unconference ===
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

[[Category:Events]]

== Needs ==
We need an OSGeo [[Exhibition_Pack]] for conference booths. We can try borrowing CUGOS's.

== Resources ==
=== SPRING GIS ===
[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html SPRING] is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division)[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html ...]

* This documentation was translated and written by USFWS. At one point it was downloadable from the internet although I can't find it now.
* Some seems excellent. Some still has areas that could use polish. It is listed as a draft.
#[[File:0_0 Using SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:0_1 Main Steps to operate the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_1 Using Spring for the first time.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_1 How to Begin Step 1 Activating a databank.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_2 How to Begin Step 2 Activing a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_3 How to Begin Step 3 Visualizing an Image.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_4 How to Begin Step 4 Enhancing a Colored Composition.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_10 How to Begin Step 6 Visualizing other Categories.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_13 How to Begin Step 7 Visualize Cadastral Data.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_14 How to Begin Step 8 Closing SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 (part2) Manipulating the Data Bank.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 Manipulating Data Bank in SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_3 Manipulating a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_4 Manipulating a InfoLayer.odt]]
#[[File:1_5 Defining the Data Model.odt]]
#[[File:2_3 Conceptual model of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_4 basic cartographic concept for the use of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_6 Vectorial data manipulation in the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:AllChaptersEnglish.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p1.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p2.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p3.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p4.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p5.odt]]

== Acknowledgments ==
Thanks to various OSGeo local chapters and other wiki contributors whose work we borrowed and particularly CUGOS.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]

2011 Unconference Set Up

2011-04-01T20:12:24Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: This was the event set up notes for the 2011 Unconference

PDX-OSGEO

2011-04-01T20:10:33Z

Wiki-Heatherkcowley: /* Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 */

'''Welcome to the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter!'''

== News ==
* Details on '''[[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_March_31st_and_April_1st.2C_2011 | 2011 Open Source GIS unconference]]'''

* Progress on [[OSGeo Local Chapter recognition]]

== About the PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter ==

=== Introduction ===
PDX-OSGEO is a proposed Local Chapter of OSGeo. PDX-OSGEO has a cachement area equal to the PDX airport, Oregon and SW Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark County, WA). Monthly meetings are held in Portland.

=== History ===
PDX-OSGEO has been around and meeting in one form or another since before February 2009 under various names. Since September 2010, we have been recognized as an Oregon-URISA [http://orurisa.org/PDXOSGIS Special Interest Group (SIG)]. Since 2010, the local chapter has coordinated an open source unconference with ORURISA and [http://orurisa.org/GIS_In_Action GIS In Action]. There are also deep roots with our sister OSGeo Local Chapter, [http://cugos.org CUGOS].

=== Mission ===
The OSGeo PDX-OSGEO Chapter strives to promote the local use of Open Source Geospatial software, particularly new users in the Oregon/SW Washington area. The group hosts monthly meetings providing presentation, discussion, and educational opportunities and focuses on materializing an annual Open Source GIS unconference.

=== Objectives ===
Monthly Meetings, usually totaling 10/year:
* Presentations (Application and Technical)
* Chapter business
* Social gathering

Regional Events:
* Open Source GIS unconference
* Conference participation

Communication:
* Mailing List
* Wiki Development
* Monthly meetings

Legal Status:
* No real independent legal structure.
* No real capacity to independently hold funds in other than ad hoc informal manner.
* Affiliations with OSGeo and ORURISA help us with some of the tasks that require legal recognition as an independent entity.
* There are currently no plans to seek any independent legal structure in the future.

== Getting Involved ==
The PDX-OSGEO Local Chapter is a flexible organization, join us and help steer.

=== Mailing List ===
Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. Sign up and participate (or just lurk for a while). You do need to answer the questions (what is your favorite map and something else I think) to the extent needed to demonstrate that you are a person and have the minimal amount of GEO knowledge to not be a random spammer.
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Membership ===
Anyone who wants to help support our mission is free to become a member.
'''List yourself on the [[PDX_Member | PDX-OSGEO Member Page]] and you're in!'''

=== Leadership ===
To the extent that we think that we need leadership, it is [[User:Percyd | Percy]]. Mostly we expect everyone to step up and help on most tasks resulting in a light load for all.

=== Meetings ===
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM at OpenSourcery in NW Portland. No need to RSVP, all are welcome- our group ranges from the geo-curious to the überhackers. [Please arrive no more than 10 minutes early, as the developers at OpenSourcery are working up until the meeting time.] If our meetings are canceled or changed we will post this in Discussions, so please check there for the most recent information and activity.

'''I was hoping to get an OpenLayers map of where we meet, but haven't figured out how without creating a false user at that location. Here is me as a stand in.'''

{{#umSetParam: -122.688206|45.529986|Portland, Oregon|OpenSourcery|Meeting Location}}
{{#umUserMap: EliL|300px|300px|6|4|y}}

[http://www.opensourcery.com/ OpenSourcery]
1636 NW Lovejoy St.
Portland, OR 97209

* [[Agendas]]
* [[Minutes]]

=== Wiki ===
==== How To Write WIKI ====
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

== Unconference March 31st and April 1st, 2011 ==
The annual Open Source GIS Unconference was coordinated in conjunction with [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action]. There was an Open Source GIS Smackdown on Tuesday at 10:30am right after the Keynote. In addition to the Unconference, there was additional presentations on Open Source applications through GIS in Action that were well worth checking out.

Event Notes:
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:30-12:00: '''GIS Smackdown''' (notes to come)
* GIS in Action, Tuesday March 29, 2011, 3:30-5:00: '''Scripting and Beyond''' (notes to come)
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 1:30-3:00: '''ESRI and Open Source''' (notes to come)
* GIS in Action, Wednesday March 30, 2011, 3:15-3:24: '''Update on Japan Crisis Mapping''' (notes to come)

Unconference Session Board:

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 10:00am-11:00am || || || Routing in Open Source ||
|-
| 11:00am-noon || || || Can Open Source Replace ESRI? ||
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

[[Event set up]] notes.

=== Where ===
Portland State University, (45.5117, -122.6847)
Smith Memorial Center
Third Floor
Rooms: 327, 328, 329, 333, and Vanport Room

=== How to Register ===
* Please use the Eventbrite website to register. This is helpful for getting a general headcount for snacks and refreshments.
* '''Register for the unconference at [http://pdxgeounconference11.eventbrite.com/ http://pdxgeounconference11.eventbrite.com/]''' --and feel free to pass on the link to anyone you think would be interested! Assure the uncertain that we welcome all, especially the curious.

=== Cost ===
* There is no fee; it is free.
* If you would like to sponsor the event by providing goods (food, beverages, office supplies, etc) or money for other expenses, that would be greatly appreciated.

=== Schedule ===
====March 31, 2011 Unconference====
Unconference starts at 9am (intros, how-to, coffee)
Sessions start at 9:30am

Potential Topics (this is where you chime in)

* Open Data
* LiDAR
* Cascadia data NW Open Data
* LBS
* gis.stackexchange.com, lightning talk?
* Desktop GIS Apps
* File GDB is open! * see Eli's statement
* GDAL
* PostGIS
* Crowdsourcing
* Grassroots Mapping
* Japan/Libya Crisis Mapping, CUGOS discuss their OSM mapping on March 16th?
* Creating a GIS Intern Group for local governments
* State of Oregon Standards for Services kickoff meeting from 1:15 to 2:45ish - a fixed time for this is better since some people will be coming especially for this.
* Getting started with open source GIS tools for "data journalists" (telling stories with data on a deadline)

Session board at 12:45pm

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Time !! Room 328 !! Room 333 !! Room 338
|-
| 1:30pm-2:30pm || State of OR Services and Standards || || QGIS Python Extensions ||
|-
| 2:30pm-3:30pm || Open Street Maps HowTo || || Getting started with 'R' ||
|-
| 3:30pm-4:30pm || Building Minecraft Maps with USGS Data || || Integrating OpenLayers with RGIS. GRASS. Geoserver Help ||
|}

====April 1, 2011 April Fools' Hackathon====
The Hackathon is OPEN. We're meeting at [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&nord=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=backspace&fb=1&gl=us&hq=backspace&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8416363487660196607&ei=2uKUTZmxHIr0tgPO8uHIBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQnwIwAQ Backspace] from 11am-2p. Submit your ideaz here.

* [[Crisis Camp Japan]]
* Documenting and How To's
* For people who don't want to do Hackathon activities, they could help with mapping the (Japan) crisis area for OpenStreetMap. See also, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami OSM wiki]
* I've got a fairly complete open source GIS stack built as an openSUSE Linux appliance. It consists of R plus the R "Spatial" task view plus all of its dependencies (Proj4, Grass, GDAL, PostGIS) plus QGIS. But not all of us run openSUSE Linux - yet ;-). I'd like to see this stack ported to Windows and MacOS X. I can do Ubuntu and Fedora ports myself if anyone's interested, and I can help with the Windows port. The scripts are on Github at [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts] and [https://github.com/znmeb/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/tree/master/Desktop/Install-Scripts/Spatial] if anyone wants to get a head start on this.

====March 29, 2011====
8:30am - Keynote
10:30a-12p - Smackdown
see [http://calagator.org/events/1250459867 GIS In Action] site for more info on the schedule.

=== Volunteers ===

Want to volunteer? Sure you do! See [https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Am9F21fGPbhIdDA0R2ItQlJmcHpGMlRVcGlTNWNYV3c&hl=en&authkey=CJa57b4G Google Spreadsheet] for times you can volunteer.

=== Social Media - Following the Unconference ===
* Twitter aggregators - suggested tags: #GIA, #pdxosgeo
* Foursquare
* Geoloqi - Log in with your Twitter ID or sign up: [http://geoloqi.com/ Geoloqi site]

Google Group
[http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis google email group]

=== Organizing Notes ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+'''Supplies'''
|-
! What !! How many !! Have it/who !! Comments
|-
| Name Tags || ? || Rafa || Apparently, OR Conv. Ctr. has some. Trying for 100+
|-
| Markers || 2-3 || Yes, Eli will bring ||
|-
| Sticky notes (large) || 2 pads || No ||
|-
| Masking tape || 2-3 rolls || No ||
|-
| Scrap paper || 1 stack || No ||
|-
| Dry erase board and markers|| 1-2 || No || Do we really need this? This or foamcore
|-
| Foamcore|| 4 || Yes, Rafa ||
|}

[[Category:Events]]

== Needs ==
We need an OSGeo [[Exhibition_Pack]] for conference booths. We can try borrowing CUGOS's.

== Resources ==
=== SPRING GIS ===
[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html SPRING] is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division)[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html ...]

* This documentation was translated and written by USFWS. At one point it was downloadable from the internet although I can't find it now.
* Some seems excellent. Some still has areas that could use polish. It is listed as a draft.
#[[File:0_0 Using SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:0_1 Main Steps to operate the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_1 Using Spring for the first time.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_1 How to Begin Step 1 Activating a databank.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_2 How to Begin Step 2 Activing a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_3 How to Begin Step 3 Visualizing an Image.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_4 How to Begin Step 4 Enhancing a Colored Composition.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_10 How to Begin Step 6 Visualizing other Categories.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_13 How to Begin Step 7 Visualize Cadastral Data.odt]]
#[[File:1_1_14 How to Begin Step 8 Closing SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 (part2) Manipulating the Data Bank.odt]]
#[[File:1_2 Manipulating Data Bank in SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:1_3 Manipulating a Project.odt]]
#[[File:1_4 Manipulating a InfoLayer.odt]]
#[[File:1_5 Defining the Data Model.odt]]
#[[File:2_3 Conceptual model of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_4 basic cartographic concept for the use of SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:2_6 Vectorial data manipulation in the SPRING.odt]]
#[[File:AllChaptersEnglish.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p1.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p2.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p3.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p4.odt]]
#[[File:SPRINGManual032106p5.odt]]

== Acknowledgments ==
Thanks to various OSGeo local chapters and other wiki contributors whose work we borrowed and particularly CUGOS.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]