https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Wiki-Brian+Wilson&feedformat=atomOSGeo - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T10:23:43ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.35.9https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=User:Brian_Wilson&diff=73131User:Brian Wilson2013-08-21T05:05:37Z<p>Wiki-Brian Wilson: </p>
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<div>I live in Corvallis Oregon. I store most of my personality at http://wildsong.biz/<br />
See my user page there at http://wildsong.biz/index.php?title=User:Brian_Wilson<br />
<br />
I am a GIS Software Developer by day at http://www.AlseaGeo.com/<br />
<br />
Nights I am IT Director for a non-profit startup http://geo-ceg.org/<br />
<br />
If I had more time I'd work on QGIS.<br />
<br />
At both jobs, I advocate heavily for open source and open data.<br />
<br />
I run a monthly meeting, Corvallis Open Source GIS. If you live around here<br />
and are interested, sign up for the cvo-osgis Google Group to get meeting notices.</div>Wiki-Brian Wilsonhttps://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=Crisis_Mapping:_RDTN.org&diff=54312Crisis Mapping: RDTN.org2011-04-02T19:42:53Z<p>Wiki-Brian Wilson: /* Coping with data sources */</p>
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<div>Presentation by Uncorked Studios on their project [http://RDTN.org/ RDTN.org] - ''a collective voice helping others stay informed'' <br />
<br />
RDTN.org maps radiation info from Japan and beyond, aggregating data from a number of sources. Soon to be a KML feed. <br />
<br />
The site rolled out just 72 hours after the original "back of envelope" sketch.<br />
<br />
== How it happened ==<br />
<br />
1) made [[#The assumptions|assumptions]]<br />
<br />
2) built a trust network<br />
<br />
3) launched early, iterated often<br />
<br />
== The assumptions ==<br />
<br />
1) people will buy geiger counters<br />
<br />
2) people will trust us<br />
<br />
3) radiation units are simple<br />
<br />
4) people will understand info on site<br />
<br />
5) no one else to solve same problem<br />
<br />
6) they are qualified to do this<br />
<br />
== Crisis mode made it happen ==<br />
<br />
The presentation stressed that many of these assumptions are, in fact, wrong. <br />
For example, radiation units are not simple nor widely available on short notice, so they needed to find alternative data sources.<br />
<br />
But the sense of urgency created momentum that allowed the developers to overcome the faulty initial assumptions and to push on to create something of value. <br />
<br />
Operating in crisis mode allows more quickly building a network of contacts. One of the connections led to [http://pachube.com/ Pachube] (pronounced "patch-bay"). Pachube has a network of sensors in place around the world, so they became a source of data. <br />
<br />
In ordinary circumstances, Pachube would have been seen as a competitor that might have derailed the whole project. ("It's been done already, let's just skip it!") In crisis mode, Pachube became a valued collaborator.<br />
<br />
== Coping with data sources ==<br />
<br />
Pachube provides an API to allow direct access to their data.<br />
<br />
But at this point, most agencies do not. Much of the data in RDTN.org has to be scraped from government or commercial Web sites. Scraping is necessary because these agencies make data available in polished reports (eg daily PDFs or screenshots) that are easy to view but difficult to harvest as data sources.<br />
<br />
An obvious site to turn to in an environmental crisis would be [http://www.epa.gov US EPA]. But the site offers only general information and no direct access to sensor data or hard numbers.<br />
<br />
[http://data.gov/ Data.gov] is supposed to act as a data clearinghouse.<br />
But Data.gov almost makes the situation worse by raising expectations. The site showcases the data on the front page and promises downloadable data and feeds, but really all the links lead back to the same frustrating EPA interface. <br />
<br />
To be fair, the sharing of data via feeds is still in its infancy, and as one attendee commented, GIS data was in the same situation only a few years ago.<br />
<br />
At least one interesting example (from Germany) of a contributing source using crowd-sourcing not to contribute original data, but to transform (scrape) it out of PDFs into usable form. Volunteers read the PDF reports and re-enter data in a machine-readable format.<br />
<br />
<br />
Return to [[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_Sessions|2011 Unconference Sessions]].</div>Wiki-Brian Wilsonhttps://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=Crisis_Mapping:_RDTN.org&diff=54311Crisis Mapping: RDTN.org2011-04-02T19:39:54Z<p>Wiki-Brian Wilson: /* The assumptions */</p>
<hr />
<div>Presentation by Uncorked Studios on their project [http://RDTN.org/ RDTN.org] - ''a collective voice helping others stay informed'' <br />
<br />
RDTN.org maps radiation info from Japan and beyond, aggregating data from a number of sources. Soon to be a KML feed. <br />
<br />
The site rolled out just 72 hours after the original "back of envelope" sketch.<br />
<br />
== How it happened ==<br />
<br />
1) made [[#The assumptions|assumptions]]<br />
<br />
2) built a trust network<br />
<br />
3) launched early, iterated often<br />
<br />
== The assumptions ==<br />
<br />
1) people will buy geiger counters<br />
<br />
2) people will trust us<br />
<br />
3) radiation units are simple<br />
<br />
4) people will understand info on site<br />
<br />
5) no one else to solve same problem<br />
<br />
6) they are qualified to do this<br />
<br />
== Crisis mode made it happen ==<br />
<br />
The presentation stressed that many of these assumptions are, in fact, wrong. <br />
For example, radiation units are not simple nor widely available on short notice, so they needed to find alternative data sources.<br />
<br />
But the sense of urgency created momentum that allowed the developers to overcome the faulty initial assumptions and to push on to create something of value. <br />
<br />
Operating in crisis mode allows more quickly building a network of contacts. One of the connections led to [http://pachube.com/ Pachube] (pronounced "patch-bay"). Pachube has a network of sensors in place around the world, so they became a source of data. <br />
<br />
In ordinary circumstances, Pachube would have been seen as a competitor that might have derailed the whole project. ("It's been done already, let's just skip it!") In crisis mode, Pachube became a valued collaborator.<br />
<br />
== Coping with data sources ==<br />
<br />
Pachube provides an API to allow direct access to their data.<br />
<br />
But at this point, most agencies do not. Much of the data in RDTN.org has to be scraped from government or commercial Web sites. Scraping is necessary because these agencies make data available in polished reports (eg daily PDFs or screenshots) that are easy to view but difficult to harvest as data sources.<br />
<br />
An obvious site to turn to in an environmental crisis would be [http://www.epa.gov US EPA]. But the site offers only general information and no direct access to sensor data or hard numbers.<br />
<br />
[http://data.gov/ Data.gov] is supposed to act as a data clearinghouse.<br />
But Data.gov almost makes the situation worse by raising expectations. The site showcases the data on the front page and promises downloadable data and feeds, but really all the links lead back to the same frustrating EPA interface. <br />
<br />
To be fair, the sharing of data via feeds is still in its infancy, and as one attendee commented, GIS data was in the same situation only a few years ago.<br />
<br />
At least one interesting example (from Germany) of a contributing source using crowd-sourcing not to contribute original data, but to transform (scrape) it out of PDFs into usable form. Volunteers read the PDF reports and re-enter data in a machine-readable format.<br />
<br />
<br />
Return to [[Unconference_Sessions|2011 Unconference Sessions]].</div>Wiki-Brian Wilsonhttps://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=Crisis_Mapping:_RDTN.org&diff=54310Crisis Mapping: RDTN.org2011-04-02T19:27:41Z<p>Wiki-Brian Wilson: </p>
<hr />
<div>Presentation by Uncorked Studios on their project [http://RDTN.org/ RDTN.org] - ''a collective voice helping others stay informed'' <br />
<br />
RDTN.org maps radiation info from Japan and beyond, aggregating data from a number of sources. Soon to be a KML feed. <br />
<br />
The site rolled out just 72 hours after the original "back of envelope" sketch.<br />
<br />
== How it happened ==<br />
<br />
1) made [[#The assumptions|assumptions]]<br />
<br />
2) built a trust network<br />
<br />
3) launched early, iterated often<br />
<br />
=== The assumptions ===<br />
<br />
1) people will buy geiger counters<br />
<br />
2) people will trust us<br />
<br />
3) radiation units are simple<br />
<br />
4) people will understand info on site<br />
<br />
5) no one else to solve same problem<br />
<br />
6) they are qualified to do this<br />
<br />
The presentation stressed that many of these assumptions are, in fact, wrong. <br />
But the sense of urgency created momentum that allowed the developers to overcome the faulty initial assumptions and to push on to create something of value. <br />
<br />
Operating in crisis mode allows more quickly building a network of contacts. One of the connections led to http://pachube.com/ (pronounced "patch-bay") Pachube has a network of sensors so they became a source for data with an api allowing direct queries). <br />
<br />
In ordinary circumstances, Pachube would have been seen as a competitor that might have derailed the whole project. ("It's been done already, let's just skip it!") In crisis mode, Pachube became a valued collaborator.<br />
<br />
Much of the data in RDTN.org is scraped from government or commercial sources. Scraping is necessary because these agencies make data available in polished reports (eg daily PDFs or screenshots) that are easy to view but difficult to harvest as data sources.<br />
<br />
US EPA for example, has an interface for accessing the data that is relatively useless for app developers. Data.gov doesn't help either - almost makes the situation worse by raising expectations. Data.gov showcases the data on the front page, promises downloadable data, and feeds, but really all the links lead back to the same frustrating EPA interface. To be fair, the sharing of data via feeds is still in its infancy, and as one attendee commented, GIS data was in the same situation only a few years ago.<br />
<br />
At least one interesting example (from Germany) of a contributing source using crowd-sourcing not to contribute original data, but to transform (scrape) it out of PDFs into usable form. Volunteers read the PDF reports and re-enter data in a machine-readable format.<br />
<br />
<br />
Return to [[Unconference_Sessions|2011 Unconference Sessions]].</div>Wiki-Brian Wilsonhttps://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=QGIS_Python_Extensions&diff=54307QGIS Python Extensions2011-04-02T19:06:19Z<p>Wiki-Brian Wilson: /* Working with Python */</p>
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<div>The idea for this session was to try to write a QGIS plugin in Python.<br />
<br />
Since no one present had actually attempted this before, we ended up talking a bit about working with Python and then looked at the sample framework.<br />
<br />
Here's a link to the page we used in the session: http://qgis.org/pyqgis-cookbook/plugins.html<br />
<br />
== Things to know ==<br />
<br />
QGIS is a GIS desktop application written on the QT GUI framework, so Python plugins are built using PyQT.<br />
After you have decided what your plugin is going to do, lay out its user interface in "QT 4 Designer".<br />
Using the sample framework as a template, connect the controls in your UI to your python code.<br />
<br />
The QT SDK for programmers is available for free. If you are an Ubuntu user, install the packages 'qt4-designer' and 'python-qt4'<br />
Using QT Designer is equivalent to designing a GUI for Visual Basic or in Visual Studio; you have a toolbox of widgets (buttons, sliders, textboxes, etc) that you can drag and drop onto container(s).<br />
<br />
The sample we looked at was a trivial "Hello World" thing. (Clicking the "run" button puts text into the QGIS console.)<br />
There are other samples available, but we only had an hour. We vowed to do a more complete session at an upcoming PDX GEO meeting.<br />
Obviously doing non-trivial things is where it gets interesting...<br />
<br />
== Working with Python ==<br />
<br />
You really will want an advanced editor / IDE for python. It makes things a lot easier.<br />
<br />
One mentioned in the section was '''pyscripter''' - intellisense for coding (windows only?)<br />
<br />
Another one that's really nice is Komodo from ActiveState. It runs on all platforms. There are both commercial and free versions.<br />
Komodo also supports other languages like PHP and Perl. The commercial version supports debugging, including debugging on remote platforms.<br />
<br />
If you are already a Java programmer you probably use Eclipse and there is a Python plugin for it. Eclipse is free.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Return to [[PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_Sessions|2011 Unconference Sessions]].</div>Wiki-Brian Wilsonhttps://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=QGIS_Python_Extensions&diff=54306QGIS Python Extensions2011-04-02T19:03:18Z<p>Wiki-Brian Wilson: </p>
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<div>The idea for this session was to try to write a QGIS plugin in Python.<br />
<br />
Since no one present had actually attempted this before, we ended up talking a bit about working with Python and then looked at the sample framework.<br />
<br />
Here's a link to the page we used in the session: http://qgis.org/pyqgis-cookbook/plugins.html<br />
<br />
== Things to know ==<br />
<br />
QGIS is a GIS desktop application written on the QT GUI framework, so Python plugins are built using PyQT.<br />
After you have decided what your plugin is going to do, lay out its user interface in "QT 4 Designer".<br />
Using the sample framework as a template, connect the controls in your UI to your python code.<br />
<br />
The QT SDK for programmers is available for free. If you are an Ubuntu user, install the packages 'qt4-designer' and 'python-qt4'<br />
Using QT Designer is equivalent to designing a GUI for Visual Basic or in Visual Studio; you have a toolbox of widgets (buttons, sliders, textboxes, etc) that you can drag and drop onto container(s).<br />
<br />
The sample we looked at was a trivial "Hello World" thing. (Clicking the "run" button puts text into the QGIS console.)<br />
There are other samples available, but we only had an hour. We vowed to do a more complete session at an upcoming PDX GEO meeting.<br />
Obviously doing non-trivial things is where it gets interesting...<br />
<br />
== Working with Python ==<br />
<br />
You really will want an advanced editor / IDE for python. It makes things a lot easier.<br />
<br />
One mentioned in the section was '''pyscripter''' - intellisense for coding (windows only?)<br />
<br />
Another one that's really nice is Komodo from ActiveState. It runs on all platforms. There are both commercial and free versions.<br />
Komodo also supports other languages like PHP and Perl. The commercial version supports debugging, including debugging on remote platforms.<br />
<br />
If you are already a Java programmer you probably use Eclipse and there is a Python plugin for it. Eclipse is free.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Return to [ http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_Sessions 2011 Unconference Sessions].</div>Wiki-Brian Wilsonhttps://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=QGIS_Python_Extensions&diff=54305QGIS Python Extensions2011-04-02T18:58:01Z<p>Wiki-Brian Wilson: </p>
<hr />
<div>The idea for this session was to try to write a QGIS plugin in Python.<br />
<br />
Since no one present had actually attempted this before, we ended up talking a bit about working with Python and then looked at the sample framework.<br />
<br />
http://qgis.org/pyqgis-cookbook/plugins.html<br />
<br />
== Things to know ==<br />
<br />
QGIS is a GIS program written on the QT GUI framework, so Python plugins are built using PyQT.<br />
After you have decided what your plugin is going to do, lay out the user interface in "QT 4 Designer".<br />
Using the sample framework as a template, connect the controls in your UI to your python code.<br />
<br />
The entire QT SDK for programmers is available for free. If you are an Ubuntu user, install the packages 'qt4-designer' and 'python-qt4'<br />
<br />
The sample we looked at was a trivial "Hello World" thing. (Clicking the "run" button puts text into the QGIS console.)<br />
There are other samples available, but we only had an hour. We vowed to do a more complete session at an upcoming PDX GEO meeting.<br />
<br />
== Working with Python ==<br />
<br />
You really will want an advanced editor / IDE for python. It makes things a lot easier.<br />
<br />
One mentioned in the section was '''pyscripter''' - intellisense for coding (windows only?)<br />
<br />
Another one that's really nice is Komodo from ActiveState. It runs on all platforms. There are both commercial and free versions.<br />
Komodo also supports other languages like PHP and Perl. The commercial version supports debugging, including debugging on remote platforms.<br />
<br />
If you are already a Java programmer you probably use Eclipse and there is a Python plugin for it. Eclipse is free.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Return to [ http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_Sessions 2011 Unconference Sessions].</div>Wiki-Brian Wilsonhttps://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=2011_Unconference_Routing_Session&diff=543042011 Unconference Routing Session2011-04-02T18:41:36Z<p>Wiki-Brian Wilson: </p>
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<div>'''Routing in Open Source GIS'''<br />
10:00am - 11:00am, Room 333<br />
<br />
pg_routing - postgis extension for routing<br />
<br />
http://www.pgrouting.org/<br />
<br />
Also talked about: http://gis.stackexchange.com/<br />
<br />
plugin for qgis<br />
<br />
rtsql layer plugin (query builder for postgis)<br />
<br />
Discussion made of routing in open source GIS. Ryan Dalton 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. <br />
<br />
There was a lot of discussion about walkability 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. <br />
<br />
'''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. <br />
<br />
Someone brought up a question about routing on streets that have the same name and same ID but go through another city. We have a similar situation in Michigan where the city of Hamtramck is fully inside the city of Detroit. Maywood Park? - city contained within Portland - streets with the same id that get split up (similar to hamtramack)<br />
<br />
<br />
Return to [ http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PDX-OSGEO#Unconference_Sessions 2011 Unconference Sessions].<br />
<br />
[[Category: PDX-OSGEO]]<br />
[[Category: PDX-OSGEO_Unconference_2011]]</div>Wiki-Brian Wilsonhttps://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=User:Brian_Wilson&diff=54303User:Brian Wilson2011-04-02T18:39:15Z<p>Wiki-Brian Wilson: Created page with 'I live in Corvallis Oregon. I store most of my personality at http://wildsong.biz/ See my user page there at http://wildsong.biz/index.php?title=User:Brian_Wilson'</p>
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<div>I live in Corvallis Oregon. I store most of my personality at http://wildsong.biz/<br />
See my user page there at http://wildsong.biz/index.php?title=User:Brian_Wilson</div>Wiki-Brian Wilsonhttps://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS-GPS&diff=47051FOSS-GPS2010-04-18T14:59:15Z<p>Wiki-Brian Wilson: /* Software */</p>
<hr />
<div>OSGeo FOSS-GPS list [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss-gps http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss-gps] for the purpose of discussing open source GPS software issues, ideas, development and so on. See reasons to join below.<br />
<br />
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/foss-gps List archives]<br />
<br />
== Developers ==<br />
<br />
* It’s vital for an open source project to communicate with the community - the end users of your software. <br />
* It’s useless for all projects to have their own mailing list so this FOSS-GPS is a nice tool for you to get in contact with the community.<br />
* Find developers for your project<br />
<br />
Join the list to hear what the users think of your software. Ask them what kind of features they would like to to see in the following releases. Encourage skilled users to send patches. Release alpha and beta versions to be tested and get your feedback. Share ideas and solutions with other developers to get the most out of GPS. Let the community know how your project is doing, where would a path or two be needed and so on. Maybe you need a translation.<br />
<br />
If your project already has a mailing list or a forum it’s still useful to join to hear what the users think and also let more users know right away about your releases.<br />
<br />
You’re welcome to join the list! Write a little introduction when you join so people know that your project is there. Also tell about the list on your project web page to let the users know where to go to contact you and other users in case they want some more information about the software.<br />
<br />
== Users ==<br />
<br />
Do you want to know what’s happening in the Open Source GPS world? What are the hottest programs and features? Maybe you want to know if your favorite program will release a new version soon and help them by testing the beta version. Or do you want to share your experiences about the software: what are the best features, what’s still missing? What did you find when you needed a tool to import gps tracks or navigate?<br />
<br />
You’re welcome to join the list! Write a little ‘Hello World’ note telling who you are, what GPS software you use and so on. If you’re on some forums that have people who might be interested about this it’s more than encouraged to spread the world! Tell the developer of your favourite programs to join the list to get the latest from the community.<br />
<br />
== Background ==<br />
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2008-September/004317.html First idea at osgeo-discussion]<br />
<br />
[http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/291 Ticket to create the list]<br />
<br />
[http://risto.kurppa.fi/blog/invitation-for-all-open-source-gps-software-developers-and-users-to-join-foss-gps-mailing-list/ Announcement of the list and invitation to join]<br />
<br />
== Software ==<br />
<br />
GPS-Software<br />
* [http://gpsd.berlios.de gpsd] - GPS daemon<br />
* [http://www.gpsbabel.org GpsBabel] - GPS data format converter<br />
* [http://gpstrans.sf.net GpsTrans] - Old Garmin download tool<br />
* gardump - Newer Garmin download tool<br />
* ...<br />
<br />
dGPS and accuracy-improvement<br />
* ...<br />
<br />
GPS Map viewers<br />
* [http://www.gpsdrive.de GpsDrive] - moving map<br />
* [http://www.foxtrotgps.org/ foxtrotGPS] A community-supported offshoot of tangoGPS<br />
* [http://nzjrs.github.com/osm-gps-map/ osm-gps-map] Gtk+/Python widget draws a GPS track and points of interest on a moving map display. Downloads map data from a number of websites, including openstreetmap.org.<br />
* [http://www.tangogps.org/gps/cat/News tangoGPS] is an easy to use, fast and lightweight mapping application for use with or without GPS. It runs on any Linux platform from the desktop over eeePC down to phones like the Openmoko Neo. <br />
<br />
Navigation and route-planing<br />
* [http://travelingsales.sourceforge.net TravelingSalesman] - navigation<br />
* ...</div>Wiki-Brian Wilsonhttps://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS-GPS&diff=47050FOSS-GPS2010-04-18T14:21:19Z<p>Wiki-Brian Wilson: /* Software */</p>
<hr />
<div>OSGeo FOSS-GPS list [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss-gps http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss-gps] for the purpose of discussing open source GPS software issues, ideas, development and so on. See reasons to join below.<br />
<br />
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/foss-gps List archives]<br />
<br />
== Developers ==<br />
<br />
* It’s vital for an open source project to communicate with the community - the end users of your software. <br />
* It’s useless for all projects to have their own mailing list so this FOSS-GPS is a nice tool for you to get in contact with the community.<br />
* Find developers for your project<br />
<br />
Join the list to hear what the users think of your software. Ask them what kind of features they would like to to see in the following releases. Encourage skilled users to send patches. Release alpha and beta versions to be tested and get your feedback. Share ideas and solutions with other developers to get the most out of GPS. Let the community know how your project is doing, where would a path or two be needed and so on. Maybe you need a translation.<br />
<br />
If your project already has a mailing list or a forum it’s still useful to join to hear what the users think and also let more users know right away about your releases.<br />
<br />
You’re welcome to join the list! Write a little introduction when you join so people know that your project is there. Also tell about the list on your project web page to let the users know where to go to contact you and other users in case they want some more information about the software.<br />
<br />
== Users ==<br />
<br />
Do you want to know what’s happening in the Open Source GPS world? What are the hottest programs and features? Maybe you want to know if your favorite program will release a new version soon and help them by testing the beta version. Or do you want to share your experiences about the software: what are the best features, what’s still missing? What did you find when you needed a tool to import gps tracks or navigate?<br />
<br />
You’re welcome to join the list! Write a little ‘Hello World’ note telling who you are, what GPS software you use and so on. If you’re on some forums that have people who might be interested about this it’s more than encouraged to spread the world! Tell the developer of your favourite programs to join the list to get the latest from the community.<br />
<br />
== Background ==<br />
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2008-September/004317.html First idea at osgeo-discussion]<br />
<br />
[http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/291 Ticket to create the list]<br />
<br />
[http://risto.kurppa.fi/blog/invitation-for-all-open-source-gps-software-developers-and-users-to-join-foss-gps-mailing-list/ Announcement of the list and invitation to join]<br />
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== Software ==<br />
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GPS-Software<br />
* [http://gpsd.berlios.de gpsd] - GPS daemon<br />
* [http://www.gpsbabel.org GpsBabel] - GPS data format converter<br />
* [http://gpstrans.sf.net GpsTrans] - Old Garmin download tool<br />
* gardump - Newer Garmin download tool<br />
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dGPS and accuracy-improvement<br />
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GPS Map viewers<br />
* [http://www.gpsdrive.de GpsDrive] - moving map<br />
* [http://nzjrs.github.com/osm-gps-map/ osm-gps-map] Gtk+/Python widget draws a GPS track and points of interest on a moving map display. Downloads map data from a number of websites, including openstreetmap.org.<br />
* [http://www.tangogps.org/gps/cat/News tangoGPS] is an easy to use, fast and lightweight mapping application for use with or without GPS. It runs on any Linux platform from the desktop over eeePC down to phones like the Openmoko Neo. <br />
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Navigation and route-planing<br />
* [http://travelingsales.sourceforge.net TravelingSalesman] - navigation<br />
* ...</div>Wiki-Brian Wilson