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ASPRS rep Becky Morton invited Cal OSGeo to run some demos at the USGS open house.
 
ASPRS rep Becky Morton invited Cal OSGeo to run some demos at the USGS open house.
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I just spoke with Alan Mikuni, USGS and past-president of ASPRS.. there may not be any network connection at all (!) though he is checking into possibilities. Setup day is Friday all day.  {{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}
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Followup- Brian ran the booth Friday/Saturday. In practice, involved topics (such as anything to do with Linux) didnt happen :-)  Profoundly accomplished geo-scientists were mixed within the crowd of mainly kids and families. In prep for the kids, I (Brian) prepared a KML layer of all the public schools in California and displayed in Google Earth with a [http://www.3dconnexion.com/3dmouse/spacenavigator.php 3DConnexion Space Navigator] input device. This was a huge hit! "Find your school" was the one-liner activity. ASPRS (our host) booth worked really well. THey have a continuous video, great branding and large visuals, a simple one-liner activity (look into the stereo viewer at the map) and then lots of depth for those that want to pursue it. Definitely a model for OSGeo in the future.  {{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}
  
 
=Demos=
 
=Demos=
* Possible screencast on OpenModeller by timlinux
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* Possible screencast on OpenModeller - timlinux
* OGR, PostGIS and KML by darkblue_b
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* OGR, PostGIS and KML - darkblue_b
* OpenJump by Landon
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* OpenJump - Landon
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* QGIS/Grass/Spatialite - Alex
  
 
''I'd definitely like to make sure OpenLayers and QGis are represented well.. I feel like I would be a better rep for OpenLayers myself. Also thinking of an idea for "big picture" on OSGeo using the Wiki, and the mailing lists activity levels -Brian''
 
''I'd definitely like to make sure OpenLayers and QGis are represented well.. I feel like I would be a better rep for OpenLayers myself. Also thinking of an idea for "big picture" on OSGeo using the Wiki, and the mailing lists activity levels -Brian''
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'''Equipment'''
 
'''Equipment'''
  
Mac Book Pro laptop 10.5, with Ubuntu Virtual Machine
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* Mac Book Pro laptop 10.5, with Ubuntu Virtual Machine
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* Live DVD dedicated machine - Alex
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* Ubuntu 8.10 QGIS, Grass, Postgis, maybe a locally running Openlayers example - Alex
  
 
=Volunteers=
 
=Volunteers=
  
 
* [[User:SunburnedSurveyor| Landon Blake(Sunburned Surveyor)]]
 
* [[User:SunburnedSurveyor| Landon Blake(Sunburned Surveyor)]]
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* [[User:Wildintellect| Alex Mandel]] - Should be able to make it one day and bring all the [[California/Exhibition Pack]], +some other Davis folks
  
 
=Materials=
 
=Materials=
  
[[Category:Events]]
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[[Category:Past Events]]
 
[[Category:California]]
 
[[Category:California]]

Latest revision as of 00:06, 17 January 2010

USGS Open House

Event Owner
Brian Hamlin (darkblue_b)
When
May 16-17, 2009
Where
Menlo Park, Ca
What
Annual USGS Open House


ASPRS rep Becky Morton invited Cal OSGeo to run some demos at the USGS open house.

I just spoke with Alan Mikuni, USGS and past-president of ASPRS.. there may not be any network connection at all (!) though he is checking into possibilities. Setup day is Friday all day. 20241130095446

Followup- Brian ran the booth Friday/Saturday. In practice, involved topics (such as anything to do with Linux) didnt happen :-) Profoundly accomplished geo-scientists were mixed within the crowd of mainly kids and families. In prep for the kids, I (Brian) prepared a KML layer of all the public schools in California and displayed in Google Earth with a 3DConnexion Space Navigator input device. This was a huge hit! "Find your school" was the one-liner activity. ASPRS (our host) booth worked really well. THey have a continuous video, great branding and large visuals, a simple one-liner activity (look into the stereo viewer at the map) and then lots of depth for those that want to pursue it. Definitely a model for OSGeo in the future. 20241130095446

Demos

  • Possible screencast on OpenModeller - timlinux
  • OGR, PostGIS and KML - darkblue_b
  • OpenJump - Landon
  • QGIS/Grass/Spatialite - Alex

I'd definitely like to make sure OpenLayers and QGis are represented well.. I feel like I would be a better rep for OpenLayers myself. Also thinking of an idea for "big picture" on OSGeo using the Wiki, and the mailing lists activity levels -Brian


Equipment

  • Mac Book Pro laptop 10.5, with Ubuntu Virtual Machine
  • Live DVD dedicated machine - Alex
  • Ubuntu 8.10 QGIS, Grass, Postgis, maybe a locally running Openlayers example - Alex

Volunteers

Materials