Philippines/philgeos2012

Overview

"PhilGEOS 2012 is the 1st symposium on Geomatics in the Philippines. It is envisioned to be a major gathering of educators, researchers and the industry in the field of Geomatics from different parts of the country."

Where: University of the Philippines – Diliman

When: November 23-24, 2012

OSGeo-PH and the PhilGEOS Organizing team will host a series of pre-conference workshop (November 22, 2012) showcasing free and open source technologies. Likewise, an exhibit booth will be installed during the event for OSGeo and OpenStreetMap.

Program

8:00 - 8:30      Registration
8:30 - 9:00      Opening program
                 Opening Remarks - Ariel Blanco - PhilGEOS 2012 Conference Chair (?)
                 Workshop schedules and room assignments - Maning Sambale - OSGeo-PH
9:00 - 10:30     Workshop 1 (GE Lab) and 2 (GE Theater)
10:30 - 12:00    Workshop 3 (GE Lab) and 4 (GE Theater)
12:00 - 1:00     Lunch
1:00 - 2:30      Workshop 5 (GE Lab) and 6 (GE Theater)
2:30 - 4:00      Workshop 7 (GE Lab) and 8 (GE Theater)
4:00 - 5:00      Lightning Talks
                 About the OSGeo-Philippine Local Chapter
                 Announcement and reminders to PhilGEOS Conference
                 Closing
5:00 onwards     Geo-drinks?

Workshops

Initial list only, subject to change in the coming weeks.

Topic	Lead Facilitator	Participants	Venue	Time	Description
Google Maps API	Wayne Manuel	20	GE Computer Lab	Morning	Google Maps (https://developers.google.com/maps/) has a wide array of APIs that let you embed the robust functionality and everyday usefulness of Google Maps into your own website and applications, and overlay your own data on top of them.
Using Leaflet	Eugene Alvin Villar				Leaflet (http://leaflet.cloudmade.com/) is a modern open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps. t is built from the ground up to work efficiently on both desktop and mobile platforms like iOS and Android, taking advantage of HTML5 and CSS3 on modern browsers.
Editing OpenStreetMap Data	Rally de Leon				OpenStreetMap (http://www.openstreetmap.org/) is a project that creates and provides free geographic data and mapping to anyone who wants it. We started it because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from using them in creative, productive, or unexpected ways. This session will introduce how to to edit data in OpenStreetMap.
Advance Cartography with Quantum GIS	Maning Sambale	15 (max)			Quantum GIS (http://www.qgis.org) is a user friendly GIS that runs on several operating systems (Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, Windows and Android). QGIS supports vector, raster, and database formats. QGIS is licensed under the GNU Public License. This workshop is a technical demonstration and hands-on tutorial in the use of QGIS using the advance cartographic styling features of the application.
GeoNode	Marx Tupas				Geonode (http://geonode.org) is an integrated platform for the management and publication of geospatial data. Its data management tools allow for integrated creation of data, metadata, and map visualizations. Each dataset in the system can be shared publicly or restricted to allow access to only specific users. Social features like user profiles and commenting and rating systems allow for the development of communities around each platform to facilitate the use, management, and quality control of the data the GeoNode instance contains.
TileMill	RK Aranas				TileMill (http://tilemill.com) is a design studio for creating stunning interactive maps developed by MapBox for cartography, constituting Mapnik as a renderer, Carto as a stylesheet language, and a locally-served web interface with node.js as a server and based on Backbone.js for the client. Since version 0.9.0, the web server is wrapped with a native GUI on all supported platforms.
Geoprocessing with Python
Geoserver	Jules Bañgate				GeoServer (http://geoserver.org/) - a server written in Java that allows users to share, process and edit geospatial data. Designed for interoperability, it publishes data from any major spatial data source using open standards.
GRASS GIS	Jules Bañgate				GRASS GIS (http://grass.osgeo.org/) is a software for performing spatial analysis. It consists of more than 350 modules for processing vector (2D/3D), raster and voxel data. Many interfaces to other programs in related domains like geostatistics, databases, mapserver and even other GIS software exist. It can serve as a Desktop GIS and as the backbone of a complete GIS infrastructure.
Mapping with Drupal CMS	Ranel Padon
Ushahidi and Crowdmap	Jules Bañgate				Ushahidi platform (http://ushahidi.com/products) is a tool to easily crowdsource information using multiple channels, including SMS, email, Twitter and the web.
Remote Sensing with Opticks	RK Aranas				Opticks (http://opticks.org) is an expandable remote sensing and imagery analysis software platform that is free and open source

Lightning Talks

• GeoFuse - Mario Basa

Venue and available facilities

• 2 GE Computer Labs - maximum 20 participants, with projector, computers and internet connection.
• GE Theater - maximum 80 participants, with projector, bring your own laptops for exercises, limited wifi connection.

Todo

• Announce to relevant mailinglist to invite more speakers and participants.
• Create a separate registration form for the workshop to be posted to the PhilGEOS website. Announcement and registration form here.
• Finalize program.

Exhibition booth

The exhibition will be from November 23-24. We will share the booth with the OpenStreetMap Philippines Chapter.

Exhibition Checklist

• Booth will be ~2 x 2 meters, with electric plugs and a table
• Retractable banner (non-woven print and banner stand)
• Portable Literature Stand
• Table skirt
• Overview Poster
• Consumables (live-dvd, brochure)
• A computer running Live DVD and a slide deck loop for the apps
• Bring along some FOSS4G books
  • Maning - OSM, PostGIS in Action, GRASS GIS 3rd Edition

Booth staff

• Maning
• RK