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** Phone: '''647.243.6108''' | MeetingID: '''2203355915'''
 
** Phone: '''647.243.6108''' | MeetingID: '''2203355915'''
 
*6.00pm: Attendee Introductions
 
*6.00pm: Attendee Introductions
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Tom, Scott, Wendy, Stefan, Tanya, Ashok
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Following: (not necessarily in this order)
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*[https://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/ScienceTechnology/Departments/MathematicsComputing/Faculty/akrishnamurthy.htm Ashok Krishnamurthy] spoke  briefly with an update on his Ebola research, his work with R and other opensource tech, and specifically geospatial issues he is finding or solving for his work.
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** Ashok is hoping to get help reducing the steps he has to do as part of clipping WorldPop data rasters using
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***doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16bNfizsNnM2AqzLoiDYbHlarpIo8IZQxgJFC8w_AO7I/edit
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Following: Discussion on some events and training.
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*Stefan sent on TerraGIS info:
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** Terra GIS is offering "Practical QGIS" - a 3 day class taught online December 7th through 9th, 2020 live from Seattle.
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***Even though this is an online version of the class it will focus on learning QGIS doing practical exercises in a workshop style setting. ArcGIS users will learn how to easily transition to QGIS (or to using QGIS in addition to their existing GIS software/ toolset).  Participants can choose to participate one, two or all three days. More information at http://www.terragis.net/gis-classes/practical-qgis/
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* FOSS4G2021 "Come Hell or High Water" (which seems a bit brazen in these times. which I like) is launched - https://2021.foss4g.org/
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* GISDay Geographies of Health and GIS Analysis research group at the O’Brien Institute of Public Health and is open to anyone with an interest in health and/or GIS. - https://events.ucalgary.ca/obrien/#!view/event/event_id/143419
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* GoGeomatics event: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-to-apply-for-geospatial-jobs-with-the-federal-government-of-canada-tickets-127874097869?utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail
  
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*[https://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/ScienceTechnology/Departments/MathematicsComputing/Faculty/akrishnamurthy.htm Ashok Krishnamurthy] will talk briefly with an update on his COVID19 research, his work with R and other opensource tech, and specifically geospatial issues he is finding or solving for his work.
 
  
 
This event is open to all. Feel free to bring your topics, projects, or presentations.
 
This event is open to all. Feel free to bring your topics, projects, or presentations.

Latest revision as of 11:27, 11 November 2020

Minutes: November 4, 2020

Tom, Scott, Wendy, Stefan, Tanya, Ashok

Following: (not necessarily in this order)


Following: Discussion on some events and training.


This event is open to all. Feel free to bring your topics, projects, or presentations.

Some suggestions from the chapter for presentations include:

  • Show us your side hustle
  • Bring us your problems ( stuff you're working on and issues )
  • teach something new ( OS Geo projects or other ).