California

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Introduction

Mission

Objectives

  • Maintain a presence at the CalGIS 2008 Confernce in Modesto
  • Work on something not related to ESRI GIS :] (See the section entitiled "Proposed Chapter Goals For 2008").

Proposed Chapter Goals For 2008

Programming - Simple cross-platform and open source metadata editor similar to Meatvist or Corpsmet. - Python Extension Scripts for Innkscape that enable cartographic/technical drawing.

Non-Programming - Catalog of Public GIS Data Sources For California - Set up OSGeo liason/ambassador with California Land Surveyors Asssociation. - Prepare documentation on cartographic map production using open source tools like the GIMP, Scribus, and Inkscape.

Initial Membership

Cwhitney (Chris Whitney) - I would interested in a California chapter. User:SunburnedSurveyor (Landon Blake) [A.K.A. - The Sunburned Surveyor]