California
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Introduction
Mission
Objectives
- Maintain a presence at the CalGIS 2008 Conference 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 Metavist or Corpsmet.
- Python Extension Scripts for Inkscape 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.
Events
- CGS 2008 - Booth at the Calfornia Geographical Society meeting in Chico.
- 4H Workshop - Bill will be running a workshop at UC Davis for 4H high schoolers on GPS/GIS
Membership
Cwhitney (Chris Whitney) - UC San Diego / NASA ISS EarthKAM
User:SunburnedSurveyor (Landon Blake) [A.K.A. - The Sunburned Surveyor]
User:Hollander (Allan Hollander)
cgs_bob (Bob Moskovitz)
Wildintellect (Alex Mandel) - UC Davis
Matt Hancher - NASA Ames Research Center - interested in Bay Area local activities
bwoodall (Bill Woodall) San Diego
Stacey Ellis - UC Davis
Michele Tobias - UC Davis
Michael Treichler - UC Davis
Community
Mailing List Info Page (You subscribe to the mailing list at this page.)
California GIS Links
The California Spatial Information Library
The California Geospatial Information Office