Technical Sessions

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Creating MapServer Mapfiles (PDF) by Pericles Nacionales — last modified 2005-11-19 16:26

Presenter: Flavio Hendry, CEO, TYDAC AG Abstract: There are different tools and ways to help you create MapServer Mapfiles. The old fashion way to edit ASCII files combined with an extensive use of Copy and Paste is simply one of the most efficient ways to create them. HowTo's on creating sophisticated and good looking maps: Tips and Tricks, all about Colors, Symbols, Linetypes, and so on.

GeoInformatics with Perl (OpenOffice.org Impress) by Pericles Nacionales — last modified 2005-11-19 16:26

Presenter: Dr. Ari Jolma, Professor of GeoInformatics, Helsinki University of Technology Abstract: This session presents and discusses map algebra and GIS architecture based on it. An implementation of several libraries and modules, coded in C and Perl, for developing map algebra based GIS applications is presented. A short introduction and review of Perl and its capabilities are presented. The author's software that are presented include libral, Geo::Raster, Geo::Shapelib, Tree::R, and Gtk::Ex::Geo modules. Libral is a C library for raster algebra and Geo::Raster is an interface to it. Geo::Shapelib is an interface to Frank Warmerdam's Shapelib C library. Tree::R is a pure Perl implementation of R-trees. Gtk::Ex::Geo is a set of perl-gtk widgets and modules for GIS applications. libral is available at sourceforge.net and the Perl modules are available at CPAN.

Using MapBuilder for Browser Based Web Mapping Client Applications (OpenOffice.org Impress) by Pericles Nacionales — last modified 2005-11-19 16:26

Presenters: Michael Adair, Natural Resources Canada; Tom Kralidis, Environment Canada and Cameron Shorter, SocialChange Online. Abstract: Mapbuilder-lib is a software library for creating browser-based web mapping clients using Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards. It provides a very easy entry point for creating community mapping applications - a custom mapbuilder application can be built in under an hour. Implementing mapping applications entirely in a web browser means that users don’t need to install any software and makes the client very responsive and interactive there is no need for a redraw map button! Mapbuilder-lib is highly configurable and extensible because of its modular design and adherence to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern. Mapbuilder-lib consists of a JavaScript library (no applets, plugins, iframes or hidden frames) and the server requirements are minimal. Browsers supported include MS Internet Explorer 6+, Netscape 6+ and Mozilla 1.2+ based browsers, running on Windows, Linux/Unix and Mac platforms. This technical session will begin with an introduction to Mapbuilder and a demonstration of some applications implemented using mapbuilder-lib. This will be followed by an in-depth look at the mapbuilder configuration file, schema and modular design. The session will end with a hands-on demonstration of creating a new mapping application from scratch, including customizing the look of the page and adding new widgets and tools.

Using MapBuilder for Browser Based Web Mapping Client Applications (PPT) by Pericles Nacionales — last modified 2005-11-19 16:26

PowerPoint version of the above presentation.

MapBender Development (OpenOffice.org Impress) by Pericles Nacionales — last modified 2005-11-19 16:26

Presenters: Uli Rothstein and Arnulf Christl, CCGIS Abstract: Adoption of OGC Standards, Fast Prototyping Development Model, Collaborative Free Software development, Using CVS for code management, Patches, Bugs, Features and FeatureBugs, Maintaining Productive and Test Environments.

MapBender Development (OpenOffice.org Writer) by Pericles Nacionales — last modified 2005-11-19 16:26

Accompanying document to the MapBender Development technical presentation.

GeoServer (OpenOffice.org Impress) by Pericles Nacionales — last modified 2005-11-19 16:26

Presenter: David Blasby, Open Plans Abstract: GeoServer is the WFS-T (Web Feature Service) reference implementation for the OGC, and has an integrated WMS (Web Feature Service). GeoServer combines a full and expendable implementation of the OGC specifications (built on top of the GeoTools library) with an easy-to-use interface. This session will look at GeoServer's capabilities and configuration GUI, with application to real-world projects.

GeoServer (PPT) by Pericles Nacionales — last modified 2005-11-19 16:26

PowerPoint version of the above presentation.