An e-Learning Framework for Using Geospatial Open Data, Open Source and Open Standards) project is ready at http://elogeo.nottingham.ac.uk/xmlui ELOGeo is a JISC-funded project based at the Centre for Geospatial Science, the University of Nottingham in partnership with the Mimas Centre of Excellence at the University of Manchester. ELOGeo main collaborators are Open Source Geospatial Foundation, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), Ordnance Survey, Open Nottingham, International Cartographic Association (ICA) and gvSIG Association.

More details of ELOGeo at http://elogeo.nottingham.ac.uk/index.html

Over the next few months we will be adding many course materials and other resources to the repository for the benefit of the wider community. The learning material preparation guidelines are available at the ELOGeo site.

The ICA Commission on Open Source Geospatial Technologies strongly supports ELOGeo initiative as part of its education and training agenda and we welcome contributions from all interested for this. We look forward for your support and active participation for this initiative.
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First phase of Internship opportunities are now advertised for various Open Source projects at the Open Source Geospatial Lab (OSGL) at the Centre for Geospatial Science, University of Nottingham.

Details at http://wwwnottingham.ac.uk/cgs/news/internships.aspx

Application closing date: 15 Oct 2010
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When: 7pm Sep 16th
Where: FreeGeek, 1731 SE 10th Avenue
What: PostGIS
Who: Edwin Knuth


Location-based services are all the rage these days, and almost
everyone has a latitude and longitude or two stashed away in a numeric
column somewhere.  But, there is so much more to it than just a point.
 Once relegated to government and academia, geographic information
systems are becoming increasingly visible.  With the PostGIS
extension, PostgreSQL is a first-class geodatabase and an incredible
platform for working with spatial data, but what is PostGIS and why
would one use it?  And beyond PostGIS there are a dizzying array oftools to load, visualize and interact with the wonderful geospatial
information in your database.  This talk will cover GIS and PostGIS
basics and provide an introduction to geodatabases and spatial
queries.


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Edwin Knuth spent quite some time as a sysadmin and web developer
before going back to school to study Environmental Science at the
University of Alaska Southeast.  He quickly became fascinated with
Geographic Information Systems and realized that GIS was just a really
neat database application.  In Alaska, Edwin worked on several unique
projects, including building bat detectors and using PostGIS to manage
a wireless sensor network on the Juneau Icefield.  He has lived in
Portland for the past year and loves it very much.
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Kool Apps 2010 09/14/2010
 

Announcing Kool Apps 2010 featuring Open Data and Open Source:  Friday, September 24 at Portland State University 

This all day event is free! It is co-sponsored by the PDX-Open Source GIS users group, a special interest group of OR-URISA.  

This event is coordinated with WhereCampPDX, and attendees are encouraged to attend both events!

Attendees should plan on bringing a laptop to participate in the hands-on portion and a three-hour walk-thru of selected open source GIS applications. 


Agenda:
9am - 11am : OpenStreetMap - Presented by Cloudmade
11am - Noon : The Open Source GIS stack - Presented by PDX-OSGIS
Noon - 1pm: Lunch on your own
1pm -3pm : The Open Source GIS stack
3pm - 5pm : Invited demos of projects solved with open source gis tools.

Beverages and light snacks provided by OR-URISA

This event takes place at Portland State University, in the Smith Center's VanPort Room (#338).  Registration is free but space is limited to 72 participants.  

Please Register for Kool Apps    
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Portland Public Schools is hiring a Data Analyst and Data Manager here.  Here's a link to the postions:

http://www.pps.k12.or.us/departments/hr/2904.htm

(From PPS posting): "We use ArcGIS, Oracle and MS Access right now, but could also start using PostGIS or something else (Geodjango?) for webmapping, depending on who applies.  The one job mentions visual basic, but any scripting language familiarity is fine (Python, Java, PLpgSQL,R etc)."
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URISA – the Association for GIS Professionals and the King County GIS Center are partnering to bring five URISA certified classes to Seattle May 3-7. Each daylong workshop costs only $150 with workbook.

Here is what you will learn in the Open Source GIS Software workshop on May 3:

Overview Free and open source software (FOSS) has been offering choices to computer users for a number of years. Over the past few years the open source choices in GIS have been broader and more capable than ever before. This workshop will focus on GIS open source software. It will give an overview of current developments from technical and management perspectives. Selected packages and their applications in various projects will be demonstrated and discussed.

Audience Anyone interested in free and open source geographic information system software. The workshop will suit both managerial and technical needs and it does not require any prerequisites.

Topics Covered
•       Open Source GIS background and development
•       Overview of Open Source GIS spatial functionalities
•       Live demonstration
•       Interoperability: The Open Source GIS spectrum
•       Planning and implementation issues

Instructor: Carl Anderson, Fulton County, GA Here is a list of all upcoming training at the KCGIS Center with links to more information:

URISA Workshop Week: May 3-7, 2010, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

An Overview of Open Source GIS Software - May 3 - See: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/URISA_OpenSource.aspx  (Registration and fee required).

Addresses and IS/GIS Implementation: Key to GIS Success - May 4 - See: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/URISA_Addresses.aspx (Registration and fee required).

Cartography and Map Design- May 5 - See: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/URISA_Cartography.aspx (Registration and fee required).

GIS Program Management- May 6 - See: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/URISA_GISPrgmMgmt.aspx (Registration and fee required).

Building Quality Spatial Data- May 7 - See: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/URISA_BuildQualityData.aspx (Registration and fee required).

ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality, May 10-12, 2010, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. See: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/DesktopII.aspx (Registration and fee required)

ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflow and Analysis, May 13-14, 2010, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. See: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/DesktopIII.aspx (Registration and fee required)

ESRI training offered at the KCGIS Center during the next two months includes ArcGIS Desktop I, II, and III, Intro to ArcGIS Server, Introduction to the Multiuser Geodatabase, and Performing Analysis with ArcGIS Desktop. For more information, see: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/ESRICourses.aspx.

Want to learn more about the GIS Academy or other GIS Training Express courses? You can meet the KCGIS Center instructors in this brief video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIPDbIDUXcM.

For more information see: www.kingcounty.gov/gis/training, or call Cheryl Wilder at 206-263-5220.  Classes are held in the King County GIS Center Training Facility in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square (http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/About/Location.aspx)

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Monday April 19, 2010 the Washington chapter of URISA (Urban and Regional Information Systems Association) will be holding a series of half-day workshops on both Open Source GIS & ArcGIS.  


The conference is being held in Tacoma, Washington.  To find out more information, follow this link to their website:  WAURISA Conference Workshops


To find out more about the conference in general, follow this link:  WAURISA Conference
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