[Gfoss] "Desktop GIS: Mapping the Planet with Open Source"

[Piergiorgio Cipriano]

Da Slashgeo [1] e ThePragmaticProgrammers [2]:

"Desktop GIS explores the world of Open Source GIS software and
provides a guide to navigate the many options available. Discover what
kind of GIS user you are and lay the foundation to evaluate the
options and decide what software is best for you. Desktop GIS examines
the challenges associated with assembling and using an OSGIS toolkit.
You'll find strategies for choosing a platform, selecting the right
tools, integration, managing change, and getting support. The survey
of OSGIS desktop applications provides you with a quick introduction
to the many packages available. You'll see examples of both GUI
(Graphical User Interface) and command line interfaces to give you a
feel for what is available. Once you have a grasp of the OSGIS
landscape, the book delves into a detailed look at the major desktop
applications, including GRASS, Quantum GIS, uDig, spatial databases,
GMT, and other command line tools. Finally, the book exposes you to
scripting in the OSGIS world, using Python, shell, and other languages
to perform GIS operations and create output."

[1] http://reviews.slashgeo.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/20/217220
[2] http://www.pragprog.com/titles/gsdgis

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