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iknowjoseph writes "Juan Lucas Domínguez Rubio has announced the release of gvSIG Mobile for Openmoko; the first time the software has been made available for handhelds not based on Windows Mobile:
Screenshots, link to the source, installation instructions etc available from Juan Lucas' blog." We mentioned Openmoko before and gvSIG plenty of times. This is an interesting step for mobile (e.g. on phones) open source GIS.Features include:
Browsing Spherical Mercator remote tile services (OpenStreetMap layers and Yahoo Maps Satellite layer).
Easily configurable access to standard WMS servers (version 1.1.1). The application applies a tile approach.
Support for the vector data file de facto standard (ESRI shapefile, *.shp).
Access to GPS device via Gpsd. A rotating arrow shows on the map indicating position and heading. Coordinates are also shown.
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Technology: An Open Linux GPS Phone
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Slashdot discuss an open Linux GPS phone. Their summary: "[...] the debut of the OpenMoko, a Linux phone with GPS that is open from top to bottom. The device is set to debut to developers this month for $350, according to the article, but there is no detail on how to get your hands on one, and no link to the manufacturer (FIC). From the article: "This is the first phone in a long time to get us really interested in what it is, what it isn't, and the philosophy behind it. The philosophy is the thing that makes Linux great... it is really open. It runs the latest kernel, 2.6.18 as of a few weeks ago, and you can get software from a repository with apt-get.""
Technology: 4th gvSIG Conference
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Alvaro Anguix writes "From 1st to 5th December 2008, Valencia will play host to the 4th gvSIG Conference in the Valencia Conference Centre. This event is organized by the Regional Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (CIT). The Open Geospatial Consortium Meeting and the Eclipse Day event will be celebrated at the same time. The objective is to consolidate them as the benchmark forum for open source GIS projects, to create a framework for defining open source and interoperable GIS standards and to create a conference where experiences can be shared among FLOSS communities.
The 4th gvSIG Conference aims to make the most of the growth of this technology and bring together experts, scientists, institutions, companies and students thanks to the support of the authorities, universities and participating companies, without whose help this project and the organization of these event would not be possible.
The 4th gvSIG Conference is the setting for one of the many planning meetings organized by the Open Geospatial Consortium’s Technical Committee and the international Eclipse Day event too. The aim of the first one is to facilitate the exchange of ideas in an open source technology environment. The theme of the international Eclipse Day event, on 2nd December, will be “Modeling Technologies and CASE tools”.
The website will be available in a few days. There you will find all the information regarding the conference.
Regards,
The 4th gvSIG Conference organization comitee."
The 4th gvSIG Conference aims to make the most of the growth of this technology and bring together experts, scientists, institutions, companies and students thanks to the support of the authorities, universities and participating companies, without whose help this project and the organization of these event would not be possible.
The 4th gvSIG Conference is the setting for one of the many planning meetings organized by the Open Geospatial Consortium’s Technical Committee and the international Eclipse Day event too. The aim of the first one is to facilitate the exchange of ideas in an open source technology environment. The theme of the international Eclipse Day event, on 2nd December, will be “Modeling Technologies and CASE tools”.
The website will be available in a few days. There you will find all the information regarding the conference.
Regards,
The 4th gvSIG Conference organization comitee."
4th gvSIG Conference - Registration Period is Open
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News Office. gvSIG Project writes "Opened the registration period for the 4th gvSIG Conference, organized by the Regional Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (CIT). They will be celebrated from 3rd to 5th December 2008 in the Valencia Conference Centre, and the Open Geospatial Consortium Meeting (1st to 5th December) and the Eclipse Day (2nd December) event will be celebrated at the same time. Registrations are free of cost (limited capacity) and must be done through the application form on the Conference web page (http://www.jornadasgvsig.gva.es/ingl/boletindeins cripcion/). Registration requests made by e-mail, telephone or fax will not be attended.
Once the registration is done you will immediatelly receive a confirmation code. Please, keep this code for later consultations or for update the registration data.
At the end of the conferences the participants, including present public, will receive an Participation Certificate."
Once the registration is done you will immediatelly receive a confirmation code. Please, keep this code for later consultations or for update the registration data.
At the end of the conferences the participants, including present public, will receive an Participation Certificate."
ESRI Refuses Conference Access to Open Source Companies 2 comments
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It may be sensationalism, but strange nonetheless. From the ESRI Spain conference incident thread, writen by one Spanish company employee supporting gvSIG: "Ok, some coworkers of him went to Madrid few days
ago to attend the Annual ESRI Users Conference. Because IVER has
customers that use ESRI technology they, as every year, wanted to know
the latest "arc-news". Obviously they registered previously and they
were confirmed by the organization.
Well, when they tried to register at the beginning of the conference,
the Marketing Director invited them to abandon the conference. Even
more, the Managing Director of ESRI Spain insisted one of the IVER
people that "to talk with customers, better she should go to a café or
on the street". Quite annoying and bizarre!" You can read the whole thread to learn more about reactions and also look at the original entry in Spanish.
Calendar: 1st Latin American and Caribbean gvSIG conference
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gvSIG Project writes "Buenos Aires will host the 1st Latin American and Caribbean gvSIG users' conference [1], organized by the National Geographic Institute of the Republic of Argentina and the gvSIG Association, with the slogan: "Cooperation is Growth"
This conference will serve as a meeting point to an increasing number of experts and stakeholders in free geomatics, to share experiences and exchange ideas. It will be a turning point towards consolidating the Latin American gvSIG community.
During the conference the latest advances in the gvSIG project will be presented such as the uses and solutions based on gvSIG that are being carried out in diverse Latin American countries; projects that closely follow the international interoperability standards and which are also more sustainable.
Participation in this conference will be open to any person or organization interested in providing a communication and proposals can be sent for evaluation by the Scientific Committee.
The call for communications proposals is open from today until July 27, 2009. Information regarding regulations on communication presentations can be found in the communication's section on the conference's webpage [2].
[1] http://www.gvsig.org/web/community/events/jornadas -lac/2009/
[2] http://www.gvsig.org/web/community/events/jornadas -lac/2009/Comunicaciones"
See some previous gvSIG stories below.
This conference will serve as a meeting point to an increasing number of experts and stakeholders in free geomatics, to share experiences and exchange ideas. It will be a turning point towards consolidating the Latin American gvSIG community.
During the conference the latest advances in the gvSIG project will be presented such as the uses and solutions based on gvSIG that are being carried out in diverse Latin American countries; projects that closely follow the international interoperability standards and which are also more sustainable.
Participation in this conference will be open to any person or organization interested in providing a communication and proposals can be sent for evaluation by the Scientific Committee.
The call for communications proposals is open from today until July 27, 2009. Information regarding regulations on communication presentations can be found in the communication's section on the conference's webpage [2].
[1] http://www.gvsig.org/web/community/events/jornadas -lac/2009/
[2] http://www.gvsig.org/web/community/events/jornadas -lac/2009/Comunicaciones"
See some previous gvSIG stories below.
5th gvSIG Conference: We keep growing
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News Office. gvSIG Project writes "The 5th Edition of the gvSIG Conference, organized by the Regional Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (CIT), will be held from December 2nd until December 4th at the Feria Valencia Convention and Exhibition Center, and will once again host the eclipseDay.
In these difficult times when collaboration is most important, we cope with the adversities together with the aim of coming out strengthened by them. We continue moving ahead together. This is part of the gvSIG project and through this approach we keep on growing. This is our slogan for the fifth edition of the gvSIG Conference: We keep growing.
The call for papers for the Fifth Edition of the gvSIG conference is now open. As of today communication proposals can be sent to the email address: contacto-jornadas-gvsig@gva.es; they will be evaluated by the scientific committee as to their inclusion in the conference program.
There are two types of communication: paper or poster. Information regarding to regulations on communication presentations can be found in the report's section. Abstracts will be accepted until September 21st .
Organizations interested in collaborating in the event can find information in the section: How to collaborate?"
gvSIG has been mentioned several times in the past, see selected stories below.
In these difficult times when collaboration is most important, we cope with the adversities together with the aim of coming out strengthened by them. We continue moving ahead together. This is part of the gvSIG project and through this approach we keep on growing. This is our slogan for the fifth edition of the gvSIG Conference: We keep growing.
The call for papers for the Fifth Edition of the gvSIG conference is now open. As of today communication proposals can be sent to the email address: contacto-jornadas-gvsig@gva.es; they will be evaluated by the scientific committee as to their inclusion in the conference program.
There are two types of communication: paper or poster. Information regarding to regulations on communication presentations can be found in the report's section. Abstracts will be accepted until September 21st .
Organizations interested in collaborating in the event can find information in the section: How to collaborate?"
gvSIG has been mentioned several times in the past, see selected stories below.
Technology: Normalization Extension for gvSIG 1.1.2
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gvSIG Project writes "It is available already for gvSIG the normalization extension. This extension allows separating chains of text in different parts and storing them in table fields. These chains of text can have their origin in plain text files or in the different records of a table field.
It is available in the Extensions section of the gvSIG web page.
Advice: To install this extension you must have correctly installed gvSIG 1.1.2 version."
See also related stories below.
gvSIG: Translation Management Extension is Now Available
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gvSIG project News Office writes "The extension to easily manage the user interface over a gvSIG installation, allowing for the translation to new languages without having to install a new version of gvSIG is now available. It also allows updating or to complete languages already installed, and facilitates the translation to new languages using some of the ones already installed as a reference by exporting the necessary files, as well as the uninstalling of a language translation.
It is available in the Extensions section of the web page.
New languages are included too, as well as updates of some languages already included in gvSIG, to be loaded with this extension in gvSIG 1.1.2. Languages can be downloaded from here, where is the explanation about how to load them in gvSIG too.
Advice: To install this extension you must have correctly installed gvSIG 1.1.2 version."
See gvSIG related stories below.
OpenStreetMap News: 100,000 users, Awards and Licensing
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A few interesting new entries about OpenStreetMap.
First there's the great news that OpenStreetMap now surpasses 100,000 registered users. In the provided graph, the curves are going up exponentially, which is obviously good.
Via the same blog, we learn OpenStreetMap won two Linux New Media awards: "The free Internet geographic mapping service OpenStreetMap won recognition in the Most Innovative Open Source Project category."
The EPSG4253 blog runs an entry on the license difference and media coverage in the Philippine between Google Map Maker and OpenStreetMap: "Another important thing is OSM allows you to use it for commercial purposes and build services around the data. You can get the “source” for free, build applications and sell them in any scheme you like."
It seems OpenScales now also supports OpenStreetMap.
We mention very frequently news about OpenStreetMap, see related stories below.
gvSIG Mobile 0.2 Pilot is Now Available
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News Office. gvSIG Project writes "A new version of the gvSIG Mobile pilot have been released. The main new features of this version are the the alphanumeric and graphical CAD-like edition, and the installation over a PhoneME virtual machine.
It's available from the Downloads section of gvSIG Mobile.
Check the new features included in this version from the New features section."
You'll find a lot of previous gvSIG stories with a search.
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