Training sessions from OpenStreetMap and aWhere have been included in the program of the Africa Agriculture GIS Week 2010. The Training Day will take place on Friday 11 June and will include sessions from ESRI, Google, OpenStreetMap and aWhere.
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap [http://www.openstreetmap.org/[ is a free and open map of the entire world, open to contribution and use by anyone. Contributors range from amateur enthusiasts, to GIS professionals, to national governments. OSM was recently very active in the mapping in post earthquake Haiti [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Haiti], and in Kibera [http://mapkibera.org/]
The workshop will start with a general introduction to OpenStreetMap, introduce surveying with GPS and satellite imagery digitization, and use of the OpenStreetMap.org website. We’ll cover editing and tagging with our editors, JOSM and Potlatch. We’ll look at how OSM data can be used on the web, and in other GIS tools from ESRI, Google, and others. The day will close with a survey of advanced topics like API rendering, filtering, and imports.
aWhere
aWhere will provide an introductory look at Agricultural Information System – Weather Surfaces (AIS) and, aWhere desktop software – a lightweight GIS designed specifically for non-GIS specialist use. The AIS provides historical, forecasts and round-the-clock access to the most comprehensive, continuously updated and cleansed weather database available critical for agri-business. For more info on aWhere and AIS: (http://www2.awhere.com/AISEA/homepage.aspx)”
For the programme of the training from Google and ESRI please see this earlier post.
To register please fill the form here
Please note that a specific registration is required to attend the training and that the AAGW registration DOES NOT grant you access to the training sessions.
If you need further information please send an email to info@africaagricultureGISweek.org
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