QGIS and Python

Until now there has not been a book that covers QGIS and Python. There was 'Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt' by Mark Summerfield and 'Python Geo-spatial Development' by Eric Westra but for people like me who never learned programming in thier youth this prospective new book may be the incentive I need to get started. There are plenty of Python Books available but if I'm going to learn a scripting language I want it to be relevant to the geo-spatial field I work in.

Gary E. Sherman author of 'The Geospatial Desktop' and 'Desktop GIS, Mapping the Planet with Open Source Tools' is promising to fill the gap again with 'The PyQGIS Programmers Guide, Extending Quantum GIS with Python'. Although not available yet it is due in the second quarter of 2013. Click on the link for the proposed content.

http://pythongisbook.com/

FOSS4G 2013 here in the UK

Don't forget the dates...17th-21st September 2013 East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham. This event is directly following on from the AGI Conference.

http://2013.foss4g.org/

OSGeo-Live (now at version 6)

Now that OSGIS is an acceptable alternative to proprietary offerings we need to be aware of 'the other' tools and libraries that rarely get a second look against the likes of QGIS, Geoserver and PostGIS.

I'm referring to Cameron Shorter's excellent OSGEO Live DVD, a ready compiled .iso image which can be copied and run from a usb drive or DVD and used without installation on the host computer. It is worth checking this presentation for a comprehensive selection of Open Source Mapping Tools.

http://live.osgeo.org/

AGI Cymru Open Source Event

Hope someone was lucky enough to get along to this weeks fully booked AGI Cymru Open Source event in Wrexham sponsored by Astun Tech and Dotted Eyes. Hope i wasn't the only AGI Cymru member to miss this one along with a 'no show' for the GeoDATA 2012 Seminar in Wales. At least we won the Grand Slam!

GRASS GIS - A Simple Map Calculator Tutorial

Some examples using the r.mapcalc module in Grass GIS - reposting soon