[ale] Just Announced - GIS Mapping Workshops in Georgia

[Jim Kinney]

It will be a great day when ESRI uses an open standard for their file
format so ArcGIS can be used to produce an output file that doesn't
require a closed, proprietary product to review. As slick of a tool as
ESRI make, my wife was furious that her class project was going to be
essentially lost to her permanently once class was over unless we fork
out $$$ for ArcGIS AND $ for a Microsoft license. So she has only a
PDF we managed to generate using opensource print to pdf tools.

At least a freely available ArcGIS reader that runs on Linux, Mac and
Windows would be an improvement. Maybe an ArcGIS-lite with a maximum
layer count of say - 10 - and a maximum number of specified
coordinates of say - 100 all at a cost under $100.

In the meantime, GIS-GRASS, PostGIS and other freed tool chains get used here.

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 2:16 PM, New Urban Research
<nur at urban-research.info> wrote:
> Yes it is ESRI Software ArcGIS 9.3
>
> Jason Graham
> New Urban Research, Inc.
> 877.241.6576
> www.urban-research.info
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of Jeff
> Hubbs
> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 7:41 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> Subject: Re: [ale] Just Announced - GIS Mapping Workshops in Georgia
>
>
> Is it ESRI software?  ESRI pWn3s GIS.
>
> Brian Pitts wrote:
>> Robert Reese~ wrote:
>>
>>>> Hey group,
>>>>
>>>> We're trying to get the word out regarding a couple of upcoming GIS
>>>> mapping workshops in Georgia. The workshops are geared toward
>>>> beginners who would like to map demographic information for Georgia
>>>> communities. Great for Health, Environmental, Advocacy, Housing,
>>>> Non-Profit Agencies, etc
>>>>
>>> I'd love to go, but what you failed to mention was that it was a $500
> class.
>>>
>>> Robert~
>>>
>>
>> A $500 class about using a proprietary program that, according to the
>> quote I just generated on their website, costs $1,370!
>>
>> No thanks.
>>
>> http://www.osgeo.org/
>>
>>
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James P. Kinney III