Does anybody use an open-source GIS program?
Or can you recommend one?
Is GRASS the best thing for Windows users?
I started to write and ask the Geolibrary listserv members this question
a month or so ago, but after so many folks freaked out from my last
question (Tax Maps - any format) and subsequently asked to be taken off
the listserv, fear and guilt has - up until now - been able to suppress
the query. However, the pursuit of the best open-source GIS program still
lingers and in advance of the Thursday 12.18.2008 11:30-2:00 Central
Maine Roundtable at the
Waterville City Hall in the Council Chambers (see Dan Walters notice
below) I thought it a good time to ask. I've also cc'd this notice to
surveyors in the Hancock and Penobscot area in case they might also be
looking for an economic alternative to ESRI products.
And for any Geolibrary listserv members interested, you're most certainly
welcome to attend the MSLS Hancock-Penobscot Chapter's meeting Thursday
12.11.2008 5:30PM at the
Whig and
Courier
Pub upstairs in the meeting room in Bangor where Paul Swett is
slated to give an ArcPad GIS demonstration.
V. Kelly Bellis, PLS 2099
Horizon Surveying Company,
Inc.
17 Union Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605
207.667.6912
Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:15:37 Notice from Dan Walters:
The Maine GIS Users group is hosting a Central
Maine Roundtable from 11:30 AM to 2 PM on December 18, 2008 in the City
of Waterville Council Chambers. The purpose of the roundtable is to
provide a local forum for GIS users to get to know each other, share
ideas and help each other resolve problems. Mike Smith from the
Maine Office of GIS has agreed to make a presentation on Open-source
(free!) GIS software to get the roundtable started. The remainder
of the time will be an open discussion, so make a list of issues you need
help with, ideas you have to advance the use of GIS in the area and
information you would like to share. You can
register at the MEGUG website
(www.megug.org
). We will be ordering sandwiches from a local eatery and will
circulate a menu the week before the meeting. Feel free to bring
your own lunch if you prefer.