Open Source GIS and Free MOOC

[10 Bears]

As there have been a few threads on GIS recently, and Ive just heard about this, I thought I would share. I have to say Ive not used it personally, but after a quick read about it - sounds like it could be used to make site maps, mark tree locations etc. so hopefully useful to some of you.

 

Just in case you dont know, a MOOC is a Massive Open On-line Course, so you can get a bit of free training too.

 

The OSGIS is called gvSIG and is available here

 

Registration for the 3 part MOOC is available here with the course starting on 4th May, second part at the end of May and the final part in Autumn sometime.

 

As I said, I know little about the software but thought this may be a help to someone on here.

 

I still recommend QGIS for an open source GIS though - its quite like the bespoke professional system that I use and there is a lot of online support and tutorials for it.

 

Enjoy!

[sloth]

Good heads up I tried qgis and another cheapo one before I settled on Pear Tech's. It's expensive, but for a technophobe like me the training and telephone support is invaluable!