[CLUE-Announce] February CLUE DTC Meeting - 2/10/04

[CLUE President]

Greetings.

Please join us for the February CLUE DTC meeting.  Learn about Knoppix at the 
6:30 pm KISS session.  At 7:00 pm, the main session will cover GIS for Linux.  
Abstracts are listed below.

Date:  10 February 2004
Time:  6:30 pm (KISS); 7:00 pm (Main)
Location:  Radisson Hotel (I-225 and Parker Road) - Aurora, Colorado
Info:  http://clue.denver.co.us/

We hope to see you there!
Jeff
-- 
Colorado Linux Users and Enthusiasts (CLUE)
http://cluedenver.org/
Jeffery Cann, President

MAIN Session Topic (7:00PM): GIS for Linux with Alastair Mayer

What do you get if you cross a map with a database? A GIS, or Geographic 
Information System. (Sorry, I couldn't come up with a funny alternative 
answer.) GIS systems are used at all levels of government, by utility 
companies, emergency services, real estate brokers, and anyone who has ever 
used MapQuest to get travel directions. They're used in planning, mapmaking, 
even archeological research. 

There is a vast wealth of geographic data freely available on the net. There 
are also a number of Linux applications available (many free/open source) for 
viewing it, analysing and manipulating it, and creating reports, charts and 
maps from it. This presentation will give a brief introduction to GIS 
concepts and applications, demonstrate several free GIS packages available 
for Linux, and discuss some other uses of the technology. 

Alastair Mayer has been designing and developing Unix software for nearly 20 
years (Linux for nearly ten), including six years at GeoVision Systems, a 
major GIS vendor whose technology was acquired by Autodesk and formed the 
core of their Enterprise GIS Server. He has developed geographic analysis 
software for the Canadian Broadcast Company, mapping software for the Royal 
Australian Navy, and outside plant and facility management software for 
telecoms including US West (now Qwest), Southwest Bell, and Telebras, the 
Brazilian telephone company. He's also the architect and chief programmer of 
the open-source Cavor project. 


Kiss Session Topic (6:30PM): Using Knoppix to Access Other Systems with Dennis 
Dallas 

Dennis will discuss how he and a friend used Knoppix to gain access to files 
on a Windows NT system that had a lost system administrator password. They 
used the SAMBA facility to connect the Windows NT box (running Knoppix) to a 
Win98 system.