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Carleton University Open Source GIS Tutorials

Relevant help links for GEOM4008 Students

• Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.
• MediaWiki FAQ
• Students in GEOM 4008, please remember to create your own account in this system, and login to it when you write your wiki pages

Tutorials Under Initial Construction

Unless otherwise noted in the individual tutorial, all of these were developed on/for a Windows environment. Specifically, most students were using classroom computers running Windows XP, with QGIS 1.5 (including GRASS Tools), and FWTools.

2010 contributions:

• Image Classification Tutorial using Orfeo Toolbox by Philippe Gratton
• Spatial data management using PostGIS by Jean Bouffard
• Using GIS for Decision Support in Emergency Medical Services by Matt Leyenaar
• Network analysis of waste management by Ja'far Rogers
• Wind turbine location suitability by Joe Rogers
• Oil Platform Location Suitability using WMS by Kurtis Boyce
• Displaying Minerial Deposit Locations Across Canada using Web Services by Abuzar Popal
• Suitable Locations for the Reintroduction of the Black Tailed Prairie Dog by Jesse van den Berg
• Generating Wetness Indices for Watersheds in GRASS by Matt Giles

Previous Tutorials

Scott will move over content eventually, but in the meantime, you can access 2008 tutorials here.