Portable GIS: GIS on a USB Stick FOSS4G 2007 Victoria Jo Cook Oxford Archaeology oxford archaeology

Introduction Beginners need help Not everyone has the facility/time to install and learn linux Learning curve is steep Mailing lists occasionally intimidating

Beginners need help

Not everyone has the facility/time to install and learn linux

Learning curve is steep

Mailing lists occasionally intimidating

Modus Operandi Make it easy to use, Totally portable, Upgradable, Provide info on learning more Contribute something myself

Make it easy to use,

Totally portable,

Upgradable,

Provide info on learning more

Contribute something myself

Where to start Gather together programmes that work portably Figure out how to get them to work without requiring difficult set up when the drive letter changes Add a menu system for setting up and use Add documentation on updating, use and where to find more

Gather together programmes that work portably

Figure out how to get them to work without requiring difficult set up when the drive letter changes

Add a menu system for setting up and use

Add documentation on updating, use and where to find more

What's on the stick Desktop GIS: GRASS, QGIS Tools: FWTools Web server: XAMPP Databases: Mysql, Postgresql Web mapping: Mapserver, Geoserver, OpenLayers, Mapbender OpenLayers

Desktop GIS: GRASS, QGIS

Tools: FWTools

Web server: XAMPP

Databases: Mysql, Postgresql

Web mapping: Mapserver, Geoserver, OpenLayers, Mapbender

My own learning curve Batch files Licensing

Batch files

Licensing

Problems: PostgreSQL/Postgis Installation of PostgreSQL needs a particular user Difficult to upgrade cleanly GRASS Native Windows installation complex and difficult to follow Difficult to upgrade Installation of PostgreSQL needs a particular user Difficult to upgrade General Sometimes it just doesn't work! Windows can be locked down to prevent programmes running

Installation of PostgreSQL needs a particular user

Difficult to upgrade cleanly

Native Windows installation complex and difficult to follow

Difficult to upgrade

Installation of PostgreSQL needs a particular user

Difficult to upgrade

Sometimes it just doesn't work!

Windows can be locked down to prevent programmes running

Ways forward Add new programmes (particularly web-based)‏ Update existing programmes Improve documentation Sourceforge/Launchpad Make versions for mac and linux?

Add new programmes (particularly web-based)‏

Update existing programmes

Improve documentation

Sourceforge/Launchpad

Make versions for mac and linux?

Where to find it (once it's up)‏ www.archaeogeek.com thehumanjourney.net