[ gpsdrive ] sourceforge [was: Ubuntu svn dependencies]

[Hamish]

Chris:
> Two questions one related and one off topic perhaps:
> 
> Sourceforge would be a great repository for map tiles and
> georeferenced image data prepared by users. Would/could such a
> facility exist or be made available?

Sure. I have made a new download area on the SF site called "tile collections". currently it is not visible because there is nothing there.

Besides the license issues you point out below, the only other thing to consider is how much disk space we use on their server. The SF download server instructions say:

"There are no quotas in the File Release System, we do ask that you limit yourself to reasonable size constraints when making file releases."


> For example, I'm preparing a series of NOAA charts for the East Coast
> of the US following Hamish"s guide docs,  all in tile formet
> (wms server is taking to long to sort out for now) and it would be
> great to make those available as they are prepared. License is a non
> issue as its all public domain stuff. Say for example a user data
> contrib area

there is small a blockage in that users will have to rely on project
admins to upload data for them.

> Second question, related to the above. Need to start learning grass.
> Other then the grass site tutorials and good references available
> for mortals.

See if a local library has a copy of the GRASS book, 3rd ed. Or maybe you can find a cheap copy on Amazon or so. It is a very nice introduction to GIS in general & I highly recommend it. http://www.grassbook.org/
Earlier editions are focused on earlier releases of the code, so GUI and vector processing sections may be out of date. Core GIS and raster info will still be relevant though.


Hamish