From IOSN-InWent FOSS GIS & Sahana Training

IOSN-InWent-Ristek FOSS GIS & SAHANA Training.

Contents 1 The Training 2 Participants 3 Schedule 4 Day 1 4.1 FOSS Introduction 4.2 FOSS Disaster Managment System (Sahana) Introduction 4.3 FOSS GIS Introduction 4.4 FOSS GIS Overview 4.5 Step 0: Preparing The Data 4.6 Step 1: Installing GIS Applications 4.7 Step 2: Viewing GIS Data using QGIS 4.8 Step 3: Converting UTM Data using GDAL 5 Day 2 5.1 Step 4: Creating GRASS Database Part 1 5.2 Step 5: Creating GRASS Database (form XY / Google Images) 6 Day 3 6.1 Step 6: Creating GRASS Database Part 2 (PostgreSQL) 6.2 Step 7: The Scenario, GRASS Database for Mentawai 7 Day 4 8 Day 5 8.1 Step 8: Mentawai MapServer and Sahana OpenLayers Module 8.2 Overview and Closing 9 Documentation List

The Training

FOSS GIS Sahana Training is InWEnt-IOSN's Training of Trainers on Free/Open Source Software-based Geographic Information Systems with Sahana in Indonesia in cooperation with The State Ministry for Research and Technology (RISTEK), Republic of Indonesia. Held in Ristek's BPPT Building 23rd Floor, Jakarta 24-28 March 2008.

Participants

List of participants, trainers & organizers from Indonesia, Phillipine and Bangladesh can be viewed in: (Participants)

Schedule

Here's the schedule and topics of the 5 days training: (Schedule)

Day 1

FOSS Introduction

After short opening ceremony by Dr.Ir.Engkos Koswara and Mr.Kemal Prihatman from The State Ministry of Research & Technology and training's overview by dr.Francis from IOSN, the training started with the introduction to Free and/or Open Source Software. (Download presentations)

FOSS Disaster Managment System (Sahana) Introduction

Didieb & Diki explaining the Sahana oveview, it's history, features, FOSS humanitarian and also showing a short movie about Sahana (IOSN/UNDP's The Codebreaker DVD). (Download presentations)

FOSS GIS Introduction

Firman explaining about FOSS GIS, the advantages of FOSS GIS with it's comparation with propietary GIS software. (Download presentations)

FOSS GIS Overview

A Geographic Information System (GIS), also known as a geographical information system or geospatial information system, is any system for capturing, storing, analyzing and managing data and associated attributes which are spatially referenced to earth. On this training we'll learn how to use FOSS based GIS tools were utilized to support FOSS based DMS (disaster management system).

Step 0: Preparing The Data

• Data Preparation

Step 1: Installing GIS Applications

• Installing GIS applications

Step 2: Viewing GIS Data using QGIS

• QGIS Introduction
• QGIS Overlay

Step 3: Converting UTM Data using GDAL

• Data Transformation/Conversion

Day 2

Step 4: Creating GRASS Database Part 1

• Linux Environment Setup for GRASS
• Basic PostgreSQL Setup for GRASS
• Creating GRASS Database (by EPSG method and Projection Value method)

Step 5: Creating GRASS Database (form XY / Google Images)

• Creating XY Database

Day 3

Step 6: Creating GRASS Database Part 2 (PostgreSQL)

• Creating GRASS Database2

Step 7: The Scenario, GRASS Database for Mentawai

• Importing Raster
• SRTM Correction
• Cropping Map
• Marking Slopes
• Converting to Vector
• Exporting to Shapefiles

Day 4

• Disaster Volunteer Testimonial & Dialogue
• Sahana installation

Day 5

Step 8: Mentawai MapServer and Sahana OpenLayers Module

• MapServer for Sahana (extra session, collaboration between Firman and some participant who has MapServer expertise like Dudi and Taufik)

Overview and Closing

• The operational use of Sahana
• Training review
• IOSN presentation by Dr.Francis

Documentation List

• Downloadable Material
• Photo Gallery