Just some more GIS stuff on Linux / Ubuntu see fwded message below and notes / comments below that. <div class="gmail_quote"> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: XXX Date: Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 4:51 PM Subject: Re: hi - regarding GIS on Ubuntu Yes I mentioned to you OpenJump. The windows install of this S/W is a breeze but you may have to dirty your hands a bit for the linux install. Just have a look at : <a href="http://www.openjump.org/wiki/show/Linux" target="_blank">http://www.openjump.org/wiki/show/Linux</a> Ubuntu GIS repositories are QGIS or Quanmtum GIS front end + GRASS. This would make things pretty solid for a full GIS workhorse. It would also mean additional learning. But if your requirements are a bit simpler you might like to have a look at open jump. I recommened that you can first do a quick peek at the windows version and see if it suits what you wanna do. You can then battle it out with the linux bit. The windows n\bit is also opensource so you dont sin. If you have shape files and wish to very very quickly try some unions etc, after you start open jump, right click on the working folder , choose Load Data sets , set format to ESRI shape file and bring your shape files in. Next use tools menu to do overlay ( intersect) or if you have a line layer, generate --> buffers from the tools menu. Do some spatial / attribute queries. You can read the tutorial later to get a better hang of things. Link to windows installer: <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/jump-pilot/files/" target="_blank">http://sourceforge.net/projects/jump-pilot/files/</a> There is a PDF Tutorial too which you might like to browse before after dinner. I think jump GIS looks less intimidating for the general public and if you have to train some people in using stuff, it might be less intimidating. It has the most commonly used GIS analysis functions like overlay ( Union / Intersect) and buffer generation built in. It can edit, do spatial and attribute queries etc. So pretty decent. </div>**** openjump is available on the Ubuntu repos you may nede to add the following deb <a href="http://lk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/">http://lk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</a> jaunty main restricted deb-src <a href="http://lk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/">http://lk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</a> jaunty main restricted *** regards ram