Sonntag, 23. Oktober 2011

To introduce GIS and the gvSIG software in detail Welthungerhilfe has produced an all-inclusive GIS Starter Package especially designed for Welthungerhilfe project staff and its partner organisations in more than 30 countries worldwide.
The GIS Starter Package 2.0 provides all information essential to implement GIS applications in your everyday project business.
Those who are new to GIS will have access to all information necessary to successfully familiarise with the subject.
Advanced users of GIS, as well as GIS beginners are introduced to the gvSIG software using video tutorials, practical Welthungerhilfe demo-projects, FAQ and other tools. The package comes as a CD-ROM and includes in detail:
  • The complete gvSIG installation files
  • An installation guide
  • Comprehensive background information on GIS and gvSIG
  • Detailed description of the gvSIG user-interface and the main processes getting you started
  • 27 assisting short video tutorials to help you handling geo-data with gvSIG
  • All necessary information to organise GIS-projects, including a digital manual of gvSIG
  • About 90 minutes of video material rolling up the demo-projects from the beginning up to the final map result
  • All necessary data-files to reproduce the demo examples and the video tutorials
  • Information on technical support, consultancy services and training opportunities
A version of the package was adapted by CSGIS to be used by the gvSIG community and includes gvSIG version 1.11 as well as the actual gvSIG 1.11 user manual provided by the gvSIG Association.
In June 2011 CSGIS was instructed by the WHH with a frame contract for the world-wide technical support.
Concrete questions of project members regarding gvSIG and GIS can so be answered quickly and accomplished via email, video conferences or by phone. CSGIS is also administrating a "GIS Online Forum" to make communications and discussions between users possible and to inform about the actual state of the software and project.

The Starter Package can be downloaded here (420 MB).
After unzipping the file, click on whh_start.html to start the website.
Enjoy the use of gvSIG with help of a lot of informative videos and documentation!