[Gvsig_english] [FOSS4G 2009 Announce] Try GeoSpatial Open Source Desktop applications from a web browser

[Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Hi,

I'm forwarding this press note on behalf of FOSS4G Organising committee.
gvSIG is at the Arramagong/GISVM live DVD, so you can now test it also
via web browser with the click2try version.

Take a look on it and post any comment here or at live DVD mailing list
at http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo

Cheers



***


Sydney, Australia. 16 October 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org

The Arramagong/GISVM GeoSpatial Live DVD and Virtual Machine, which
includes a stack of popular GeoSpatial Open Source Applications and is
being handed out to delegates at the FOSS4G conference, can now be
viewed from http://click2try.com from within your web browser!

All you need to do is:

  * Open this webpage:

http://www.click2try.com/catalog/Web-Development/Geospatial/Arramagong-GISVM/details

  * Follow these steps:

 1. Click the big *Try this application now* button.
 2. Review the connection test results and fix, if necessary.
 3. Either wait for the application to launch or click the *Launch
    App* button.

  * Login to the Arramagong desktop using the login credentials in the
    Quick Start guide in the left pane of the window.
  * You should see the icons for the Geospatial applications on the
    desktop. You can start and try any application.
  * To save data, you'll need to apply for a free click2try account at
    http://www.click2try.com/component/user/?task=register.


  About Arramagong

Arramagong is a self-contained live DVD and Virtual Machine, based on
XUbuntu and GISVM, that allows you to try a wide variety of open source
geospatial software without installing anything. It is composed entirely
of free software, allowing it to be freely distributed, duplicated and
passed around. A full list of installed packages is at:
http://www.arramagong.com/Arramagong/contents.html

As explained by Cameron Shorter, coordinator of Arramagong and
Geospatial Solutions Manager at LISAsoft <http://lisasoft.com>,

"Arramagong allows users to easily try out the robust, feature rich
stack of applications offered by Geospatial Open Source. It is a
compelling marketing tool for us organisations who support Open Source."


  About FOSS4G

http://2009.foss4g.org

FOSS4G is the international Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial
conference, which comes to Sydney, Australia, 20-23 October 2009. FOSS4G
offers presentations, workshops, demos, an install-fest, and a code
sprint. It is presented by the world's best Developers, Policy Makers,
Sponsors and Geospatial Professionals and includes the latest geospatial
applications, standards, government programs, business processes and
case studies. Topics include mobile platforms, location based
applications, crowd sourcing, cloud computing, development, spatial
standards, integration of cross-agency data, Spatial Data
Infrastructures, Sensor Webs, Web Processing Services, Integration of
Open Source and Proprietary Software and more.


  About Click2Try

http://click2try.com/

click2try is an online Open Source application showroom that helps
visitors easily evaluate and use Open Source Software from within their
web browser. click2try employs a unique, advanced technology framework,
built completely on Open Source software, to provide on-demand,
multiuser, concurrent access to enterprise-level Open Source software
applications.


  Upcoming milestones

  * 20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop
  * 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
  * 24 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Code Sprint


  Media Sponsors

  * Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
  * Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
  * Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
  * Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
  * GIS Development: http://gisdevelopment.net/
  * Baliz Media: http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/
  * Slashgeo: http://slashgeo.org

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------

For more information or to keep informed from the FOSS4G Organising
Committee, join our email list or twitter feed at:
http://2009.foss4g.org/about_us/


-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJK2BZ5AAoJEAOYD75lvHdBF0IIAMLdXHVjoQkS+OD+Gmr3VIJN
Td4ZU7ZjRmyyrzIjcsVBddTs8E+E3VSeyvcf1/RA62uQz3Hw1hMuZ/aVOa/id9jJ
LC1DUPuabQinkLMPIKD4MuyWjyz8L5Y8JISUM4bBnvkv0JcLZwbBhL+casflCtg4
azoHXstuiWWHXllfLvBWFeVfG2+O5myyEEobIt/0+OtgA3JLHk6CLpQoaFtunDsE
fAfFh888PUfXaZBiLcotFUVsCOMx4P6aKoC8iJYSMDphMoAepu4glOHLpa4sCCMc
DVo/T/B3CH4YV4ItyeBUnByWvDXEpHdU5L/JhYeX162AgrY1z5f6VSww6HmWW1w=
=+o2A
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----