Lowering the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for your GIS applications

For rates and training information please get in touch with one of our partners:
DFC Software Engineering (Belgium)
K.U.Leuven/SADL (Belgium)

Training

Jump start:
For experienced GIS coordinators and system managers
Participants should be familiar with GIS and what a client server model involves. They should have some previous experience with configuring server applications.
Duration: ½ day
Content:

  • What is geGIS and how do I make a start on it in the context of my organisation?
  • Installing geGIS on your notebook with administrator rights
  • Managing and consulting geographical objects (overview - jump start)
  • Configuring your GIS window: layers, templates and legends, user profiles
  • Overview of the data sources (WMS/WFS, shape, oracle, postgres)

Learning outcomes: using the versions installed on your own notebook to acquire personal experience with configuring an e-window. Gaining a better understanding of the geGIS opportunities.

GIS Primer:
For new GIS coordinators and system managers
Duration: 1 day
Content:

  • Basic concepts of GIS
  • Basic concepts of geobase infrastructure
  • Basic concepts of de facto standards and Open standards (OCG, WMS, WFS,...)
  • Authentic sources: why they are so important and what are the problems
  • Concepts of geographical data, legends, applications, users and datastores
  • Basic concepts of XML
  • Spacial Databases and server structures

Learning outcomes: Basic understanding of GIS and Open standards in the light of the open source geGIS platform.

geGIS Administration:
For ICT system managers, junior developers, GIS coordinators
Duration: 2 days
Content:

  • Best practices for establishing a geowindow
  • Creating a geowindow
  • Creating a geobase
  • Creating the administration application
  • Configuring the layers
  • Defining the functionalities
  • Rights and roles
  • Hands on: Step-by-step creation of your own window.
  • Handling key configuration parameters
  • Introduction to performance and tuning.

Learning outcomes: being able to integrate geGIS within your own information technology infrastructure.

Installation day:
For system managers
Duration: 1 day
Content:

  • geGIS architecture
  • Preparatory steps (web server, database server, application server, ...)
  • Installing geGIS
  • The configuration possibilities
  • Installing data layers
  • Roles and users
  • Adding your own logo, layout and functionalities
  • Installing the development environment

Learning outcomes: being able to create a geGIS environment and succeed with the deployment of a new window. Installation, backup and archiving of data layers. Installing an environment on your own notebook.