New Mexico Geographic Information Council Meeting & Minnesota Mapserver Workshop

UMN Mapserver: OpenSource Internet Mapping

I. Introduction to the UMN MapServer

...a brief history lesson

...what it is (and isn't)

II. System Features and Requirements

...what is necessary to run the software (machines and people)

...what it can do

III. Application Architecture

...how does MapServer CGI interface work

...introducing MapScript

IV. Building Applications using MapServer

...step-by-step creation of a live web mapping application

V. What's Possible - MapServer Websites and Tools

...a review of what's being done with MapServer

If interested, please register in advance for the MapServer Workshop at: http://wrri.nmsu.edu/misc/nmgic/wsregis.html
The MapServer Workshop will be held from 9am until 1:30pm, with an hour lunch break.


Instructors: Stephen Lime and Pericles Nacionales

Stephen Lime is currently working for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), MIS Bureau, as the
Data & Applications Manager. Previously he worked as an Internet Applications Analyst for the DNR and as a Researcher
at the University of Minnesota (UMN), Department of Forest Resources Remote Sensing Lab. Steve has a background
in GIS and remote sensing and specializes in the development of Internet GIS applications. He is the lead
developer of the OpenSource Internet GIS system MapServer.

Pericles Nacionales is a graduate student in the Conservation Biology program at the University of Minnesota-Twin
Cities. He has a general interest in the use of information technology in conservation and management, particularly
the use of web mapping in a public participatory process. Perry has been using Mapserver since 1998 and has created
a MapServer tutorial for beginners. He is currently maintaining a precompiled MapServer binary archive for Windows.
He has experience in giving hands-on workshops and has presented technical workshops in the ESIP federation meetings.

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