[wellylug] Possible project of interest?

[E.Chalaron]

> Agreed, & I have used it to make maps from the data. It isn't the best tool
> for managing the data though, & this volume of data does require managing.

How about mysql as a filter for that ??? Just a suggestion since I will not 
have time to learn and apply....

> Discussions of geoids & projections might be a
> bit much.

for a LUG probably :-)

> As it is pretty easy for GMT users to extract the elevation contours as XYZ
> points to build a gridfile DTM from, I'd sooner provide the source data &
> let users do what they want.
>
> No reason it couldn't be used with GMT to do what you suggest though. I
> think GRASS, JUMP or QGIS as OpenSource GIS tools would be more readily
> useable with the data, even if they don't easily produce printed maps with
> the quaity of GMT.

Well if it is a matter of managing data, a database would be better no ? I 
thought you guys were doing that at NIWA....

> (I'm open to be conviced otherwise- at this styage my interest is in
> providing the data, the application is up to the user)

Ok see the point

> To create a full OpenSource GIS app/data CD set with this volume of data
> (some 26 CD's as uncompressed Mapinfo MID/MID files, prob a couple of CD's
> as bzipped shapefiles) is pretty ambitious.

That's not a lot...


> > to convert 3D views in videos... well I'll probably need some help for a
> > couple of things I am not sure of.
>
> Could be neat to show what can be done with it, tho NVIZ in GRASS or OpenDX
> might simplify the creation of flyby's & such.

That is the point. I'd like a try on the Taupo/Napier test for that....

> Were you aware Paul Wesel's GMT course in March is supposed to include
> producing animations from GMT?

No, but I guess it is a matter of angular velocity so you fly over without 
the feeling of watching a Charlie Chaplin movie....


> Thanks for the input,

You are welcome
Edouard