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Learn GIS for free. Module 2: Working with Views

Posted on 21/06/2017 by Alvaro

We continue with the second module of the free GIS course, where we are going to show you how to work with Views. Through four video-tutorials you will be able to learn to load all type of geographic information in … Continue reading →

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gvSIG Desktop 2.4 testing phase is starting

Posted on 19/06/2017 by Mario

Good news for anybody who is waiting for the new gvSIG Desktop version. The builds publishing phase for testing has started already and the first tests are very positive. Although we haven’t published any RC (Release Candidate) version yet, the … Continue reading →

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Learn GIS for free!

Posted on 16/06/2017 by Alvaro

We are going to start to publish a series of videos that form a complete GIS course, using gvSIG Desktop for that. Together with these videos we will publish the data necessary to follow the exercises. The course is recommended … Continue reading →

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13th International gvSIG Conference: “gvSIG Suite: Geolocating ICT”

Posted on 16/06/2017 by Mario

The School of Engineering in Geodesy, Cartography and Surveying (Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain) will host, one more year, the International gvSIG Conference, that will be early respecting the usual date. The 13th Conference will be held from October 18th … Continue reading →

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Learning GIS with Game of Thrones (XII). Graphic editing tools

Posted on 09/06/2017 by learozz

As a complement of a previous post in which we talked about the table edition tools, today we will show you the tools for graphic edition. These tools will allow you to create and edit vector data. We must keep … Continue reading →

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Learning GIS with Game of Thrones (XI): Labelling

Posted on 07/06/2017 by martapacoret

Last post was about symbology in gvSIG Desktop. Today we will be introduced in “Labelling”. A label is the text which describes one or more attributes. The labels are located over or close to the elements of one layer, according … Continue reading →

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Towards gvSIG 2.4: ISO-7010 symbol library, safety pictograms

Posted on 01/06/2017 by Mario

ISO-7010 defines a series of safety pictograms or symbols. This ISO compliant tries to coordinate graphic symbols and colours of safety signs in an international level. A global coordination that allows more coherence and a universal acknowledgement of signs.

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Towards gvSIG 2.4: Emoji symbol library

Posted on 27/05/2017 by Mario

Emoji is a Japanese term for ideograph or characters used in electronic messages and websites that has been popularized as one of the better known set of symbols. More over its popularity, they are symbols that can be very useful … Continue reading →

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Video of the “Geostatistics: R integration in gvSIG” webinar is now available

Posted on 24/05/2017 by Mario

During the last 2nd gvSIG Festival, a webinar about Geostatistics: R integration in gvSIG was given, about R and its main functionalities. At this introduction to R, the different type of graphical output that we can get were shown. The … Continue reading →

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Learning gvSIG in 30 minutes

Posted on 23/05/2017 by Mario

During the last 2nd gvSIG Festival there was a webinar about how to learn to use gvSIG in 30 minutes. At this webinar you will see how to load vector and raster files, applying symbology and labelling for vector files. … Continue reading →

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