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gvSIG 2.0: Japanese Symbol library

Posted on 13/06/2013 by Alvaro

A really interesting aspect of the maps, and by extension of GIS, is the territory’s representation that humans beings do. The symbols used not only varies depending on the subject, but has also been modified over the time and in … Continue reading →

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gvSIG 2.0: the improvements we never talk about

Posted on 10/06/2013 by Alvaro

We have said in more than one occasion that the main new feature of gvSIG 2.0 lies in the development side, new architecture, higher stability, easier maintenance, etc. We have also seen that the new line opened by gvSIG 2.0 … Continue reading →

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gvSIG 2.0: Charts I

Posted on 07/06/2013 by Alvaro

It is already available a new plugin to gvSIG 2.0 that allows us to work with one of the documents most requested by the user community: charts. Charts increase the chances of gvSIG users to represent and analyze geographical data, … Continue reading →

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gvSIG 2.0: OpenStreetMap, adding new servers

Posted on 05/06/2013 by Mario

One of the small but important improvements that have been included in gvSIG 2.0 is, in our opinion, the access to the excellent data source that OpenStreetMap is. The extension, that was recently released, can be installed easily from the … Continue reading →

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gvSIG 2.0: Improvements in access to geodatabases

Posted on 04/06/2013 by Juan Lucas Domínguez Rubio

One of the most interesting improvements in gvSIG 2.0 is that layers coming from geodatabases are instantly visible because there is no preprocess dealing with row IDs. Besides, the GeoDB wizard now detects the table’s CRS so the user does … Continue reading →

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gvSIG 2.0: Forestry symbol library

Posted on 03/06/2013 by Alvaro

One of the common areas of GIS use is forestry. Focus on these use cases, we have made a new symbol library. And, as usual, it is available from the “Add-On Manager“. Following the steps defined in the series of … Continue reading →

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gvSIG 2.0: “Emergency” symbols library

Posted on 31/05/2013 by Alvaro

One of the fields which gvSIG is becoming more used in, is the emergency management, both in urban and natural disaster. With no doubt, spatial analysis gives a significant contribution to emergency management and other related fields like for example … Continue reading →

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gvSIG 2.0: OpenStreetMap tiles

Posted on 30/05/2013 by Mario

gvSIG 2.0 improves the raster access incorporating the possibility to make tiles for the sources of this type of data, local or remote ones. The results is that the raster layers are loaded on the gvSIG view in small portions … Continue reading →

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gvSIG 2.0: Create symbols libraries (III)

Posted on 29/05/2013 by Giuliano Ramat

In the previous posts of the symbols series, we have seen how to create a symbols library form a set of images, realising some examples such as Google and OSM libraries. It can be interesting as well to realize our … Continue reading →

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gvSIG 2.0: Thematic Maps I

Posted on 27/05/2013 by Giuliano Ramat

Two available extensions, derived by the gvSIG Batoví project, add very interesting functions for gvSIG 2.0 users. These two extensions are available through the add-ons manager as: Thematic Maps generator Thematic Maps viewer document By using both of them it … Continue reading →

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