Conference Overview
1st International Conference
This was the 1st International MapWindow GIS Users and Developers Conference. It was held in:
Orlando, Florida, USA
31 March - 2 April 2010
This was a great opportunity to participate in workshops, present your work to the broader community, and be an integral part of
this exciting open source GIS project.
Who attended? Programmers using the MapWindow
libraries in their own software, end-users looking for
specialized training on plug-ins and MapWindow user tools, and
students and educators looking for an easy to install, easy to
use free GIS for their courses.
About MapWindow GIS
The open source MapWindow GIS project is the most widely used open source GIS specifically for the Windows operating system.
Built tightly around the Microsoft .NET Framework, MapWindow is closely integrated with Windows to give users a seamless end-user experience. MapWindow is free to use and the source code and internal libraries are available for use by third party developers of GIS software.
With over 6000 downloads per month, translations in multiple languages, a world-wide development team, and an exciting roadmap for future development, MapWindow has a bright future.
Conference Purpose
This conference served a number of purposes:
- It was an opportunity to attend workshops on the use of the MapWindow desktop application as well as developer workshops on Plug-in authoring, ActiveX application development, and working with the new MapWindow 6 .NET libraries.
- It was an opportunity to present your work based on the MapWindow project components and tools and to share ideas and experiences with the rest of the community.
- It was an opportunity to meet with all of the key players in the MapWindow project, share your ideas and insights, look for opportunities to collaborate with other users and developers, build your business contacts in the open source GIS community, and be an integral member of the team as a user and/or developer.
Presentations
| Presenter | Abstract Title (Click Icon to Download) |
|---|---|
| Dan Ames | 
Why MapWindow Matters |
| Eva Mockler | 
The Pathways Project of the Irish EPA |
| Aaron Parks |
Introducing the Data for Environmental Modeling (D4EM) Project |
| Y.Q. Wang |
The Application of MapWinGIS in Meteorological Field |
| Juan Camilo Castro | 
HidroSIG: A Hydrological Toolbox |
| Marinko Karanovic |
KT3D_H2O: A Plug-In for Kriging and Particle Tracking |
| Mark Gray |
BASINS 4.0 - Environmental Data and Modeling Tools in MapWindow |
| Ahmad Aburizaiza |
A Fast Search Mechanism for Multiple Raster Layers in MapWindow Open Source GIS |
| Laurent Aubry |
A Joined Approach of Geomatics and Database Management in archaeological research. The Program "Archaeology in the Paris Basin": A Case Study |
| Teva Valuppillai |
HydroForecaster - An Open Source GIS-Enabled Hydrologic Data Time Series Forecasting Framework |
| Jiri Kadlec |
HydroDesktop - An Open Source GIS for Hydrological Data Analysis |
| H. Mharzi Alaoui |
Design and Development of a Decision Support System for Integrated Management of Water Resources in the Catchment area of Tahaddart - North of Morocco |
| Dinesh Grover |
Role of Open Source GIS Product (MapWindow 4.7) in Creating a Geo-Spatial Business Data Analysis Tool Using Map-Initiated Querying and Data-Mining |
| Mansoor Baloch |
GIS Applications at the Centers for Disease Control |
Conference Photos
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1st International MapWindow Conference.
Conference Agenda
A full conference agenda took place over three days summarized as follows:- Day 1: Wednesday, 31 March 2010 - MapWindow Team Meeting - which included selection of the MapWindow Project Steering Committee, and general discussion of goals, plans, etc. (3:00 - 5:00 P.M.)
- Day 2: Thursday, 1 April 2010 – Workshops, workshops, workshops...
- Day 3: Friday, 2 April 2010 – Presentations from conference participants.
Conference Venue
The 1st International MapWindow Conference was held at the
Holiday Inn Hotel in the Walt Disney World Resort.
This hotel is within the Walt Disney World Resort property and
is within walking distance of
Downtown Disney.
