Conference Proceedings
About MapWindow GIS and DotSpatial
The open source MapWindow GIS project is the most widely used open source GIS specifically for the Windows operating system.
Built tightly on the Microsoft .NET Framework, MapWindow is closely integrated with Windows to give users a seamless end-user experience. MapWindow is free and the source code and libraries are available for use by third party developers of GIS software. MapWindow has over 7000 downloads per month, translations in multiple languages, and a worldwide development team.
DotSpatial includes work by the MapWindow team on a .NET only (C#) programmer API (previously called the MapWindow 6 project) now expanded to include a number of other open source components. DotSpatial aspires to be an alternative to ESRI's ArcObjects programming API.
Because the MapWindow 2011 conference has been expanded to include all OSGeo DotNet projects so you will have the opportunity to learn more about many other interesting open source GIS efforts at this meeting.
Conference Purpose
This conference served a number of purposes for different participants:
- Workshops were attended on the use of the MapWindow desktop application and developer workshops on plugin authoring, ActiveX application development, and building custom applicatins with DotSpatial .NET libraries.
- Work was presented based on the MapWindow project components and tools and ideas and experiences were shared. with the rest of the community.
- All of the key players in the MapWindow, DotSpatial, and related projects were met. Ideas and insights were shared. Opportunities to collaborate with other users and developers were found. Business contacts in the open source GIS community were built.
Conference Presentations
| Presenter | Title (Click PDF logo to view. Click YouTube icon to watch.) |
|---|---|
| Paul Meems |
 What's New in MapWindow v4.8 |
| Chris George |
MapWindow and TauDEM V5 |
| Dave Eslinger |
OpenNSPECT |
| Dinesh Grover |
Hydro Desktop: An Open Source GIS-Based Platform for Hydrologic Data Discovery, Visualiztion, and Analysis |
| Michael Gerlek |
Open Source Lidar |
| Robert Rowley |
McCurtain County GIS Pilot Project Overview & Results |
| Ted Dunsford |
Building DotSpatial-based Applications in Industry |
| Russ Stephenson |
Directed Text Mining |
| Robert Beazer | Integrating Social Attitudes and Spatial Data in Siting Power Lines using the DotSpatial Framework |
| Anderson Sandes |
Progress of the SOCNET Project |
| Michael Gerlek |
Working With, and in, the Open Source Community |
| Sarawat Jansuwan | Development of a Decision Support Tool for Assessing Vulneribility of Transportation Networks |
| Shih-Hsun Hung | Debris Flow Prevention and Protection Info Systems |
| Teva Veluppillai | Fuzzy Logic Based Prediction of Geographical Suitibility for Wind Power |
| Jiri Kadlec | Using Geodata bases in MapWindow and DotSpatial |
| Jaeyoung Park | Introduction for River Management in Korea |
Click this icon to download all of the above presentations. 
Workshop Material
| Presenter | Workshop Title (Click Blue Folder to Download) |
|---|---|
| Robin Rowley | 
Using MapWindow: City and County Government Applications |
| Dinesh Grover and Matthew Klein |
Building Custom GIS Enabled Software with the MapWinGIS ActiveX and Plugin Environment |
| Teva Veluppillai and Jiří Kadlec |
Introduction to Programming with DotSpatial |
| Aaron Parks and Jay Rineer |
Building a DotSpatial Plugin to Interact with Python |
Conference Agenda
- Day 1: Monday, 13 June 2011 - Plenary sessions included introduction of the various projects and key team members. General session including technical presentations. Workshops on various topics
- Day 2: Tuesday, 14 June 2011 – More technical sessions and paper presentations by conference attendees were in the morning followed by four concurrent workshops on different topics in the afternoon.
- Day 3: Wednesday, 15 June 2011 – Applications of open source GIS discussions and presentations were in the morning followed by four concurrent workshops in the afternoon.
Each day also included ample opportunities for networking and viewing/giving software demos. There was also a conference banquet on Tuesday evening and a guest brunch on Tuesday morning .
Conference Venue
The conference was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel - San Diego. This hotel is just minutes away from the San Diego International Airport (SAN) and is near many of Southern California's most popular attractions including the world renowned San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, Sea World, Legoland, and the Pacific Ocean beaches.
