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File Transfer
Copy the folder grassdata.zip from T:\\ufobi7\trans\wml\qgis1011\data to your homes drive U:\\ufobi7\homes and extract the archive.
GRASS Mapset
Most of the time we work in the following GRASS mapset:
Gisdbase: ../grassdata
location: goegk
mapset: user1
Using the CIP pool computers of the faculty of forest sciences
You need authentication to login into the computers of the CIP pools 1, 2 and 3, Büsgenweg 4. If you do not have an account, please contact our system administrator Dr. R. Meyer (office close to CIP 1, Büsgenweg 4, Tel. 0551-39-3466, rmeyer@uni-forst.gwdg.de).
This lecture will be administrated within the learning management system STUD.IP (http://www.stud.ip.uni-goettingen.de ). In order to have access to the lecture notes and the archive files, please register the lecture within STUD.IP.
Using Windows XP
Login in with your username and password. Go to the lower left of the desktop: Start → Systemsteuerung → Regions- und Spracheinstellungen
Change the language if you do not want to keep the German settings for Windows. Log off and login again. Windows speaks your preferred language now. To start QGIS, double click on the QGIS icon.
Using your own laptop or PC
We prefer using Free and Open Source Software because this enables you to install the software on your own computer without paying for costly licenses to learn and continue your work at home. Here are the links to download the software from the internet and install it yourself:
Quantum GIS http://qgis.org , available for Windows XP and Vista, MacOS and Linux.
Installation Guide for Windows
- Download the OSGeo4W setup program from http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Download#OSGeo4W_InstallerQGIS and save it to a temporary folder.
- Open the folder and double-click on Setup file osgeo4w-setup.exe to start the installation.
- Choose Desktop Fast Installation
- Browse to the path where you want to have Quantum installed or take the default: C:\OSGeo4W and click For all users
- Under “Choose Packages” please unmark the checkboxes “uDig” and “OpenEV”. Go on and wait until all files are copied.
- A link with a yellow Q called "Quantum GIS 1.5.0 " should appear on the desktop. Delete the other icon links on the desktop called "Mysys", “OsGeo4W” and "Grass".
- Start Quantum GIS by double clicking on the accordant icon.
- Uninstallation is easy done by deleting the installation folder and the icon. If you get an error message caused by a previous installed plugin, please install the newest plugin version under Plugin → Fetch Python Plugin.
Trying out Linux?
If you are interested to try out a Linux OS on your own Windows PC, we recommend to install Linux Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 (http://www.ubuntu.com). You can install Ubuntu onto a computer alongside a copy of Windows. You will be able to select whether to start Ubuntu or Windows each time your computer starts up or you can try to run Ubuntu on a CD alongside your current system.
