GIS / Mapping

We make extensive use of GIS in Sahana & could always use more help to enhance our capabilities, including for responses like:

• Pakistan

User Documentation

• Configuration Guidelines
• User Guidelines
• User Guidelines - Data

Tools

We recommend these tools:

• ​GDAL - Convert between raster formats
• ​OGR - Convert between vector formats
• ​Quantum GIS - Preview datasets in a UI
• ​PostGIS - Spatial storage
• ​GeoServer - WMS, WFS
• ​OpenStreetMap - Roads, Points of Interest

Whilst the tools are common to both platforms, the installation steps are different:

• Installation of GIS Tools on Linux
• Installation of GIS Tools on Windows

Coding

Back-end Python or front-end JavaScript (OpenLayers & GeoExt):

• Blueprints

How to make use of the Mapping engine within other modules:

• Developer Guidelines

Other links

• ​http://www.humanitarian.info/humanitarian-gis/
• ​http://www.isprs.org/news/announcements/Geoinformation_for_Disaster_and_Risk_Management.pdf