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QGIS on a UMPC

Monday, December 11th, 2006

This week I took a look at Quantum GIS (QGIS) on a UMPC. QGIS is an open source mapping application that is free to use. First I installed QGIS version 0.7.3 on a Samsung Q1 without any problems. Then I setup a test map that consisted of some vector data that is freely available from the Michigan Center for Geographic Information.

QGIS on a Q1

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UMPCs and GIS

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

In early 2006, Microsoft officially announced their vision for the Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC). What began as the “Origami Project” evolved into a unique mobile device combining the processing power of a desktop computer with the mobility of a PDA. The devices would also add the functionality of a tablet PC by running Windows XP Tablet Edition. (more…)

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