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Geospatial Systems Management
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Post-Graduate
03/02/2012

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Term
putty
Definition
An open source telnet and SSH Client for the Windows and Unix platforms
Term
XFCE
Definition
a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems
Term
switchdesk
Definition
allows the user to choose between the available desk- tops installed on the system.
Term
mstc
Definition
Creates connections to terminal servers or other remote computers, edits an existing Remote Desktop Connection (.rdp) configuration file, and migrates Windows connections (connections created with Client Connection Manager) to new .rdp files.
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grass
Definition
Geographic Resources Analysis Support System - open source GIS software
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qgis
Definition
a cross-platform free software (also referred to as open source) desktop Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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postgis
Definition
spatial database extension for PostgreSQL.
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pgadmin3
Definition
the leading graphical Open Source management, development and administration tool for PostgreSQL
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postgresql-contrib
Definition
A package which includes extensions and additions, that
are distributed along with the PostgreSQL sources, but are not (yet)
official parts of the PostgreSQL core.
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pscp
Definition
A tool for transferring files securely between computers using an SSH connection.
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httpd
Definition
A software program that runs in the background of a Web server and waits for incoming server requests
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mod_ssl
Definition
is an optional module for the Apache HTTP Server. Provides strong cryptography for the Apache webserver.
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php
Definition
Server-side HTML embedded scripting language
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mod_python
Definition
is an Apache module that embeds the Python interpreter within the server
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firefox
Definition
A browser developed by Mozilla
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php-mapserver
Definition
A PHP dynamically loadable module that makes MapServer’s MapScript functions and classes available in a PHP environment.
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php-pgsql
Definition
PHP database access class for PostgreSQL, offering convenient state-of-the-art interface to PostgreSQL, combined with automatic provision for every trick in the book to make database access and queries as fast as possible
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php-mysql
Definition
uses php to interact with MySQL to make fully dynamic and database-driven sites.
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mapserver
Definition
is an Open Source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web
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openlayers
Definition
An opensource javascript library to load, display and render maps from multiple sources on web pages.
Term
tomcat6
Definition
is an open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies.
Term
tomcat6-admin-webapps
Definition
Installs 2 webapps:
1_ manager webapp, which you can access by default at http://vm***.athena.bcit.ca:8080/manager/html. It is primarily used to get server status and restart webapps
2_host-manager webapp, which you can access by default at http://vm***.athena.bcit.ca:8080/host-manager/html. It can be used to create virtual hosts dynamically.
Term
geoserver
Definition
is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data
Term
gcc
Definition
A compiler for the c programming language
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gdal-python
Definition
a Python package that allows for programming and manipulation of the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library
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python-psycopg2
Definition
PostgreSQL database adapter for the Python programming language
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python-virtualenv
Definition
A tool used to create isolated Python environments. Addresses problems of file/library dependencies between various versions of a program
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mod_wsgi
Definition
an Apache HTTP server module that provides a WSGI compliant interface for hosting Python 2.3+ based web apps under Apache
Term
geonode
Definition
an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data.
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geonetwork
Definition
a free and open source cataloging application for spatially referenced resources. It is a catalog of location-oriented information
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GeoEXt
Definition
a JavaScript library that provides a groundwork for creating rich web mapping applications.
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