Sessions at EuroPython 2011 about GIS

Tuesday 21st June 2011

• Spatial data and GeoDjango

  by Bruno Renié

  GeoDjango is the "world-class geographic web framework" everyone has probably heard of. The purpose of this talk, targeted at people familiar with Django itself, is to introduce in more details the capabilities of this framework.

  After learning the basics of Geographic Information Systems, we will see:

  • how to get started with a GeoDjango installation,
  • how to import, store and query spatial data,
  • how to geo-enable your forms to allow user-generated spatial data,
  • how to serialize and display your data using the different formats and mapping frameworks such as OpenLayers and Polymaps.

  During this talk we will be building a simple GeoDjango application to illustrate the different concepts introduced.

  • Django
  • GeoDjango
  • GIS

  At 12:15pm to 1:00pm, Tuesday 21st June

  Coverage video slide deck

Wednesday 22nd June 2011

• Making use of OpenStreetMap data with Python

  by Andrii Mishkovskyi

  Ever wondered how web maps are created? Ever wondered if you
  could build something like Google Maps over a weekend? You
  probably can't, but this talk will show you the basics of
  what you need to know, such as importing data, rendering
  maps and even building simple routes. And all of this in
  Python!

  Abstract:
  * Learning how OSM data looks
  * Parsing and importing the data
  * Rendering maps with Mapnik
  * Bits of code required to build geocoder
  * Building simple router with Python and PostGIS
  * And anything else I forgot to mention in this abstract but will talk about

  Definitions:
  OpenStreetMap -- the so-called "Wikipedia of maps" project, with thousands of contributors who edit the map data of the whole world. Unlike similar projects, the map data is completely free (both as in beer and as in speech) and thus anyone can make use of it.
  Mapnik -- rendering framework, created specifically for OpenStreetMap, written in C++ and Python.
  PostGIS -- an extension of PostgreSQL database, with support for many useful GIS features.

  • GIS
  • Mapnik
  • OpenStreetMap
  • Python

  At 11:15am to 12:15pm, Wednesday 22nd June

  Coverage slide deck video