[program-l] Re: Recommend GIS software/platforms?
- From: Gabriel Mcmorland <g.mcmorland@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 00:02:21 -0400
Thanks for writing! I'm generally familiar with the problems that GIS
helps people to solve. I went to school for urban studies, but did not
ever use GIS because it seemed daunting to use it with a screen
reader. Since graduating, I've managed projects where I worked closely
with coworkers or interns who use GIS to support our overall project.
I don't expect to do much work creating visually appealing maps.
I'm very interested in using GIS to answer questions about geographic
data sets. For example, I currently work on a project where we use GIS
to identify the neighborhood associated with each address from a long
list of survey respondents. A coworker is using GIS to query each
address and return the name of the polygon that contains the address
point.
I started exploring QGIS, but it's hard to tell if it's working with
JAWS because I don't know enough about what's supposed to happen.
Thanks,
GAbe
On 6/9/14, Dorene Cornwell <dorenefc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Gabriel
>
> When you think about GIS systems what are you hoping to learn?
>
> Do you have any particular areas where you might be interested in working?
>
> I do not know whether other people have responded privately but here
> is my sort of limited perspective based mainly onbeing around people
> who deal with GIS for transit, transportation systems, and other urban
> planning questions as well as discussions at meetups. I have never
> personally done naything with a system and I did all my education
> almost as a more or less sighted person.
>
> --I have NO experience with any particular package as far as how
> accessible / screen reader cooperative different GIS software packages
> are. I would assume the answer might be though I can imagine some
> other kinds of accessibility measures that might be desireable.
>
> --When I think about GIS, I think about:
> how maps are created
> visualization of data relationships or characteristics
> the data management tasks of deciding how different dat a streams
> can be combined. I am sure that you can contribute here but the two
> points above I would be less sure of.
>
> --A lot of what, based on my limited observations, windsup being
> important wit GIS is establishing data elements upon which it makes
> sense to combine / merge data from different sources. In other words,
> lots of data definitions, understanding meta data, understanding wht
> different data streams actually show.
>
> Do these comments help you revise your questions to things other
> people besides me might be able to say moreabout?
>
> Once I understand a little better what you are looking for, I know a
> couple people i can forward your query to and see whether they can add
> to what I wrote.
>
> Best
>
> Dorene Cornwell
>
> On 6/8/14, Gabriel Mcmorland <g.mcmorland@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Has anyone tried using GIS software before? GIS - Geographic
>> information systems - is mapping and database software. A variety of
>> applications and platforms exist, but I'm not sure which one is best
>> for use with a screen reader.
>>
>> I think GIS software will still be useful to me even though I can't
>> see the maps myself. I'd really like to know what path is best for me
>> to invest time in learning. Thanks!
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