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Desktop GIS: Mapping the Planet with Open Source Tools Gary E Sherman
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf

To be honest, I've found the whole open source GIS world fairly confusing. Esri wants to move from a desktop vision of GIS education to one focus on the full platform of Esri offerings, beginning with ArcGIS Online (which will include geoprocessing tools this summer) and perhaps later end up with desktop and Robert Cheetham and his team at Azavea got a shout out about his use of hybrid GIS solutions - mixing Esri and free and open source tools. Open Source GPS navigation apps and globes. Pragmatic Bookshelf Desktop GIS Mapping The Planet With Open Source Tools Desktop GIS explores the world of Open Source GIS software and provides a guide to navigate the many options available. Desktop GIS: Mapping the Planet with Open Source Tools book download Download Desktop GIS: Mapping the Planet with Open Source Tools Amazon.com: The Geospatial Desktop - Open Source GIS & Mapping. A collection of handy spatial tools. A ready to go web services ready to try in your browser or desktop GIS. A Primer for Getting Started With Open-Source Web Maps. Pretty much all the open source desktop GIS apps (QGIS, uDig etc). Now that you know why I care about telling compelling stories with widely-distributed maps, let's look at a few of the many tools that are out there to help the process. Yes, "Desktop Platform" includes ArcMap, but if you want to make a clean break I recommend Quantum GIS for robust, open-source geoprocessing potential. Desktop GIS: Mapping the Planet with Open Source Tools by Gary Sherman. Esri is thus working with publishers on e-book with linked live maps in ArcGIS Online. I confess to at the command line of a virtual machine, you have no need for my advice. It's the first book I give out to folks when they're looking to learn a little about GIS and open source. I bought and read part of Gary Sherman's Desktop GIS: Mapping the Planet with Open Source Tools.