Books published by Locate Press

Cook up dynamic web maps using the recipes in the Leaflet Cookbook. Leaflet Cookbook will guide you in getting started with Leaflet, the leading open-source JavaScript library for creating interactive maps. You'll move swiftly along from the basics to creating interesting and dynamic web maps.

It's time for you to get going! QGIS is waiting for you to join the Open Source movement. Where will you go with QGIS? Following on the path from Open the Door to GIS, On the Way with GIS challenges you to take your learning to new heights!

Teachers! You know that Geographic Information Systems are about much more than geography. GIS offers your students an interdisciplinary approach to learning, uniting computer technology, digital design, and analytic problem-solving. "On the Way with GIS" features advanced topics, building on the introduction found in "Open the Door to GIS."

Tool Up! Become a data management superstar with tools from the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL). This book is a reference guide for quickly finding the right syntax and example usage of all GDAL/OGR commands. Used behind most of the open source geospatial applications, as well as leading proprietary GIS applications, GDAL is the preeminent spatial data access library. GDAL comes with several powerful command line utilities including tools for examining, converting, transforming, building and analyzing raster and vector data. Included within is substantial new content, supplementing the GDAL documentation which makes up the rest of the book. Look up a workflow concept like "Translate Vectors" and quickly find examples designed to get you going right away. Digital versions of the book are fully linked with bookmarks between topics and command names, making it easier than ever to follow from an example to more detailed documentation. Tooling up your skills with this book will allow you to confidently tackle future raster and vector data management challenges!

Open the Door to GIS guides you through a set of stories that will teach you how to use the most popular Open Source Geographic Information System available---QGIS.

Geographic Information Systems are a compelling way to present data as well as offering a learning platform for students to become proficient with a variety of digital, graphical, analytical and technical skills. Open the Door to GIS offers a way for teachers to use the freely downloadable Open-Source GIS, QGIS.

What is pgRouting? It's a PostgreSQL extension for developing network routing applications and doing graph analysis. This book will give you all the tools and information you need to get started with pgRouting, as well as complete code examples and even how to deploy your project to the web.

Desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) software gives you the ability to make maps and analyze geographic information. This book provides a foundational level of knowledge for understanding GIS and the open source desktop mapping applications that are available for use, for free, today. Learn about vector and raster data, how to convert data, interacting with spatial databases, creating new map data, geoprocessing, scripting, and more. Special sections include focused learning on the Quantum GIS and GRASS GIS software platforms but other packages are also introduced. The Geospatial Desktop is written by the creator of Quantum GIS, so you can rest assured that you will be led by one of the most knowledgeable authors on the subject.