VinaGIS Project
1. Project Description
The purpose of the VinaGIS Project is design and implement an application for PDAs, utilizing GPRS, that will assist visitors and tourists in locating various sites such as restaurants, tourist centers, hotels, etc. GRASS, an open source geographic information system software, will be used to digitize the map the Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, and store pertinent tourist information. The VinaGIS Project will be carried out by the Saigon Linux Group made up of Vietnamese and Expat Linux Users.
2. Project Objectives and Timeline (Tentative)
I. Draft Project Plan
II. Learn how to use Grass
III. Obtain HCMC Map/s
IV. Digitize HCMC Map/s
V. Collect coordinates of ‘pertinent tourist sites’ with GPS and store in MySQL database
a. Contact HCMC Tourism Agency
VI. Create a new HCMC GIS Tourist Map
VII. Design and Develop a front-end GUI web-based Tourist Map
VIII. Design and Develop a front-end GUI PDA-based Tourist Map
3. Project Members (Tentative)
4. Helper Applications (Tentative)
- OpenSuse Linux
- GRASS GIS
- QGIS
- MySQL
- PHP
- AJAX
- Zope/Plone
- Quanta Plus
- GoogleMaps
- Wikimapia
5. Project Design Considerations (Tentative)
· PDA format
· GRASS/QGIS Windows Compatibility
· Legality of using Vietnamese Maps in Vietnam
· Security of data
6. Project Website (Tentative)
