How to get Started

YOU CAN USE OUR PUBLIC GIS SERVICE FOR FREE, AS LONG YOU AS COLLABORATE!

WITH YOUR REGISTRATION, YOU ACCEPT THE TERMES OF THE

SUBJECT.CH SERVICE POLICY

REED IT CAREFULLY BEFORE REGISTRATING. IT IS THE CONTRACT OUR SIGN WITH SUBJECT.CH.

TO QUIT OUR SERVICE, YOU MUST REQUEST THE DELETING OF YOUR ACCOUNT. SEND A E-MAIL TO THE ADMINSTRATION OF THE DOMAIN SUBJECT.CH.

First download a GIS desktop client on your computer. We recommend the use of a Open Source software as:

• QGIS
• openJUMP
• GRASS

They are free of charge and conforms to the open geographical standards of OGC.

For Linux hackers, we recommend to install the PostgreSQL client psql. You can also access your PostGIS database over the web.

Install a WebDAV client on your computer, so you can access the geographical repository.

Next register your self at our geographical Mapbender portal. Use the account:

• login: member
• password: Magellan

to login, and then set up your own account.

The same account will be used to access the PostGIS database, the WebDAV geographical repository and the TWiki.

We appreciate your geographical contribuation of geogaphical data. We hope that our public GIS service will be used by people, willing to collabarate on geographical contents.

If you get into problems, talk about it in this TWiki.

If you need support, contact us for a support contract.

We also appreciate any donation, so that we can keep your GIS service in good shape.

-- TWikiAdminUser - 2010-07-23