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QGIS Training Opportunities

We’re planning a couple of training classes for March: Introduction to QGIS Extending QGIS with Python Each is a one day class and we plan to run them back to back. If you are local or just want to come to Alaska in March for some spring skiing, northern lights viewing, or to experience the equinox, please hop over to GeoApt and let us know so we can plan accordingly.
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Getting Paths with PyQGIS

When writing plugins or scripts it is often necessary to get information about the paths QGIS is using. For example, if we are writing a plugin that uses Python templates to create output based on user actions, we need to know the path to our installed plugin so we can find the templates. Fortunately the API provides an easy way to get at the information; here are a few examples:
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Welcome to New QGIS PSC Members

Nominations for the QGIS PSC closed at 00:00 UTC on August 25, 2013 [1]. With only one nominee for each role, the PSC unanimously moved to accept each without election. The QGIS PSC welcomes new members Anita Graser, Richard Duivenvoorde, and Jürgen Fischer. The PSC is now composed of: Chair - Gary Sherman Community Advisor - Otto Dassau Design Advisor - Anita Graser Financial and Marketing Advisor - Paolo Cavallini Infrastructure Manager - Richard Duivenvoorde Release Manager - Jürgen Fischer Technical Advisor - Marco Hugentobler Testing/QA Manager - Tim Sutton The new PSC members begin their terms immediately.
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QGIS PSC Call for Nominations

The QGIS Project Steering Committee (PSC) has announced a call for nominations to fill three vacant positions: Design Advisor Infrastructure Manager Release Manager Nominations are open until August 24, 2013. For details on the PSC, vacancies, and how to nominate someone, see the [Call for Nominations August 2013] (http://hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum-gis/wiki/Call_for_Nominations_August_2013).
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QGIS Back in the Day

Do you remember this? If so, you’ve been using QGIS a long time… OGR and PostGIS support No raster support Three widgets on the Symbology tab No symbology in the legend But you could use it handily on a 640x480 display.
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New Version of the QGIS Script Runner Plugin

The Script Runner plugin allows you to manage and execute a collection of scripts in QGIS to automate tasks and perform custom processing. Version 0.6 of Script Runner has been released and includes these changes: Arguments can be passed to a script using keyword arguments Script output is logged to the Script Runner window Script output can be logged to disk Preferences dialog allows control of output and logging options Exceptions in scripts are displayed without interfering with console/logging output Context menu (right-click) to access script functions Edit script function uses system default editor or one you specify in preferences For a basic introduction to Script Runner see this post: Script Runner: A Plugin to Run Python Scripts in QGIS
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Littering Your Python Path: The Road to Destruction

Well not quite destruction, but a bit of hair pulling… While working on an update to the Plugin Builder, I encountered a small problem. The Plugin Builder displays the version number in the title bar of its main window. After bumping the version number to 1.8.4 in all the requisite places, it still showed 1.8.3 when testing. Using grep on all the source files revealed no instance of 1.8.3 in any file.
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QGIS Gains a Gold Sponsor

The Quantum GIS (QGIS) project is happy to announce that the Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd (AAS), a Japanese international consulting company, has become a Gold Sponsor. AAS has committed to providing 9,000 EUR (~$11,000 US) each of three years, beginning in November 2012. The AAS sponsorship is yet another indication that QGIS is a mature and stable project which continues to provide innovative open source GIS software. The QGIS Project Steering Committee (PSC) wishes to thank AAS for their continuing commitment.
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QGIS Is Ten Years Old

It was ten years ago, on July 19, 2002, that QGIS was officially unveiled. That first release was primitive, supporting only PostGIS layers and having little in the way of navigation controls. Invoking the open source mantra of “release early and release often,” I announced it on Freshmeat and waited. Slowly it began to attract attention—not all of it positive. Some questioned why I was starting a new open source GIS project when there were others I could join.
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What's New in QGIS Plugins

Here’s a summary of recent additions and updates to plugins in the QGIS repository. FlowMapper (0.1.1) - Generates flow lines between discreet nodes for depicting spatial interaction data (e.g. migration). Query By Example (0.2) - Select features by location. Item Browser (1.6.0) - Browse a multiple selection with auto-zooming to feature and an option to open feature form. Custom Launcher (1.1.0) - Customize your own actions to launch your preferred apps or commands within QGIS.
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