[vox-announce] Linux Users' Group of Davis - "GPSr Waypoint Management Linux Tools and Geocaching", Feb. 18th

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The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD), will be holding a general
meeting on:

  Monday
  February 18, 2008
  6:30pm - 9:00pm


The meeting will be held at our regular location:

  Davis Public Library
  Blanchard Meeting Room
  315 East 14th Street
  Davis, California 95616


Presentation:

  "GPSr Waypoint Management Linux Tools and Geocaching"

  Presented by:
    Wes Hardaker, GeoQO Project

  Wes will discuss using a GPS receiver within Linux and some of the
  tools that exist for managing waypoints an other GPS-related
  information.  He'll also talk about his own open-source 'GeoQO'
  project, which is a general extensible waypoint database system that
  specializes in management of Geocaching waypoints (an overview of what
  Geocaching is will be given as well).  GeoQO has many powerful features
  such as Google Earth 'density' plot generation, automatic language
  translation, a extensive scripting interface, and automatic GUI-screen
  creation from its scripting interface.


For details on this meeting, visit:

  http://www.lugod.org/meeting/


For maps, directions, public transportation schedules, etc., visit:

  http://www.lugod.org/meeting/library/


About LUGOD:

  The Linux Users' Group of Davis is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization
  dedicated to the Linux computer operating system and other Open Source
  and Free Software.

  LUGOD holds regular meetings with guest speakers in Davis, California,
  as well as other events in Davis and the greater Sacramento region.
  Events are always free and open to the public.

  Please visit our website for more details:  http://www.lugod.org/


-- 
Bill Kendrick
pr at lugod.org
Public Relations Officer
Linux Users' Group of Davis
http://www.lugod.org/
(Your address: vox-announce at lists.lugod.org )