Python

Distributed and Cloud computing with Python

March 9th 9 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
This tutorial will teach various ways to distribute python-based computation across a cloud or cluster. Tools covered include Pyro, Sun GridEngine. Google AppEngine, PiCloud, and Hadoop.
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Scientific Python Tools not only for Scientists and Engineers

March 9th 9 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Python provides numerous tools for scientific and engineering applications. This is an overview of the most widely used libraries including NumPy, matplotlib and tools for interfacing with C/FORTRAN. They are not only useful for scientists and engineers but also for programmers who need to do number crunching, simple yet powerful plotting of diagrams or interfacing with compiled languages.
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Pinax Solutions

March 9th 9 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.Pinax (http://pinaxproject.com) is a platform built on top of Django for rapidly developing websites. This solutions based tutorial will instruct on installation, projects, applications, templates, settings, deployment, contributing back, and much more. The presenters are Pinax core developers and will run through [Read More...]

Building your own tile server using OpenStreetMap

March 9th 9 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

This tutorial covers subjects of how the vector data becomes a set of raster tiles you actually see when using web map providers (such as Google Maps, Bing Maps, Mapquest and others), what is map projection and how it changes the look of the map, why WMS is hard and why one should probably not try to implement it. In general, this tutorial will try to explain how the map is created.

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