Getting Started - Desktop GIS: Mapping the Planet with Open Source Tools - page 25

2.10 Next Step

We've gotten much of the preliminaries out of the way, learned a bit
about what OSGIS can do for us, and also looked at some of the things
to keep in mind along the way. Now it's time to get into some software
and actually do something.

If you want to get the “birds-eye” view of what's available in the open
source desktop GIS world, take a look at Appendix A , on page 269 .

Now let's get going and view some data.