]> granicus.if.org Git - postgis/commitdiff
some wording changes, add tutorial faq
authorRegina Obe <lr@pcorp.us>
Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:33:35 +0000 (19:33 +0000)
committerRegina Obe <lr@pcorp.us>
Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:33:35 +0000 (19:33 +0000)
git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/postgis/trunk@10609 b70326c6-7e19-0410-871a-916f4a2858ee

doc/faq.xml
doc/installation.xml

index 8caa185f9699c04dd79b3c901c1db16f9563b305..5e78ee98a55abf9266d2b664de67d4599dd54f26 100644 (file)
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@
   <title>PostGIS Frequently Asked Questions</title>
 
   <qandaset>
+       <qandaentry id="faq_where_tutorials">
+      <question>
+        <para>Where can I find tutorials, guides and workshops on working with PostGIS</para>
+      </question>
+
+      <answer>
+        <para>OpenGeo has a step by step tutorial guide workshop <ulink url="http://workshops.opengeo.org/postgis-intro/">Introduction to PostGIS</ulink>.  It includes packaged data as well as intro to working with OpenGeo Suite. It is probably the best tutorial on PostGIS.</para>
+        <para>BostonGIS also has a <ulink url="http://www.bostongis.com/PrinterFriendly.aspx?content_name=postgis_tut01">PostGIS almost idiot's guide on getting started</ulink>. That one is more focused on the windows user.</para>
+      </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
      <qandaentry id="legacy_faq">
       <question>
         <para>My applications and desktop tools worked with PostGIS 1.5,but they don't work with PostGIS 2.0.  How do I fix this?</para>
index 036523114581fc89449bdf27666673a5a0074c2a..40eff5d1ed9ad63e6fb6f6f3cf73165ef3c8eb10 100644 (file)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <chapter id="postgis_installation">
-  <title>Installation</title>
+  <title>PostGIS Installation</title>
 
   <para>
        This chapter details the steps required to install PostGIS.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ in the docs folder
   </sect1>
 
   <sect1>
-       <title>Requirements</title>
+       <title>Install Requirements</title>
 
        <para>
          PostGIS has the following requirements for building and usage:
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ tar -xvzf postgis-&last_release_version;.tar.gz</programlisting>
   </sect1>
 
   <sect1 id="PGInstall">
-       <title>Installation</title>
+       <title>Compiling and Install from Source: Detailed</title>
 
        <note>
          <para>
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ ALTER EXTENSION postgis_topology UPDATE TO "&last_release_version;next";</progra
   </sect1>
 
   <sect1>
-       <title>Common Problems</title>
+       <title>Common Problems during installation</title>
        <para>
          There are several things to check when your installation or upgrade
          doesn't go as you expected.