[HOT] Advised computer requirements

[Sébastien Pierrel]

Hi Brian,

I second Dane that a good setup would be dual core, and 2-4 GB (or more!).
Regarding harddisk, I'd rather looks for performance (speed) than storage
capacity.
Having a card reader may also be a convenient option, faster than putting
the GPS unit in mass storage mode to transfer data (GPX tracks, maps...)

For display size, the bigger the better, although it's actually the
resolution that matters.

That may not apply to you, but I found out that an embedded 3G module would
be very convenient while on the move.

I'm a Ubuntu user (although somewhat disappointed by the latest releases)
and I can help you with that. FYI, there's a package repository for GIS
software: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS

Cheers,
/Seb.

On 9 July 2011 04:26, Brian Wolford <worldwidewolford at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Thanks allot.
> I guess it would be useful to clarify exactly what the purpose is.
> I'm a volunteer in Haiti with GrassRoots United (grassrootsunited.org). We
> are in the workings of establishing a computer lab at our resource center
> and in the beginning of how we want to define ourselves in terms of ICT.
> I've been asked to supply the desired specs for machines that will be used
> in OSM work. We work to support COSMHA (Community OSM Haiti), our own
> mapping program, and OSM work in general.
>
> The ubuntu is very good news as linux will be much easier to maintain for a
> computer lab.
>
> I appreciate all of the help sincerely.
> -brian
> --
> Mapping Program Coordinator
> GrassRoots United
>
>
> On 7/8/2011 4:06 PM, Reinier Battenberg wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>
>  I would surely recommend (k)ubuntu. All mentioned software packages are
> available through the package manager so you dont have to visit a gazillion
> websites to download the latest version, if you have multiple computers to
> install, and not a lot of bandwidth, you can cache software & updates, no
> virusses, no seperate drivers to install, it works,
>
>
>  And its free.
>
>
>  what else can you wish for?
>
>
>  rgds,
>
>
>  Reinier
>
>
>
>  > Hi Brian,
>
> >
>
> > Ideally all key HOT software should/can run decently on a constrained
> setup - like a 4-5 year old PC with Windows that has one processor and only
> 512 MB memory. This is suboptimal of course, but even with this setup you
> should be able to say... use JOSM to download a *small* chunck of OSM data
> and edit it and upload, use GPSBabel to convert GPS data to GPX, and you
> should be able to import a small amount (like under 50 MB extract) of osm
> data into postgis and use basic functions of QGIS.
>
> >
>
> > That said, if you are getting a new machine, a good setup would be 2
> cores, 2-4 GB Ram.
>
> >
>
> > Beyond that we'd have to know more about your aspirations because specs
> must increase drastically with the amount of OSM data you wish to handle at
> any time.
>
> >
>
> > Dane
>
> >
>
> > On Jul 8, 2011, at 11:18 AM, Brian Wolford wrote:
>
> >
>
> > > Hello,
>
> > >
>
> > > I was wondering if anybody out there could help me out real quick with
> suggested system requirements for computers running the softwares on the
> HOT_kit. Postgres, postGIS, Qgis, ect...
>
> > >
>
> > > RAM, disk space, CPU details...
>
> > >
>
> > > What specifications would be adequate and which would be ideal.
>
> > >
>
> > > If anyone out there is familiar with these issues I'd appreciate it.
>
> > >
>
> > > Thanks,
>
> > > -Brian Wolford
>
> > >
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>
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/Seb.
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