The book is now available in beta. Excerpts from two of the chapters are available online.
What’s a beta book? Well in this case it’s a lot like software—feature complete and ready for you to give it a spin.
The announcement from the Pragmatic Bookshelf:
The Pragmatic Bookshelf | Desktop GIS
“From Google Maps to iPhone apps, geographic data and visualization is quickly becoming a standard part of life. Desktop GIS shows you how to assemble and use an Open Source GIS toolkit. You’ll find strategies for choosing a platform, selecting the right tools, integration, managing change, and getting support. You’ll get a good introduction to using the many tools available so you can visualize, digitize, and analyze your own mapping data.”
Congratulations! I’m looking forward to grab the printed version.
Hmm, I’m wondering if I’d manage to convince polish IT books publisher to work on polish translation. A year ago I was trying to do it about Tyler’s book, but they were not interested. Anyway, I’ll get back to this subject when the printed version is out.