June 2005
Beginner to intermediate
372 pages
10h 1m
English
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About the Author. Tyler Mitchell is a geographer and open source enthusiast. He works as a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) manager for Timberline Forest Inventory Consultants and lives in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. He is a regular speaker, moderator, and workshop leader at GIS conferences. His foray into the open source world began while looking for alternatives to proprietary mapping tools. He is now a devoted open source GIS advocate.
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The animal on the cover of Web Mapping Illustrated is a common snipe (Gallinago gallinago). Snipe are medium-sized (about 10 inches), wading shorebirds with short legs, pointed wings, and long, straight bills. Both sexes have a strongly patterned back with several buff, longitudinal stripes, a white belly, and dark bars on their flanks.
When flushed, the snipe rises away in a zigzag flight pattern. The flight call resembles a short rasping sneeze. In the spring, males produce an aerial drumming display using outstretched outer tail feathers to generate a low-pitched, whirring sound that attracts interested female partners. Once a female shows interest, the male pursues her and dives with wings held above the body in a V-shape, often rolling and turning upside down. Snipe nest on the ground ...
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