Awesome! Thanks for the heads up Chris.
-- Joyce On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (3980) < [email protected]> wrote: > FYI of interest.. > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. > Chief Architect > Instrument Software and Science Data Systems Section (398) > NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA > Office: 168-519, Mailstop: 168-5th floor > Email: [email protected] > WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Adjunct Associate Professor, Computer Science Department > University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Suresh Marru <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Suresh Marru <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, April 10, 2014 2:13 PM > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected] Desruisseaux" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Gateway Community Call 04/11 Noon Eastern - Apache SIS and > Standards in Geospatial information > > >Hi All, > > > >We will have the gateway community talk tomorrow (Friday) at Noon Eastern > >(9 am Pacific).Dr. Martin Desruisseaux from Geomatys will discuss > >standards in Geospatial information and introduce Apache Spatial > >Information System (SIS) project. > > > >Call Time: 04/11 (Friday) at Noon Eastern (9 am Pacific). > >Audio Line: Ph: 866-939-8416, Passcode: 4906909# > >Web Conference: http://www.atconference.com/web-conferencing/login.php, > >Passcode: 4906909 (without the #) > > > >Talk Abstract: > >Apache Spatial Information System (SIS) is a Java library for developing > >geospatial applications which conform to international standards. SIS > >implements interfaces derived from UML published jointly by the Open > >Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and the International Organization for > >Standardization (ISO). This presentation will introduce the OGC vision, > >the benefits of standards, the GeoAPI approach of using interfaces to > >support standards, and the Apache SIS implementation of those interfaces > >as well as future roadmap. This presentation will focus on metadata (ISO > >19115) and georeferencing by coordinates (ISO 19111). We will give a > >quick introduction to geodesy, in particular examining a common pitfall > >of only specifying (latitude, longitude) that is not sufficient for > >uniquely identifying a position on Earth, and show how Apache SIS can > >handle this part of the complexity for developers. > > > >Speaker Bio: > >Martin holds a Ph.D thesis in oceanography, but has continuously > >developed tools for helping his analysis work. He used MatLab, Fortran, > >assembler and C/C++ before to switch to Java in 1997. He develops > >geospatial libraries since that time, initially as a personal project > >then as a GeoTools contributor until 2008. He is now contributing to > >Apache SIS. Martin attends to Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) meetings > >about twice per year in the hope to follow closely standard developments > >and improve Apache SIS conformance to those standards. Previous speaking > >experience include two FOSS4G events. Geomatys is a small IT services > >company specialized in spatial information processing and development of > >geoportals. Geomatys is an OGC member and develop a stack of open source > >software for spatial applications, with Apache SIS as the foundation to > >which Geomatys contributes actively. > > > >Please contact [email protected] if you have trouble seeing the presentation > >or joining the audio conference. > > > >Cheers, > >Suresh > > > >
