Sounding good, very interesting Amila.. Cheers, Chris
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Senior Computer Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 Email: chris.a.mattm...@nasa.gov WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: Nipuni Perera <nipuni880...@gmail.com> Reply-To: "d...@airavata.apache.org" <d...@airavata.apache.org> Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 12:52 AM To: Martin Desruisseaux <martin.desruisse...@geomatys.fr> Cc: AMILA RANATUNGA <newair...@gmail.com>, "d...@sis.apache.org" <d...@sis.apache.org>, "d...@airavata.apache.org" <d...@airavata.apache.org>, Harsha Kumara <hars...@gmail.com>, Shahani Markus Weerawarana <shahan...@gmail.com>, "dev@oodt.apache.org" <dev@oodt.apache.org> Subject: Re: Research project on integrating geoservices with Apache Airavata >Hi, > >Thanks for the guidance so far and we will study on the above mentioned >resources. > >According to our understanding so far we feel that SIS can be used to >implement a server which exposes OGC web services such as WPS. >We feel that in order to enable geoscientists to create workflows >accessing >OGC compliant web services like WPS services, the main focus will be to >integrated client side of OGC compliant web services with Airavata. > >If SIS can be used as a library for underlying geospatial processes what >makes it different from currently exposed services. Because we have seen >that Taverna also has the ability to create geoscience workflows using >some >web processing services. > >Any comments on our thoughts are highly appreciated. > >Thanks, >Nipuni > > >On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Martin Desruisseaux < >martin.desruisse...@geomatys.fr> wrote: > >> Hello Amila >> >> Le 06/04/13 06:25, AMILA RANATUNGA a écrit : >> >> Constellation-SDI consisted of WPS, WMS, WFS as server modules. So will >> that integration make Apache SIS be considered as those services >>enabled? >> >> Yes, after the port of Constellation-SDI as Apache SIS modules >>(including >> the test suites that execute CITE tests), SIS should be WPS, WMS and WFS >> (among other services) compliant. Frédéric or Vincent could hopefully >> complete this list and tell more about compliance. >> >> >> And why you said " Having SIS to implement WMS, WMTS, WCS and WFS is a >> must"? What about WPS. Will that make SIS out of the scope. Because we >> feel that since Airavata using Science gateway concept, really essential >> to implement WPS too. >> >> I cited WMS, WMTS, WCS and WFS as the minimal services that SIS must >> support because I perceive those services as the ones that every GIS >>users >> take for granted. But they are only the minimum. WPS and SensorML are >> supplemental services also implemented in Constellation-SDI and to be >> proposed to Apache SIS. So WPS is not out of SIS scope, quite the >>contrary >> :-). >> >> Martin >> >> > > >-- >Nipuni Piyabasi Perera >Undergraduate >Department of Computer Science And Engineering >University of Moratuwa >Sri Lanka