Hey Folks, I have recently used the OWSLIB library (http://trac.gispython.org/lab/wiki/OwsLib) for some python based plugins in QGIS (http://sourceforge.net/projects/qgiscommunitypl/). I am also involved with PAGC, a public address geocoder project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pagc/).
OWSLIB made the plugins development a lot smoother and I look forward to doing some more (mainly to learn about OGC specs) PAGC is gearing its development towards the OLS (Open Location Service) spec. [http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/ols] I am interested in creating a small python server for OLS and WPS....Python mainly because it is what I know and I believe a good learning tool. Then I thought I must not be the first to think this. Recent discussion on the PAGC mailing list suggested the possibility of having a generic OLS server that can have various modules plugged into it. For example Geocoding for one and Routing for another. Then I thought back to the OWSLIB approach where they have an OWS common module and then separate modules for the specific specs. But I believe the lib focuses on clients, and not servers. With the agreement between OSGEO and OGC would there be possible work or collaboration on creating a base server (python based?) that could be used to create various servers of all the specs. An easy API approach to creating OGC services? I know this might start the language battle, I am thinking of ways of lowering the educational barrier and provide examples... Both the C camp (though providing bindings to a c based lib) and Java camp (by providing Jython and python bindings) could have their own performance driven approach. Perhaps this is already done? Anyone intrigued? Cheers
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