I suggested looking for the checklist that was used in the old USFS/BLM Project 615. That project is relatively old now, but evaluated the various GIS systems available according to a checklist of functionality and tests. It would make a great starting point if you can find it.
Craig On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:38 PM, Cameron Shorter <[email protected]>wrote: > Percy, > Maybe you are remembering the email discussion titled: > [OSGeo-Discuss] Will there be an OSGeo Desktop shootout at FOSS4G 2010? < > http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2009-December/006494.html> > > http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2009-December/thread.html > > As a contribution to this thread, the LiveDVD project can contribute to > this shootout, in that we have many of the desktops already packaged, along > with 1 page descriptions of each project. > > And I'd love to include documentation or tables into the liveDVD which help > users select between different applications. > > percy wrote: > >> Does anyone have any info on the desktop comparison (shootout/smackdown) >> planned for FOSS4G-NA in Quebec next year? >> >> I'm sure I saw an announcement about this somewhere, but the google is >> failing me :-) >> >> We are doing a similar event at our regional GIS in Action conference in >> two weeks, and it would be great to see if there has already been a matrix >> of capabilities established (cartography, analysis, etc) that we can use and >> contribute to. >> >> Thanks, >> Percy >> > > > -- > Cameron Shorter > Geospatial Solutions Manager > Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050 > Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254 > > Think Globally, Fix Locally > Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open Source > http://www.lisasoft.com > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Craig Miller Geospatial Software Architect
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