For your first question - even with an alternate viewer it'd still take a bit of admin configuration of GeoServer. Like if you upload data to GeoServer then you can configure one of the fields to be the 'time' and then google earth will get a time slider from it. See http://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/googleearth/tutorials/time/time.html
But straight from GeoNode there's not that config. But I believe the mapstory improvements should have a side effect of making time work in the default viewer and in google earth. And I know of no online communities that do exactly the functionality you imagine. ArcGis.com is another collaboration possibility, but I think all editing needs to be done on esri desktop tools. When MapStory proper goes live it should do much of what you want. And the Harvard WorldMap ( http://worldmap.harvard.edu/) guys were the first to add editing to GeoNode, but I'm not sure if their long term intent is to make that a fully open community or if it's targeted at Harvard or universities. Our vision of GeoNode is to enable a number of those communities, each customized to their use case. Eventually there may be an open web service that all can use and collaborate on, which hopefully shouldn't be hard to make as the software keeps evolving, but right now there's none. For true collaboration I think we need more than just editing, we need tracking of all changes like svn/git. We've started some work towards that end, which hopefully will be successful and make it's way in to GeoNode - http://geoserver.org/display/GEOS/GeoGit+approach best regards, Chris On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Nitin Gadia <[email protected]> wrote: > anyone? > > Take your time :) Usually people are a bit quicker to respond, so I > thought maybe people overlooked or forgot about me, so just in case :) > > thanks > nitin > > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Nitin Gadia <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Well, so that's in development... >> I met Matt Priour, who is developing the time-slider at the recent FOSS4G >> conference. Glad to know that's coming along well. >> >> While that is being created, is there a way I can incorporate some other >> viewer that already has the functionality? >> So, can people upload data and view it in a google earth viewer for >> example? I see that people can click a "google earth viewer" icon here, but >> the maps don't show: >> http://demo.geonode.org/maps/new >> >> Come to think of it - are there any open communities that upload maps, >> and allow collaborate on them? >> I only know of openstreetmap, and the google earth community. >> I also know of services where you can upload information and style and >> view it, such as Geocommons, which has a time functionality, but is not >> built for collaboration. >> >> Give me any and all examples if you can :) >> >> Thanks >> nitin >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Nitin Gadia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> hey - you've got the wrong email thread. Good luck with your problem. >>> >>> nitin >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 6:47 AM, Kerrisha Nelson < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi I requested help from you yesterday. I really need this done. >>>> >>>> I am currently working with GeoNode and a specific user need has risen. >>>> I need to be able to assign users the authority to upload data to GeoNode. >>>> Hence, I need to know how to add two new user permissions; allow upload >>>> data and restrict upload data. >>>> >>>> That was my request from yesterday. I already confirmed my identity. >>>> Thanks in advance. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Jeffrey Johnson >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> This ability to create new features is also a feature being developed >>>>> as part of MapStory. >>>>> >>>>> Jeff >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Nitin Gadia <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > In all the demo's I've seen, you can't add point, line and polygon >>>>> data, and >>>>> > create new features. Please show me how to if I'm mistaken :) >>>>> > >>>>> > nitin >>>>> > >>>>> > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 6:46 PM, Jeffrey Johnson < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Hi Nitin, >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Some answers inline: >>>>> >> >>>>> >> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Nitin Gadia <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >> > Hello, >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > Can geonode: >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > *Provide a way that people can edit or create new maps? >>>>> >> >>>>> >> This is default functionality of GeoNode, is there something not >>>>> >> working for you? >>>>> >> >>>>> >> > *Have a time-slider for elements with time data? >>>>> >> >>>>> >> There is a new project called MapStory where this sort of >>>>> >> functionality is being developed. You can check out the demo layer >>>>> >> here. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> http://mapstory.demo.opengeo.org/data/geonode:mexmurder >>>>> >> >>>>> >> This project is adding full support for time based layers into >>>>> >> GeoNode, but the changes are in a different fork of the code for >>>>> now. >>>>> >> Other people on this list can help you get an instance setup with >>>>> this >>>>> >> code if you like, but it may not be ready for you to put on a >>>>> >> production server yet (read complete and bug-free). >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Let us know if that helps answer your question. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Jeff >>>>> >> >>>>> >> > I want to do something like this: >>>>> >> > http://geacron.com/home-en/ >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > ... but where people can have a time-slider and can edit and add >>>>> to the >>>>> >> > map, >>>>> >> > as well as create separate maps for specific things (like >>>>> migration, >>>>> >> > statistics, wars, etc). >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > If geonode can't do it, how would you suggest to do all three >>>>> options >>>>> >> > (including be able to upload and categorize maps)? >>>>> >> > Can you link geonode with another mapping tool, where users can >>>>> upload >>>>> >> > stuff >>>>> >> > to geonode, and edit them in a different online tool? >>>>> >> > Perhaps there can be a viewing tool, an editing tool, and an >>>>> upload >>>>> >> > tool, >>>>> >> > all on the same site. >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > Thanks, >>>>> >> > Nitin >>>>> >> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
