Jody Garnett wrote: > Hi everyone, I am planning on attending the FOSS4G conference this > year and would like to give a couple presentations on GeoTools (my > understanding is presentations are around 30 min long with questions). Well initial feedback is that I can provide more details, and that I should focus on making the title stronger. > Using GeoTools Now > ---------------------- > This presentation will run through the GeoTools library, covering what > this powerful toolkit > can offer your Geospatial project. An overview of the library will be > provided, with a discussion > of the available services. We will also cover the supported plug-ins, > and extensions > that enabled GeoTools to tackle a wide range of day to day operations. > > GeoTools is a Java toolkit used in both desktop applications and web > services. The library > provides a complete software stack for handling spatial data, with an > emphasis on OGC and ISO > open standards. The library is available in a buisness friendly LGPL > license, and is pleased to be part > of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. > > This talk is important to projects that want to start working with > spatial information today. It covers > how the GeoTools library can save you time today, and provide a solid > foundation for your future. > What is next for GeoTools > --------------------------- > The GeoTools community is active and is chasing down many of the > problems that trouble today's > Geospatial application developer. Making use of this powerful library > is a great opperunity to > use the latest technology and standards in the company of experts from > around the world. > This talk will also cover several weakness in the GeoTools library > and what is currently being done > to address them. > > Topics covered will range from the documentation and QA, to the recent > work on grid coverages and a > revised feature model. The approach used for handling of rich content > such as metadata and GML3 > will also be discussed. > > GeoTools is a powerful Java toolkit used in both desktop applications > and web services. The library is > available in a buisness friendly LGPL license, and is pleased to be > part of the Open Source Geospatial > Foundation. > > This talk is important to projects evaulating GeoTools for use. An > understanding of the risks and rewards > facing GeoTools development is required for project planning, and > offers the opperunity for > communtiy involvement. Sounds like Paul has a uDig talk covered.
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