A while back I worked with another OpenJUMP Developer and a couple of guys from GeoTools on a framework for what we called DataObjects. A DataObject class could represent simple spatial features or non-spatial features at a very low or abstract level. The goal was to eventually create a DataSource framework providing DataObjects that could be slowly adopted by different Java FOSS GIS programs. This would allow us to share support for common file formats like Shapefile or DXF across programs.
We got a couple of interfaces designed, but our energy seemed to taper off when we got close to implementing some code that could actually use DataObjects to translate from GeoTools feature objects to OpenJUMP feature objects or the other way around. Is there any remaining interest in this? I was thinking about seeing if we could get the OSGeo in the involved in the framework at some level. Even if this was just some space on the wiki (a page under http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Java_GIS_Collaboration perhaps) and providing a forum for discussion. I wonder if this would make the framework seem more "neutral" to projects and/or programmers that aren't intimately involved in GeoTools or OpenJUMP. Are there any comments on this? The Sunburned Surveyor ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Geotools-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
