I have updated our users guide (which already documented the relationship) to include the history you provided: - http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTDOC/02+GeoAPI
Jody > Hello Tim > > Tim Swanson a écrit : > >> My first question involves the status of the relationship between the >> GeoAPI and GeoTools. >> > > Very close indeed. There is a bit of history: > > * GeoAPI has been funded in 2002 by the same guy (James McGill) who > funded GeoTools. The aim at that time was to provide common API for > independant projects like GeoTools and OpenJump, so we could exchange > code more easily. > > * Later on, the Open Geospatial consortium started a project with > similar goal. The project name was "GO-1" (for "Geospatial Object") > and was leaded by Polexis, a former USA compagny. > > * Givin the similarity between GO-1 and GeoAPI goals, we got in touch > each other and managed to merge the two projects. > > * Polexis produces the following specification, which became an official > OGC specification. It was based on GeoAPI 2.0, released in same time: > http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/go > > * Later, Polexis has been bough by Sys Technology, which seems to have > different priorities. Their investment in GeoAPI / GO-1 stopped. > > * About one year ago, GO-1 / GeoAPI working group at OGC has been > disolved du to lack of activity. > > * GeoTools contributor took over the GeoAPI project. We are for now > the main contributor. > > * We asked to OGC to recreate a new GeoAPI working group. They agree, > the only thing missing is to find volunter time. For now there is > Geomatys, but we need at least 3 other guys from other compagnies > (would you be interrested?) > > * In the main time, we released GeoAPI milestone as we release GeoTools. > GeoAPI 2.1 for GeoTools 2.4, and GeoAPI 2.2 will be for GeoTools 2.5. > But only GeoAPI 2.0 is "OGC official". GeoAPI 2.1 and 2.2 should be > understood as milestone only. In order to get a new "OGC official" > GeoAPI, we need to recreate the above-mentioned GeoAPI working group > and get GeoAPI voted at OGC. > > * GeoAPI 2.2-SNAPSHOT is the most up-to-date version and still in > active development (mostly javadoc fixes at this time). The > Javadoc page is automatically regenerated every 24 hours. > > * GeoTools 2.5-SNAPSHOT on trunk is aligned on GeoAPI 2.2-SNAPSHOT. > > > >> Second, which version of the GeoAPI should I be using. The GeoTools >> 2.5M2 download contains two jars: geoapi-2.2-M2.jar and >> geoapi-2.2-SNAPSHOT.jar. Which is more recent (I'm guessing SNAPSHOT)? >> Which should I use? The GeoTools 2.4 download uses GeoAPI 2.1. >> > > 2.2-SNAPSHOT is more recent. I suggest those, especially since we switched > very > recently (yesterday actually!) from the legacy JSR-108 to JSR-275 for units > management. > > > >> How do these jars relate to the release builds offered by the GeoAPI >> itself? >> > > They are absolutly identical. > > > >> (Also, is there a mailing list for the GeoAPI?) >> > > Yes. > > Home page, which charter and stuff like that: > http://geoapi.sourceforge.net/ > > GeoAPI 2.2-SNAPSHOT javadoc (generated every days): > http://geoapi.sourceforge.net/snapshot/javadoc/index.html > > Mailing lists: > http://geoapi.sourceforge.net/geoapi/mail-lists.html > > Issues tracker: > http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GEO > > Regards, > > Martin > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > _______________________________________________ > Geotools-gt2-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-gt2-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Geotools-gt2-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-gt2-users
