On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 03:08:31PM -0800, Mike Liebhold wrote: > I've remained silent during all of this, but cant resist any longer. > > imho- neogeo vs. paleogeo is a totally false construction, designed > just to provoke attention. I know lots of hip old geo types, and lots > of young geo dorks. so what? > > I'd much rather see a panel on how modern web geo tech like geo REST, > geoJSON, geoRSS, open layers, etc, can be effectively integrated with > older GIS tech to develop genuinely useful new knowledge for new > populations. A comparison of 'tricks of the trade" that would be a > constructive experience for everyone, or a discussion of entirely new > possibilities that neither web hackers or GIS techies could achieve alone.
+1 "Neogeographer" vs. "Paleogeographer" is not constructive -- the terms are too devisive, and arguing over them is just silly. Neo + Paleo geotools -- GRASS + qgis used to create data that feeds to OpenLayers, when to use TileCache vs. just creating overviewed raster imagery, how the cartographers of today's MapServer/Mapnik world can learn from the print cartographers, or vice versa -- are all far more constructive, and in the long term, *interesting* outside the lines of wankery that exist over terminology. Regards, -- Christopher Schmidt MetaCarta _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
