Hi Ben,
This is very good idea.
At the moment it sounds more like useful tool for developers, not
directly users. Mentioned projects implement common libraries and
modules in their own style and structure. And I don't think it will
change soon. This is however good moment to start discussion about
unified hierarchy.
But this can be good point to start with common tags. Such tags (simple
to implement and transparent) will help developers build toolboxes and
implement frameworks [1].
regards,
Robert
[1] http://polymeris.github.com/qgis/
W dniu 03.01.2012 21:31, Benjamin Ducke pisze:
Since there are at least four major FOSS desktop GIS
projects (GRASS, SAGA, SEXTANTE + gvSIG, QGIS + GRASS plugin),
each of which faces the same problem of sorting geoprocessing
tools into groups, I wonder: Would it be worth the effort
to try to establish a common hierarchy/grouping standard for
for geoprocessing tools across GIS? Sort of like the LSB
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Standard_Base) for
Linux file system hierarchies?
I imagine this would make it much easier for users to work
with different FOSS GIS and always find the tools they need.
A common standard could also include labels and descriptions,
plus their translations into different languages, and of
course icons for GUIs.
Ben
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