For reference these projects have been around for a long time; or have been under development for many years. AtlasStyler is a excellent example of the use of GeoTools (and I am still chasing after Stefan for a case study for our website :-D ).
Jody On 20/01/2010, at 6:06 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote: > Stefan, > Great to hear that you would like to add AtlasStyler and GeoPublisher to the > LiveDVD. > > I suspect that the quality of these packages will be good for the liveDVD, am > confident that we should be able to include in the DVD in some form, probably > as a main package, but maybe under the experiemental section if the code is > still a bit unstable. (I'll raise the topic of unstable software in another > email). > > So yes, please write your installers, and we will make sure that your > application makes it into the liveDVD. > > Stefan Krüger wrote: >> Cameron, >> >> >>> Do you think it is appropriate to add AtlasStyler and GeoPublisher to >>> the OSGeo Live DVD which is handed out at Geospatial conferences (and in >>> particular at the FOSS4G conference)? Our aim for the LiveDVD is to provide >>> STABLE software that new users can try out for the fist time and get a feel >>> > >> for what Open Source Software is available. >> Yes, i think it's a very good idea to add it to a DVD which is handed out at >> geo-spatial conferences and especially the FOSS4G. I will try to convince >> you with 3 points: >> >> 1. There are no open-source or proprietary alternatives: No software that i >> know of can produce multilingual atlases that can be used off-line and >> on-line (=Geopublisher) - without having to know any programming language, >> HTML nor XML/SLD. For scientists communicating research results over the >> digital divide this is a uniquely simple tool. >> AtlasStyler SLD edior has been a very innovative tool when i wrote it two >> years ago and still has some features that no other open-source GIS has >> (connection to online symbol database, reusability of selfmade symbols >> within different classifications, ...) >> >> >>> The DVD is also starting to be used by people developing OSGeo education >>> >> material and courses. >> 2. GP has been written for computer-noobs >> The main goal of Geopublisher is to overcome the technical hurdles for >> geographers, scientists and cartographers when they want to publish maps. So >> the software has been created with usability in mind all the time. The >> software is fully localized in German, English and French. So is the >> webpage, where at least German (lots of), English (some), Frensh (poor) >> documentation is available. Training tutorials in English and French exists. >> In AtlasStyler e.g. you can see the SLD XML code changing "live" while you >> change classifications etc.. this is great for teaching people how SLD works. >> >> >>> Although I'm considering allowing beta software to be >>> installed in a non-obvious location to allow projects to show their >>> latest features when using the DVD >>> >> 3. Why do you think that it is not stable? 1.3 is not a development branch, >> it's the stable release. >> >> So... i think it's great software and it should be handed out to new >> potential users that want to "get a feel for what Open Source Software is >> available." - but i am the programmer and it would be sad if i wouldn't be >> convinced of it. ;-) >> >>> The steps for adding your pachage to the liveDVD is at: >>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GISVM_Build#How_to_add_your_project_or_data_to_t >>> he_LiveGIS_.2F_Arramagong >>> >> With this mailing lists' consensus, i would do so on Wednesday. >> >> Greetings, >> Steve >> >> > > > -- > Cameron Shorter > Geospatial Systems Architect > Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050 > Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254 > > Think Globally, Fix Locally > Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open Source > http://www.lisasoft.com > > _______________________________________________ > Live-demo mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo _______________________________________________ Live-demo mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo
