Hi Cameron, I cannot take all the credit. Most of the content was pulled from the MapGuide OSGeo website. I have incorporated your comments into the document.
Thanks! Trevor From: Cameron Shorter [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: July 26, 2010 5:04 PM To: Trevor Wekel; [email protected] Subject: Review of MapGuide Open Source Overview docs (A good example to follow) Trevor, Thanks for your documentation. You have done very well. (Other projects should take a look for ideas). What you have done well is kept your words simple and write for users rather than programmers. Inserted are a few minor comments in italics. Could you please address (or ignore) by the end of the week. MapGuide Open Source¶<cid:[email protected]> Web Service¶<cid:[email protected]> MapGuide Open Source<http://mapguide.osgeo.org/> is a web-based platform that enables users to develop and deploy web mapping applications and geospatial web services. MapGuide features an interactive viewer that includes support for feature selection, property inspection, map tips, and operations such as buffer, select within, and measure. MapGuide includes an XML database for managing content, and supports most popular geospatial file formats, databases, and standards. MapGuide can be deployed on Linux or Windows, supports Apache and IIS web servers, and offers extensive PHP, .NET, Java, and JavaScript APIs for application development. MapGuide Open Source is licensed under the LGPL. Trevor: Can you build a MapGuide website without any programming? Does it support drag&drop? If so I suggest mentioning it here. <cid:[email protected]> Core Features¶<cid:[email protected]> Interactive Map Viewing * Ajax viewer * Cameron: I suggest avoiding the buzzword "AJAX" as many users will not be familar with it. I suggest words like "Responsive" or "Dynamic" instead. * Feature selection and properties * Buffering, querying * Printing and Plotting Quality Cartographic Output * Scale-dependent detail * Rule-driven thematic stylization * Anti-aliased image rendering * True color support Build-in Resource Database for Manageability * Hierarchical storage of XML resource documents that define maps, layers, data connections * Define data sources and layers once and use them in multiple maps * Access-based security model with inheritable permissions Uniform Data Access * Exclusive use of the Feature Data Objects (FDO) API for vector and raster data * Cameron: I wouldn't expect users to know what FDO's are. What is the user benefit? Flexible Application Development * Develop your applications in PHP, .NET, or Java Extensive Server-Side APIs * Create, query, read, and write permanent and session based XML resource documents * Query and update feature data * Perform coordinate reprojection * Create, manipulate, and analyze geometry * Manipulate runtime maps and layers Fast, Scalable, Secure Server Platform * Fully multi-threaded and takes advantage of multi-core servers * Load balancing among servers * Pooled database connections * Integrated tile caching Multiple Platform Support * Deploy on Microsoft Windows or Linux * Serve applications with Apache or Microsoft IIS * Browse with Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari and Chrome Implemented Standards¶<cid:[email protected]> * OGC Web Map Service 1.1.1 Details¶<cid:[email protected]> Website: http://mapguide.osgeo.org/ Licence: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Software Version: 2.2.0 Supported Platforms: Linux, Windows Commercial Support: http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile -- Cameron Shorter Geospatial Director 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
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