RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Presence On Wikipedia
Perhaps I have muddied the waters with my clumsy efforts. :] The idea of a dictionary for GIS terms is great, and is something that will be useful for work on the Free GIS Book. I have no problem working on dictionary entries at Wiktionary or somewhere else. For the time being I'll add my definitions to the Starter Dictionary page I created on the OSGeo Wiki. When the group decides where we want our geodefinitions permanently, I'll work on moving the content in the starter dictionary over. My idea about the Wikipedia entries was not meant to replace the dictionary, but was a separate beast entirely. I don't want the two ideas to be confused. I think there would be content appropriate for an article on something like Wikinfo that wouldn't be appropriate for a dictionary. I hope I haven't made a mess of things. I was just throwing some ideas out there. I'll keep adding entries to the Starter Dictionary page of the OSGeo Wiki as I work on my Metadata chapter and articles for the OSGeo Journal. I will support moving to whatever dictionary platform best fits the OSGeo in the future. Landon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Markus Neteler Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 7:37 AM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Presence On Wikipedia On Dec 20, 2007 4:14 PM, Alexandre Leroux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lester Caine wrote: And more critically http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_i s_not_a_dictionary PREVENTS using it as a repository of terms :( As the link you just provided indicates, Wiktionary is the Wikipedia equivalent for a dictionary. I admit I haven't read this whole thread, but it would make sense to me to use Wiktionary as a repository of geo-definitions. Right, see http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/OSGeo_Multilanguage_Dictionary Markus ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Presence On Wikipedia
Thanks Lester. I'll move forward with my original plan for maintenance and creation of Wikipedia entries at Wikinfo instead. Others can join my personal efforts if they are interested. Landon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lester Caine Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 9:53 AM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Presence On Wikipedia Landon Blake wrote: This is really good feedback, and has helped me reevaluate my original idea. What about using Wikinfo instead? It seems that they have some more reasonable and flexible policies on content and editing. http://www.internet-encyclopedia.org/index.php/Main_Page In fact, I think there article on GIS is better that the one on Wikipedia: http://www.internet-encyclopedia.org/index.php/Geographic_information_sy stem I've modified my page on the OSGeo to reflect this possible change: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Wikipedia_Entry_Maintenance A quick scan of Wikinfo would seem to indicate that it intends filling the gaps that wikipedia has forcefully created. But I think it needs a lot more input yet - there are lots of red links in the sections I went through :) Thanks for the link - it looks like it will solve my other problems as well! -- Lester Caine - G8HFL - Contact - http://home.lsces.co.uk/lsces/wiki/?page=contact L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://home.lsces.co.uk MEDW - http://home.lsces.co.uk/ModelEngineersDigitalWorkshop/ Firebird - http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS participation in the OGC and other standards efforts
dear all, Hah, I discovered how to post blog entries to the OSGeo.org site. http://www.osgeo.org/node/513 is a writeup of a short-notice talk given to the OGC's Mass Market WG at their last physical meeting, giving an Open Source Perspective on their Mass Market effort. I was attending on one of the individual memberships on offer to OSGeo http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Standards has more details on this. I've also been reading with interest the first INSPIRE (European SDI) drafts to come out of the Network Services team of experts for the JRC. The Commission is soliciting comments and reports on the usage of SOAP/WSDL in the frame of setting up an SDI from stakeholders (implementors, service providers, users), which would be greatly welcome, given how much vendor puff one can imagine them receiving. http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/FOSS_SDIC Those implementing W*S clients and services should be aware that *if* SOAP is mandated by the Directive, all public authorities in Europe will be legally bound to provide SOAP bindings (in theory, anyway). But it seems to me the claims being made for SOAP by the experts are overstated and short-sighted. http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/SOAP Meanwhile OGC are revising their specs to supply definite SOAP bindings where none exist, so that testing and benchmarking can happen. Like it or not, this is all a standards-related marketing opportunity. Standards-***king! I had better go have a cold shower and write some code. felices fiestas, jo -- ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G Proceedings Now Available - OSGeo Journal Volume 3
The OSGeo Journal team is pleased to announce the availability of Volume 3. This volume of the Journal is dedicated to publishing the proceedings from the FOSS4G 2007 conference held in September. 14 different papers, representing over 35 authors were contributed. They cover a wide range of Integration, Development, Topical Interest and Case Study material. You can access the Journal as a print-ready PDF or as individual PDF articles from: http://www.osgeo.org/journal/volume3 Our next volume will be delayed until the first quarter of 2008. If you are interested in submitting articles, please add your name to: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Journal_Volume_4 Enjoy the articles and best wishes for the New Year! Sincerely, Tyler Tyler Mitchell Editor in Chief ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: idea for an OSGeo project -- a new, open data format
On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 11:52:06PM -0700, Robert Bray wrote: Chris, I agree and will see what I can do to make it happen. If we want wider adoption it may also be beneficial to see some kind of C/C++ access library created for the format. In the past I always felt the FDO Provider was that library, but the masses seem to be telling me I am wrong about that :) /me sends a '30 days no news' nag, continues to wait patiently. Regards, -- Christopher Schmidt Web Developer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
