I'm trying to assist with providing content and news items for SlashGeo.
If you have FOSS GIS releated news items or press releases that you
would like published, please let me know.
Thanks,
Landon (A.K.A. - The Sunburned Surveyor)
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Is there any effort at the OSGeo to advocate for "reasonable" access to
publicly funded geospatial data? By reasonable I mean:
[1] With an affordable price reflecting the actual cost to reproduce the
data.
[2] Released in a format that doesn't require expensive proprietary
software.
For ex
arine, Earth and Atm. Sciences
1125 Jordan Hall, NCSU Box 8208,
Raleigh NC 27695
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On Nov 12, 2007, at 4:25 PM, Landon Blake wrote:
> Is there any effort at the OSGeo to advocate for "reasonable"
> access to publicly funded geospatial data? By re
Puneet,
You wrote: "Is this too crazy?"
I don't think this idea is crazy at all. In fact, I think it is a very
good idea. I do have a couple of comments, which you can read below:
You wrote: "What if we came up with a new and improved data format --
call it
"Open Shapefile" (extension .osh)..."
I meant to say: "I would prefer NOT tightly integrating any software
package, even if it was FOSS, into a new data format."
Sorry about that.
Landon
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Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] idea for an OSGeo project -- a new,open
data format
On Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 07:42:12AM -0800, Landon Blake wrote:
>
Puneet,
You wrote: "Should be easy to transition to. By building the new format
on the
structure of the Shapefile format, and *in fact*, calling it "open
shapefiles" or some such thing, we indicate from its name that the
transition is not that revolutionary but is evolutionary. This,
hopefully, wi
] On Behalf Of P Kishor
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To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: idea for an OSGeo project -- a new,open
data format
On 11/13/07, Landon Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Puneet,
>
> You wrote: "Should be easy to transition
Puneet wrote: "Shall we focus on the technical limitations of Shapefiles
in order to keep moving forward?"
I was going to add a couple of limitations in addition to the
limitations of attribute data brought on by use of a DBF file as a
storage container:
[1] No way to store simple topology.
[2] N
] Re: idea for an OSGeo project -- a new,
opendata format
Landon Blake wrote:
> P.S. - This is probably a crazy idea, but has anyone ever considered
> talking to ESRI about cooperating on an update Shapefile spec?
Landon,
I believe ESRI sees the "file based geodatabase" as filling
I've put up a page on the OSGeo Wiki that deals with a DataObject
framework:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/%28Java_FOSS_GIS%29_DataObject_Framework
This framework basically allows GIS Programs written in Java to use a
very abstract and simple representation of a feature for (at least) two
FYI,
I tried to follow the link for information on BXML on the cubewerx site,
but I got a page missing error at the OGC.
Landon
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Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 11:08 AM
To: OSGeo Discussio
Does anyone know if there has been work on GIS Data Models besides any
organization other than ESRI?
(http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/geodatabase/about/data-models.html)
I have both books on GIS Data Models by ESRI Press, which I thoroughly
enjoy:
Designing Geodatabases: Case Studies I
I think we may have an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.
There has been some discussion about setting-up a multi-language
dictionary for GIS terms maintained by the OSGeo. One the
OSGeo-Education mailing list we also talked about setting up a wiki page
to track definitions of common GIS
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Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GIS Data Models
On Nov 27, 2007 12:32 PM, Landon Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>
>
> Does anyone know if there has been work
Thanks for the information Evan.
Landon
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Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 3:47 PM
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Landon,
There it goes:
Landon Blake wrote
UML Model
Viewer.
Thanks,
Orest.
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Ian,
I'm not actually talking about "da
This is being sent to the geowanking and OSGEO discuss list. I apologize
in advance if you catch it in your inbox twice, but I didn't want to
miss any potential resources.
I'm working on a GIS Data Model in which I am trying to model some
temporal data. I've done a little research online, but m
f you wish.
Bob Brundage
GIS Coordinator
Public Works (DPW)
Bldg 865 Bastogne Ave & 16th St
For Campbell, KY 42223
PH: 270-798-9571
FAX: 270-798-2232
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Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 2
I got all kinds of responses to my question about time in GIS, which I
appreciate. Give me a couple of days and I will try to get a summary of
the responses posted online.
Landon (A.K.A. - The Sunburned Surveyor)
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This might be more appropriate for the marketing mailing list, but I
thought all members might want a chance to comment.
I've been doing a little work on a dictionary of GIS terms with some of
the folks from the education committee. At this point I'm only defining
terms I run across while writi
07 3:23 PM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Presence On Wikipedia
On Dec 18, 2007, at 3:41 PM, Landon Blake wrote:
> This might be more appropriate for the marketing mailing list, but
> I thought all members might want a chance to comment.
>
>
>
> I've
Wikipedia
On Dec 20, 2007 12:19 AM, Landon Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ... and there was some other discussion about a multi-language GIS
dictionary.
Here the link to my proposal:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/OSGeo_Multilanguage_Dictionar
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Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 10:32 PM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Presence On Wikipedia
Landon Blake wrote:
> We could set up a wiki page to coordinate Wikipedia entries we help to
&g
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 definiti
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
OSGeo Members and Geowankers,
Has anyone done any work/research on the typical lifecycle of geospatial
datasets? I was working on my Metadata chapter for the Free GIS Book
this morning and I found myself trying to explain how metadata is
related to this life cycle. (The basic idea of this secti
I've put up a page at the OSGeo Wiki summarizing some of the responses I
got to my question about time in GIS as promised.
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Time_In_GIS
I would like to personally thank all of the responders. (If I forgot to
add your name to the credits section on the page, p
I made updates and/or corrections to the wiki page for Time In GIS
requested by Brent Fraser and Grant Pezeshki. Brent provided a simple
example of using time in GIS for cadastral parcels. I need to chew on
this some more and then I may post it to the page.
Thanks Brent and Grant.
Landon
nt: Monday, December 24, 2007 10:13 AM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Time In GIS - Requested Updates Made
Hi Landon,
maybe you'll find usefull also some of the OGC works. For instanc
the paper 06-022r1 Temporal Standard Recomendations,
greetings
Luis
Landon Blake w
Thanks for the insight on the meeting Miguel and Puneet. It was interesting to
hear what the other side of the aisle thinks of us.
Landon
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Well put Paul. A little harsh...but well put.
Landon
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Paul wrote: "The trouble with the geospatial marketplace is that it is
relatively small, so the small proportion an open source company can
monetize is smaller still."
I wonder how this will change as the ability to obtain spatial
information improves and becomes more affordable?
A few decades a
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Frank Wammerdam wrote: "Perhaps due to the relentless propaganda of the
"anti government right" in North America, I have some concerns about
governments throwing large amounts of money into FOSS development
without clear thinking about how to make that money work efficiently.
It is easy to imagine
Markus wrote: " I have to say that I am a bit surprised that
I got the impression (from the remarks by Paul and others) that the same
is not possible in Northern America!?"
I'm no expert, but I think most people involved in FOSS development in America
would agree that the political climate for
ls/UDig can work together more in the future. We definitely have
some different approaches to certain aspects of software design, but I
think at a minimum we can share data I/O or data access code and map
projection code.
Landon
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rspective.
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Markus wrote: " I have to say that I am a bit surprised th
I've spoken with a couple of the GeoTools folks about helping to
maintain their projection code, which uses the ESPG database. This is of
interest to me because it is a comprehensive (and working) projection
library written in Java that we can incorporate into OpenJUMP.
I don't know if there are a
Mike,
I'd like to extend a personal welcome to you from OSGeo. (I'm sorry it
has taken me so long to do this.)
I think it is great to have someone from a company like Bentley on
board. You mentioned that you believe there is a role fro both
proprietary and open source software. I think we would a
.
This is a sepparate project included on gvSIG, called libJCRS, that
includes support for different SRS repositorys (EPSG, ESRI, IAU2000) as
well as end user datums and projections.
We think this may be also a reusable library other java project may
also use.
Greetings
Luis
Landon Bl
Did you know that Directions Magazine has GIS podcasts online?
http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts.php
This has inspired me to try a couple of FOSS GIS podcasts. I bought a
microphone and book on podcasting this weekend. I also downloaded
Audacity to use for the podcast editing.
I
, Landon Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>
>
>
> Did you know that Directions Magazine has GIS podcasts online?
>
>
>
> http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts.php
>
>
>
> This has inspired me to try a couple of FOSS GIS podcasts. I bought a
> microp
I wonder if the wiki would be a more appropriate place for job postings?
That would cut down on the spam. We could post the job openings there
and delete them after a few weeks. That way a job posting wouldn't get
buried in other e-mails.
Landon
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bs wanted. In this way, the
mails were low volume and also easily filtered out.
No reason we couldn't play the same game for things like press releases.
-mpg
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I'm down for whatever. :]
Landon
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Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 4:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Job Postings / Job Wanted
Landon Blake wrote:
> I like t
there are any objections to this. If there are no
objections, then I will set up the wiki pages.
Landon
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Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 11:32 AM
To: Frank Warmerdam; Landon Blake
Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Job Post
ests."
I think we should ask SAC (in CC) to kindly make a mailing list and set
our 3 e-mail addresses as moderators.
can this mail be considered a request to SAC?
otherwise I'll do it via Trac
ciao
lorenzo
Landon Blake wrote:
> I think we've got three people to moderat
or" being a human to whom
> job-related emails
> are submitted for vetting (and subsequent biweekly posting).
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I have modified the Jobs Board page on the OSGeo wiki page created by
Frank Wammerdam to serve as our OSGeo Jobs Board.
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I think that this is a good idea Lorenzo.
Landon
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I would like to add the URL
I like this idea as well.
Landon
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Folks,
Is there any plan or motion to setup an off
I'd be willing to shed the "Sunburned Surveyor" nickname for my real
name on my OpenJUMP blog for OSGeo Planet if asked.
Landon
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Sub
I can provide an answer for OpenJUMP. There are actually a couple
reasons why I have not pushed for OpenJUMP to become an OSGeo project.
[1] I don't know that we have the resources to become the type of
project the OSGeo is looking for, at least not at this point. We don't
have any large corporate
Alex Mandel has expressed an interest in setting up an OSGeo booth at
the next meeting of the California Geography Society, which will be held
in the first part of May in Chico, California. I told him I would try to
assist in his efforts.
Do we have marketing materials available for use at a c
Justin,
This is the discussion list for the OSGeo, a non-profit organization
that supports open source GIS software development. It is not the user
list for Mapguide. (This is a common mistake.)
If you want an answer to your question you should find and post to the
Mapguide user list.
http://lis
skell
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(770)-989-9488
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2300 Windy Ridge Parkway
Suite 400 South
Atlanta, GA 30339
770-859-9161 (phone)
770-859-9315 (fax)
>>> "Landon Blake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 4/7/2008 11:19 AM >>>
Justin,
This is t
I added a very short comment about using SVG as an export format and
bringing Inkscape and Scribus into the map production tool chain.
Inkscape and Scribus are both great programs and I think they are both
written in C++. (I wish they were written in Java.) :]
I'm in the process of adding function
Tyler,
You know I can't pass up an opportunity to talk about myself. :] I don't
have much time because of an impending Friday deadline, but I will share
a couple of thoughts with you. I could share more next week if you want.
>From my personal experience, skills as an open source programming can
A convert! Welcome Jennifer.
I can't speak for GRASS, but I know that OpenJUMP
(http://jump-pilot.sourceforge.net/OpenJUMP.html) could be compared to
the old 3.X Arcview. It has limited printing abilities at this point in
time, but I don't think there is a better cross-platform tool for basic
ESRI
The Java collaboration has reared its ugly head again...
Some programmers from GeoTools, OpenJUMP, degree, and Open Plans are
talking about the possibility (probably remote) of a shared library for
SRS or CRS definitions and transformations. The idea wouldn't be to
scrap existing libraries foun
uisseaux
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Java Collaboration...Again
Landon Blake wrote:
> The Java collaboration has reared its ugly head again...
>
>
>
> Some programmers from GeoTools, OpenJUMP, degree, and Open Plans are
> talking about the possibility (probably remote) of a shared
Chris,
You wrote: " But what do I know? I'm only just starting my Open Source
Career ;-))"
The opinions of individuals like you that are just migrating to open
source are very valuable.
The lack of good user documentation is a weakness of many open source
projects. The problem is that most of
Frans,
Perhaps I can help you understand.
As far as I know the only two "official" OSGeo projects for the Java
programming language are gvSIG and GeoTools. OpenJUMP isn't an official
OSGeo project, but I hope that it is one day. :] Even though it isn't
yet a project I try to stay active in
orite FOSS program. This is a great task
that you have accomplished!
Landon
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Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Your open source career
Landon
just don't talk so much on mailing list (it's
bad I know :D ).
Best regards,
Y.
Le Monday 05 May 2008 17:13:01 Landon Blake, vous avez écrit :
> Bruno,
>
> You are the exception!
>
> I am familiar with your book, as I bought a copy about 4 months back.
> iText is a
n Behalf Of Bruno Lowagie
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 8:28 AM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Your open source career
Landon Blake wrote:
> Bruno,
>
> You are the exception!
>
> I am familiar with your book, as I bought a copy about 4 months back.
> iText is a
A fellow OSGeo member suggested that I move a topic from a private
e-mail discussion to this mailing list. I have been talking with a
couple of the guys from GeoTools, a couple of the guys from deegree, and
a couple of guys from OpenJUMP about a shared Java CRS library. There
are a lot of different
Thanks for the input Justin.
I agree simplicity (and the broad adoption that results from simplicity)
is a primary goal. We shouldn't let GeoAPI stand in the way of that.
Does anyone know how much of the existing GeoTools code is actually
based on the CRS interfaces in GeoAPI? Is anyone besides G
Jo,
You have touched on an issue dear to my heart. I have a lot of work to
do this afternoon, so I can't babble on as I normally do. But, I can't
resist one or two short comments.
Jo wrote: "In the past i've heard it suggested that really successful
open source
projects now need serious organisat
Geo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] scale of FOSS projects
On 5/6/08, Landon Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
.
>
> I think the ability to fork open source code puts a real limitation
on
> the ability of any one entity to create an "open source monopoly".
Forks
>
Gilberto,
You made some very interesting observations. Allow me to respond to two (2) of
them:
You wrote: "By contrast, OGC has reduced the motivation for innovation in
issues such as spatial analysis, raster-based GIS, semantics, visualization,
interfaces, and spatio-temporal models."
I am n
Frank,
You wrote: " I would *prefer* a project coming into incubation with six
developers from six different organizations to one with six developers
all from one organization."
Well put. You said in one sentence what I was trying to say in four (4)
paragraphs.
Landon
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""Real artists ship. For everyone else, there is wanking."
I'm going to add that to my book of favorite quotes. To bad it means I'm
a wanker myself...
Landon
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Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 3:15 PM
To
I wasn't trying to apply this quote to all forms of non-programming
support on open source projects.
I was applying it to programmers like myself, that have 52 projects in
their Eclipse IDE, but only two Ant scripts that actually produce a
working JAR file on a regular basis.
It seems my bad habi
Jo,
You wrote: " I really enjoyed the recent discussion here about
non-developers contributions to open source projects and communities.
Writing documentation and tutorials and maintaining translations, in
particular. That code-jockey primacy attitude is potentially alienating
to people wanting
It looks like the Java collaboration idea is starting to warm up.
Several programmers from the different Java GIS projects have been
exchanging e-mails, and someone suggested we start a mailing list to
discuss collaboration issues. We'd like to have this mailing list
affiliated with the OSGeo if th
I thought it might be wise to point out that this discussion seems to be
getting a little aggressive, and possibly a little personal.
All sides have made valid points. It's obvious that Mr. Fee isn't going
to agree with many of us on this particular issue, and his opinion is
worth considering.
I
xt come even close to .doc.
Landon
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Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Sign the Hague declaration
Landon Blake wrote
>> I would remind Mr. Fe
sday, May 15, 2008 10:13 AM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Sign the Hague declaration
Landon Blake wrote:
> I thought it might be wise to point out that this discussion seems to
be
> getting a little aggressive, and possibly a little personal.
>
> All sides have ma
Frank wrote: "I also do not accept that getting government data in open
standard formats is a basic right..."
I had to respond to this statement. :]
I'd be pretty upset of my federal, state, or local government released
written information in French. It would be pretty useless to me. I think
the
would have said.
Landon
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On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 09:53 -0700, Landon Blake wrote
?
Landon
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On Fri, May 9, 2008 21:11, Landon Blake
Bruce,
I agree with Puneet. In this scenario it would make more sense for the
organization to maintain their own fork of the code to which
improvements can be made. This really doesn't cause problems for the
parent of the fork as long as there is an established process and some
honest effort ma
e to download several forks and compare them (continously in time).
Are really all the differences among forks impossible to reconcile, using that
'honest effort'? ;-)
Miguel
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+1 on making all 18 charter members. I know I can personally vouch for
both Martin Davis and Markus Lupp.
Landon
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Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re:
Is it possible to move forward with seeking recommendations on OSGeo
policies regarding the export of software from an Attorney that is
experienced in this area of law?
If we'd like to move forward we will need to [1] find a suitable
attorney, [2] get an idea of the cost of a consultation [3] dete
The recent discussions on software export restrictions got me to
wondering if we have, or if we should create, a legal committee. This
would be a group familiar with patent law, licensing terms, and other
legal issues related to geospatial software (like privacy rights, access
to publicly funded da
Roger that.
Landon
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FromAn Attorney
Landon Blake wrote:
>
I stole the following snippet from another of Paul Ramsey's posts. I
thought it belonged in a separate thread:
Paul wrote: "Having a plan to take better advantage of our host nation
status. We pay a good deal in terms of administrative overhead to be a
fully tax-exempt charity in the USofA, what f
I would like to add two (2) brief comments about the issue if "American"
influence in the OSGeo, and the role members from other language
groups/nations play in the organization.
The first comment is about utilizing the mechanism for local chapters.
Perhaps this is a vehicle that members from o
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To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Fundraising
Landon Blake wrote:
> Another thing I've been curious about is how any funds raised will be
> spent or dispersed. I know we need to pay Tyler's salary. What other
> things do we need to pay for? Do we h
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Fundraising
Landon Blake wrote:
> Frank,
>
> Thanks for posting the budget. It was an interesting read. I was
> impressed with the fact that the Foss4G conference appears to pay for
> itself.
Landon,
It is currently an objective that the confere
Frank,
I'd be willing to serve as a tester for all Java related packages. That
would include UDig and GeoTools.
I've got access to both XP and Vista.
I'd also be willing to assist with the working on Java packages for the
installer.
Landon
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I've been working on GeoTools support for the GPX format. Part of the
GPX format allows a user/program to specify a Symbol as a string/text
value.
We've been having a discussion on the GPX mailing list about a standard
mapping of symbol names to symbol graphics, either in Raster or Vector
(SVG)
I've messed around with Maven a little bit, and I'm afraid I'll mess
around with it some more if I get more involved in GeoTools.
I must say that I find the tool might be overkill for all but the most
complex projects. I believe Ant is a much better tool for simple
projects.
This is just my humbl
I might suggest migrating the content of the OSGeo entry at Wikipedia to
one at Wikinfo.
http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/Main_Page
Wikinfo has a less restrictive content policy than Wikipedia. It would
allow us to have the main article on Wikinfo written from a positive
viewpoint, instead of a "
Yves,
"We have to think about hosting pages, but also all the translation process:
who is doing what, when do we need what modify, who change what, etc."
I believe there are really two (2) areas in which OSGeo projects can focus on
translation:
(1) Easing the translation of the GUI of FOSS GIS
There is no way I can go to FOSS4G in a foreign country, but I could
likely get to a North American meeting on the West Coast. I'm sure
others are in the same boat. So from my perspective, this is a good
idea.
Landon
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I said: "I believe there are really two (2) areas in which OSGeo projects can
focus on translation:"
I meant to say three (3) areas. :]
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