Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Whitebox GAT

[Jeff McKenna]

Hi John,

Thanks for your response.  I guess my next question is how does the
community contribute to your project.  Please respond to this mailing
list so others can learn of your project.  Don't take my questions the
wrong way: that we are discussing your project on this OSGeo list is
great for your project's visibility.

-jeff
OSGeo President



On 2014-05-03, 5:32 PM, John Lindsay wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
> 
> Thank you for your response to my posting on the OSGeo listserv. I think that 
> there might be some confusion though. The Whitebox GAT project is in the open 
> source realm. It's been developed using the GNU GPL licence and the source 
> code is available from a public repository on google code that supports SVN 
> versioning. You're always welcome to download and modify all of the code, 
> which is also viewable from the internet. In fact, if you are running 
> Whitebox on your machine, you don't even need to download the source code 
> from the repo...a large proportion of the code comes with the executable and 
> is viewable using the 'View Code' button on each of the tools. This is a part 
> of what I refer to as open-access software. There is a listserv for Whitebox 
> users, although it's true that you need to sign up for it to post a 
> question...that's a restriction that University puts on the listserv I'm 
> afraid and I suspect it has to do with spam more than anything. I'm a strong 
> proponent of open-sou
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Whitebox GAT v. 3.2.0 released

[Jeff McKenna]

Hello John,

Congrats on your project release.  Keep in mind our foundation, OSGeo,
as it can help you move into the Open Source realm.  I'd note that it
took me a lot of time to find the (read-only) source for your project
(https://code.google.com/p/whitebox-geospatial-analysis-tools/), and I'm
not sure how to view your mailing list archives (I need to create an
account?).  OSGeo has resources to help your project, if you meet some
requirements (such as http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Labs).  We are
always happy to help projects grow.

Thanks for sharing.

-jeff
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On 2014-05-02, 9:09 PM, John Lindsay wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> We are pleased to announce the release of the open-source GIS Whitebox 
> Geospatial Analysis Tools 3.2.0 
> (http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html). Whitebox now contains 
> over 370 tools for performing advanced geospatial analysis. This version 
> targets Java 8 and will require users to update their Java Runtime. Other 
> changes include:
> 
> -Added a ClusterAttribute tool that performs k-means clustering on a selected 
> group of attributes associated with a vector file.
> -Added zoom to selection for vector layers.
> -Added a Clip tool for vector clipping operations. I know, why has it taken 
> this long?
> -Added floating point line thicknesses and changed the default line thickness 
> to 0.75. This has greatly improved the cartographic output of Whitebox.
> -Added Export Table to CSV tool.
> -Added Hack Stream Ordering and Topological Stream Ordering tools.
> -Added Total Length of Upstream Channels tool.
> -Added Furtherest Upstream Channel Head Distance tool.
> -Added the Attribute Histogram tool for create histograms based on numeric 
> data contained in a shapefile's attribute table as well as the Attribute 
> Scattergram tool.
> -Vectors can now be displayed with a palette rendered based on a boolean 
> attribute.
> -Added palette nonlinearity for vectors with a scaled palette.
> -Fixed the raster-to-vector polygon conversion to include polygon holes.
> -Modified the minimum bounding box tool, and all related tools (e.g. 
> elongation ratio, long axis, short axis) to use an analytical solution for 
> finding the MBB.
> -Added a link to the Whitebox blog (http://whiteboxgeospatial.wordpress.com) 
> in the help menu.
> -Added the Vector Attribute Gridding tool, which can be used to interpolate 
> the spatial pattern of average values of an attribute of vector features onto 
> a raster grid. It essentially can be used to answer the question, of the 
> vector features (points, lines, or polygons) within the a local 
> neighbourhood, what is the average value of some attribute? This can be quite 
> handy for visualizing patterns.
> -Added the Vector Feature Density tool, which is similar to the Vector 
> Attribute Gridding tool but works to map the spatial pattern of feature 
> density (how many vector features are within a local neighbourhood?).
> -Added the ability to rotate map titles. I know this isn't a proper labelling 
> system yet, but I'm working on it. Hopefully map labels will be added this 
> summer.
> 
> Please report any issues that you encounter as a result of this upgrade using 
> the Whitebox menu, Help -> Report An Error.
> 
> Whitebox GAT is an example of an 'open-access GIS'. The concept of 
> open-access software is based on the idea that software should be designed in 
> a way that reduces the barriers that often discourage or disallow end-users 
> from examining the algorithm design and implementation associated with 
> specific geospatial tools. That is, open-access software encourages the 
> educational opportunities gained by direct inspection of code. For more 
> information see the link below:
> 
> http://whiteboxgeospatial.wordpress.com/2014/04/18/gisruk-2014-glasgow/
> 
> As always, I hope you enjoy this new release and happy geoprocessing!
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> John Lindsay, Ph.D., Associate Professor
> Department of Geography, University of Guelph
> Guelph, Ont. N1G 2W1   CANADA
> Phone: (519) 824-4120 x56074
> Fax: (519) 837-2940
> Email:  jlind...@uoguelph.ca
> Department Web: http://www.uoguelph.ca/geography/people/faculty/lindsay.shtml
> Whitebox GAT Web: http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html
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[OSGeo-Discuss] Whitebox GAT v. 3.2.0 released

[John Lindsay]

Hello,

We are pleased to announce the release of the open-source GIS Whitebox 
Geospatial Analysis Tools 3.2.0 
(http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html). Whitebox now contains 
over 370 tools for performing advanced geospatial analysis. This version 
targets Java 8 and will require users to update their Java Runtime. Other 
changes include:

-Added a ClusterAttribute tool that performs k-means clustering on a selected 
group of attributes associated with a vector file.
-Added zoom to selection for vector layers.
-Added a Clip tool for vector clipping operations. I know, why has it taken 
this long?
-Added floating point line thicknesses and changed the default line thickness 
to 0.75. This has greatly improved the cartographic output of Whitebox.
-Added Export Table to CSV tool.
-Added Hack Stream Ordering and Topological Stream Ordering tools.
-Added Total Length of Upstream Channels tool.
-Added Furtherest Upstream Channel Head Distance tool.
-Added the Attribute Histogram tool for create histograms based on numeric data 
contained in a shapefile's attribute table as well as the Attribute Scattergram 
tool.
-Vectors can now be displayed with a palette rendered based on a boolean 
attribute.
-Added palette nonlinearity for vectors with a scaled palette.
-Fixed the raster-to-vector polygon conversion to include polygon holes.
-Modified the minimum bounding box tool, and all related tools (e.g. elongation 
ratio, long axis, short axis) to use an analytical solution for finding the MBB.
-Added a link to the Whitebox blog (http://whiteboxgeospatial.wordpress.com) in 
the help menu.
-Added the Vector Attribute Gridding tool, which can be used to interpolate the 
spatial pattern of average values of an attribute of vector features onto a 
raster grid. It essentially can be used to answer the question, of the vector 
features (points, lines, or polygons) within the a local neighbourhood, what is 
the average value of some attribute? This can be quite handy for visualizing 
patterns.
-Added the Vector Feature Density tool, which is similar to the Vector 
Attribute Gridding tool but works to map the spatial pattern of feature density 
(how many vector features are within a local neighbourhood?).
-Added the ability to rotate map titles. I know this isn't a proper labelling 
system yet, but I'm working on it. Hopefully map labels will be added this 
summer.

Please report any issues that you encounter as a result of this upgrade using 
the Whitebox menu, Help -> Report An Error.

Whitebox GAT is an example of an 'open-access GIS'. The concept of open-access 
software is based on the idea that software should be designed in a way that 
reduces the barriers that often discourage or disallow end-users from examining 
the algorithm design and implementation associated with specific geospatial 
tools. That is, open-access software encourages the educational opportunities 
gained by direct inspection of code. For more information see the link below:

http://whiteboxgeospatial.wordpress.com/2014/04/18/gisruk-2014-glasgow/

As always, I hope you enjoy this new release and happy geoprocessing!


Regards,

John Lindsay, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Department of Geography, University of Guelph
Guelph, Ont. N1G 2W1   CANADA
Phone: (519) 824-4120 x56074
Fax: (519) 837-2940
Email:  jlind...@uoguelph.ca
Department Web: http://www.uoguelph.ca/geography/people/faculty/lindsay.shtml
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Whitebox GAT (Chris Puttick)

[Johannes Bolz]

Dear Mr Blake,

yes, I am looking for a paid internship in order to be able to cover my 
living expenses. What would be a good time to call?


Kind regards,
Johannes Bolz

Am 02.04.2010 00:30, schrieb Landon Blake:

Mr. Bolz:

Are you looking for a paid internship?

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Mr. Bolz:

Are you looking for a paid internship?

Landon
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Dear fellow subscribers,

I am a student of Geoinformation from Berlin, Germany. Currently, I am 
looking for a student position / work experience internship in the 
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locations are New Zealand, Australia or Canada, but I could basically 
imagine to work anywhere. The internship should take at least twelve 
weeks and start around June. I am working in relevant jobs alongside my 
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enabling me to cover at least the basic cost of living, or alternatively

a position with accomodation provided.

If you know a company or organization that may be interested in 
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information.

Kind regards,
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P.S.: I have been posting this at multiple boards, so please excuse the 
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Whitebox GAT (Chris Puttick)

[Johannes Bolz]

Dear fellow subscribers,

I am a student of Geoinformation from Berlin, Germany. Currently, I am 
looking for a student position / work experience internship in the 
fields of GIS or location based services development. My preferred 
locations are New Zealand, Australia or Canada, but I could basically 
imagine to work anywhere. The internship should take at least twelve 
weeks and start around June. I am working in relevant jobs alongside my 
studies, so I already have some work experience and insight in 
development workflows. I will only be able to accept a paid internship 
enabling me to cover at least the basic cost of living, or alternatively 
a position with accomodation provided.


If you know a company or organization that may be interested in 
employing a dedicated, hard working intern, please let me know. I'll 
appreciate any information. I have attached my CV for further information.


Kind regards,
Johannes Bolz

P.S.: I have been posting this at multiple boards, so please excuse the 
possible double-read.


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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Whitebox GAT (Chris Puttick)

[Dave McIlhagga]

Nice post :D

Sent from my iPhone

On 2010-03-27, at 11:01 AM, "Zak James"  wrote:




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-Original Message-
From: Chris Puttick
Sent:  26.03.2010 17:54:39
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject:  Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Whitebox GAT (Chris Puttick)

Terribly off-topic now, so feel free to stop reading...

- "Brian Russo"  wrote:


It wasn't directed at you Chris, nor specifically at anyone.

I just think the general tone of this conversation is pretty
unproductive. Sure people have reasons about "being" strategic"
everything but maybe it's just how I'm reading it but I just see the
old, familiar tones of the "Free Software Movement" which is "do it
my
way (100% free) or the highway". I don't think that helps anyone..


You can take it on faith or a Google that I'm pragmatic on the  
issue. I've explained why I think .net is a poor strategic choice,  
and that my motivations are strategic. I am all too well aware that  
many IT decisions are based on convenience and short term outlook,  
and pretty sure that's a major factor in...




It's all well and good if you're in a small organisation with 300 pcs
or whatever like Chris P and you have that sort of latitude.. but
people forget that most organisations aren't driven by cost or
ideology - they're driven by business value. Openness is no different
than being Green/Sustainable. It has to make good business sense in
order to be the right decision. I can't go to my bosses and say "we
have to do this because it's open source". They won't care and I
don't
blame them.


...not realising high or often any business value. Business value is  
where what you expend money and get more in return than you spent.  
Incredibly easy to measure in small businesses with few employees  
and a simple business model, harder the larger the business or the  
more complex the concept of value becomes e.g. in a charity or  
government organisation. There is good evidence that collectively  
western economies have spent more on IT than they have realised in  
value.


The business case is not simple, any more than it is in marketing;  
but here's my base position in simple terms. I select solutions that  
maximise our future choices and reduce our costs; a further benefit  
is derived if I can move any remaining costs from fixed annual  
overhead to per employee or pure capital; while there may be short  
term pain as people get used to the changes, any increase in costs  
for that short period will be more than offset by the long term  
decrease in costs and increases in flexibility for the organisation.


Luckily for me I don't have to justify to others other than in my  
long term results. I'm aware that this continues to be a rare  
privilege for the top of the information systems tree and that many  
organisations continue to not have technical expertise at the  
highest level, resulting in many decisions in that area being taken  
with the wrong information and wrong motivations. I'm working on  
that too.


There are other aspects to openness that may derive negative value  
for some organisations e.g. opening data - great for archaeology,  
bankruptcy for marketing companies, a matter for the courts for  
financial companies. But open source solutions for your  
organisation's IT has no downsides. Unless there are no open source  
solutions that can be made to do the job.


Sorry this thread has deteriorated into a management philosophy  
discussion. I'm here mostly for the open, I'm not so strong on the  
geospatial...


Cheers

Chris


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Sent:  26.03.2010 17:54:39
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Subject:  Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Whitebox GAT (Chris Puttick)

Terribly off-topic now, so feel free to stop reading...

- "Brian Russo"  wrote:

> It wasn't directed at you Chris, nor specifically at anyone.
> 
> I just think the general tone of this conversation is pretty
> unproductive. Sure people have reasons about "being" strategic"
> everything but maybe it's just how I'm reading it but I just see the
> old, familiar tones of the "Free Software Movement" which is "do it
> my
> way (100% free) or the highway". I don't think that helps anyone..

You can take it on faith or a Google that I'm pragmatic on the issue. I've 
explained why I think .net is a poor strategic choice, and that my motivations 
are strategic. I am all too well aware that many IT decisions are based on 
convenience and short term outlook, and pretty sure that's a major factor in...

> 
> It's all well and good if you're in a small organisation with 300 pcs
> or whatever like Chris P and you have that sort of latitude.. but
> people forget that most organisations aren't driven by cost or
> ideology - they're driven by business value. Openness is no different
> than being Green/Sustainable. It has to make good business sense in
> order to be the right decision. I can't go to my bosses and say "we
> have to do this because it's open source". They won't care and I
> don't
> blame them.

...not realising high or often any business value. Business value is where what 
you expend money and get more in return than you spent. Incredibly easy to 
measure in small businesses with few employees and a simple business model, 
harder the larger the business or the more complex the concept of value becomes 
e.g. in a charity or government organisation. There is good evidence that 
collectively western economies have spent more on IT than they have realised in 
value.

The business case is not simple, any more than it is in marketing; but here's 
my base position in simple terms. I select solutions that maximise our future 
choices and reduce our costs; a further benefit is derived if I can move any 
remaining costs from fixed annual overhead to per employee or pure capital; 
while there may be short term pain as people get used to the changes, any 
increase in costs for that short period will be more than offset by the long 
term decrease in costs and increases in flexibility for the organisation. 

Luckily for me I don't have to justify to others other than in my long term 
results. I'm aware that this continues to be a rare privilege for the top of 
the information systems tree and that many organisations continue to not have 
technical expertise at the highest level, resulting in many decisions in that 
area being taken with the wrong information and wrong motivations. I'm working 
on that too.

There are other aspects to openness that may derive negative value for some 
organisations e.g. opening data - great for archaeology, bankruptcy for 
marketing companies, a matter for the courts for financial companies. But open 
source solutions for your organisation's IT has no downsides. Unless there are 
no open source solutions that can be made to do the job.

Sorry this thread has deteriorated into a management philosophy discussion. I'm 
here mostly for the open, I'm not so strong on the geospatial...

Cheers

Chris


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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Whitebox GAT

[Sajith VK]

Hi,

seems to be a great idea. Thanks for this tool.
I will try it and get back to you with More details.


Sajith VK
Freedom is not Free


On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Chris Puttick <
chris.putt...@thehumanjourney.net> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Really exciting concept, I very much like the idea of letting the user see
> the algorithm; I just differ from other people's views on the use of .net.
> This is effectively a closed technology and one controlled by a company that
> has no interested in the sustainability of the solutions created within it.
> The use of .net also limits the platforms on which the solution can be
> deployed; strategically that is poor i.e. the limiting of choices in one
> area because of the choices in another. I would be interested, I imagine
> off-list, in your reasons for choosing that closed development approach for
> something you wanted to make very open in other ways.
>
> Regards
>
> Chris
>
> - "John Lindsay"  wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I wanted to let you know about a new open-source GIS project that I
> > have initiated called Whitebox Geospatial Analysis Tools. Whitebox GAT
> > is a user-friendly and expendable GIS with significant capabilities
> > for spatial analysis. In developing Whitebox GAT I have taken a
> > transparent approach to the open-source paradigm. That is, if the user
> > would like to know how a particular tool's algorithm works, they need
> > not download the source code and wade through the immense code base to
> > find the few lines of relevant code. Instead, each tool has a 'View
> > Code' button that will bring up the specific code related to the tool.
> > Furthermore, they are able to convert the code into other programming
> > languages. The idea is to remove some of the barriers that exist
> > between the developer community and the user community. My analogy is
> > that commercial software is like a locked library where only a few
> > select individuals have the right to access the information contained
> > within; most open source software packages, at least from the
> > viewpoint of the user, is like a public library but there is no
> > cataloging system and the books are all written in Greek; Whitebox is
> > much more like the Internet. You can download Whitebox GAT from:
> >
> > http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html
> >
> > I'd certainly appreciate any feedback that you may have.
> >
> > John Lindsay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
> > Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Guelph
> > Guelph, Ont. N1G 2W1   CANADA
> > Phone: (519) 824-4120 x56074
> > Fax: (519) 837-2940
> > Email:  jlind...@uoguelph.ca
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[Chris Puttick]

Hi

Really exciting concept, I very much like the idea of letting the user see the 
algorithm; I just differ from other people's views on the use of .net. This is 
effectively a closed technology and one controlled by a company that has no 
interested in the sustainability of the solutions created within it. The use of 
.net also limits the platforms on which the solution can be deployed; 
strategically that is poor i.e. the limiting of choices in one area because of 
the choices in another. I would be interested, I imagine off-list, in your 
reasons for choosing that closed development approach for something you wanted 
to make very open in other ways.

Regards

Chris

- "John Lindsay"  wrote:

> Hello, 
> 
> I wanted to let you know about a new open-source GIS project that I
> have initiated called Whitebox Geospatial Analysis Tools. Whitebox GAT
> is a user-friendly and expendable GIS with significant capabilities
> for spatial analysis. In developing Whitebox GAT I have taken a
> transparent approach to the open-source paradigm. That is, if the user
> would like to know how a particular tool's algorithm works, they need
> not download the source code and wade through the immense code base to
> find the few lines of relevant code. Instead, each tool has a 'View
> Code' button that will bring up the specific code related to the tool.
> Furthermore, they are able to convert the code into other programming
> languages. The idea is to remove some of the barriers that exist
> between the developer community and the user community. My analogy is
> that commercial software is like a locked library where only a few
> select individuals have the right to access the information contained
> within; most open source software packages, at least from the
> viewpoint of the user, is like a public library but there is no
> cataloging system and the books are all written in Greek; Whitebox is
> much more like the Internet. You can download Whitebox GAT from:
> 
> http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html
> 
> I'd certainly appreciate any feedback that you may have.
> 
> John Lindsay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
> Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Guelph
> Guelph, Ont. N1G 2W1   CANADA
> Phone: (519) 824-4120 x56074
> Fax: (519) 837-2940
> Email:  jlind...@uoguelph.ca
> Department Web: www.uoguelph.ca/geography/
> Personal Web: http://www.uoguelph.ca/geography/faculty/lindsay.html
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Whitebox GAT

[Arnulf Christl (aka Seven)]

On Wed, 2010-03-24 at 10:45 -0400, John Lindsay wrote:
> Hello, 
> 
> I wanted to let you know about a new open-source GIS project that I
>  have initiated called Whitebox Geospatial Analysis Tools. Whitebox GAT
>  is a user-friendly and expendable GIS with significant capabilities
>  for spatial analysis. In developing Whitebox GAT I have taken a
>  transparent approach to the open-source paradigm. That is, if the user
>  would like to know how a particular tool's algorithm works, they need
>  not download the source code and wade through the immense code base to
>  find the few lines of relevant code. Instead, each tool has a 'View
>  Code' button that will bring up the specific code related to the tool.
>  Furthermore, they are able to convert the code into other programming
>  languages. The idea is to remove some of the barriers that exist
>  between the developer community and the user community. 

John, 
this project is highly interesting, also in view of recent tendencies to
transport code across the web to do things on data instead of the other
way round (good for some funny discussions in the OGC WPS working group
too...). 

> My analogy is
>  that commercial software 

If I may interrupt rudely and point out that you probably mean
"proprietary software". We try to use correct terminology to avoid
making people believe that Free and Open Source Software cannot be used
commercially. Just a side note...

> is like a locked library where only a few
>  select individuals have the right to access the information contained
>  within; most open source software packages, at least from the
>  viewpoint of the user, is like a public library but there is no
>  cataloging system and the books are all written in Greek; Whitebox is
>  much more like the Internet. You can download Whitebox GAT from:
> 
> http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html
> 
> I'd certainly appreciate any feedback that you may have.

As already said above, this is a highly interesting approach, thanks for
getting it started. 

Best regards, 
Arnulf 

> John Lindsay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
> Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Guelph
> Guelph, Ont. N1G 2W1   CANADA
> Phone: (519) 824-4120 x56074
> Fax: (519) 837-2940
> Email:  jlind...@uoguelph.ca
> Department Web: www.uoguelph.ca/geography/
> Personal Web: http://www.uoguelph.ca/geography/faculty/lindsay.html
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RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Whitebox GAT

[Landon Blake]

John,

Thanks for telling us about Whitebox. I'm going to download the program
today and give it a spin. It is good to see more open source development
in DotNet languages.

Landon
Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268
Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658
 
 

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Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Whitebox GAT

Hello, 

I wanted to let you know about a new open-source GIS project that I have
initiated called Whitebox Geospatial Analysis Tools. Whitebox GAT is a
user-friendly and expendable GIS with significant capabilities for
spatial analysis. In developing Whitebox GAT I have taken a transparent
approach to the open-source paradigm. That is, if the user would like to
know how a particular tool's algorithm works, they need not download the
source code and wade through the immense code base to find the few lines
of relevant code. Instead, each tool has a 'View Code' button that will
bring up the specific code related to the tool. Furthermore, they are
able to convert the code into other programming languages. The idea is
to remove some of the barriers that exist between the developer
community and the user community. My analogy is that commercial software
is like a locked library where only a few select individuals have the
right to access the information contained within; most open source
software packages, at least from the viewpoint of the user, is like a
public library but there is no cataloging system and the books are all
written in Greek; Whitebox is much more like the Internet. You can
download Whitebox GAT from:

http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html

I'd certainly appreciate any feedback that you may have.

John Lindsay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Guelph
Guelph, Ont. N1G 2W1   CANADA
Phone: (519) 824-4120 x56074
Fax: (519) 837-2940
Email:  jlind...@uoguelph.ca
Department Web: www.uoguelph.ca/geography/
Personal Web: http://www.uoguelph.ca/geography/faculty/lindsay.html
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[OSGeo-Discuss] Whitebox GAT

[John Lindsay]

Hello, 

I wanted to let you know about a new open-source GIS project that I have 
initiated called Whitebox Geospatial Analysis Tools. Whitebox GAT is a 
user-friendly and expendable GIS with significant capabilities for spatial 
analysis. In developing Whitebox GAT I have taken a transparent approach to the 
open-source paradigm. That is, if the user would like to know how a particular 
tool's algorithm works, they need not download the source code and wade through 
the immense code base to find the few lines of relevant code. Instead, each 
tool has a 'View Code' button that will bring up the specific code related to 
the tool. Furthermore, they are able to convert the code into other programming 
languages. The idea is to remove some of the barriers that exist between the 
developer community and the user community. My analogy is that commercial 
software is like a locked library where only a few select individuals have the 
right to access the information contained within; most open source software 
packages, at least from the viewpoint of the user, is like a public library but 
there is no cataloging system and the books are all written in Greek; Whitebox 
is much more like the Internet. You can download Whitebox GAT from:

http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html

I'd certainly appreciate any feedback that you may have.

John Lindsay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Guelph
Guelph, Ont. N1G 2W1   CANADA
Phone: (519) 824-4120 x56074
Fax: (519) 837-2940
Email:  jlind...@uoguelph.ca
Department Web: www.uoguelph.ca/geography/
Personal Web: http://www.uoguelph.ca/geography/faculty/lindsay.html
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