[mapserver-dev] FOSS4G Boston Code Sprint - mapserver participation

[Jeff McKenna]

Hi Martin, Steve, Mike, all,

Sorry about being quiet, but my good news is in the past week I finally 
got a flight and got all registered for Boston, so it's been hectic, but 
it's all worth it as I'm very happy to be going!!!! :)

At FOSS4G-Europe a few weeks ago we were working on some demos, and I 
had fixed the MapServer 7 build on the demo server (there was a GEOS lib 
problem, so now it now runs 7.0.6), and since then I updated all demo 
services to work with version 7 (WMS, WFS, WCS, etc), and I took the 
time to install latest the PostGIS and PostgreSQL on the demo server, 
and sucked in the latest OpenStreetMap for the state of Massachusetts, 
created a mapfile with the latest Basemaps on the demo server, and added 
a FOSS4G logo at the Seaport wharf :) Give it a try: 
http://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/foss4g2017?TEMPLATE=openlayers&MODE=browse&LAYERS=all

If anyone has an problems with the MapServer 7.0.6 demo services let me 
know (but I have bots that constantly check on their status): 
http://demo.mapserver.org/

Regarding plans for FOSS4G-Boston, for the code sprint day I've added a 
MapServer section so you can write your ideas/goals for the day: 
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2017_Code_Sprint#MapServer  For 
example, I'd like to take that new foss4g2017 WMS service and seed tiles 
through MapCache-master, and point to that new service in the map on the 
mapserver.org homepage (I meant to tackle the tiles before this email 
but ran out of time, and best to do that together at the code sprint!)

I also want to get the MapServer team together there (devs, power users, 
anyone interested) at a BoF (birds of feather / open session).  There 
shouldn't be any wifi issues so we can patch in others through IRC this 
time.  For now I've specified Wednesday from 7:30pm-8:30pm, sign up at 
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2017_BirdsOfAFeather#Wednesday_16_August

I'll also try to have a draft of the RFC for then, to review, of the 
Call for Sponsorship plan that was discussed at the FOSS4G-Europe 
MapServer BoF.

phew!

Hope to see you soon and share a beer and a laugh!  thanks everyone,

-jeff



On 2017-08-10 8:30 AM, Martin Icking wrote:
> Will there be a mapserver section during the upcoming Boston Code sprint -
> from here:
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2017_Code_Sprint#Registered_Attendees
> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2017_Code_Sprint#Registered_Attendees>
> I don't see a lot of mapersver-related participation.
> As I'll be attending the FOSS4G this time I'd be interested in participating
> - if there will be a mapserver activity at the code sprint.
> Nevertheless I'm looking forward to meeting some you at the conference.
> Tx
> Martin
> 
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