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Please feel free to provide your management with the technical design document for the SDI in the Netherlands.<br><br>http://www.geonovum.nl/sites/default/files/MOT_20100618_TechnicalDesign_v1.01.pdf<br><br>The document is in English, so you don't have to brush off your Dutch language skills. Also read Paul Ramsey's take on the document:<br><br>http://blog.opengeo.org/2010/07/08/tulips-pancakes-and-open-source-mapping/<br><br>Kind regards,<br><br>Edward<br><br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 15:31:10 -0700<br>From: ravivundavalli@yahoo.com<br>To: grassuser@grass.itc.it; grass-user@lists.osgeo.org; postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net<br>Subject: [postgis-users] Help in Defending FOSS SDI<br><br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font: inherit;" valign="top">Some so called SDI experts feel that FOSS SDI cannot perform at-par with<br>Proprietary SDI.<br>Please
provide examples to fight a case from an Indian state which swears by
Free and Open Source Software. We can never expect a better level
playing field. <br><br>Kerala - India<br><br>Here are some excerpts from a document that has false claims supporting Proprietary Software.<br><br><span style="background-color: rgb(191, 191, 0);">However,
it is worthwhile to mention here that the OSS (Open Source Software)
does not match the advanced functionalities of many of the commercial
(proprietory) software that is in the market. Image processing and
analysis capabilities of the open source software is not comparable to
the commercial software when one require to carry out advanced data
manipulations, image fusion, 3D modeling, ortho-correction,
auto-georeferencing,
stereo-image/air photo interpretation<span style="background-color: rgb(0, 255, 255);"> (PROBABLY REFERRING TO GRASS),</span> advanced geospatial analysis
etc., In such cases, certain proprietary software become an integral
part of the Spatial Data Infrastructures, which can not be avoided. At a
later stage the some of the proprietary software need to be purchased.</span><br><br><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 128, 128);">It is a well known fact that web portal that run with OSS are neither OGC-compliant nor</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 128, 128);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 128, 128);">interoperable(<span style="background-color: rgb(64, 255, 255);">PostGIS </span>and Webservers to react). At the present juncture it is only possible to establish the KSDI Geoportal</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 128, 128);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 128, 128);">with the available COTS enterprise software.</span><br><br>The detailed PDF document will be emailed on demand.<br><br><span style="background-color: rgb(64, 255, 255);">This is a case that has the potential to set trends in India</span>.
Hope to have a good discussion such that we can sum it up and present
at a meeting being conducted on August 11th 2010, to settle the issue. <br><br><br>Ravi
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