[Qgis-user] WMS "Add Default Servers"

[Paolo Cavallini]

Hi Jonathan,
thanks a lot for this clarification.
IMHO you have several options:
* create the plugin and sell the key (you could add a few services as
examples, and let people pay for the full access)
* run a crowdfunding campaign (even once a year) to cover your costs
* finding a larger sponsor to cover it more consistently.
In any of these options, I'm pretty sure QGIS can provide you with much
visibility and help you raising the necessary funds.
I'll be happy of discussing this further.
Cheers.

On 13/05/19 16:13, Jonathan Moules wrote:
> Hi Paulo,
> 
> (Heading offtopic here)
> 
> I think a QGIS plugin for GeoSeer would be extremely useful and is
> definitely something I've considered. If done properly it would /greatly
> /improve the process of adding OGC services to QGIS and immeasurably
> improve the process of finding and adding them ...
> 
> ...but it's an issue of funding. GeoSeer has no adverts because
> web-adverts are Bad(tm) - I morally disagree with them - so GeoSeer
> currently costs me money to run, and that's ignoring my considerable
> time cost to develop and maintain it! Remember, this is an ongoing
> service, not a one-time-develop thing. The business model behind making
> it self-sustaining is the (new!) API to search the database (
> https://www.geoseer.net/api.php ), and this is paid-for. A QGIS plugin
> could easily use this API - that's what it's designed for - but as
> noted, the API is meant to be paid-for.
> 
> So if a plugin were used, it would either need some sort of ongoing
> funding to use the API, or users would have to buy their own API keys to
> use with the plugin, or I'd have to provide it free like I do with the
> web-search. While I'd like to do the free option, you can't pay rent
> with good-will.
> 
> Until I figure out a solution to this conundrum, and/or someone offers
> me funding for it, and/or the PSC wants to discuss it, I figure the free
> yes-really-not-even-selling-your-personal-information-like-google-does
> web search is a good starting point for users. I'm very open to
> suggestions for how to make it possible.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> 
> On 2019-05-13 08:31, Paolo Cavallini wrote:
>> Agreed, thanks.
>> Perhaps a QGIS plugin to search Geoseer db directly would be useful?
>> Cheers.
>>
>> On 13/05/19 09:22, Jonathan Moules wrote:
>>> Hi Paulo,
>>>
>>> The problem with default links is:
>>>
>>> * They go out of date quickly
>>>
>>> * They're probably not what the user wants.
>>>
>>> * There are a lot of them: I have over 180,000 services in my database
>>>
>>> * There are too many even just global - of the 1.2 million layers in my
>>> database, 68,922 claim via their bbox to have fully global coverage.
>>>
>>> * A list of titles doesn't really tell you what's in the service.
>>>
>>> Shameless plug: This is why I developed GeoSeer - https:www.geoseer.net
>>> - to make these services discoverable.
>>>
>>>
>>> As requested I've create a ticket for its removal:
>>> https://issues.qgis.org/issues/22059
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Jonathan
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2019-05-13 06:52, Paolo Cavallini wrote:
>>>> Good point Jonathan. Do you have any useful server, possibly of global
>>>> coverage, to suggest? Could you please open a ticket about this?
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> On 13/05/19 01:36, Jonathan Moules wrote:
>>>>> Hi list,
>>>>>
>>>>> Question - What is the purpose of the "Add Default Servers" for WMS? I
>>>>> ask because the servers are all demo servers and have no meaningful data
>>>>> - they're good for development purposes but useless to the end users.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also (ironically) - the QGIS Demo Server doesn't work I get "Service
>>>>> Unavailable".
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Qgis-user mailing list
>>>>> Qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
>>>>> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
>>>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Qgis-user mailing list
>>> Qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
>>> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Qgis-user mailing list
> Qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
> 

-- 
Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu
QGIS.ORG Chair:
http://planet.qgis.org/planet/user/28/tag/qgis%20board/