[OSGeo Africa] FOSS GIS

[Mark de Blois]

I agree with Edouard that web applications should be included. But then 
again it also depends on what the scope of your presentation will be. If 
you are going to get in to quite heavy analysis stuff you are probably 
not going to cover much web based stuff. When it comes to web viewers 
you could also include some client based web applications such as 
OpenLayers and MapBuilder based on AJAX. If you are interested in more 
portal/cms types of applications you might also want to take a look at 
PrimaGIS (Python based via zope/plone), or MapBender. For disseminating 
geospatial data based on metadata you might also want to look at FAO's 
GeoNetwork.
MySQL does spatial data too these days.

Anyways, enough all together to keep you talking for days! ;-)

cheers,
Mark

Edouard Legoupil wrote:
> Hi Franck,
>  
> My feeling is that in 2007, it is not possible to avoid mentioning web mapping applications when talking about Open Source GIS
>
> Here's below a tentative of categorization the most known packages:
>  
> Remote sensing oriented soft:
> OSSIM
> ILWIS
> Spring
> Multispec
>
> Desktop GIS:
> GRASS (is also good for raster)
> QGIS (QGIS can be coupled with Grass as QGIS interface is far more user friendly)
> Mapwindows
>  
> Java Desktop GIS:
> Udig, 
> gvSIG, 
> the JUMP family (open Jump, Sky JUMP, Dee JUMP, etc.. http://www.openjump.org/wiki/show/OpenJUMPs+Family )
>  
> Server GIS:
> Based on UMN Mapserver (- www.cartoweb.org , kmap, maplab...) 
> Based on Java Geotools (- www.Geoserver.org for implementation of WFS-T, Mapbuilder, Mapbender)
> MapGuide 
>  
> Spatial DB:
> Postgis/PostgreSQL
>
> Metadata management (very important):
> geonetwork
>  
> Libraries and small utilities:
> Geotools,
> FWtools
> GDAL 
> Proj
> OGR
>  
> Maybe you should introduce some ideas on how to evaluate the reliability of an open source project and how such project are created and evolves (number of users, number of release, etc...). The case of Jump is a good example of how a project can divide itself.... 
>  
> Another good point would be to present the Open Source business model (Nothing's free in this world!): Some projects are supported by Governmental organization and developed by private companies, some are through Universities, and some are former proprietary solutions that turned out to be open source like MapGuide from Autodesk....
>  
> Good Luck and best regards,
> Edouard
>
>
>
>   
>>>> "mark at deblois.nl" <mark at deblois.nl> 09/05/07 06:53PM >>>
>>>>         
> Hi Frank,
>
> You might also want to mention:
> - ILWIS remote sensing software which has gone open source recently (see
> http://52north.org/index.php?option=com_projects&task=showProject&id=30&Itemid=127),
> - FWTools (http://fwtools.maptools.org/)
> - OpenJump (http://openjump.org/wiki/show/HomePage).
> - uDIG (http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/UDIG/Home)
> - gvSIG (http://www.gvsig.gva.es/index.php?id=gvsig&L=2)
>
> I presume you are not going to get into web mapping applications or
> spatial databases, in that case there is a lot to add to the list.
>
> cheers,
> Mark de Blois
> GIS Consultant
> Maplecroft
>
>
>   
>>> Hi,<br><br>I'm planning a seminar on FOSS GIS software, which I'll be
>>>       
>> presenting to GIS/Remote Sensing students at the University of
>>     
>>> KwaZulu-Natal. I'll be demonstrating GRASS, QGIS, MultiSpec, Spring and
>>>       
>> MapWindow&nbsp;but would like to know whether&nbsp;there any other
>> packages worth looking at? Anyone have any suggestions?<br>&nbsp;<br>I'm
>> also a bit confused about OSSIM. Is it a standalone program or is it a
>> collection of library routines? The OSSIM webpages are not all that
>> clear.<br><br>Regards,<br>Frank Sokolic.<br>
>>     
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