[OSGeo-Discuss] Call for help with Where 2.0 and OGC

[Michael P. Gerlek]

Well, all we really know at this point is that we'd want to be heavily
using some/all of the core OGC standards: WFS, WMS, WCS, WRS/CSW, and
maybe some GeoDRM on the side.  And GeoRSS too, of course.

If your tools are OGC-happy, then they might be a good fit.

-mpg

 

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> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Bob Basques
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 6:19 PM
> To: OSGeo Discussions
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Call for help with Where 2.0 and OGC
> 
> Michael,
> 
> What kinds of things are you looking for specifically?
> 
> I'm part of an Open-Source Javascript Framework set that 
> we've recently 
> let out.  Still putting together some finishing touches to 
> the companion 
> WebSite.  But the toolset might help with what you describe.  Need a 
> little more info though about what you want to do first.
> 
> bobb
> 
> 
> 
> Michael P. Gerlek wrote:
> > OSGeo plans to have a booth at Where 2.0, as we did last 
> year, to spread
> > the word about Open Source solutions in the more cutting-edge geo
> > spaces.
> >
> > This year, as part of their effort to reach out to the 
> "mass market" geo
> > community, OGC also plans to have a significant presence at 
> Where 2.0.
> > Towards this goal, they are thinking about having a demo 
> there showing
> > some of the power of open standards.  For example, a demo 
> of a scenario
> > in which their might be a catalog of services, and show how those
> > services can be chained together -- think a "mashup of 
> mashups", if you
> > will, using perhaps a mix of public and private data sources.
> >
> > OGC would like OSGeo to participate in putting this demo together.
> > While there may be some closed-source players in the mix, there is
> > plenty of room in there for the sorts open source solutions that our
> > projects provide.
> >
> > On the OGC side, this is being coordinated by Raj Singh, 
> someone who has
> > an understanding and respect for the OSGeo community and what we're
> > about.  Raj and I both feel this event would be a good step towards
> > helping OGC and OSGeo can work together in the future -- something a
> > number of us have talked about over the past months.
> >
> > If you're interested in participating in this event, please 
> let me know.
> > We plan have a phone conference on Feb 13th to begin to 
> organize things,
> > and in the meantime discussions will be starting on OGC's 
> mass-market
> > mailing list (open to the public,
> > https://mail.opengeospatial.org/mailman/listinfo/mass-market-geo).
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -mpg
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