[OSGeo-Discuss] Whitebox GAT

[Sajith VK]

Hi,

seems to be a great idea. Thanks for this tool.
I will try it and get back to you with More details.


Sajith VK
Freedom is not Free


On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Chris Puttick <
chris.puttick at thehumanjourney.net> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Really exciting concept, I very much like the idea of letting the user see
> the algorithm; I just differ from other people's views on the use of .net.
> This is effectively a closed technology and one controlled by a company that
> has no interested in the sustainability of the solutions created within it.
> The use of .net also limits the platforms on which the solution can be
> deployed; strategically that is poor i.e. the limiting of choices in one
> area because of the choices in another. I would be interested, I imagine
> off-list, in your reasons for choosing that closed development approach for
> something you wanted to make very open in other ways.
>
> Regards
>
> Chris
>
> ----- "John Lindsay" <jlindsay at uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I wanted to let you know about a new open-source GIS project that I
> > have initiated called Whitebox Geospatial Analysis Tools. Whitebox GAT
> > is a user-friendly and expendable GIS with significant capabilities
> > for spatial analysis. In developing Whitebox GAT I have taken a
> > transparent approach to the open-source paradigm. That is, if the user
> > would like to know how a particular tool's algorithm works, they need
> > not download the source code and wade through the immense code base to
> > find the few lines of relevant code. Instead, each tool has a 'View
> > Code' button that will bring up the specific code related to the tool.
> > Furthermore, they are able to convert the code into other programming
> > languages. The idea is to remove some of the barriers that exist
> > between the developer community and the user community. My analogy is
> > that commercial software is like a locked library where only a few
> > select individuals have the right to access the information contained
> > within; most open source software packages, at least from the
> > viewpoint of the user, is like a public library but there is no
> > cataloging system and the books are all written in Greek; Whitebox is
> > much more like the Internet. You can download Whitebox GAT from:
> >
> > http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html<http://www.uoguelph.ca/%7Ehydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html>
> >
> > I'd certainly appreciate any feedback that you may have.
> >
> > John Lindsay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
> > Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Guelph
> > Guelph, Ont. N1G 2W1   CANADA
> > Phone: (519) 824-4120 x56074
> > Fax: (519) 837-2940
> > Email:  jlindsay at uoguelph.ca
> > Department Web: www.uoguelph.ca/geography/
> > Personal Web: http://www.uoguelph.ca/geography/faculty/lindsay.html
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