[OSGeo-Discuss] CommonMap in Canada

[Brendan Morley]

Hi Bob.

"Service node"?

Maybe I can explain it another way.

Once I have Canada's implementation with enough momentum, I will be 
quite happy to add other countries to the map.
Or from another perspective, I'm also quite happy to load share the 
underlying PostgreSQL database with another (independently-maintained) 
system node.


Thanks,
Brendan

On 15/03/2011 12:43 AM, Bob Basques wrote:
>
> Brendan,
>
>
> Have you figured out how other entities (like countries or ??) might 
> implement a similar service node that could interact with your 
> framework design?
>
>
> bobb
>
>
>
>
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> >>> Brendan Morley <morb.gis at beagle.com.au> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I just wanted to let you know that the CommonMap initiative is still 
> alive, as am I.
>
> To recap, CommonMap will be a collaboration and repository of 
> liberally-licensed geodata (without share-alike) - accessible though 
> an OpenStreetMap-style interface.  We will accept Creative Commons 
> Attribution, CC0 and public domain geodata contributions, depending on 
> your jurisdiction.  We expect it will find fresh acceptance in the 
> "Gov 2.0" movement, since it allows governments to redistribute 
> contributions from the community.  We also are quite happy to accept 
> OpenStreetMap contributors who find themselves dissatisfied with its 
> default licence.
>
> We want to focus on a particular country at first, which is Canada.  Why?
>
>      * It has quite a comprehensive open data catalogue;
>      * It appears to have a compatible licence;
>      * It also has a rigorous "foreign key" model, which bodes well 
> for roundtripping back to government;
>      * It's the home of Refractions Research, the custodian of PostGIS 
> which is a good friend of mine;
>      * Finally, it helps that Sam Vekemans is our enthusiastic man on 
> the ground over there.
>
> We want to get as much of Natural Resources Canada's GeoBase and 
> Canvec publications into the CommonMap database as we can, and use 
> Canada as a showcase country for what CommonMap can uniquely do.
>
> The "proof of concept" API instance is currently at 
> http://api.development.i386.commonmap.org/
> It is hosting an overlay of:
>
>      * Natural Earth Data;
>      * Some sample Geobase National Road Network, National Hydro 
> Network and Land Cover datasets.
>
> (Hint: look up Victoria, British Columbia[1] for an example of all 3 
> datasets together.)
>
>
> Next comes the challenge of ramping up to a public launch.  The core 
> of CommonMap is a web-facing API and its "one true" database, a 
> download site for XML full copies of that database, and a map tile 
> server with its optimised database.  To run this at public scale will 
> demand about 8-10 CPU cores and associated storage, or about US 
> $10,000 per year.
>
> Let's face it, we will require a higher rate of donations to do this. 
> If you believe in the idea of CommonMap, a good way to show your 
> support is to donate to CommonMap Inc.  (CommonMap Inc is the non 
> profit body that operates the CommonMap internet resources.)
>
> Potential donors, please head this way:
> http://www.commonmap.org/page/donate
>
> Even if you can't spare the cash, perhaps you can spare your skills or 
> tools, whether they be in geodesy, obtaining or converting geodata 
> imports, running up database or tile servers, or developing 
> applications?  Let us know.
>
>
> Please feel free to forward this news to whoever you wish.
>
> I welcome all comments: You can make further enquires by return email, 
> the commonmap.org website, or "CommonMap" at LinkedIn, Facebook or 
> Twitter.  Sam Vekemans also has a group blog for CommonMap set up at 
> Posterous.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Brendan
>
> [1]
> http://api.development.i386.commonmap.org/?lat=48.821&lon=-123.574&zoom=9&layers=B0000FTF
>
> -- 
> Brendan Morley
> President, CommonMap Inc.
> morb_au at commonmap.info
> http://commonmap.org/
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