[OSGeo-Discuss] gvSIG: as desktop application officially supported by OSGeo

[ProjectNewAge]

Angelos (Tzotsos) and Jorge Sanz informed me that
* gvSIG is finishing its incubation into the OSGeo Foundation
(http://www.osgeo.org/incubator ,
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GvSIG_Incubation_Checklist ,
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GvSIG_Incubation_Status )
* the OSGeoLive project exists which allready bundles OSGeo software
(http://live.osgeo.org/en/index.html )

So, my previous requests/mail can be scrapped. However, I thought
about the OSGeo Live operating system, which is based on Xubuntu.
Xubuntu is said to be "lightweight", but that's not really true, at
least not compared to other Linux operating systems. SliTaz is by far
lighter (16 mb ram required instead of 256 or even 512mb for Xubuntu,
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SliTaz_GNU/Linux and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xubuntu#Goals

Also, I wonder whom will download the OSGeo live CD; it contains much
more programs than what most users (even professionals) will need.
Also, some other programs (not for geo-tasks may be missing) which
certain users do need.
Perhaps that a good alternative is to simply make a website with the
RPM versions of the install packages; these can pretty much be
installed on any Linux OS (including SliTaz, see
hg.slitaz.org/tazpkg/raw-file/tip/doc/tazpkg.en.html )

Thomas

> gvSIG is finishing its incubation into the OSGeo Foundation, that's why it
> appears at the incubating block. You can read more about the incubation
> process at [1].  If you are interested on the details on gvSIG incubation
> you can visit [2] and [3].
>
> Best Regards
>
> [1] http://www.osgeo.org/incubator
> [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GvSIG_Incubation_Checklist
> [3] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GvSIG_Incubation_Status
>
>
> --
> Jorge Sanz

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Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 15:50:12 +0200
Subject: gvSIG: as desktop application officially supported by OSGeo
Hi,

I just wanted to ask whether gvSIG could be mentioned a desktop
application officially supported by OSGeo (currently this isn't the
case, see "OSGeo Projects" column at the right at
http://www.osgeo.org/

I think it is superior to all others mentioned, as it is:
* very lightweight (in comparison to QGIS and GRASS GIS)
* very simple (much easier to learn for 1st time users)
* able to download maps from a database (unlike the others, as far as
I know), see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Geographic_information_system#Advantages_of_a_GIS_program_over_Google_Maps.2FGIMP_combo
* able to be used as GPS navigation software; en-route navigation e.g.
when using a laptop

Also I wanted to mention the idea of bundling all complementary
software with a Linux distro (e.g. SliTaz ); an alternative is to make
packages for several Linux distro's and/or windows/OS X.

Finally I wanted to present the idea of cooperating with/supporting of
neighbourhood committees, see the mail below sent to the wild network.

Thomas Smith

>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: ProjectNewAge <projectnewage at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 17:07:17 +0300
>>> Subject: Re: Idea for additional activities
>>> To: cass at thewildnetwork.com, cassandra at thewildnetwork.com,
>>> hello at thewildnetwork.com
>>>
>>> I forgot to mention one other idea: in the documentary, it was clear
>>> that a major issue was that many green spaces/public parcs were
>>> disappearing (atleast in the city the documentary was shot). This may
>>> not be the case in every city in Europe (some are seeing a reverse
>>> trend), however it will certainly be the case in a lot of cities.
>>> Besides increasing the safety risk for children, it's also an issue
>>> for flood protection (as dirt/soil acts as a temporary water buffer), and for conserving wild species (connected green urban areas can act as a wildlife corridor, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_corridor ).
>>>
>>> So, I suggest you promote the setup of local neighbourhood committees;
>>> these can provide the weight necessairy when contacting town halls,
>>> ... Such letters sent to town halls can possibly persuade them to
>>> redesign certain parts of the city (implementing more green zones, and
>>> segregated cycle facilities (see
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segregated_cycle_facilities ). When
>>> sending letters, the committees should do their best to allready
>>> integrate a complete redesign of the neighbourhood they wish to see
>>> altered. There are many tools online to do this (ie  GPScoordinates.eu,
>>> Google Maps, Google Streetview, the GIMP, gvSIG, ...
>>>
>>> These local committees can be promoted, not just in your own region or
>>> the United Kingdom, but troughout Europe and beyond. They can make a
>>> significant difference.
>>>
>>> Thomas
>>>
>>> PS: Perhaps that you could contact Transition Network in regards to
>>> this idea (see http://www.transitionnetwork.org )