[GRASS-user] Missing an OS GIS Server

[Craig Leat]

"G. Allegri" <giohappy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:00:51 +0100
> From: "G. Allegri" <giohappy at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [GRASS-user] Missing an OS GIS Server
> To: "Lars Forseth" <l-forset at online.no>
> Cc: grassuser at grass.itc.it
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> I'm sorry for having not made a clear question.
> What I mean with GIS Server, is a platform for the deployment of
> distributed GIS tools. As a parallel, Arcgis Server can deply ready to
> use tools for editing, data processing tools, as client-server
> applcations usable in mobile applications, browser based interfaces,
> etc.
> It centralizes the application model and business interface, and
> distribute it to light clients, or other desktop applications.
> Such a kind of server is increasingly requested by agencied
> distributed on the territory for example.
> It's something far beyond a map server!
> So, my question was: is there any project, in the og gis community,
> dealing with this?
> The second question is, how to convinve agencies to use OS software if
> they're looking for such solutions?
>
> Giovanni

If you only need to edit/create vector data by means of a remote client 
how about using a transactional web feature server (T-WFS) like 
Geoserver and a T-WFS client like uDig? If you need to edit/create 
raster data on the server how about GRASS and NX?

Craig Leat