[Incubator] JVNMobileGIS Incubation Application

Cameron Shorter cameron.shorter at gmail.com
Sat Aug 25 02:49:57 EDT 2007


I should have also asked if you have had discussions with gvSIG developers.
I understand that gvSIG developers are investigating porting gvSIG to 
the mobile.
Miguel Montesinos probably has more to say on this topic.

Khanh Le Ngoc Quoc wrote:
> Hi Cameron,
>
> Please my reply below.
>
> Regards,
>
> Cameron Shorter wrote:
>> Before I comment on this application, I'd like to hear the results of 
>> a discussion between the MOSS4G project and JVNMobileGIS.
>>
>> Both projects are targeting the Mobile platform.
>> Is there any room for collaboration between the projects?
> Khanh Le: Yes, of course we can collaborate together.
>> What are the similarities and differences?
> Khanh Le: In my opinion, there are
> similarities:
>
>     * Both projects target at mobile platform
>     * Open-source
>     * Based on open standards
>
> differences:
>
>     * JVNMobileGIS use Java. MOSS4G is going to use C/C++ (which may
>       be more powerful).
>     * JVNMobileGIS is platform-independent at the beginning. MOSS4G
>       will be developed for Windows CE first.
>
>> Do the projects compete with or complement each other?
> Khanh Le: I don't see any competition for now. Two projects should 
> complement each other.
>>
>> Frank Warmerdam wrote:
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> Khanh Le has submitted the attached incubation application on behalf of
>>> the JVNMobileGIS application - a mobile Java mapping application.  I 
>>> have
>>> also asked him to join the mailing list so hopefully he will be able to
>>> answer questions here.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>
>>>
>>> Subject:
>>> [Incubator Application] Incubator Application of JVNMobileGIS project
>>> From:
>>> Khanh Le Ngoc Quoc <khanh.lnq at javavietnam.org>
>>> Date:
>>> Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:24:50 +0700
>>> To:
>>> incubator_applications at lists.osgeo.org
>>>
>>> To:
>>> incubator_applications at lists.osgeo.org
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear *OSGeo Incubation Committee*,
>>>
>>> I'm *Khanh Le* - Project owner of *JVNMobileGIS* project 
>>> (http://jvnmobilegis.googlecode.com). I would like to apply for 
>>> *OSGeo Incubation program*. Please see my answers to *Incubator 
>>> Application Questionnaire* below:
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       1 Please provide the name and email address of the principal
>>>       Project Owner.
>>>
>>> *First name: Khanh*
>>>
>>> *Last name: Le Ngoc Quoc*
>>>
>>> *Email: **khanh.lnq at javavietnam.org* 
>>> <mailto:khanh.lnq at javavietnam.org>* *
>>>
>>>
>>>       2 Please provide the names and emails of co-project owners (if 
>>> any).
>>>
>>> Don't have
>>>
>>>
>>>       3 Please provide the names, emails and entity affiliation of all
>>>       official committers
>>>
>>> *No*
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>>
>>> 1
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>> *Name*
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>> Son Bui Hong
>>>
>>> *Email*
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>> bhs at hcm.ciren.gov.vn <mailto:bhs at hcm.ciren.gov.vn>
>>>
>>> *Entity Affiliation*
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>> Consultant
>>>
>>> 2
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>> *Name*
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>> An Nguyen Thi Van
>>>
>>> *Email*
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>> anntv at javavietnam.org <mailto:anntv at javavietnam.org>
>>>
>>> *Entity Affiliation*
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>> Developer
>>>
>>> 3
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>> *Name*
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>> Tai Nguyen Anh
>>>
>>> *Email*
>>>
>>>     taina at hcm.ciren.gov.vn <mailto:taina at hcm.ciren.gov.vn>
>>>
>>> *Entity Affiliation*
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>> Developer
>>>
>>> 4
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>> *Name*
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>> Binh Pham Vu
>>>
>>> *Email*
>>>
>>>     binhpv at javavietnam.org
>>>
>>> *Entity Affiliation*
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>> Developer
>>>
>>>
>>>       4 Please describe your Project.
>>>
>>> Our project name is *JVNMobileGIS*, it's a mobile map viewer 
>>> developed with Java ME technology. Support fetching map data from 
>>> remote server to view on mobile devices. Focus on OGC (Open 
>>> Geospatial Consortium - http://www.opengeospatial.org/) and JCP (The 
>>> Java Community Process - http://jcp.org/) specifications.
>>>
>>>
>>>       5 Why is hosting at OSGeo good for your project?
>>>
>>> OSGeo is the organization aim for GIS promotion. Hosting at OSGeo 
>>> will help us reach more members and our software will be used by 
>>> many user around the world. We can contribute and get experience to 
>>> improve our project better.
>>>
>>>
>>>       6 Type of application does this project represent(client,
>>>       server, standalone, library, etc.):
>>>
>>> This project is a mobile client application.
>>>
>>>
>>>       7 Please describe any relationships to other open source 
>>> projects.
>>>
>>> Don't have.
>>>
>>>
>>>       8 Please describe any relationships with commercial companies or
>>>       products.
>>>
>>> Don't have.
>>>
>>>
>>>       9 Which open source license(s) will the source code be released
>>>       under?
>>>
>>> Our code is released under GNU General Public License 2.0.
>>>
>>>
>>>       10 Is there already a beta or official release?
>>>
>>> Yes, all releases are at the project homepage 
>>> http://jvnmobilegis.googlecode.com 
>>> <http://jvnmobilegis.googlecode.com/>
>>>
>>>
>>>       11 What is the origin of your project (commercial, experimental,
>>>       thesis or other higher education, government, or some other 
>>> source)?
>>>
>>> Our project's origin is experimental.
>>>
>>>
>>>       12 Does the project support open standards? Which ones and to
>>>       what extent? (OGC, w3c, ect.) Has the software been certified to
>>>       any standard (CITE for example)? If not, is it the intention of
>>>       the project owners to seek certification at some point?
>>>
>>> Yes, our project supports open standards of OGC and JCP. Our 
>>> software has not been certified to any standard yet, we are going to 
>>> seek for certification.
>>>
>>>
>>>       13 Is the code free of patents, trademarks, and do you control
>>>       the copyright?
>>>
>>> Yes, the code is free of patents and trademarks. Some of the code is 
>>> taken from other open-source projects which are required to preserve 
>>> the copyright information.
>>>
>>>
>>>       14 How many people actively contribute (code, documentation,
>>>       other?) to the project at this time?
>>>
>>> There are 3 persons actively contribute to project at this time.
>>>
>>>
>>>       15 How many people have commit access to the source code
>>>       respository?
>>>
>>> 3 persons have commited access to source code respository. The 
>>> number of persons have read-only access as anonymous is unknown.
>>>
>>>
>>>       16 Approximately how many users are currently using this project?
>>>
>>> There are about 20 users now.
>>>
>>>
>>>       17 What type of users does your project attract (government,
>>>       commercial, hobby, academic research, etc. )?
>>>
>>> We attract government and academic research.
>>>
>>>
>>>       18 If you do not intend to host any portion of this project
>>>       using the OSGeo infrastructure, why should you be considered a
>>>       member project of the OSGeo Foundation?
>>>
>>> Because we want to involve in GIS promotion.
>>>
>>>
>>>       19 Does the project include an automated build and test?
>>>
>>> Yes, our project have automated build, automated test is on working.
>>>
>>>
>>>       20 What language(s) are used in this project? (C/Java/perl/etc)
>>>
>>> We use Java.
>>>
>>>
>>>       21 What is the dominant written language (i.e. English, French,
>>>       Spanish, German, etc) of the core developers?
>>>
>>> Our dominant written language is English.
>>>
>>>
>>>       22 What is the (estimated) size of a full release of this
>>>       project? How many users do you expect to download the project
>>>       when it is released?
>>>
>>> The estimated size of full release is 100 KB. We expect 500 
>>> downloads of this project when it is released.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>
>>> Waiting for your reply.
>>>
>>> Yours faithfully,
>>> -- 
>>> Khanh Le Ngoc Quoc
>>> Administrator - JavaVietnam
>>> 462 Nguyen Kiem street, Phu Nhuan district - Ho Chi Minh City - 
>>> Vietnam Tel: (084) 82 169 771
>>> Mobile: (084) 908 625 123
>>> Email: khanh.lnq at javavietnam.org
>>> Website: http://www.javavietnam.org
>>>   
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>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>
> -- 
> Khanh Le Ngoc Quoc
> Administrator - JavaVietnam
> 462 Nguyen Kiem street, Phu Nhuan district - Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam 
> Tel: (084) 82 169 771
> Mobile: (084) 908 625 123
> Email: khanh.lnq at javavietnam.org
> Website: http://www.javavietnam.org
>   


-- 
Cameron Shorter
Systems Architect, http://lisasoft.com.au
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