[Live-demo] Re: we are running out of time to have libLAS onOSGeo-Live?

[maplabs at light42.com]

$0.02

Given:

  libLAS is a strategically important piece of the OSGeo offerings, 
and is at the "programming library" level
  libLAS currently uses a modest amount of disk space

I think its important for libLAS to be present on the distribution, 
even while the public outreach and documentation itself
are being worked out... 

==
Brian Hamlin
GeoCal
OSGeo California Chapter
415-717-4462 cell

On Mon, 1 Aug 2011 13:30:16 -0500, Howard Butler  wrote:

> On Jul 31, 2011, at 4:07 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>
> > Howard,
> > We have some hard deadlines which we are getting very close to 
> related to getting libLAS on OSGeo-Live. 
> > We need a Quickstart ASAP. 
>
> I was cribbing from GeoTools, something very similar in scope and 
> intent as libLAS, which does not have a Quickstart.  Yes, libLAS has 
> some commandline-tools, but that is not its primary focus.  It's 
> focus is for something like GRASS to use it is a data access library 
> (available in the development version of GRASS, but I don't know if 
> the LiveDVD version takes advantage of it yet). 
>
>
> > As mentioned earlier, this can be based upon your doc at 
> http://liblas.org/start.html. 
> > Also, we need an image in your Project Overview, as per my 
> comments, and ideally action my other comments. 
>
> I already committed a project logo.  Does the image you refer to here 
> mean a rendered elevation model as per below, or a project logo/icon?
>
> > Without either of these very soon, we will need to hold back libLAS 
> until the next release. 
> > (I'm also happy for someone else to address these issues). 
> > > . Cameron Comment: Please include a suitable graphic. In this 
> case, probably a pretty picture of LiDAR data over a coverage? Maybe 
> something like this: 
> http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/911/images/lg-map-lidar1.jpg . Make sure 
> you have rights to publish the image. 
>
> I do not want to give any impression that libLAS is a LiDAR 
> exploitation or visualization tool.  Putting a picture of a rendered 
> elevation model or some such visualization on the quickstart might 
> give that impression.  libLAS is water pipes and plumbing, not Trevi 
> Fountain :)
>  > > .. Cameron Comment: Note that many (most?) readers won't know 
> what LIDAR, or ASPRS LAS is. They also might not be connected to the 
> internet, so won't be able to follow links you provide. Hence, please 
> add a sentence or two here explaining what they are and why you would 
> use it. 
>
> Can one call oneself a GIS practitioner these days an not know what LiDAR is?
>
> I will commit some of the text from libLAS' getting started document 
> into the quickstart.  This seems like such an unfortunate fork of my 
> docs though.  It's too bad we can't figure out a way to just suck in 
> libLAS' sphinx docs directly and use those.  Next time, I guess. 
>
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