[Live-demo] Re-categorising OSGeo-Live projects

Stefan Steiniger sstein at geo.uzh.ch
Sun Dec 16 03:42:53 PST 2012


Hi Cameron,

your classification looks good to me.
Calling the second category "Browser Facing GIS" should be good for GIS 
newbies. I, in a categorization that I have done lately, put it into 
only one class: "Web Map application development frameworks" (MapFish, 
GeoMoose, ...). But I tend lately to introduce a subclass: 
"JavaScript-based Mapping Clients" (OpenLayers, Leaflet, ModestMap).[1]

But as I said, yours may work much better for OSGeo-Live, and I had 
quite some trouble in sorting and categorizing, as the field is evolving 
and people are bundling "products".

cheers,
stefan

[1] 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mentaer.u/files/pubs/fosgismap_sstein_v9_web.pdf/download 

or from Publisher Elsevier, if people have access via a university:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2012.10.003

Am 13.12.12 20:26, schrieb Cameron Shorter:
> I've had a go at updating the categorisations of the OSGeo-Live
> projects, and would be interested to hear feedback.
>
> http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/overview.html
>
>
>     Desktop GIS
>
> General GIS viewing, editing, and analysis on the desktop:
>
>   * /Quantum GIS (QGIS)/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/qgis_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/qgis_quickstart.html>]
>   * /GRASS GIS/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/grass_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/grass_quickstart.html>]
>   * /gvSIG Desktop/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/gvsig_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/gvsig_quickstart.html>]
>   * /User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (uDig)/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/udig_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/udig_quickstart.html>]
>   * /Kosmo Desktop/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/kosmo_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/kosmo_quickstart.html>]
>   * /OpenJUMP GIS/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/openjump_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/openjump_quickstart.html>]
>   * /SAGA/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/saga_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/saga_quickstart.html>]
>
>
>     Browser Facing GIS
>
> General GIS viewing, editing and analysis in the browser:
>
>   * /OpenLayers/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/openlayers_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/openlayers_quickstart.html>]
>     - Browser Mapping Library
>   * /Geomajas/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/geomajas_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/geomajas_quickstart.html>]
>     - Browser GIS Client
>   * /Mapbender/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/mapbender_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/mapbender_quickstart.html>]
>     - Geoportal Framework
>   * /MapFish/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/mapfish_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/mapfish_quickstart.html>]
>     - Web Mapping Framework
>   * /GeoMoose/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/geomoose_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/geomoose_quickstart.html>]
>     - Web GIS Portal
>
>
>     Web Services
>
> Publishing spatial data to the internet:
>
>   * /GeoServer/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/geoserver_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/geoserver_quickstart.html>]
>   * /MapServer/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/mapserver_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.html>]
>   * /deegree/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/deegree_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/deegree_quickstart.html>]
>   * /EOxServer/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/eoxserver_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/eoxserver_quickstart.html>]
>     - Web Coverage Service
>   * /GeoNetwork/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/geonetwork_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/geonetwork_quickstart.html>]
>     - Metadata Catalogue
>   * /pycsw/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/pycsw_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/pycsw_quickstart.html>]
>     - Metadata Catalogue
>   * /MapProxy/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/mapproxy_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/mapproxy_quickstart.html>]
>     - Proxy WMS & tile services
>   * /QGIS Server/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/qgis_mapserver_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/qgis_mapserver_quickstart.html>]
>     - Web Map Service
>   * /52°North WSS/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/52nWSS_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/52nWSS_quickstart.html>]
>     - Web Security Service
>   * /52°North WPS/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/52nWPS_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/52nWPS_quickstart.html>]
>     - Web Processing Service
>   * /52°North SOS/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/52nSOS_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/52nSOS_quickstart.html>]
>     - Sensor Observation Service
>   * /TinyOWS/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/tinyows_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/tinyows_quickstart.html>]
>     - WFS-T Service
>   * /ZOO-Project/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/zoo-project_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/zoo-project_quickstart.html>]
>     - Web Processing Service
>
>
>     Data Stores
>
> Storing spatial data:
>
>   * /PostGIS/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/postgis_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/postgis_quickstart.html>]
>     - Spatial Database
>   * /SpatiaLite/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/spatialite_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/spatialite_quickstart.html>]
>     - Lightweight Database
>   * /Rasdaman/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/rasdaman_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/rasdaman_quickstart.html>]
>     - Multi-Dimensional Raster Database
>   * /pgRouting/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/pgrouting_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/pgrouting_quickstart.html>]
>     - Routing for PostGIS
>
>
>     Navigation and Maps
>
>   * /GpsDrive/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/gpsdrive_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/gpsdrive_quickstart.html>]
>     - GPS Navigation
>   * /GpsPrune/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/gpsprune_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/gpsprune_quickstart.html>]
>     - View, Edit and Convert GPS Tracks
>   * /OpenCPN/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/opencpn_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/opencpn_quickstart.html>]
>     - Marine GPS Chartplotter
>   * /OpenStreetMap/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/osm_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/osm_quickstart.html>]
>     - OpenStreetMap Tools
>   * /Viking/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/viking_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/viking_quickstart.html>]
>     - GPS Data Analysis and Viewer
>
>
>     Spatial Tools
>
> Specific analysis tools:
>
>   * /GeoKettle/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/geokettle_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/geokettle_quickstart.html>]
>     - ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) Tool
>   * /GMT/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/gmt_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/gmt_quickstart.html>]
>     - Cartographic Rendering
>   * /Mapnik/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/mapnik_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/mapnik_quickstart.html>]
>     - Cartographic Rendering
>   * /MapTiler/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/maptiler_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/maptiler_quickstart.html>]
>     - Create Map Tiles
>   * /OSSIM/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/ossim_overview.html>
>     [/Quickstart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/ossim_quickstart.html>]
>     - Image Processing
>   * /OTB/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/otb_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/otb_quickstart.html>]
>     - Image Processing
>   * /R for Spatial Data/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/R_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/R_quickstart.html>]
>     - Statistical Programming
>
>
>     Domain Specific GIS
>
> Applications targeted at a specific domain:
>
>   * /Sahana Eden/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/sahana_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/sahana_quickstart.html>]
>     - Disaster management
>   * /Ushahidi/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/ushahidi_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/ushahidi_quickstart.html>]
>     - Mapping and Timeline for events
>   * /osgEarth/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/osgearth_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/osgearth_quickstart.html>]
>     - 3D Terrain Rendering
>   * /MB-System/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/mb-system_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/mb-system_quickstart.html>]
>     - Sea Floor Mapping
>   * /Marble/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/marble_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/marble_quickstart.html>]
>     - Spinning Globe
>   * /zyGrib/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/zygrib_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/zygrib_quickstart.html>]
>     - Weather Forecast Maps
>
>
>     Data
>
> Spatial data sets:
>
>   * /Natural Earth/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/naturalearth_overview.html>
>     - Global Data Sets
>   * /OSGeo North Carolina, USA Educational dataset/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/nc_dataset_overview.html>
>   * /OpenStreetMap/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/osm_dataset_overview.html>
>     - Sample extract from OpenStreetMap
>
>
>     Geospatial Libraries
>
>   * /GDAL/OGR/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/gdal_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/gdal_quickstart.html>]
>     - Geospatial Data Translation Tools
>   * /JTS Topology Suite (JTS)/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/jts_overview.html>
>     - Java Topology Suite
>   * /GeoTools/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/geotools_overview.html>
>     - Java GIS Toolkit
>   * /GEOS/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/geos_overview.html>
>     - C/C++ Spatial Library
>   * /MetaCRS/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/metacrs_overview.html>
>     - Coordinate Reference System Transformations
>   * /libLAS/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/liblas_overview.html>
>     - LiDAR Data Access
>
>
>     Other software of interest (not available Live)
>
> Available on microsoft windows only:
>
>   * /MapWindow GIS/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/mapwindow_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/mapwindow_quickstart.html>]
>     - Microsoft Windows based Desktop GIS
>
> Available from prior OSGeo-Live releases:
>
>   * /MapGuide Open Source/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/mapguide_overview.html>
>     - [/QuickStart/
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/quickstart/mapguide_quickstart.html>]
>     - Web Service, not included after OSGeo-Live 5.0
>   * Geopublisher <http://en.geopublishing.org/Geopublisher> - Catalogue,
>     retired after OSGeo-Live 6.0
>   * AtlasStyler <http://en.geopublishing.org/AtlasStyler> - Style
>     Editor, retired after OSGeo-Live 6.0
>
>
>     Windows and Apple Installers
>
> Included on the full OSGeo-Live image:
>
>   * Microsoft Windows Installers
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/WindowsInstallers/>
>   * Apple OSX Installers
>     <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/MacInstallers/>
>
>
>
> On 10/12/12 09:24, Barry Rowlingson wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 9 December 2012 19:24, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com
>> <mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     As I'm reviewing the OSGeo-Live overview contents [1], I think
>>     that we should be recategorising some of the projects. Here are my
>>     suggestions
>>
>>     Rasdaman - Move from Databases to Web Services (I understand it is
>>     best described as a WCS)
>>
>>     GDAL - Move from "Spatial Tools" to "Geospatial Libraries"
>>
>>     OSSIM - Move from "Desktop" to "Spatial Tools"
>>
>>     Geopublisher & AtlasStyler - Move from "Desktop" to a new "Prior
>>     OSGeoLive Projects" section
>>
>>     Any objections or other suggestions?
>>
>>     [1]
>>     http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/overview.html
>>
>>
>>  Some thoughts:
>>
>> 1. "Browser Clients" doesn't seem a very informative or accurate
>> description of the projects listed, several of which have server-side
>> components. "Web Mapping and GIS" might be better. Or something else.
>>
>> 2. "Databases" might be better as "Spatial Data Storage and
>> Management". I'd take pgRouting off that category.
>>
>> 3. I'd take everything after SAGA (ie OSSIM onwards) off the Desktop
>> GIS category, so that this category is purely general purpose GIS
>> packages. OSSIM, Geopublisher, AtlasStyler, osgEarth, and MB-System
>> are not 'Desktop GIS' as understood by your average GIS person...
>>
>> 4. Create a new category of specialised ('vertical'?) applications,
>> containing such as: zyGrib, OpenCPN, MB-System and possibly Ushahidi
>> and Sahana Eden.
>>
>> 5. Put pgRouting and the remaining GPS-related packages into a
>> Tracking and Routing category.
>>
>> 6. Think maybe a categorical index is a bit simplistic and maybe we
>> should just tag everything instead.
>>
>> 7. Wonder why OSSIM and OTB are in different categories and think it's
>> getting late I should just go to bed instead.
>>
>> Barry
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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