[Live-demo] i3Geo Application for inclusion in Live-DVD
Angelos Tzotsos
gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com
Sat Nov 24 07:28:16 PST 2012
+1 from me too
On 11/23/2012 09:31 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> Valenty,
> I discussed including i3Geo (and other established geo portal
> applications) with Angelos in our last weekly meeting, and we agreed
> that i3Geo would be a valuable contribution to OSGeo-Live.
> So I'd like to officially propose that i3Geo be included in OSGeo-Live:
> Vote +1 from me.
>
> If we only have positive votes over the next 48 hours, consider this
> proposal as passed and that you can start including i3Geo on
> OSGeo-Live. The only caveat I'll add is that we will need to find
> enough space to fit it in.
>
> On 15/11/12 08:35, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>> Valenty,
>> Thanks for your application. I've read through it, and it seems that
>> i3Geo does indeed fit all the criteria we are looking for for an
>> osgeolive application.
>>
>> One thing I am noticing is the number of open source geospatial
>> portal applications that are appearing, which I will discuss in
>> another email thread, as I think it is applicable to i3Geo (and other
>> applications).
>>
>> On 14/11/2012 8:00 AM, Valenty Gonzalez wrote:
>>> Hi, We want to propose a new app for OsGeo-Live_DVD.
>>> The application is 'i3Geo', a geoportal framework from Brasil; this
>>> software is well known in Brasil since 4 years at least, and have a
>>> community of several thousand users.
>>>
>>> ------------
>>> Please describe your application.
>>>
>>> - What is its name?
>>>
>>> i3Geo -*I*nterface*I*ntegrada para*I*nternet de Ferramentas
>>> de*Geo*processamento
>>>
>>> - What is the home page URL?
>>>
>>> http <http://www.softwarepublico.gov.br/>://
>>> <http://www.softwarepublico.gov.br/>www
>>> <http://www.softwarepublico.gov.br/>.
>>> <http://www.softwarepublico.gov.br/>softwarepublico
>>> <http://www.softwarepublico.gov.br/>.
>>> <http://www.softwarepublico.gov.br/>gov
>>> <http://www.softwarepublico.gov.br/>.
>>> <http://www.softwarepublico.gov.br/>br
>>> <http://www.softwarepublico.gov.br/> (require login)
>>>
>>> https://gvsig.org/web/projects/i3Geo
>>>
>>>
>>> - Which OSI approved Open Source License is used?
>>>
>>> GPL 2
>>>
>>>
>>> - What does the application do and how does it add value to the
>>> GeoSpatial stack of software?
>>>
>>> i3Geo allows the creation of interactive maps on the Web and
>>> dissemination of data through OGC services and download of data
>>>
>>> The user can modify the i3Geo interface for your needs and add new
>>> features
>>>
>>> Compared with other similar software, the i3Geo offers end users a
>>> broader number of tools: analysis, consultation and modification of
>>> the map
>>>
>>>
>>> - Does the application make use of OGC standards? Which versions of
>>> the standards? Client or server? You may wish to add comments about
>>> how standards are used.
>>>
>>> i3Geo organizes data in a catalog of themes. The administrator can
>>> allow themes can be provided as a OGC service or for be download
>>>
>>> The web map server MapServer is used in the generation of OGC
>>> services, so the OGC standard version of the services provide
>>> depends on the installed version of MapServer (can be up to 6.0.x)
>>>
>>> The i3Geo uses, among others, the OpenLayers library for interface
>>> control, allowing access OGC services by that library or even
>>> through Mapserver too.
>>>
>>>
>>> - What language is it written in?
>>> PHP, PHP-Mapscript and Javascript
>>>
>>> Which version of the application should be included in the next
>>> OSGeo-Live release?
>>> Version 4.6
>>>
>>>
>>> - Stability is very important to us on OSGeo-Live. If a new user
>>> finds a bug in one application, it will tarnish the reputation of
>>> all other OSGeo-Live applications as well. (We pay most attention to
>>> the following answers):
>>>
>>> If risk adverse organisations have deployed your application into
>>> production, it would imply that these organisations have verified
>>> the stability of your software. Has the application been rolled out
>>> to production into risk (ideally risk adverse) organisations? Please
>>> mention some of these organisations?
>>>
>>> Ministério do Meio Ambiente (Brasil), Ministério da Saúde (Brasil),
>>> Fundação Nacional do Índio (Brasil) Agência Brasileira de Inteligência
>>>
>>>
>>> - What is the size of the user community? You can often answer this
>>> by mentioning downloads, or describing a healthy, busy email list?
>>>
>>> The number of users currently enrolled in the community i3Geo is
>>> upper 9,500 people. i3Geo is part of Software Publico Brasil,
>>> official repository of the Brazil Government and currently has one
>>> mailing list for user and developers
>>>
>>> There is another international mailing list for users hosted by
>>> gvSIG Association
>>>
>>>
>>> - What is the size of your developer community?
>>> Now two people makes administrative role of the code at full time.
>>> But there are many users who work on partial time like collaborators.
>>>
>>> - Do you have a bug free, stable release?
>>> Yes. Version 4.6
>>>
>>>
>>> - Please discuss the level of testing that your project has gone
>>> through.
>>>
>>> All features are tested in Firefox and Internet Explorer before
>>> close of a release. In the test phase are released beta versions for
>>> be testing by the user community
>>> After release of a version, the bugs are fixed and the solution
>>> distributed in packages of services that can be simply copied to the
>>> installation location of the user.
>>>
>>> - How long has the project has had mature code.
>>> The software had a significant change in architecture in 2010. This
>>> date can be consider the maturity date of the actual i3Geo, however,
>>> the software was available as GPL in 2006 and joined the Brazilian
>>> Public Software Portal in 2007. To be in Software Publico Brazil,
>>> had to approved several require and be considered a stable software.
>>> So you can consider i3Geo like a stable software since 2007.
>>>
>>> - OSGeo-Live is targeted at applications that people can use rather
>>> than libraries. Does the application have a user interface (possibly
>>> a command line interface) that a user can interact with? (We do make
>>> an exception for Incubated OSGeo Libraries, and will include Project
>>> Overviews for these libraries, even if they don't have a user
>>> interface.)
>>>
>>> Certainly , i3Geo has a graphical interfaces by 'default', that can
>>> be used in Web browsers. Also this interfaces can be personalized
>>> afterwards by the users.
>>>
>>> - With around 50 applications installed on OSGeo-Live, us core
>>> packagers do not have the time to liaise with every single project
>>> email list for each OSGeo-Live release. So we require a volunteer
>>> (or two) to take responsibility for liaising between OSGeo-Live and
>>> the project's communities. This volunteer will be responsible for
>>> ensuring the install scripts and English documentation are updated
>>> by someone for each OSGeo-Live release. Also test that the installed
>>> application and Quickstart documentation works as expected on
>>> release candidate releases of OSGeo-Live. Who will act as the
>>> project's liaison person.
>>>
>>> gvSIG Association be liable in OSGeo for coordination regarding this
>>> project related to OSGeo-Live and the communities that form. As well
>>> as for documentation and updates required for each future release.
>>> People that initially will be responsible are: Edmar Moretti and
>>> Javier Rodrigo
>>>
>>> - OSGeo-Live is Ubuntu Linux based. Our installation preference is:
>>> a. Install from UbuntuGIS or DebianGIS
>>> b. Install .deb files from a PPA
>>> c. Write a custom install script
>>>
>>> - Can you please discuss how your application will be installed.
>>>
>>> +
>>>
>>> With a custom install from a .deb package to download from:
>>>
>>> http://gvsig-training.com/FilesShare/i3geo_4.6_osgeo.deb
>>>
>>>
>>> - OSGeo-Live is memory and disk constrained. Can the application run
>>> in 512 Meg of RAM?
>>> Yes
>>>
>>> - How much disk space will be required to install the application
>>> and a suitable example application?
>>>
>>> 92,50 Mb after installed; Install package (.deb) 43,70 Mb
>>>
>>>
>>> - We aim to reduce disk space by having all applications make use of
>>> a common dataset.
>>> - We encourage applications to make use of the example datasets
>>> already installed:_
>>> http
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>:// <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>wiki
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>.
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>osgeo
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>.
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>org <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>/
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>wiki
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>/
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>Live
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>_
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>GIS <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>_
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>Add <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>_
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>Project
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>#
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>Example
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>_
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>Datasets
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets>_
>>> If another dataset would be more appropriate, please discuss here.
>>> Is it appropriate, to remove existing demo datasets which may
>>> already be included in the standard release
>>>
>>> The i3Geo is distributed with a small set of test data but it can
>>> use the same data already available in the project.
>>>
>>> - Each OSGeo-Live application requires a Project Overview available
>>> under a<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/>_CC
>>> <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/><http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/>By
>>> <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/>_ and a Quickstart
>>> available under a<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>_CC
>>> <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/><http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>By
>>> <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>-
>>> <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>SA
>>> <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>_ license. (You may
>>> release under a second license as well). Will you produce this?
>>>
>>> Yes. We can produce this material using and adapting existing
>>> material part. We are also able to provide this documentation
>>> (QuickStart and Project Overview) in Portuguese, Spanish and English.
>>>
>>> - In past releases, we have included Windows and Mac installers for
>>> some applications. It is likely we won't have space for these in
>>> future releases. However, if there is room, would you be wishing to
>>> include Windows and/or Mac installers?
>>> Not applicable because it is a web-based application.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Valenty Gonzalez
>>> gvSIG Association
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Cameron Shorter
>> Geospatial Solutions Manager
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>>
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>
>
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Angelos Tzotsos
Remote Sensing Laboratory
National Technical University of Athens
http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
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