[Live-demo] Submit New Project - MapIgniter2

Thu Nov 26 16:00:00 PST 2015

That's very good to hear Regina :) I'm always around if you need something
jusk knock.

Marco
Em 26/11/2015 22:32, "Paragon Corporation" <lr at pcorp.us> escreveu:

> Marco,
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> If it's any consolation, this is the kind of project I've been looking for
> – something with a  PHP backend, use of angular and OpenLayers3
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> Other things that do that are too tied to a big old CMS like Drupal which
> always seemed non-trivial to integrate.
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> I'll try to kick the tires of this with project I'm working on and test it
> against PostGIS.
>
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>
> Thanks,
>
> Regina
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> *From:* Live-demo [mailto:live-demo-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Marco Afonso
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 26, 2015 4:10 PM
> *To:* Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>;
> live-demo at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Live-demo] Submit New Project - MapIgniter2
>
>
>
> Hi Cameron,
>
>
>
> Thanks for your reply and for pointing out the community building article
> from Apache.
>
>
>
> I understand the point of view of a big organization accepting a small
> project. I usually say that all "big symphonies started with a scratch on a
> paper". Every project starts insignificant and most of the projects that
> grown easy, it's because they are carried at the giant's shoulders - hey,
> that's what I'm asking here!!! :)
>
> Sometimes is not about *how many people*, but more about *how much work *and
> I believe OSGeo Live can recognize the difference.
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> Of course I will continue to make publicity about the benefits of using
> MapIgniter2 even if marketing, social media and talks are not my biggest
> strengths...
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> We all know it's not easy to having people to join us, and I may be wrong
> here but... I think that recent libraries/frameworks somehow they scare
> developers that just don't want to go out of their comfort zones :)
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>
>
> Anyway, thanks for your encouragement and please keep an eye on further
> developments. I hope more people will join in and start using it and
> somehow it will be started to be called a *community*.
>
>
>
> I take this opportunity to ask all OSGeo Live community to download
> MapIgniter2 and make some trials with your data and please fill issues on
> GitHub or submit new features! That's one biggest way to grow an Open
> Source project. You are all invited :)
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>
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> All the best,
>
> Marco
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> 2015-11-26 18:28 GMT+00:00 Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>:
>
> Hi Marco,
> It sounds like you have the start of a good project.
> However, my feeling is that has not yet reached the maturity of the other
> projects we have on OSGeo-Live.
> In particular, we help new users answer the questions:
> * What good open source GIS projects are out there?
> * What is everyone else using?
>
> What I suggest working on is getting a stronger answer to the second
> question.
> Aim to build up a community behind your project.
> Look to get your project used by many organisations.
> Aim to attract developers from these organisations.
> I know this is a tough ask, and often takes years to attract such a
> community.
> But attracting a community is the true test of whether a project is
> valuable or not.
>
> Apache has a good page about building a community which might be worth a
> read:
> http://incubator.apache.org/guides/community.html
>
>
>
> On 26/11/2015 6:39 am, Marco Afonso wrote:
>
> Hello Alex,
>
>
>
> Thank you for your reply.
>
>
>
> Follows the MapIgniter application request to integrate OSGeo Live. As we
> can see, this is a very recent project but with very good technological
> background to evolve and specially satisfy user needs.
>
> I hope it can be accepted. If work has to be done, I'm on it!
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Marco
>
>
>
>
>
> *Please describe your application.What is its name?*
>
> It's name is MapIgniter2. The name came from previous release, where it
> was based on CodeIgniter PHP framework.
>
>
> *What is the home page URL?*
>
> The project's home is hosted on GitHub at
> https://github.com/taviroquai/mapigniter2
>
>
> *Which OSI approved Open Source Licence is used?*
>
> It uses the MIT license.
>
>
>
> *What does the application do and how does it add value to the GeoSpatial
> stack of software?*
>
> MapIgniter is a GeoCMS which combines web mapping features with Content
> Management System (CMS) features. It is a browser-based software, or more
> commonly refered as a web application. The main purpose of this software is
> to let users publish Geographic Information on the Internet / Intranet on a
> free and Open Source platform. Considering that there are other Open Source
> web mapping platforms, MapIgniter distinguishes it self, and adds value to
> GeoSpatial stack software, by being powered by cutting edge Javascript and
> PHP frameworks/libraries, providing the best tools for creating modern web
> applications.
>
>
>
>
> *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.*
>
> This software makes use of a subset of OGC standards; currently WMS and
> WFS. Specific version numbers can be configured by the user. MapIgniter
> backoffice interface allows to configure these OGC service parameters to be
> used by OpenLayers 3 (frontend web mapping library).
>
>
>
> *What language is it written in?*
>
> The default interface language is English. Also includes Portuguese
> language files. Any idiom can be added later. This is a feature of the PHP
> Laravel Architecture which is the PHP Framework that powers this software.
>
>
> *Which version of the application should be included in the next
> OSGeo-Live release?*
>
> MapIgniter2 targets release 1.0 for the next release of OSGeo-Live.
>
>
>
> *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?*
>
> The number of organisations using MapIgniter2 is unknown. Mainly because
> this is a very recent software. Although, being MapIgniter built upon
> Laravel 5.1 and OpenLayers 3, these two frameworks have proven it's success
> in web development applications it's usage by a number of companies.
>
>
>
> Please see
>
> Laravel Jobs https://larajobs.com/?partner=5#/
>
> Openlayers Sponsors http://openlayers.org/sponsors.html
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>
>
> *Open HUB provides metrics to help assess the health of a project. Eg:
> http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/metrics.html
> <http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/metrics.html> Could you
> please ensure that your project is registered with Open HUB, and Open HUB
> has been updated to reference the correct code repository(s) for your
> project. What is the Open HUB URL for your project?*
>
> The Open Hub URL is https://www.openhub.net/p/mapigniter2
>
>
>
> *What is the size of the user community? You can often answer this by
> mentioning downloads, or describing a healthy, busy email list?*
>
> MapIgniter2 has no community yet. The previous release has 10 forks on
> GitHub, 19 starred and 9 people watching the repository. The Google groups
> has been some activity since 2012 until April 2015 from several users.
>
>
>
> *What is the size of your developer community?*
>
> Currently there is one developer.
>
>
>
> *Do you have a bug free, stable release?*
>
> Not yet.
>
>
>
> *Please discuss the level of testing that your project has gone through.*
>
> There will be automated tests in soon.
>
>
>
> *How long has the project has had mature code.*
>
> The project is very recent.
>
>
> *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.)*
>
> Yes the software works on a web browser interface.
>
>
> *We give preference to OSGeo Incubated Projects, or Projects which are
> presented at FOSS4G conferences. If your project is involved in OSGeo
> Incubation, or has been selected to be presented at FOSS4G, then please
> mention it.*
>
> Previous release of MapIgniter was presented to the OSGeo Portuguese
> community on the 16th November 2012.
>
>
>
> Please see
>
> http://www.osgeo.org/node/1318
>
> http://osgeopt.pt/eventos/sasig5.markdown/
>
>
>
> *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.*
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> *OSGeo-Live is Ubuntu Linux based. Our installation preference is:Install
> from UbuntuGIS or DebianGISInstall .deb files from a PPAWrite a custom
> install scriptCan you please discuss how your application will be
> installed.*
>
> *MapIgniter is a web mapping application based on PHP Laravel 5.1
> Framework. Laravel framework runs over Apache2 or Nginx web servers.
> MapIgniter system requirements matches Laravel 5.1 requirements.*
>
> MapIgniter install procedure is similar to Laravel install procedure. It
> can be manually installed by using the instructions documented in
> MapIgniter GitHub repository. Also, there is an install script (linux) that
> automates the install process. Just enter onto Apache public folder and run
> from shell curl
> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/taviroquai/mapigniter2/master/install.sh
> | sudo sh
>
>
>
> Please see
>
> Laravel Documentation http://laravel.com/docs/5.1
>
> Install script
> https://github.com/taviroquai/mapigniter2/blob/master/install.sh
>
>
>
> *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?*
>
> Approximately 38 Mbytes.
>
>
>
>
> *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://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_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.*
>
> Examples datasets provided by OSGeo Live are fine to be used with
> MapIgniter. Optimum data is with native Web Mercator projection.
>
>
> *Each OSGeo-Live application requires a Project Overview available under a
> CC By and a Quickstart available under a CC By-SA license. (You may release
> under a second license as well). Will you produce this?*
>
> Yes.
>
> *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?*
>
> Yes, Windows installer.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2015-11-25 17:01 GMT+00:00 Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>:
>
> On 11/25/2015 08:24 AM, Marco Afonso wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to submit a new project for OSGeo-Live.
> >
> > The project in case is MapIgniter2.
> > Here is the home of the project:
> https://github.com/taviroquai/mapigniter2
> >
> > I would like to know what are the requirements and procedures to be
> > accepted to integrate OSGeo Live.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Marco,
>
> Reply to this thread with the answers to the following questions:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc_Apply
>
>
> The expanded details of adding new projects is documented at:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Marco Afonso
>
> http://goo.gl/ZDtQjm
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>
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>
> Marco Afonso
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