[Mapserver-users] SOT: Fw: [Cgdi-dev-net] uDig Milestone 1 - Open Source Desktop GIS

[Paolo Cavallini]

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It would be interesting to know why did you decide to start with a new tool 
instead of relying on/contributing to existing ones (sy qgis, thuban).
All the best, and good luck!
pc

> ----- Forwarded by Tyler Mitchell/Lignum on 07/06/2004 08:15 AM -----
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> cgdi-dev-net-bounces at CCRS.NRCan.gc.ca wrote on 07/05/2004 06:04:42 PM:
> > All,
> >
> > The open source User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (uDig) project
> > (partially funded by GeoInnovations) has recently passed Milestone #1.
> > That means the requirements documents and some useful research on
> > high-risk project areas (printing, WFS client) have been completed, and
> > implementation of the first alpha release has begun.
> >
> > uDig will be a desktop GIS environment, providing transparent access to
> > OpenGIS data sources (WMS, WFS), database data sources (PostGIS,
> > OracleSpatial, ArcSDE) and file data (Shape, GeoTIFF).  Our goal is to
> > provide the basic GIS viewer functionality needed by 80% of GIS users,
> > and a framework for extension that can be used to satisfy the remaining
> > 20%.  We hope that uDig will be very useful to CGDI in bringing data out
> >
> > from the server to a wide end user community.
> >
> > For more information on uDig, please see the uDig web site:
> >    http://udig.refractions.net
> >
> > If you would like to help with advice, domain expertise, testing, and
> > even programming, please join the udig mailing list:
> >    http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/udig-devel
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Paul
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