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

[Tyler Mitchell]

That's a good question for their group, let us know if you find out why. 
I'm not part of the group, just forwarded the message from another list.

Tyler

mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu wrote on 07/06/2004 11:22:02 PM:

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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 -----
> >
> > 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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