[OpenLayers-Users] GIS StackExchange

[christopher.schmidt at nokia.com]

On Jun 15, 2010, at 9:26 AM, ext Imran Rajjad wrote:

> What about core programming libraries like Geotools and GDAL and mapnik???

What would make you think they don't fit into "vast diversity of software 
that we work with"?

Certainly no one's going to hold up a ruler at the door and say "You must be
*this* much related to WebGIS to get in" :)

I think George was probably just making an example that would be pertinent
to the users on *this* list -- which, being the OpenLayers list, would likely
be the web-related tech :)

-- Chris

> 
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:23 PM, George Silva <georger.silva at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Great announcement Christopher.
>> 
>> The website right now is the most voted/commited in stackExchange and I have
>> a very strong feeling that will congragate many users from many communities,
>> all in one place.
>> 
>> The easy of use of StackOverflow and the quickness that everything gets
>> answered there can be a major tool for all of us, using OpenLayers, MapFish,
>> MapServer, GeoServer, ESRI, Autodesk, and the vast diversity of softwares
>> that we work with.
>> 
>> George
>> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 10:10 AM, <christopher.schmidt at nokia.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> A proposal has been made for a GIS-centric StackExchange site:
>>> 
>>>  http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/1425/geographic-information-systems
>>> 
>>> For those of you who are not aware, StackExchange is a website
>>> that allows for reputation-based question + answering, and provides
>>> users a way to find good answers to many questions.
>>> 
>>> Currently, there are users of StackOverflow asking OpenLayers questions
>>> there:
>>> 
>>>  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/openlayers
>>> 
>>> The quality of answers in general on StackOverflow is high:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/559431/how-to-display-data-using-openlayers-with-openstreetmap-in-geodjango
>>> 
>>> The reputation-based feedback to users encourages users to
>>> create high-quality answers.
>>> 
>>> I have participated in other StackExchange sites (3500 rep, woohoo)
>>> and enjoyed the process immensely, but the StackOverflow site has
>>> too small of a ratio of OpenLayers questions for me to follow it
>>> regularly.
>>> 
>>> If you are interested in having another way to ask/answer questions
>>> related to OpenLayers, I would recommend committing to the
>>> GIS site on the area51 link above. I can personally promise that
>>> I will be participating in the StackExchange site in question if
>>> it is set up, and I think that many other users could give and
>>> receive help in this format.
>>> 
>>> (I'd also probably like to set up some cross-linking between the
>>> mailing list and OpenLayers-tagged questions on a potential GIS
>>> SE site, if one gets set up, to encourage cross-platform communication
>>> about the topics in question.)
>>> 
>>> Best Regards,
>>> --
>>> Christopher Schmidt
>>> Nokia
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> --
>> George R. C. Silva
>> 
>> Desenvolvimento em GIS
>> http://blog.geoprocessamento.net
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> I.R

Regards,
-- 
Christopher Schmidt
Nokia