[Live-demo] i3Geo Application for inclusion in Live-DVD

Cameron Shorter cameron.shorter at gmail.com
Wed Dec 5 13:14:24 PST 2012 

Yes Valenty,
Consider this email as your official confirmation that we would like to 
have i3Geo included on OSGeo-Live.

The process to follow for adding an application to OSGeo-Live has been 
documented here:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project

In particular, your next step would be to create an install script:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Install_Script

You will probably also need to get access to subversion, as per:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Subversion

Welcome aboard.

On 6/12/2012 7:01 AM, Valenty Gonzalez wrote:
> Hi,
> Once a time we have completed 8th International gvSIG meeting we are back.
> We understand that at this time i3Geo will be in the next version; that
> it's correct?
> Please can you tell us what are next step that we have to do?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Valenty
>
> El 24/11/12 10:58, Angelos Tzotsos escribió:
>> +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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>>>>> http://live.osgeo.org
>>>>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Cameron Shorter
>>>> Geospatial Solutions Manager
>>>> Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
>>>> Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254
>>>>
>>>> Think Globally, Fix Locally
>>>> Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open Source
>>>> http://www.lisasoft.com
>>>
>>


-- 
Cameron Shorter
Geospatial Solutions Manager
Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254

Think Globally, Fix Locally
Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open Source
http://www.lisasoft.com

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