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

Thu Dec 6 12:36:03 PST 2012

We believe that we will have our installer for that date.

Actually we already have one script, but we need to add one additional step.

Regards,

Valenty

El 06/12/12 15:55, Cameron Shorter escribió:
> Valenty,
> Do you expect that you have you will be able to get your installer
> written by our 10 Dec deadline (end of day, Monday next week)?
> If not, please let us know so that we can plan around it.
>
> On 06/12/12 23:37, Valenty Gonzalez wrote:
>> Thanks so much!
>>
>> Valenty
>>
>> El 05/12/12 16:44, Cameron Shorter escribió:
>>> 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
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <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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>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>> 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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