[Live-demo] JTS on OSGeo-Live
Stefan Steiniger
sstein at geo.uzh.ch
Wed Oct 24 06:20:40 PDT 2012
Hi,
thanks Jody!
Having now this Ant build and a FAQ
I am confused and have two questions to the liveDVD builders/Cameron:
(i) what ToDo's are open? (proof reading?)
(ii) what is the timelime?
cheers,
stefan
Am 23.10.12 23:21, schrieb Brian Hamlin:
> I "discovered" JTS Test Builder in 2007 (when I started in Geo).. it
> would be a fine addition IMO
> I still fire it up now and then.. Mac and Linux.. though not as
> neatly as Jody
> shown below.. and without ant..
>
> --
> cd $src_dir
> java -classpath "jdom.jar:xerces.jar:JTS_Test.jar:jts-1.8.jar"
> com.vividsolutions.jtstest.testbuilder.JTSTestBuilder
>
>
> --
> Brian Hamlin
> OSGeo California Chapter
> 415-717-4462 cell
>
>
>
> On Oct 23, 2012, at 6:17 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>
>> I hope no one CCed minds if we take this thread back to the live email
>> list, so we can capture the technical discussion.
>>
>> On 24/10/2012 12:13 PM, Jody Garnett wrote:
>>> I have done the overview / fact sheet; waiting for a review on the
>>> live-demo email list. For my purposes (explaining what GIS is as part
>>> of an "OSGeo-Live" talk) having the fact sheet is enough.
>>>
>>> However the JTS desktop tool would be an *amazing* addition to
>>> OSGeo-Live for use in an educational context, the ability to take a
>>> class enter in a couple geometries and have them try out the
>>> operations would be far better then explaining this in PostGIS and
>>> pgAdmin.
>>>
>>> install steps:
>>>
>>> 1) Download
>>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/jts-topo-suite/files/jts/1.12/jts-1.12.zip/download
>>>
>>> 2) Unzip
>>> 3) Copy in the following build.xml
>>>
>>> <project name="JTS" basedir="." default="run">
>>>
>>> <property name="lib" value="lib"/>
>>> <property name="main-class"
>>> value="com.vividsolutions.jtstest.testbuilder.JTSTestBuilder"/>
>>>
>>> <path id="classpath">
>>> <fileset dir="${lib}" includes="**/*.jar"/>
>>> </path>
>>>
>>> <target name="run">
>>> <java fork="true" classname="${main-class}">
>>> <classpath>
>>> <path refid="classpath"/>
>>> <path location="${jar.dir}/${ant.project.name}.jar"/>
>>> </classpath>
>>> </java>
>>> </target>
>>>
>>> </project>
>>>
>>> 4) Type the following on the command line:
>>>
>>> ant
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jody Garnett
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, 24 October 2012 at 10:57 AM, Stefan Steiniger wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ah ok, I had the same question as Landon w.r.t. an installer.
>>>> So the question remaining is Landons other question:
>>>> What is the schedule?
>>>>
>>>> I could imagine to do the fact-sheet for JTS (though - its for JTS not
>>>> the testbuilder - which I agree, is a nifty tool; at least for
>>>> teaching)
>>>> and maybe a short intro. But I think Landon did do the latter already?
>>>>
>>>> Installer... depends... maybe we can ask Ede from OJ for advise (but he
>>>> also had a full plate ;)
>>>>
>>>> cheers,
>>>> stefan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Am 23.10.12 17:16, schrieb Martin Davis:
>>>>> Right now you have to use a BAT/SH file to run them. I haven't done
>>>>> the work to make them JAR-launchable.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Landon Blake <lblake at ksninc.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Roger. Are those typically executed by double clicking on a JAR or by
>>>>>> using a BAT file?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Landon Blake, P.L.S.
>>>>>> Project Surveyor
>>>>>> Kjeldsen, Sinnock & Neudeck, Inc.
>>>>>> 711 N. Pershing Avenue, Stockton CA 95203
>>>>>> 209 946-0268 | fax: 209 946-0296
>>>>>> lblake at ksninc.com | http://www.ksninc.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Warning:
>>>>>> Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed
>>>>>> against defects including translation and transmission errors. If
>>>>>> the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Martin Davis [mailto:mtnclimb at gmail.com]
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:58 PM
>>>>>> To: Landon Blake
>>>>>> Cc: Cameron Shorter; Jody; Stefan Steiniger
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Live-demo] JTS on OSGeo-Live
>>>>>>
>>>>>> JTS comes with a couple of user-level tools - the TestBuilder and the
>>>>>> TestRunner. The TestRunner is a bit esoteric, but the TestBuilder I
>>>>>> think would make a fine tool to be installed on the Quickstart.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> M
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Landon Blake <lblake at ksninc.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> JTS is an important library, so I will make time to assist.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know a bit about the Quickstart. What do you mean by "installer"?
>>>>>>> JTS is really a library and not an application, so I'm not sure what
>>>>>>> we would need for an installer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Let me know more about that and I will get started. What is our
>>>>>>> timeline for this little project?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Landon
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Landon Blake, P.L.S.
>>>>>>> Project Surveyor
>>>>>>> Kjeldsen, Sinnock & Neudeck, Inc.
>>>>>>> 711 N. Pershing Avenue, Stockton CA 95203
>>>>>>> 209 946-0268 | fax: 209 946-0296
>>>>>>> lblake at ksninc.com | http://www.ksninc.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Warning:
>>>>>>> Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against
>>>>>> defects including translation and transmission errors. If the
>>>>>> reader is
>>>>>> not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any
>>>>>> dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is
>>>>>> strictly
>>>>>> prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please
>>>>>> notify the sender immediately.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Cameron Shorter [mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com]
>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:24 PM
>>>>>>> To: Martin Davis
>>>>>>> Cc: Jody; Landon Blake; Stefan Steiniger
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Live-demo] JTS on OSGeo-Live
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Landon, Stefan,
>>>>>>> I'm wondering if either (or both) of you would be able to help
>>>>>>> get JTS
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> onto OSGeo-Live.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jody has started, by writing a Project Overview.
>>>>>>> We still need an installer and Quickstart.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Monday, 22 October 2012 at 11:59, Martin Davis wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Guys,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm happy to have JTS included on OSGeo Live, but the sad fact is I
>>>>>>> just don't have any time right now to prepare the necessary
>>>>>>> artifacts
>>>>>> myself.
>>>>>>> If someone else wants to take this on I'm happy to advise, but
>>>>>>> otherwise JTS will have to continue to languish in obscurity...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Martin
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 23/10/12 10:48, Martin Davis wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Cameron Shorter
>>>>>>>> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Martin, if we find someone to write the docs and installer, are
>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>> prepared to review it?
>>>>>>>>> Can you suggest a likely candidate who might be willing to help
>>>>>>>>> out?
>>>>>>>> Yes, certainly, happy to review it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Possibly Landon (Sunburned Surveyor)? He has been interested in JTS
>>>>>>>> documentation in the past. Another possibility is Stefan Steineger.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> 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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