[SoC] SoC report: Geo-BI dashboards

[Etienne Dube]

Hi everybody,

1. What did I do this week:

- Implemented equal intervals styling for choropleth maps. It optionally 
generates interval bounds dynamically, i.e. by retrieving the min and 
max values for the current features of the layer. This functionality is 
very useful when drilling from one level to another, since the range of 
value can vary a lot between levels (e.g. populations in members of a 
"Country" level will be higher than the populations in a 
"State/Province" level.)

- Had a discussion with my mentor about a name for the project, and 
licensing choices. We agreed on the use of the Common Public License 
(CPL) for the Java servlet component and a modified BSD license (the 
same as OpenLayers') for the JavaScript client component.

- Investigated the possibility of distributing a test data package. 
Unfortunately the license we have for the data I'm using for 
constructing my test cube is restricted to research and educative 
purposes only, so I can't redistribute it or even set up a public demo 
page! Isn't it great to develop a fully open project, but realize at the 
last moment that your hands and feet are tied due to the data you're 
using :/ . I will have to either ask (and pray) for the necessary 
permission to redistribute the data, or create a new, free as in beer 
and as in speech, data cube. Until then, we'll have to distribute the 
source without any accompanying data cube.

- Still haven't had enough time for a beer and to go cycling. Will do 
Monday afternoon! (cycling first, then beer ;) )


2. What do I plan on doing this Sunday:

- De-uglify the test page (still not done yet... I'm not exactly of the 
artistic kind ;) )
- Make the olap4j connect string configurable in the servlet (forgot 
that one!)
- Add a control for choosing a style to apply to the Geo-BI layer in the 
test page.
- Create a README file and add the relevant license texts in the project.
- Work on a legend display for the test page... not sure I'll have 
enough time to complete this before the deadline though.
- Notify my mentor of the availability of the final code on my SVN 
repository.

3. Am I blocked on anything:

- No, it's almost done!

Have a nice weekend.

Etienne