Release the Moose?

[Blammo]

All,

Well, for what my opinions worth, I like all of these.

Although I think I prefer simply, "Moose".  Kinda has that "Pig's Eye"
irreverence sound to it.  The Minnesota connection is certainly there as
well.

While we used the code to build against MapServer, there's no reason any
other Image service couldn't be used just as easily, or even in
combination with MapServer.

bobb


Dale Trexel wrote:

> > Thanks again to everyone involved in today's presentation.
> > Unfortunately, I'm not in a position to contribute much to the
> > development of GISmo itself, but I hope to use it as a learning tool
> > to see how XML can be used in a web-mapping environment, javascript
> > for client-side features, and other things I think would be really
> > nifty to know more about. Perhaps once I get more experience
> > developing my own applications I can contribute back to the project.
> >
> > However, I did wish to share some ideas about names that I was musing
> > over after today's workshop. While GISmoOSE is catchy, it just doesn't
> > roll off the tongue. However, I realized that if the "mo" stands for
> > "map objects", then the GIS is kinda redundant. What about just Moose?
> > It could stand for something like Map Object Open Source Engine. A
> > quick search of Sourceforge reveals that there is no project called
> > simply "moose". There is the "Moose ActionScript Library" and "Moose
> > Server", neither of which are related to geospatial applications. I
> > like the simplicity of the name, the Minnesota connection, and the
> > fact that we'd have a built-in mascot - and the obvious device of
> > having each of the points on his antlers drawing connections to the
> > various services that Moose can bring together.
> >
> > If just "Moose" is too generic, it looks like "geomoose.org" is
> > available - "Geospatial Map Object Open Source Engine". I also rather
> > like SpaceMoose, which you can kinda bend into "Spatial Map Object
> > Open Source Engine (no more redundant than GISmoose, when you think
> > about it), but it seems that Space Moose already has a presence on the
> > internet.
> >
> > Anyhow, something to think about when you need a break from thinking
> > about code.
> >
> > -Dale
> >
> >