I think a more interesting presentation would be why there are so many desktop GIS packages, the consequent pros/cons, and if/how efforts could be consolidated.
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Stefan Steiniger <sst...@geo.uzh.ch>wrote: > Hei all, > > thanks for Cameron on keeping me in the loop, and to Markus for remembering > :) I am now subscribed to this list. > > I think Pauls idea sounds interesting - because this whole comparison thing > is > a) quite cumbersome when we have 10 desktop GIS (+ X), and > b) neither really worth because desktop GIS are used for a multitude of > tasks, while web map Servers or databases aren't that much - right? > > So as Paul is quoted on the osgeo wiki: one needs to set up use cases first > (just wrote that today in a new article too, which contains a section on > selecting free GIS software). And I also discovered that just most of the > projects have a different focus during my evaluation. Which of course does > not mean that such thing should not be presented - but it must be focussed > in some way or the other to have a benefit. And as a side note, I am not > sure if measuring processing times makes sense either, as GIS analysis > feature sets are so different. > > However, I am in for testing with OpenJUMP. > > Two more notes: > - my comparison tables are now already 2 years old now (from 2007), i.e. > need some update (but the last pub in Ecological Informatics took into > account newer developments too, but is superficial and focused towards the > "average" GIS users). > - I gave a talk about this at OGRS: > http://www.ogrs2009.org/doku.php?id=keynotes > pdf can be downloaded from there. > > cheers from Germany right now (Xmas) > stefan > > PS: I know also of this comparison by T. Hengl et al. on Grass vs. SAGA for > Geomorphologic Analysis > http://www.igc.usp.br/pessoais/guano/downloads/Hengl_etal_2009_gmorph.pdf > > > Paul Ramsey schrieb: > >> Interested in a different approach that is lower impact, but still >> interesting and entertaining? Have developers review a "competing" >> project and then present their findings, in the form of "What I love >> about ___, what I hate about____". >> >> Jody Garnett presents "What I love about QGIS, what I hate about QGIS." >> Jorge Sanz presents "What I love about uDig, what I hate about uDig." >> Tim Sutton presents "What I love about gvSIG, what I hate about gvSIG." >> >> Not only do you get an unvarnished view, but you can have shorter >> presentations with a discussion segment at the end of each one. >> >> Works for almost any application category too. >> >> _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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