John, Thanks for telling us about Whitebox. I'm going to download the program today and give it a spin. It is good to see more open source development in DotNet languages.
Landon Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268 Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658 -----Original Message----- From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of John Lindsay Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 7:45 AM To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Whitebox GAT Hello, I wanted to let you know about a new open-source GIS project that I have initiated called Whitebox Geospatial Analysis Tools. Whitebox GAT is a user-friendly and expendable GIS with significant capabilities for spatial analysis. In developing Whitebox GAT I have taken a transparent approach to the open-source paradigm. That is, if the user would like to know how a particular tool's algorithm works, they need not download the source code and wade through the immense code base to find the few lines of relevant code. Instead, each tool has a 'View Code' button that will bring up the specific code related to the tool. Furthermore, they are able to convert the code into other programming languages. The idea is to remove some of the barriers that exist between the developer community and the user community. My analogy is that commercial software is like a locked library where only a few select individuals have the right to access the information contained within; most open source software packages, at least from the viewpoint of the user, is like a public library but there is no cataloging system and the books are all written in Greek; Whitebox is much more like the Internet. You can download Whitebox GAT from: http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html I'd certainly appreciate any feedback that you may have. John Lindsay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Guelph Guelph, Ont. N1G 2W1 CANADA Phone: (519) 824-4120 x56074 Fax: (519) 837-2940 Email: jlind...@uoguelph.ca Department Web: www.uoguelph.ca/geography/ Personal Web: http://www.uoguelph.ca/geography/faculty/lindsay.html _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss 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. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss