+1 on the reorg in general, and on cascaded services. On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 4:54 AM, Martin Davis <mda...@opengeo.org> wrote: > Yes, agreed. I find "External Data" to be pretty inexact as well. I was > thinking that this could be called "Working with Remote Services", but > "Cascaded Services" is even more descriptive. > > > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Justin Deoliveira <jdeol...@opengeo.org> > wrote: >> >> Hey Martin, >> >> Definitely +1 on some reorganization. Perhaps the last section might be >> better named "Working with Cascaded Services" since "external data" could >> mean a lot fo things... like an external database, etc... no strong opinion >> there though. I am happy with whatever you come up with. >> >> -Justin >> >> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 10:30 PM, Martin Davis <mda...@opengeo.org> wrote: >>> >>> The Working with Data section in the User Guide seems to be getting a bit >>> unwieldy. It might be nice to split it up in a way that highlights the >>> different kinds of data: Vector, Raster, Database, and External Services. >>> >>> Here's a proposal for a new structure, which replaces the current section >>> with 4 new ones: >>> >>> Working with Vector Data >>> >>> Shapefile >>> Directory of spatial files >>> GML >>> VPF >>> Java Properties >>> Pregeneralized Features >>> >>> Working with Raster Data >>> >>> ArcGrid >>> GeoTIFF >>> GTOPO30 >>> ImageMosaic >>> WorldImage >>> GDAL Image Formats >>> ImagePyramid >>> Image Mosaic JDBC >>> Oracle Georaster >>> Custom JDBC Access for image data >>> >>> Working with Databases >>> >>> PostGIS >>> Oracle >>> Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Azure >>> DB2 >>> H2 >>> MySQL >>> Teradata >>> ArcSDE >>> Database Connection Pooling >>> SQL Views >>> Controlling feature ID generation in spatial databases >>> Custom SQL session start/stop scripts >>> Using SQL session scripts to control authorizations at the database level >>> Application Schema Support >>> JNDI >>> >>> Working with External Data >>> >>> External Web Feature Server >>> External Web Map Server >>> >>> >>> The only new content would be the index page for each new section. This >>> will be a convenient place to put any general advice about working with the >>> different kinds of formats (eg. links to the Styling pages for each type) >>> >>> Alternatively, these could be 4 subsections under the main Working With >>> Data section, although this would require more levels on the main TOC. >>> >>> It might make sense for the source directory structure to mirror this >>> organization, but this is not essential if there are issues with doing that >>> (e.g existing URL references) >>> >>> Thoughts or issues with doing this? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Martin Davis >>> OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org >>> Expert service straight from the developers. >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Live Security Virtual Conference >>> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >>> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions >>> will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware >>> threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Geoserver-devel mailing list >>> Geoserver-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Justin Deoliveira >> OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org >> Enterprise support for open source geospatial. >> > > > > -- > Martin Davis > OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org > Expert service straight from the developers. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Geoserver-devel mailing list > Geoserver-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel >
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