So after Monday's meeting this should be taken care of right? Here is a page to link the pdf to: - http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTOOLS/Formal+Correspondence
Thanks again Chris, Jody > Hey all, TOPP is applying for a grant from the US Federal government > that would allow us to build a WFS 1.1 datastore and GML 3.1.1 parser > capable of handling the FGDC 'framework' data layers. This would also > fund at least some work to help get the complex feature model on to > trunk. > > I've asked for a letter of support from OSGeo, and Frank said it'd be > good if the letter came from the GeoTools PSC, with endorsement from > the OSGeo board. I've come up with some sample text, which it would > be great if we could approve. It's just seeking to make a bit > explicit the general benefits of open source development, and to help > them see that it will have a wider impact. I just came up with the > text, and can change things around if need be. But I'd very much like > some support from the GeoTools PSC, to at least say this would be a > nice thing. The parts in << >> are basic text that I may have OSGeo > include, but from the GeoTools side it's just the other parts of the > text. > > ******************************** > > Chris Holmes, Managing Director, Strategic Development > The Open Planning Project > 349 W. 12th street, #3 > New York, NY 10014 > > > Dear Chris, > > The GeoTools Project Steering Committee has met and we would like to > express our wholehearted support for your proposal to build an open > source client for FGDC Framework data through Web Feature Service and > GML 3.1.1 built upon GeoTools. We understand that a major portion of > this work will be contributed back to the GeoTools project, as a > generic Web Feature Service client capable of handling WFS 1.1 and at > the very least the required FGDC Framework data layers. > > We believe that the WFS 1.1 datastore and GML 3.1.1 parser built by > The Open Planning Project with funding from Cooperative Agreement > Program will be widely used, not just in the uDig client targeted by > the grant, but also by any other Java-based project. Additionally it > will allow an improvement in the core Feature Model to handle the > Framework Application schemas, which has long been a goal of the > GeoTools community - to be the best parser and toolkit for handling > complex GML and putting it in to a useful object model. We believe > this work have an large impact past the immediate funding, as GeoTools > is liberally licensed to allow for even commercial implementations to > build upon the same library. > > The GeoTools community pledges to continue to maintain the work > completed for the grant, making it available to any potential users of > the library for the indefinite future. The GeoTools Project Steering > Committee also agrees to assist The Open Planning Project in > integration to the core library, offering code reviews and advice to > make sure that it becomes a core part of the library. TOPP has long > been a core contributor to the GeoTools Project, and we anticipate a > very healthy working relationship. > > <<The board of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OSGeo) has also met, > and gives their full endorsement to this project. When the project is > completed OSGeo will promote the work done as part of the Cooperative > Agreement Program to the members of the wider open source geospatial > community. The board is pleased to see this work taking place, and > believes it has the potential to have a large impact not only in the > open source world, but in the geospatial software world in general>>. > > Sincerely, > > The GeoTools Project Steering Committee. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Geotools-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Geotools-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
