Thanks for the advice Jody. I will continue work on the implementation of the OGD with OPenJUMP. That'll give the folks at GeoAPI a chance to check out the concept.
Landon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jody Garnett Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 8:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Geowanking] Geospatial Standards For Free Software Landon Blake wrote: > I doubt I will be successful where you have failed. > Ah but together we yet prevail! Almost and open-source moto, or at least open development. > Perhaps the GeoAPI is the solution I am looking for...We'll have to see > what type of response I get. > I tell you what, they are used to being a nice stable project working from a) specification or b) consensus. > If I wanted to get my work with the OGD into the OGC and GeoAPI, what > would be the way to get the process started, and at what point in the > development would it be best to start? > As I recall the OGD is your idea of a local geospatial database? Similar in concept to something ESRI has going ... geodatabase? I usually approach things one of two ways: Working against an existing existing specification: - bang out the interfaces, include some magic @URL annotations citing the original docs and place them into GeoAPI pending If you want to do something new and exciting: - start with an implementation, ie grab a "ext" module in geotools (show up at an IRC meeting and ask) and try out your ideas, and get people excited, your gt work will go out in the next release - place the proven interfaces into GeoAPI pending, and be prepaired for very careful detailed feedback and possibly a paper (I never survive the feedback process unless I have something I can run to explore the trade offs). > After all of the interfaces had been defined, but before the > implementation? Or after the implementation? > See above: I tend to not put anything forth as a standard until there are two implementations (open-source or commercial implementations) of the interfaces. GeoAPI does not stick by this however, as far as I know there is only one implementation against the GO-1 interfaces they have defined (but Martin has plans). > Thanks for your help. > np, I hate seeing eager mind with good ideas not find a home. > Landon > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jody Garnett > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 5:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Geowanking] Geospatial Standards For Free Software > > Landon Blake wrote: > >> Jody, >> >> After talking to the guys at OpenSDI, I have decided to try for a more >> "reasonable" solution. >> >> http://feature.opengeospatial.org/forumbb/viewtopic.php?p=845#845 >> >> I hope I can work something out for with the OGC. If this is possible, >> then I will work to improve on its faults instead of trying to set up >> > an > >> alternative. >> > Um concerning your request - working on the GeoAPI project is how I > accomplish this task. I still find it more efficient as we are forced > to work things out with source code (that compiles), and then some > hapless OGC volunteers get to go and sit in technical meetings and > report back to the group. > > Oh wait I am a hapless OGC volunteer in this respect now. Aside: even > for their closed door projects java interfaces can be defined (and have > been) to solicit feedback ... > > Normally the list generates 1-2 messages a week, that will go up as > Byrce is punting out some ISO based coverage madness, and my bluff is > being called concerning the Feature Model work done in September. Now > that a GeoServer branch has used it successfully I have no excuses left > but to put it out for public review. > > Later, > Jody > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
