Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fleet management
On 2010/01/04 10:41 AM, Louis Sayers wrote: On the driver side (running on the GPS device - I'm thinking touchscreen) the mapping software would provide driver directions visually and possibly audibly - just like a Navigation device e.g. TomTom - but with a few custom buttons etc on it to let the driver send info back to the server. For some jurisdictions, the "GPS Device" would need to be able to respond to voice commands, rather than the driver having to use "buttons". For example, new legislation here in BC that took effect January 1st says about GPS navigation systems: "It can be programmed in a voice-activated manner" http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/publications/docs/electronic-devices-while-driving-info.pdf -- Dave Patton CIS Canadian Information Systems Victoria, B.C. Degree Confluence Project: Canadian Coordinator Technical Coordinator http://www.confluence.org/ Personal website: Maps, GPS, etc. http://members.shaw.ca/davepatton/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] 2009 Annual Report Startup!
Happy New Year! On that note... let's kick off summarising last years' activities. This is the opportunity to brag about what your project, committee and local chapters have been up to and progress you've made. All of this is an important part of showing that our community and projects are active and engaging and for showing value to our sponsors, members and supporters. Submit the report here: * http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Annual_Report_2009 Or email me directly. If the wrong name is beside the report, please change it accordingly or let me know. Holler if there is anything confusing. * I'd like to wrap this up by the end of January, so if you need a hard deadline please aim for January 18th or tell me when to expect it. If anyone is interested in helping coordinate this report with me, let me know (e.g. to help with final layout and emailing/harassing potential authors). I encourage you to forward this invitation to your project teams and local contacts. Looking forward to hearing what you've been up to! Best wishes for 2010, Tyler ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fleet management
I was thinking that we may be able to purchase a license to some shapefiles, or other mapping data (it's very important that our mapping data be as correct as possible). On the driver side (running on the GPS device - I'm thinking touchscreen) the mapping software would provide driver directions visually and possibly audibly - just like a Navigation device e.g. TomTom - but with a few custom buttons etc on it to let the driver send info back to the server. On the Server side, the mapping software would mainly be used for determining distances between points, geocoding (and possibly reverse geocoding), and doing some other smart stuff. Because the system would be mostly automated, having a visual of where vehicles are etc is a secondary concern for me - i'd like to have that, but I could imagine using google maps for that. We've used Telogis' Geobase before as the mapping software, and we gave it shapefiles, which it used nicely. I thought I'd look to see if there is an open source alternative while exploring how much Geobase will cost, and what their licensing model is. Cheers, Louis On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 12:45 AM, Arnie Shore wrote: > WRT SMS cost, that's strictly a user issue/question of course. There are n > different plans out there (where n is a large number.) > > And WRT yr routing data, (I note that we also provide the GMaps Street > View) what do you anticipate using as the data source? > > Best wishes, > > AS > > > On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 10:19 PM, Louis Sayers wrote: > >> Thanks Arnie :) >> >> I'm probably thinking of a standalone mapping application on the GPS >> device, and for on the server as well. This is to limit GPRS usage on the >> GPS Device, and because I need to do a bit of processing on the server side >> (I'm thinking of routing a lot of vehicles). >> >> I'm interested to know what SMS services you would / do use though, and >> how much that costs you per SMS? ($USD$) >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Louis >> > > > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -- Louis Sayers MEM Programme Department of Engineering Management University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8140, New Zealand Email: lssay...@gmail.com Phone: +64 27 460 3591 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fleet management
WRT SMS cost, that's strictly a user issue/question of course. There are n different plans out there (where n is a large number.) And WRT yr routing data, (I note that we also provide the GMaps Street View) what do you anticipate using as the data source? Best wishes, AS On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 10:19 PM, Louis Sayers wrote: > Thanks Arnie :) > > I'm probably thinking of a standalone mapping application on the GPS > device, and for on the server as well. This is to limit GPRS usage on the > GPS Device, and because I need to do a bit of processing on the server side > (I'm thinking of routing a lot of vehicles). > > I'm interested to know what SMS services you would / do use though, and how > much that costs you per SMS? ($USD$) > > > Thanks, > > Louis > ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGEO projects and Python 3.x
I don't think that we (OpenJUMP) will switch to Python 3.x using Jython soon - nor prepare anything. So we rely on the Jython team anyway. stefan Dave Sampson schrieb: Hey Folks, I am wondering what, if any, projects are preparing or planning for a move to support python 3.x. Due to it being a major release I understand it does not come with backwards compatibility, however there are some tools out there to help with this. and of course there is surely to be lots of hands on tweaking. This also raises questions about projects using jython as it just released Jython 2.5.1 in september of 2009. If there are projects moving towards this assume there are libraries that will also have to create bindings and such. with the Public Address Geocoder project (http://www.pagcgeo.org/) I just created python bindings for the library. I am wondering if I should go ahead with python 3.x bindings. Using SWIG this should not be a challenge. so what are people doing with python 3? Cheers ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] web mapping package
Similarly to the Mapfish framework, there is another alternative, called Geomajas. This too is a client-server framework with all the necessary building blocks for building full GIS web applications. All projects have to carry their own history and thus the main difference between the projects is the technology choices that were made. Geomajas uses a Java back-end based on Geotools and Hibernate Spatial (if you need domain logic). The client uses either Javascript (Dojo) - stable release - like the other projects or GWT (Java) - unstable release. Although the GWT version is not finished yet, it has the advantage of requiring only one language to program everything in. Eric Lemoine schreef: On Tuesday, December 29, 2009, Bob Basques wrote: John (and others), I keep forgetting to relay this little tidbit. GeoMoose is built on top of OpenLayers, so all of it's data sources are theoretically, feasible as datsources as well. The Map View is all OpenLayers. Hi everyone I should first mention that I'm one of the developpers of OpenLayers, GeoExt and MapFish. I recently took a quick look at GeoMoose (2.0). From my understanding GeoMoose provides an OpenLayers-based application that can be customized by editing configuration files. It provides an out-of-the-box solution that makes it easy for non-developers to create web-mapping applications with typical tools (search, measure distances/areas, etc.). People from GeoMoose, please correct me if my understanding is wrong or inaccurate. In contrast, GeoExt doesn't provide an application, it provides a JavaScript library, based on which developers can create applications. GeoExt is complementary to OpenLayers, it brings RIA (Rich Internet Applications) type components, like a layer tree, a legend panel, a feature grid, etc. I think the GeoExt examples concretely show what GeoExt provides and how to use GeoExt. MapFish is a complete framework for creating web-mapping apps. I won't describe MapFish in detail here, but I just want to make it clear that MapFish does not either provide an application, it is a framework for developers to create OpenLayers- and GeoExt-based web-mapping user interfaces. Basically MapFish provides tools to create "ready-to-extend" web-mapping apps, and to create web services for searching and editing geographic objects. Thanks, and west wishes to all for 2010, -- Pieter De Graef GeoSparc nv. http://www.geosparc.com/ Sponsor of: http://www.geomajas.org/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
