Elias Ruiz wrote:
Hi Jesse
Following my latest question, i want to know if are there any plugin
(or maybe another free software) that I could be use in order to have
a visual managing system for the layers stored in a postgis
(geographical) database. You can create, delete, rename, reproject,
export, import any layer to and from the ArcSDE service (something
like to PosGis, but indeed it is more like the oracle spatial
extension) It is know that ESRI has ArcCatalog and that its interface
is similar al file explorer (explorer.exe) of windows. If we could
have a similar plug-in then the existing “connection” plugin should be
enough.
There is a bit of software called GeoNetwork which is an OGC Catalog
Servicee. But it is more about publishing information then managing. We
would like to make a catalog perspective for uDig but have not found
volunteers (or money) to pursue this interest. The existing
functionality in uDig is a start - but it is focused on Maps; but an
entire screen dedicated to managing PostGIS would be better.
I see also that the simbology it is managed in Udig software. I my
case I added one layer called Departamentos (in my country this is the
highest political division) and it has 25 poligons. I noticed that the
display time (rendering) is quite acceptable (we have an enormous
precision for the political boundaries layers) but whe I use the style
editor (simbologize) characteristic and choose the “theme” page, it
only can manage until 12 clases (unique values). I want to know if it
is possible to increment the number writing it directly by hand, or
better yet, that I can be automatically detected.
We based that number of some colour science research (called colour
brewer) based on the number of colors people can figure out when looking
at a map. You can define a new page for the style editor that goes
beyond these precanned palettes.
Finally I want to know if there is one list with all the plugins
developed. I noticed that a few of them are available using the svn
tool, but I think that there are more (especially the similar
characteristics of ESRI’s ArcGIS software, or the Bentley’s
MicroStation software)
We should be refreshing the update site; so the one list is available in
the help menu. We have not talked to the community in a while; perhaps
some more plugins are available fore public show and tell.
Cheers,
Jody
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