OSGeo Incubation the Start of Something Spatial

OSGeo Incubation - starting something spatialhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 1

Welcome• Jody Garnett • LISAsoft OSGeo Foundation Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne Eclipse Location Tech (Australia)• GeoTools, GeoServer, uDig • Systems Integration Hardware, Mobile, GIShttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 2

OSGeo• Open Source Geospatial Foundation• Mission: To support the collaborative development of open source geospatial software, and promote its widespread use.• Non-Proﬁt, Vendor Neutral• International• Open Education, Open Datahttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 3

Presentation Overview• Foundation• OSGeo Badge & • Current OSGeo Projects• Incubation Checklist • Incubation Projects• OSGeo Foundation • Communication and Collaborationhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 4

Open Source Geospatial Foundation We are here to help and we are not alone!http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 5

Are you Lonely• OSGeo Foundation offers •A community of your peers • People who understand you! • Great cross project code sprints• Assistance in building community • Marketting to help you ﬁnd users • Incubation can help with Open Developmenthttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 6

Are you threatened?• Foundations offer some safety • Incubation review to check your code is in the clear • OSGeo has healthy body of prior art• An area where we collaborate with other foundations: • Our focus is on fostering spatial software and promoting use • We are not a strict “IP” machinehttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 7

Are you confused?• OSGeo has a range of mapping experts • Helpful, engaging and educational • Great for collaboration on tough problems• Do the mapping experts make you more confused? • Wide range of developers can help translate “expert” advice• If you are confused how do you know you are confused?http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 8

Are you broke?• OSGeo participation is free • Sign up to an email list or committee and get involved! • Charter members are nominated yearly • Board members are voted on by Charter membershttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 9

Who Pays?• We would like to thank our Sponsors!http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 10

Want to get back to coding?• Perfect - Foundations are here to help with everything else • Lonely: Community • Threatened: Protection • Confused: Experts available (and developers to translate) • Broke: OSGeo Participation is free • Funded: Through Sponsorshiphttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 11

We are not alone• locationtech.org • incubator.apache.org/sis• Eclipse Foundation • Apache Foundation Spatial LocationTech Industry Information System Working Group • Currently in Incubation• Announcement scheduled for EclipseCon Europe 2012http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 12

Do I have to Choose?• The OSGeo Foundation does not limit your options • Our mandate is to help and promote • OSGeo does not need control of the code• Indeed we often work with other foundations • As we do not want to be experts on license, trademarks, intellectual property, etc...http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 13

The Badge Seeing beyond Brandinghttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 14

User Beneﬁts• What “OSGeo Project” means for you: Trust! • It is actually open source! • There is documentation • Open to your involvement and participation • Code ownership has been checked (so it is unlikely to be pulled suddenly) • Project has a measure of legal protection (unlikely to be pushed under)http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 15

Project Beneﬁts• “Community” - join your map making peers!• Marketting: OSGeo badge / branding / OSGeo Live DVD• Infrastructure: hosting, mailing lists, version control, etc..• Collaboration: Education, Open Data, Standards, Code Sprint• Other: Shelter, Communication, Outreach• Tip: OSGeo Foundation has a mandate to promote open source spatial (even before your project joins)http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 16

Foundation Beneﬁts• Mandate - to promote open source spatial • Additional capabilities for open source mapping • Additional prior art (safety in numbers)• Communication • Projects provide an “ofﬁcer” as contact person • Project name, branding, license, details are quickly availablehttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 17

OSGeo Projects Amazing selection of great open source spatial softwarehttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 18

PostGIS• Spatial extension to PostreSQL enabling it to be used as a spatial database. PostGIS is fast, standards compliant and wildly used.• postgis.refractions.net• GPL version 2• Windows, Linux, Mac• Simple Features for SQLhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 19

PostGIS• Hundreds of spatial functions: buffers, unions, overlays, distance and more• Raster (new!)• ACID transactional integrity• R-Tree spatial index• Multi-user support• Row-level locking• Replication, Partitioning• Role-based security• Table-spaces, schemashttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 20

Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS)• Powerful raster, vector, and geospatial processing engines in a single integrated software suite• OriginalOpen Source GIS in development since the1980s• grass.osgeo.org• GPL version 2• GNU/Linux, Mac OSX, MS Windowshttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 21

Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS)• C, Python, Bourne Shell400 analysis modules• 100 community modules• 30 years development• Oldest and Largest• Desktop to supercomputerhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 22

Quantum GIS (QGIS)• Desktop GIS client to visualize, manage, edit, analyse and print data,• Popular Desktop GIS with extensive community plugins• www.qgis.org• GPL• Windows, Linux, Mac•C with Python scriptshttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 23

Quantum GIS (QGIS)• Friendly user interface• Easy Viewing of Vector and Raster Formats• Create, edit and export spatial data• Spatialanalysis using fTools or GRASS plugins• Extensible plugin architecturehttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 24

Open Source Software Image Map (OSSIM)• High performance engine for remote sensing, image processing, GIS and photogrammetry• www.ossim.org• GPL version 3• C++http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 25

Open Source Software Image Map (OSSIM)• Parallel processing capabilities• Sensor modeling• Non-destructive, parameter based image chains• Native ﬁle access • Vector and shapelib support• Precision Terrain correction and ortho- rectiﬁcation• Compositing and fusions• Elevation support• Projection and resolution independenthttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 26

Geographic Data Abstraction Library (GDAL/OGR)• Command-line utilities to translate and process raster and vector geospatial data formats• Data access library• www.gdal.org• X/MIT• Windows, Linux, Mac• C, C++, Python, Java, C#, Ruby, VB6 and Perlhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 27

Geographic Data Abstraction Library (GDAL/OGR)• GDAL 50 raster formats• OGR 20 vector formats• Command-line data translation, image warping, subsetting,...• Efﬁcient raster data access • tiling and overviews • large ﬁles (over 4GB)• Coordinate system engine using PROJ.4 and OGC WKThttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 28

MapServer• The original MapServer with a reputation for excellent performance• Rendering engine in C• www.mapserver.org• MIT-style license• Windows, Linux, Mac• C, PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, Java, and .NET•http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 29

MapServer• Advanced cartographic output• Sophisticated spatial query support• Supports popular scripting environments• CGI/FastCGI• multitude of raster & vector data formats• projection supporthttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 30

deegree• Fast, stable and powerful web integrated mapping solution with deep standards compliance.• http://deegree.org• LGPL• Mac,Windows, Linux• Java• WMS, WFS, WCS, CSW, WPVS, WCTS,WPS,SOShttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 31

deegree• Web Map Service• Web Feature Service• On the ﬂy coordinate transformation• Easilyenhanced to support INSPIRE directive• Web Coverage Service• Catalogue Servicehttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 32

GeoNetwork• Catalog application for managing spatially referenced resources• geonetwork-opensource.org• GPL Version 2• Windows, Linux, Mac• Java• CSW, OAI_PMH, Z39.50, OpenSearch-Geohttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 33

GeoNetwork• Immediate search access to local and distributed geospatial catalogues• Up- and downloading of data, graphics, docs, pdf ﬁles, etc..• Interactive Map Viewer• RSS news feeds and as GeoRSS.• Online editing of metadata• harvesting and synchronization• Fine-grained access control• Group and user management• Multi-lingual user interfacehttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 34

MapGuide Open Source• Web platform to develop and deploy web mapping apps and spatial services• mapguide.osgeo.org• Licence: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)• Software Version: 2.4.0 Pre- Release• Linux, Windowshttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 35

MapGuide Open Source• Interactive Map Viewing• Quality Cartographic Output• Build-inResource Database for Manageability• Uniform Data Access• Flexible Application Development• Extensive Server-Side APIshttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 36

OpenLayers• OpenLayers makes it easy for web developers to embed dynamic maps, from a multitude of sources, in any web page • WMS, WMTS, WFS, GeoRS, GML • Google, Bing • OpenStreetMap (OSM), ArcGIS, Images, MapGuide, MapServer, TileCache• openlayers.org• BSD License• JavaScripthttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 37

OpenLayers• Simple Javascript API, designed for easy development of custom user interfaces• In-browser data rendering (SVG, VML, or Canvas)• Advanced in-browser maps• Mobile (and touch) devices• Use layers from many sources• Parse vector data/metadata (Atom, ArcXML, GeoJSON, GeoRSS, KML, OSM, SLD, WMTS)http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 38

MapFish• MapFish is framework for building rich web-mapping applications• Extends Pylons with geospatial-speciﬁc functionality• www.mapﬁsh.org• BSD License• Windows, Linux, Mac• Pythonhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 39

MapFish• Pylons Python web framework• RIA-oriented JavaScript toolbox • ExtJS • OpenLayers • GeoExt• JavaScript environment • testing • compressionhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 40

Geometry Engine Open Source (GEOS)• Port of the JTS Topology Suite (JTS) implementation of Simple Features for SQL.• Most widely used geospatial C+ + geometry library• geos.osgeo.org/• LGPL• Windows, Linux, Mac• C++, C (long term stability)• WKT, WKB, SFSQLhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 41

Geometry Engine Open Source (GEOS)• Geometry: Point, LineString, Polygon, MultiPoint, MultiLineString, MultiPolygon, GeometryCollection• Predicates: Intersects, Touches, Disjoint, Crosses, Within, Contains, Overlaps, Equals, Covers• Operations: Union, Distance, Intersection, Symmetric Difference, Convex Hull, Envelope, Buffer, Simplify, Polygon Assembly, Valid, Area, Length,• OGC Well Known Text / Well Known Binary encoders and decoders.• Reentrant APIhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 42

MapBender• Geoportal framework offering a Spatial Data Infrastructure using standard web browser• www.mapbender.org• GPL / Simpliﬁed BSD• Windows, Linux, Machttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 43

MapBender• Easy setup from provided template applications • Customize with jQuery widgets and jQuery UI Themeroller• Share WMS with Capabilities Caching• WFS to search, ﬁnd, highlight• Bind WFS-T with WMS for online digitizing• Security with users / groups access control• WMC handling• Remote catalogs• Monitoring and status notiﬁcation of OGC services• Deploy OpenLayers clients• Print high-quality PDF mapshttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 44

GeoTools• The Java GIS Toolkit!• Standards compliant data structures and methods for manipulating geospatial data• geotools.org/• LGPL• Java Virtual Machine• Java• SLD, Filter, CQL, WFS, WMS, WPS, General Feature Model, Simple Feature, GridCoveragehttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 45

GeoTools• Interfaces for spatial data structures • Use of JTS Geometry • Attribute and spatial ﬁlters• Feature access, transaction, locking• Coordinate reference system, projections, and transforms• Stateless renderer allowing maps with complex styling• Schema assisted XML parsing• Open plug-in system with extensions for additional capabilitieshttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 46

GeoMajas• Extensible web mapping framework which seamlessly integrates powerful server side algorithms into the web browser.• Strong server side focus allowing a really thin client• www.geomajas.org/• AGPL• Windows, Linux, Mac• Java• WMS, WFShttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 47

GeoMajas• Integrated client-server architecture• Geometry/Attribute editing• Custom attribute deﬁnitions• Advanced CQL querying• Out-of-the-box security• Extensible with plug-ins• Multiple front-end technologies• Cross browser support, without the need for browser plug-inshttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 48

Incubation Checklisthttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 49

Open Project has open, active and healthy user and developer communityhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 50

Open and Public• Open Source License • Anything approved by the Open Source Initiative• Open communication channels • Email, Issue Tracker, Conference Call (with minuets)• Open decision making process • Example: Project Steering Committeehttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 51

Community• Active • Community of users and developers • Support each other • Example: Collaboration during release• Healthy • Long term viability • Participation from range of developers / organisationshttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 52

Copyright and License Check a project has obtained the ability to releasehttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 53

Source Code License• Source code available under an open source license• Any Open Source Initiative approved license is ﬁne with us (we are not the license police)http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 54

Documentation License• Documentation available under an open license• When Citation is not enough!• Give authors the same ability to “remix” we enjoy as developers - really helps when pulling together course packs and training material. • Example: Creative Commons• Tip: Contact Regional OSGeo Chapters for help with translation and internationalisationhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 55

Sanity Check• We ask for a Provenance Review • Check source code • Check documentation • Check data• Do you know who gave it to you?http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 56

Contributors• Do you know who gave you the code?• List contributors: • Either as copyright holders; or • Ask for a “Code Contribution” agreement• This is really handy if you ever have to change license!• The Foundation can act as a legal entity if requiredhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 57

Process Version control, issue tracker, decisionshttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 58

Version Control• Formally “Conﬁguration Management”• Anything will do: subversion, git, CVS• Think of the users: If they run across a copy of your application from three years ago - will you be able to help them? Will they be able to help themselves?• Tip: The OSGeo foundation is “relaxed” and asks projects to choose the hosting option that best suits their community. (Indeed some of our projects have migrated to “github”)http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 59

Issue Tracker• Issue trackers are great for communicating, both problems, but also the context (and eventual ﬁx)•I know: This is one step up from email• OSGeo Foundation can offer “Trac” but our projects are all over the map (from codehaus to github)http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 60

Management• Not just “how to build” but also “how decisions are made”• This is the key point of “open development” where we can conﬁdently recommend a project is open to participation• Public communication channels (Email, IRC, meeting with sponsors, breakfast ...)• Many of our projects follow a variation of the Apache Process (project steering committee and votes of +1, 0 and -1)http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 61

Documentation Don’t be scared, looking for a basic quickstart (and enough for a volunteer to help out)http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 62

User Documentation• Basic Quickstart • Guide new user through performing “core functionality” • That was not so bad was it?http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 63

Developer Documentation• Checkout and build instructions• Code documentation • Publish API if possible (Javadocs, Sphinx, etc...) • Comments!http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 64

Documentation Questions• Q: How to submit a patch or ﬁx?• Q: How to contribute a new feature?http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 65

Release Real artists shiphttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 66

Release Instructions• Do you have some instructions on how to release? (any automated or manual testing?)• Informal: • Verify nightly build passed tests and Tag• Formal: • Code freeze, release candidates, tag in version controlhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 67

Testing Instructions• Just tell us what you actually do :-) • Automated “Jenkins” build server, with core modules at 80% test coverage • Make a Release Candidate, and it can still perform the quickstart instructions it is “good to go”http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 68

Release Questions• Q: Can a volunteer follow the instructions to make a release?• Q: Are you sure?• Q: Would you let them upload to the project site?http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 69

Incubation Projects We are working on it!http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 70

Projects in Incubation GeoServer gvSig GeoMoose Opticks rasdaman MetaCRS Marble Team Engine ZOO Projecthttp://live.osgeo.org OSGeo Live 71

OSGeo Foundation Community and Collaborationhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 72

OSGeo Board Elected, but they do run the showhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 73

OSGeo Board• The OSGeo Board is responsible for running the foundation, they are elected by the Charter Members annually. • Charter members by public nomination annually• Project Ofﬁcer • Volunteer contact point • Can change ofﬁcer as neededhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 74

Marketting Committee Volunteers from all over the worldhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 75

Marketting Committee• The Marketting Committee is very active, getting information out to the public, helping prep material for conferences and taking charge of publicity.• Some project details and documentation • Application Overview • Application Quickstart • Logo • Graphic Image (ie screen shot or layer diagram)• Recommend: Stable release they can point users at (DebianGIS, OSGeo-Live, osgeo4w, website...)http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 76

System Admin Committee Infrastructure help if you need ithttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 77

System Admin Committee• That is “sudo” to you and me, the System Admin Committee is responsible for foundation infrastructure.• Link on the OSGeo Home page• Can set you up with the following infrastructure • OSGeo issue tracker • OSGeo mailing list • OSGeo svn • http://downloads.osgeo.orghttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 78

Other Projects Play nice with othershttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 79

Other Projects• Some communication and collaboration is expected (often around release or data QA issues)• Example: PostGISrelease procedure checks functionality with MapServer and GeoServer• Example: MetaCRS project is a meeting place to discuss coordinate reference system accuracy issues (so the data is aligned correctly)http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 80

Other Foundation Activitieshttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 81

Committees• The Foundation contains more committees, presently these groups have not requested direct contact with software projects. • Public Geospatial Data Committee • Education and Curriculum Committee • Website Committee • Conference Committeehttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 82

Local Chapters• Local Chapters have been set up all over the world, activities range from talking shop at the pub, through to focused code sprints or raising funds for the development of speciﬁc features.http://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 83

Thanks! Incubation - Starting something spatialhttp://osgeo.org OSGeo Incubation 84

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