Planet Georezo » February 9, 2012

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09 février 2012
23:07
Using Twitter To Land A Job – Tips, Tricks, and SuggestionsAnyGeo - GIS, Maps, Mobile and Social Location Technology
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

Like many of you, I’m sure you’re astounded by the number of your contacts, friends, and associates that have changed jobs recently. I receive regular updates via my LinkedIn service ...
22:53
More Camera Love! The Pentax K-01 Designed by Marc NewsonAnyGeo - GIS, Maps, Mobile and Social Location Technology
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

More treats for you shutterbugs like me! Here’s a fun, new device announced this week by Pentax – the Pentax K-01. Some very cool news out of Pentax.When is a camera more than a photographer’s tool? The answer is when it’s an object designed by Marc Newson, one of the most acclaimed and influential contemporary [...]

22:02
Spatialytics.COM: Business Intelligence needs location standards, an OGC article in GeoConnexion
sur Planet OSGeo

You can find in the current issue of GeoConnexion / Geo: International (February 2012 – Volume 11, issue 2) an OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) article signed by Michael Sanderson (Director of Strategy, 1Spatial) and Thierry Badard (CTO, Spatialytics) Co-Chairs of the OGC’s GeoBI Working Group : Business Intelligence needs location standards (.pdf in the OGC World Section) Extract : « Geospatial data stovepipes and walled gardens imposed by proprietary or community-specific interfaces and encodings limit the publishing, discovery, assessment, access and use of data that may be critical in important decisions. Open standards are the key to deriving maximum business benefit and return on investment from BI systems and from today’s burgeoning location data and location apps » The article also presents the newly created OGC Technical Committee Geospatial Business Intelligence Domain Working Group (GeoBI DWG). About Spatialytics and the GeoBI DWG Spatialytics is an active member of the OGC

21:32
Earth Observation Lab Produces Animated Look at Abu Dhabi’s EvolutionSpatial Sustain
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

The Earth Observation and Environmental Remote Sensing (EO-ERS) laboratory of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) has developed an animated video that shows the urban expansion of Abu Dhabi from 1986 through 2010. The animation makes use of satellite data from NASA and the USGS. With MIST’s focus on advanced energy and sustainable [...]
20:54
System maintenance scheduled for Thursday, February 9ArcGIS Online Blog
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

The ArcGIS Online subscription task server (premiumtasks.arcgisonline.com) will undergo maintenance during a 12 hour window on Thursday, February 9, from 5 p.m. PDT until 5 a.m. PDT Friday, February 10. During this maintenance period, you may notice some disruption in accessing the services. Please post questions or feedback to our forum at [forums.arcgis.com] .
19:55
PENTAX Optio WG-2 and Optio WG-2 GPS with 1080p VideoAnyGeo - GIS, Maps, Mobile and Social Location Technology
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

An interesting new rugged, waterproof, dustproof device from Pentax delivers strength, durability, GPS, and much more – perhaps an interesting option for anyone needing a fine camera for field work and jobs in rugged environments. Some major improvements in the latest Optio WG-2 models include:
High-resolution Full HD 1080p movie recording (1920 x 1080 pixels) at [...]
18:51
Wireless Lytro Focus-Later Camera Opens New Sensor PossibilitiesSpatial Sustain
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

You’ve surely heard of the Lytro camera that let’s users focus the camera after taking the picture. While this new light field camera has the potential to radically change the way we take pictures, news today that the on-board sensor array also includes wireless and bluetooth capabilities means that it could also alter how we [...]

18:41
IMAGINA 3D 2012 : convergence et expansion de la 3D
sur Le blog d'Henri Pornon

Il me semble possible de résumer mes impressions à l’issue d’IMAGINA 3D 2012 par deux mots qui peuvent sembler contradictoires au premier abord : convergence et expansion. Convergence car le mouvement de convergence des technologies qui s’esquissait les années précédentes s’est … Lire la suite →

18:10
Algoma U to Offer Degree Program in GeographyAnyGeo - GIS, Maps, Mobile and Social Location Technology
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

This one for GeoGeeks in Ontario, Canada as Algoma University has been approved to offer a four-year honours bachelor of arts in geography degree, starting in September 2012. Some details… The ...
18:09
China’s Geographic Information Industry Takes the Lead GloballySpatial Sustain
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

Did that title get your attention? The same exact title appeared in a feature in today’s People’s Daily. The feature highlights major accomplishments, such as full countrywide mapping coverage at 1:50,000, digital urban model construction, Internet mapping sytems, precision measurement, and the real-time monitoring of changing geographic conditions. The launch of a high-resolution earth observation [...]
18:04
Congressional Hearing: DHS Monitoring of Social Networking and MediaGEODATA POLICY
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

Subcommittee Hearing: DHS Monitoring of Social Networking and Media: Enhancing Intelligence Gathering and Ensuring Privacy Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence | 311 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 | Feb 16, 2012 10:00am On Thursday, February 16, 2012 the Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence will hold a hearing entitled “DHS [...]
18:00
Microsoft and IDV Solutions Present a Webcast on Visualizing Physical Security and Public Safety with Visual Command CenterBing Maps Blog
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Join Microsoft Global Security and IDV Solutions for an informative presentation and demonstration of Visual Command Center - innovative software that is helping federal agencies and the armed forces protect people, property, and assets.

The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, SPAWAR, Army Corps of Engineers, and other agencies and commands are using Microsoft and IDV Solutions technology for a variety physical security and public safety missions such as:

• Incident Response

• Executive/Personnel Protection

• Asset Tracking

• Disaster Recovery

• Emergency Management

• Interagency Collaboration

• Border Protection

Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 - 2:00 EST | Register Here

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Security Experts from Microsoft Global Security

Security experts from Microsoft and IDV Solutions will be demonstrating how Microsoft Global Security empowers its security workers to respond quickly to incidents by consolidating security data in a solution built with IDV Solutions software. Microsoft Global Security is responsible for the safety and security of 700 offices and thousands of employees.

Visual Command Center

Visual Command Center helps agencies, public safety organizations, and others understand the threats that could impact people or assets by integrating real-time information from data feeds and multiple security systems within the context of location and time.

Visual Command Center works with existing security systems so that agencies and military commands can get the most out of current equipment and team. Feature rich, Visual Command Center gives security teams everything they need to visualize and interrogate the information that is most important to the team.

• Rapid Floor Plan Integration

• E-mail Alerts Based on Geography

• Security Data Pack

• Process Documentation Management

• Spatial and Temporal Querying

• Live Weather and Traffic Reports

• Built-in, Ready-to-Use Web Feeds

• Integrated, Mobile Access with Fetch!

Register here to attend today!
17:09
Autodesk Labs Ends Support for Feature and Shape ExtractionLiDAR News
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

"With regard to Point Cloud Feature Extraction and Shape Extraction, at this time we have no interest in extending these technology previews. Continue reading →

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16:51
Fernando Quadro: OSM Tracker: Crie mapas a partir do celular
sur Planet OSGeo
Este post faz referência ao artigo publicado na 4ª edição da Revista FOSSGIS Brasil.

“O OSM (Open Street Map) Tracker é uma App desenvolvida sob a liderança do francês Nicolas Guillaumin que permite criar mapas de pontos, linhas e polígonos destinado a dispositivos móveis como PDA, smartphones e Tablets. Roda sobre os sistemas operacionais Android e Windows Mobile”.

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Code Sprint 2012 OSGeo
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Le code sprint OSGeo de la communauté C (et apparenté), est en passe de devenir un marronnier, avec une quatrième édition qui s’achève aujourd’hui…

Le leitmotiv de cette session aurait pu être “Release, release, release…” tant les efforts coordonnés de chacun étaient orientés sur les tickets restant à clôturer avant de pouvoir sortir de nouvelles versions officielles, de la stack SIG Open Source.

Une nouvelle version de maintenance de MapServer en 6.0.2 est sortie hier, avec de multiples bugfixes, dont un correctif de sécurité (à lui seul une bonne raison de procéder à une mise à jour),voir le Changelog complet en ligne.

La prochaine version majeure de MapServer, sera la 6.2.0 et devrait sortir au courant du printemps, avec comme principales nouvelles fonctionnalités l’intégration de MapCache et de TinyOWS, ou la gestion de INSPIRE View Service.

TinyOWS est également sorti en version 1.0.0 hier, avec de nombreuses nouvelles fonctionnalités, et correctifs
( cf précédent billet sur ce sujet).

Concernant PostGIS, la 2.0 est désormais proche, et devrait (selon toute vraisemblance) sortir dans les prochaines semaines. Pour accélérer le processus vous êtes vivement encouragés à tester et faire le cas échéant des retours sur la mailing list, des versions alphas qui sortent (très) régulièrement.
Code source de PostGIS 2.0 alpha5

Ce sprint était légèrement différent des précédents avec une localisation sur la côté Ouest, et en milieu naturel et fermé (comprendre un centre au milieu des bois), au lieu du traditionnel environnement (hyper)urbain. L’idée était d’expérimenter ce qui se fait déjà avec la Java Tribe sur Bolsena, et effectivement les retours en terme de dynamique d’équipe sont intéressants.
Et pour la suite, Regina Obe de la team PostGIS (et auteur de ‘PostGIS in Action’) s’est déjà proposée d’organiser la session 2013 sur Boston !

Un grand merci aux nombreux sponsors mobilisés sur cette action, c’est toujours surprenant du point de vue Européen, de voir que les Nord-Américains arrivent réellement à financer ce type d’événenement, alors que la pénétration de l’Open Source (dans les SIG) est jusqu’à présent plus marginale que chez nous.

15:49
Precision Agriculture Moves Toward Real-Time In-Field SensorsSpatial Sustain
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

Instead of the traditional precision agriculture method of making zone maps for the application of fertilizer, the technology is moving to in-field sensing where the health of the crop is being assessed just ahead of the tractor and the on-board computer varies the rate in real time. The in-field sensor uses two light beams of [...]

15:30
EDF s’appuie sur l’application de suivi de crise réalisée par Articque pour gérer les conséquences de la tempête hivernale !
sur Articque - Les Sytèmes d'Analyse Géographique, la cartographie, le géomarketing et la géostatistique

EDF s’appuie sur l’application de suivi de crise réalisée par Articque pour gérer les conséquences de la tempête hivernale !
EDF a créé en 2008 sa filiale ERDF pour gérer les réseaux de distribution d’électricité de 95% du territoire français continental. ERDF est organisé autour d’ACR (Agences Conduite Réseaux). Ces Directions assurent l’exploitation, le développement et l’entretien de près de 1,3 million de kilomètres de réseau électriques au service de 34 millions de clients.

Les ACR ont besoin d’outils cartographiques simples et compréhensibles de tous pour piloter les situations de crises, telles que les intempéries climatiques de ces derniers jours. C’est pourquoi, les responsables de la Direction Corse ont choisi de compléter leur dispositif interne de cartographie du réseau EDF avec l’outil C&D web conçu sur-mesure par Articque.

« En découvrant les performances plébiscitées par nos confrères en régions Méditerranée, Sud- Ouest et Centre-Limousin, nous avons décidé de faire également appel à l’application interactive Articque » explique la chargée de mission au service de la gestion du système électrique de Corse.

Articque a développé une interface simple dédiée au suivi de crise qui localise géographiquement en temps réel les déconnections et le nombre de clients non-alimentés aux réseaux. Les chefs de services visualisent rapidement les interventions prioritaires sur les zones sensibles et décident d’envoyer les renforts si besoin. Des actions de prévention sont réalisées en parallèle auprès de leurs abonnés, citoyens et maires. Cette application améliore la synergie entre les intervenants et fournit un gain de temps considérable en termes d’organisation sur le terrain.

La mise en place de cet outil cartographique et décisionnel a été accueillie avec grand intérêt par l’équipe de la Direction Corse. « Dès le départ, les experts ont tout de suite compris nos besoins et se sont montrés réactifs. En seulement quelques heures, les consultants ont déployé l’application et l’ont ajusté à nos demandes locales. Nous avons apprécié la disponibilité des développeurs qui nous ont accompagnés tout au long de la mise en place du projet. Nous sommes très contents du résultat. » ajoute notre interlocutrice.

L’outil de suivi de crise est aujourd’hui à disposition de 9 ACR d’EDF pour gérer les conséquences des incendies de forêts, des pics de consommation associés à une vague de froid et des avaries sur les lignes électriques…
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Le groupe EDF, un des leaders sur le marché de l’énergie en Europe, est un énergéticien intégré, présent sur l’ensemble des métiers : la production, le transport, la distribution, e négoce et la vente d’énergies. Premier producteur d’électricité en Europe, le Groupe dispose en France de moyens de production essentiellement nucléaires et hydrauliques fournissant à 95 % une électricité sans émission de CO2. En France, ses filiales de transport et de distribution d'électricité exploitent 1 285 000 km de lignes électriques aériennes et souterraines de moyenne et basse tension et de l’ordre de 100 000 km de réseaux à haute et très haute tension. Le Groupe participe à la fourniture d’énergies et de services à près de 28 millions de clients en France. Le Groupe a réalisé en 2010 un chiffre d’affaires consolidé de 65,2 milliards d’euros dont 44,5 % hors de France. EDF, cotée à la Bourse de Paris, est membre de l’indice CAC 40.

15:30
New CRS Report on Smart Meter Data: Privacy and CybersecurityGEODATA POLICY
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

The Congressional Research Service recently prepared for the Members and Committees of Congress a report titled, “Smart Meter Data: Privacy and Cybersecurity“ (R42338), published on February 3, 2012 by co-authors Bradon J. Murril, Edward C. Liu, and Richard M. Thompson II. Summary: Fueled by stimulus funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [...]
15:11
PODCAST: Mike Campanelli, Sr. Systems Engineer, RadiantBlue Technologies, Discusses Value of Being a Young GEOINT Professionalgot geoint?
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

As the GEOINT community continues to grow, USGIF believes that it is important to increase the involvement of young people as they will become the future GEOINT leaders of our industry, government and academia. As such, in 2009, the USGIF Young Professionals Group (YPG) was formed to unite junior GEOINT professionals within the Defense and Intelligence communities. This group offers events and programs that parallel the Foundation’s mission of advancing the geospatial intelligence tradecraft. Today we are speaking Mike Campanelli, Sr. Systems Engineer, RadiantBlue Technologies about the value of being a YPG volunteer. And, be sure to check out the new YPG newsletter here!

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14:52
Séminaire HTML5 avec ArcGIS
sur arcOrama, un blog sur les SIG, ceux d ESRI en particulier
Les technologies du web évoluent en permanence, en particulier dans le domaine des RIA (Rich Internet Application). HTML 5 et les technologies associées (CSS3 et JavaScript notamment) sont en train de changer la manière dont les sites et les applications web sont développés. Les applications web SIG sont également impactées par ces évolutions. Pour faire le point sur ces évolutions d'HTML5 et comprendre comment en tirer profit dès maintenant dans vos applications web ArcGIS, Esri organise un séminaire en ligne "Using HTML5 with ArcGIS" le 23 février prochain (à 18h et à 20h). Cette présentation (en anglais) intégrera différents exemples de cas pratiques et de conseils relatifs à l'usage d'HTML5 avec l'API ArcGIS for JavaScript. Les points suivants seront traités:
- Les technologies qui constituent HTML5
- Le support d'HTML5 dans les différents navigateurs
- Les composants d'HTML5 dans l'API ArcGIS for JavaScript
- Comment ArcGIS Online exploite HTML5
- Les techniques permettant de maintenir une compatibilité avec des navigateurs plus anciens.
Que vous soyez déjà développeur d'applications web ArcGIS avec JavaScript, ou que vous utilisiez d'autres environnements, ce séminaire en ligne vous permettra de mieux comprendre les possibilités offerte par HTML5 dans le contexte d'applications web ArcGIS hébergées dans votre infrastructure ou sur le Cloud.

14:49
Stay connected with Google Earth BlogGoogle Earth Blog
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

We've just crossed the 10,000 "like" milestone on our Facebook page, so thanks to all of you that follow us there!

Of course, we try to make it easy to stay informed no matter how you prefer to connect.

If you're a Twitter fan, you can follow us @gearthblog. You can also follow Mickey (@mickmel), Frank (@franktaylor) or follow Frank's sailing adventures (@GoTahina). I've also created a list of other geo-related people to follow on Twitter that you might want to check out.

If Google+ is your thing, come connect with Google Earth Blog over there. You can also connect with Mickey, Frank, Tahina Expedition, the Official Google Earth page or check out this shared circle of other geo folks.

Of course, we also push out a daily email of new posts or you can grab our RSS feed.

However you prefer to stay in touch, we try to offer a solution for you. If you'd like to see our content available in other formats, just let us know!
14:28
Bill Requires Permission for Mobile Device Monitoring SoftwareGEODATA POLICY
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

by Aaron Brauer-Rieke, CDT, February 8, 2012 Against the backdrop of controversy surrounding the use of monitoring software pre-installed on mobile phones, Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) recently released a draft bill requiring clear disclosure and express consent before monitoring software is used. … Markey’s bill requires several kinds of companies to clearly disclose details about [...]
14:03
Geo-Wiki.org: Validating Global Land Cover with CrowdsourcingSlashgeo.org
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

The AGISRS list made me aware of Geo-Wiki.org, a crowdsourcing effort aimed at validating global land cover.

From their main page: "The Geo-Wiki Project is a global network of volunteers who wish to help improve the quality of global land cover maps. Since large differences occur between existing global land cover maps, current ecosystem and land-use science lacks crucial accurate data (e.g. to determine the potential of additional agricultural land available to grow crops in Africa). Volunteers are asked to review hotspot maps of global land cover disagreement and determine, based on what they actually see in Google Earth and their local knowledge, if the land cover maps are correct or incorrect. Their input is recorded in a database, along with uploaded photos, to be used in the future for the creation of a new and improved global land cover map."
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13:57
TomTom Satnavs To Set Insurance PricesSlashgeo.org
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

We mentioned this type of possibility a few times in the past, and it's getting more and more real ; Slashdot it discussing a story named TomTom Satnavs To Set Insurance Prices.

Their summary: "TomTom has signed a deal with an insurance firm that will see its satnavs used to monitor drivers. Fair Pay Insurance, part of Motaquote, will use monitoring systems built into the TomTom PRO 3100 to watch for sharp braking and badly managed turns, rewarding 'good' drivers with lower premiums and warning less skilled motorists when they aren't driving as they should. 'We've dispensed with generalization's and said to our customers, if you believe you're a good driver, we'll believe you and we'll even give you the benefit up front,' said Nigel Lombard of Fair Pay Insurance."
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13:03
The Canadian Census on Google Maps
sur Google Maps Mania

Global News has been busy mapping the 2011 Canadian census for 15 cities. Mapping the Census, Tract by Tract maps the population data captured by the 2011 census down to individual tract level.

Users can click on any of the individual tracts displayed on the Google Map and view the 2005 and 2011 population at that location and the population change in those five years. Individual tracts are also colour-coded on the map so users can tell at a glance which areas in each of the cities mapped are showing population growth or loss.

12:53
Le Cachemire, un casse-tête cartographique
sur Les blogs du Diplo - Visions cartographiques

L'Inde est une grande démocratie, où la liberté de la presse est garantie par l'article 19 1 (a) de la Constitution. Mais quand le magazine anglais The Economist a publié, en mai 2011, un long article d'analyse sur les relations et les rivalités indo-pakistanaises, la censure s'est abattue sur lui. Non pas à cause de l'article lui-même, mais en raison de son accompagnement cartographique — d'une facture très classique —, retraçant la géographie de ce conflit gelé depuis des décennies. La carte est (...) - Visions cartographiques / Chine, Inde, Pakistan, Censure, Cachemire, Cartographie
12:53
Le Cachemire, un casse-tête cartographique
sur Les blogs du Diplo - Visions cartographiques

L'Inde est une grande démocratie, où la liberté de la presse est garantie par l'article 19 1 (a) de la Constitution. Mais quand le magazine anglais The Economist a publié, en mai 2011, un long article d'analyse sur les relations et les rivalités indo-pakistanaises, la censure s'est abattue sur lui. Non pas à cause de l'article lui-même, mais en raison de son accompagnement cartographique — d'une facture très classique —, retraçant la géographie de ce conflit gelé depuis des décennies. La carte est (...) - Visions cartographiques / Chine, Inde, Pakistan, Censure, Cachemire, Cartographie

12:43
Jackie Ng: A roadmap update for Maestro
sur Planet OSGeo
Thought I might give an update about the state of play with the roadmap for MapGuide Maestro

Maestro 5.0

Maestro 5.0 will become the next major release. Here's a brief overview of what you can expect for this release:
- This will be the first release targeting .net Framework 4.0
- An addin for working with GeoREST
- An addin to provide scripting/automation capabilities to Maestro with the IronPython scripting engine.
- Trickling of assorted functionalities from FDO Toolbox
- And much more!
The Maestro 5.0 SDK will also hopefully improve your application development experience
- The Maestro API includes new interfaces for feature source manipulation (Insert, Update, Delete, Apply Schema). The LocalNative connection will have full support for these operations.
- The HTTP connection will have partial support for feature source manipulation (currently only Insert) if you include a new GeoREST url connection parameter (there is an implicit assumption here that the mapagent and GeoREST urls you are connecting to are both talking to the same MapGuide Server).
- LocalNative connections no longer wrap the official API through ugly hacks like assembly binding redirection. LocalNative connection providers will directly reference the official MapGuide .net assemblies.
- The Maestro SDK will include a new signing utility to automate the previously tedious process of signing the official MapGuide .net assemblies
- The Maestro SDK will include the source code of the LocalNative connection provider so you can "roll your own" connection provider against your specific version of MapGuide/AIMS
These features will be showcased on this blog as they become implemented and refined. No definite timeline for release, so don't ask :-)

Maestro 4.x maintenance branch

For those of you using the Maestro API, moving to .net Framework 4.0 could be a game changer as the 4.0 CLR may introduce different behaviour to your existing .net code and/or the .net libraries your code uses. The reason for the change is to be able to have LocalNative connection provider support for future releases of MapGuide/AIMS, whose .net assemblies will be targeting .net Framework 4.0.

Maestro, being a .net 2.0 application cannot reference or load assemblies of a newer framework version, so this migration to .net Framework 4.0 is one of necessity. Mono support for .net Framework 4.0 is already quite stable (and we don't venture too far from the well supported subset of WinForms + BCL), so nothing breaking on this front.

So as to not impose an overly breaking change to the existing Maestro API users out there, we will maintain a 4.x branch that will remain targeting .net Framework 2.0 and will only receive bugfixes and minor enhancements. The features I've outlined above will not make it to this branch. Such fixes and minor enhancements will only be made on this maintenance branch only if there is demand for it.

12:43
A roadmap update for MaestroThe Map Guy(de)
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com
Thought I might give an update about the state of play with the roadmap for MapGuide Maestro

Maestro 5.0

Maestro 5.0 will become the next major release. Here's a brief overview of what you can expect for this release:
- This will be the first release targeting .net Framework 4.0
- An addin for working with GeoREST
- An addin to provide scripting/automation capabilities to Maestro with the IronPython scripting engine.
- Trickling of assorted functionalities from FDO Toolbox
- And much more!
The Maestro 5.0 SDK will also hopefully improve your application development experience
- The Maestro API includes new interfaces for feature source manipulation (Insert, Update, Delete, Apply Schema). The LocalNative connection will have full support for these operations.
- The HTTP connection will have partial support for feature source manipulation (currently only Insert) if you include a new GeoREST url connection parameter (there is an implicit assumption here that the mapagent and GeoREST urls you are connecting to are both talking to the same MapGuide Server).
- LocalNative connections no longer wrap the official API through ugly hacks like assembly binding redirection. LocalNative connection providers will directly reference the official MapGuide .net assemblies.
- The Maestro SDK will include a new signing utility to automate the previously tedious process of signing the official MapGuide .net assemblies
- The Maestro SDK will include the source code of the LocalNative connection provider so you can "roll your own" connection provider against your specific version of MapGuide/AIMS
These features will be showcased on this blog as they become implemented and refined. No definite timeline for release, so don't ask :-)

Maestro 4.x maintenance branch

For those of you using the Maestro API, moving to .net Framework 4.0 could be a game changer as the 4.0 CLR may introduce different behaviour to your existing .net code and/or the .net libraries your code uses. The reason for the change is to be able to have LocalNative connection provider support for future releases of MapGuide/AIMS, whose .net assemblies will be targeting .net Framework 4.0.

Maestro, being a .net 2.0 application cannot reference or load assemblies of a newer framework version, so this migration to .net Framework 4.0 is one of necessity. Mono support for .net Framework 4.0 is already quite stable (and we don't venture too far from the well supported subset of WinForms + BCL), so nothing breaking on this front.

So as to not impose an overly breaking change to the existing Maestro API users out there, we will maintain a 4.x branch that will remain targeting .net Framework 2.0 and will only receive bugfixes and minor enhancements. The features I've outlined above will not make it to this branch. Such fixes and minor enhancements will only be made on this maintenance branch only if there is demand for it.

12:09
Jachym Cepicky: WFS 1.1 and axis orientation: where is this written
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Last months, I’m working on Proxy4OWS project, which is Python script, converting automatically WFS and WCS services into WMS. In such way, we are able use our WMS client for display list of “layers” to the user and we are also able to display those layers in the web browser.

Problem is, WFS 1.1.0 servers should use axis order for the request, which coresponds with the CRS’s definition. I assume, axis order can be found at [epsg-registry.org] , but I’m not able to find, where in WFS 1.1 standard is it written, that the axis order is to be used, as defined in the CRS. Could anybody give me a hint?

11:30
Modéliser les pratiques pastorales d’altitude dans la longue durée
sur Cybergeo

Les pâturages d’altitude pyrénéens constituent le plus souvent une ressource collective, exploitée par les communautés d’habitants des hautes vallées. À grande échelle, les partages territoriaux de ces estives se définissent essentiellement par la pratique, lors de la dépaissance du bétail depuis les cabanes pastorales. Pour envisager ces pratiques et ces partages à différentes époques à partir des sites pastoraux documentés par l’archéologie, cette étude archéologique vise à comprendre les déterminants physiques et sociaux des parcours de troupeaux, ainsi que leurs corrélats matériels.
La formalisation et la modélisation constituent un moyen efficace d’appréhender un système complexe éclairé par plusieurs sources à de multiples échelles d’espace et de temps. Pour travailler sur les dynamiques de l’espace pastoral dans la longue durée en Béarn, une réflexion a du être entreprise sur l’organisation des données mobilisées. Les interactions hommes-ressources-troupeaux ont été envisagées sur le temps long, à différents niveaux d’organisation spatio-temporelle, à partir des travaux des géoagronomes, des acquis de l’écologie du paysage et de l’archéologie. Utilisé comme un outil intégrateur, un modèle conceptuel de données a été construit dans une démarche dialectique entre l’acquisition des données et leur structuration, selon la méthode HBDS, fondée sur les graphes et les hypergraphes. Son élaboration a demandé d’expliciter l’ensemble des phénomènes qui entrent en jeu et permet d’intégrer différentes échelles spatio-temporelles.

11:12
GeoTech Center Funding Ends in Aug 2012All Points Blog
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Yesterday David DiBiase, in his role as as a "project advisor" with the GeoTech Center, shared the news on Facebook that National Science Foundation declined to provide the center with a second round of funding. The four years of funding ran 2008-2012 under award 0801893. (My colleague... Continue reading

11:12
GeoTech Center Funding Ends in Aug 2012
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Yesterday David DiBiase, in his role as as a "project advisor" with the GeoTech Center, shared the news on Facebook that National Science Foundation declined to provide the center with a second round of funding. The four years of funding ran 2008-2012 under award 0801893. (My colleague... Continue reading
10:00
Westport, CT’s new TaxMap App and other Government GIS News
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Westport, CT has a new Esri-based map viewer. The city is offering several 90 and 150 minute classes on using it. Good thing - since I oculd not get the help to work. The old intro page says you must use IE not AOL or another browser. Safari worked fine. - CT The Franklin County, AL... Continue reading
10:00
Linux Yuma and other Mobile GPS Data Capture News
sur All Points Blog

...the latest news appears to be the Trimble Yuma, a rugged tablet from SDG Systems that now runs Ubuntu Linux. Targeting military and industrial applications requiring data collection, inspection, and reporting from the field, the Linux-powered Yuma can be used with geospatial... Continue reading
10:00
ERMA (at one time demo for Geoportal.gov) Basis for Arctic Response GIS
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The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today they are partnering to enhance the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA®) for the Arctic region by summer 2012. ERMA® is the same... Continue reading

10:00
Westport, CT’s new TaxMap App and other Government GIS NewsAll Points Blog
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Westport, CT has a new Esri-based map viewer. The city is offering several 90 and 150 minute classes on using it. Good thing - since I oculd not get the help to work. The old intro page says you must use IE not AOL or another browser. Safari worked fine. - CT The Franklin County, AL... Continue reading
10:00
Linux Yuma and other Mobile GPS Data Capture NewsAll Points Blog
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...the latest news appears to be the Trimble Yuma, a rugged tablet from SDG Systems that now runs Ubuntu Linux. Targeting military and industrial applications requiring data collection, inspection, and reporting from the field, the Linux-powered Yuma can be used with geospatial... Continue reading
10:00
ERMA (at one time demo for Geoportal.gov) Basis for Arctic Response GISAll Points Blog
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The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today they are partnering to enhance the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA®) for the Arctic region by summer 2012. ERMA® is the same... Continue reading
9:18
The Appalachian Ohio Geospatial Data Partnership: Building Partnerships to Level the Playing FieldDirections Magazine - Top Stories
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The Appalachian Ohio Geospatial Data Partnership (AOGDP) is a coalition of counties, regional and state agencies, and the private sector, formed to support the advancement of the use of GIS in southeastern Ohio. One of the founding partners, Thomas Fisher, who is also the Information Systems and Technology manager for the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, describes how and why the partnership was formed.

More about: geographic data, geospatial technology, local government, surveying
7:51
imagina 2012 Monaco: Survey Says -”France and 3D Are like?”Vector One
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Yves Meo is a member of AITF, the French association for professional engineers. He presented the results of recent survey conducted by that group within France to the 4500 members of the 75 year old AITF with 15 regional programs. The survey was focused on the use and application of 3D tools and technologies, and [...]
4:48
Kata Tjuta / The Olgas 3D animation generated from aerial photogrammetryFrom High Above
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The Olgas or Kata Tjuta are situated 25km east of Uluru.The highest point of these amazing bornhardts is Mt Olga rising at 546m from the sandy ground and1,066 m above sea level. A 15cm orthophotos mosaic drapped over a 80cm digital surface model have been used to produce this 3D model of Kata Tjuta. [...]
4:39
Data Fusion ContestVerySpatial
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The 2012 IEEE GRSS Data Fusion Contest is up and running and something that you should think about participating in. While with ever increasing spatial and spectral resolutions in the variety of imagery and elevation data available now-a-days has reduced the need for certain data fusion products, it is also creating new opportunities to fuse the new data options. This year’s contest is based on data made available by Astrium, Digital Globe, and the USGS CLICK.

The Data Fusion Contest is designed to investigate the potential of multi-modal/multi-temporal fusion of very high spatial resolution imagery. This year, participants will download three different sets of images (optical, SAR, and LIDAR) over the downtown of San Francisco and each participant will get to choose their own research topic to work with.

The contest is open to everyone and the deadline for submission (of the paper) is May 1, 2012. The entry details and prize list are available on the contest website.

Good Luck!
3:49
Learn How To Use HTML5 With ArcGISgeo.geek.nz
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The web is evolving quickly and so is the way we develop interactive websites. Newer technologies are changing the way websites and applications are developed and keeping up with them can sometimes be a challenge. To help with this, a …...

3:38
Recensement 2011 : les premiers résultats
sur geomarketing.ca
Aujourd’hui, Statistique Canada diffusait les premiers résultats du recensement de la population 2011. Voici les faits saillants de cette nouvelle publication :

Au Canada et au Québec
- 33 476 688 personnes ont été dénombrées lors du recensement.
- la population du Québec s’est accrue de 4,7 % depuis 2006 pour s’établir à 7 903 001 personnes.
  Cette hausse s’explique principalement par un niveau d’immigration plus élevé, une augmentation du nombre de résidents non permanents et une fécondité plus élevée. Elle est toutefois limitée par des pertes plus importantes au chapitre des migrations interprovinciales.
À Montréal
- La région métropolitaine de Montréal a connu une croissance démographique – principalement attribuable à l’immigration – de 5,2 %. C’est inférieur à la moyenne nationale d’augmentation établie à 5,9%.
Croissance et décroissance…
- 4 municipalités québécoises ont connues une décroissance depuis 2006.
  Il s’agit de Baie-Comeau (-3%), Shawinigan (-2,5%), Matane (-1,8%) et Dolbeau-Mistassini (-1,5%).
- Toutefois, on retrouve Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, près de Québec, au 4^e rang des municipalités présentant les plus fortes croissances démographiques entre 2006 et 2011. La population est passée de 3790 à 5696 personnes (50,3%).
- Dans la région de Montréal, c’est à Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac que l’augmentation a été la plus marquée. La population est passée de 11311 à 15689 personnes (38,7%).

2:58
Nathan Woodrow: Sucking a little less at Software and Open Source
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Recently I have started reading two books, well one book and one collection of stories, on open source software and interaction design. This is all in an attempt to suck a little less at working on software, open source in particular i.e become a better person, programmer, and open source contributor.
The Books About Face 3
The first book I started reading was About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design. In my opinion this is a must read for anyone building software, or at least those who work with the UI and users.

One design principle the book covers is not leaking the Implementation Model into the UI. The Implementation Model is when the UI is designed around how the code works in the background, rather then the users mental model of the task. Most users don’t understand complex structures, or nested hierarchy, but yet we see it a lot within UI design due to it fitting the code design and the programmers view of the world perfectly well. Try explaining the branching, merging, and rebasing model of a Git tree to a non programmer and you will see what I mean.

That one design principle alone echoes strong with me, as lets be honest, most programmers are not UI designers and tend to do a pretty bad job at it, even me. When working on a feature the UI tends to be the last thing that is thought of and is just a quick interface for the code underneath.

Loss of orientation is another big thing. And what is the quickest way to get lost in a program? Dialog boxes! They popup, get in your face, most of the time have to be dismissed before you can see the results. Generally just a bad idea and people tend to get lost quick once you have more then one on the screen.

Those two principles alone are not going to make you a good UI designer but at least they give you something to ask yourself when working on a UI:
- Do I really need that button. Can’t I just do it for the user.
- Is there a reason this needs to be shown as a nested tree. Why not just a flat list. Can I do the same action with a different control.
- Do I really need a another dialog here. (This applies to annoying the user when something happens e.g non-fatal warnings or errors)
Open Advice
The second (free) book was brought to my attention by Brian on my Google+ feed, entitled Open Advice. Open Adivice is a collection of stories from people with differencing experience working on open source projects telling their stories on what they learnt and what they wish they had known when they started. The book aims to cover the answers to “”What would you have liked to know when you started contributing?”, which it does quite well.

It’s not heavy reading, but the story telling works well to bring home some of the things that everyone working on open source. Some of the stories cover things like; getting your first patch rejected; having a bad first IRC experience; writing good documentation; how to be a better community.

The book covers a range of topics so it’s a good read for everyone, regardless of your experience or knowledge area.

Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it
Summary
So they are my two books for the start of 2012, hopefully they are a good read for you. I think in order to be good at anything you should strive, every year, to suck a little less at everything you do, even just a little bit. My role model in the software world is Scott Hanselman, generally a pretty cool dude, and has echoed a lot on his podcast this notion of learning sometime new every year to just get a little better at what you do, to become a better person and programmer.

So even if your not into learning or reading a lot, just reading these two books I can almost guarantee you will come out a better person for it.

Filed under: Open Source

2:58
Sucking a little less at Software and Open SourceNathans QGIS and GIS blog
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Recently I have started reading two books, well one book and one collection of stories, on open source software and interaction design. This is all in an attempt to suck a little less at working on software, open source in particular i.e become a better person, programmer, and open source contributor.
The Books About Face 3
The first book I started reading was About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design. In my opinion this is a must read for anyone building software, or at least those who work with the UI and users.

One design principle the book covers is not leaking the Implementation Model into the UI. The Implementation Model is when the UI is designed around how the code works in the background, rather then the users mental model of the task. Most users don’t understand complex structures, or nested hierarchy, but yet we see it a lot within UI design due to it fitting the code design and the programmers view of the world perfectly well. Try explaining the branching, merging, and rebasing model of a Git tree to a non programmer and you will see what I mean.

That one design principle alone echoes strong with me, as lets be honest, most programmers are not UI designers and tend to do a pretty bad job at it, even me. When working on a feature the UI tends to be the last thing that is thought of and is just a quick interface for the code underneath.

Loss of orientation is another big thing. And what is the quickest way to get lost in a program? Dialog boxes! They popup, get in your face, most of the time have to be dismissed before you can see the results. Generally just a bad idea and people tend to get lost quick once you have more then one on the screen.

Those two principles alone are not going to make you a good UI designer but at least they give you something to ask yourself when working on a UI:
- Do I really need that button. Can’t I just do it for the user.
- Is there a reason this needs to be shown as a nested tree. Why not just a flat list. Can I do the same action with a different control.
- Do I really need a another dialog here. (This applies to annoying the user when something happens e.g non-fatal warnings or errors)
Open Advice
The second (free) book was brought to my attention by Brian on my Google+ feed, entitled Open Advice. Open Adivice is a collection of stories from people with differencing experience working on open source projects telling their stories on what they learnt and what they wish they had known when they started. The book aims to cover the answers to “”What would you have liked to know when you started contributing?”, which it does quite well.

It’s not heavy reading, but the story telling works well to bring home some of the things that everyone working on open source. Some of the stories cover things like; getting your first patch rejected; having a bad first IRC experience; writing good documentation; how to be a better community.

The book covers a range of topics so it’s a good read for everyone, regardless of your experience or knowledge area.

Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it
Summary
So they are my two books for the start of 2012, hopefully they are a good read for you. I think in order to be good at anything you should strive, every year, to suck a little less at everything you do, even just a little bit. My role model in the software world is Scott Hanselman, generally a pretty cool dude, and has echoed a lot on his podcast this notion of learning sometime new every year to just get a little better at what you do, to become a better person and programmer.

So even if your not into learning or reading a lot, just reading these two books I can almost guarantee you will come out a better person for it.

Filed under: Open Source
2:24
Is Google Drone View in Our Future? US Airspace Opened for Commercial and Private DronesGEODATA POLICY
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Congress Welcomes the Drones by Kashmir Hill, Forbes, February 7, 2012 The Senate passed a $63 billion bill Monday to provide four years of funding for the Federal Aviation Administration. … The FAA is also required under the bill to provide military, commercial and privately-owned drones with expanded access to U.S. airspace currently reserved for [...]
1:40
India Geospatial Forum: Urban transport in India will require over $500 billion in the next two decadesBetween the Poles
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Yesterday at the India Geospatial Forum 2012 conference in Delhi, B.I. Singal of the Institute of Urban Transport, gave a fascinating and informed overview of the past, present and future of urban transport in India.

The challenge that India is facing is that the use of desirable modes of transport; walking, bicycle and public transit is declning, and the undesirable modes, car and motorbikes, are increasing. The result is that congestion is increasing, mobility is being reduced, and accidents, pollution and the use of fossil fuels is increasing. Some people are predicting gridlock if something is not done soon, and based on what I experienced with traffic in my four days in Delhi this may not be that far in the future,

Historical and Present

One of the reasons for the present situation is that urban transport has been neglected in India for many years. It wasn't until 30 years after independence that urban transport was recognized as a problem in the Fifth Five Year Plan. It was only in the Eighth Five Year Plan (1992-97) that a plan was outlined for a coordinated approach to urban transport, although nothing was done at that time. But it was the Ninth Five Year Plan that was revolutionary because it recognized that national institutions for urban transport were required and introduced the idea of a "National Urban Transport Fund".

During this period Indian National Railways attempted to develop metro rail projects in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Delhi. The Delhi Metro Rail project was sanctioned in 1997 as a joint project of the Central and Delhi Governments. It became an unqualified success and now six other Indian muncipalities are developing metro rail projects.

A third area of urban transport acitvity was the development of urban bus services in 65 cities. This has been problematic because in most cities bus services are not financially self-sustaining and require subsidies from governments who are cash-strapped as it is. But some cities have found away to fund bus services through public-private partnerships (PPP) programs.

Pedestrian, bicycle and bicycle rickshaw modes of getting around India's cities have long been neglected, but recently some cities are making an effort to enable pedestrian movement including a 1.3 km skywalk in Mumbai and a walking area in the historical centre of Hyderabad.

Projected energy consumption and emissions

The Energy and Resources Institute has forecast India's commercial energy demand and emissions will increase by more than seven times from current levels by 2031/32 under a "business as usual" scenario in which nothing is done beyond existing policies.

Projected future investment required

It has been estimated that in the next few decades some 275 million people will migrate from rural areas to India's cities. In the Mumbai Delhi corridor there are already plans for a new road link (DMIC), freight rail link (DFCC), and seven new cities each with several millions of population.

A recent report (March 2011) commissioned by the Ministry of Urban Development estimated a total expenditure of Rs 39 lakh crores ($800 billion) on Indian urban infrastructure and services by 2031. The expenditure on urban transport is more than half of this, an estimated Rs 23 lakh crores ($500 billion). The Mckinsey Global Institute has estimated that Indian cities will require $1.2 trillion in capital investment over the next 20 years in municipal infrastructure to enable cities to drive Indian economic development. Of this about $600 billion in capex will be required for urban transport and roads.

The Opportunity

According to a McKinsey Global Institute report, urbanization can provide major benefits to the Indian economy. It is projected that 70 % of net new jobs between now and 2030, 70 percent of the Indian GDP, and a nearly fourfold increase in per capita incomes could result from India’s urban population increasing from from 340 million in 2008 to 590 million by 2030.

But to achieve this will require between 700 to 900 million square meters of new residential and commercial space, 350 to 400 kilometers of metros and subways, and 19,000 to 25,000 kilometers of new road lanes to be built every year. To do this will require an investment of $1.2 trillion in capital expenditure in cities over the next 20 years.

1:30
Peter Batty: Looking for a web developer for Ubisense myWorld
sur Planet OSGeo

My previous post was also about a job ... am definitely going to start doing more posts shortly on a variety of other topics including some of the cool new things we've been working on in terms of products at Ubisense! But anyway, we are looking for a senior developer and software architect to join the Ubisense myWorld product team. If you read this blog you're probably familiar with myWorld,

1:30
Looking for a web developer for Ubisense myWorldgeothought
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My previous post was also about a job ... am definitely going to start doing more posts shortly on a variety of other topics including some of the cool new things we've been working on in terms of products at Ubisense! But anyway, we are looking for a senior developer and software architect to join the Ubisense myWorld product team. If you read this blog you're probably familiar with myWorld,

1:16
Daniel Morissette: MapServer and TinyOWS Releases at the Islandwood OSGeo Sprint
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This week, 21 developers are getting together for a code sprint in the wonderful venue of Islandwood to work on the advancement of their respective OSGeo projects. Thanks to Michael Gerlek for organizing and to our sponsors for their support.

I am happy to report that TinyOWS version 1.0 has just been released. Congratulations to Olivier Courtin for leading the project to this important milestone!

Last summer it was decided that TinyOWS (RFC-70) and MapCache (RFC-71) would join the MapServer project. This means that with the upcoming MapServer 6.2 release, we will also release the MapServer Suite which includes "mapserv" (the CGI/FastCGI), MapScript, MapCache and TinyOWS. The long term plan is to provide a more seamless integration of the tools under this MapServer Suite umbrella, while still allowing the use of each component independently or with other non-MapServer packages for those who wish to do so.

Another outcome of the sprint is that the TinyOWS documentation has been integrated in the development tree here. Thanks to David and Hal, for their work on this and their other contributions.

On the MapServer front, we just announced the release of version 6.0.2 and 5.6.8. There are no new features in those releases, only fixes, and they do include a fix for a security vulnerability that was found in the handling of WFS Filters inside SLDs, so you are encouraged to upgrade your installation. More details in the announcement here.

Finally, one of our next goals is to work out a plan for a MapServer 6.2 feature freeze and release this spring.

1:15
MapServer and TinyOWS Releases at the Islandwood OSGeo SprintGeo Gears, Nuts & Bolts
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This week, 21 developers are getting together for a code sprint in the wonderful venue of Islandwood to work on the advancement of their respective OSGeo projects. Thanks to Michael Gerlek for organizing and to our sponsors for their support.

I am happy to report that TinyOWS version 1.0 has just been released. Congratulations to Olivier Courtin for leading the project to this important milestone!

Last summer it was decided that TinyOWS (RFC-70) and MapCache (RFC-71) would join the MapServer project. This means that with the upcoming MapServer 6.2 release, we will also release the MapServer Suite which includes "mapserv" (the CGI/FastCGI), MapScript, MapCache and TinyOWS. The long term plan is to provide a more seamless integration of the tools under this MapServer Suite umbrella, while still allowing the use of each component independently or with other non-MapServer packages for those who wish to do so.

Another outcome of the sprint is that the TinyOWS documentation has been integrated in the development tree here. Thanks to David and Hal, for their work on this and their other contributions.

On the MapServer front, we just announced the release of version 6.0.2 and 5.6.8. There are no new features in those releases, only fixes, and they do include a fix for a security vulnerability that was found in the handling of WFS Filters inside SLDs, so you are encouraged to upgrade your installation. More details in the announcement here.

Finally, one of our next goals is to work out a plan for a MapServer 6.2 feature freeze and release this spring.

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