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=What should be included in the next GIS Live DVD?=
 
=What should be included in the next GIS Live DVD?=
  
15 December 2009
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17 December 2009
 
 
We are planning two Arramagong GIS Live DVD releases during 2010 and are would like to know what applications and functionality people would like to contribute.
 
  
The Arramagong/GISVM GeoSpatial Live DVD and Virtual Machine, which includes a stack of popular GeoSpatial Open Source Applications and is being handed out to delegates at the FOSS4G conference, can now be viewed from http://click2try.com from within your web browser!
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We are planning two Arramagong GIS Live DVD releases during 2010 and would like to know what applications and functionality people would like to contribute.
  
Arramagong includes a stack of popular GeoSpatial Open Source Applications. It is based on XUbuntu and GISVM, and allows you to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything. It is currently available as:
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Arramagong is based on [http://xubuntu.org XUbuntu] and [http://gisvm.com GISVM], and allows you to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything. It is currently available as:
* A Live DVD, which is regularly handed out at conferences, including being given to all delegates at the [http://2009.foss4g.org 2009 FOSS4G] conference.
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* A Live DVD, which is regularly handed out at conferences, most recently being given to all delegates at the [http://2009.foss4g.org 2009 FOSS4G] conference.
 
* A Virtual Machine
 
* A Virtual Machine
 
* Within a web browser from Click2Try: http://www.click2try.com/catalog/Web-Development/Geospatial/Arramagong-GISVM/details
 
* Within a web browser from Click2Try: http://www.click2try.com/catalog/Web-Development/Geospatial/Arramagong-GISVM/details
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The core success of the Arramagong LiveDVD is due to the simple yet powerful build scripts. All that is required for a relevant project to be incorporated into the LiveDVD is to write a bash shell script which installs the application onto an Ubuntu distribution. Hence, our last distribution attracted over 20 developers and from project announcement to a released distribution took under 6 weeks.
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The stack of popular GeoSpatial Open Source Applications included on the Arramagong LiveDVD includes:
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* deegree
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* GDAL
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* GeoKettle
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* GeoNetwork
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* GeoServer
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* GpsDrive
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* GRASS
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* gvSIG
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* Kosmo
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* Mapfish
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* Mapnik
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* Mapserver
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* MapTiler
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* Marble
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* MB System
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* Open Jump
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* Open Layers
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* pgRouting
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* PostGIS
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* PROJ.4
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* QuantumGIS
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* uDig
  
 
== Milestones ==
 
== Milestones ==
 
* 24 Jan 2010: Version 3.0 Feature Freeze
 
* 24 Jan 2010: Version 3.0 Feature Freeze
 
* 07 Mar 2010: Version 3.0 Final Release
 
* 07 Mar 2010: Version 3.0 Final Release
 
 
* 05 Jul 2010: Version 4.0 Feature Freeze
 
* 05 Jul 2010: Version 4.0 Feature Freeze
 
* 16 Aug 2010: Version 4.0 Final Release (ready for FOSS4G 2010)
 
* 16 Aug 2010: Version 4.0 Final Release (ready for FOSS4G 2010)
  
 
== Ideas for future releases ==
 
== Ideas for future releases ==
Should we find sufficient volunteers, we would like to address the following:
 
 
* Upgrade to Xubuntu 9.10
 
* Upgrade to Xubuntu 9.10
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Should there be sufficient interest, we would like to address the following:
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* Upgrade packages to latest versions
 
* Upgrade packages to latest versions
 
* Incorporate new Geospatial packages
 
* Incorporate new Geospatial packages
* General cleanup of existing image
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* General cleanup
 
* Incorporate help, tutorials, and training material
 
* Incorporate help, tutorials, and training material
 
* Apply internationalisation
 
* Apply internationalisation
  
 
==Interested?==
 
==Interested?==
Please contact our mailing list at: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo or contact me directly at: cameronD O TshorterATlisasoftD O Tcom.
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You can find more details about the project on our wiki at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc
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Then please contact our mailing list at: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo or contact Cameron Shorter directly at: cameronD O TshorterATlisasoftD O Tcom.
  
 
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[[Category: Live-demo]]

Latest revision as of 15:55, 6 June 2010

What should be included in the next GIS Live DVD?

17 December 2009

We are planning two Arramagong GIS Live DVD releases during 2010 and would like to know what applications and functionality people would like to contribute.

Arramagong is based on XUbuntu and GISVM, and allows you to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything. It is currently available as:

The core success of the Arramagong LiveDVD is due to the simple yet powerful build scripts. All that is required for a relevant project to be incorporated into the LiveDVD is to write a bash shell script which installs the application onto an Ubuntu distribution. Hence, our last distribution attracted over 20 developers and from project announcement to a released distribution took under 6 weeks.

The stack of popular GeoSpatial Open Source Applications included on the Arramagong LiveDVD includes:

  • deegree
  • GDAL
  • GeoKettle
  • GeoNetwork
  • GeoServer
  • GpsDrive
  • GRASS
  • gvSIG
  • Kosmo
  • Mapfish
  • Mapnik
  • Mapserver
  • MapTiler
  • Marble
  • MB System
  • Open Jump
  • Open Layers
  • pgRouting
  • PostGIS
  • PROJ.4
  • QuantumGIS
  • uDig

Milestones

  • 24 Jan 2010: Version 3.0 Feature Freeze
  • 07 Mar 2010: Version 3.0 Final Release
  • 05 Jul 2010: Version 4.0 Feature Freeze
  • 16 Aug 2010: Version 4.0 Final Release (ready for FOSS4G 2010)

Ideas for future releases

  • Upgrade to Xubuntu 9.10

Should there be sufficient interest, we would like to address the following:

  • Upgrade packages to latest versions
  • Incorporate new Geospatial packages
  • General cleanup
  • Incorporate help, tutorials, and training material
  • Apply internationalisation

Interested?

You can find more details about the project on our wiki at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc

Then please contact our mailing list at: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo or contact Cameron Shorter directly at: cameronD O TshorterATlisasoftD O Tcom.