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== Software projects == | == Software projects == | ||
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| + | In '''XX''' and '''XXI''' century, a series of other desktop and server Open Source GIS projects were started: | ||
| + | * geospatial libraries: [http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/ PROJ.4], [http://www.osgeo.org/geotools Geotools], Geoserver, TerraLib | ||
| + | * Desktop GIS: [http://grass.osgeo.org GRASS GIS], SAGA GIS, uDIG, [http://www.osgeo.org/gvsig gvSIG], ILWIS | ||
| + | * Web mapping/WebGIS: [http://www.osgeo.org/deegree deegree], [http://www.osgeo.org/mapserver UMN MapServer], [http://www.osgeo.org/mapguide MapGuide Open Source] | ||
| + | * geostatistics software: gstat, R Project for Statistical Computing | ||
| + | * metadata catalogs: [http://www.osgeo.org/geonetwork GeoNetwork Open Source] | ||
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| + | === Timeline === | ||
'''1978''' - Map Overlay and Statistical System (MOSS). A pioneer vector-based geographic information system (GIS) developed by the U.S. Department of Interior. MOSS is still available to download (ftp://ftp.blm.gov/pub/gis/). Mr. Carl Reed has written an article about [http://www.scribd.com/doc/4606038/2004-Article-by-Carl-Reed-MOSS-A-Historical-perspective MOSS history]. | '''1978''' - Map Overlay and Statistical System (MOSS). A pioneer vector-based geographic information system (GIS) developed by the U.S. Department of Interior. MOSS is still available to download (ftp://ftp.blm.gov/pub/gis/). Mr. Carl Reed has written an article about [http://www.scribd.com/doc/4606038/2004-Article-by-Carl-Reed-MOSS-A-Historical-perspective MOSS history]. | ||
'''since 1982-today''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/grass GRASS] (Geographical Resources Analysis Support System) is the earliest Open Source GIS which reached production status and supported both raster and vector data. It was originally developed from 1982 to 1995 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, since then by the international GRASS Development Team. Initially published as public domain software, its license was changed to GNU GPL (General Public License, see www.gnu.org) in 1999. | '''since 1982-today''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/grass GRASS] (Geographical Resources Analysis Support System) is the earliest Open Source GIS which reached production status and supported both raster and vector data. It was originally developed from 1982 to 1995 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, since then by the international GRASS Development Team. Initially published as public domain software, its license was changed to GNU GPL (General Public License, see www.gnu.org) in 1999. | ||
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| + | '''199?''' - [http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/ PROJ4 library] development started | ||
'''1995''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/mapserver UMN MapServer] project started. In '''2002''' MapServer gets Python support. | '''1995''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/mapserver UMN MapServer] project started. In '''2002''' MapServer gets Python support. | ||
'''1998''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/gdal_ogr GDAL/OGR] development started. Python support was added in '''2000'''. | '''1998''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/gdal_ogr GDAL/OGR] development started. Python support was added in '''2000'''. | ||
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| + | '''1999''' - [http://grass.osgeo.org GRASS GIS] source code moved from manual management into CVS | ||
'''2000''' - Atlantis Scientific launched [http://openev.sourceforge.net/ OpenEV] project | '''2000''' - Atlantis Scientific launched [http://openev.sourceforge.net/ OpenEV] project | ||
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'''2006''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/mapbender MapBender] gets first bits in CVS | '''2006''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/mapbender MapBender] gets first bits in CVS | ||
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== Organizations == | == Organizations == | ||
Revision as of 04:00, 23 August 2008
Software projects
In XX and XXI century, a series of other desktop and server Open Source GIS projects were started:
- geospatial libraries: PROJ.4, Geotools, Geoserver, TerraLib
- Desktop GIS: GRASS GIS, SAGA GIS, uDIG, gvSIG, ILWIS
- Web mapping/WebGIS: deegree, UMN MapServer, MapGuide Open Source
- geostatistics software: gstat, R Project for Statistical Computing
- metadata catalogs: GeoNetwork Open Source
Timeline
1978 - Map Overlay and Statistical System (MOSS). A pioneer vector-based geographic information system (GIS) developed by the U.S. Department of Interior. MOSS is still available to download (ftp://ftp.blm.gov/pub/gis/). Mr. Carl Reed has written an article about MOSS history.
since 1982-today - GRASS (Geographical Resources Analysis Support System) is the earliest Open Source GIS which reached production status and supported both raster and vector data. It was originally developed from 1982 to 1995 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, since then by the international GRASS Development Team. Initially published as public domain software, its license was changed to GNU GPL (General Public License, see www.gnu.org) in 1999.
199? - PROJ4 library development started
1995 - UMN MapServer project started. In 2002 MapServer gets Python support.
1998 - GDAL/OGR development started. Python support was added in 2000.
1999 - GRASS GIS source code moved from manual management into CVS
2000 - Atlantis Scientific launched OpenEV project
2000 - JTS Topology Suite project was initiated in Fall 2000. JTS 1.0 was released in February 2002 and version 1.1 in March 2002.
2001 - OSSIM initial revision in CVS
2001 - MapBuilder started. The end of life of MapBuilder project was officially announced in 28 July 2008
2001 - PostGIS started
2002 - Intevation,Gmbh starts Thuban projects
2002 - Quantum GIS initial revision in CVS
2002 - GEOS initial revision in CVS
2002 - AVPython for ArcView 3.x published as FOSS
2005 - MapGuide Open Source
2006 - MapBender gets first bits in CVS
2008 - GRASS GIS runs natively also on MS-Windows
Organizations
1992: "Open GRASS Foundation" (OGF)
1994: OGF was re-structured as the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
2006: Open Source Geospatial Foundation (http://www.osgeo.org) established whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies, data and educational material.
See also
- Kenn Gardel's OGC history: http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/historylong
- OSGeo Foundation History
- Software projects:
- GRASS GIS History: http://grass.osgeo.org/devel/grasshist.html
- PostGIS History: http://www.refractions.net/products/postgis/history/
- JTS / GEOS History: http://lin-ear-th-inking.blogspot.com/2007/06/history-of-jts-and-geos.html