This page describes how to test each application installed on the Live GIS Disc. Application test steps describe how an Ubuntu user who is unfamiliar an application can try it out and confirm that everything has been installed correctly within 5 minutes. Test Results document when the application was last verified to be working.

This page is maintained at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc_Testing and copied onto each release of the LiveDVD.

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Tests written for: .package. [version], arramgong [version]
Test Description last updated: .date.
Steps

.action.

Verify that ...

Eg: From menu, select GeoSpatial->Application->Start

Eg: Verify that a browser opens at url: http://localhost:... and shows the application start page.

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test results from .date.: Run by: FirstName LastName; System: VMWare Player, 2Gig RAM, on ubuntu 9.0 base; Version: distribution version: eg: arramagong 3.0 rc2; Results: Pass, Pass with issues, Fail

link to bug reports

Add more test results below, most recent results at the top

Geopublishing (Geopublisher and AtlasStyler)

Tests written for: Geopublisher and AtlasStyler 1.4, Arramgong 3.0rc5
Test Description last updated: 12.03.2010
Steps

Go to applications->education-> and open Geopublishing documentation
- Verify that the green page from file:///usr/share/doc/geopublishing/index.html open in a browser
Scroll to the bottom and click the demo atlas.
Unzip it do your Desktop
Go to applications->education-> and start Geopublisher
Load the atlas.gpa from your Desktop/ChartDemoAtlas
- Verify that Geopublisher load the atlas. You should see a triparted GUI with a map-pool, data-pool and menu area.
Select File->Export and follow the wizard..
- export online and offline version of the atlas to a new directory Desktop/ChartAtlasExported
- When the export has finished, click the "open folder" button
- Close Geopublisher
Go into the Desktop/ChartAtlasExported/DISK folder and run start.sh
- Verify that an atlas opens
- Verify that you see a "Charts available" button at the top right
- Verify that clicking selecting the chart opens a chart window

Let that be the basic testing for Geopublisher now.

There have already been some bug-fixes for rc4, so this test has to be run on 3.0rc5 oder 3.0-final.

geoserver

double click on "Start GeoServer"
wait for GeoServer to complete initialization..
when Firefox opens, click on "Layer Preview"
click on the 'OpenLayers' link on any layer
you should see a web page with sample data in an interactive map

gvSIG

Tests written for: gvSIG 1.9 (BN1253), arramgong 3.0rc2
Test Description last updated: 2010/03/10
Steps

Go to applications->education and start gvSIG

Verify that gvSIG starts correctly

Create a new view and add some shapefiles from /usr/local/share/mapserver/demos/itasca/data

Verify that the shapefiles are correctly added to the view

Create a new view and add any of the two TIFF files from /usr/local/share/mapserver/demos/itasca/data

Verify that the raster files are correctly loaded to the view

If you have Internet access, try to add a WMS layer from the combo list (i.e. the NASA JPL server)

Verify that a WMS layer can be accessed

Open the sample project included in the LiveDVD at /usr/local/share/gisvm/app-data/gvsig/sample-project.gvp

Verify the project loads all the data and layouts configured are available.

You can also try to access any of the other data available from the LiveDVD like the PostGIS Data, or WxS services by the map servers configured

This tests are related with the correct functioning of the other software installed on the LiveDVD

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test results from 2010/03/10: Run by: Jorge Sanz; System: Sun Virtual Box 3.1.4, with 700MB RAM for the VM; Version: distribution version: arramagong 3.0 rc2; Results: Passed all tests, well I wrote them at this session ;-)

geomajas

Tests written for: Geomajas 1.4.2, arramagong 2.0/3.0-rc2
Test Description last updated: 9 March 2010
Steps

Click desktop icon "Start Geomajas" which will start the Geomajas startup script. This will in turn start up a Tomcat server.

Verify firefox opens a new tab at the page http://localhost:3420/geomajas-tutorial/applications/tutorial/html/

Click on the "Start demo!" link for the Attributes & Features demo.

Verify that a sample demo page has opened with an application, showing the provinces of Belgium.

Doubleclick on one of the rows in the attribute table bottom right.

Verify that a floating window appears, showing the rows' contents in more detail.

Click on the desktop icon "Stop Geomajas".

Verify that the Tomcat server that runs Geomajas has stopped.

This can be done by refreshing the page. Firefox should give a warning that it is unable to connect.

test results from 9 March 2010: Run by: Pieter De Graef; System: Virtualbox, ~512MB RAM, on Windows XP; Version: distribution version: arramagong-3.0rc2; Results: Pass

geonetwork

deegree

Tests written for: deegree 2.2, arramagong 2.0/3.0-rc2
Test Description last updated: 4 March 2010
Steps

Click desktop icon "start deegree" which will run "catalina.sh start".

Verify firefox opens a new tab at the page http://localhost:8081/

Click the service links ("deegree-wms", "deegree-wfs", "deegree-wcs") in top left box ("deegree Web Applications").

Verify they open test pages for WMS, WFS, and WCS. These pages will contain links to

"GetCapabilities" (for each of the services)
"Test WMS", "Test WFS" or "Test WCS" (depending on the chosen service)
a link for the "Generic Client", a client for sending XML requests (http post) to the services.

Click on "TestW*S"

Verify you get either maps or xml fragments.

TestWMS will contain some images (results of WMS requests), and links for further KVP requests (http get).
TestWFS will open a page with several links for WFS requests (KVP). Either one will return XML fragments. There is also a link to the generic client.
TestWCS will open a page with several links for WCS requests (KVP). Either one will return XML fragments.

Click the client link ("deegree iGeoPortal") in top left box ("deegree Web Applications").

Verify this will open a new tab with a list of available WebMapContexts. Either one of these links (Utah, SaltLakeCity or Playground) should open a full working portal in this tab. Once the WMC is loaded you may switch to the other WMCs by using the drop down box labled "Theme selection"

Click on the desktop icon "stop deegree"

Verify the deegree-tomcat process is stopped.

click any of the links previously used: you will get a "Failed to Connect" message from firefox.
open a terminal and try ps fax | grep deegree. You should not get any results other than the grep itself.

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test results from 4 March 2010: Run by: Judit Mays; System: Virtualbox, ~600MB RAM, on ubuntu 9.0 base; Version: distribution version: arramagong-3.0rc2; Results: Pass

kosmo

udig

open UDig
from the Layer menu, choose "Add..."
Choose Files; click on Next at the bottom of the dialog window
navigate to /usr/local/share/udig/udig-data/data-v1_2
select bc_border.shp
you may also select others, for example all shp files starting with bc_
click OK
you should see Canadian British Columbia data

openjump

Tests written for: OpenJUMP, arramagong 2.0/3.0-rc2
Test Description last updated: 8 March 2010

Layer Theme with PostGIS backend

Open OpenJUMP
under the File menu select 'Open...'
select Data Store Layer
on the Connection line, click on the database icon (far right)
click on Add
enter Name: medford; Server: localhost; Port: 5432; Instance: medford; User: user; Password: user
click OK; click OK in the parent dialog box; you should be back in the Data Store Layer dialog
from the Dataset: menu choose 'medford_zoning'; click Finish
select the medford zoning layer at left under 'Working'
click on the Palette Icon in the menu bar
select the 'Colour Theming' tab; click 'Enable colour theming' checkbox
choose Attribute => zoning
choose a colour theme; click 'OK' to dismiss the dialog
you should see the zoning areas of Medford in various colours

postgis

Tests written for: PostGIS, arramagong 2.0/3.0-rc2
Test Description last updated: 4 March 2010

Spatial Query with the Graphical Query Builder helper

Open PGAdmin III from the Development menu
double-click on 'local'
under Databases, double-click on medford
open 'schemas'
open 'public'
select 'Tables', click on the 'Execute SQL' Icon above (it has a pencil in it)
expand the window and click on 'Graphical Query Builder'
open 'Schemas', double-click on 'public'
click and drag 'medford_wards' to the work area on the right
click and drag 'jacksonco_schools' to the work area on the right
choose 'jacksonco_schools' name, address, city and students
choose 'medford_wards' council_me (meaning council members)
click and drag from the_geom in 'medford_wards' to the_geom in 'jacksonco_schools' (you should see a solid line form with an '=' in it)
click on the 'SQL Editor' tab above, to navigate away from the Graphical Query Builder
edit the WHERE line to say

 ST_Contains( medford_wards.the_geom, jacksonco_schools.the_geom )

add an additional line

 ORDER BY medford_wards.council_me, jacksonco_schools.students DESC;

the entire query ends with one semicolon ';'
click on the 'execute query' icon above (a green triangle pointing to the right) you should see a list of council districts, schools, school sizes and the names of council members for each district as a result

test results from 4 March 2010: Run by: Brian Hamlin; System: Virtualbox, 1024mb RAM, on debian 5.03 base; Version: distribution version: arramagong-3.0rc2; Results: user tested, passed in less than 5 minutes with no previous experience

New Database

$ createdb -T template_postgis osm_barcelona
$ osm2pgsql -d osm_barcelona  /usr/local/share/osm/Barcelona.osm.bz2

Then try to view it in QGIS.

pgrouting

Tests written for: pgRouting SVN trunk revision 356, arramagong 2.0/3.0
Last updated: March 2010
Steps

Open a terminal

sudo -u user psql -c "SELECT gid, AsText(the_geom) AS the_geom FROM dijkstra_sp_delta('sydney', 101, 114, 0.003)"  sydney
sudo -u user psql -c "SELECT gid, AsText(the_geom) AS the_geom FROM astar_sp_delta('sydney', 101, 114, 0.003)"  sydney
sudo -u user psql -c "SELECT gid, AsText(the_geom) AS the_geom FROM shootingstar_sp('sydney', 8, 24, 0.1, 'length', true, true)"  sydney

After each command you should see some output which is not hopefully 'library not found' error.

osm

JOSM

File → Open → /usr/local/share/osm/Barcelona.osm.bz2

Gosmore

Open a terminal
Import data with:

bzip2 -dc /usr/local/share/osm/Barcelona.osm.bz2 | gosmore rebuild

mapserver

geokettle

Tests written for: GeoKettle 3.2.0-20090609
Last updated: March 2010
Steps

Launch GeoKettle.

Verify you get a window prompting you to select a repository.

On the "Select a repository" dialog, choose "No repository".

Verify the GeoKettle application is opened.

Close any startup tips dialog.
Select File-> Open
Select samples/transformations/geokettle/intersection.ktr

Verify you see the "intersection" transformation in the work area, with a big yellow comment box and some step icons.

Run the transformation in preview mode
- Select Transformation menu -> Preview
- Choose the "Intersecting rows" step (to view the rows that are outputted by that step)
- then click on Quick Launch.

Verify you see the result in the "Examine preview data" dialog (two rows with four columns: GEOM1_ID, geom1, GEOM2_ID, geom2. The geom1 and geom2 fields should contain MULTIPOLYGON WKT geometries).

gmt

There are 29 example jobs built in, and a script to run them all:

Open a terminal

cp -r /usr/share/doc/gmt-examples/examples/ gmt-examples
cd gmt-examples/
./do_examples.sh

[whiz .. bang .. whirl]

View results: (type 'q' to quit gv)

for PLOT in `find . -name *.ps` ; do
   echo "$PLOT"
   gv "$PLOT"
done

Cleanup:

cd ..
rm -rf gmt-examples/

grass

Tests written for: grass 6.4.0rc5, arramagong 2.0/3.0
Last updated: March 2010
Steps

Double click on the GRASS desktop icon

Verify you see a slick "Welcome to GRASS" GUI

Select Spearfish60 for location, User1 for mapset
Click on [Start Grass]
In the Layer Manager GUI window add a raster layer
- On the toolbar click the icon with a + and a checkerboard
- On map to be displayed pull down the list and select elevation.dem
from the PERMANENT mapset and click [ok]
In the Layer Manager GUI window add a vector layer
- On the toolbar click the icon with a + and a "V" line
- For input map name pull down the list and select roads from the PERMANENT mapset and click [ok]
Over in the Map Display window toolbar click on the eyeball icon to render

Verify you see the maps displayed

See also

http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/HowToTestGrass6

(North Carolina dataset is already installed in grassdata/)

More details in the on-disc help page
http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/helptext.html

qgis

FIXME: These instructions are not tested! Just off the top of my head.

open GeoTiff

where on the disc is one?

(if needed geotiff and shapefile export could be added to the GRASS testing procedure to make some)

open PostGIS data I

From the menu: Layer → Add PostGIS Layer ...
PostgreSQL Connections: [New]

    Name: medford
    Host: localhost
    Database: medford
    Port: 5432
    username: user
    password: user
    SSL Mode: allow

   Test Connect should show success
   select sample point, line and poly layers
   view selected data

open PostGIS data: (run the PostGIS test first so that the osm_barcelona DB exists!)

From the menu: Layer → Add PostGIS Layer ...
PostgreSQL Connections: [New]

Name: ________ "OpenStreetMap Import" 
Database: ____ "osm_barcelona"

Click on [Test Connect], with luck you will get a message that the connection to the database was successful.
Click [Ok] to close the New Database window.
Click on [Connect] in the top left of the Add PostGIS Table window. You should see a listing of tables come up.
Click on all of the table names to highlight them.
Click on [Add] at the bottom.
After some moments you should see the data displayed in the main map canvas.
Zoom, pan, query as you like.

This should at least prove to you that the database is correctly populated and running.

open shapefile

where on the disc is one?
From the menu: Layer → Add Vector Layer ...

Do not select New Vector Layer ... (that's for creating new data, not opening existing data)

Dataset: [Browse]

? where on disc ?

Ctrl-click on each of the *.shp files in that directory, then click [Open] and finally [Ok]
After some momements you should see the data displayed in the main map canvas.
Because the some of the shapefiles use a different map projection than the PostGIS database, things may not line up exactly. In the Settings → Projection Properties, Coordinate Reference System tab, you can tick the [•] Enable 'on the fly' CRS transformation box to overlay them. Be warned that this is computationally expensive and the layer may need to have its CRS set manually.
Zoom, pan, query as you like. Drag layer names up and down in the left-pane list to change their position in the stack.

open OSM data

need to enable plugin?
open /usr/local/share/osm/Barcelona.osm.bz2

Test the GRASS plugin

(it's installed, right?)
Go menu "Plugins, Pluginmanager, activate "GRASS plugin", OK button: a set of new buttons should appear
open location/mapset → ~/grassdata/spearfish90/PERMANENT
click "Add GRASS raster layer" button, select "elevation" map
click "Add GRASS raster layer" button, select "elevation_shade" map
click right mouse button in legend on "elevation_shade" map, move transparency to 40%
click "Add GRASS vector layer" button, select "roadsmajor" map, select layer "1-line" (level 1 is the topological level), OK

mapnik

see "Mapnik Introduction" ( RC4 - in the Education menu, but the docs explicitly in error about versions)

maptiler

Tests written for: maptiler 1.0 all versions
Test Description last updated: 11.3.2010
Steps

you need an GeoTIFF or other raster geodata to test the functionality. So download for example this: http://download.osgeo.org/gdal/data/gtiff/utm.tif (when you use Firefox it will automatically save the files into ~/Downloads).
start MapTiler: click on "Applications" -> "Graphics" -> "MapTiler"
in the MapTiler application select on the first page "Google Maps compatible" tiles and click "Continue"
in the second page of wizard add the tiff, it should be ~/Downloads/utm.tif and click "Continue"
continue trough all other steps in the wizard (default options are fine) and then start "Render"
when the rendering is finished you will see a link to the directory with tiles, click to open it (it opens in Firefox as a directory)
open the "googlemaps.html", you should see a black&white overlay displayed on top of Google Maps hybrid layer. You can also open "openlayers.html" to see another presentation of the results.

Verify that ...

MapTiler application starts without problems when clicked on the icon
When you press on "Render" applications starts the processing and does not report any error.

Alternative "real" geodata for testing are for example USGS maps or NOAA RNCs.

test results from 11.3.2010: Run by: Klokan Petr Pridal; System: VMWare Fusion, 512MB RAM in virtual machine, on MacOSX Leopard; Version: arramagong livedvd 3.0 rc4; Results: Pass

marble

Tested against ver 2.0

Click on the desktop icon
If you have used Google Earth before you should be able to figure this one out without much difficulty.
In the Settings menu select full-screen mode
Explore ...
In the bottom-left corner of the program window there is a subtle tab called "Map View". Click on it.
Select another map (e.g. 'Precipitation (July)')
Explore some more ...

octave

Open a terminal
Start program by typing "octave" at the prompt

% Which way to Barcelona from Sydney?
sydney = [-33.8750 151.2005]
barcelona = [41+23/60 2+11/60]

dirn = azimuth(sydney, barcelona);
deg_symb = 176;
disp(['Heading: ' num2str(dirn) deg_symb])

% How far's the trip? (roughly!)
system('proj -le')
wgs84_a = 6378137.0  % major radius of the Earth, in meters
dist_deg = distance(sydney, barcelona)
dist_meters = pi * wgs84_a * (dist_deg / 360.0)
disp(['Distance: ' num2str(dist_meters / 1000) ' km'])

Type "exit" to quit.

opencpn

Activate data

Open a terminal
Type "opencpn_noaa_agreement.sh" at the prompt

Run program

(assuming your GPS is not plugged in and gpsd is not running)

Double click the OpenCPN icon on the desktop or type "opencpn" at a terminal
Left-click recenters the view
Left-click-drag pans the view
Mouse-wheel zooms in/out
The blue bars in the bottom show previews of overlapping maps and clicking on them switches to them.

More details in the on-disc help page: and specifically the Getting Started help page.

geopublishing

gpsdrive

(copied from install_gpsdrive.sh)
More details in the on-disc help page

Testing

If no GPS is plugged in

Double click on the GpsDrive desktop icon
You should see a map of downtown Sydney, after about 10 seconds a waypoint marker for the Convention Centre should appear.
Set the map scale to 1:10,000 either by dragging the slider at the bottom or by using the +,- buttons (not magnifying glass)
Enter Explore Mode by pressing the "e" key or in the Map Control button.
Use the arrow keys or left mouse button to move off screen.
Right click to set destination and leave Explore Mode

Downloading maps

Change the scale setting to 1:1,000,000 you should see a continental map
Enter Explore Mode again ("e") and left click on the great barrier reef
Options -> Map -> Download
- Map source: NASA LANDSAT, Scale: 1:500,000, [Download Map]
- When download is complete click [ok] then change the preferred scale slider to 1:500,000
- This will be of more use in remote areas.
Explore to the coast, click on an airport, headland, or some other conspicuous feature. You might want to use the magnifying glass buttons to zoom in on it better. Use a right click set the target on some other conspicuous feature nearby then demagnify back out.
Options -> Map -> Download
- Map source: OpenStreetMap, Scale: 1:150,000, left-click on map to center the green preview over your target and what looks like a populated area.
- [Download Map]
- When download is complete click [ok] then change the preferred scale slider to 1:150,000 and you should see a (rather rural) road map. This will be more interesting in built up areas.

Overlay a GPX track

In the ~/.gpsdrive/tracks/ directory you will find australia.gpx which is a track line following the coastline.
Options -> Import -> GPX track
Hidden folders are hidden in the file picker, but just start typing ~/.gpsdrive and hit enter. You should then see the tracks/ directory and be able to load australia.gpx.
A red trace should appear along the coastline.
Check that it lines up well with the coast as shown in map tiles of varying scale.

If a GPS is plugged in

Make sure gpsd is running by starting "xgps" from the command line.
The program will automatically detect gpsd and jump to your current position. This should bring up a continental map as you won't have any map tiles downloaded for your area yet.
See the above "Downloading Maps" section to get some local tiles.
If you have a local GPX track of some roads try loading that and making sure everything lines up, as detailed in the above "Overlay a GPX track" section.

That's it.

mb-system

Open a terminal

cd /usr/local/mbsystem/examples/

List summary information about the contents of some bathymetric data files:

cd mbinfo/
./mbinfo.cmd

Grid some sample data and then view it:

cd ../mbm_plot/
./mbm_plot_5.cmd

# which creates this script:
./mbm_plot_test5.cmd

You should now see a nice plot of the seafloor off Baja California.

(this also acts as a test of the GMT plotting package)

mapfish

Tested against ver 2.0

Make sure you have a working internet connection
Double click on the Mapfish icon on the desktop
After a few seconds the web browser should open and you should see a map of the southwestern pacific
Click the magnifying glass just under the word "Map" at the top of the map.
Zoom in on Sydney
Explore

R

double click on the R Icon
at the command line, type demo(graphics) and hit return
follow the prompt and watch the target window for examples

If it is possible please add steps here to test the included geostats packages, they are both more interesting and more likely to have problems in the build. tx

e.g. something with r-cran-maps(.deb), gstat, sp, rgdal, or spgrass6 ?

Some examples to try here:

http://r-spatial.sourceforge.net/xtra/xtra.RHnw.html

ossim

ugvsigmobile

Tests written for: Unofficial gvSIG Mobile for Linux 0.1.6, arramagong 3.0-rc2
Test Description last updated: 3 March 2010
Steps

Click menu icon "Applications / Geospatial Beta software / Unofficial gvSIG Mobile for Linux".

Verify a new window opens up (size: 800 x 600 pixels approx.). From now on, buttons on the left side will be called (from top): button 1, button 2, button 3, button 4, button 5 and button 6. Button 1 is a cycle button with four different states corresponding to four different tools, so that active tool is the visible one.

Click button 5 and choose EPSG:25833 in the top combo box.
Click button 3, choose "Rome (Italy) Aerial" in the bottom combo box and click on the button located to the right of the combo box (with a little triangle).

Verify that an aerial image of Rome appears after a few seconds.

Click button 3, click one of the [...] buttons.

Verify that a simple file browser opens up.

By clicking on the folder names (one click) and on the "Parent folder" button, go to the folder /usr/local/share/ugvsigmobile

Verify that the file CapitolineHill_25833.shp is listed in the box to the right.

Select that file (click on it once) and click the green "OK" button.
Check the check box located immediately to the left of the file name (to make it visible on the map) and click on the button located to the right of the [...] button you clicked before (little triangle).

Verify that the map moves to a bean-shaped little shapefile that contains the Capitoline Hill in the center of Rome.

Click button 3 and uncheck the check box you checked before (to make the shapefile invisible).
Click button 5 and choose EPSG:3857 in the top combo box.
Click button 3, choose "OSM Mapnik" in the bottom combo box and click on the button located to the right of the combo box.

Verify that the Mapnik tiles appear on the map.

Open this URL (it's a simple WMS request) in a new web browser tab or window.

Verify that you see a map including Africa, South America and Europe, possibly with some colorful icons on it.

Click button 3 and check the check box tagged as "Waypts".
Click button 5 and click the "Sync" button.

Verify that after a few seconds you see a large dialog saying "Sync OK". Click the green (accept) button, which will take you to the map, where new red flags may have appeared.

Click button 1 several times until a red circle is visible on it.
Click somewhere on the map. A new dialog will show. Choose random values for the attributes and click the green (accept) button. Repeat this step two or three times.
Click button 5 and push the "Sync" button.

Verify that after a few seconds you see a large dialog saying "Sync OK".

Click the green (accept) button.

Go back to the web browser tab or window you opened before and click on "Refresh".

Verify that the points you added appear now on the map.

Click button 6 and click "Quit"

Verify that the application diappears.

Update the wiki with test results.

Main Documentation

Tests written for: arramgong_3.0rc4
Test Description last updated: 11 March 2010
Steps

Double click on the help icon (a yellow sign with a wombat)

Verify that the firefox web browser opens at file:///usr/local/share/livedvd-docs/index.thml

Eg: From menu, select GeoSpatial->Application->Start