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=== Outlook for 2009 ===
 
=== Outlook for 2009 ===
 
* this is the motivational part that is meant to inspire readers to keep their eyes open for great stuff in 2008 :)
 
* this is the motivational part that is meant to inspire readers to keep their eyes open for great stuff in 2008 :)
 +
We have been working towards OSGeo incubation graduation for the last 
 +
couple of years - brief flurries of activity followed by long periods 
 +
of inactivity because everyone concerned is occupied with other 
 +
things.  I've recently picked up the task and am trying to address the 
 +
final comments and reviews so we can get it before the OSGeo Incubator 
 +
committee.  Richard Gould has been our OSGeo mentor and we have been 
 +
recommended for graduation.  We are still trying to track down the 
 +
status of some minor details and I've moved it up close to the top of 
 +
my list so we can get everything accomplished.
 +
 +
OSSIM Incubation status: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSSIM_incubation_status
 +
 +
OSSIM Provenance reveiw: http://trac.osgeo.org/ossim/wiki/ossimprovenance
 +
 +
are places to look if you want to find out more.
 +
 +
The PSC tries to meet every one or two months and discuss the overall 
 +
direction of the program.  We are in initial discussions of pulling 
 +
together ideas for refactoring towards an OSSIM 2.0 baseline.
 +
Everyone is encouraged to use the wiki page at:  http://trac.osgeo.org/ossim/milestone/ossimPlanet%202.0
 +
  To add their comments and ideas.  As these gel we'll formalize the 
 +
discussion on the mailing list.
 +
 +
Garrett Potts (RadiantBlue) and Norman Vine (RadiantBlue)  are going 
 +
to be focused on API and improvements to ossimPlanet for the next 
 +
couple of months.  Some of the improvements they are working on are a 
 +
new dual queue elevation management system, an improved ossimPlanet 
 +
API, new manipulators, and better support for overall annotation.
 +
 +
Dave Burken (SPADAC) has been the primary maintainer of the classified 
 +
plugin for OSSIM.  This plugin handles classified data sets and 
 +
formats and is maintained at the SECRET level.  It is used mostly 
 +
within the US Defense community and a few coalition partners.  This 
 +
plugin has recently been upgraded and a new version was released for 
 +
those that have access to it.  It is open source within the 
 +
appropriate security communities.
 +
 +
Bill Watkins (RadiantBlue) will be adding Community Sensor Model (CSM) 
 +
support to the OSSIM baseline, this effort will also refactor some of 
 +
the code within OSSIM to provide enhanced support for 3D models, 
 +
LIDAR, and cleaner image to ground and ground to image transformations.
 +
 +
Scott Bortman (RadiantBlue) is focused on OMAR which is getting a lot 
 +
of attention on several government projects.  Omar integrates several 
 +
open source technologies with an OSSIM processing engine to enable 
 +
dynamic geospatial processing and viewing on the web.  The system is 
 +
currently indexing very large numbers of (10s of thousands) of 
 +
geospatial data sets and UAV videos for searches, queries, playback 
 +
and processing.  Rodger Palko and Jeremy Filizetti from SMS Fed are 
 +
actively supporting development and integration of the OMAR system.
 +
 +
We continue to get long term feedback and support from James Hopper at 
 +
SAIC, the Optics team at Ball Aerospace (Vance Saunders and co), and 
 +
the ORfeo toolbox (Jordi Inglada) - all users of OSSIM in their 
 +
solutions.  Also, would like to recognize Massimo Di Stefano from 
 +
Italy, Bill Clark (Boeing), Phil Lipscomb (SAIC),  and Adam Gurson and 
 +
his crew from IAI for their support.
 +
 +
OSSIM is now being supported by a number of government agencies and 
 +
international corporations.  Many of these projects and customers 
 +
prefer to remain anonymous, but they all are enthusiastically 
 +
supporting the open source model and the project by funding key 
 +
contributors and development efforts.  Part of the mission of the 
 +
OSSIM team is to prove that you can make a living working on open 
 +
source projects and doing what you love.
 +
 +
As to those anonymous agencies and companies,  Al, Willie, Vic, Tom, 
 +
Martin, George, Jim, Glenn, Fritz, Terry and Sue - thanks for your 
 +
continued support.
  
 
  include the notoc option in the wiki code and use the "Reports 2008" category (see source of template for example)
 
  include the notoc option in the wiki code and use the "Reports 2008" category (see source of template for example)

Revision as of 05:25, 5 March 2009

Please use 2nd level heading for your project name

Project Name

  • Contact name: Your Name
Please use the triple single quotes to make contact name bold, above



Please use 3rd level headings for your main headings:

Key Accomplishments

  • the top 5-10 key items that the project or PSC accomplished this period

Areas for Improvement

  • any weaknesses in process, software, management, etc. that you plan to address or recognise need some help

Opportunities to Help

  • list areas that could use some help from members and readers of the report

Outlook for 2009

  • this is the motivational part that is meant to inspire readers to keep their eyes open for great stuff in 2008 :)

We have been working towards OSGeo incubation graduation for the last couple of years - brief flurries of activity followed by long periods of inactivity because everyone concerned is occupied with other things. I've recently picked up the task and am trying to address the final comments and reviews so we can get it before the OSGeo Incubator committee. Richard Gould has been our OSGeo mentor and we have been recommended for graduation. We are still trying to track down the status of some minor details and I've moved it up close to the top of my list so we can get everything accomplished.

OSSIM Incubation status: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSSIM_incubation_status

OSSIM Provenance reveiw: http://trac.osgeo.org/ossim/wiki/ossimprovenance

are places to look if you want to find out more.

The PSC tries to meet every one or two months and discuss the overall direction of the program. We are in initial discussions of pulling together ideas for refactoring towards an OSSIM 2.0 baseline. Everyone is encouraged to use the wiki page at: http://trac.osgeo.org/ossim/milestone/ossimPlanet%202.0 

 To add their comments and ideas.  As these gel we'll formalize the

discussion on the mailing list.

Garrett Potts (RadiantBlue) and Norman Vine (RadiantBlue) are going to be focused on API and improvements to ossimPlanet for the next couple of months. Some of the improvements they are working on are a new dual queue elevation management system, an improved ossimPlanet API, new manipulators, and better support for overall annotation.

Dave Burken (SPADAC) has been the primary maintainer of the classified plugin for OSSIM. This plugin handles classified data sets and formats and is maintained at the SECRET level. It is used mostly within the US Defense community and a few coalition partners. This plugin has recently been upgraded and a new version was released for those that have access to it. It is open source within the appropriate security communities.

Bill Watkins (RadiantBlue) will be adding Community Sensor Model (CSM) support to the OSSIM baseline, this effort will also refactor some of the code within OSSIM to provide enhanced support for 3D models, LIDAR, and cleaner image to ground and ground to image transformations.

Scott Bortman (RadiantBlue) is focused on OMAR which is getting a lot of attention on several government projects. Omar integrates several open source technologies with an OSSIM processing engine to enable dynamic geospatial processing and viewing on the web. The system is currently indexing very large numbers of (10s of thousands) of geospatial data sets and UAV videos for searches, queries, playback and processing. Rodger Palko and Jeremy Filizetti from SMS Fed are actively supporting development and integration of the OMAR system.

We continue to get long term feedback and support from James Hopper at SAIC, the Optics team at Ball Aerospace (Vance Saunders and co), and the ORfeo toolbox (Jordi Inglada) - all users of OSSIM in their solutions. Also, would like to recognize Massimo Di Stefano from Italy, Bill Clark (Boeing), Phil Lipscomb (SAIC), and Adam Gurson and his crew from IAI for their support.

OSSIM is now being supported by a number of government agencies and international corporations. Many of these projects and customers prefer to remain anonymous, but they all are enthusiastically supporting the open source model and the project by funding key contributors and development efforts. Part of the mission of the OSSIM team is to prove that you can make a living working on open source projects and doing what you love.

As to those anonymous agencies and companies, Al, Willie, Vic, Tom, Martin, George, Jim, Glenn, Fritz, Terry and Sue - thanks for your continued support. 

include the notoc option in the wiki code and use the "Reports 2008" category (see source of template for example)
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