FOSS4G 2009 Integration Showcase
Geospatial Integration Showcase
The Geospatial Integration Showcase is a practical demonstration of Spatial Interoperability which will underpin FOSS4G presentations and workshops and provide a platform for future initiatives, like:
- Testing suite programs
- Spatial Data Infrastructures
- Open Data programs
- An OSGeo demo CD (often called Live CD)
- Future conferences
The showcase direct goals are:
- To demonstrate interoperability between the full stack of Open Source and Proprietary Geospatial applications.
- To facilitate cross-project comparisons & testing
- To provide baseline applications for presentations and workshops
- To provide a catalyst to encourage data custodians to publish their data into the Spatial Data Infrastructure & facilitate mashup applications
The showcase will become a significant asset if managed correctly and developed to ensure the long term viability of the showcase. Participants will be strongly encouraged to ensure their contributions have a perpetual impact. This may be by incorporating the contribution into an existing Open Source project, or by delivering services with a long term services agreement.
The showcase long term goals are:
- To simplify deployment and use of Geospatial Data.
The showcase will consist of:
- Geographic datasets, available under an open license
- Geospatial databases
- Geospatial services
- Geospatial clients
Central to FOSS4G 2009 will be an Integration Testbed demostrating the integration of Geospatial applicaitons both Open Source and Proprietary with data from freely available web services.
The testbed aims to demostrate how easy it is to integrate Open Source and Propreitary
Key themes for the testbed are:
- Integration
- Data