Revision as of 10:58, 3 November 2006

This page contains an change request (RFC) for MapGuide Open Source.  
More MapGuide RFCs can be found on the MapGuide RFCs page.

Status

Submission Date:
Last Modified Date:
Author: Chris Claydon
RFC Status: (draft, proposed/pending vote, adopted or rejected)
Implementation Status: under development
Voting History:
Assigned PSC guide(s):

Overview

Google Earth allows external data to be overlaid upon its own vast collection of satellite imagery and vector graphics. It does this by supporting KML - an XML-based format that can be used to define how external vector and raster data may be dynamically loaded and displayed within the Google Earth application.

Motivation

By integrating MapGuide with Google Earth, we provide a compelling way for users to visualize their data in relation to the planet as a whole. In addition to satellite imagery, Google provides a large amount of useful content, such as road networks, points of interest, voting districts etc. By serving up MapGuide data via KML (and its compressed form, KMZ) we allow users to incorporate their specific data set with Google's.

Funding/Resources

This section will confirm that the proposed feature has enough support to proceed. This would typically mean that the entity making the changes would put forward the RFC, but a non-developer could potentially do so if they are sure they have the funding to cover the change.

Proposed Changes

This is a more detailed description of the actual changes desired. The contents of this section will vary based on the target of the RFC, be it a technical change, website change, or process change. For example, for a technical change, items such as files, XML schema changes, and API chances would be identified. For a process change, the new process would be laid out in detail. For a website change, the files affected would be listed.

Implications

This section allows discussion of the repercussions of the change, such as whether there will be any breakage in backwards compatibility, if documentation will need to be updated, etc.

Test Plan

How the proposed change will be tested, if applicable. New unit tests should be detailed here???

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+*Implementation Status: under development
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 =Overview=
-This section brefly describes the problem set, and the proposed solution in general terms.  It should be deliberately short, a couple of sentences or so.
+Google Earth allows external data to be overlaid upon its own vast collection of satellite imagery and vector graphics. It does this by supporting KML - an XML-based format that can be used to define how external vector and raster data may be dynamically loaded and displayed within the Google Earth application.
 =Motivation=
-This is the most important part of the RFC.  It describes the problem domain in detail.  Focusing on this will allow reviewers to fully understand why the proposed change is being made, and potentially suggest different/better ways of accomplishing the desired results.  The more time we spend on understanding the problem, the better our solution will be.
+By integrating MapGuide with Google Earth, we provide a compelling way for users to visualize their data in relation to the planet as a whole. In addition to satellite imagery, Google provides a large amount of useful content, such as road networks, points of interest, voting districts etc. By serving up MapGuide data via KML (and its compressed form, KMZ) we allow users to incorporate their specific data set with Google's.
 =Funding/Resources=

Difference between revisions of "MapGuide RFC 4 - KML Support"