[Freegis-list] The Cooperative GIS Project web site

[Brett Matson]

Hi Jan-Oliver and list,

Thanks for adding the site to the list - no worries about the 
lateness, I fully understand being busy :)

The last couple of months I have spent madly writing my thesis 
and trying to develop software as much as possible. The deadline
is in two weeks so I have to complete something to show by then.
Our Uni gives us about four months to research, design, build, 
write a 50 page thesis along with other deliverables (and I work
three days a week full time), so things have been a bit busy lately. 
Once the academic side of things is over with, I'll be able to
concentrate on actually trying to achieve something in a 
sensible way (after having a small break and getting to know my
wife again :)). With all the writing and developing there 
unfortunately hasn't been much time to update the Web site.

The software I have developed so far is a simple Java client 
(partially finished) and Java server (finished, but could do with 
some extra features) that can manage user profiles, GPS device 
details (for accuracy information), creating new layers and 
uploading GPS data and storing it in ESRI shapefiles (using OpenMap 
classes) along with attribute data in a PostgreSQL database. I'll 
then hook this up with the OpenMap GIS demo that is currently 
running on the Web-Site to demonstrate adding data to the map 
directly from the GPS.

Everything is pretty simplified at the moment. I received lots of good
advice and support from people on the list but have been forced to 
put some of it aside in the implementation for now just so that I 
can get something done in time. I'll hopefully update the Web Site 
with designs and source code and maybe a demo in the next few weeks.

Cheers 

Brett




-----Original Message-----
From: Jan-Oliver Wagner [mailto:jan at intevation.de]
Sent: Thursday, 14 June 2001 12:20 AM
To: Brett Matson
Subject: Re: [Freegis-list] The Cooperative GIS Project web site


Hi Brett,

On Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 04:33:07PM +1000, Brett Matson wrote:
> Just a quick note to let you know that the Cooperative GIS Project
> web site is now up at http://gis.anu.edu.au. There's information
> on some of the discussions that have taken place so far, and also
> a message board for future discussions. Please come by and leave 
> a message on the board if you have any questions, comments, ideas
> or even just words of encouragement.

I am sorry that I add your project so late to the FreeGIS activties
page. I am sort of overloaded with work (among this lots of
communication with german authorities to release their
GI as free data :-).

How is your project going? The website hasn't changed much...

Jan

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