From freegis at intevation.de Mon Jan 2 17:39:37 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 17:39:37 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] mapnik
Message-ID: <20060102163937.6406E1006D2@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: mapnik
Updated by: silke (2006-01-02 17:36:09)
Homepage: http://mapnik.berlios.de
Version: 0.2.4a
ChangeLog:
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Update from version 0.2.3a to 0.2.4a
This release adds serialization support for map definition objects (Text,XML,binary), alpha blending for symbols, some performance and portability improvements. Several
bugs/features were corrected.
Description:
------------
Mapnik is a C++/Python toolkit for developing GIS
applications. At the core is a C++ shared library
providing algorithms/patterns for spatial data access
and visualization.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Mon Jan 2 20:31:26 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 20:31:26 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] geonetwork
Message-ID: <20060102193126.8E0051006C6@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: geonetwork
Updated by: bernhard (2006-01-02 20:29:47)
Homepage: http://geonetwork.sourceforge.net/
Version: 2.0.1
ChangeLog:
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Updated version number to reflect bug fix release 2.0.1.
Corrected License which seems to be GNU GPL not LGPL for this version.
Description:
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GeoNetwork is a web based Geographic Metadata Catalog System developed by FAO-UN and WFP-UN. The system implements the ISO 19115 Geographic Metadata and ISO 23950 (Z39.50) standards.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Fri Jan 6 18:52:10 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 18:52:10 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] AppForMap
Message-ID: <20060106175210.16AFB1005DB@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: AppForMap
Updated by: silke (2006-01-06 18:50:57)
Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/appformap/
Version: 0.5a
ChangeLog:
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Version updated to 0.5a.
Description:
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AppForMap is a web based client for OGC Web Map Servers (WMS),
php/mapscript and spatial enabled databases (PostGIS).
It provides an HTML / javascript interface for querying wms
servers/mapscript and querying/inserting/updating features
in PostGreSQL/PostGIS.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Mon Jan 9 16:07:24 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 16:07:24 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] Xrmap
Message-ID: <20060109150724.BAD401005A0@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Xrmap
Updated by: bernhard (2006-01-09 16:05:55)
Homepage: http://frmas.free.fr/li_1.htm
Version: 2.33
ChangeLog:
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Updated version 2.30 -> 2.33.
Bug fixes and feature enchancements.
Description:
------------
Xrmap is a program running under X that can interactively
display portions of the Earth, using the huge
CIA World Data Bank II.
It features political boundaries, major and minor
rivers, glaciers, lakes, canals, etc.A rather comprehensive data set of world cities and locations -
about 20000 cities are listed can also be used.
Eight projections are implemented,
and all features can be interactively set from the GUI.
The earlier Xrmap-1.x was originally derived from the rmap console utility.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Tue Jan 10 12:16:51 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:16:51 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] PostGIS - ArcMap Connector Project
Message-ID: <20060110111651.348DF1005CB@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: PostGIS - ArcMap Connector Project
Updated by: silke (2006-01-10 12:10:20)
Homepage: http://pgarc.sourceforge.net/
Version: dev22jul03
ChangeLog:
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New entry at FreeGIS.
Description:
------------
This project produces an Extension and VBA module that allows ESRIs ArcMap (v8.x) product to access Open Source Postgresql/PostGIS spatial data tables. Includes importing tables and exporting/updating back to the database.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Tue Jan 10 17:38:02 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:38:02 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] gvSIG
Message-ID: <20060110163802.9213D10015B@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: gvSIG
Updated by: silke (2006-01-10 17:36:20)
Homepage: http://www.gvsig.gva.es
Version: 0.5
ChangeLog:
----------
Update from version 0.4.2 to 0.5
New functionalities, among them access to geospatial
and alphanumerical database via JDBC, the insertion of North symbols,
incorporation of templates onto the layouts and reading GIF and BMP image
formats.
Description:
------------
gvSIG is a tool for handling geographical information.
It has a friendly interface, is capable to access several
(raster and vector) formats. It will integrate in a single
view both local and remote data through WFS, WMS and WCS.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Tue Jan 10 18:36:24 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 18:36:24 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] Mapyrus
Message-ID: <20060110173624.E38481005CB@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Mapyrus
Updated by: silke (2006-01-10 18:32:10)
Homepage: http://mapyrus.sourceforge.net
Version: 0.593
ChangeLog:
----------
Updated version from 0.591 to 0.593
Changed licence from GNU GPL to GNU LGPL
Description:
------------
Mapyrus is software for creating plots of points, lines,
polygons and labels to PostScript, PDF and web image output
formats.
The software combines the following three
components: A Logo or turtle graphics language, reading of
GIS datasets and RDBMS tables, running as a stand-alone
program or as a web-server.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Tue Jan 10 18:43:47 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 18:43:47 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] E-FOTO
Message-ID: <20060110174347.777831005CB@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: E-FOTO
Updated by: silke (2006-01-10 18:43:14)
Homepage: http://www.efoto.eng.uerj.br/
Version: 0.0.4
ChangeLog:
----------
Update from version 0.0.2 to 0.0.4
Changed URL to Website
Description:
------------
This project aims to develop and manage an educational photogrammetric softcopy kit. One main principles is a
self-teaching approach.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jan 11 18:01:49 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:01:49 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] Free and Open Source Software for Spatial Data
Infrastructure - INSPIRE/EU
Message-ID: <20060111170149.3BF931006BD@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Free and Open Source Software for Spatial Data Infrastructure - INSPIRE/EU
Updated by: markus (2006-01-11 14:38:54)
Homepage: http://inspire.jrc.it/ir/sdic_view_step1_only.cfm?id=2163
Version:
ChangeLog:
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mention INSPIRE/EU in title
Description:
------------
The FOSSDI SDIC is a community of various sectors and
organization/institutions. The Free/Open Source Software for
Geoinformatics (FOSS4G) products used within this community is as
manifold as the general GIS community. Interestingly also proprietary
vendors of GIS related products and services start to integrate the
benefits of FOSS4G products.
The FOSSDI SDIC itself, besides developing software and spatial data,
is also providing services to public administration and private
companies.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jan 11 18:02:57 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:02:57 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] OpenSourceGPS
Message-ID: <20060111170257.C1A4B1006BD@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: OpenSourceGPS
Updated by: jan (2005-12-27 16:47:27)
Homepage: http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ecwkelley/
Version: 1.17
ChangeLog:
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New entry at FreeGIS.
Description:
------------
OpenSourceGPS is real-time GPS software to acquire, track
and demodulate the navigation message of GPS satellites. It produces position and velocity fixes. It interfaces an IBM PC with the Zarlink GP2021 12 channel chip.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jan 11 18:07:05 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:07:05 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] The Generic Mapping Tools
Message-ID: <20060111170705.523971006BD@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: The Generic Mapping Tools
Updated by: jan (2006-01-11 18:06:11)
Homepage: http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/
Version: Stable: 3.4.5 and 4.1
ChangeLog:
----------
Updates from 4.0 to 4.1.
Many changes, fixes and new features.
Description:
------------
GMT is a collection of about 60 UNIX tools that allow
users to manipulate (x,y) and (x,y,z) data sets (including
filtering, trend fitting, gridding, projecting,
etc.) and produce Encapsulated PostScript File (EPS)
illustrations ranging from simple x-y plots through contour
maps to artificially illuminated surfaces
and 3-D perspective views in black and white, gray tone,
hachure patterns, and 24-bit color. GMT supports 25
common map projections plus linear, log and power scaling,
and comes with support data such as coastlines, rivers,
and political boundaries.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jan 11 18:12:23 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:12:23 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] Free and Open Source Software for Spatial Data
Infrastructure - INSPIRE/EU
Message-ID: <20060111171223.917E51006BD@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Free and Open Source Software for Spatial Data Infrastructure - INSPIRE/EU
Updated by: jan (2006-01-11 18:09:44)
Homepage: http://inspire.jrc.it/ir/sdic_view_step1_only.cfm?id=2163
Version:
ChangeLog:
----------
Added hint on PDF document (formatting at inspire site has been broken).
Description:
------------
(Sell also
Full text as PDF, Web-page at JRC has broken formatting)
The FOSSDI SDIC is a community of various sectors and
organization/institutions. The Free/Open Source Software for
Geoinformatics (FOSS4G) products used within this community is as
manifold as the general GIS community. Interestingly also proprietary
vendors of GIS related products and services start to integrate the
benefits of FOSS4G products.
The FOSSDI SDIC itself, besides developing software and spatial data,
is also providing services to public administration and private
companies.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jan 11 18:47:46 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:47:46 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] GeoClass for PHP
Message-ID: <20060111174746.731331006B6@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: GeoClass for PHP
Updated by: silke (2006-01-11 18:40:25)
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/geoclassphp/
Version: 0.3.1 alpha
ChangeLog:
----------
New entry at FreeGIS.
Description:
------------
GeoClass for PHP provides classes to handle georeferenced data. Features are: circumference search in (relational) databases, handlers for NIMA-DB and openGeoDB, distance calculation, creation of maps from .e00 or .ovl files and more (rdf, soap, etc).
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Thu Jan 12 12:04:17 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:04:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] SAGA
Message-ID: <20060112110417.A26861005C6@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: SAGA
Updated by: bernhard (2006-01-12 11:58:41)
Homepage: http://www.saga-gis.uni-goettingen.de/html/index.php
Version: 2.0b_051019
ChangeLog:
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Updated as SAGA GIS has 2.0Beta versions build with wxWidgets for Windows and GNU/Linux available since a while.
Description:
------------
You can understand SAGA as a geographic information system
(GIS), with a special "Application Programming Interface"
(API) for geographic data processing. The SAGA API
supports grid data like digital terrain models and
satellite images, vector data, and tables.
Since the release of SAGA there is a growing collection
of SAGA-Modules, in areas of digital terrain analysis,
geo-statistics, image processing and process simulation.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Fri Jan 20 11:14:39 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:14:39 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] Open Source Software Image Map
Message-ID: <20060120101439.C23D91005AA@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Open Source Software Image Map
Updated by: jan (2006-01-20 11:09:49)
Homepage: http://www.ossim.org/
Version: 1.6.4
ChangeLog:
----------
Update from 1.5.6 to 1.6.4.
In fact, there have been various releases since the last update at FreeGIS. The list of improvements
and new features is comprehensive.
Description:
------------
OSSIM (Open Source Software Image Map) is a high performance software system for remote sensing, image processing , geographical information systems and photogrammetry.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Fri Jan 20 12:02:46 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:02:46 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] CartoWeb
Message-ID: <20060120110246.665711005C7@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: CartoWeb
Updated by: silke (2006-01-20 12:01:27)
Homepage: http://cartoweb.org/
Version: 3.1.0
ChangeLog:
----------
Added french translation (thanks to Alexandre Saunier).
Description:
------------
CartoWeb is a comprehensive Web-GIS as well as a convenient framework for building advanced and
customized applications. It can also be set up
as a SOAP Web Service.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Wed Feb 1 01:19:16 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 01:19:16 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] Image Georeferencing Tool
Message-ID: <20060201001916.1C6DB1005AA@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Image Georeferencing Tool
Updated by: jan (2006-02-01 00:58:11)
Homepage: http://happysquirrel.com/index.php?feature=georef
Version: -
ChangeLog:
----------
New entry at FreeGIS.
Description:
------------
A standalone tool to allow a user to georeference
an image or raster data file by clicking three points
on the image and providing the real-world coordinates
for those points.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Wed Feb 1 01:19:47 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 01:19:47 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] DXFtoShapefile
Message-ID: <20060201001947.CF9A11005AA@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: DXFtoShapefile
Updated by: jan (2006-02-01 01:09:02)
Homepage: http://happysquirrel.com/index.php?feature=dxf2shp
Version: -
ChangeLog:
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New entry at FreeGIS.
Description:
------------
A tool for converting AutoCad DXF (Data eXchange Format) files into ESRI Shapefiles using dxflib.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Wed Feb 1 01:42:29 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 01:42:29 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] NRDB View
Message-ID: <20060201004229.D5D891005AA@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: NRDB View
Updated by: jan (2006-02-01 01:39:43)
Homepage: http://www.nrdb.co.uk/nrdbview.html
Version: 0.3 B
ChangeLog:
----------
Updates from 0.1 to 0.3 B.
Description:
------------
NRDB View is a tool for displaying and editing of spatial data stored in shapefiles.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Wed Feb 1 02:00:51 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 02:00:51 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] OpenGPS
Message-ID: <20060201010051.5AFDB1005AA@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: OpenGPS
Updated by: jan (2006-02-01 01:53:50)
Homepage: http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/pb1/staff/gbeyerle/opengps/index.html
Version: -
ChangeLog:
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New entry at FreeGIS.
Description:
------------
OpenGPS consists of two tools:
OpenGPSRec is an implementation of OpenSourceGPS adapted for a PCI bus interface. The OpenGPSRec receiver hardware is based on the CMC Superstar GPS module and the PROTO-3 PCI prototyping board from Kolter Electronics. TTL logic interfaces the GPS module to the PROTO-3 data bus.
The OpenGPSRec receiver software runs on the real time operating system RTAI-Linux.
OpenGPSSim is a simple GPS simulator also based on OpenSourceGPS.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Wed Feb 1 02:16:29 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 02:16:29 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] GPL-GPS
Message-ID: <20060201011629.A57601005AA@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: GPL-GPS
Updated by: jan (2006-02-01 02:08:02)
Homepage: http://gps.psas.pdx.edu/
Version: 2005-05-11
ChangeLog:
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New entry at FreeGIS.
Description:
------------
GPL-GPS is a firmware that is meant to run on the GPS
receiver boards, giving direct access to the GPS chipset.
It uses eCos real time operating system.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Wed Feb 1 09:39:02 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 09:39:02 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] mapnik
Message-ID: <20060201083902.2C5D61005C3@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: mapnik
Updated by: silke (2006-02-01 09:37:18)
Homepage: http://mapnik.org
Version: 0.2.5a
ChangeLog:
----------
New upstream release and website.
From freegis at intevation.de Fri Feb 3 17:08:35 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 17:08:35 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] UMN MapServer
Message-ID: <20060203160835.BC0621005A3@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: UMN MapServer
Updated by: silke (2006-02-03 17:01:47)
Homepage: http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/index.html
Version: 4.8.0
ChangeLog:
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New upstream release.
Description:
------------
The heart of UMN MapServer is a CGI-based application for
delivering dynamic GIS and image processing content
via the World-Wide Web (WWW).
The package also contains a number of stand alone
applications for building maps, scalebars and legends offline.
Access to the development environment of MapServer is
possible with a number of different programming languages.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Sat Feb 4 00:56:17 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 00:56:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] Mapyrus
Message-ID: <20060203235617.0836410015B@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Mapyrus
Updated by: jan (2006-02-04 00:54:09)
Homepage: http://mapyrus.sourceforge.net
Version: 0.602
ChangeLog:
----------
Updates from 0.593 to 0.602.
Among other changes, PDF creation has
been improved in various ways.
Description:
------------
Mapyrus is software for creating plots of points, lines,
polygons and labels to PostScript, PDF and web image output
formats.
The software combines the following three
components: A Logo or turtle graphics language, reading of
GIS datasets and RDBMS tables, running as a stand-alone
program or as a web-server.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Tue Feb 7 02:11:34 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 02:11:34 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] PyEPSGLookup
Message-ID: <20060207011134.07C9E10015B@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: PyEPSGLookup
Updated by: jan (2006-02-07 01:46:47)
Homepage: http://mateusz.loskot.net/software/gis/pyepsglookup
Version: 1.1
ChangeLog:
----------
New entry at FreeGIS.
Description:
------------
PyEPSGLookup is a small Python utility complementary to Projection module derived from Thuban project. It provides user with functionality to query epsg file for projection parameters by its number or name.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Thu Feb 16 11:32:41 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:32:41 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] MapGuide Open Source
Message-ID: <20060216103241.0E52E1005A3@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: MapGuide Open Source
Updated by: markus (2006-02-09 00:22:06)
Homepage: http://mapserverfoundation.org/mapserver_enterprise/index.html
Version: 0.9.1
ChangeLog:
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Changed to new name
Description:
------------
MapGuide Open Source is a web mapping platform to
develop develop and deploy spatial applications.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Thu Feb 16 11:33:09 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:33:09 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] CartoWeb
Message-ID: <20060216103309.485D21005A3@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: CartoWeb
Updated by: silke (2006-02-16 11:30:41)
Homepage: http://cartoweb.org/
Version: 3.2.0
ChangeLog:
----------
New upstream verion
Description:
------------
CartoWeb is a comprehensive Web-GIS as well as a convenient framework for building advanced and
customized applications. It can also be set up
as a SOAP Web Service.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Fri Feb 17 09:45:22 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:45:22 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] Geoserver
Message-ID: <20060217084522.6D8451005CE@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Geoserver
Updated by: silke (2006-02-17 09:43:01)
Homepage: http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOS/Home
Version: 1.3.0
ChangeLog:
----------
New upstream release
New Website
Description:
------------
The GeoServer project is a full transactional Java
(J2EE) implementation of the OpenGIS Consortiums
Web Feature Server (WFS) specification. Additionally
a OGC Web Map Server (WMS) is realised.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Fri Feb 17 09:45:33 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:45:33 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] MITAB
Message-ID: <20060217084533.766131005CE@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: MITAB
Updated by: dmorissette (2006-02-16 17:42:45)
Homepage: http://mitab.maptools.org/
Version: 1.5.0
ChangeLog:
----------
Update from version 1.4.0 to 1.5.0
Description:
------------
MITAB is a C++ library to read and write MapInfo .TAB (binary) and
.MIF/MID files. It is based on the OGR library which is an implementation
of the Open GIS Consortium Simple Feature specification.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Fri Feb 17 09:52:10 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:52:10 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] Open Source Geospatial Foundation
Message-ID: <20060217085210.C4B9B1005CE@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Open Source Geospatial Foundation
Updated by: silke (2006-02-17 09:48:05)
Homepage: http://osgeo.org/
Version:
ChangeLog:
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Added german description
Description:
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The Open Source Geospatial Foundation has been created to support and build the highest-quality open source geospatial software. The foundation's goal is to encourage the use and collaborative development of community-led projects.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Tue Feb 21 13:12:47 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:12:47 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] Open Source Geospatial Foundation
Message-ID: <20060221121247.7DE061005AB@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Open Source Geospatial Foundation
Updated by: markus (2006-02-18 17:22:18)
Homepage: http://www.osgeo.org/
Version:
ChangeLog:
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updated description
Description:
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The Open Source Geospatial Foundation has been created to support and build the highest-quality open source geospatial software. The foundation's goal is to encourage the use and collaborative development of community-led projects.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Tue Feb 21 13:12:54 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:12:54 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] gvSIG
Message-ID: <20060221121254.2F4751006B4@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: gvSIG
Updated by: silke (2006-02-21 13:11:50)
Homepage: http://www.gvsig.gva.es
Version: 0.6-rc
ChangeLog:
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New upstream release.
Description:
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gvSIG is a tool for handling geographical information.
It has a friendly interface, is capable to access several
(raster and vector) formats. It will integrate in a single
view both local and remote data through WFS, WMS and WCS.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Tue Feb 21 13:24:00 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:24:00 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] Cartographic Objects for Zope
Message-ID: <20060221122400.AFAB31006AE@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Cartographic Objects for Zope
Updated by: silke (2006-02-21 13:23:28)
Homepage: http://zmapserver.sourceforge.net/ZCO/
Version: 0.7.1
ChangeLog:
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New upstream release
Description:
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ZCO is a Framework for mapping applications and cartographic object management systems.
Cartographic Objects for Zope, or ZCO, is the first application using the Python Cartographic Library. ZCO compares to ZMapServer as the PCL compares to MapServer's mapscript module; more powerful, more flexible, and better suited to developing production mapping services and cartographic workflows. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Tue Feb 21 13:24:07 2006 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:24:07 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Freegis-updates] Quantum GIS Message-ID: <20060221122407.A36241006B7@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Quantum GIS Updated by: silke (2006-02-21 13:20:52) Homepage: http://qgis.org/ Version: 0.7.9 ChangeLog: ---------- New upstream release, provides GRASS shell on windows. Description: ------------ Quantum GIS (QGIS) is designed to be a Geographic Information System (GIS) built for Linux/Unix. QGIS offers support for vector and raster formats. Currently QGIS supports many common vector and raster formats shapefiles and PostgreSQL/PostGIS layers. It is based on the GUI tookit Qt. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Wed Feb 22 11:13:38 2006 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:13:38 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Freegis-updates] Geographic Resources Analysis Support System Message-ID: <20060222101338.017041005D6@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Geographic Resources Analysis Support System Updated by: markus (2006-02-22 10:20:44) Homepage: http://grass.itc.it/ Version: 6.0.2 ChangeLog: ---------- GRASS GIS 6.0.2 released Description: ------------ GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is a Free Software Geographical Information System (GIS) with raster, topological vector, image processing, volume voxel management/visualization, 2D/3D vector engine with vector network analysis and graphics production functionality that operates on various platforms through a graphical user interface and shell in X-Window.
Books about GRASS:
Open Source GIS: A GRASS GIS Approach
by Markus Neteler and Helena Mitasova (2004)
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Wed Feb 22 12:40:27 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:40:27 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] PrimaGIS
Message-ID: <20060222114027.C427D1006A0@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: PrimaGIS
Updated by: silke (2006-02-22 11:22:51)
Homepage: http://www.primagis.fi/
Version: 0.5.1
ChangeLog:
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New upstream version
Description:
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PrimaGIS is a collaborative Web mapping application for
Plone that is built on top of MapServer, Python
Cartographic Library (PCL), and Cartographic Objects
for Zope (ZCO).
In addition to supporting traditional spatial data sources
(e.g. shapefiles, PostGIS databases, raster images, and
WMS/WFS services), it allows users to combine data from
a content management system (Plone) within the maps.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Wed Feb 22 12:40:33 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:40:33 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] SharpMap
Message-ID: <20060222114033.D70471006AF@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: SharpMap
Updated by: silke (2006-02-22 12:39:47)
Homepage: http://sharpmap.iter.dk
Version: 0.9 beta1
ChangeLog:
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New upstream release
Licence transition from GPL to LGPL
Description:
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SharpMap is a simple-to-use map renderer that renders GIS vector data for use in web and desktop applications.
The engine is written in C# and based on the .NET 2.0 beta2 framework.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Mon Feb 27 00:01:20 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:01:20 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] DC Maintenance Management System
Message-ID: <20060226230120.931BF1005D0@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: DC Maintenance Management System
Updated by: jan (2006-02-26 23:57:59)
Homepage: http://dcmms.sourceforge.net/
Version: 1.1.0
ChangeLog:
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Updates from 1.0.5 to 1.1.0.
Description:
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A web-based maintenance management system for water
and wastewater networks. Allows to store customer
complaints and issue workorder sheets. Rather than
using street names, maps and landmarks are used for
navigation.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Mon Feb 27 00:21:11 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:21:11 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] OpenDMTP
Message-ID: <20060226232111.198331005D0@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: OpenDMTP
Updated by: jan (2006-02-27 00:13:17)
Homepage: http://www.opendmtp.org
Version: 1.1.3
ChangeLog:
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New entry at FreeGIS.
Description:
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OpenDMTP is a protocol/framework that allows communications with small devices (mobile phones, PDA's, and other high-latency/low-bandwidth devices), especially geared towards the transmission of GPS, temperature, and other remote monitoring information.
Best regards
Your FreeGIS Core Team.
From freegis at intevation.de Thu Mar 2 12:36:15 2006
From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de)
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 12:36:15 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Freegis-updates] Cartographic Objects for Zope
Message-ID: <20060302113615.AB4DB1006C6@lists.intevation.de>
Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Cartographic Objects for Zope
Updated by: silke (2006-03-02 12:35:04)
Homepage: http://zmapserver.sourceforge.net/ZCO/
Version: 0.7.2
ChangeLog:
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New upstream release
Description:
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ZCO is a Framework for mapping applications and cartographic object management systems.
Cartographic Objects for Zope, or ZCO, is the first application using the Python Cartographic Library. ZCO compares to ZMapServer as the PCL compares to MapServer's mapscript module; more powerful, more flexible, and better suited to developing production mapping services and cartographic workflows. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Fri Mar 3 12:07:25 2006 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:07:25 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Freegis-updates] libgeotiff Message-ID: <20060303110725.05CB81006C5@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: libgeotiff Updated by: warmerda (2006-03-03 01:03:32) Homepage: http://geotiff.maptools.org/ Version: 1.2.3 ChangeLog: ---------- Upgraded to EPSG 6.9 database. Added Cylindrical Equal Area projection. Fixed some build issues. Description: ------------ Libgeotiff is a library normally hosted on top of libtiff for reading, and writing GeoTIFF information tags. The library offers a standard C API. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Fri Mar 3 12:07:34 2006 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:07:34 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Freegis-updates] p.mapper Message-ID: <20060303110734.7ABA41006C5@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: p.mapper Updated by: silke (2006-03-03 12:04:34) Homepage: http://pmapper.sourceforge.net/ Version: 1.9.5 ChangeLog: ---------- New upstream version Description: ------------ The p.mapper application is intended to offer broad functionality and multiple configurations in order to facilitate the setup of a UMN MapServer application based on PHP/MapScript.
Note that for pdf document creation a proprietary tools is used. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Fri Mar 3 22:21:01 2006 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 22:21:01 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Freegis-updates] The Generic Mapping Tools Message-ID: <20060303212101.BB4F21005C9@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: The Generic Mapping Tools Updated by: jan (2006-03-03 22:17:17) Homepage: http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/ Version: Stable: 3.4.6 and 4.1.1 ChangeLog: ---------- Updated version from Stable: 3.4.5 and 4.1 to Stable: 3.4.6 and 4.1.1 Description: ------------ GMT is a collection of about 60 UNIX tools that allow users to manipulate (x,y) and (x,y,z) data sets (including filtering, trend fitting, gridding, projecting, etc.) and produce Encapsulated PostScript File (EPS) illustrations ranging from simple x-y plots through contour maps to artificially illuminated surfaces and 3-D perspective views in black and white, gray tone, hachure patterns, and 24-bit color. GMT supports 30 common map projections plus linear, log and power scaling, and comes with support data such as coastlines, rivers, and political boundaries. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Sat Mar 4 01:29:58 2006 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 01:29:58 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Freegis-updates] TerraView Message-ID: <20060304002958.C25101005C9@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: TerraView Updated by: jan (2006-03-04 01:27:41) Homepage: http://www.dpi.inpe.br/terraview/english/index.html Version: 3.1.2 ChangeLog: ---------- Updated Version from 3.0 to 3.1.2. Changed homepage URL once again (previous was http://www.dpi.inpe.br/terraview/english/index.html). Apparently the english pages have been removed and only portuguese is offered. Description: ------------ A geographical application that serves the Brazilian community of geographical data users. In particular, social scientists, and health and education public sectors are targetted. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Sat Mar 4 02:08:26 2006 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 02:08:26 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Freegis-updates] NCAR Graphics Message-ID: <20060304010826.554C11005D6@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: NCAR Graphics Updated by: jan (2006-03-04 02:06:28) Homepage: http://ngwww.ucar.edu/ Version: 4.2.3 ChangeLog: ---------- Changed homepage. Updates from 4.2.3 to 4.4.0. Description: ------------ NCAR Graphics Software is comprised of a library containing Fortran/C utilities for drawing contours, maps, vectors, streamlines, weather maps, surfaces, histograms, X/Y plots, annotations, an ANSI/ISO standard version of GKS, a math library containing a collection of 1,2,3-D interpolators and approximators, applications for displaying, editing, and manipulating graphical output, map databases, many FORTRAN and C examples. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Mon Mar 6 10:42:47 2006 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 10:42:47 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Freegis-updates] JGRASS Message-ID: <20060306094247.1D28A1005A3@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: JGRASS Updated by: silke (2006-03-06 10:41:29) Homepage: http://www.hydrologis.com/html/jgrass/jgrass_en.html Version: 2.0.rc1 ChangeLog: ---------- New upstream release bringing lot's of new features. See release notes for more information. Description: ------------ A GIS implemented in Java and build ontop of GRASS. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Tue Mar 7 09:40:57 2006 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 09:40:57 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Freegis-updates] libral Message-ID: <20060307084057.2B6291005D4@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: libral Updated by: silke (2006-03-06 16:34:24) Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libral/ Version: 0.4.2 ChangeLog: ---------- New upstream version Description: ------------ libral is a C library for raster algebra, which is an algebra of two dimensional rasters, often associated with GIS. libral contains general raster algebra functions and functions for terrain analysis. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Tue Mar 7 18:46:17 2006 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 18:46:17 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Freegis-updates] PostGIS Message-ID: <20060307174617.80CD51005B9@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: PostGIS Updated by: silke (2006-03-07 18:45:32) Homepage: http://postgis.refractions.net/ Version: 1.1.1 ChangeLog: ---------- New upstream release Description: ------------ PostGIS adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL object-relational database. In effect, PostGIS "spatially enables" the PostgreSQL server, allowing it to be used as a backend for GIS.
PostGIS/PostgreSQL includes the following functionality: