1. GeoMoose Project Update
Brian Fischer
Houston Engineering Inc.
bfischer@houstoneng.com
GeoMoose Project Steering Committee, Chair
www.geomoose.org

2. Brian’s Top 10 for 2012

3. #1 - Foundation
 Established a “PSC” (Project Steering
Committee) http://www.geomoose.org/rfc/rfc-1.html
 “RFC” (Request for Comments) Process
 GeoMoose Mission
 http://www.geomoose.org/rfc/rfc-2.html
 New Logo
 GeoMoose has “Grown Up”

4. #2 – OSGEO Incubation
 On the last steps to passing Incubation
process, then will be an official OSGEO project
http://www.osgeo.org/
 Migrated SVN, mailing list and Bug Reporting to
OSGEO infrastructure
 https://svn.osgeo.org/geomoose/geomoose2/
 http://trac.osgeo.org/geomoose/report

5. #3 – Code Re-write
 Overhaul of layer types
 More extensible code
 Reimplementation of some features from lessons
learned
 Credit to Dan Little and Jim Klassen for volunteer
time
 Credit to Oregon Consortium of Counties, Lyon
County and SharedGeo for funding

6. #4 – Dojo Toolkit
 Integration with Dojo Toolkit (JavaScript
Framework) http://dojotoolkit.org/
 Many JavaScript Developers already use Dojo
 New Interface and components
Old Dropdown New Dropdown

7. #5 – Documentation
 Reviewed all existing docs and updated
 Eli Adams and Dean Anderson from Oregon have
worked hard on created new docs
 New Getting Started docs
 http://www.geomoose.org/docs/index.html
 Still more that needs to be done

8. #6 – Extensions
 Developed more hooks into GeoMoose API
 Documented how to create an extension
 http://www.geomoose.org/docs/user_extensions.html

9. #7 – Vector Layer
 Re-write of vector layer for markup tools
 Currently implementing selection tools to
interact with vectors
 Possibly released in 2.8

10. #8 – Feature Editor
 Feature editing re-implemented
 Implemented using WFS-T OGC specification
 Works with GeoServer or TinyOWS
 http://www.geomoose.org/docs/vector_layers/geoserv
er_setup.html

11. #9 – Contributed Extensions
 Loading Graphic
 Basemap buttons
 Endless possibilities with OpenLayers and Dojo

12. #9 – Custom Extensions

13.  CSW Catalog
 Query metadata
catalogs
 Display Results
 Add layers to the
Map
 A dynamic catalog
#9 – Custom Extensions

14. #10 – Collaboration
 GeoMoose continues to thrive
 Volunteers
 Funding opportunities
 Give it a try, all you need is a computer and
follow the “getting started” steps

15. #10 – Collaboration

16. #10 – Collaboration

17. Roadmap
 2.8 – 2013
 Switch to AMD Loader / Dojo 1.8 or 1.9
 More Documentation
 Map Overview Control
 Mobile UI (smartphone)
 Review services design
 Unified Search tool

18. QUESTIONS?
Brian Fischer
Houston Engineering Inc.
bfischer@houstoneng.com
http://www.geomoose.org