[Users] GeoExt 1.0?

[Cédric Moullet]

Hi,
I'd like to share some thoughts related to this discussion.
In general, GeoExt has to contain the components necessary for the creation
of Web-GIS applications. In that sense, it can't be compared with
ArcView/whatever gis applications, but I can totally imagine that GeoExt
contains the components that would allow the creation of applications
equivalent to ArcView/whatever gis applications.
Regarding the content of the 1.0, I consider that it is impossible to define
a list of mandatory/not mandatory feature. It is probably more important to
analyze aspects like code quality, other library support (extjs 3.1, OL
2.9,...), documentation, stability.
Regarding the feature list, it's quite obvious to say that it is guided by
customer requirements. Chris's list is guided by the OpenGeo customers,
Yves's one by the boreal-is customers and mine is guided by Camptocamp
customers. So, here are the features that I'd like to see in GeoExt, without
order preference and without considering release 1.0:
- 3D Integration (Google Earth plug-in)
- StreetView integration
- Import/Export vector data
- Feature editing
- Printing
- Pure client side printing
- Redlining
- Routing
- Styling
- Filtering
- GeoStat
- Search/recenter/shortcuts

All these features have to be has much as possible independent of server
side.

In order to define an order, we could make pair-wise comparison. But,
inherently to OpenSource community, the order will most probably depends on
the efforts of the community members.

Hope this makes sense,

Cédric

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Yves Moisan <yves.moisan at boreal-is.com>wrote:

>
> > Perhaps I'm confused about what GeoExt was. I thought it was a framework
> > to create attractive mapping applications more simply... not a
> replacement
> > for any particular tool (ArcView, ArcMap, or otherwise).
>
> Well, I was answering the other Chris' question "What makes GeoExt a
> compelling mapping toolkit?" largely based on the feedback of users
> around me.  There is no question that GeoExt is ready for 1.0 almost as
> is though, but to make it "compelling" will take more than the ability
> to view data and have limited editing capabilities.
>
> >
> > So perhaps my opinion is just overly narrow, but it seems to me like you
> > can build a powerful, desktop-style GIS app on the web using GeoExt.
>
> The whole point is what is the scope of a "desktop-style GIS app" ?
> Again, no question GeoExt rocks and will rock even more with all the ux
> goodies on the backburner.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Yves
>
>
>
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