GeoGit — The Correct Approach to Versioning in Location
So I’m stuck at Sky Harbor waiting for my flight (Thanks United for not being on time) and catching up on FOSS4G before I get there. One thing that caught my eye on the twitter feed was GeoGit.
Following on the core Versioning WFS work, in 2011 OpenGeo started experimenting with a new way to handle versioning, drawing on git, a distributed versioning system built for Linux and widely used.
I’ve been working on migrating my blog to being stored in Git (rather than MySQL) and the benefits of such a system are crystal clear. Most of us are used to versioning in legacy applications such as ArcSDE (What is that thing called these days? ArcGIS for Databases?) . You basically need a DBA to manage that junk and the idea that I’m going to pay anyone to be a DBA these days is ludicrous. Read what Chris Holmes writes about their thinking on using Git for a version control system and tell me you don’t want to have access to that. I’m already on board using Git for my version control, extending it further into other workflows is just brilliant.
Nodding
Off to FOSS4G 2011
Tomorrow I’m heading up the hill to Denver (bringing my jacket it looks like). I’m looking forward to seeing everyone and basking in the huge open source geospatial community. It’s been a long time since FOSS4G was in North American and it could be a long time until that happens again.
We don’t need a bunch of cats in location, we need more dogs. FOSS4G 2011 will make dogs of all of us.
Off to FOSS4G 2011
Tomorrow I’m heading up the hill to Denver (bringing my jacket it looks like). I’m looking forward to seeing everyone and basking in the huge open source geospatial community. It’s been a long time since FOSS4G was in North American and it could be a long time until that happens again.
We don’t need a bunch of cats in location, we need more dogs. FOSS4G 2011 will make dogs of all of us.
ArcGIS 10.0 Service Pack 3
For those who still use ArcGIS, it looks like the next Service Pack has a release date. The Service Pack 3 announcement is a PDF that is classic Esri.
All this goes without saying…
ArcGIS 10.0 Service Pack 3
For those who still use ArcGIS, it looks like the next Service Pack has a release date. The Service Pack 3 announcement is a PDF that is classic Esri.
All this goes without saying…
WhereCampPHX Update and Hack the Map
WhereCampPHX Logo
WhereCampPHX is getting close to being filled up so if you are still on the fence, now is the time to secure your spot. Saturday October 1st will be something special at the Cronkite School at Arizona State University. Don’t miss it!
Hack the Map
For those who want to continue the hacking, Hack the Map will be held October 2nd at Co+Hoots also in downtown Phoenix.