Camptocamp Blog » 2009 » November http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/ Camptocamp weblog Fri, 04 May 2012 08:44:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Beta of the GeoExt UX: StreetViewPanel http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/beta-of-the-geoext-ux-streetviewpanel/ http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/beta-of-the-geoext-ux-streetviewpanel/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:59:00 +0000 Cédric Moullet http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/beta-of-the-geoext-ux-streetviewpanel/ If you want to integrate Google StreetView within your GeoExt application, the StreetViewPanel can be of interest.

A demo can be found here
Testers are welcome for this beta ;-)

]]> http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/beta-of-the-geoext-ux-streetviewpanel/feed/ 0 Universal Principles of Design: Cost-Benefit http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/universal-principles-of-design-cost-benefit-2/ http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/universal-principles-of-design-cost-benefit-2/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:20:00 +0000 Cédric Moullet http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/universal-principles-of-design-cost-benefit-2/ “An activity will be pursued only if its benefits are equal to or greater than the costs”.
If a function can be performed in 2 s in ArcView, QGis, Udig or Mapinfo and it takes 20 s in a web maping applications, the web maping applications will for sure not be used.
The important thing is to evaluate the ratio Cost-Benefit and not only the cost or the benefit. Typically, a complex wizard can be proposed if the benefit for the user is very high. But, if the benefit is low, than the wizard will simply be ignored.
Source: “Universal Principles of Design” from Lidwell, Holden and Butler

]]> http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/universal-principles-of-design-cost-benefit-2/feed/ 0 Universal Principles of Design: Cost-Benefit http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/universal-principles-of-design-cost-benefit/ http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/universal-principles-of-design-cost-benefit/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:20:00 +0000 Cédric Moullet http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/universal-principles-of-design-cost-benefit/ “An activity will be pursued only if its benefits are equal to or greater than the costs”.
If a function can be performed in 2 s in ArcView, QGis, Udig or Mapinfo and it takes 20 s in a web maping applications, the web maping applications will for sure not be used.
The important thing is to evaluate the ratio Cost-Benefit and not only the cost or the benefit. Typically, a complex wizard can be proposed if the benefit for the user is very high. But, if the benefit is low, than the wizard will simply be ignored.
Source: “Universal Principles of Design” from Lidwell, Holden and Butler

]]> http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/universal-principles-of-design-cost-benefit/feed/ 0 MapFish application receives the Globe Award http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/mapfish-application-receives-the-globe-award-2/ http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/mapfish-application-receives-the-globe-award-2/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:56:00 +0000 Cédric Moullet http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/mapfish-application-receives-the-globe-award-2/ The British Guild of Travel Writers has given SwitzerlandMobility the 2009 Globe Award.
If you don’t want to make some bike or Kanu, you can do it virtually here ;-)

]]> http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/mapfish-application-receives-the-globe-award-2/feed/ 0 MapFish application receives the Globe Award http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/mapfish-application-receives-the-globe-award/ http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/mapfish-application-receives-the-globe-award/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:56:00 +0000 Cédric Moullet http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/mapfish-application-receives-the-globe-award/ The British Guild of Travel Writers has given SwitzerlandMobility the 2009 Globe Award.
If you don’t want to canoe or ride a bike, you can always do it virtually here ;-)

]]> http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/mapfish-application-receives-the-globe-award/feed/ 0 SuisseMobile, lauréat du prestigieux “Globe Award” http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/suissemobile-laureat-du-prestigieux-globe-award/ http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/suissemobile-laureat-du-prestigieux-globe-award/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:19:12 +0000 Claude Philipona http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/suissemobile-laureat-du-prestigieux-globe-award/ SuisseMobile , dont le système de visualisation cartographique a été réalisé par Camptocamp à l’aide du framework MapFish reçoit le "Globe Award".

Le 8 novembre dernier, les quelque 270 membres de l’Association britannique des rédacteurs de tourisme (British Guild of Travel Writers) ont décerné leur prix le plus prestigieux, le «Globe Award», à SuisseMobile. Cette association regroupe journalistes, auteurs, éditeurs, photographes et reporters britanniques spécialisés dans les récits de voyage. A l’occasion de la remise du prix, ils ont salué SuisseMobile comme «la quintessence du tourisme durable, qui promeut les modes de transport les plus respectueux de l’environnement, encourage le tourisme dans des régions périphériques et permet à de petites entreprises de bénéficier des retombées économiques du tourisme.»

Après le Prix suisse du design, le Prix Evenir de l’Union pétrolière suisse, le Prix vélo et le Milestone 2008, ce Globe Award est la suite de distinctions récompensant La Suisse à vélo et SuisseMobile.

]]> http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/suissemobile-laureat-du-prestigieux-globe-award/feed/ 0 The first GeoExt ux is born: GeoNames Search http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/the-first-geoext-ux-is-born-geonames-search/ http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/the-first-geoext-ux-is-born-geonames-search/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:29:00 +0000 Cédric Moullet http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/the-first-geoext-ux-is-born-geonames-search/ After some discussion at Foss4g2009, the GeoExt community decided to allow developers to provide additional functionality and UI components built on top of GeoExt. This can be done through the GeoExt ux.
The first GeoExt ux is a GeoNames search that can easily be integrated in your applications.
See the demo here and the description here.

]]> http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/the-first-geoext-ux-is-born-geonames-search/feed/ 0 OGC web service security without login http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/ogc-web-service-security-without-login-2/ http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/ogc-web-service-security-without-login-2/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:33:00 +0000 Cédric Moullet http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/ogc-web-service-security-without-login-2/ I got this week three times the same question: “I have an OGC web service, which is secured (basic auth, for example). For my web mapping application, is is possible to access to it without login ?”
The answer is NO !!!
In order to secure a web service, you need an authentication process and an authorization process. Basically, you need to know who is connected and what are the rights of the connected user. If one of these elemnts is missing, you will not be able to secure your web service.
Of course, you can create a nice server proxy that will filter/modify or whatever the request to the secured web service (in this case, the proxy will send the login information to the secured OGC service), but this proxy will basically expose what you want to expose to the web applications. It will not secure anything, it will simply hide what you don’t want to show to the web application. MapServer can, for example, plays this role.
So, a choice has to be made: login or no login !

]]> http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/ogc-web-service-security-without-login-2/feed/ 0 OGC web service security without login http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/ogc-web-service-security-without-login/ http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/ogc-web-service-security-without-login/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:33:00 +0000 Cédric Moullet http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/ogc-web-service-security-without-login/ I got this week three times the same question: “I have an OGC web service, which is secured (basic auth, for example). For my web mapping application, is is possible to access to it without login ?”
The answer is NO !!!
In order to secure a web service, you need an authentication process and an authorization process. Basically, you need to know who is connected and what are the rights of the connected user. If one of these elemnts is missing, you will not be able to secure your web service.
Of course, you can create a nice server proxy that will filter/modify or whatever the request to the secured web service (in this case, the proxy will send the login information to the secured OGC service), but this proxy will basically expose what you want to expose to the web applications. It will not secure anything, it will simply hide what you don’t want to show to the web application. MapServer can, for example, plays this role.
So, a choice has to be made: login or no login !

]]> http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/ogc-web-service-security-without-login/feed/ 0 MapFish starts the OSGEO incubation process ! http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/mapfish-starts-the-osgeo-incubation-process-2/ http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/mapfish-starts-the-osgeo-incubation-process-2/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:37:00 +0000 Cédric Moullet http://www.camptocamp.com/en/blog/2009/11/mapfish-starts-the-osgeo-incubation-process-2/ Both MapFish and GeoServer projects have been accepted yesterday to the OSGEO (Open Source Geospatial foundation) incubation process.
MapFish initial discussions started at Foss4G 2006. I think that the MapFish community did a fantastic work in order to provide an easy-to-use web 2.0 development framework. It’s now an honour to be recognized on the OSGEO level, together with very well-established Open Source projects.
We face now some very interesting challenge like defining the exact content of MapFish, deciding about the license model and the copyright assignment, organizing the PSC and the governance etc, etc… But maybe, the biggest challenge will be to explain what is exactly MapFish and what are its benefits. Anyone who is willing to participate to these initial discussions is welcome to join an IRC meeting tomorrow.
Thanks to Gary Sherman for accepting to be our mentor in this process.


MapFish Client discussing with MapFish Server

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