http://blog.webmapper.com.au Not another GIS blog Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:30:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The raster benchmarks have been a outstanding success with 3,000 + page views over the last 40-odd days.  But what I've been struggling with is how to expand to more software or more platforms. Clearly I am not the master of web GIS Applications because I still for the life ... http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2010/01/27/so-ive-been-thinking/ Sourcing independant benchmarks or comparisons is always a difficult exercise. To continue on my recent raster benchmark quest, here are some other similar raster performance studies i've found round the interweb. If you know of any others, please throw them in the comments! ESRI Image Server vs LizardTech Express Server http://geoinfo1.lib.uidaho.edu/loadtest/ (June ... http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2009/12/23/on-the-hunt-for-some-more-benchmarks/ Small update, Added a new ECW 256px tile test Added a new ECW reprojection test Added some more info on my mapguide config problems I'm still keen for someone to verify my numbers. It would be nice to know whether I'm alone in the universe or not even if the setup is different .. http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2009/12/16/benchmarks-updated/ I am pleased to announce my own performance metrics continuuing on from the FOSS4G 2009 WMS Raster tests. So, whats new? Tests extended from just TIF and ECW to TIF, ECW, JP2, MrSID, TIF Tiled, TIF Internal Pyramid, TIF External Pyramid Platform changed from RHEL to Windows Server 2008 x64 Increased the threads ... http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2009/12/11/raster-image-serving-benchmarks/ I've long had issues with PostgreSQL 8.3 and now 8.4 refusing to start on my laptop which is really a pain for live demonstrations of ERDAS Apollo. I'm not sure if anyone else has similar problems, but I believe (or rather have a hunch) that it is something to do ... http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2009/12/04/postgresql-driving-you-nuts/ Ok. I am kinda pre-empting the fallout of the FOSS4G Benchmarking list here. But for everyone interested, this is a cross post from the Tilecache list where Bruce Foster has, I believe, drawn a very long bow. This offer also extends to anyone else at Foss4g who may draw similar conclusions ... http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2009/10/15/fun-and-games/ Its been a long time between posts lately but there is a lot of things I'd like to report. Thanks to everyone who has reminded me how lazy i have become at every industry event i seem to attend :) First up, I have resigned from my position at Landgate starting ... http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2008/11/21/movements-afoot/ Jeff Harrison's mass email caught my eye today with the free trial of CarbonArc. I had the pleasure of taking an early release of CarbonArc for a spin last year and while it was a good start there were a few key things missing from my point of view. Having ... http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2008/08/25/carbonarc-revisited/ So i've been a bit late taking a look at the new Mapinfo Professional v9.5. With the consistent dissapointment towards the consumption of OGC standards in commercial apps I wasn't holding my breath ... but wait a sec, it did work and it worked damn well. I mean, it worked ... http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2008/06/18/wfs-t-adventures-with-mapinfo-95/ Finally a consumer personal navigational device with internet connectivity, meet Dash Express. See also Engadget review. The opportunities this opens up to both the Geo community and also Joe Public is quite huge. Enter GeoRSS. Your time to shine has arrived :) Many websites have geo-relevant content - including, but not ... http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2008/03/27/lbs-has-arrived/