Sean is on the trail of something on MS-USERS ..
I couldn’t be bothered checking whether the software has the required MIT License enclosed, but lets hope they do! While nothing is hindering piggy-backing on OSS projects, it does certainly strike a choord as to doing the “right-thing”. DMSolutions commercial products certainly know that balance, lets hope they do the same.
Paul has graciously asked people to send him some queries to raise before the OGC technical meeting in Ottawa. In somewhat of an irony, it has been exactly 7 months to the day that my rant on client support was first posted.
Unfortunately my post still stands. To reiterate my point,
While i understand the importance of server compliance using tools such as CITE, if the subsequent clients consuming these services are poorly implemented, the end user surely has to question the point of it all.
It should be all about the clients baby! Unfortunately outside of the OWS-X and other demonstrator projects around the globe (where arguably the roles are clearly defined), vendor support is more or less a waste of time. What can be done in one application can’t be done in another. Seemingly simple items of the specs are broken, poorly implemented or simply forgotten. Vendors are all to quick to leap to the conclusion that their *insert propriety acronym here* could solve the problem, even though its entirely feasible to use the standards if their product simply supported it better. Oh and lets not forget that the product leaf-let clearly states that the protocol is supported … but by how much? Who knows!
I think the following image sums up my feelings nicely, we need one of these …
Whether or not WMS/WFS/WCS/CSW (…) client support is caused by a lack of motivation, client demand or vendor negligence, i won’t go so far as to guess. Certainly if OGC put as much emphasis on broadening the consumption of its standard’s as it does jumping through hoops to get certified, I would have a lot less grief at work!
“I’m sorry “Frustrated-Consumer-of-OGC-standards”, what you have requested is entirely possible with the standards and server however your client does not support that manner of request. Can i advise hand-coding a *insert language here* script to post a request, parse the response, convert the format and then drop it into your GIS so you can do what you have asked??”
“Can you just send me the file? That will be easier …”
I hope the horrible analogy of build it and they will come will hold true. Otherwise, we’re in trouble …
Any owner of a PDA/Handheld device has long known about various security applications that can be installed. These range from tracking IMSI and SIM phone numbers to more sophisticated ones that can format sensitive files, render the device useless all while running in pure stealth (think rootkit).
With my recent purchase of the X500, i was taking a look at these apps and found a rather large hole in the market … there was no program that could leverage my integrated GPS. Low and behold, Zloy has just started up an opensource (VB) application called MJustice that does just this.
Sms request should start with pass phrase configured in “Pass Phrase” edit box. After pass phrase you can specify one or more commands.
Supported Commands:
+g : Get GPS coordinates (After Fix become available Phone will send SMS reply to command message with own coordinates)
+m msg : Display message box with “msg” message
+l : Execute LocationCall.exe application
It was originally designed for the MioA701 so i was surprised when this sucker actually worked! Its still early days yet, but i can certainly see improvements including the ability to transmit the thief’s entire phonebook, sms history and the like to my secondary device.
If someone has the balls to try and steal it from a bloke who stands at 6′7″, looks like i now wont be too far away ..
Recent Comments