GeoSHAPE: FOSS GIS Collaboration Platform with Web & Mobile Clients

Who are we?

Syrus Mesdaghi

Technical Lead

syrusm@prominentedge.com

Daniel Berry

dberry@boundlessgeo.com

What will we cover?

• revise
• Goal of Rogue / GeoSHAPE
• GeoSHAPE Components
• GeoGit Integration
• Scalability
• Roadmap
• Q&A

Developed Under ROGUE Project

• Part of a set of capabilities known as GeoSHAPE
• geoshape.org
• github.com/rogue-jctd

• Goal: streamline collaboration on geospatial data between distributed partners
• Since 'partners' can include different government agencies, organizations, volunteer groups
  • GeoSHAPE has to be free and open source 
  • Easy to deploy
• Each partner will have their own instance of GeoSHAPE
  • Can edit and synchronize with other instances
    • Funded/developed GeoGit (GeoGig) 
  • Fully operational in disconnected mode
• Includes a mobile app (Arbiter) for data collection

GeoSHAPE Components

MapLoom

Web Editor With GeoGIG integration

github.com/rogue-jctd/maploom

MapLoom

• OpenLayers 3 + Angular + Bootstrap
• Embedded in GeoNode, but can be stand alone
• Bring in layers from local and remote servers
• Supports time dimension
• GeoGIG Integration
  • View history of a feature and layer
  • View changes in each commit in 2 way diff manner
  • Sync with remote GeoGIG repositories
  • Conflict resolution in a 3 way diff manner
  • Rever commits
  • Blame / view authors
• Contribute back! 

GeoNode

Manage Layers, Maps, Users & Groups

github.com/GeoNode/geonode/

GeoNode

• Made for users as opposed to GeoServer admins
• Upload / Download Layers
• Save / Open Maps in MapLoom
• Manage Users and profiles
• Manage Groups
• Manage Permissions
• Edit Styles

GeoServer

Serves GIS Vector & Raster data through OGC Standards

github.com/geoserver/geoserver

GeoServer

• It's what does a lot of the heavy lifting
• Supports GIS Data from numerous sources: PostGIS, GeoGIG, SQLite, Shapefile, etc
• Meant more for GIS Administrators 

GeoGIG

• De-centralized / Distributed Version Control System
• Does not have to be connected to Server
• Heavily inspired by Git, but had to be rewrite
• Instead of version controlling lines of text, it version geospatial features
• You can commit, pull, push, branch, merge, revert, clone, shallow clone, sparse clone, and many operation which exist in git 
• Coming release will rely on Postgres as opposed to the File System
• Only use instead of PostGIS when history of features / layers matter
• github.com/locationtech/geogig

Arbiter

Mobile application for viewing / collecting data

Arbiter

• Mobile application for viewing / collecting Data
• Allows you to easily attach photos to features
• Designed to works in disconnected mode
• It downloads the vector data based on your Area of Interest
• Uses mbtiles for the basemap
• Native Android UI + Open Layers 2 
• ...

Demo!

Scalability

• Bullet One
• Bullet Two
• Bullet Three

Roadmap

• Bullet One
• Bullet Two
• Bullet Three

Q&A