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| Subject: | Re: [gislist] google maps |
| Date: |
02/17/2005 11:55:01 AM |
| From: |
Frank Warmerdam |
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:33:00 -0500, Anthony Quartararo
<ajq3@spatialnetworks.com> wrote:
> I am wondering and musing how this implementation of technology, a seemingly
> grand-slam by a non-GIS oriented organization, will impact and affect the
> OGC [and all organizations who put so much effort and $$ into that], because
> it appears on the surface at least, that Google, if not Microsoft, and
> others have essentially bypassed the OGC imperatives and done it in grand
> style and with reasonable success.
Anthony,
I am impressed by the job that Google has done on it's mapping
application, but it is not fundamentally different than mapquest or
a variety of other consumer mapping web applications.
The web mapping (WMS) work at OGC is aimed at achieving a
degree of interoperability that allows layers of data from a variety
of different back end servers to be used in a variety of kinds of
clients. That is certainly not achieved by Google, nor was it
their intention.
It seems like an apple and oranges comparison to me. They are
working to achieve different things.
One lesson I would tend to take away from this is that there is a
large part of the market that is adequately served by a one-vendor
and inflexible solution like google maps. I think more complex
technology and interoperability are useful in more sophisticated
applications and uses.
Damn, and I promised myself last year I wouldn't rise to your
OGC-baiting again.
Best regards,
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I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, warmerdam@pobox.com
light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam
and watch the world go round - Rush | Geospatial Programmer for Rent
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