6 th GEO Capacity Building Committee Meeting TASK REPORT CB-07 01e Open Source Software

1. 6th GEO Capacity Building Committee MeetingTASK REPORTCB-07 01eOpen Source Software João Soares vianei@dsr.inpe.br INPE - BRAZIL

2. Background and Objetives • Encourage the use of OSS across EO value chain • Inventory of OS solutions within GEO • Post the inventory into the Web Portal • Encourage development of OSS solutions by building on existing efforts • TerraLib and TerraView as starting GIS platforms (integrated Earth Observation and GIS data)

3. Empowering people with geo technologies • The white-box model: • People • Learning by doing x learning by using • Methods • Translate concepts into working procedures • Software • Provide adequate support for data analysis and integration results = people + methods + software

4. Why TerraLib and TerraView? Technology has changed • Previous generation of GIS • Built on proprietary architectures • Interface+function+database = monolithic system • New generation of object-relational DBMS • All data will be handled by a DBMS • Standardized access methods (e.g. OpenGIS) • Users can develop customized applications

5. Free and Open Source Software for Geo • FOSS has established itself as a viable alternative to proprietary software • Four fundamental freedoms: run, study, redistribute and improve the software • Benefits: cost reduction, community, innovation, freedom, enjoyment,... • FOSS for Geo include: • Web mapping • Desktop applications • Geospatial libraries • Interoperability

6. Different GIS architectures are needed • Desktop GIS • Single-user • Emphasis in friendly interfaces and analysis functions • Distributed GIS • Multiple users • Data sharing • Emphasis in access and simultaneous control • Web services • Using the Internet to disseminate data and services • Emphasis in usability and flexibility

7. TerraView • GIS that allows the construction, visualization and analysis of a TerraLib database • FOSS – LGPL • It can be customized by Plugins

8. TerraLib • A library to develop geographical applications • Open Source Policy – LGPL • Open Protocols • Use DBMS • Allows users to customize a solution

9. Applications built on TerraLib • Cadastral Mapping • Improving urban management of large Brazilian cities • Public Health • Spatial statistical tools for epidemiology and health services • Social Exclusion • Indicators of social exclusion in inner-city areas • Tools to help decision makers to create public policies for social development • Land-use change modeling • Spatio-temporal models of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon • Emergency action planning • Oil refineries and pipelines (Petrobras) Building partnership and networks for operating under an agreed agenda

10. Milestones achieved to date • TerraLib programming tutorial in English - guides the user through general concepts of GeoInformation, spatial databases and the particularities of TerraLib. • First experience of an e-learning course in TerraLib Programming carried on in the context of eduGI.LA project (Network for GI science education – Latin-America, funded by the European Commission under the ALFA program). • Started the inventory of OS in GIS • Establishement of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (INPE one of the sponsors). • TerraView tutorial in English for basic use, providing a sample data set. • Marlin visualization tools for CBERS users

11. Expected Milestones for 2008 • Identify OSS solutions for use in GEO • Building on existing inventories • Develop TerraView and TerraLib training material, courses, tutorials and documentation for both programmers and end-users available (in English) and develop specialized training material for e-learning. • TerraView Site in English • Lauching of the TerraView and TerraLib version 3.2.0

12. Extent of participationRecommendations for additional participants • Who could contribute to this task? • ITC • Very many others... • Other issues: • Coordination points with other GEO work plan tasks need to be improved • Potential risks that may impede completion of task – inventory restricted to few aspects of EO • Gaps that have been identified that need to be addressed independently – bring other dimensions of OSS • Potential Contributions to the CB portal /GEO Portal – Links of OS with description, education tools from OS community members • Expected products – OSS made available with e-learning and training materials • Expected date of completion of task – go along GEO and GEOSS • Expectations of task lead from CBC – increase participation

13. Final remarks • Combining open source software with the technical workforce available in developing countries can enable technology transfer • TerraLib and TerraView have INPE’s support for a long term maintenance policy

14. PROARCO

15. Recent images Previous year deforestation PRODES Project Detection of new deforestation polygons Produtos Internet DBMS Management rooms in serveral institutions www.obt.inpe.br/deter DETER Reception station

16. Census districts Spatial analysis Census Sectors Locations Low High Slide:Marcelo Nery

17. SAUDAVEL: Epidemiologic Surveillance And Alert A Surveillance System for alert, control and intervention for Dengue Fever based in Eggtraps for Aedes spp

18. Santos: urban planning and tax enforcement Slide:FUNCATE

19. GeoSan by Nexus Inc. GIS for the management of city’s sanytary networks: water, sewage...

20. GIS for agriculture by ENALTA Inc.

21. TerraLib and TerraView community