GeoFlexy, a Groovy World Wind application

turman · 08-25-2007, 12:02 AM

Hi,

I'm starting a new project for fun, it is called GeoFlexy. It's a kind of sandbox allowing me to play with different sexy technologies like: GeoTools, GeoServer, Google Maps API and of course World Wind Java SDK.

The basic idea is to have a shared and spatial "spots" database usefull for me and friends of mine. And to have a lot of fun with the fantastic frameworks I have mentioned above.

The spots database can be managed by a web interface (thanks to the Groovy language and to Grails, a killer web framework).

The visualization can be done either in 2D with Google Maps or in 3D with a Java applet based on WWJ. The applet use GeoTools to fetch WFS features from GeoServer.

You can test it here: http://www.onlacherien.org/geoflexy/
No login is required for now. It is my personnal server, currently with pbs so it's not up every time.

I will put the sources online after some basic cleaning. In fact I don't have written a lot of code for now, I'm just using classes from these powerfull libraries.

Here is some screenshots:

Any feedback would be appreciated..

Vinz.

TomServo · 08-25-2007, 02:20 AM

Looks really interesting. I will have to try it out tomorrow for sure.

freespy · 08-28-2007, 05:53 AM

couldn't visit your website, it return an 404 error.

turman · 08-28-2007, 06:33 AM

Oops I renamed my project to GeoFlexy and I forgot to fix the links on this post.. fixed.

slarti · 08-28-2007, 03:48 PM

HI,

I could load your Page, but I could not find the WWJ Applet? Maybe because my french is too bad to understand everything on your page...

But could you eventually post a direct link to the page with your WWJ applet?

Greets,
slarti

TomServo · 08-28-2007, 04:09 PM

Look at the WWJava screen shot and put in that URL

turman · 08-28-2007, 04:22 PM

Yeap it's not easy to find the applet link if you're not a french speaker, sorry! In fact it concerns only the home page, the other pages are in english. Here is the direct link: http://www.onlacherien.org/geoflexy/applet/index.gsp

You need to have Java6 installed on your system (in fact it should word with Java5 since I configured my Eclipse compiler compliance level to 5.0, but my test failed when I tried with my old JRE 5.0).

The framerate is very low (~10 fps on my box). Note that the same applet when executed outside the browser (ie. from my Eclipse) is around 50 fps!!! I know there's a lot of memory limitations for applet (see tag post), I guess Eclipse applet context is very different.

So I will try to distribute my app as a classic application too (JavaWebStart).

TomServo · 08-28-2007, 04:37 PM

I did find a bug with the applet... but it is nothing you can fix though. The firewall at work seems to be blocking WWJ applets from loading.

turman · 08-29-2007, 06:35 PM

Yes I cannot do a lot of things for that.. except I'm going to distribute the app via JavaWebStart, so maybe it will work with several HTTP proxies..

BTW here is a new screenshot with Swing GUI improved:

turman · 08-29-2007, 06:50 PM

And if a admin/moderator could rename the topic title from "Geomastic" to "GeoFlexy, a Groovy World Wind application", it would be nice..

08-25-2007, 12:02 AM	#1
turman Virtual Explorer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nice, France Posts: 65	GeoFlexy, a Groovy World Wind application Hi, I'm starting a new project for fun, it is called GeoFlexy. It's a kind of sandbox allowing me to play with different sexy technologies like: GeoTools, GeoServer, Google Maps API and of course World Wind Java SDK. The basic idea is to have a shared and spatial "spots" database usefull for me and friends of mine. And to have a lot of fun with the fantastic frameworks I have mentioned above. The spots database can be managed by a web interface (thanks to the Groovy language and to Grails, a killer web framework). The visualization can be done either in 2D with Google Maps or in 3D with a Java applet based on WWJ. The applet use GeoTools to fetch WFS features from GeoServer. You can test it here: http://www.onlacherien.org/geoflexy/ No login is required for now. It is my personnal server, currently with pbs so it's not up every time. I will put the sources online after some basic cleaning. In fact I don't have written a lot of code for now, I'm just using classes from these powerfull libraries. Here is some screenshots: Any feedback would be appreciated.. Vinz. Last edited by TomServo; 08-29-2007 at 06:59 PM. Reason: my project was renamed

08-25-2007, 02:20 AM	#2
TomServo God. Root. What is difference? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Eastern Pennsylvania Posts: 2,856	Looks really interesting. I will have to try it out tomorrow for sure. __________________ Earth is Square blog PUBLIC NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY LAW: Any use of this forum post, in any manner whatsoever, will increase the amount of disorder in the universe. Although no liability is implied herein, the consumer is warned that this process will ultimately lead to the heat death of the universe.

08-28-2007, 04:09 PM	#6
TomServo God. Root. What is difference? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Eastern Pennsylvania Posts: 2,856	Look at the WWJava screen shot and put in that URL __________________ Earth is Square blog PUBLIC NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY LAW: Any use of this forum post, in any manner whatsoever, will increase the amount of disorder in the universe. Although no liability is implied herein, the consumer is warned that this process will ultimately lead to the heat death of the universe.

08-28-2007, 04:37 PM	#8
TomServo God. Root. What is difference? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Eastern Pennsylvania Posts: 2,856	I did find a bug with the applet... but it is nothing you can fix though. The firewall at work seems to be blocking WWJ applets from loading. __________________ Earth is Square blog PUBLIC NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY LAW: Any use of this forum post, in any manner whatsoever, will increase the amount of disorder in the universe. Although no liability is implied herein, the consumer is warned that this process will ultimately lead to the heat death of the universe.

08-29-2007, 06:35 PM	#9
turman Virtual Explorer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nice, France Posts: 65	Yes I cannot do a lot of things for that.. except I'm going to distribute the app via JavaWebStart, so maybe it will work with several HTTP proxies.. BTW here is a new screenshot with Swing GUI improved: Last edited by turman; 08-30-2007 at 02:12 AM.

08-28-2007, 05:53 AM	#3
freespy Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7	couldn't visit your website, it return an 404 error.

08-28-2007, 06:33 AM	#4
turman Virtual Explorer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nice, France Posts: 65	Oops I renamed my project to GeoFlexy and I forgot to fix the links on this post.. fixed.

08-28-2007, 03:48 PM	#5
slarti Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7	HI, I could load your Page, but I could not find the WWJ Applet? Maybe because my french is too bad to understand everything on your page... But could you eventually post a direct link to the page with your WWJ applet? Greets, slarti

08-28-2007, 04:22 PM	#7
turman Virtual Explorer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nice, France Posts: 65	Yeap it's not easy to find the applet link if you're not a french speaker, sorry! In fact it concerns only the home page, the other pages are in english. Here is the direct link: http://www.onlacherien.org/geoflexy/applet/index.gsp You need to have Java6 installed on your system (in fact it should word with Java5 since I configured my Eclipse compiler compliance level to 5.0, but my test failed when I tried with my old JRE 5.0). The framerate is very low (~10 fps on my box). Note that the same applet when executed outside the browser (ie. from my Eclipse) is around 50 fps!!! I know there's a lot of memory limitations for applet (see tag post), I guess Eclipse applet context is very different. So I will try to distribute my app as a classic application too (JavaWebStart).

08-29-2007, 06:50 PM	#10
turman Virtual Explorer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nice, France Posts: 65	And if a admin/moderator could rename the topic title from "Geomastic" to "GeoFlexy, a Groovy World Wind application", it would be nice..

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