[[TOC]] = !GeoExplorer = Work has started to integrate !OpenGeo's !GeoExplorer as an alternate/replacement Map Viewing Client. == Why? == * Good for Users to use consistent tools across applications * Good for Developers to be part of a bigger community * We want to rewrite to have most of the app in static !JavaScript anyway * ease contributions from !JavaScript developers (who may be put off the Python part) * support caching * There are some [wiki:BluePrintGISGeoExplorer#GeoExplorerhaswhichMVCdoesnt cool features] available which we'd like to make use of == Links == * [http://suite.opengeo.org/geoexplorer Sahana Demo site] * [http://suite.opengeo.org/geoexplorer OpenGeo Demo site] * [http://projects.opengeo.org/geoext/wiki/GeoExplorer OpenGeo Wiki] * [http://svn.opengeo.org/suite/trunk/geoexplorer/ OpenGeo Trunk code] * !OpenGeo are using !GeoExplorer as part of !GeoNode: * http://geonode.org * http://dev.geonode.org/trac == Feature Comparison == === !GeoExplorer has which MVC doesn't === * Save personalised, bookmarkable map views (layers / viewport) * Browse for new WMS servers/layers * Google Earth 'layer' * Legend panel for WMS layers * Print support more complete * Warning for unsupported layers * Implementation of 'group' for different layer folders (can use this for Internal/External feeds) * Icons in top toolbar ('north') instead of Map panel title: more screen real-estate for map & potentially space for more icons (although good to keep uncluttered if possible) === MVC has which !GeoExplorer doesn't === * Internal feature layers (do these as KML?) * KML/GeoRSS/GPX layers (use source 'ol'?) * Clustering * Extra OSM layers (!CycleMap, Hillshading, Taiwan, Custom) * Extra Google layers (!MapMaker) * Yahoo layers * Potlatch2 integration * HTML5 !GeoLocation support * !GeoNames Search * Overview map * Mouse Pointer: Lat/Lon & MGRS == Issues with !GeoExplorer == === Outstanding === * Published maps: {{{geoexplorer/viewer.html#id}}} * Doesn't appear to read the config at all! * Viewer sends about to geoexplorer/about.html * How to edit Title/Abstract(Description)/Contact when saving a map? * How to save a WMS Server when saving a Map? ({{{"source":"source78"}}}) * Not clear when saving whether this is a New map or an Update * Should have a 'Save As' option * No Mouse wheel to zoom * scaleLinePanel ugly: remove the Scale Chooser? * Layer-Switcher in Embedded View not as nice...why different UI (just that we have less space not a reason since we can collapse mini) * Currently has issues with !GeoExt 1.0 ({{{j is null}}}) * Not tried updating to latest GXP version from [https://github.com/opengeo/gxp GitHub] yet === Fixed === * Ext 3.0.0 -> 3.2.1 (Test they work ok with 3.0.0 too): * {{{height: 27}}} (north) [{{{GeoExplorer.js}}} & {{{Viewer.js}}}] * {{{header: false}}} (westPanel) [{{{GeoExplorer.js}}}] * !OpenLayers 2.9 -> 2.10 * Can remove the 'Patch the !SphericalMercator layer' from the top of {{{GeoExplorer.js}}} ---- [wiki:BluePrintGeographicInformationSystems GIS BluePrints]