[okfn-labs] Open Source Framework storing Geodata

Tue Apr 16 21:04:58 UTC 2013

Sam I can only agree with you!
I put Google within brackets exactly to remark that "free" should be 
threat as "free under the Google vocabulary" :)

however i must recognize that FusionTables are free at the moment and 
experimental too.
CartoDB is lovely, rock solid and open source but you can use for free 
only up to 5 tables
than you have to make a subscription

for the sake I've stressed the geocoding feature of both the tools with 
some of my datasets
and found the Fusion Table capabilities stronger respect CartoDB.
CartoDB however was superior with many other features like map 
personalization, data querying and the overall visualization tweaking

ale

On 04/16/2013 12:53 PM, Sam Smith wrote:
> Depends how you define free, CartoDB is open source, Google will make 
> you pay after a point..
>
>
> On 16 April 2013 11:50, Alessio Dragoni <alessio.dragoni at gmail.com 
> <mailto:alessio.dragoni at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Alex,
>     CartoDB is awesome but in case you are looking for free stuff you
>     can also use the (Google) FusionTables
>     that are less powerfull on the overall geo features but offer a
>     very good address geocoding
>
>     alessio
>
>     On 04/16/2013 12:38 PM, Alex Corbi wrote:
>>     Thanks a lot for your suggestions, i think CartoDB and CKan look
>>     like the best choices for my purpose, i will take a look at them
>>     more closely and come back to you with some observations.
>>
>>
>>     On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Daniel Lombraña González
>>     <teleyinex at gmail.com <mailto:teleyinex at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         For more advanced customization geo-location aware data
>>         management check CartoDB <http://cartodb.com/> from
>>         Vizzuality. It is a really powerful framework.
>>
>>
>>         On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Rufus Pollock
>>         <rufus.pollock at okfn.org <mailto:rufus.pollock at okfn.org>> wrote:
>>
>>             CKAN could be a reaonsable fit there: http://ckan.org/ -
>>             https://github.com/okfn/ckan
>>
>>             It is python based rather than PHP.
>>
>>             Rufus
>>
>>             On 16 April 2013 10:26, Alex Corbi <a.corbi at gmail.com
>>             <mailto:a.corbi at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>             > Dear members of the OKF-Labs,
>>             >
>>             > I discovered the OKF and the OKF-Labs some weeks ago
>>             and since then i am
>>             > thinking on the possibility on contributing by
>>             developing an open source
>>             > framework for storing geolocated data, the idea would
>>             be basically a project
>>             > composed by following elements:
>>             >
>>             > - Backend for storing data in a database, the stored
>>             data would be something
>>             > like POIs with some metadata assigned ( Title,
>>             description, tags,
>>             > gps-coords...). I thought using PHP, some framework
>>             like Symphony....
>>             >
>>             > - Easy-to-use RESTFull API to upload and retrieve the
>>             data. Define basic set
>>             > of methods.
>>             >
>>             > - Source code for the upload and retrieval of data on
>>             the most common
>>             > languages and platforms ( Javascript, OSX/iOS,
>>             java/Android)
>>             >
>>             > - The framework should be generic so anyone could use
>>             it as a starting point
>>             > and be able to setup really quick and be able to start
>>             uploading data asap,
>>             > then develop client apps that will display the data.
>>             >
>>             > Te reason i am writing to you is that i would like to
>>             ask if you guys know
>>             > if there is something like that are implemented so i do
>>             not try to reinvent
>>             > the wheel.
>>             >
>>             > Thanks in advance for the time,
>>             >
>>             > regards,
>>             >
>>             > Alex Corbi.
>>             >
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