[georss] Worldkit georss support

Fri May 19 12:29:05 EDT 2006

Hi Mikel,

Our conversation dropped. I got it to work and realized that the URL  
pointing to the GeoRSS should be on the same server!? Or is that a  
security restriction on my side? When I copied the XML to a local  
file it worked.

What you noticed is in fact also what I have seen. I would prefer  
seeing boxes without fill instead of with (just a tick line, possibly  
random colors).

Do I understand that the Flash app loops through the items in the feed?

I'll think more about how I would see such GeoRSS displayed nicely on  
a map (e.g. to avoid the multiple global extent boxes that now color  
the full map in red). If I think of something more elegant, I'll let  
you know.

I copied the list for info and suggestions.

Ciao,
Jeroen

On May 11, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Mikel Maron wrote:

> Are there line breaks in the original config.xml, for the <dataurl>  
> value? That could cause a problem. If so, remove the line break and  
> see if that helps.
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jeroen Ticheler <Jeroen.Ticheler at fao.org>
> To: Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 2:17:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [georss] Worldkit georss support
>
> The version is 3.0-11052006
> The configuration I use now is:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" ?>
> <worldkitconf>
>     <width>800</width>
>     <height>400</height>
>     <displaytype>daynight</displaytype>
>     <dayimg>day.jpg</dayimg>
>     <nightimg>night.jpg</nightimg>
> <!--    <fillalpha>30</fillalpha> -->
> <!--    <dataurl>rss.xml</dataurl> -->
>         <dataurl>http://www.fao.org/geonetwork/srv/en/rss.latest?
> georss=gml</dataurl>
>     <showonlynew>false</showonlynew>
>     <plotshape>circle</plotshape>
>     <update>0</update>
>     <!-- <updateurl>http://www.fao.org/geonetwork/srv/en/rss.latest?
> georss=simple</updateurl>
>     <locfield>any</locfield> -->
> </worldkitconf>
>
> Jeroen
>
> On May 11, 2006, at 3:14 PM, Mikel Maron wrote:
>
>> Are you certain you have the latest worldkit.swf installed? Click
>> the map and press "v", and you'll see the version number.
>>
>> <locfield> isn't something you'll need to worry about I think.
>> It's designed for systems where the user can not change the
>> structure of the RSS, so they enter the location in "tripletag"
>> format.
>> http://worldkit.org/doc/rss.php#within
>>
>> I'm happy to help, though it's not always so fast .. I just happen
>> to be working on worldKit at the moment.
>> But generally glad to help support work at the FAO .. I've been
>> involved before with the EC JRC and the GDACS project, of which
>> FAO is a partner through HewsWeb. And also on a project visualizing
>> bird flu propogation with Francesca.Pozzi.
>>
>> -Mikel
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Jeroen Ticheler <Jeroen.Ticheler at fao.org>
>> To: Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:57:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: [georss] Worldkit georss support
>>
>> Hi Mike,
>> Thanks! That was really quick! Unfortunately I don't get it to
>> work... Could you send me your config file that works!?
>>
>> Will definitely let you know other issues as they come up, this looks
>> like a great start! Did you test the <locfield>any</locfield> with
>> our georss?
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Jeroen
>>
>> On May 11, 2006, at 2:41 PM, Mikel Maron wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Jeroen
>>>
>>> There was a small bug in handling "box", which has been fixed in
>>> the latest version. (v3.0-11052006)
>>> You can pick that up at http://worldkit.org/download/latest/
>>> worldkit.swf
>>>
>>> Took a look at the feeds from your catalog, and noticed two
>>> potential issues. First, there are items with bounding boxes
>>> that cover the entire world extent -- this will create an
>>> annotation area covering the whole map. Second there's several
>>> catalog items covering the same region. At present worldKit does
>>> not disambiguate items that cover the same point
>>> -- only the most recently plotted item will be viewable. This is a  
>>> known issue and a fix is scheduled in our bug tracker.
>>>
>>> Also, you may want to set <fillalpha> to some value like "30", so
>>> that the area beneath a box annotation is viewable.
>>>
>>> That all being said, if you have any suggestions on the
>>> presentation of box geometries, please let me know. And let me
>>> know if I can assist further.
>>>
>>> Mikel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: Jeroen Ticheler <Jeroen.Ticheler at fao.org>
>>> To: Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com>
>>> Cc: georss at lists.eogeo.org
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 12:26:44 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [georss] Worldkit georss support
>>>
>>> Hi Mikel,
>>> I would love to embed your viewer as a quick lookup option in our
>>> catalog, but although I get the example to work properly, I do not
>>> get it to work with my georss feeds. Can you have a look if I miss
>>> something or if something is incorrect in the georss's as we provide
>>> them?
>>>
>>> This is the configuration as I used it:
>>>
>>> <?xml version="1.0" ?>
>>> <worldkitconf>
>>>     <width>800</width>
>>>     <height>400</height>
>>>     <displaytype>daynight</displaytype>
>>>     <dayimg>day.jpg</dayimg>
>>>     <nightimg>night.jpg</nightimg>
>>> <!--    <dataurl>rss.xml</dataurl> -->
>>>         <dataurl>http://www.fao.org/geonetwork/srv/en/rss.latest?
>>> georss=gml</dataurl>
>>>     <update>0</update>
>>>     <showonlynew>false</showonlynew>
>>>     <plotshape>circle</plotshape>
>>>     <!--
>>>     <updateurl>http://www.fao.org/geonetwork/srv/en/rss.latest?
>>> georss=GML</updateurl>
>>>     <locfield>any</locfield> -->
>>> </worldkitconf>
>>>
>>>
>>> These are our georss URLs:
>>> http://www.fao.org/geonetwork/srv/en/rss.latest?georss=gml
>>> http://www.fao.org/geonetwork/srv/en/rss.latest?georss=simple
>>>
>>> Displaying the latest updates to our records (also accessible as RSS
>>> when no georss parameter is provided) in our catalog: http://
>>> www.fao.org/geonetwork
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Jeroen
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 9, 2006, at 4:50 PM, Mikel Maron wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Raj
>>>>
>>>> Support is there for GeoRSS Simple and GML, but haven't had a
>>>> chance to fully test and document it specifically.
>>>> Though you should be able to set a GeoRSS feed with  as usual.
>>>> http://worldkit.org/doc/rss.php#config
>>>>
>>>> Let me know if I can help in any way, any bugs pop up, etc.
>>>> Hopefully I'll get the docs together soon.
>>>>
>>>> Mikel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>> From: Raj Singh <raj at rajsingh.org>
>>>> To: Andrew Turner <georss at highearthorbit.com>; Dan Kissam
>>>> <teeheehee at gmail.com>
>>>> Cc: georss at lists.eogeo.org
>>>> Sent: Monday, May 8, 2006 7:59:40 PM
>>>> Subject: [georss] Worldkit georss support
>>>>
>>>> On that subject, I'm trying to map a GeoRSS feed with worldKit but
>>>> can't
>>>> find any documentation on the new version 3. Mikel?
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> Raj
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 5/8/06 1:48 PM, "Andrew Turner" <georss at highearthorbit.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hrm - maybe this would be as simple as  showing how someone can
>>>>> grab a GeoRSS
>>>>> blog feed and put it into something like the MGeoRSS or WorldKit
>>>>> and get out a
>>>>> cool map w/ links.
>>>>
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