[georss] [Mass-Market-GEO] OpenSearch Geo - Feedback

[Carl Reed OGC Account]

And perhaps an even more fundamental question: What problem or problems are
we trying to solve? Until someone can define in simple terms what the
problem statement is (sounds like science!), talking about solutions is a
bit premature. For example, the original OGC Catalogue standard was designed
to solve a specific set of interoperability goals based on a problem
statement that basically said, "How do we define an interface or interfaces
that allow interoperable discovery, query, and maintenance of metadata
about online (or offline) map resources. The problem domain has expanded
since then to defines common interfaces to discover, browse, and query
metadata about data, services, and other potential resources.

So, what is the problem we are trying to solve?

Carl



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Lake" <rlake at galdosinc.com>
To: "Jason Cupp" <jcupp at esri.com>; <georss at lists.eogeo.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [georss] [Mass-Market-GEO] OpenSearch Geo - Feedback


> Jason et al:
>
> One thing that would help in these discussions is to understand what one
> means when we say "for the web".  Clearly all OGC services are intended
> to function on the web and do to transactions, interact with one another
> etc across the Internet.  Do you mean a particular suite of applications
> "on the web" ?  How are these applications distinguished?
>
> Cheers
>
> Ron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: georss-bounces at lists.eogeo.org
> [mailto:georss-bounces at lists.eogeo.org] On Behalf Of Jason Cupp
> Sent: October 10, 2007 3:52 AM
> To: georss at lists.eogeo.org
> Subject: Re: [georss] [Mass-Market-GEO] OpenSearch Geo - Feedback
>
> Mass-market WWW began as static HTML pages... now it's AJAX, HTTP
> services, etc... it evolves. Our realization and use of the Web changes
> overtime in re-re-re-interpretation of REST principals and whatever
> comes next.
>
> CSW was just right for it's time. Is it wrong for the Web NOW? Maybe,
> that's why we have working groups. Is OpenSearch right for the Web 20
> years from now? Maybe... maybe not. Can discovering GIS resources work
> using CSW. Yes. Should we try to gain greater appeal by adopting more
> suitable (accepted today) technology? Most think so. Would OpenSearch do
> the trick? That's what we're trying to figure out...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charlie Savage [mailto:cfis at savagexi.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 6:08 PM
> To: Jason Cupp
> Cc: georss at lists.eogeo.org
> Subject: Re: [georss] [Mass-Market-GEO] OpenSearch Geo - Feedback
>
> Hi Jason,
>
>> Everyone is struggling to get a web search API just right for their
>> users;  CSW suffers the same way that all OGC services do in the
> growing
>> REST spotlight. For -which- web at -which- time, a moving target,
> until
>> people start getting real work done on top of it.
>
> Let me cordially disagree with your comment about the web.  I only see
> one web - what other web are you seeing?
>
> Also, I'm not sure what you mean by -which- time?  And I'm sure I don't
> understand your comment about "start getting real work done on top of
> it."  On top of the web?  Really?
>
> Charlie
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