1. Flagship Geo Mapping Framework RCOS - Summer 2010Brian Michalskihttp://github.com/bamnet/flagship_geo

2. Why? Digital maps are everywhere. No open framework to build custom maps. People: a) plugin to existing CMS’s (Drupal, MediaWiki, etc.) b) write once-off custom applications. ^^ Data rarely available in a “standards-based” format. RCOS - Summer 2010Brian Michalskihttp://github.com/bamnet/flagship_geo

3. What? Map Builder Points Paths Polygons Layers External Data Multiple Outputs Google Maps Bing Maps Yahoo Maps OpenLayers KML RCOS - Summer 2010Brian Michalskihttp://github.com/bamnet/flagship_geo

4. How? Ruby on Rails 3 (currently developing against beta3) Database agnostic (strict ActiveRecord) Mapstraction (Javascript mapping abstraction library) HTML 5 RCOS - Summer 2010Brian Michalskihttp://github.com/bamnet/flagship_geo

5. When? June: Develop Map Builder (single output [Google Maps]) Expand Rails HTML 5 support July: Output to multiple map frameworks Implement file-based output formats (KML, geoRSS, RDF?) August: Tie up loose ends Finish testing / documentation Deploy @ RPI RCOS - Summer 2010Brian Michalskihttp://github.com/bamnet/flagship_geo

6. Questions? RCOS - Summer 2010Brian Michalskihttp://github.com/bamnet/flagship_geo