jj0hns0n/geonode-temp — Issue #3: Investigate 3D in-browser data visualization options
Author: jj0hns0n
Created: 2011-12-12 10:00:13+00:00
State: open
Labels: Meta

3D visualization is desirable for the CAPRA Clearing House, but we don't have a lot of experience with it.

Before we can estimate how long it would take to build this into the clearing house, we should investigate the options.

From [wiki:JSCAPRAOverview]:
{{{
Something similar to
http://demo.mapfish.org/mapfishsample/trun/examples/earth/earth.html
where that users can switch to 3d view mode using the google earth
plugin. This is simply another way to view the map, nothing else.
}}}

This uses the Embed KML plugin.
http://tr.im/embedkml

We may also want to investigate WorldWind.

Deliverable for this ticket is a short report on Embed KML and its alternatives. Questions that need answers are:
* Embed KML doesn't work in Linux, so it's harder to develop on. How hard will it be for us to develop around it? (I.e., are we going to have team resources with Macs or Windows to dedicate to this project? This will effect estimation (it's harder to get this feature through a development bottleneck)
* Does it work with GeoServer without a hitch?
* Does it work with GeoExt without a hitch?