Tech Stack Work Group Update

September 14, 2011

Main Group

• Workshop• Proposals• Coordination– Talks– Crossover

• other WGs• outside groups

– Wiki content improvement– Wiki system improvement

• Conferences

Focus Groups

• Cloud Computing• Scientific Computing & Analysis– Lots of Python activity of late

• National Map – Save Map As– Web Map Contexts– Web Service Contexts (https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/cdi/Web+Service+Contexts+-

+Standards+and+Options)

• Mobile Applications Development (MAD)

Cloud Computing

• Represented at Workshop• Focused on GIS on Amazon Cloud (currently)

Scientific Computing & Analysis

National Map – Save Map As

• Web Service Contexts • https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/cdi/Web+Service+Contexts+-+Standar

ds+and+Options

• Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) • Discussions

– USGIN/Steve Richards – ESIP

Mobile Applications Development (MAD)

• Long term goals:– Provide a learning environment and a forum

• discuss technical and design issues • training• best practices for coding and design. • Results of these interactions (articles, reviews, presentations, tech

trend watches) will be captured in the Confluence Wiki.

– facilitate collaboration & promote joint projects • Fish Passage Data Collection Application• Augmented Reality Platform Project

– Submitted as a proposal to CDI in Aug 2011– Collaboration already initiated

– Work with vendors to keep up on new technologies

Mobile Applications Development (MAD)

• Short term goals– Hackathon: vote on a mobile application idea that

would be coded during or code sprint at the next CDI workshop

– Mobile Apps Policy• Elevated to higher level• MAD participation• Wiki page:

https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/cdi/USGS+Mobile+Environment+-+Developing+a+USGS+Framework