itowns_livedvd

iTowns in OSGeo's Live DVD

The OSGeo Live DVD project would like to include iTowns in their DVD.

What is needed to get this done :

Decide on iTowns1 vs iTowns2 integration
Have a self-contained use case with sample data
Answer all questions here (cf below) : https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc_Apply
Send email to the live DVD list with explanations

iTowns
http://www.itowns-project.org
Cecill-B and MIT
Description : iTowns allows visualizing 3D data in a browser without plugin. It features projective texturing for immersive navigation, and supports a wide range of data.
OGC standards : iTowns can read (as a client, and depending on version) WMTS, WFS, WMS
Language : Written in Javascript, Shader language
Version : Version 1.0 should be included, version 2.0 being under heavy development. ⁉️

iTowns 1.0 is in production at French IGN and has been deployed for a few projects as well as research demonstration site : GeoVelo, zForest…
OpenHub : https://www.openhub.net/p/itowns
User community : ~30 now, small but growing
Developer community : ~10, growing
Stable release : version 1.0
level of testing : 2011-2015 of use inside IGN, refactoring before release to minimize released code and exclude not-so-tested parts
Mature code for version 1.0 : since 2014

iTowns is a web visualization tool. It has a user interface

iTowns has been selected for FOSS4G-FR 2016 and FOSS4G 2016 in Bonn. Too early for incubation

As for now, the project contact will be Vincent Picavet. This will change in the future.

Installation comes from specific yet simple script.

iTowns requires WebGL acceleration and enough RAM. 512MB is not a lot for this kind of application, but it will certainly run.

Free space required : 38MB for the software + 60MB for sample data.

We also have a big dataset with more features ( 600MB )

As data are specific to this kind of application, there is no opportunity to mutualize with other software.

Note that demo data are CC-By-NC-ND 3.0

Project overview and Quickstart can be taken from the github repository.

There is no MAC / Windows installer, and not realy needed as it is a web application.