Hi Bertil, I’d be happy to contribute if you’re interested.
- Josh On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 8:25 AM Bertil Chapuis <bchap...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > Here is a proposal for Baremaps, a toolkit and a set of infrastructure > components for creating, publishing, and operating online maps. The > proposal is published on the wiki [1] and a demonstration of our base map > is available online [2]. > > The key challenge for Baremaps will be to create a sustainable community. > We appreciate anyone who would be willing to support us with bug reports, > code, mentoring or feedback. > > [1] - > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/Baremaps+Proposal > [2] - https://demo.baremaps.com/ > > Best regards, > > Bertil Chapuis > > ---- > > Baremaps Proposal > > = Abstract = > Apache Baremaps is a toolkit and a set of infrastructure components for > creating, publishing, and operating online maps. > > = Proposal = > Apache Baremaps is a toolkit and a set of infrastructure components for > creating, publishing, and operating online maps. It provides a data > pipeline enabling developers to build maps with different data sources. It > offers live reload capabilities that allow cartographers to customize the > content and the style of a map. It includes an attribution-free map schema > and style that stimulates derived work. Finally, it provides services > commonly used in online maps, such as location search and IP to location. > > == Background == > The infrastructure components required to publish and operate large-scale > online maps are often closed-source, heterogeneous, complex, and expensive. > For instance: the visualization of maps in Web browsers or on mobile > devices requires processing and tiling large spatial datasets, such as > OpenStreetMap; the location of users based on their IP addresses requires > aggregating and merging data from network information centers; the ability > to search in a map requires indexing features based on text and spatial > attributes in different languages. > > == Rationale == > Web mapping infrastructure is often managed by large teams of developers > (e.g., Google Maps, Apple Maps, Mapbox, etc.), which makes it hard to > customize and evolve. Apache Baremaps is a Web mapping infrastructure for > the rest of us: it enables individuals and small teams of developers to > regain control over spatial data and to develop custom mapping experiences. > As a result, Apache Baremaps facilitates innovation in niche areas where > resources are limited and customization is needed (e.g., sustainable > mobility, civil engineering, urban planning, environment monitoring, > startups, etc.). > > == Initial Goals == > The primary goals are: > - to release a customizable attribution-free map schema and style; > - to publish a tiled world map in different formats (mvt, png, 3D Tiles > Next, etc.); > - to grow the community and attract new contributors; > - to release additional services and components (IP to location, location > search, etc.). > > == Current Status == > > === Meritocracy === > Baremaps is a project initially developed by Bertil Chapuis. It has > already attracted outside contributors. Therefore, the process of electing > new committers and project management committee members should be natural. > > === Community === > The need for Web mapping infrastructure is great, hence a good potential > for a diverse community mixing developers and cartographers. > > === Core Developers === > The contributors to Baremaps include developers from academia and > industry, mainly located in Europe. The contributions include > documentation, bug fixes, and new features. Most of the development and > communication currently takes place on GitHub. > > === Alignment === > Many critical components used in the geospatial community are released > under LGPL (e.g., Geotools, Geotoolkit). We are strongly aligned with the > terms of the Apache license. Joining the geospatial community at Apache > will enable us to be less reliant on components with contaminating > licenses. For instance, Apache SIS seeks to become an alternative to > Geotools and Geotoolkit. > > == Known Risks == > > === Project Name === > No trademark is associated with the Baremaps name, and the project is > already well referenced by search engines. The .com, .org, and .net domains > are the property of Bertil Chapuis, who agrees to transfer them to the > Apache Software Foundation unconditionally upon request. > > === Orphaned Products === > There is a risk of being orphaned due to the small number of committers. > Even if the main contributor has no plan to leave the project, this is a > problem we need to address in the future. > > === Inexperience with open source === > The initial committers contributed to open source projects in the past but > have only a few experiences with the governance of open source projects in > a Foundation such as Apache. > > === Length of incubation === > We expect to achieve most of the initial goals within one year. However, > some other goals (e.g., growing a community sufficiently diverse and > healthy to leave the incubator) are harder to estimate and may span over a > more extended time. > > === Homogenous Developers === > Most current developers work for the same institution (University of > Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland). We also started > receiving contributions from individuals and companies (e.g., Camptocamp). > > === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > Baremaps started as a hobby project. The geocoder and IP to location > components are the results of experiments conceived during research and > educational projects. The HTTP component was part of an R&D project at > camptocamp. > > === Relationships with Other Apache Products === > Apache Baremaps relies on other Apache projects to achieve its goals. > Apache SIS is used to import spatial data (e.g., Shapefile, GeoPackage, > GeoJSON) in PostGIS. Apache Lucene is used for indexing text and spatial > attributes. Apache Calcite may be considered as an alternative to PostGIS > in the future. > > === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > The geospatial community regularly encounters licensing problems. For > instance, Mapbox recently got closed source and forked into the MapLibre > project. The storage components of Apache SIS, which overlap with other > projects under LGPL in terms of functionality, take time to develop. The > most popular open source map schema for vector tiles is currently released > with a CC-BY license that discourages derivative work. We are interested in > joining the ASF because it sets a high bar for including third-party > libraries. In the long term, this will benefit our contributors, our users, > and, more generally, the geospatial community. > > == Documentation == > The documentation of baremaps can be found at: https://www.baremaps.com/ > > == Initial Source == > The source code of baremaps can be found at: > https://github.com/baremaps/baremaps > > The base map can be found at: > https://github.com/baremaps/baremaps/tree/main/map > > == External Dependencies == > To our knowledge, none of the dependencies currently used in our main > branch are a matter of concern (BSD, MIT, Apache). > > == Cryptography == > There is no cryptography required in Apache Baremaps at present time. > > = Required Resources = > > == Mailing lists == > baremaps-...@incubator.apache.org > baremaps-u...@incubator.apache.org > baremaps-comm...@incubator.apache.org > baremaps-priv...@incubator.apache.org > > == Git Repositories == > We would like to transfer our current github repository to the apache > organization. > > Source: https://github.com/baremaps/baremaps > > Target: https://github.com/apache/baremaps > > == Issue Tracking == > We currently use GitHub to manage the issues and would also appreciate > using a GitHub project. > > https://github.com/orgs/apache/projects > > == Initial Committers == > Names of initial committers with affiliation and current ASF status: > - Bertil Chapuis (Heig-vd), Apache Committer, id: bchapuis > - Andrea Borghi (Camptocamp) > - James Smith (Heig-vd) > - Antoine Drabble (Heig-vd) > > = Sponsors = > > == Champion == > Bertrand Delacretaz > > == Mentors == > Martin Desruisseaux > George Percivall > Julian Hyde > > == Sponsoring Entity == > The Apache Incubator > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > -- Sent from A Mobile Device
