A few days ago the prompt release of the source code of Google Earth Enterprise, since yesterday this announcement came true and that's it available on github for download the latest version of the most popular geospatial application today.
Google Earth Enterprise (GEE), is a version of Google Earth Server-based and that can be used offline, it is used by many companies worldwide that work in different areas such as geophysics, security, humanitarian, rescue, education, intelligence, among others.
Google Earth Enterprise
El use of Google Earth Enterprise It has focused mainly on visualization and cartography, where millions of users use the information provided by the tool to develop their projects. Similarly, the tool serves as a database for various applications, which take geospatial information from Google Earth and process it according to their needs.
Google Earth Enterprise was launched in 2006, in order to offer customers the ability to create and host private versions, in the facilities of Google Earth and Google Maps. In March 2015, the depreciation of the product and the end of all sales were announced, adding maintenance until March 22, 2017 and since yesterday the tool is Open Source in order that old users continue to benefit and that communities can improve and make their own forks.
La GEE release it has been thanks to the will of Google and the excellent work of preparing the code by the Thermopylae Sciences & Technology (TST).
«Ten years after the founding of TST on March 29, 2007, we are proud to announce the successful transfer of GEE from Google's proprietary source code to an Open Source project on GitHub." He said CEO of TST, AJ Clark .
TST It has also begun to implement a long-term work plan, which will allow to improve and release new versions of this tool. Similarly, policies have been created for the future of the application, including the creation of a governing board that will be in charge of reviewing the contributions of the community, in order to guarantee an organized and safe line of work.
The suite of applications that has been released consists of three main components:
- GEE Fusion: Importer of images, vector and terrain data to a 3d globe or 2D map.
- GEEServer: Apache server that hosts the private globes built by GEE Fusion.
- GEE Client: The Google Earth Enterprise Client (EC) and Google Maps Javascript API V3 used to view 3D globes and 2D maps, respectively.
TST is also preparing to upgrade all components including GEE Server, GEE Fusion and GEE Client, ensuring the viability of projects and the manageability of the entire community.
This Open Source application has been tested and is available for the following distros and their derivatives
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux from version 6.0 to 7.2
- CentOS 6.0 to 7.2
- Ubuntu 10.04, 12.04 and 14.04 LTS
You can access an excellent installation guide that the Google Earth Enterprise team has prepared here
A very encouraging future is predicted for the communities around geospatial investigations, since as of today they benefit from just over 470000 lines of code, which also according to the official announcement from google is accompanied by the commitment to continue contributing in the updates of the tool.
It is worth noting that Google has also announced the release of all the technical material related to the application, which will allow a more efficient understanding and improvement of the years of work of many of the best programmers on the planet.
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