Topic: Open Source Survey Package?

[Swift]

After the recent contour topic who would be interested in working on an open source survey package? We could start with the triangulations and contour package first but I think a better start would be a basic survey package

• Import/Export Points
• Traverse/Sideshot/Intersections
• Annotation(Bearing/Distance)/Line&Curve Tables
• Coordinate Transformations/Adjustments

[Dinosaur]

My skills as a codesmith are limited at best, but I have access to many resources that may prove useful in such an endeavor. . .  awaiting direction

[Chuck Gabriel]

I might be able to translate some well-defined algorithms into code, but I know next to nothing about surveying.  I assume you'll be wanting to do this in C++?

[Troy Williams]

It sounds like an interesting project. I might be interested, depends on what langague is being used.

[Swift]

I think the core of the project should be c++ dlls then we can write interfaces in lisp for autocad and intellicad.

[JohnK]

I'll help. But i know NOTHING about civil so my help would prolly have to be some internal proceds and etc. ...but ill help in any way i can.

[MP]

Interesting, how may I help?

Visual LISP + Visual BASIC (VB6 Enterprise) proficient.

Good with graphics.

Have full MSDN membership, so I have Visual Studio .NET architect et. al. just not proficient yet (oddly enough bought a C# book just yesterday).

Is 'anal retentive' a marketable skill here?

[MP]

Luis my friend, read this post in its entirety.

[Swift]

Does anyone have any experience with xml and LandXML?

[Mark]

You can count me in!! Not sure I can provide that much in the way of programming though. I do know a lot about surveying and how surveyors work. I can provide web space w/ all the fix'ns and a cvs via Subversion.

[Troy Williams]

I think the core of the project should be c++ dlls then we can write interfaces in lisp for autocad and intellicad.

It might be a good reason to learn c++. What version of c++ will you be using?

[MP]

I think the core of the project should be c++ dlls then we can write interfaces in lisp for autocad and intellicad.

It might be a good reason to learn c++. What version of c++ will you be using?

Cool, I know enough c++ to be completely dangerous.

But seriously, of all the languages I've taken a run at I liked c++ the most, I wish there were more c++ in the curriculum when I studied oo languages at university.

[Swift]

I am by no means a c++ guru but I can get around a little bit.  I say we stick with ANSI C++ and we can use Bloodshed as the compiler of choice.

[JohnK]

Im cool with that.

BTW, I can shoot my computers foot with Cpp quite easily (I'm still really bad at it.)  I'm also really bad Lisp but i know enough to shoot your computers foot with it.

[Swift]

Sorry se8en but, personally, I don't want you shooting anything near me.