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Abe has announced that the source code for zigGIS is now available (governed by the zigGIS EULA). It can be found at http://www.obtusesoft.com/source.aspx. Additionally, there is now zigGIS apparel available at http://www.cafepress.com/obtusesoft (just because it’s fun…and a little geeky). No, there is not an option to have the source code printed on a shirt. Enjoy … Continue reading zigGIS Source Code and Schwag Available
Now that ArcGIS 9.3 has been finalized, I have finally gotten around to testing zigGIS 2.0.1 with it. While the source code is available, I wanted to test the unmodified binary distro. I am happy to report that zigGIS appears to work fine with ArcGIS Desktop 9.3. I guess the statement in the zigGIS About … Continue reading zigGIS and ArcGIS 9.3
Today was the original target for releasing zigGIS 2.0. There is a flurry of activity at Obtuse to get the web site and the online store ready. May 21st is the definite release date as all of the loose ends are tying up nicely. A lot of work has been put into improving performance, especially … Continue reading zigGIS 2.0 To Be Released on May 21st
The zigGIS 2.0 beta is wrapping up this week. We got some good feedback and Abe was able to fix a few bugs. We’ll begin focusing on getting the release out. We are shooting for May 20th but that may slip because there’s a lot to do. PostGIS editing is working pretty well now and, … Continue reading zigGIS 2.0 Beta Closing, Release Near
Those of you following the progress of zigGIS via Twitter may have noticed that zigGIS 2.0 is being released to the beta testers. This version features better handling of spatial references and well as enabling editing of PostGIS data using native ArcMap tools. There’s been a lot of code cleanup along the way and Paolo … Continue reading zigGIS 2.0 in Beta
Obtuse Software has established a Twitter account for zigGIS with the intent of using Twitter to broadcast status updates on zigGIS. The link to the zigGIS home on Twitter is: twitter.com/zigGIS Twitter users who are interested in keeping up to date as zigGIS 2.0 moves through beta into its release and beyond can simply follow … Continue reading Follow zigGIS on Twitter
As zigGIS 2.0 enters its beta stage, I am (somewhat strangely) reminded of the famous line from Yeats: “what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?” Kind of a weird thing to have pop into your head in relation to something as positive as zigGIS, but sleep deprivation … Continue reading ZigGIS Beta
For those that are interested, Abe has been posting screencasts of the the improvements to zigGIS at the Obtuse site. The zigGIS 2.0 beta will be out soon. The performance of the direct connect to PostGIS has been greatly improved and full editing has been implemented using native ArcGIS tools. There is also a Google … Continue reading zigGIS Updates
Things have been a little quiet (publicly) with zigGIS, owing mainly to outside workload. For those of you who may be wondering, Abe Gillespie, the original author of zigGIS is now more fully engaged on it and making some updates. He should have some announcements in the coming weeks but I just wanted to float … Continue reading Whither zigGIS?
Abe, Paolo and I had a chat session yesterday to coordinate efforts on zigGIS. It was good session and we’re all on the same page with getting zigGIS solidified. The general theme of the outcome from yesterday is that we want to make zigGIS a solid experience for PostGIS users first. We have discussed other … Continue reading Way Ahead for zigGIS