GeoReport internal engine 4 SpagoBI very soon!

Engineering is working, in collaboration with INOVA, on the new internal engine for GeoReport in order to include WebGIS capabilities inside SpagoBI platform, following OpenGeoBI paradigms.


GeoReport internal engine will be released in the next SpagoBI version (2.4) around Christmas 2009!

OGC and GeoBI Initiative

The OGC has identified Geospatial Business Intelligence (GeoBI) as a major focus area for OGC standards related activities and is preparing a White Paper about the main issues: Sptail-ETL, Spatial-OLAP and Spatial-Report (GeoDashboard).

The White Paper will describe the value, methods and technology for applying geospatial interoperability standards to business intelligence technology and applications (such as SpagoBI, PentahoBI, etc..).
OGC aims to increase the interoperability of BI software products that can enable the collection, aggregation, analysis, distribution, and display of more relevant key performance indicators (KPI) using OGC standards and cartographic interfaces.

The OGC is now undertaking an analysis of how the capability of BI tools - such as Dashboards, reporting, On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) and Data Mining - can be increased through access to spatial information and processing based upon open standards from OGC and other possible new standards.

The White Paper will be the first step in developing an OGC emphasis in GeoBI!

OpenGeoBI @ GFOSS DAY 2009

At Italian GFOSS DAY 2009, Bolzano 12 November 2009, INOVA presents:

1. the state of the art of the OpenGeoBI project and Google Summer Of Code 2009 results on GeOLAP module
   
   
2. OpenGeoBI customizzation for Public Administrations and Enterprise solutions (GeoPA, GeoBusiness)

DHIS 2: a very good sample for Geo-BI issue

The DHIS 2 is a tool for collection, validation, analysis, and presentation of aggregate statistical data, tailored (but not limited) to integrated health information management activities.


DHIS 2 has also GIS capabilities such as:

1. Integrated GIS client (Mapfish Client) with thematic mapping. Lets you define custom legend sets and save favorite map views.
   
   
2. User interface for registering maps. The map source can be Shapefiles as well as GeoJSON files (by using GeoServer RestFul API).
   
   
3. Provides automatic mapping between cartographic features in the map and in the database.
   
   
4. Functionality for including ordered overlays such as roads, rivers, and public facilities.