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\title{So simple to install}
\subtitle{deegree releases 2.1 demos as WAR archives}
\author{Dr. Markus Lupp (aka Markus M\"uller)}

\maketitle

\section{About deegree}
deegree\footnote{deegree web site: \url{http://www.deegree.org}} is a Java-based Open Source / Free Software framework for the implementation of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI). It contains the services needed for SDI (deegree Web Services) as well as portal components (deegree iGeoPortal), mechanisms for handling security and access control issues (deegree iGeoSecurity) and storage / visualization of 3D geodata (deegree iGeo3D).

deegree is conceptually and interface-wise based on the standards of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and ISO / TC 211. At the time of writing it is the most comprehensive implementation
of those standards in one Open Source framework. The framework is component-based to a high degree, allowing the flexible creation of solutions for a wide variety of use cases.

deegree is the official reference implementation of the OGC for the Web Map Service and Web Coverage Service standards. It is published under the GNU Lesser General Public License.

\section{Release management in deegree2}
With the 2.1 release a number of changes took place concerning code
management in deegree:

\begin{itemize}
\item {
deegree moved from CVS to SVN\footnote{deegree SVN: \url{http://deegree.wald.intevation.org/}}}
\item {
a stable branch was introduced that is uses as the base for releases}
\item {
a testing process was installed that results in more stable releases}
\item {
demos (packages containing a specific, pre-configured component that is
part of deegree) are managed in the SVN and are published as
WAR-archives.}
\end{itemize}
{
All these measures aim at a more professional and open development of
the project.}

\section{deegree 2.1 rc1 demo releases}

On June 11th (in time for deegree day) the 2.1 release candidates for the
following demos were published:

\begin{itemize}
\item {
deegree Web Map Service (the designated official Reference
Implementation of the OGC for WMS 1.3 and WMS 1.1.1)}
\item {
deegree Web Feature Service (WFS 1.1.0)}
\item {
deegree Web Coverage Service (the designated official Reference
Implementation of the OGC for WCS 1.0)}
\item {
deegree iGeoPortal}
\item {
deegree Catalogue Service -- Web (CS-W 2.0 ISO application profile)}
\item {
deegree Web Perspective View Service / Web Terrain Service (WPVS/WTS)}
\end{itemize}

The publication as WAR-archives including preconfigured data sources
makes the installation and deployment of the demos very easy. WMS, WFS,
WCS and iGeoPortal can be installed \textbf{within seconds} assuming that a
Servlet Engine like Tomcat is already installed.

For installation of the Catalogue Service, setup of a PostgreSQL/PostGIS
is necessary. For the WPVS/WTS an OpenGL-enabled graphics card is
necessary.

Great effort was also put into the creation of documentation for these six
demo releases.

The demo releases can be accessed online\footnote{Demo releases: \url{http://demo.deegree.org/}} and
downloaded from \url{www.deegree.org}.

\address{Dr. Markus Lupp (aka Markus M\"uller)\\
  \href{lat/long GmbH}{http://www.lat-lon.de}
  Aennchenstr 19 \\
  53177 Bonn, Germany\\
  \email{mueller AT lat-lon.de} or \email{markus.lupp AT lat-lon.de}
  }