Re: [UrbanSim-Users] 4.1.2 GUI

Brian

We have not been advertising the GUI so as to avoid raising expectations
too soon, but yes, there is a GUI under very active development. We may
start posting some snapshots on the web site soon to give users a
preview of it. This development is being supported by the Maricopa
Association of Governments and the Pima Association of Governments under
the umbrella of a project called AZ-SMART. We are hoping to get a
stable release out relatively soon that includes an initial version of
the GUI, an installer for windows, and a tutorial and sample dataset.

Some descriptive points:
- It is developed in Python using the Qt4 widget library
- It is data-driven, with the contents of the GUI reading/writing
configurations in XML
- It is organized into tabs collecting related tasks for Data
Management, Model Management, Scenario Management, and Results Management
- It will be able to send and retrieve data from a variety of SQL
databases and geodatabases (ESRI and Postgis)
- It has integrated model estimation, simulation, and computation of
indicators
- It allows users to extend the interface by adding arbitrary scripts,
queries, expressions

This is all in the subversion repository, but undergoing very rapid
change, so we will wait for this to stabilize a bit more before putting
it into the stable release on the web. If you want to access the copy
in subversion, it is in the opus_gui package, but as Jesse noted, be
warned that it is not yet complete, stable or documented.

Paul

Jesse Ayers wrote:
> Brian-
>
> We do not really have a comprehensive roadmap for exactly what the GUI will
> provide. We are focused mostly on exposing UrbanSim specific functionality
> at first. This includes separating configuration data from code and
> exposing those settings in the GUI, getting data in and out of the cache and
> databases, estimating models, creating and running scenarios, and yes, a lot
> of indicator stuff.
>
> The current GUI is available in the repository in the opus_gui package,
> although it is in constant development so it is possibly unstable and
> definitely incomplete. If you have other questions, please ask. The GUI is
> not a secret, it just doesn't have much of a public face at the moment! :)
>
> -- Jesse Ayers
> -- Center for Urban Simulation and Policy Analysis
> -- www.urbansim.org
>
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: users-bounces_at_urbansim.org
>> [mailto:users-bounces_at_urbansim.org] On Behalf Of Brian Miles
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:05 AM
>> To: users_at_urbansim.org
>> Subject: [UrbanSim-Users] 4.1.2 GUI
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> We've heard rumblings of a new comprehensive GUI for
>> UrbansSim. We're
>> planning some extensions to UrbanSim/uses of UrbanSim output, and
>> we're trying to decide to what degree these extensions belong in the
>> OPUS framework. Part of this decision has to do with the new
>> GUI and
>> whether it will support indicators.
>>
>> Is there a list of functionality that the new GUI will provide? (do
>> you maintain an externally facing development blog or wiki
>> that shows
>> features you are working on/roadmaps?)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brian
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