Re: [UrbanSim-Users] 4.1.2 GUI

If you do wish to run the gui available in the subversion repository,
you will need pyQT (http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/pyqt/). The main
module to run to start the gui is opus_gui.opus.

Paul Waddell wrote:
> 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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Received on Tue Jan 15 2008 - 12:51:35 PST