[Fiware-webui] Proposal: WebUI Reorganization

[Toni Alatalo]

Hi - one note about AR:

I just saw the CIE folks and they are working on getting previous AR
release to shape quickly now, despite the license requirement changes that
happened mid-project on the FIWARE side.

For future work there is a reorganization at the university (where CIE is)
and we can check if the new home for those things is interested in the AR
dev -- they have quite long background with AR, having organized
summerschools on mobile AR dev with leading professors & companies in the
area (profs Feiner from US and Billinghurst from NZ, came to visit here
from Google), using MetaIO SDK (bought by Apple since) and Qualcomm's
mobile AR solution (with unity).

Of course is great that DFKI and also others (for example Adminotech that
also works with AR things otherwise) in the chapter know and work with AR
too, but just a note about the status on the University of Oulu side.

~Toni

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Philipp Slusallek <
philipp.slusallek at dfki.de> wrote:

> HI all,
>
> Here are my suggestions of how to reorganize WebUI in the light of the
> changes proposed by the commission. The changes are also based on the
> outcome of the internal architecture review.
>
> Here are the proposed actions for WebUI in short
>
>    1. *3D-UI GE*: Keep them both implementations; work on closer
>    integration/compatibility between the two versions that target different
>    use-cases; strengthen content pipeline
>    2. *Sync GE:* Keep this GE and strengthen it by moving all DFKI
>    resources from the Middleware GE (in the I2ND chapter) to the FiVES Sync GE
>    to become the new GEri; use additional resources to help integrating Sync
>    functionality also into Context Broker (common API); improve real-time
>    performance and scalability.
>    3. *AR **GE:* This is a hot topic and it is important to offer a good
>    solution here. Current license issues need to be resolved (probably via
>    original DFKI solution (Xflow)); DFKI is involved in ARVIDA project which
>    is creating AR technology that can be integrated here; CIE seems not to be
>    interested/able to continue development -> continue with DFKI?
>    4. *GIS GE:* To be discussed  further
>    5. *POI GE:* To be discussed further
>    6. *CloudRendering: *Will be put in maintenance mode for now, but
>    external update (DFKI via Open Source Community) is planned; No further
>    funding via FI-Core needed.
>
> The following GE should be discontinued, as I see little chances to argue
> for these GEs.
>
>    1. *2D-UI:* It will be integrated into the 3D-UI as decided before and
>    partially done already. No more work needed here.
>    2. *Real-Virtual-Integration:* Will be put in maintenance mode and
>    continue to be available.
>    3. *VirtualCharacters:* Will be put in maintenance mode and continue
>    to be available.
>    4. *Interface Designer:* Will be put in maintenance mode and continue
>    to be available.
>    5. *2D/3D-Capture:* Will be stopped and removed as a GE in the medium
>    term.
>
> The dropping of funding for 6 of our GEs will free some funding (exact
> amount to be determined). This funding should be invested in more external
> promotion of the capabilities of the WebUI chapter as an integral part of
> FIWARE. I suggest to invest this available funding particularly into:
>
>    - Execute *QA and friendly testing* of all remaining GEs
>    - *Improve handling of tickets* and reduce time to resolve (already
>    pretty good some some exceptions)
>    - Provide direct help to A16 and SMEs when using WebUI technology
>    - *Better** demonstrate** the* *Unique Selling Point** that WebUI GEs* *brings
>    to **FIWARE*
>    - Show application of WebUI GEs for *OpenData* provided by FIWARE
>    - Better integration with *ContextBroker GE* as well as new NGSI v2.
>    - Better integration into *WireCloud GE*
>    - Support data visualization in *BigData Analysis GE *(and where
>    possibly SpagoBI)
>    - Dockerization of individual as well as bundles of these GEs with
>    demos to simplify uptake of WebUI technology
>
> Ideally, the partners previously involved in these canceled GEs will be
> able to do this. Otherwise this funding will have to be transferred to
> those partners able and willing to do these tasks.
>
> I have tried to arrange things such that we can keep most resources within
> WebUI (as I discussed on Wednesday) and actually add to it (e.g. transfer
> from Middleware). However, some resources may have to be transferred
> elsewhere based on Juanjo's decisions. I have contacted him about this
> already, arguing along these lines.
>
> Please let me know what you think and provide alternatives, where you
> disagree.
>
>
> Best,
>
>     Philipp
>
>
>
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