Matt Bertrand

@aashish24 are there any specs/requirements/use cases for this API?

@kotfic I replaced the GaiaRequestParser with a slightly modified version of your [custom_json_deserialize](https://github.com/OpenDataAnalytics/gaia/blob/3b7309610be7e25f49f8ddea1a8ba7428e0b66b9/gaia/parser.py#L17) JSON function in the postgis branch, and modified the request JSON accordingly. Example: ``` { "_type": "gaia.geo.processes_vector.WithinProcess",...

https://github.com/OpenDataAnalytics/gaia/pull/58

@aashish24 in terms of authorizing geoserver proxy requests, I can think of a few options, let me know which you prefer: 1. Set a username and password in the gaia...

Pushed a new branch: https://github.com/OpenDataAnalytics/gaia/tree/geoserver_proxy - Handles GET, POST, and PUT requests - Geoserver base url is specified in config file - Authentication is left up to the user/developer (ie...

Thanks @jbeezley. By routing data "through Minerva's server rather than allow the client to get data directly from (or post to) Gaia", do you mean that Minerva should create a...

@aashish24 based on today's phone call, does this accurately represent your ideas on how to move forward? - Gaia should read/write data from and to Girder directly, given a folder/item...

Thanks @kotfic I will take a look at that plugin. It would also be my preference to use a standard girder celery/job management framework if possible.

@aashish24 geospatial vector data in minerva can come from a few sources right now: - Mongo database - WMS server - Uploaded geojson, stored as files in girder Each of...

PS @aashish24 in girder there's also the ability to store a 'geo' field in an item's metadata via the geospatial plugin, but AFAIK this isn't used in Minerva.