The Emergence of Open-Source Software for the Weather Radar Community

2015 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Heistermann ◽  
S. Collis ◽  
M. J. Dixon ◽  
S. Giangrande ◽  
J. J. Helmus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Weather Radar ◽  
User Requirements ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Related Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Software Platforms

Abstract Weather radar analysis has become increasingly sophisticated over the past 50 years, and efforts to keep software up to date have generally lagged behind the needs of the users. We argue that progress has been impeded by the fact that software has not been developed and shared as a community. Recently, the situation has been changing. In this paper, the developers of a number of open-source software (OSS) projects highlight the potential of OSS to advance radar-related research. We argue that the community-based development of OSS holds the potential to reduce duplication of efforts and to create transparency in implemented algorithms while improving the quality and scope of the software. We also conclude that there is sufficiently mature technology to support collaboration across different software projects. This could allow for consolidation toward a set of interoperable software platforms, each designed to accommodate very specific user requirements.

What Makes Open Source Software Projects Impactful: A Data-Driven Approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huaiwei Yang ◽  
Shuang Liu ◽  
Lin Gui ◽  
Yongxin Zhao ◽  
Jun Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Data Driven Approach

scholarly journals The Labor of Maintaining and Scaling Free and Open-Source Software Projects

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (CSCW1) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
R. Stuart Geiger ◽  
Dorothy Howard ◽  
Lilly Irani
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Software Projects

The State and Profile of Open Source Software Projects in health and medical informatics

2009 ◽  
Vol 78 (7) ◽  
pp. 457-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balaji Janamanchi ◽  
Evangelos Katsamakas ◽  
Wullianallur Raghupathi ◽  
Wei Gao
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Medical Informatics ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
The State ◽  
Software Projects

The Effects of Communication Patterns on the Success of Open Source Software Projects

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Wu ◽  
Khim-Yong Goh ◽  
He Li ◽  
Chuan Luo ◽  
Haichao Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Estimation Model ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Model Following ◽  
Time Period

Drawing on the theoretical lens of communication patterns in organizational theory, this research analyzed the longitudinal success of open source software (OSS) projects by employing social network analysis method, based on extensive analyses of empirical data. This study is expected to provide an understanding on how communication patterns established in different roles and different levels. The authors not only measured OSS success from both developers and users' perspectives, but also extended the existing research by including the potential relationships among these success measures in the estimation model. Following the panel data econometric analysis methodology, they evaluated their research hypotheses using the Three-Stage Least Squares model, accounting for both time-period and project fixed effects. The authors' results indicated that according to the objectives of projects, a proper and planned control for the communication among team members is crucial for the success of OSS projects.

An Interactive Virtual Environment for Programming Modular Robots

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin J. Gucwa ◽  
Harry H. Cheng
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Modular Robots ◽  
Programming Environment ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Software Platforms ◽  
Interactive View ◽  
Interactive Virtual Environment

The design of RoboSim, a virtual environment for modular robots which controls simulated robots with code written for the hardware robots without modification, is described in detail in this paper along with its applications in educational environments. RoboSim integrates into the Ch programming environment, a C/C++ interpreter, that provides the ability to remotely control robots through interpreted C/C++ code allowing users to alternate between hardware and virtual robots without modifying the code. Open source software projects Open Dynamics Engine, OpenSceneGraph, and Qt are employed to produce the virtual environment and user interface which provide the capability of running on all major software platforms. The design of the software includes multiple library modules each specific to a particular task; therefore the simulation library and Graphical User Interface (GUI) can link against only the necessary libraries. The GUI links against the graphical library and XML library to give an interactive view of the RoboSim Scene as users are adding robots and obstacles into both the GUI and simulation. Execution of Ch code generates a new RoboSim Scene window which has the entire simulation that utilizes the simulation, graphical, xml, and callback libraries, in addition to the identical Scene from the GUI. It generates its own window for the user to view and interact with the progress of the simulation.

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