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Hardware and Operating System
Hardware and Technical Requirements
Platform Support
Orbit Technology runs on all platforms for which a proper Java runtime is available.
The Orbit technology is created in 100% pure Java. No extra's, no libraries, just Java. All Orbit products are thus runnable on all platforms for which a proper Java runtime is available. Some extensions are based on third-party libraries that are not portable: MrSID driver, ECW driver, FME support and others.
Windows
Orbit installation and support is guaranteed on :
- Desktop : XP, Vista, 7, 8
- Server : 2003, 2008, 2012
Installation remarks on Windows : Orbit Desktop products on Windows
Linux
Since Orbit is running on Java, it is possible to install Orbit on each distribution that supports Java.
It is required the system administrator has a firm knowledge of the OS.
All distributions has their own characteristics, we tested and advise :
- Ubuntu 10.0 or higher
- CentOS 5.0 or higher
Depending your configuration following programs might be installed on the server by the system administrator :
- MySQL 5.5 or higher
- PhpMyAdmin
- Samba
- Java (jre6 or higher)
- flash (version 11 or higher)
Installation remarks on Linux : Orbit on Linux
Standards
Orbit Geospatial Technologies is committed to international and interprofessional standards.
- Most important spatial data formats are supported (or can be supported in the near future or by third parties)
- Orbit uses only standard java
- The IOS extension provides pure OGC WMS based services
- Orbit FlashMap uses standard http, XML communication
- N-tier communication uses standard internet protocol communication