Technology, Tools and Resources
Not everyone cares about the technology that runs a web service, but we always like to check it out when we visit a new site. We also don't see the point when start-ups try to be all stealthy about their technology stack, smart people like you are going to figure it out anyway.
This page describes a bit about what powers Collectivus.
Technologies and Web Services
- The Django Framework with GeoDjango
- PostgreSQL databases with PostGIS
- The MapQuest Platform for mapping, geocoding and general geo-visualization
- Yahoo GeoPlanet and Placemaker for place search
- Google AJAX Local Search API
- GeoNames for place search and geocoding
- OpenStreetMap for administrative mapping tools
- W3C Geolocation browser geolocation (if available)
- jQuery JavaScript Library
- Google Analytics for site traffic statistics and analysis
- AddThis for content sharing tools
- Linux servers running an OS distribution by Debian
- Apache Web Servers
- Git for distributed version control
Third-party Art, Icons, and Imagery
- The map controls use some icons from the "Milky" set by Icon Eden
- Share and Bookmark icons by Paul Robert Lloyd and AddThis
Development Tools
- Built on Macs and Linux boxes
- Written using TextMate by Macromates
Web Standards
We make our best effort to adhere, use and promote these standards:
- HTML 5 Markup
- XHTML Mobile Markup for Mobile User-Interface
- CSS 3.0 Specification
- Microformats
