Public Geospatial Data Committee

Mission and Approach

See Public Geospatial Data Project

Current Committee members

• Jo Walsh
• Michael Barton
• David Bitner(chair)
• Markus Neteler
• Allan Doyle
• Pericles (Perry) Nacionales
• Schuyler Erle
• Arnulf Christl
• Jeff McKenna
• Dan Putler
• Norman Vine
• Kevin Ward
• Benjamin Branch

Committee Website and Discussion List

• http://geodata.osgeo.org
• discussion: geodata@geodata.osgeo.org

Task

Add basic description and references to the http://geodata.osgeo.org/ site

Documents

• Public Geospatial Data Project
• Geodata Repository

Meeting Agenda and Minutes

Meeting in IRC #osgeo channel (irc.freenode.net)

• First meeting, 1500 UTC 22 March, 2006 (fixed time around the world)
• Second Meeting, 1500 UTC 29 March, 2006 (fixed time around the world)
• Third Meeting, moved! 1600 UTC 6 April, 2006 (fixed time around the world)
• Fourth Meeting, 1600 UTC 20 April, 2006 (fixed time around the world)
• Fifth Meeting, 1600 UTC 11 May, 2006 (fixed time)
• Sixth Meeting 1500 UTC 30th June 2006 (fixed time)
• Seventh Meeting 1500 UTC 20th July 2006 (fixed time)
• Eighth Meeting 1500 UTC 10th August 2006 (fixed time)
• Ninth Meeting
• Tenth Meeting
• Eleventh Meeting
• Twelfth Meeting
• Thirteenth Meeting
• Fourteenth Meeting
• Fifteenth Meeting
• 16th Meeting , 1500 UTC 26th March 2008 ([1])

Milestones

Milestones will be developed by the working groups.

Working Groups

• Geodata Discovery Working Group
• Geodata Packaging Working Group
• Geodata Licensing Working Group

Outreach

• Open Letter regarding the INSPIRE Directive signed (3/2006)

Responses, References , Press

• http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/71921 (Heise is a commercial enterprise publishing around IT. They operate a /.-like forum in German language