Public Geospatial Data Committee

Mission and Approach
See Public Geospatial Data Project

Current Committee members

 * Jo Walsh (chair)
 * Michael Barton
 * David Bitner (irc:bitner)
 * Markus Neteler
 * Allan Doyle
 * Pericles (Perry) Nacionales
 * Schuyler Erle
 * Arnulf Christl
 * Jeff McKenna
 * Dan Putler

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

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 4 May, 2006 (fixed time)

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