MoU OGC/Review 2020

Review Team

 * Tom Kralidis
 * Rob Atkinson
 * Franz-Josef Behr
 * Rajat Shinde
 * Angelos Tzotsos
 * Dimitris Kotzinos

Issue tracker: https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/80

Overview
At the OSGeo Board 2019 face-to-face meeting in Bucharest, one of the topics covered was the OSGeo / OGC Memorandum of Understanding. OSGeo and OGC agreed that it would be a good time to review and update the MOU as required to reflect current requirements and opportunities.

Purpose
The purpose of this activity is to analyze the current OSGeo/OGC MOU to articulate opportunities in support of a renewed MOU.

Scope
This activity is bound to the OSGeo/OGC relationship.

Background

 * MOU circa 2008
 * https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_signs_Memorandum_of_Understanding_with_OGC
 * https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Open_Source_and_Open_Standards

Current State (2020-)

 * Reference implementations/demos
 * OSGeo certification service
 * 6 membership slots
 * OSGeo Standards mailing list
 * OSGeo participation in OGC
 * OGC participation in OSGeo
 * OGC API efforts and OSGeo implementations

Analysis

 * OGC: increase in developer focus and engagement of software development community
 * increased collaboration via OGC API sprints
 * FOSS4G is beneficial to all/for all software

Opportunities

 * aligned missions: FAIR data principles
 * developer focus
 * more sprints/cross pollination
 * OSGeo participation innovation projects
 * OSGeo representation vs. individual membership
 * OSGeo contribution to developer.ogc.org
 * OSGeo single membership provides SWG voting rights

Next Steps
Draft Exhibit A for review by OSGeo and OGC