https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Wiki-Chaitanya 2026-05-31T04:49:45Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.35.9 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=User:Chaitanya&diff=83724 2015-04-21T04:26:28Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: /* Chaitanya Kumar CH */</p> <hr /> <div>===Chaitanya Kumar CH===<br /> <br /> [[File:Chaitanya 812x812.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Chaitanya Kumar CH]]<br /> <br /> Developer<br /> <br /> ''Location: Bengaluru, India''<br /> <br /> Chaitanya is an open source developer. Fell in with OSGeo-India while studying under Prof.K.S.Rajan at IIIT-H. Worked with the GDAL project for a few years. He was among the very few open source freelancers in India. Participated and talked in various conferences promoting FOSS4G. Currently working with Egis Geoplan, India.<br /> <br /> ;OSGeo Experience<br /> [[File:OSGeo_coder.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#Developers_and_Committee_Members]][[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]<br /> <br /> :* Maintained OSGeo-India website from 2009 to 2011<br /> :* Authored [http://lsi.iiit.ac.in/foss4gindia/download.php?df=12 GDAL History, Features and Significance]<br /> :* Presenter at local conferences and workshops<br /> :* Co-mentored a GSoC-2014 project for GDAL<br /> <br /> ;Contact:<br /> : Email: chaitanya.ch@gmail.com<br /> : Mobile: +91-949 444 7584<br /> : Skype: chaitanya.kumar.ch<br /> : https://in.linkedin.com/in/chaitanyakumarch<br /> <br /> ;Spoken Languages: English, Telugu, Hindi<br /> <br /> ;Profile last updated: 21 Apr 2015<br /> <br /> {{#umSetParam: 77.53122|13.036792|Bengaluru,India|Chaitanya|Chaitanya Kumar CH}}<br /> <br /> {{#umUserMap: Chaitanya}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:India]] [[Category:OSGeo Member]]</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=User:Chaitanya&diff=83723 2015-04-21T04:25:12Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: /* Chaitanya Kumar CH */</p> <hr /> <div>===Chaitanya Kumar CH===<br /> <br /> [[File:Chaitanya 812x812.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Chaitanya Kumar CH]]<br /> <br /> Developer<br /> <br /> ''Location: Bhubaneswar, India''<br /> <br /> Chaitanya is an open source developer. Fell in with OSGeo-India while studying under Prof.K.S.Rajan at IIIT-H. Worked with the GDAL project for a few years. He was among the very few open source freelancers in India. Participated and talked in various conferences promoting FOSS4G. Currently working with OFSDP maintaining and developing a WebGIS portal and MobileGIS app.<br /> <br /> ;OSGeo Experience<br /> [[File:OSGeo_coder.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#Developers_and_Committee_Members]][[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]<br /> <br /> :* Maintained OSGeo-India website from 2009 to 2011<br /> :* Authored [http://lsi.iiit.ac.in/foss4gindia/download.php?df=12 GDAL History, Features and Significance]<br /> :* Presenter at local conferences and workshops<br /> :* Co-mentored a GSoC-2014 project for GDAL<br /> <br /> ;Contact:<br /> : Email: chaitanya.ch@gmail.com<br /> : Mobile: +91-949 444 7584<br /> : Skype: chaitanya.kumar.ch<br /> : https://in.linkedin.com/in/chaitanyakumarch<br /> <br /> ;Spoken Languages: English, Telugu, Hindi<br /> <br /> ;Profile last updated: 21 Apr 2015<br /> <br /> {{#umSetParam: 77.53122|13.036792|Bengaluru,India|Chaitanya|Chaitanya Kumar CH}}<br /> <br /> {{#umUserMap: Chaitanya}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:India]] [[Category:OSGeo Member]]</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=LIDAR_Format_Letter&diff=83722 2015-04-21T04:24:44Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: /* Signed */</p> <hr /> <div>=Open Letter of the Need for Open Standards in LiDAR=<br /> April 2015.<br /> <br /> We, the undersigned, are concerned that the current interoperability between LiDAR applications, through use of the open &quot;LAS&quot; format, is being threatened by ESRI's introduction and promotion of an alternative &quot;Optimized LAS&quot; '''''proprietary format.''''' This is of grave concern given that fragmentation of the LAS format will reduce interoperability between applications and organisations, and introduce vendor lock-in.<br /> <br /> <br /> We request that:<br /> # The OGC initiate the formalisation of an open standard for storing LiDAR data, and that OGC sponsors help prioritise the development of this open LiDAR standard.<br /> # ESRI support the OGC in their [http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/vision mission] &quot;to advance the development and use of international standards and supporting services that promote geospatial interoperability.&quot; In particular, ESRI joins with the OGC in consolidating an Open Standard for use of LiDAR data. This might include proposing ESRI's &quot;Optimized LAS&quot; as an Open Standard to remove any technical or legal hurdles in use of &quot;Optimized LAS&quot; as an Open Standard. A simple test to determine if &quot;Optimized LAS&quot; can be used as an Open Standard would be if &quot;Optimized LAS&quot; can legally be implemented by Open Source software such as libLAS or LASzip.<br /> # Users and sponsors of LiDAR data, publicly state their preference for the use of an open LiDAR format over proprietary when selecting software and services.<br /> # The custodians of the open LAS format [http://www.asprs.org/LD-Division/LAS-Working-Group.html LAS Working Group (LWG)], who are part of [http://www.asprs.org/ American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)], request the term &quot;LAS&quot; not to be included in the name of a proprietary format, as it makes such a proprietary format appear to be an approved derivative of LAS.<br /> <br /> =Signed=<br /> Name, Affiliation(s), Optional comment on interest in Open LiDAR format<br /> <br /> # Suchith Anand, Geo for All, committed to Open Principles in Geo Education and Policy.<br /> # Martin Isenburg, founder of [http://rapidlasso.com rapidlasso GmbH] and creator of [http://rapidlasso.com/LASzip LASzip], [http://rapidlasso.com/LAStools LAStools], and [http://rapidlasso.com/PulseWaves PulseWaves].<br /> # Cameron Shorter, GeoSpatial Director at [http://lisasoft.com LISAsoft]. Core contributor and coordinator of [http://live.osgeo.org OSGeo-Live]. Contributor to numerous OGC testbeds, technical lead on a range of previous Australian and New Zealand Open Government initiatives.<br /> # Stefan Keller, founder and director of [http://www.hsr.ch/geometalab Geometa Lab]; Professor in GIS, databases, open (government) data and interoperability; maintainer of GeoConverter; contributor to open source software (GDAL/OGR, QGIS).<br /> # Patrick Hogan, NASA World Wind Project Manager, committed to the US National Spatial Data Infrastructure principles, one being &quot;to make geographic data more accessible to the public&quot; [http://www.fgdc.gov/nsdi/nsdi.html NSDI]. Open standards are essential for this.<br /> # Lene Fischer, Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen. User of Open and free Data from The Danish Geodata Agency - Using LAZ and LAS http://download.kortforsyningen.dk/content/dhmpunktsky.<br /> # [http://www.ege-como.polimi.it/index.php?content=maria_brovelli Maria Antonia Brovelli], Full Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano. Geo For All, committed to Open Principles in Geo Education and Policy and to Open Principles in Research.<br /> # Ron Fortunato, President of [http://www.trilliumlearning.com/AmericaBridge/ Trillium Learning] LLC. Committed to open data standards that are necessary for education and all levels of communication.<br /> # [http://www.geodatawiz.com/armin-schmidt Armin Schmidt], Chief Developer at [http://www.GeodataWIZ.com GeodataWIZ Ltd] and Chairman of [http://www.archprospection.org ISAP], committed to better science through Open Data.<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/in/gconti Giuseppe Conti], CTO Trilogis Srl, Italy. Committed to open data standards that maximize opportunity for innovative solutions, unencumbered by artificial obstacles to data exchange.<br /> # [http://pt.linkedin.com/pub/jorge-rocha/1b/560/499 Jorge Gustavo Rocha], Professor, Computer Science Department, University of Minho, Portugal, committed to better science through [http://www.gistam.org/EventChairs.aspx?y=2016 Open Data].<br /> # [http://people.eecs.ku.edu/~miller/ Jim Miller], University of Kansas, Professor, Computer Science. Open standards for data exchange are essential for education and research.<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brandt-melick/22/869/261 Brandt Melick], Information Technology Department Director, Springfield Oregon USA. The need to promote open solutions is paramount.<br /> # Alex Paza Makini, National University Solomon Islands, Natural Resources and Applied Science. Committed to open data standards for education and research, and everything beyond.<br /> # Jorg M. Hacker, Professor, Director/Chief Scientist of [http://www.airborneresearchaustralia.com Airborne Research Australia], Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. Open formats have always been a great benefit to airborne LiDAR.<br /> # Didier Richard, Head of IS Training Dept. in Education and Research Directorate of [http://www.ign.fr Institut National de l'Information Géographique et Forestière], France. OGC user, Contributor to OSGeO projects like GDAL.<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/adryane-gorayeb/74/517/96a Adryane Gorayeb], [http://www.ufc.br/ Federal University of Ceará Brazil], Geography Department. Open standards for data exchange are essential for education and research.<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/in/yuryryabov Yury Ryabov], PhD, Senior researcher at [http://www.istc.ru/istc/db/inst.nsf/wsu/i0001823 Russian Scientific-Research Centre for Ecological Safety], [http://www.interacademies.net/Academies/ByRegion/CentralEasternEurope/13383.aspx Russian Academy of Sciences], Saint Petersburg, Russia. Open data formats are essential for successful and reproducible scientific research.<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/teresa-lamelas-gracia/40/4a7/20b María Teresa Lamelas], [http://cud.unizar.es/ Centro Universitario de la Defensa Zaragoza], [http://geoforest.unizar.es/es/index.php GeoForest-IUCA]. Committed to open data standards for education and research.<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidherries David Herries], [http://www.interpine.co.nz/SitePages/Home.aspx Using LiDAR for forest yield modelling at Interpine Innovation]. Establishing open data standards provide scope for exponential growth in innovation. This is key to a rapidly developing technology like LiDAR.<br /> # [[User:Ivansanchez|Iván Sánchez Ortega]], [http://www.mazemap.no Mazemap]. OSGeo Charter member and Open Data nerd.<br /> # [[User:AnitaGraser|Anita Graser]], GIS specialist with AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, OSGeo Charter member and QGIS team member. Committed to open data standards for education and research.<br /> # [[User:vehrka|Pedro-Juan Ferrer]], [http://www.geomaticblog.net Geomaticblog]. OSGeo Charter member and member of the Open Knowledge Foundation.<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/karl-donert/3/160/571 Professor Karl Donert], President European Association of Geographers (http://www.eurogeo.nl/ EUROGEO)<br /> # Drew Fenton, Boulder Creek, CA [http://www.savetheredwoods.org/redwoods/coast-redwoods/ Countdown to the Last Coast Redwood]. Please protect Open Standards for geospatial data!<br /> # [[User:Bolosig|Wladimir Szczerban]], [http://www.geoinquiets.cat Geoinquiets] Geogeek &amp; OSGeo Spanish Local Chapter Member, Spain<br /> # [http://vmx.cx Volker Mische], OSGeo Charter member and creator of GeoCouch<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/in/clquintanilla Carlos López Quintanilla], [http://www.psig.es PSIG] [http://www.geoinquiets.cat Geoinquiets] GIS consultant, Spain<br /> # [[User:woodbri|Stephen Woodbridge]], [http://imaptools.com iMaptools], OSGeo Charter member.<br /> # [[User:odoepner|Oliver Doepner]], [http://oliver.doepner.net doepner.net], Software Engineer (Java,Linux), Open Standards and Open Source advocate<br /> # [[User:Lucadelu|Luca Delucchi]], [http://gis.cri.fmach.it Fondazione Edmund Mach], OSGeo Charter member, FOSS4G and Open Data developer, advocate, contributor and user.<br /> # Antoine Cottin, CTO of [http://www.carbomap.com Carbomap Ltd.] and creator of [http://github.com/carbomap/Fleurdelas Fleurdelas], Edinburgh, United Kingdom.<br /> # [http://strk.keybit.net Sandro Santilli], [http://strk.keybit.net/services.html NetLab], Free Software Hacker. There are already too many users slave to their tools, let's stop that!<br /> # [http://www.itopen.it Alessandro Pasotti], [http://www.itopen.it ItOpen], GIS Free Software Developer.<br /> # [http://www.roccatello.com Eduard Roccatello], [http://www.3dgis.it 3DGIS], 3DGIS CTO and co-Founder<br /> # [[User:moovida|Andrea Antonello]], [http://www.hydrologis.com HydroloGIS], OSGeo Charter member, Open Source GIS developer, HydroloGIS co-founder.<br /> # [http://www.associazionegfoss.it Stefano Campus], President of [http://www.associazionegfoss.it GFOSS.it] Association (Associazione Italiana per l'Informazione Geografica Libera), Italian Local Chapter of OSGeo Foundation.<br /> # [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Madi Margherita Di Leo], OSGeo Charter Member<br /> # [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Sacosta Sergio Acosta y Lara], OSGeo Charter Member<br /> # [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Maximdubinin Maxim Dubinin], CEO at NextGIS, OSGeo Charter Member. Another 'standard' proprietary format? No, thank you.<br /> # [[User:Steko|Stefano Costa]], Soprintendenza Archeologia della Liguria, Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo, Italy<br /> # [http://www.geog.illinois.edu/people/jgrn Jonathan Greenberg], Assistant Professor, [http://publish.illinois.edu/jgrn/ GEARS Laboratory], Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.<br /> # Bob Basques, Saint Paul, Mn., Technical Director for SharedGeo.<br /> # [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Maning Maning Sambale], OSGeo Charter Member<br /> # [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Pcav Paolo Cavallini], QGIS PSC<br /> # [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dr Phillip Davis], Member OSGeo Geo For All education advisory board, Director @ GeoAcademy<br /> # [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Nbozon Nicolas Bozon], [http://zoo-project.org ZOO-Project PSC], OSGeo Charter Member<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/in/ruslanrainis Ruslan Rainis], Professor, Director, [http://www.research.usm.my/default.asp?tag=36 Centre for Research Initiatives in Liberal Arts &amp; Social Sciences](CRI-LASS). Open GeoInformation for a Sustainable Tomorrow and the Bottom Billions.<br /> # [[User:Silli|Silvia Franceschi]], [http://www.hydrologis.com HydroloGIS], OSGeo Charter member, Environmental Engineer Open Source GIS power user, HydroloGIS co-founder.<br /> # Oscar Martinez Rubi [http://esciencecenter.nl Netherlands eScience Center] eScience engineer.<br /> # Werner Macho, QGIS team member. Committed to open data standards for education and research.<br /> # Giuseppe Patti, Geologist and Freelance Geospatial Advisor, GFOSS supporter.<br /> # [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Drappo Daniel Rappo], Professor, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, School of Business and Engineering Vaud.<br /> # [[User:nachouve|Juan Ignacio Varela]], Freelance Geospatial Advisor and OSGeo Local Chapter Member.<br /> # [[User:dmorissette|Daniel Morissette]], President at [http://mapgears.com Mapgears], OSGeo Charter member.<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/in/raulnanclares Raul Nanclares], RS&amp;GIS Specialist<br /> # [http://www.ing.unitn.it/dica/hp/index_eng.php?user=rigon Riccardo Rigon], Professor at University of Trento (Italy)<br /> # [[User:Siki| Zoltan Siki]] Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Hungary), OSGeo Charter member.<br /> # [http://lefsky.org Michael Lefsky], Professor of Remote Sensing Science, Colorado State University and Director, Center for Ecological Applications of Lidar.<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lucas-c-villa-real/7/a0b/b06 Lucas Villa Real], Research software engineer at IBM Research - Brazil.<br /> # [http://terraremote.com Loren Dawe], GIS Manager at Terra Remote Sensing Inc. Lidar Supplier and Open Standards Advocate<br /> # [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Warmerda Frank Warmerdam], Software Developer, OSGeo Charter member<br /> # [http://ch.linkedin.com/pub/jens-ingensand/0/836/6b0 Jens Ingensand], Professor, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, [http://www.heig-vd.ch/international School of Business and Engineering Vaud].<br /> # [http://nsidc.org/research/bios/khalsa.html Siri Jodha Khalsa], Research Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center, [http://cires.colorado.edu/ Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences], University of Colorado, Boulder, USA<br /> # [http://gis.uster.ch/ Andreas Neumann], GIS manager, City of Uster, Kanton Zurich, Switzerland<br /> # [http://www.iwmi.org/ Yann Chemin], Researcher - Remote Sensing, International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/in/etiennebracine Etienne B. Racine], Geomatics and remote sensing project manager, WSP, Canada<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alejandro-hinojosa/7/33b/342 Alejandro Hinojosa], [http://cicese.mx CICESE Research Center], Earth Sciences Division, GIS &amp; Remote Sensing Lab, Ensenada, Mexico<br /> # [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:epifanio Massimo Di Stefano], OSGeo Charter Member<br /> # [http://clas.ucdenver.edu/directory/faculty-staff/Rafael-Moreno Rafael Moreno], University of Colorado Denver, [http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/Departments/ges/Pages/Geography.aspx Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences]. Openness is fundamental to progress.<br /> # Peter Drexel, GIS manager, [http://www.vorarlberg.at/vorarlberg/bauen_wohnen/bauen/vermessung_geoinformation/start.htm State of Vorarlberg (State Survey Office)], Austria<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/marco-minghini/a8/3b6/198 Marco Minghini], Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, [http://www.polimi.it Politecnico di Milano]. Committed to Open Principles in Geo Education and Research.<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/candan-eyl%C3%BCl-kilsedar/65/380/976 Candan Eylül Kilsedar], WebGIS Developer, Research Fellow at [http://www.polimi.it Politecnico di Milano]. <br /> # [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:AlastairMcKinstry Alastair McKinstry], Debian Linux meteorology/GIS developer, Ireland<br /> # [http://people.unibo.it/it/elena.mezzini2 Elena Mezzini], Remote-sensing in forest ecology, Research Fellow, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy.<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=43566064 Mihai A. Tanase], Honorary fellow, Dept. of Forest and Ecosystem Science, The University of Melbourne, Australia<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dave-murray/10/742/3a2 Dave Murray], GIS Coordinator at [http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/ City of Westminster]<br /> # Ayesa Martínez Serrano, Estudiante de Doctorado en [http://www.ciga.unam.mx/ Geografía del Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental de la UNAM-México]<br /> # [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/christopher-crosby/15/b7/114 Christopher Crosby], co-founder, [http://www.opentopography.org/ OpenTopography]<br /> # [http://sg.linkedin.com/in/sgganesh Shanmugam Ganeshkumar], Vice President - Consulting, [http://www.geoicon.com GeoICON]<br /> # [[User:Chaitanya|Chaitanya Kumar CH]], GIS Developer with [http://www.egis-geoplan.com/ Egis Geoplan - India] and OSGeo Charter member.<br /> <br /> =Background=<br /> ==About LiDAR==<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidar LiDAR] (Light Detection And Ranging) is a form of high precision range measurement, much like a radar system, that uses laser light instead of electromagnetic waves. The standard LiDAR product is a 3D point cloud that can be conceptualized as a series of point measurements representing distance between the sensor to a returned emission.<br /> <br /> For over a decade (since 2003), there has been a common format for storing LiDAR data, the [http://www.asprs.org/Committee-General/LASer-LAS-File-Format-Exchange-Activities.html “LAS” format], and open source libraries have been developed to read, write and process these LAS files: [http://live.osgeo.org/en/overview/liblas_overview.html libLAS] and [http://github.com/LASlib/LASlib LASlib]. These libraries have been incorporated within many LiDAR applications, allowing read/write access to a common exchange format, and resulting in full interoperability between the applications. There is also an open source compression algorithm for the LAS format called [http://laszip.org LASzip] that many LiDAR data portals use to compress LAS into smaller LAZ files for faster download. Many LiDAR software packages have added [http://laszip.org/#software-with-native-laz-support native support] for these compressed LAZ files.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==LAS Limitations==<br /> <br /> Quoting [http://boundlessgeo.com/2014/01/lidar-format-wars/ Paul Ramsey]:<br /> <br /> : LAS format is not without its drawbacks:<br /> <br /> :* While it is a binary format and does not waste any space unnecessarily, neither does it apply any compression to the data it stores. That’s not good for archival use.<br /> :* Also, LAS stores points in scan order, so accessing any particular chunk of points involves reading the whole file. That’s not good for random access.<br /> : Clearly there is a little more work to be done. Can LAS be improved? In fact, it already has been:<br /> :* An open source compression library, LASzip can apply 20''':'''1 lossless compression to LAS files, making them great for archival purposes.<br /> :* Other LAS users have experimented with re-ordering points in a LAS or LASzip file to allow random access to internal chunks of the LIDAR point cloud.<br /> : Basically, making LAS smaller and faster is not rocket science, and if the work were incorporated into libLAS then the whole LIDAR community could leverage it together, and the user community would only have one file type to interchange.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==&quot;Optimized LAS&quot; A ''' ''Proprietary'' ESRI Format'''==<br /> ESRI has announced the release of an [http://www.lidarnews.com/content/view/10214 &quot;Optimized LAS&quot;] format which is claimed to provide faster access and smaller file sizes (similar to the open [http://laszip.org LASzip] format). This announcement created a outburst of vocal protest in the LiDAR community [[http://rapidlasso.com/2013/12/30/new-compressed-las-format-by-esri/ 1] [http://boundlessgeo.com/2014/01/lidar-format-wars/ 2] [http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2014/01/15/las-laz-lazzip-zlas-and-you/ 3] [http://www.northrivergeographic.com/archives/lidar-software 4] [http://boundlessgeo.com/2014/01/lidar-format-wars-2/ 5] [http://boundlessgeo.com/2014/02/lidar-format-wars-3/ 6]].<br /> <br /> The implementation of the &quot;Optimized LAS&quot; format is not available as Open Source and the format and algorithm details itself are undocumented, which means nobody can currently create alternate implementations, neither closed nor Open Source. This causes both technical as well as legal barriers for other applications reading and/or writing to this proprietary format. It creates a vendor lock-in scenario which is contrary to the principles of the Open Geospatial Consortium, the OSGeo Foundation, and many government IT procurement policies.<br /> <br /> One year after releasing the &quot;Optimized LAS&quot; format, ESRI released a Windows only library (DLL) as a free-of-charge (gratis) download that is claimed to convert between LAS and &quot;Optimized LAS&quot;. Note there is a distinct difference between a &quot;free-of-charge&quot; binary distribution of DLLs and publishing something as &quot;Open Source&quot;. Unless the source code of the library is released as Open Source under an Open Source license, libLAS and related products will be legally prevented from incorporating ESRI's reader/writer code into their codebase, or from fixing any underlying bugs or performance limitations which may exist in ESRI's product.<br /> <br /> Ironically, ESRI later placed their '''binary''' library files [http://github.com/Esri/esri-zlas-io-library on github] accompanied by an Apache License, but no source code was published. The distribution of binaries without source code is allowed by Apache License, but very uncommon and misleading, to say the least. The practice goes against the basic idea of “Open Source” and the Open Source Initiative (OSI) even has an FAQ entry on the obvious contradiction of [http://opensource.org/faq#non-distribution “Open Source” without source code].<br /> <br /> ==OGC's Efforts For An ''' ''Open'' LiDAR Standard'''==<br /> <br /> The [http://www.opengeospatial.org/ Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)] has indicated their interest in developing a standard LiDAR format.<br /> <br /> Carl Reed (formerly on OGC staff) provided the following information on OGC's previous efforts to work toward enabling Open Standards in LiDAR:<br /> <br /> : &quot;Over the last 8 or so years, the OGC approached ASPRS at least twice regarding LAS and worked with ASPRS to bring LAS into the OGC for consideration as both a Best Practice and an OGC standard. OGC member Rick Pearsall worked diligently on this. Rick worked for NGA, was active in the OGC, and was also the Standards Committee chair at ASPRS. Rick and Carl tried and failed. These attempts go back to [http://www.asprs.org/a/society/divisions/ppd/ppd_meetings/2007springppdreport.pdf at least 2007]. More recently, Carl Reed had an email dialogue with Lewis Graham to bring LAS into OGC as an OGC Best Practice. Carl thought progress was being made, but then for some reason all communication stopped.&quot;<br /> <br /> [http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/organization/staff/ssimmons Scott Simmons] (Executive Director, Standards Program) has explained the OGC's continuing interest in pursuing point cloud encoding standards, including a member-initiated mechanism to extend LAS data with OGC-standard XML content.<br /> : The OGC invites interested members who wish to work on this effort to please contact Scott Simmons (Executive Director, Standards Program E-mail : ssimmons@opengeospatial.org) to register their interest and discuss details. OGC will also be holding an ad hoc session at the OGC's next [http://www.opengeospatial.org/event/1506tc Technical Committee meeting in Boulder, CO, USA in early June] to bring together all interested parties from all sectors (government, industry, academia) for this and plan next steps.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==History: LAS and ESRI's &quot;Optimized LAS&quot;==<br /> <br /> Martin Isenburg, one of the leading experts in LIDAR formats, and creator of [http://rapidlasso.com/LASzip LASzip], [http://rapidlasso.com/LAStools LAStools] and [http://rapidlasso.com/PulseWaves PulseWaves], explains the history of LAS and &quot;Optimized LAS&quot;:<br /> <br /> : '''Summary:'''<br /> <br /> :* The LAS format has been used successfully for over a decade.<br /> :* Within last couple of years, ESRI has added native LAS support into ESRI products.<br /> :* ESRI discussed embracing the open [http://laszip.org LAZ] format and simultaneously developed a proprietary &quot;Optimized LAS&quot; format.<br /> :* The open geospatial community offered, on numerous occasions, to work with ESRI to avoid format fragmentation.<br /> :* ESRI's proprietary &quot;Optimized LAS&quot; format is very similar in design and performance to the open [http://laszip.org LASzip] format.<br /> <br /> : '''1998: Original LAS format definition'''<br /> <br /> : The original development of the LAS format started in 1998 according to [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/lasroom/zKqchDj1JL4/discussion Lewis Graham]. The effort was at first led by pioneers of the LiDAR industry until the format was donated to the [http://www.asprs.org/Committee-General/LASer-LAS-File-Format-Exchange-Activities.html ASPRS]. Since then ASPRS's [http://www.asprs.org/LD-Division/LAS-Working-Group.html LAS Working Group (LWG)] has been maintaining the LAS format, guiding it from the initial LAS 1.0 version until today's LAS 1.4 version. This effort successfully created an open data exchange format for discrete LiDAR points that is currently supported by practically every LiDAR-related software program.<br /> <br /> : '''2011: ESRI joins LAS Working Group'''<br /> <br /> : ESRI did not join the LWG of the ASPRS until rather late, the 24th of August in 2011. At that time ESRI was not a significant &quot;player&quot; in the LiDAR market given they did not have much support for LiDAR in any of their products. That was to change soon as they were planning to add LAS as a native data type in ArcGIS 10.1.<br /> <br /> : Shortly before that, in June 2011, Martin Isenburg received a personal message from the ESRI development team: &quot;I have a question about LAS compression. I’m evaluating some potential enhancements and support for [LAS and] LAZ is one of them. Compression time and amount is impressive.&quot; When inquiring two months later about the status of [http://laszip.org LAZ] integration Martin was told: &quot;We’re in beta and working to finish the current release. I very much doubt LAZ will make it in because it’s too big a change at this time. So, we’ll be considering, for the following release, [for] what we want to do regarding compression and spatial indexing.&quot;<br /> <br /> : '''June 2012: ArcGIS 10.1 includes [proprietary] LAS Dataset file'''<br /> <br /> : In June 2012 ESRI released ArcGIS 10.1 and introduced the proprietary &quot;LAS Dataset file (*.lasd)&quot; that groups collections of files into one logical unit. This format of this useful LAS container file was not shared with others despite several private and eventually [http://groups.google.com/d/topic/lastools/jwHpi0efUgA/discussion public] requests.<br /> <br /> : '''2012/2013: Collaboration Discussions'''<br /> <br /> : There were encouraging follow-ups from the ESRI team about adopting the open LAZ format in January 2012: &quot;I would be interested in having a more in depth meeting with you to better understand the great work you are doing with LAS and how we can possibly better partner on this.&quot; and again in December 2012: &quot;If you have time, I'd like to set some time aside Tuesday afternoon to meet with &lt;an important person&gt; at the ESRI booth. Does 2pm sound okay?&quot; The meeting went well and it looked as if ESRI was going to embrace the LAZ format because shortly after the meeting Martin got word that: &quot;I hear from &lt;an important person&gt; that it was a success and that he had a good meeting with you. I wanted to see if we can have a telephone discussion on Wednesday or Thursday this week related to the potential of incorporating LAZ into ArcGIS.&quot;<br /> <br /> : Then the first signs of hesitation showed. First there were legal issues raised in February 2013: &quot;Currently the legal aspects are being reviewed. They were having some issues separating the LPGL aspects from LASzip from the remainder of LAStools etc.&quot; and then in April 2013 concerns about the code were made: &quot;We have started to look into the integration of LAZ, but came across some issues. We don’t want to copy files from the other package, mix and match or hack around. We were hoping for an API to stream points out of a LAZ file as well as write LAZ files. There should be a simple code sample for that?&quot; and - following up on that - in June 2013 Martin was told &quot;I see value in LASzip becoming a de-facto standard that provides compression to the LAS format. If this is to happen then it needs to be bundled together with appropriate reference implementations, examples and documentation as a standard and so ensure that issues as defined earlier in email do not occur.&quot;<br /> <br /> : '''June 2013: ESRI asked to sponsor clean LASzip DLL'''<br /> <br /> : At that time [http://laszip.org LASzip] was an open source project without sponsorship. The original funding from [http://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/Locations/ColdRegionsResearchandEngineeringLaboratory.aspx USACE] that had turned [http://laszip.org LASzip] from an academic prototype into an industry strength compression engine had long run out. So Martin asked ESRI to become a sponsor to create the clean [http://laszip.org LASzip] API that ESRI was after. The answer was: &quot;ESRI often helps in the financing of Open Source projects and I could foresee ESRI possibly helping in LASzip. [...] If you are interested in promoting LASzip as such a standard and doing the required work then I would recommend you put together a proposal and I can look to get ESRI as a sponsor.&quot;<br /> <br /> : Immediately Martin proposed to ESRI: &quot;I hereby propose to write an easy to use open source DLL wrapper for LASzip that will make it easier to integrate LASzip in a standardized manner into other software products such as ArcGIS, LP 360, or Terrasolid. This will come with example code on how to use the DLL for reading and writing LAZ files and include a few compressed example files. I hereby ask ESRI to provide funding for this effort without imposing any limitations on the produced DLL API.&quot;<br /> <br /> : '''July 2013: ArcGIS 10.2 includes [proprietary] LAS indexing '''<br /> <br /> : With the release of ArcGIS 10.2 in July 2013, ESRI introduced spatial indexing to speed up area-of-interest queries. Their new proprietary *.lasx files were seemingly identical in functionality to the open *.lax files that had been [http://groups.google.com/d/topic/lastools/j0qA8NBMHJs/discussion announced] two years earlier - in May 2011 - and were [http://rapidlasso.com/2012/12/03/lasindex-spatial-indexing-of-lidar-data/ presented] at ELMF in November 2012.<br /> <br /> : '''July 2013: Open LASzip API released'''<br /> <br /> : After more requests for an easier interface to [http://laszip.org LASzip] (in particular for [http://forsys.cfr.washington.edu/fusion/fusionlatest.html USDA's FUSION]), Martin [http://groups.google.com/d/topic/lastools/oplsDhhnhDQ/discussion released] a clean, well-documented, and easy-to-use LASzip DLL (without ESRI funding). Martin expected that developers at ESRI would now use it to add read and write support for [http://laszip.org LAZ] to their next release of ArcGIS.<br /> <br /> : '''December 2013 : ESRI discovered to be secretly developing proprietary LAS format'''<br /> <br /> : In December of 2013, several LAStools users contacted Martin with suspicions that ESRI may be creating a proprietary LAS compression. Martin [http://rapidlasso.com/2013/12/30/new-compressed-las-format-by-esri/ broke the news] as soon as it became evident that ESRI had used the time it needed to resolve &quot;legal issues&quot; and &quot;code problems&quot; to put together their own proprietary compressed format with near-identical performance and functionality to [http://laszip.org LASzip]. A few days later ESRI released an [http://www.lidarnews.com/content/view/10214/ official FAQ] to confirming this was the case. <br /> <br /> : From day one, Martin has worked with stakeholders, including ESRI, to avoid format fragmentation. Martin's core argument for resolving this to everybody's benefit was that - coincidentally - a natural break was happening in the LAS format with the introduction of the new LAS 1.4 point types. Martin outlined a detailed plan for how a joint development of [http://laszip.org LASzip] for LAS 1.4 between rapidlasso and ESRI could exploit this natural break in the LAS format to accomplish two things at once:<br /> :# Add the unspecified technical additions that ESRI had hinted at desiring, and <br /> :# Extend the [http://laszip.org LASzip] compression scheme to handle the new point types introduced with the LAS 1.4 specification. As there was no pressing need at the time to handle LAS 1.4 Martin had delayed the extension of [http://laszip.org LASzip] to the new LAS 1.4 point types to make sure a cooperation with ESRI would remain a viable option.<br /> <br /> : '''1 April 2014: Positive reception to &quot;Optimized LAS&quot; / LASzip collaboration April Fools announcement'''<br /> <br /> : In an attempt to convince ESRI management of the community desire for an open standard, Martin released an April Fools' Day [http://rapidlasso.com/2014/04/01/esri-and-rapidlasso-develop-joint-lidar-compressor/ prank press release] pretending that ESRI had already agreed to the envisioned collaboration to develop a joint LiDAR compressor. Community [http://rapidlasso.com/2014/04/01/esri-and-rapidlasso-develop-joint-lidar-compressor/ jubilant reactions (see comments)] left no doubt about the sentiment on this issue within the LiDAR community.<br /> <br /> : '''October 2014: Announcement of [open] LAS Compatibility mode'''<br /> <br /> : [http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/ Digital Coast, NOAA Coastal Services Center] became a Gold Sponsor of [http://laszip.org LASzip] for the development of the [http://rapidlasso.com/2014/10/06/rapidlasso-announces-laszip-compatibility-mode-for-las-1-4/ LAS 1.4 compatibility mode] that was [http://groups.google.com/d/topic/lastools/nUFMkKSz53g/discussion beta-released] in November 2014. This allowed support for the new point types in [http://laszip.org LASzip] without closing the door on a potential cooperation with ESRI for a joint LAS 1.4 compressor. <br /> <br /> : '''November 2014: ESRI announces proprietary extension to LAS 1.4'''<br /> <br /> : In November 2014 [http://blog.lidarnews.com/esri-las-optimizer-updated ESRI announced] that they had added their [http://blog.lidarnews.com/esri-las-optimizer-updated own extension] for the new LAS 1.4 point types to &quot;Optimized LAS&quot;, dismissing the opportunity to develop a joint compressor and avoid format fragmentation by exploiting this &quot;natural break&quot; in the LAS format as Martin had suggested.<br /> <br /> : Since then, ESRI has been [http://rapidlasso.com/2014/11/06/keeping-esri-honest/ promoting] &quot;Optimized LAS&quot;. By including the term &quot;LAS&quot; in &quot;Optimized LAS&quot; and &quot;zLAS&quot;, the distinction between the open LAS format and proprietary format is blurred. This is likely to mislead novice and future users, thereby endangering many years of standardization work. To date, [April 2014], the [http://www.asprs.org/a/society/committees/standards/LAS_1_4_r13.pdf custodians of the LAS format], the LAS Working Group (LWG) of the ASPRS has [http://rapidlasso.com/2015/02/22/lidar-las-asprs-esri-and-the-laz-clone/ yet to make an official statement] regarding use of the &quot;LAS&quot; name in promoting a proprietary LiDAR format.<br /> <br /> =Value of Standards=<br /> <br /> The importance of Open Standards is described in most government IT policies. For instance, the United Kingdom policy states:<br /> : … Government assets should be interoperable and open for re-use in order to maximise return on investment, avoid technological or supplier lock-in, reduce operational risk in ICT projects and provide responsive services for citizens and business. This should also lower barriers to entry for more diverse sources of IT services, including citizens and SMEs. &lt;ref&gt;All about Open Source – [http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/78959/All_About_Open_Source_v2_0.pdf An Introduction to Open Source Software for Government IT], Version 2.0, United Kingdom Cabinet Office&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The value of Open Standards has been described in numerous national studies on the effects of standards on economic growth.<br /> <br /> : ... the national studies demonstrate that standards have a positive influence on economic growth due to the resulting improved diffusion of knowledge. The contribution of standards to the growth rate in each country is equivalent to 0.9% in Germany, 0.8% in 0.3% in the UK and 0.2% in Canada. &lt;ref&gt;Prof. Dr. Knut Blind, Prof. Dr. Andre Jungmittag, Dr. Axel Mangelsdorf [http://www.din.de/sixcms_upload/media/2896/DIN_GNN_2011_engl_akt_neu.pdf &quot;The Economic Benefits of Standardization&quot;], ''DINN, 2000''. Retrieved March 2015.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> =Further Reading=<br /> <br /> # [http://boundlessgeo.com/2014/01/lidar-format-wars/ Paul Ramsey provides background to LAS vs Optimised LAS]<br /> # [http://rapidlasso.com/2015/02/22/lidar-las-asprs-esri-and-the-laz-clone/ Running commentary by Martin Isenburg, author of LASlib]<br /> # [http://rapidlasso.com/2014/11/06/keeping-esri-honest/ Earlier comment from Martin Isenburg]<br /> # [http://rapidlasso.com/2013/12/30/new-compressed-las-format-by-esri/ First call-to-action by Martin Isenburg]<br /> # [http://blog.lidarnews.com/esri-announces-las-compression/ ESRI Announces &quot;Optimised LAS&quot;]<br /> # [http://www.lidarnews.com/content/view/10214 ESRI description of &quot;Optimised LAS&quot;]<br /> # [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ica-osgeo-labs/2015-March/001225.html Discussion background on this topic at Geo for All list]<br /> # [http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/esris-claim-at-being-good-standards.html Esri's claim at being good &quot;Standards&quot; citizens is questionable]<br /> <br /> =References=<br /> <br /> &lt;references /&gt;</div>

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<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: </p> <hr /> <div>===Chaitanya Kumar CH===<br /> <br /> [[File:Chaitanya 812x812.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Chaitanya Kumar CH]]<br /> <br /> Developer<br /> <br /> ''Location: Bhubaneswar, India''<br /> <br /> Chaitanya is an open source developer. Fell in with OSGeo-India while studying under Prof.K.S.Rajan at IIIT-H. Worked with the GDAL project for a few years. He was among the very few open source freelancers in India. Participated and talked in various conferences promoting FOSS4G. Currently working with OFSDP maintaining and developing a WebGIS portal and MobileGIS app.<br /> <br /> ;OSGeo Experience<br /> [[File:OSGeo_coder.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#Developers_and_Committee_Members]][[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]<br /> <br /> :* Maintained OSGeo-India website from 2009 to 2011<br /> :* Authored [http://lsi.iiit.ac.in/foss4gindia/download.php?df=12 GDAL History, Features and Significance]<br /> :* Presenter at local conferences and workshops<br /> :* Co-mentored a GSoC-2014 project for GDAL<br /> <br /> ;Contact:<br /> : Email: chaitanya.ch@gmail.com<br /> : Phone (mobile): +91-949 444 7584<br /> : Skype: chaitanya.kumar.ch<br /> <br /> ;Spoken Languages: English, Telugu, Hindi<br /> <br /> ;Profile last updated: 02 Aug 2014<br /> <br /> {{#umSetParam: 85.78232|20.27288|Bhubaneswar,India|Chaitanya|Chaitanya Kumar CH}}<br /> <br /> {{#umUserMap: Chaitanya}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:India]] [[Category:OSGeo Member]]</div>

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<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: </p> <hr /> <div>===Chaitanya Kumar CH===<br /> <br /> [[File:Chaitanya 812x812.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Chaitanya Kumar CH]]<br /> <br /> Developer<br /> <br /> ''Location: Bhubaneswar, India''<br /> <br /> Chaitanya is an open source developer. Fell in with OSGeo-India while studying under Prof.K.S.Rajan at IIIT-H. Worked with the GDAL project for a few years. He was among the very few open source freelancers in India. Participated and talked in various conferences promoting FOSS4G. Currently working with OFSDP maintaining and developing a WebGIS portal and MobileGIS app.<br /> <br /> ;OSGeo Experience<br /> [[File:OSGeo_coder.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#Developers_and_Committee_Members]][[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]<br /> <br /> :* Maintained OSGeo-India website from 2009 to 2011<br /> :* Authored [http://lsi.iiit.ac.in/foss4gindia/download.php?df=12 GDAL History, Features and Significance]<br /> :* Presenter at local conferences and workshops<br /> :* Co-mentored a GSoC-2014 project for GDAL<br /> <br /> ;Contact:<br /> : Email: chaitanya.ch@gmail.com<br /> : Phone (mobile): +91-949 444 7584<br /> : Skype: chaitanya.kumar.ch<br /> <br /> ;Spoken Language(s): English, Telugu, Hindi<br /> <br /> ;Profile last updated: 02 Aug 2014<br /> <br /> {{#umSetParam: 85.78232|20.27288|Bhubaneswar,India|Chaitanya|Chaitanya Kumar CH}}<br /> <br /> {{#umUserMap: Chaitanya}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:India]] [[Category:OSGeo Member]]</div>

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<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: Added location</p> <hr /> <div>===Chaitanya Kumar CH===<br /> <br /> [[File:Chaitanya 812x812.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Chaitanya Kumar CH]]<br /> <br /> Developer<br /> <br /> ''Location: Bhubaneswar, India''<br /> <br /> Chaitanya is an open source developer. Fell in with OSGeo-India while studying under Prof.K.S.Rajan at IIIT-H. Worked with the GDAL project for a few years. He was among the very few open source freelancers in India. Participated and talked in various conferences promoting FOSS4G. Currently working with OFSDP maintaining and developing a WebGIS portal and MobileGIS app.<br /> <br /> ;OSGeo Experience<br /> [[File:OSGeo_coder.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#Developers_and_Committee_Members]][[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]<br /> <br /> :* Maintained OSGeo-India website from 2009 to 2011<br /> :* Authored [http://lsi.iiit.ac.in/foss4gindia/download.php?df=12 GDAL History, Features and Significance]<br /> :* Presenter at local conferences and workshops<br /> :* Co-mentoring a GSoC-2014 project for GDAL<br /> <br /> ;Contact:<br /> : Email: chaitanya.ch@gmail.com<br /> : Phone (mobile): +91-949 444 7584<br /> : Skype: chaitanya.kumar.ch<br /> <br /> ;Spoken Language(s): English, Telugu, Hindi<br /> <br /> ;Profile last updated: 02 Aug 2014<br /> <br /> {{#umSetParam: 85.7801|20.2720|Bhubaneswar,India|Chaitanya|Chaitanya Kumar CH}}<br /> <br /> {{#umUserMap: Chaitanya}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:India]] [[Category:OSGeo Member]]</div>

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<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: </p> <hr /> <div>===Chaitanya Kumar CH===<br /> <br /> [[File:Chaitanya 812x812.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Chaitanya Kumar CH]]<br /> <br /> Developer<br /> <br /> ''Location: Bhubaneswar, India''<br /> <br /> Chaitanya is an open source developer. Fell in with OSGeo-India while studying under Prof.K.S.Rajan at IIIT-H. Worked with the GDAL project for a few years. He was among the very few open source freelancers in India. Participated and talked in various conferences promoting FOSS4G. Currently working with OFSDP maintaining and developing a WebGIS portal and MobileGIS app.<br /> <br /> ;OSGeo Experience<br /> [[File:OSGeo_coder.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#Developers_and_Committee_Members]][[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]<br /> <br /> :* Maintained OSGeo-India website from 2009 to 2011<br /> :* Authored [http://lsi.iiit.ac.in/foss4gindia/download.php?df=12 GDAL History, Features and Significance]<br /> :* Presenter at local conferences and workshops<br /> :* Co-mentoring a GSoC-2014 project for GDAL<br /> <br /> ;Contact:<br /> : Email: chaitanya.ch@gmail.com<br /> : Phone (mobile): +91-949 444 7584<br /> : Skype: chaitanya.kumar.ch<br /> <br /> ;Spoken Language(s): English, Telugu, Hindi<br /> <br /> ;Profile last updated: 02 Aug 2014<br /> <br /> [[Category:India]]</div>

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<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: Added Chaitanya</p> <hr /> <div>__FORCETOC__<br /> <br /> = Introduction =<br /> <br /> OSGeo Advocates are authoritative OSGeo personalities who have volunteered to talk on behalf of the [http://osgeo.org OSGeo foundation]. Advocates should be able to speak well, even better if they are entertaining.<br /> <br /> There are hundreds, if not thousands of conferences around the world which have an interest in seeing presentations from authoritative speakers, with deep insights into topics related to Open Source Geospatial Software. Luckily, OSGeo is fortunate to draw extensive membership from around the world, and has access to such authoritative figures within most countries.<br /> <br /> = Process for becoming an OSGeo Advocate =<br /> <br /> Anyone fitting one of the [[OSGeo_Advocate#Understanding_OSGeo_roles|OSGeo Advocate categories]], may put themselves forward as an OSGeo Advocate. To do so, you will need to:<br /> * Create an OSGeo wiki account, to edit this wiki (See &quot;login&quot; link in top right of this page).<br /> * Add a portrait photo of yourself using the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Special:Upload Upload file] link in left margin in each page.<br /> * Create a new wiki page http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:YourOSGeoWikiUserName, and populate as per [[User:Template]], (copy and paste from the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php?title=User:Template&amp;action=edit source] so that you see comments in the template).<br /> * You can then add your profile on [[OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Advocates|this wiki page]], under your Region:Country, names ordered alphabetically by First name, using the following:<br /> {{User:&lt;YourOSGeoWikiUserName&gt;}}<br /> <br /> = Annual Refresh of Advocate list =<br /> * The list of OSGeo Advocates will be refreshed annually, after the annual voting of OSGeo Charter Members. This will be achieved by removing lapsed Advocates, then moving all Current Advocates into the Past Advocate section. All Advocates will be invited to update their profile, and move their profile back into the current Advocates section.<br /> <br /> = Advocates =<br /> <br /> == Advocate Map ==<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- {{#umAllUserMap: width|height|zoom|centerat|baselayer|navbar}} --&gt;<br /> {{#umAllUserMap:}}<br /> <br /> == Africa:Ghana ==<br /> {{User:Eyedol}}<br /> <br /> == Africa:South Africa ==<br /> === Gavin Fleming ===<br /> {{User:Gfleming}}<br /> {{User:Sokolic}}<br /> {{User:Timlinux}}<br /> <br /> == Asia:India ==<br /> {{User:ravivundavalli}}<br /> {{User:Chaitanya}}<br /> <br /> == Asia:Japan ==<br /> {{User:Yoichi}}<br /> {{User:danielkastl}}<br /> {{User:Tosseto}}<br /> <br /> ===[http://cse.niaes.affrc.go.jp/niwasaki/ Nobusuke Iwasaki]===<br /> <br /> [[File:Iwasaki.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Nobusuke Iwasaki]]<br /> <br /> Senior Researcher, [http://www.niaes.affrc.go.jp/index_e.html National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences]<br /> <br /> Location: Tsukuba, Japan<br /> <br /> Nobusuke Iwasaki is researcher of land use change and rural planning and extensively using FOSS4G. Also, he is one of the main organizers of FOSS4G-Japan event and proactively commits promotion and dissemination of FOSS4G, especially academic sector. He strongly contributes [http://www.osgeo.jp/foss4g-mext/ some academic project which aims utilization of satellite image and FOSS4G for beginners and non-specialist user]. <br /> The major his product is [http://habs.dc.affrc.go.jp Historical Agro-Environmental Browsing System (HABS)], which is commended [http://psgsv2.gsi.go.jp/koukyou/G-award/list_award1.html the first Cyber Japan Award].<br /> <br /> ;OSGeo Experience [[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]:<br /> :* [http://www.osgeo.jp/ OSGeo Japan Chapter] Board member since 2008<br /> :* member of [http://www.gisa-japan.org/ GIS Assosiation of JAPAN] <br /> :* member of [https://sites.google.com/site/foss4gsig/ FOSS4G special interest group] in GIS Assosiation of JAPAN<br /> <br /> ;Contact:<br /> : Email: wata909 AT gmail DOT com<br /> : Skype: wata909<br /> <br /> ;Profile last updated<br /> :2013-07-11<br /> <br /> == Asia:Korea ==<br /> {{User:Sanghee}}<br /> <br /> ==Asia:Philippines==<br /> {{User:Maning}}<br /> <br /> == Asia:Malaysia ==<br /> {{User:Thuygeo}}<br /> <br /> == Asia:Sri Lanka ==<br /> {{User:Nimalika}}<br /> <br /> == Australia ==<br /> {{User:camerons}}<br /> {{User:NathanW}}<br /> {{User:jive}}<br /> <br /> == Canada ==<br /> {{User:Dmorissette}}<br /> {{User:Aross}}<br /> {{User:Gzeiss}}<br /> {{User:Mdavis}}<br /> {{User:Pwramsey3}}<br /> {{User:Simonmercier}}<br /> <br /> == Europe:Belgium ==<br /> {{User:Dirkf}}<br /> {{User:Johanvdw}}<br /> {{User:Pieterdg}}<br /> <br /> == Europe:Czech Republic ==<br /> {{User:Jachym}}<br /> {{User:KarelCharvat}}<br /> {{User:Martinl}}<br /> <br /> == Europe:France ==<br /> {{User:Djay}}<br /> {{User:JRM}}<br /> {{User:grizonnetm}}<br /> {{User:NBozon}}<br /> {{User:volaya}}<br /> <br /> === [[User:Djay|Gérald Fenoy]] ===<br /> [[Image:Gérald Fenoy.jpg|thumb|right|100px]]<br /> <br /> Founder and CEO of [http://www.geolabs.fr GeoLabs SARL].<br /> <br /> Location: Lattes, France.<br /> <br /> ;OSGeo Experience [[File:OSGeo_board.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo Board Members]] [[File:OSGeo_coder.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#Developers_and_Committee_Members]][[File:OSGeo_psc.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#Voted_position_in_an_OSGeo_community]][[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]] [[File:OSGeo_charter.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Charter_Members]] [[File:OSGeo_translate.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]<br /> <br /> * [http://www.zoo-project.org ZOO-Project] Developper and PSC Chair,<br /> * Creator of the original [http://www.postgis.fr french web site for PostGIS], <br /> * Provide training, use and develop (WEB-)GIS applications based on OSGeo Libraries / Applications,<br /> * Active in the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Senegalease OSGeo Senegal Local chapter],<br /> * Provide Gentoo packaging and patches for proj, geos, postgis, pgRouting, mapserver and gpsbabel,<br /> * Active at all FOSS4G international events since 2006.<br /> <br /> ;Contacts<br /> &lt;!-- {{#umSetParam: 3.921261|43.585592|Lattes, France|Djay|Gérald Fenoy}}<br /> {{#umUserMap: Djay|400px|250px|6|2|y}} --&gt;<br /> : Phone: +33670082539<br /> : Skype: gfenoy<br /> : Mail: gerald DOT fenoy AT geolabs DOT fr<br /> : IRC: djay<br /> <br /> [[Category:OSGeo Charter Member]]<br /> [[Category:OSGeo Member]]<br /> <br /> === Nicolas Bozon ===<br /> [[Image:nicolas_bozon.png|thumb|right|100px|Nick at Abikocho station]]<br /> Principle, [http://www.cartogenic.com Cartogenic].<br /> <br /> Nicolas Bozon is an open source enthusiast and specializes in designing user interfaces and experiences for mapping and web applications. Nicolas runs [http://www.cartogenic.com Cartogenic], a geospatial consutling company located in Lyon, France. He is also a researcher in geomatics and environmental sciences, and currently pursues a post-doctoral fellowship in Osaka, Japan.<br /> <br /> ;OSGeo Experience [[File:OSGeo_psc.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#Voted_position_in_an_OSGeo_community]] [[File:OSGeo_coder.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#Developers_and_Committee_Members]] [[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]] [[File:OSGeo_committee.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#Developers_and_Committee_Members]] [[File:OSGeo_charter.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Charter_Members]]<br /> <br /> * Co-founder and PSC member of [http://zoo-project.org ZOO-Project], the Open WPS platform<br /> * [http://www.osgeo.org/charter_members Charter Member] of OSGeo<br /> * Member of the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Committee Marketing Committee] of OSGeo<br /> <br /> ;Academics<br /> * Post-doc fellowship (JP, 2011/2013)<br /> * PhD Maths/GIS (FR, 2006/2009)<br /> * Master GIS (FR, 2005)<br /> * Undergraduate Env Sc (QC, 2002/2004)<br /> * Undergraduate Geo (FR, 2000/2002)<br /> <br /> ;Contact<br /> :Email: nicolas dot bozon at gmail dot com<br /> :[http://www.linkedin.com/in/nbozon Linkedin profile ]<br /> :Skype: nicboz1<br /> :IRC: nbozon<br /> <br /> {{#umSetParam: 4.856216|45.770527|Lyon, France|Nbozon|Nicolas Bozon}}<br /> &lt;!-- {{#umUserMap: Nbozon|600px|300px|6|2|y}} --&gt;<br /> [[Category:OSGeo Member]]<br /> [[Category:OSGeo Charter Member]]<br /> <br /> == Europe:Germany ==<br /> {{User:Aghisla}}<br /> {{User:Arnulf Christl}}<br /> {{User:Astrid_Emde}}<br /> {{User:GeoFootballer}}<br /> {{User:misev}}<br /> {{User:olt}}<br /> {{User:Pebau}}<br /> {{User:Stefan_A._Tzeggai}}<br /> {{User:Thomas_Baschetti}}<br /> <br /> == Europe:Greece ==<br /> {{User:Kalxas}}<br /> {{User:ArArgyridis}}<br /> {{User:kotzino}}<br /> {{User:Nikos}}<br /> {{User:Chiossif}}<br /> <br /> == Europe:Italy ==<br /> {{User:Madi}}<br /> {{User:Lucadelu}}<br /> {{User:Aaime}}<br /> {{User:Maxi71}}<br /> {{User:epifanio}}<br /> {{User:Moovida}}<br /> {{Talk:Markus_Neteler}}<br /> <br /> == Europe:The Netherlands ==<br /> {{User:Just}}<br /> {{User:bartvde}}<br /> {{User:Genuchten}}<br /> {{User:BarendKobben}}<br /> {{User:Milovanderlinden}}<br /> {{User:pmeems}}<br /> {{User:Ticheler}}<br /> <br /> == Europe:Portugal==<br /> {{User:Lutra}}<br /> {{User:Alexneto}}<br /> <br /> == Europe:Romania ==<br /> {{User:Vasile}}<br /> <br /> == Europe:Spain ==<br /> {{User:Lluís}}<br /> {{User:vehrka}}<br /> {{User:Michogar}}<br /> {{User:Delawen}}<br /> {{User:Adiez}}<br /> {{User:Jsanz}}<br /> <br /> <br /> == Europe:Switzerland ==<br /> {{User:Maxi71}}<br /> {{User:Mbernasocchi}}<br /> <br /> == Europe:Ukraine ==<br /> {{User:Alexbruy}}<br /> <br /> == Europe:United Kingdom ==<br /> {{User:Ian}}<br /> {{User:JoCook}}<br /> {{User:Ianturton}}<br /> {{User:Stevenfeldman}}<br /> {{User:Sanand}}<br /> <br /> == Latin America:Argentina ==<br /> {{User:Maurimiranda}}<br /> <br /> == Latin America:Brazil ==<br /> {{User:Fsc7}}<br /> <br /> == Latin America:Chile ==<br /> {{User:Perriger}}<br /> <br /> == Latin America:Colombia ==<br /> {{User:ingenieroariel}}<br /> <br /> == Latin America:Ecuador ==<br /> {{User:Eamado}}<br /> <br /> == Latin America:Mexico ==<br /> {{User:Aborrell}}<br /> <br /> == United States ==<br /> {{User:EliL}}<br /> {{User:Alex Mandel}}<br /> {{User:Brian Hamlin}}<br /> {{User:Dnewcomb}}<br /> {{User:Amyonthemap}}<br /> {{User:warmerda}}<br /> {{User:Helena}}<br /> {{User:Wonderchook}}<br /> {{User:Surveyor}}<br /> {{User:Mark Lucas}}<br /> {{User:msmitherdc}}<br /> {{User:mpg}}<br /> {{User:pmbatty}}<br /> {{User:Rburhum}}<br /> {{User:Sdlime}}<br /> {{User:Woodbri}}<br /> <br /> <br /> === [http://www.redefinedhorizons.com/printingpress/landon-blakes-bio/ Landon Blake] (AKA - The Sunburned Surveyor) ===<br /> <br /> [[File:landon_blake_portrait.jpg|100px|thumb|right|Landon Blake]]<br /> <br /> Owner, [http://www.redefinedhorizons.com Redefined Horizons]<br /> <br /> Location: Stockton, California, United States of America<br /> <br /> Landon Blake is a land surveyor and GIS programmer with a focus on OpenJUMP and CAD customization. <br /> <br /> * Web Page: [http://www.redefinedhorizons.com]<br /> * Blog: [http://www.redefinedhorizonsblog.com]<br /> * Twitter: [https://twitter.com/mapit4u]<br /> * LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/landonblake]<br /> <br /> ;OSGeo Experience<br /> * Volunteer Editor of the OSGeo Journal<br /> * Board Representative for the OSGeo California Chapter<br /> <br /> ;Contact:<br /> : Email: sunburned dot surveyor at gmail dot com<br /> : Phone (Home): 209-464-2612<br /> : Phone (Cell): 209-298-7521<br /> : Skype: <br /> <br /> ;Profile last updated: 07 14 2013<br /> <br /> = Past OSGeo Advocates =<br /> This section lists prior listed Advocates who have not recently updated their profiles.<br /> <br /> = Understanding OSGeo roles =<br /> <br /> Below is an explanation of roles which Advocates might have been involved in as part of OSGeo:<br /> <br /> ====[[File:OSGeo_board.png]] [[File:OSGeo_exboard.png]] OSGeo Board Members====<br /> : We only have 9 active OSGeo board members in the world, which have been peer selected based upon their outstanding leadership in the greater OSGeo community.<br /> <br /> ====[[File:OSGeo_charter.png]] OSGeo Charter Members====<br /> : Charter membership is obtained through a strongly contested selection process. Members tend to be developers and leaders in one or more OSGeo projects, and/or OSGeo business leaders, and have a deep understanding in many of the OSGeo projects and principles of Open Source.<br /> <br /> ==== [[File:SolKatz.png]] Sol Katz Award ====<br /> : Every year, OSGeo presents the prestigious [http://www.osgeo.org/solkatz Sol Katz Award] to one individual who has demonstrated leadership and contributed significantly to advance open source ideals in the geospatial realm.<br /> <br /> ====[[File:OSGeo_chair.png]] [[File:OSGeo_psc.png]] Voted position in an OSGeo community====<br /> : These people hold a position of responsibility within one of the OSGeo sub-communities. This may be a chair of an OSGeo committee or board member of a Regional Chapter, or a member of a project's Project Steering Committee (PSC).<br /> <br /> ====[[File:OSGeo_coder.png]] [[File:OSGeo_committee.png]] Developers and Committee Members====<br /> : This is where the real work gets done developing and coordinating development of OSGeo Software.<br /> <br /> ====[[File:OSGeo_user.png]] OSGeo Community Members====<br /> : These people are actively involved in one or more OSGeo communities, acting as practitioners, users, promoters or supporters of OSGeo software. These people tend to have a practical understanding about how OSGeo software works.<br /> <br /> ====[[File:OSGeo_translate.png]] OSGeo Translators====<br /> : These people have translated documentation for OSGeo-Live, and/or OSGeo projects. They usually have an established understanding of OSGeo topics and can present them in local languages.<br /> <br /> = Expenses =<br /> <br /> This OSGeo Advocate list has been designed to help event organisors find local authoritative speakers. Events wishing to import keynote speakers should anticipate covering expenses of these speakers. Note that OSGeo is a volunteer driven organisation without paid positions of authority and OSGeo doesn't budget to cover travel expenses. Note also that unlike proprietary companies, a company promoting Open Source software don't earn license fees when a delegate is convinced to start using the free software.<br /> <br /> When budgeting for keynote speakers expect to cover the following expenses:<br /> * Travel, typically including:<br /> ** airfare<br /> ** visa<br /> ** travel insurance (including overseas medical, trip disruption, lost luggage, etc)<br /> ** meals during travel<br /> ** transit costs to local and host airports<br /> * Accommodation<br /> ** standard 3 or 4 star hotel within walking distance of the event<br /> ** high speed internet<br /> * Per diem costs<br /> ** 3 meals a day<br /> * Speakers fee<br /> ** typically $US 1000 per day. (Note that OSGeo volunteer speakers usually have a full time job and will be loosing wages for the duration of the event)<br /> <br /> For a rough guide of travel costs refer to the [http://aoprals.state.gov/web920/per_diem.asp US Department of State costs]<br /> <br /> Individual speakers may waive any of these costs if attracted to the event for other reasons, and final costs are to be negotiated with the selected speaker.<br /> <br /> = Other Resources =<br /> Links to other organizations running a similar process. <br /> * http://www.ogcnetwork.net/node/1585</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=User:Chaitanya&diff=78909 2014-08-02T06:41:14Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: </p> <hr /> <div>===Chaitanya Kumar CH===<br /> <br /> [[File:Chaitanya 812x812.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Chaitanya Kumar CH]]<br /> <br /> Developer<br /> <br /> ''Location: Bhubaneswar, India''<br /> <br /> Chaitanya is an open source developer. Fell in with OSGeo-India while studying under Prof.K.S.Rajan at IIIT-H. Worked with the GDAL project for a few years. He was among the very few open source freelancers in India. Participated and talked in various conferences promoting FOSS4G. Currently working with OFSDP maintaining and developing a WebGIS portal and MobileGIS app.<br /> <br /> ;OSGeo Experience<br /> [[File:OSGeo_coder.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#Developers_and_Committee_Members]][[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]<br /> <br /> :* Maintained OSGeo-India website from 2009 to 2011<br /> :* Authored [http://lsi.iiit.ac.in/foss4gindia/download.php?df=12 GDAL History, Features and Significance]<br /> :* Presenter at local conferences and workshops<br /> <br /> ;Contact:<br /> : Email: chaitanya.ch@gmail.com<br /> : Phone (mobile): +91-949 444 7584<br /> : Skype: chaitanya.kumar.ch<br /> <br /> ;Spoken Language(s): English, Telugu, Hindi<br /> <br /> ;Profile last updated: 02 Aug 2014<br /> <br /> [[Category:India]]</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=User:Chaitanya&diff=78908 2014-08-02T06:37:13Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: </p> <hr /> <div>===Chaitanya Kumar CH===<br /> <br /> [[File:Chaitanya 812x812.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Chaitanya Kumar CH]]<br /> <br /> Developer<br /> <br /> ''Location: Bhubaneswar, India''<br /> <br /> Chaitanya is an open source developer. Fell in with OSGeo-India while studying under K.S.Rajan at IIIT-H. Worked with the GDAL project for a few years. He was among the very few open source freelancers in India. Participated and talked in various conferences promoting FOSS4G. Currently working with OFSDP maintaining and developing a WebGIS portal and MobileGIS app.<br /> <br /> ;OSGeo Experience<br /> [[File:OSGeo_coder.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#Developers_and_Committee_Members]][[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]<br /> <br /> :* Maintained OSGeo-India website from 2009 to 2011<br /> :* Authored [http://lsi.iiit.ac.in/foss4gindia/download.php?df=12 GDAL History, Features and Significance]<br /> :* Presenter at local conferences and workshops<br /> <br /> ;Contact:<br /> : Email: chaitanya.ch@gmail.com<br /> : Phone (mobile): +91-949 444 7584<br /> : Skype: chaitanya.kumar.ch<br /> <br /> ;Spoken Language(s): English, Telugu, Hindi<br /> <br /> ;Profile last updated: 02 Aug 2014<br /> <br /> [[Category:India]]</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=User:Chaitanya&diff=78905 2014-08-02T06:34:41Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: /* Chaitanya Kumar CH */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Chaitanya 812x812.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Chaitanya Kumar CH]]<br /> <br /> Developer<br /> <br /> ''Location: Bhubaneswar, India''<br /> <br /> Chaitanya is an open source developer. Fell in with OSGeo-India while studying under K.S.Rajan at IIIT-H. Worked with the GDAL project for a few years. He was among the very few open source freelancers in India. Participated and talked in various conferences promoting FOSS4G. Currently working with OFSDP maintaining and developing a WebGIS portal and MobileGIS app.<br /> <br /> ;OSGeo Experience<br /> [[File:OSGeo_coder.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#Developers_and_Committee_Members]][[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]<br /> <br /> :* Maintained OSGeo-India website from 2009 to 2011<br /> :* Authored [http://lsi.iiit.ac.in/foss4gindia/download.php?df=12 GDAL History, Features and Significance]<br /> :* Presenter at local conferences and workshops<br /> <br /> ;Contact:<br /> : Email: chaitanya.ch@gmail.com<br /> : Phone (mobile): +91-949 444 7584<br /> : Skype: chaitanya.kumar.ch<br /> <br /> ;Spoken Language(s): English, Telugu, Hindi<br /> <br /> ;Profile last updated: 02 Aug 2014<br /> <br /> [[Category:India]]</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=File:Chaitanya_812x812.jpg&diff=78903 2014-08-02T06:12:44Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: </p> <hr /> <div></div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=User:Chaitanya&diff=76948 2014-02-25T12:50:27Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Chaitanya 64x64.jpg]]<br /> <br /> I'm a GIS developer from India.<br /> <br /> I am available for consulting work.</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=File:Chaitanya_64x64.jpg&diff=76947 2014-02-25T12:48:58Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: Profile photo of Chaitanya Kumar CH</p> <hr /> <div>Profile photo of Chaitanya Kumar CH</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=User:Chaitanya&diff=76946 2014-02-25T12:46:50Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: Page creation.</p> <hr /> <div>I'm a GIS developer from India.<br /> I am available for consulting work.</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=Live_GIS_History&diff=66939 2012-10-19T14:30:34Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: Added 32nd INCA conference</p> <hr /> <div>Where has the LiveDVD been used? Please tell us. A history of wide use provides justification for future developers to include, and improve their application on OSGeo-Live.<br /> <br /> == Template Questions == <br /> * date of the event, City, Country<br /> * link to event webside<br /> * Was OSGeo-Live handed out to attendees? How many were handed out? Were USBs or DVDs handed out? How many were handed out?<br /> * Was the OSGeo-Live lightning overview presented? To how many people? Was it a plenary event? If not, what percentage of the attendees attended this talk? Did you get any feedback? What did you hear?<br /> * Was OSGeo-Live used for workshops? What did the workshop cover. Was the USB/DVD or VM used? Were attendees computers used? If so, what operating systems were they running? How long did it take to set up? Were there any issues?<br /> * Any suggestions on what we can do to improve OSGeo-Live for future?'<br /> * Contact: person involved from the conference<br /> <br /> <br /> == 4-7 December 2012, Open Source Developers Conference ==<br /> * Sydney, Australia<br /> * http://www.osdc.com.au/<br /> * OSGeo-Live presentation by Cameron Shorter<br /> * Contact: Cameron Shorter<br /> <br /> == 22-24 November 2012, PhilGEOS 2012 ==<br /> * Quezon City, Philippines<br /> * http://philgeos2012.wordpress.com/<br /> * OSGeo-Live will be distributed to participants and will be used for [[Philippines/philgeos2012|FOSS4G workshop track]].<br /> * Contact: Maning Sambale<br /> <br /> == 17-18 November 2012, OpenGIS ==<br /> * Moscow, Russia<br /> * conference on everything related to free and opensource GIS: data, software, methodology, organized by members of Russian GIS-Lab and OpenStreetMap communities.<br /> * Making use of OSGeo-Live DVD (please explain how)<br /> * http://gisconf.ru/en/<br /> * Contact: Maxim Dubinin<br /> <br /> == 14-16 November 2012, EGU Leonardo Conference ==<br /> * Turin, Italy<br /> * http://www.eguleonardo2012.polito.it/<br /> * Poster presentation in Session: Population<br /> * Notes: Poster Presentations consist in a quick (1-Slide) oral overview during the sessions and in the attendance by the poster stand between the sessions.<br /> * Title: A complete review of the breadth of quality Geospatial Open Source Software available to Hydrologists, using OSGeo-Live<br /> * Contact: [[User:Madi|Margherita Di Leo]]<br /> <br /> == November 2012, Open Source GIS and Webmapping Workshop ==<br /> * Vienna (Austria)<br /> * Waiting on Barend Köbben to provide website url once details are finalised<br /> <br /> ==25-26 October 2012, FOSS4G-India ==<br /> * Hyderabad, India<br /> * http://lsi.iiit.ac.in/foss4gindia<br /> * OSGeo-Live DVDs to be handed out to participants<br /> * OSGeo-Live to be used in workshops<br /> * OSGeo-Live Presentation planned to be given<br /> * Contact: K S Rajan<br /> <br /> == October 2012, LatinOSGIS ==<br /> * Guayaquil, Ecuador<br /> * OSGeo-Live 6.0 DVDs to be handed out<br /> * lightning presentation by Mauricio Miranda<br /> * http://www.fiec.espol.edu.ec/LatinOSGIS<br /> * Contact: Indira Yadira Nolivos Alvarez<br /> <br /> ==17,18 October 2012, GeoINT 2012 ==<br /> * Orlando Florida<br /> * OSGeo-Live link handed out<br /> * mentioned in various panels and forums<br /> * geoint2012.com<br /> * Contact: Mark Lucas and John Scott<br /> <br /> == 17-19 October 2012, Geospace Europe Summit 2012 ==<br /> * Brussels Belgium<br /> * OSGeo-Live link handed out <br /> * Presentation pointing to live.ogeo.org efforts<br /> * http://defence.flemingeurope.com/geospatial-intelligence-europe<br /> * Contact: Mark Lucas <br /> <br /> == 17-19 October 2012, Latinoware ==<br /> * Keynote presentation by Jody Garnett including parts of the OSGeo Lightning presentation<br /> * http://2012.latinoware.org/?lang=en , http://2012.latinoware.org/?page_id=228<br /> * Contact: Jody Garnett<br /> <br /> == October 2012, INTERGEO 2012 ==<br /> * Hannover Germany, 9.-11.10.2012<br /> * ~600 OSGeo 6.0 (and some of Version 5.5.) DVDs were distributed<br /> * slide about OSGeo-Live in [http://fossgis.de |FOSSGIS e.V.] presentation<br /> * very good feedback to the DVD. Lot of people already know OSGeo-Live<br /> * http://intergeo.de<br /> * Contact: [user:Astrid Emde | Astrid Emde]<br /> <br /> == October 2012, Smart Korea 2012 in conjunction with OGC TC/PC Meeting ==<br /> * Seoul, Korea<br /> * OSGeo-Live 6.0 DVDs to be handed out<br /> * OSGeo booth will be opened <br /> * http://www.opengeospatial.org/event/1210tc<br /> * Contact: Sanghee Shin<br /> <br /> == 11-13 October 2012, XXXII INCA International Conference 2012 ==<br /> * Dehradun, India<br /> * http://www.incaindia.org/32INCA/<br /> * Nearly 80 OSGeo-Live 6.0 DVDs handed out at OSGeo/IIRS Booth. Posters with screenshots of some applications with local data were put up.<br /> * Explained delegates about OpenSource GIS. Demonstrated QGIS to anyone with a question. Demoed OpenCPN to some of the folks from National Hydrographic Office.<br /> * Contact: Chaitanya Kumar CH<br /> <br /> == October 12, 2012, FOSS4G Korea 2012 ==<br /> * COEX, Seoul, Korea<br /> * OSGeo-Live 6.0 DVDs to be handed out<br /> * FOSS4G Korea will be held in conjunction with Smart Korea 2012 <br /> * http://www.osgeo.kr<br /> * Contact: Sanghee Shin<br /> <br /> == October 3-5, 2012, Minnesota GIS/LIS 2012 ==<br /> * Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA<br /> * OSGeo-Live 6.0 DVDs handed out at OSGeo/FOSS4GNA Booth.<br /> * OSGeo-Live ODP file set to loop on digital display in booth, augmented with local OSGeo project screenshots.<br /> * Annual Conference and Workshops.<br /> * http://www.mngislis.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&amp;subarticlenbr=718<br /> * Contact: Bob Basques<br /> <br /> == October 2012, GISSA Ukubuzana conference ==<br /> * 1-3 October, Johannesburg, South Africa<br /> * ~450 OSGeo 6.0 DVDs were distributed<br /> * Lightning overview wwas also presented<br /> * It was also used in two workshops ('Intro to PostGIS and QGIS' and 'Enterprise GIS with FOSS')<br /> * http://gissa.org.za/activities/conferences/gissa-ukubuzana-2012<br /> * More were distributed and used in workshops at the launch of the University of Pretoria ICA/OSGeo Lab on 4 Oct<br /> * [[User:Gfleming|Gavin Fleming]]<br /> <br /> == September 2012, Geocamp == <br /> * September 22nd, Campo Maior, Portugal<br /> * http://geocampers.com<br /> * OSGeo project presentation: how the project is managed, how translations work, how a project is involved<br /> * Contact: [[Jorge Sanz]], Hugo Santos info (at) geocampers (dot) com<br /> <br /> == September 2012, Asia GeoSpatial Forum ==<br /> * Hanoi, Vietnam. 17~19th, September <br /> * OSGeo-Live 6.0 DVDs to be handed out<br /> * Open Source GIS Session <br /> * http://www.asiageospatialforum.org/<br /> * Contact: Sanghee Shin<br /> <br /> == 5 September 2012 Open Source GIS Conference (OSGIS) ==<br /> * Nottingham, United Kingdom<br /> * All day session: &quot;Educational use of OSGeo Live&quot; presented by Ari Jolma<br /> * 100 OSGeo-Live DVDs handed out<br /> * OSGeo-Live lightning presentation by Barry Rowlingson<br /> * http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/osgis/<br /> * Contact: Suchith Anand<br /> <br /> == August 2012, 34th International Geological Conference ==<br /> * Brisbane, Australia<br /> * OSGeo-Live lightning overview presentation by Peter Baunmann, conference convener <br /> * http://www.34igc.org/<br /> * Contact: Peter Baunmann<br /> <br /> == 18-19 July 2012, FOSS4G Southeast Asia ==<br /> * Johor Bahru, Malaysia<br /> * OSGEO-live DVD used at the plenary session. Several slides from OSGeo-Live lightning overview presentation used plus some demonstration.<br /> * OSGeo-Live handed out to all delegates.<br /> * Contact: Dr. Franz-Josef Behr<br /> <br /> == July 2012, Third Open Source GIS Summer School ==<br /> * Girona, Spain<br /> * School program focused on the development and creation of Open Web Mapping Services and Web applications. Jeremy Morley (Lecturer and a theme leader at the NGI) will be contributing the Nottingham components for the Summer School. The course has been designed and will be conducted on a GNU/Linux operating system based on the use of the OSGeo-Live DVD.<br /> * http://www.sigte.udg.edu/summerschool2012/<br /> * Contact: Lluís Vicens<br /> <br /> == July 2012, International Environmental Modeling and Software Society Conference (IEMSS) ==<br /> * Leipzig, Germany<br /> * ~ 100 OSGeo-Live 5.5 DVDs to be handed out<br /> * OSGeo-Live lightning overview presentation<br /> * http://www.iemss.org/sites/iemss2012/sessions_D.html<br /> * Contact: Daniel P. Ames<br /> <br /> == July 2012, AGIT ==<br /> * Salzburg (Austria) Annual Conference<br /> * http://www.agit.at/<br /> * [[AGIT]], Friday is OSGeo day, free booth together with OSM throughtout the week ([[Arnulf]])<br /> * we want to hand out +- 500 OSGeoLive DVDs<br /> <br /> ==June 30 - July 1, 2012, FOSS4G Hokkaido 2012 ==<br /> *Sapporo, Hokkaido JAPAN<br /> *50 OSGeo-Live 5.5 DVDs handed out to delegates<br /> *OSGeo.JP and OSGeo-Live overview in keynote presentation<br /> *[https://sites.google.com/site/foss4ghokkaido/ Website (in Japanese)]<br /> *[https://www.facebook.com/FOSS4G.Hokkaido Facebook (in Japanese)]<br /> <br /> <br /> == June 2012, useR! The International R User Conference ==<br /> * Vanderbilt U, Nashville USA<br /> * http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/wiki/Main/UseR-2012<br /> * Workshop Presentation on Geospatial Data in R, 33 attendees<br /> * Five or six OSGeo-Live 5.5 DVDs taken<br /> * Boot and demo at end of workshop.<br /> <br /> == June 28, 2012, OSGeo.nl Day (FOSS4G Regional) within MapWindow Conference - The Netherlands ==<br /> * Velp, The Netherlands<br /> * OSGeo-Live 5.5 DVDs handed out to all delegates (about 120). This included a large contingent of OSGeo-NL people who I heard were very appreciative of the DVD. <br /> * OSGeo-Live + OSGeo overview in keynote presentation<br /> * OSGeo-Live software directly used from VMs within the two workshops<br /> * http://osgeo.nl/osgeonl_dag_2012.html (OSGeo.nl Day Program + Pres. Slides)<br /> * http://www.mapwindow.org/conference/2012 (general MapWindow conf)<br /> * Contact: Daniel P. Ames<br /> <br /> == May 2012, FOSS4G-CEE &amp; Geoinformatics 2012 ==<br /> * Prague, Czech Republic<br /> * OSGeo-Live 5.5 DVDs to be used in workshops<br /> * OSGeo-Live lightning overview presentation<br /> * http://foss4g-cee.org/<br /> * Contact: Jachym Cepicky<br /> <br /> == May 2012, FOSSCOMM 2012 ==<br /> * Serres, Greece<br /> * OSGeo-Live lightning overview presentation<br /> * 1 undergraduate thesis presentation using OSGeo-Live<br /> * http://serres.fosscomm.gr/?page_id=582<br /> <br /> == May 2012, HellasGI 2012 ==<br /> * Athens, Greece<br /> * OSGeo-Live lightning overview presentation<br /> * Local chapter meeting<br /> <br /> == April 2012, COMEM OGO course :: Webmapping with OGC standards == <br /> * April 16th, a course dedicated on geospatialized e-Content for Media Engineering bachelor students (http://www.comem.ch) at School of Engineering and Business Vaud (http://www.heig-vd.ch), Western Switzerland, Yverdon-les-Bains <br /> * Topic : learning webmapping and OGC standards with OpenLayers, GeoServer, PostGIS (http://ogo.heig-vd.ch)<br /> * A customized OSGeo-Live 5.5 VM has been used through VirtualBox by 15 students to execute several exercices and to build a five days project (http://carto.iict.ch)<br /> * Delivering a complete and ready to use geo-enabled VM is interessant for students to work in a kind of sandbox and to bring something easely back at home for later reuse.<br /> <br /> == April 2012, Geospatial World Forum 2012 ==<br /> * The RAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands<br /> * 4-hour [http://wiki.osgeo.org/images/b/bf/GeospatialWorldForum_2012_OpenSource_Seminar_Program.pdf &quot;Open Source Seminar&quot;] organized by OSGeo/[http://OSgeo.nl OSGeo Dutch Chapter] with 11 speakers<br /> * OSGeo-Live lightning presentation (15mins) <br /> * http://www.geospatialworldforum.org/2012/open.htm<br /> <br /> == April 2012, FOSS4G North America 2012 ==<br /> * Washington, United States<br /> * Hand out OSGeo-Live 5.5 DVDs to all delegates<br /> * OSGeo-Live lightning overview presentation?<br /> * http://foss4g-na.org/<br /> <br /> == April 2012, GISRUK 2012 ==<br /> * Lancaster University, UK<br /> * (probably) To be used for pre-conference workshop from Lutra Consulting<br /> * Around 200 DVDs to be handed out at the OSGeo-UK desk<br /> * http://www.lancs.ac.uk/gisruk2012/<br /> <br /> == April 2012, AGILE 2012==<br /> * Avignon, France<br /> * http://agile2012.imag.fr/index.php/workshops/hands-on-qopen-source-gis-a-webmappingq<br /> * Open Source GIS &amp; WebCartography workshop<br /> * OSGeo-Live USBs handed to all workshop attendees<br /> <br /> == March 2012, Association for Geographic Information Welsh Group Open Source Seminar ==<br /> * Wrexham, Wales, UK<br /> * DVDs handed out to all delegates (20)<br /> * http://astuntechnology.com/news/agi-open-source-training/ (proper link no longer available)<br /> <br /> == March 2012, AWRA GIS and Water Resources Conference ==<br /> * New Orleans<br /> * ~ 350 DVDs handed to delegates<br /> * http://awra.org/meetings/Spring2012/<br /> <br /> == March 2012, FOSSGIS 2012 ==<br /> * Dessau, Germany<br /> * Hand out OSGeo-Live 5.5 DVDs to all delegates - more than 400 DVDs<br /> * OSGeo-Live was mentioned in the opening speech<br /> * http://www.fossgis.de/konferenz/2012/<br /> * OSGeo-Live was mentioned a lot on the conference. Some presenter mentioned in their presentation, to test the new stuff with OSGeo-Live<br /> * How many people were in the workshop?<br /> ** 21 Wokshops took place in total, 15 Workshop used OSGeo-Live 5.5, some of the workshops used a modified OSGeo-Live version<br /> ** 5 - 20 persons were in the workshops<br /> * What format of OSGeo-Live was used? DVD? USB? VM?<br /> ** Used with VirtualBox<br /> * Did students bring their own computers? What types of computers and operating systems were brought in?<br /> ** No own computers. We used the computers with windows and VirtualBox from the GIS pool of the university<br /> * How much time was spent setting up the class with setting up OSGeo-Live?<br /> ** This was done before the workshop<br /> <br /> == March 2012, Spanish FOSS4G 2012 ==<br /> * Girona, Spain<br /> * OSGeo-Live lightning overview presentation.<br /> * Possibly also handing out osgeo-live 5.5 DVDs?<br /> * http://www.sigte.udg.edu/jornadassiglibre/<br /> <br /> == 6-7 March 2012, Malaysian Geospatial Forum ==<br /> * Malaka, Malaysia<br /> * http://www.malaysiageospatialforum.org<br /> * The OSGEO-Live lightning overview was presented to around 50 attendees (of approximately 300 attendees of the whole event). Positive feedbacks, the common question was which package should be used to their work.<br /> <br /> == February 2012, AAG 2012 ==<br /> * New York, New York<br /> * 25 OSGeo-Live 5.0 bootable thumb drives to be handed out<br /> * FOSS4G Workshop for Educators<br /> * http://www.aag.org/cs/annualmeeting<br /> <br /> == February 2012, GIS courses ==<br /> * 6-10 Feb, Enterprise GIS course at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa<br /> * 13-17 Feb , Introduction to QGIS and PostGIS course, Muizenberg, South Africa<br /> * OSGeo 5.0 DVDs handed out to course attendees (~15 each)<br /> * Ran in first session of workshops as LiveDVD to browse through the ecosystem and get a feel for Linux and FOSS GIS.<br /> * [[User:Gfleming|Gavin Fleming]]<br /> <br /> == January 2012, Pleiades Days 2012 ==<br /> * Toulouse, France<br /> * 50 OSGeo-Live 5.0 bootable thumb drives to be handed out<br /> * [http://www.pleiades2012.com/ Website]<br /> <br /> == December 2012, Enterprise GIS course at the Council for Geoscience ==<br /> * 12-14 Dec, Cape Town, South Africa<br /> * OSGeo 5.0 DVDs handed out to course attendees<br /> * We set up the VM on Windows for part of the workshop. Demo'd QGIS server and browsed through the system for an overview of other tools.<br /> * It would be nice to have OpenGeo Suite Community Edition installed. It could provide PostGIS and GeoServer to the rest of the DVD. Also GeoNode.<br /> * [[User:Gfleming|Gavin Fleming]]<br /> <br /> == November 2011, FOSS4G Tokyo/Osaka 2011 ==<br /> *Tokyo and Osaka, JAPAN<br /> *each 50+ OSGeo-Live 5.0 DVDs handed to delegates<br /> *[http://www.osgeo.jp/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88/foss4g-2011-tokyo/ Website (in Japanese)]<br /> *[http://www.osgeo.jp/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88/foss4g-2011-osaka/ Website (in Japanese)]<br /> <br /> == October 2011, IAEA/FAO Coordinated Research Program == <br /> * Burkina Faso<br /> * This conference was the third in a series of semi-annual meetings reviewing research programs regarding two agricultural pests: Tsetse and Old/New World Screw-worm. The meetings focus on merging population genetics and GIS techniques to better understand the spread of these pests.<br /> * A customized version of the OSGeoLive 5.0 was prepared with data specific to Burkina Faso, and each of the 15 participants received a USB flash drive for the practice session. Some basic exercises were conducted demonstrating QGIS, Spatialite, and R.<br /> * Responses were overwhelmingly positive.<br /> <br /> == September 2011, Intergeo 2011 ==<br /> * Nuremberg, Germany<br /> * Intergeo is an anual big fair on geodesy, geoinformation and land management<br /> * [http://fossgis.de FOSSGIS e.V.] (german language local chapter of OSGeo) organizes an the OSGeo Park at Intergeo every year presenting OSGeo software. There also is a [http://www.fossgis.de/wiki/Intergeo_2011/Vortragsprogramm presentation area] where we present OSGeo Software and solutions 3 days long<br /> * Rest of the OSGeo-Live 4.5 handed out (aprox 100 DVDs)<br /> * http://www.intergeo.de/en/englisch/index.php<br /> <br /> == September 2011, FOSS4G 2011 ==<br /> Denver, United States<br /> * OSGeo Live given to every delegate. (Release 5.0)<br /> * 300 USBs printed, 600 DVDs<br /> * OSGeo-Live was used within many of the workshops<br /> <br /> == June/July 2011, Open Source GIS Summer School ==<br /> * University of Gerona, Gerona, Spain<br /> * The school taught Open Source GIS technologies and made use of the OSGeoLive DVD<br /> * http://www.sigte.udg.edu/summerschool2011/target-audience/prerequisites<br /> <br /> == August 2011, [http://irdal.ird.fr/spip.php?page=ecole_ete_spatial_bresil11_sommaire&amp;id_rubrique=1022|Ecole d'été - Observation spatiale de l'environnement] ==<br /> * Macapa, Brazil<br /> * OSGeo-Live 5.0RC1 on a USB was used in a workshop for 12 students learning OTB and Monteverdi.<br /> <br /> == June 2011, FLUXNET &amp; RS Open-Workshop ==<br /> * David Brower Environmental Center, USA<br /> * http://nature.berkeley.edu/biometlab/fluxnet2011/fluxwkshp.html<br /> * Provided OSGeo LiveDVD to interested participants<br /> <br /> == June 2011, [[Live_GIS_Disk_FOSS4G_2010| OSGIS 2011]] ==<br /> Centre for Geospatial Science, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom<br /> * http://cgs.nottingham.ac.uk/~osgis11/os_home.html<br /> * Provided OSGeo-Live lightning presentation, abstract: [[Live_GIS_Disk_OSGIS_2011]]<br /> * handed out OSGeo-Live DVDs to all delegates<br /> <br /> == May 2011, CGS 2011 ==<br /> * Bishop CA, USA<br /> * ~10 discs<br /> <br /> == April 2011, GITA 2011 ==<br /> * Dallas Tx, USA <br /> * 100 discs sent to OSGeo booth<br /> <br /> == April 2011, AAG 2011 ==<br /> * Seattle, WA USA<br /> * Annual Geography conference 8-10,000 attendants<br /> * ~30-50 discs given away at OSGeo booth<br /> * Remaining ~150 divided between CUGOS and Portland? chapters. <br /> <br /> == April 2011, FOSSGIS 2011 ==<br /> * Heidelberg, Germany <br /> * [http://www.fossgis.de/konferenz/2011/ FOSSGIS] is an annual conference in german language with ~ 400 attendants<br /> * we printed OSGeo-Live 4.5 and handed out about 450 DVDs<br /> * OSGeoLive 4.5 was used sucessfully in ~ 12 workshops<br /> * [http://www.fossgis.de/konferenz/2011/programm/events/248.de.html Astrid Emde presented OSGeo-Live] in a 20 min talk with focus on the background of the project and the possibilities the project offers<br /> ** about 40 attendants<br /> <br /> == November 2010, GeoData Camp ==<br /> * Athens, Greece<br /> * Presented OSGeo-Live lightning presentation in Greek to more than 300 attendants. This included two 1-hour presentations in technical sessions and a 15 minute presentation in the main event.<br /> <br /> == October 2010, Intergeo 2010 ==<br /> * Cologne, Germany<br /> * Intergeo is an anual big fair on geodesy, geoinformation and land management<br /> * [http://fossgis.de FOSSGIS e.V.] (german language local chapter of OSGeo) organizes an Open Source Park on Intergeo every year where OSGeo Software is presented. There also is a [http://www.fossgis.de/wiki/Intergeo_2010/Vortragsprogramm presentation area] where we present OSGeo Software and solutions 3 days long<br /> * we printed OSGeo-Live 4.0 and handed out about 450 DVDs<br /> * Lars Lingner presented the DVD with Cameron Shorters presentation<br /> * http://www.intergeo.de/en/englisch/index.php<br /> * Feedback<br /> ** good feedback: OSGeo-Live offers the possibility to get to know OSGeo Software without an installation<br /> <br /> == September 2010, [[Live_GIS_Disk_FOSS4G_2010|FOSS4G 2010]] ==<br /> Barcelona, Spain<br /> * Provided a 90 minute tutorial of OSGeo Live<br /> * OSGeo Live given to every delegate. (Release 4.0)<br /> <br /> == April 2010, [http://www.fig2010.com/ FIG 2010] - International Surveyors conference==<br /> Sydney, Australia<br /> * Handed out Live DVDs from OSGeo stand. (Release 3.0)<br /> * Provided 15 minute lightning talk about the OSGeo stack, promoting the LiveDVD. [[http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2010/04/report-from-osgeo-stand-at-federation.html Report]], [[http://blip.tv/file/3503561 presentation video]]<br /> <br /> == October 2009, [http://2009.foss4g.org FOSS4G 2009] ==<br /> Sydney, Australia<br /> * Handed out 500 Live DVDs in every delegate's show bag. (Release: 2.0.3)<br /> <br /> == June 2009, [http://www.spatial.gov.au/Conferences/spatialgov+2009/default.aspx Spatial@Gov] ==<br /> * Canberra, Australia <br /> * Handed out Live DVDs from an OSGeo stand. (Release 1.0)<br /> * Cameron Shorter provided a 30 minute presentation on the Open Source GeoSpatial Stack.<br /> <br /> == November 2008, Australian Cooperative Research Center for Spatial Information Conference ==<br /> * Brisbane, Australia<br /> * Distributed ~ 250 OSGeo-Live DVDs to delegates (Release 1.0)<br /> <br /> ==September 2008, [http://2008.foss4g.org FOSS4G 2008]==<br /> * Handed out ~ 150 Live DVDs from the OSGeo stand. (Release: foss4g2008)<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category: Live-demo]]<br /> [[Category: History]]</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2010_Media&diff=50713 2010-10-04T09:00:06Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: /* Pictures Galleries */</p> <hr /> <div>back to [[FOSS4G_2010|foss4g2010]]<br /> <br /> This page is meant to recollect all picture galleries and video took in the FOSS4G2010.<br /> <br /> ==Pictures Galleries==<br /> <br /> *general FOSS4G topics<br /> ** http://www.flickr.com/groups/foss4g/<br /> *OSGeo folks, events, etc.<br /> **http://www.flickr.com/groups/osgeo/<br /> <br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/crschmidt/sets/72157624787828919/ crschmidt]<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/realivansanchez/sets/72157624941797892/ ivansanchez]<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/xurxosanz/sets/72157624923376764/with/4976725234/ xurxosanz]<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rajrsingh/sets/72157624840320269/ rajsingh]<br /> *[http://picasaweb.google.com/chaitanya.ch/FOSS4G2010?authkey=Gv1sRgCNzIhf-v7OLs9AE chaitanya]<br /> *add more<br /> <br /> ==Videos==<br /> *[http://www.btvnoticies.cat/2010/09/09/barcelona-explora-el-futur-de-la-geolocalitzacio-a-la-fira-foss4g/ BarcelonaTV interview] (Catalan and spanish)<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tQzwiiHYII Sol Katz award 2010]<br /> * Standard Interface, WMS! (song) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWV1mv86sDQ take 1] or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afm6dlwDCDQ take 2] - Iván Sánchez performing<br /> * add more<br /> <br /> [[Category:FOSS4G2010]]</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2010_Hotels_and_Hostels&diff=49657 2010-08-24T03:30:19Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: </p> <hr /> <div>This page is created to discuss and see where FOSS4G 2010 conference attendees are staying.<br /> <br /> Create a new section for a each place.&lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> == Rocafort Apartment ==<br /> * [http://www.friendlyrentals.com/en/apartments/barcelona/apartment-442-1.htm http://www.friendlyrentals.com] ([http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=41.37879&amp;lon=2.1545&amp;zoom=16&amp;layers=M Map])<br /> Many others in the &quot;Espana/Fira&quot; zone on friendlyrentals.com site. 2-3 bedrooms, 3-5 people for around 200 Euro per night.<br /> <br /> '''Persons Staying'''<br /> * [[Tyler Mitchell]] and friends<br /> <br /> Board meeting here Sep 11th as well.<br /> <br /> == Vincci Arena Hotel ==<br /> <br /> Price: ??,?? € <br /> <br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.37645&amp;amp;mlon=2.14618&amp;amp;zoom=15<br /> <br /> '''Persons staying'''<br /> <br /> * Add name here<br /> <br /> == Onix Fira ==<br /> <br /> Price: 86 € to 97 € per night (there seem to be better prices if you book via laterooms.com)<br /> <br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.37702&amp;amp;mlon=2.14980&amp;amp;zoom=15<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Persons staying'''<br /> <br /> * [[User:Aleroux|Alexandre Leroux]]<br /> * [[User:JoCook| Jo Cook]]<br /> * [[User:Rajsingh| Raj Singh]] ($110/night on hotels.com)<br /> <br /> == Alberguinn Youth Hostel ==<br /> <br /> Price: € 23 - € 25<br /> <br /> * http://alberguinn.com<br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.37955&amp;amp;mlon=2.13446&amp;amp;zoom=15<br /> <br /> The hostel is located 5 min walk from Sants Station, 4 min from Placa del Centre Metro and 20 min from the Conference Centre.<br /> <br /> '''Persons staying'''<br /> <br /> * Chaitanya kumar CH<br /> * Add more names here<br /> <br /> == Hotel name ==<br /> <br /> Price: ??,?? € <br /> <br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.372328&amp;amp;mlon=2.151432&amp;amp;zoom=15<br /> <br /> Briefly describe this place. Specify any before/after conference activities related to this location you planned. <br /> <br /> '''Persons staying'''<br /> <br /> * Add name here</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2010_Code_Sprint&diff=49559 2010-08-19T14:01:45Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: /* Additional Interested People */</p> <hr /> <div>== Organizing Contacts ==<br /> <br /> *Wladimir Szczerban, Enric Rodellas<br /> <br /> == Code Sprint - what's that? ==<br /> <br /> A code sprint is usually organized by a group that is using an open source project and wants to see something done. They fly the developers to a single location and feed them for a couple of days with the necessities of the hacking life (internet, caffeine, electricity). The communication that happens from face to face hacking usually lasts the project for a year or more. You see this a lot in projects like Drupal etc... <br /> <br /> == Venue ==<br /> <br /> For map and more details see <br /> <br /> *Date: '''Friday, 10 Sep 2010''' (the day after the conference). <br /> *Time: '''9am-5pm'''&amp;nbsp; ([http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2010&amp;month=9&amp;day=10&amp;hour=7&amp;min=0&amp;sec=0&amp;p1=31 timeandate])&amp;nbsp; <br /> *'''Where:''' Citilab-Cornellà<br /> Citilab-Cornellà<br /> Phone: +34 93 551 06 60<br /> Fax: +34 93 551 06 78<br /> [http://en.citilab.eu/home/ web Citilab] <br /> Pl. Can Suris s/n<br /> 08940 Cornellà de Llobregat (Barcelona)<br /> *'''Rooms:''' A+B+C<br /> *'''[http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.359847&amp;mlon=2.061653&amp;zoom=18&amp;layers=B000FTF online maps]'''<br /> <br /> More than 100 attendees are expected!<br /> <br /> == Motivation and Direction ==<br /> <br /> A day, a code base, and your imagination? <br /> <br /> Projects can use the time and venue for organizational discussions, development roadmaps, and group resolution of thorny issues in their code bases. <br /> <br /> Is this your First Sprint? Here is some background information to get you started: <br /> <br /> *http://www.infrae.com/about/activities/sprintathon/tips <br /> *http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2006/10/19/running-a-sprint.html <br /> *Example Sprint (from same people who do GeoServer): http://www.openplans.org/projects/bbq-sprint<br /> <br /> Visit FOSS4G&amp;nbsp;past experiences: [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Code_Sprint 2009], [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2008_CodeSprint 2008], [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2007_CodeSprint 2007 ] <br /> <br /> == Summary of Workgroups ==<br /> <br /> List of Workgroups here, more info follows... <br /> <br /> *workgroup 1 <br /> *workgroup 2<br /> <br /> == Additional Interested People ==<br /> <br /> The following people are potentially interested in participating in sprinting activities though have not yet established a Workgroup.<br /> <br /> * Frank Warmerdam: GDAL, MapServer, PROJ.4, OSGeo4W<br /> * Ari Jolma: GDAL<br /> * Chaitanya kumar CH: GDAL<br /> <br /> = Workgroups =<br /> <br /> To participate, copy a project skeleton and start a section below for your project. <br /> <br /> == 52°North WPS ==<br /> <br /> '''Coordinator:''' <br /> <br /> *Bastian Schäffer<br /> <br /> '''Attending:''' <br /> <br /> *Person 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Goals:''' <br /> <br /> * Technical disucssions about 52°North WPS<br /> <br /> [[Category:FOSS4G2010]] [[Category:FOSS4G]]<br /> <br /> == Geomajas Code Sprint ==<br /> <br /> '''Coordinator:''' <br /> <br /> *Pieter De Graef<br /> <br /> '''Attending:''' <br /> <br /> *Pieter De Graef<br /> *Jan De Moerloose<br /> *Joachim van der Auwera<br /> *Dirk Frigne<br /> *Frank Maes<br /> *Oliver May<br /> <br /> '''Goals:''' <br /> <br /> * Improving getting started documentation<br /> * Create a GeoJson service, so that an OpenLayers client can make use of a Geomajas server.<br /> * Create a Geomajas DataStore for GeoTools.<br /> <br /> == PostGIS ==<br /> <br /> '''Attending:'''<br /> <br /> * Paul Ramsey<br /> <br /> '''Goals:'''<br /> <br /> * Synchronize fall development goals<br /> * Discuss ISO type extensions<br /> * Discuss official raster integration issues<br /> <br /> <br /> == GeoJQuery ==<br /> <br /> '''Coordinator:''' <br /> <br /> * [[User:Vmische | Volker Mische]]<br /> <br /> '''Attending:''' <br /> <br /> * [[User:Astrid Emde | Astrid Emde]]<br /> * [[User:Testbaudson | Christoph Baudson]]<br /> <br /> '''Goals:''' <br /> <br /> * getting started<br /> * ...</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2010_Social_Activities&diff=49194 2010-08-06T12:11:21Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: Created page with '=Social Activities= ==Ice Breaker== ==Regular meeting spots== ==Other events== ==Tours=='</p> <hr /> <div>=Social Activities=<br /> ==Ice Breaker==<br /> ==Regular meeting spots==<br /> ==Other events==<br /> ==Tours==</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2010_Hotels_and_Hostels&diff=48649 2010-07-16T17:51:43Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: </p> <hr /> <div>This page is created to discuss and see where FOSS4G 2010 conference attendees are staying.<br /> <br /> Create a new section for a each place.&lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> == Vincci Arena Hotel ==<br /> <br /> Price: ??,?? € <br /> <br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.37645&amp;amp;mlon=2.14618&amp;amp;zoom=15<br /> <br /> '''Persons staying'''<br /> <br /> * Add name here<br /> <br /> == Onix Fira ==<br /> <br /> Price: ??,?? € <br /> <br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.37702&amp;amp;mlon=2.14980&amp;amp;zoom=15<br /> <br /> '''Persons staying'''<br /> <br /> * Add name here<br /> <br /> == Hotel name ==<br /> <br /> Price: ??,?? € <br /> <br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.372328&amp;amp;mlon=2.151432&amp;amp;zoom=15<br /> <br /> Briefly describe this place. Specify any before/after conference activities related to this location you planned. <br /> <br /> '''Persons staying'''<br /> <br /> * Name <br /> *</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2010_Hotels_and_Hostels&diff=48648 2010-07-16T17:49:29Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: </p> <hr /> <div>This page is created to discuss and see where the conference attendees are staying. <br /> <br /> Create a new section for a each place.&lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> == Vincci Arena Hotel ==<br /> <br /> Price: ??,?? € <br /> <br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.37645&amp;amp;mlon=2.14618&amp;amp;zoom=15<br /> <br /> === Persons staying ===<br /> <br /> * Add name here<br /> <br /> == Onix Fira ==<br /> <br /> Price: ??,?? € <br /> <br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.37702&amp;amp;mlon=2.14980&amp;amp;zoom=15<br /> <br /> === Persons staying ===<br /> <br /> * Add name here<br /> <br /> == Hotel name ==<br /> <br /> Price: ??,?? € <br /> <br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.372328&amp;amp;mlon=2.151432&amp;amp;zoom=15<br /> <br /> Briefly describe this place. Specify any before/after conference activities related to this location you planned. <br /> <br /> === Persons staying ===<br /> <br /> * Name <br /> *</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2010_Hotels_and_Hostels&diff=48646 2010-07-16T15:15:46Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: Created page with 'This page is created to discuss and see where the conference attendees are staying. Create a new section for a each place.&lt;br&gt; == Hotel name == Price: ??,?? € * http://…'</p> <hr /> <div>This page is created to discuss and see where the conference attendees are staying. <br /> <br /> Create a new section for a each place.&lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> == Hotel name ==<br /> <br /> Price: ??,?? € <br /> <br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/index.html?mlat=41.372328&amp;amp;mlon=2.151432&amp;amp;zoom=15&amp;amp;layers=B000FTF<br /> <br /> Briefly describe this place. Specify any before/after conference activities related to this location you planned. <br /> <br /> === Persons staying ===<br /> <br /> * Name <br /> *</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2010&diff=48645 2010-07-16T14:55:09Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: /* Activities */</p> <hr /> <div>[[FOSS4G]] is ''the'' '''global''' and '''annual''' conference hosted by OSGeo in venues all around the globe. It attracts the best Open Source geospatial software projects and their developers making it the ''gathering of the tribes''. FOSS4G addresses the needs of users and developers alike and this year intends to also bridge the gap between the suits and the geeks by explaining how the business models can be used to address the needs of small and large organizations alike. <br /> <br /> == Venue ==<br /> [http://2010.foss4g.org/ FOSS4G 2010] will be visiting Europe again after visits in Canada, South Africa and Australia. The date and the place are: <br /> ; Monday 6th through Thursday 9th of September, 2010<br /> ; Barcelona, Spain<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona Barcelona] is a great place to stay, famous for its architecture, mild climate, Mediterranean history, place of the Olympic Games in 1992 and full of attractions for all kinds of visitors. With FOSS4G now even for geospatial geeks. <br /> <br /> ===Congress venue===<br /> Fira Montjuic:<br /> * http://www.fira.es/location/montjuic.do?hall=P5_N0<br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/index.html?mlat=41.372328&amp;mlon=2.151432&amp;zoom=15&amp;layers=B000FTF<br /> <br /> ===Workshops venue===<br /> Facultat d'Informàtica de Barcelona, UPC Campus Nord:<br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.389456&amp;mlon=2.113296&amp;zoom=18&amp;layers=B000FTF<br /> <br /> ===Codesprint venue===<br /> CitiLab Cornellà:<br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.359847&amp;mlon=2.061653&amp;zoom=18&amp;layers=B000FTF<br /> <br /> ==media==<br /> === Press Releases===<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 1]] - Announcing Barcelona for foss4g<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 2]] - Dec 2009. Opening the doors<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 3]] - Jan 2010. Call for Workshops and Tutorials<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 4]] - Feb 2010. Call for Papers and Academic Track<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 5]] - Feb 2010. Workshops ready for inscriptions<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 6]] - Mar 2010. Call for Papers and Academic Track<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 7]] - April 1 2010. SotM and FOSS4G are offering combo tickets<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 8]] - Apr 30 2010. Community Program Review<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 9]] - June 9 2010. Last Early Bird reminder<br /> <br /> === Community Releases===<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Community Release 1]] - your project at FOSS4G!<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Community Release 2]] - June 16 2010. FOSS4G: Book your flight to Barcelona!<br /> <br /> == Activities ==<br /> * [http://2010.foss4g.org/ FOSS4G 2010 Conference Website] <br /> * Email list:<br /> ** [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2010 public mailing list]<br /> ** [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2010-private organizing committee private list] (for sensitive commercial discussions only).<br /> * Key FOSS4G 2010 pages in this Wiki. Find an overview of all pages in the [[:Category:FOSS4G2010 | FOSS4G 2010 Category Page]].<br /> **[[FOSS4G 2010 Calendar|Calendar]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G 2010 Discounts|Discounts]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G 2010 Sponsorship_and_Exhibitor_Prospectus|Sponsorship and Exhibitor Prospectus]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G 2010 Subscriptions|Subscriptions]] - prices, ...<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Get_Involved|Get Involved]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Governance|Governance]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Workshops|Workshops]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Geo_Integration_Showcase|Geospatial Integration Showcase]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Lessons_Learned|Lessons Learned]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Logo_Designs|Logo Designs]]<br /> **[[FOSS4G 2010 Marketing|Marketing]] - images <br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Marketing_Plan|Marketing Plan]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Mailing_Lists|Mailing Lists (things about...)]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Organising_Committee_Meetings|Organising Committee Meetings]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Postcard_text|Postcard text]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Program|Program]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_SCEC_Rooms|Convention Center Rooms]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G 2010 TODO List]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Venue_Planning|Venue Planning]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Website_Feedback|Website Feedback]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Conf_Dinner|Conference Dinner]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Social_Activities|Social Activities]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Hotels_and_Hostels|Hotels and Hostels]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Code_Sprint|Code Sprint]]<br /> * [[OSGeo-es]] (OSGeo Spanish Language chapter)<br /> <br /> ==Volunteering==<br /> Do you want to help?!? thanks!<br /> <br /> first of all please subscribe to the public mailing list:<br /> * http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2010<br /> <br /> There's a lot of things to do:<br /> * Compare [[FOSS4G 2009|FOSS4G 2009 wiki page]] with this page and help filing the contents. Ask in the Mailing List if you have doubts.<br /> * help reviewing the [http://2010.foss4g.org official web page] contents, English is not our mother tongue and other errors can come out.<br /> * Promote! this event is mostly known through friends and colleagues, help us promoting to your favorite mailing lists and buddies.<br /> <br /> ===Barcelona volunteer community===<br /> * [[Barcelona Local Chapter - helping FOSS4G 2010]]<br /> <br /> ==Proposal==<br /> * [http://www.osgeo.org/sites/osgeo.org/files/webfiles/conference/proposals/2010/foss4g-proposal-2010-barcelona.pdf Proposal from Barcelona] (10.8 MB)<br /> * [http://www.osgeo.org/sites/osgeo.org/files/webfiles/conference/proposals/2010/foss4g-proposal-2010-barcelona-addendum.pdf Proposal Addendum from Barcelona] (2 MB)<br /> * [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2008-November/000784.html Submission e-mail]<br /> * [http://www.osgeo.org/sites/osgeo.org/files/webfiles/conference/proposals/2010/barcelona-supporting-letters.zip Supporting Letter for Barcelona] (4.1 MB)<br /> <br /> <br /> * [http://www.osgeo.org/conference/rfp Request For Proposal on OSGeo.org]<br /> * [[Conference_Committee_2010_Bid_Questions|Conference Committee 2010 Bid Questions]]<br /> <br /> ==notes on web search==<br /> somebody calls this conference [http://2010.foss4g.org FOSS4Geo], please refer to our [http://2010.foss4g.org FOSS4G official web site].<br /> <br /> [[Category:FOSS4G2010]]<br /> [[Category:Eventos]]</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2010&diff=47480 2010-05-15T11:26:13Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: /* Codesprint venue */</p> <hr /> <div>[[FOSS4G]] is ''the'' '''global''' and '''annual''' conference hosted by OSGeo in venues all around the globe. It attracts the best Open Source geospatial software projects and their developers making it the ''gathering of the tribes''. FOSS4G addresses the needs of users and developers alike and this year intends to also bridge the gap between the suits and the geeks by explaining how the business models can be used to address the needs of small and large organizations alike. <br /> <br /> == Venue ==<br /> [http://2010.foss4g.org/ FOSS4G 2010] will be visiting Europe again after visits in Canada, South Africa and Australia. The date and the place are: <br /> ; Monday 6th through Thursday 9th of September, 2010<br /> ; Barcelona, Spain<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona Barcelona] is a great place to stay, famous for its architecture, mild climate, Mediterranean history, place of the Olympic Games in 1992 and full of attractions for all kinds of visitors. With FOSS4G now even for geospatial geeks. <br /> <br /> ===Congress venue===<br /> Fira Montjuic:<br /> * http://www.fira.es/location/montjuic.do?hall=P5_N0<br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/index.html?mlat=41.372328&amp;mlon=2.151432&amp;zoom=15&amp;layers=B000FTF<br /> <br /> ===Workshops venue===<br /> Facultat d'Informàtica de Barcelona, UPC Campus Nord:<br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.389456&amp;mlon=2.113296&amp;zoom=18&amp;layers=B000FTF<br /> <br /> ===Codesprint venue===<br /> CitiLab Cornellà:<br /> * http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.359847&amp;mlon=2.061653&amp;zoom=18&amp;layers=B000FTF<br /> <br /> == Press Releases==<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 1]] - Announcing Barcelona for foss4g<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 2]] - Dec 2009. Opening the doors<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 3]] - Jan 2010. Call for Workshops and Tutorials<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 4]] - Feb 2010. Call for Papers and Academic Track<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 5]] - Feb 2010. Workshops ready for inscriptions<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 6]] - Mar 2010. Call for Papers and Academic Track<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 7]] - April 1 2010. SotM and FOSS4G are offering combo tickets<br /> * [[FOSS4G 2010 Press Release 8]] - Apr 30 2010. Community Program Review<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://2010.foss4g.org/ FOSS4G 2010 Conference Website] <br /> * Email list:<br /> ** [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2010 public mailing list]<br /> ** [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2010-private organizing committee private list] (for sensitive commercial discussions only).<br /> * Key FOSS4G 2010 pages in this Wiki. Find an overview of all pages in the [[:Category:FOSS4G 2010 | FOSS4G 2010 Category Page]].<br /> **[[FOSS4G 2010 Calendar|Calendar]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G 2010 Discounts|Discounts]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G 2010 Sponsorship_and_Exhibitor_Prospectus|Sponsorship and Exhibitor Prospectus]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G 2010 Subscriptions|Subscriptions]] - prices, ...<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Get_Involved|Get Involved]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Governance|Governance]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Workshops|Workshops]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Geo_Integration_Showcase|Geospatial Integration Showcase]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Lessons_Learned|Lessons Learned]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Logo_Designs|Logo Designs]]<br /> **[[FOSS4G 2010 Marketing|Marketing]] - images <br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Marketing_Plan|Marketing Plan]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Mailing_Lists|Mailing Lists (things about...)]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Organising_Committee_Meetings|Organising Committee Meetings]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Postcard_text|Postcard text]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Program|Program]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_SCEC_Rooms|Convention Center Rooms]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G 2010 TODO List]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Venue_Planning|Venue Planning]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Website_Feedback|Website Feedback]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Conf_Dinner|Conference Dinner]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Social_Activities|Social Activities]]<br /> ** [[FOSS4G_2010_Code_Sprint|Code Sprint]]<br /> * [[OSGeo-es]] (OSGeo Spanish Language chapter)<br /> <br /> ==Volunteering==<br /> Do you want to help?!? thanks!<br /> <br /> first of all please subscribe to the public mailing list:<br /> * http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2010<br /> <br /> There's a lot of things to do:<br /> * Compare [[FOSS4G 2009|FOSS4G 2009 wiki page]] with this page and help filing the contents. Ask in the Mailing List if you have doubts.<br /> * help reviewing the [http://2010.foss4g.org official web page] contents, English is not our mother tongue and other errors can come out.<br /> * Promote! this event is mostly known through friends and colleagues, help us promoting to your favorite mailing lists and buddies.<br /> <br /> ===Barcelona volunteer community===<br /> * [[Barcelona Local Chapter - helping FOSS4G 2010]]<br /> <br /> ==Proposal==<br /> * [http://www.osgeo.org/sites/osgeo.org/files/webfiles/conference/proposals/2010/foss4g-proposal-2010-barcelona.pdf Proposal from Barcelona] (10.8 MB)<br /> * [http://www.osgeo.org/sites/osgeo.org/files/webfiles/conference/proposals/2010/foss4g-proposal-2010-barcelona-addendum.pdf Proposal Addendum from Barcelona] (2 MB)<br /> * [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2008-November/000784.html Submission e-mail]<br /> * [http://www.osgeo.org/sites/osgeo.org/files/webfiles/conference/proposals/2010/barcelona-supporting-letters.zip Supporting Letter for Barcelona] (4.1 MB)<br /> <br /> <br /> * [http://www.osgeo.org/conference/rfp Request For Proposal on OSGeo.org]<br /> * [[Conference_Committee_2010_Bid_Questions|Conference Committee 2010 Bid Questions]]<br /> <br /> ==notes on web search==<br /> somebody calls this conference [http://2010.foss4g.org FOSS4Geo], please refer to our [http://2010.foss4g.org FOSS4G official web site].<br /> <br /> [[Category:FOSS4G2010]]</div>

Wiki-Chaitanya https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=India&diff=45999 2010-03-08T13:16:03Z

<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: </p> <hr /> <div>'''India Chapter of OSGeo'''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''About India OSGeo Chapter''' ==<br /> <br /> <br /> Geographical Information Systems were seen as very special and very complex domain in India. There is a lot of hype attached with it and with that obviously high cost. So far such systems were seen as something to be used for high level planning and complex scientific operations by large corporates and Govt research agencies or departments only. Also the older mapping policy of India prevented virtually anybody except governments to possess any map data. The picture is however changing fast.<br /> <br /> With recent developments in the areas of right-to-information and National Map Policy (http://dst.gov.in/whats_new/press_releases05/cabinet-approves.htm), there is a sudden increased awareness towards GIS based information systems. National Urban Renewal Mission (http://pmindia.nic.in/lspeech.asp?id=235), a well funded initiative has made use of GIS in urban local bodies mandatory. A large portion of geodata will now be freely available.All goverement departments are now trying to find easier ways to manage, update and publish information for the public. There are also large number of NGOs and citizen organisation which are working in areas like ubran poverty, town planning, solid waste management,rural development, school education,environmental issues etc. and they have started understanding and appreciating the importance of community GIS systems.<br /> <br /> However growth of GIS is hindered by highly priced proprietory softwares and unavailability of public geodata. Many of such licenced softwares remain unutilized in various government offices because they require either extensive training or easy availability on multiple locations. All this can be changed by the use of Free/Opensource software tools. There is hardly any proprietory GIS software that can show text in Unicode standard in maps . This is significant since all governmet data and most educational institutions work in local language media . FOSS GIS has already shown this solution. Thus, Free/Opensource Geospatial softwares which are much more powerful and usable can be used for developing systems where more and more public participation is sought. <br /> <br /> The India OSGeo Chapter is formed to fulfill the mission<br /> and objectives described in this document. India OSGeo Chapter will earnestly follow the Local Chapter Guidelines stipulated by OSGeo and cooperate closely with OSGeo Board in promoting the use and development of OSGeo projects in India. The India OSGeo Chapter will strive to serve anyone interested in Open Source Geospatial Solutions and related issues, and to cover all the activities associated with the application, development and promotion of Open Source Geospatial solutions in India.<br /> <br /> === Mission ===<br /> <br /> * Promoting Free/Opensource GIS tools and publicly available Geodata<br /> * Advocacy of and promoting Localized GIS<br /> * Act as a bridge between various groups like Developers, Application Users, NGOs, Government departments<br /> * mentor various FOSS GIS miniprojects by providing resources such as technical guidence, webspace etc.<br /> === Objectives ===<br /> <br /> Development:<br /> * follow up on indian language support in various free/opensource GIS tools like GRASS, MapServer etc.<br /> * initiative for standardisation of publicly available geodata <br /> * setting up WMS/WFS based geodata servers using publicly available geodata<br /> * toolkit for localised GIS including with special focus on schools, governments , public causes such as child malnutririon, mass education.<br /> <br /> POCs ('''P'''roof '''O'''f '''C'''oncept demos):<br /> * free/opensource based GIS demos<br /> * localized GIS (interface and maps)<br /> * Collaborative platforms for participatory governance <br /> <br /> Regional Events: <br /> * Workshops and Training sessions for<br /> ** comp science students/teachers<br /> ** geo-informatics/geology/geography/civil engineering students and teachers<br /> ** others<br /> * Special Lectures<br /> * Demonstrations<br /> <br /> Communication:<br /> * Networking Local Communities related to geo-issues<br /> * Mailing Lists<br /> * Wiki<br /> <br /> === Legal status ===<br /> <br /> OSGeo India Chapter is, presently, a voluntary organization, and has not been registered as a legal body. At present, OSGeo legal status is similar to other Open Source related organizations in India such as &quot;Linux India&quot; (http://www.linux-india.org/), &quot;gnomebangalore&quot;(http://www.gnomebangalore.org/) or &quot;KDE India&quot; (http://in.kde.org/). Recently, &quot;Free Software Foundation India&quot; (FSF India) was registered as company and been granted the 80G status under Income Tax Act. India OSGeo Chapter is still a <br /> nascent voluntary organization and will consider the modalities to<br /> register as a legal body at some stage in the future. The India OSGeo Chapter will consult a certified tax cosultant when necessary to ensure compliance with the Indian tax laws.<br /> <br /> The activities are managed by the '''Office''' located at &lt;br&gt;<br /> International Institute of Information Technology&lt;br&gt;<br /> Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500032, Andhra Pradesh, India&lt;br&gt;<br /> Contact E-mail: rajan at iiit dot ac dot in<br /> <br /> == '''India OSGeo Chapter Officers''' ==<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;India OSGeo Representative&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dr P.S.Roy&lt;br&gt;<br /> Deputy Director (RS&amp;GIS-AA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> National Remote Sensing Agency&lt;br&gt;<br /> (Deptartment of Space, Government of India)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Balanagar, Hyderabad-500 037&lt;br&gt;<br /> Telephone :+91-40-23884255<br /> Fax: +91-40-23875932&lt;br&gt;<br /> E-Mail: psr at nrsa dot gov dot in<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;India OSGeo Chapter Coordinator&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dr. Yashodhan Joshi&lt;br&gt;<br /> CEO Relatioware&lt;br&gt;<br /> Pune, India&lt;br&gt;<br /> yyj at relationware dot in&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;India OSGeo Treasurer&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dr K.S.Rajan&lt;br&gt;<br /> Associate Professor&lt;br&gt;<br /> International Institute of Information Technology&lt;br&gt;<br /> Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500 032, India&lt;br&gt;<br /> E-Mail: rajan at iiit dot ac dot in<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;OSGeo Software Development Committee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Chairpersons&lt;br&gt; <br /> (Prototyping, Localization, Proof of Concepts etc.)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Prof. Jitendra Shah&lt;br&gt;<br /> VJTI Mumbai, India&lt;br&gt;<br /> jituviju at gmail dot com&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Dr. T.V. Ramachandra&lt;br&gt;<br /> Indian Institute of Science&lt;br&gt;<br /> Bangalore, India&lt;br&gt;<br /> cestvr at ces dot iisc dot ernet dot in&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;Regional Events Committee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Chairpersons&lt;br&gt;<br /> Mr. V. Ravi Kumar*&lt;br&gt;<br /> Joint Secretory of the OSGeo India registered body and &lt;br&gt;<br /> Director (Retired*) &lt;br&gt;<br /> Centre for Geoinformation Management and Training&lt;br&gt; <br /> Training Inistitute&lt;br&gt; <br /> Geological Survey of India&lt;br&gt;<br /> Bandalaguda, <br /> Hyderabad 500068&lt;br&gt;<br /> India&lt;br&gt;<br /> ravivundavalli at yahoo dot com&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Mr. Neeraj Dixit&lt;br&gt;<br /> Product Manager<br /> Autodesk India Pvt. Ltd.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Infrastructure Solutions Division (ISD)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Neeraj dot Dixit at autodesk dot com&lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;Education and Training Committee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Chairpersons&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dr. N.J. Pawar&lt;br&gt;<br /> Department of Geology,<br /> Pune University&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ganeshkhind Road&lt;br&gt;<br /> Pune 411007, India&lt;br&gt;<br /> njpawar at unipune dot ernet dot in<br /> <br /> Dr. S.N. Prasad&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sàlim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Deccan Regional Station,<br /> Secunderabad - 500 017, India&lt;br&gt;<br /> Email: narendra_prasad at yahoo dot com&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Dr. H.S.Rai&lt;br&gt;<br /> Professor and Head&lt;br&gt;<br /> Civil Engineering Department&lt;br&gt;<br /> Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ludhiana - 141006&lt;br&gt;<br /> India &lt;br&gt;<br /> Email: hardeep.rai at gmail dot com&lt;br&gt;<br /> Web: [http://hs.raiandrai.com HS.RaiAndRai.com]&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;Advisors&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Dr. S.S. Thigale (spathigale at rediffmail dot com)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dr. Rajendra Jagdale (rajendra dot jagdale at gmail dot com)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dr. Vishwas S.Kale (vskale at unipune dot ernet dot in)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Mr. Ashok Saraf (saraf dot ashok at gmail dot com)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dr. Venkatesh Raghavan (venkat at osgeo dot org)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Mr. Kiran Chandra (kiranfsf at gmail dot com)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Mr. Achuthan Mohan (achuthanmohan at gmail dot com)&lt;br&gt;<br /> ..Add more Advisors here<br /> <br /> == '''Initial Membership''' ==<br /> * Dr. Gautam Talukdar<br /> * Dr. Tarun P. Singh<br /> * Amol A. Sale<br /> * Anand Akmanchi<br /> * Aneel Kumar.V<br /> * Anil Kumar.K.V<br /> * Anivar Aravind<br /> * Ankur Mehrotra<br /> * Gangavane<br /> * Indrajit Patil<br /> * Jayant Kirtane<br /> * Kanhaiya K. Kale<br /> * Mahalakshmi Narayanan<br /> * Mahesh Jeevane<br /> * Maneesh Prasad<br /> * Mohan Patil<br /> * N.R. Karmarkar<br /> * Rahul Kaura<br /> * Sajith<br /> * Saroj Akiojam<br /> * Shekhar Krishnan<br /> * Swapnil K. Hajare<br /> * Uttam Kumar<br /> * B.N. Umrikar<br /> * Vrishali Deosthali<br /> * A.V.Satya Kumar<br /> * Praveen Kumar Sinha<br /> * [http://www.wetlandsofindia.org/santosh/index.html Santosh Gaikwad]<br /> * C. Pattanaik<br /> * [http://www.gndec.ac.in/~hsrai/ Hardeep Singh Rai]<br /> * M.Surendranath<br /> * N.Rajendran<br /> * Srinivasan K<br /> * Nageswaran B<br /> * N.R.S.Reddy<br /> * L.P.Singh<br /> * [http://www.geocities.com/ajpnaveen/index.htm A.J.Prakash Naveen]<br /> * S.Ramamurthy<br /> * B.K. Sahu<br /> * J.Simhachalam<br /> * V.Hanumantha Rao<br /> * S.Ananda Murty<br /> * K.Seshayya<br /> * N.Padmayya<br /> * N.R.Ramesh<br /> * U.S.N.Reddy<br /> * R.M.Sundaram<br /> * [http://5map.in Vimal Kumar]<br /> * Narayana Aroori<br /> * P M Bala Manikavelu<br /> * RVN Srinivas<br /> * M Arulraj<br /> * Satya Prasad Sarilla<br /> * Suresh Verma<br /> * Kumar Parakram<br /> * Pranav Kumar<br /> * Harish Kumar Solanki<br /> Temporary mailing list - http://wgrass.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/mailman/listinfo/osgeo_discuss<br /> <br /> == '''Meetings of India OSGeo Chapter ''' ==<br /> <br /> * &lt;u&gt;4th Oct 2006, Hyderabad&lt;/u&gt; [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Talk:India Meeting Minutes]<br /> <br /> * &lt;u&gt;24th Jan 2006, Hyderabad&lt;/u&gt; &lt;br&gt;<br /> We are Happy to ANNOUNCE that we had a very successful OSGeo Workshop at Map World Forum 2007 today, and thank all the participants for the same. We are also very grateful to our Sponsors OSGeo.org and our Donors thru GNOME Foundation for the financial support in hosting this event.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later in the day, the first meeting of the newly constituted Executive Council (Board) of OSGeo-India was held. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Details will be posted soon.<br /> <br /> == '''Links''' ==<br /> * India OSGeo Chapter - http://osgeo.in/<br /> * National Remote Sensing Agency - http://www.nrsa.gov.in/<br /> * GIS based Village Information System - Maharashtra (Hosting Courtsey : Media Center, Osaka City) - http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/maha_map.dev/<br /> * GIS based Village Information System - Maharashtra - http://indictrans.in/demos/maha_map.dev/<br /> * Human Development Index (Jalna, Maharashtra)- http://www.indictrans.in/?q=projects/gis/ghdi<br /> * Maharashtra Coverage - Neighbourhood Village - http://indictrans.in/demos/maha_map.coverage/village_search_k.php<br /> * GIS based Slum Information System (Korba Slum, Mumbai) - http://indictrans.in/demos/chameleon/samples/htdocs/korba.phtml<br /> * Mumbai Free Map - http://mumbai.freemap.in/ | http://www.crit.org.in/projects/gis<br /> * Bangalore Free Map - http://bangalore.freemap.in/<br /> * Vasai Virar Subregion Freemap - http://vvsr.freemap.in/<br /> jaisuvyas<br /> * Tamil Nadu Maps Online - http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/?info1.htm<br /> * Tamil Nadu Census 2001 - http://www.census.tn.nic.in/<br /> * Tamil Nadu Animal Disease Infformation - http://www.animaldiseaseinfo.tn.nic.in<br /> * GRASS GIS mirror India - http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/grass/index.php<br /> * GRDSS (GRASS GUI) - http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/foss<br /> * FOSS at IISc - http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/foss<br /> * Visualisation of resource maps of Cheruvannur Grama Panchayat. Panchayats are 3rd stratum of administration in India. [Bilingual: English and Malayalam] - http://cheruvannur.web4all.in/resources/<br /> * Free GIS India - http://freegis.gnu.org.in/<br /> * ENVIS Wetland Ecosystems India - http://www.wetlandsofindia.org:8080/sacon/aboutus.jsp/<br /> * GIS &amp; Language Technology related Applications - http://indictrans.in/demos/GIS_Presentation_20061004.pdf<br /> <br /> [[Category:Local Chapters]]</div>

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<p>Wiki-Chaitanya: Correct the OSGeo-India site link.</p> <hr /> <div>'''India Chapter of OSGeo'''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''About India OSGeo Chapter''' ==<br /> <br /> <br /> Geographical Information Systems were seen as very special and very complex domain in India. There is a lot of hype attached with it and with that obviously high cost. So far such systems were seen as something to be used for high level planning and complex scientific operations by large corporates and Govt research agencies or departments only. Also the older mapping policy of India prevented virtually anybody except governments to possess any map data. The picture is however changing fast.<br /> <br /> With recent developments in the areas of right-to-information and National Map Policy (http://dst.gov.in/whats_new/press_releases05/cabinet-approves.htm), there is a sudden increased awareness towards GIS based information systems. National Urban Renewal Mission (http://pmindia.nic.in/lspeech.asp?id=235), a well funded initiative has made use of GIS in urban local bodies mandatory. A large portion of geodata will now be freely available.All goverement departments are now trying to find easier ways to manage, update and publish information for the public. There are also large number of NGOs and citizen organisation which are working in areas like ubran poverty, town planning, solid waste management,rural development, school education,environmental issues etc. and they have started understanding and appreciating the importance of community GIS systems.<br /> <br /> However growth of GIS is hindered by highly priced proprietory softwares and unavailability of public geodata. Many of such licenced softwares remain unutilized in various government offices because they require either extensive training or easy availability on multiple locations. All this can be changed by the use of Free/Opensource software tools. There is hardly any proprietory GIS software that can show text in Unicode standard in maps . This is significant since all governmet data and most educational institutions work in local language media . FOSS GIS has already shown this solution. Thus, Free/Opensource Geospatial softwares which are much more powerful and usable can be used for developing systems where more and more public participation is sought. <br /> <br /> The India OSGeo Chapter is formed to fulfill the mission<br /> and objectives described in this document. India OSGeo Chapter will earnestly follow the Local Chapter Guidelines stipulated by OSGeo and cooperate closely with OSGeo Board in promoting the use and development of OSGeo projects in India. The India OSGeo Chapter will strive to serve anyone interested in Open Source Geospatial Solutions and related issues, and to cover all the activities associated with the application, development and promotion of Open Source Geospatial solutions in India.<br /> <br /> === Mission ===<br /> <br /> * Promoting Free/Opensource GIS tools and publicly available Geodata<br /> * Advocacy of and promoting Localized GIS<br /> * Act as a bridge between various groups like Developers, Application Users, NGOs, Government departments<br /> * mentor various FOSS GIS miniprojects by providing resources such as technical guidence, webspace etc.<br /> === Objectives ===<br /> <br /> Development:<br /> * follow up on indian language support in various free/opensource GIS tools like GRASS, MapServer etc.<br /> * initiative for standardisation of publicly available geodata <br /> * setting up WMS/WFS based geodata servers using publicly available geodata<br /> * toolkit for localised GIS including with special focus on schools, governments , public causes such as child malnutririon, mass education.<br /> <br /> POCs ('''P'''roof '''O'''f '''C'''oncept demos):<br /> * free/opensource based GIS demos<br /> * localized GIS (interface and maps)<br /> * Collaborative platforms for participatory governance <br /> <br /> Regional Events: <br /> * Workshops and Training sessions for<br /> ** comp science students/teachers<br /> ** geo-informatics/geology/geography/civil engineering students and teachers<br /> ** others<br /> * Special Lectures<br /> * Demonstrations<br /> <br /> Communication:<br /> * Networking Local Communities related to geo-issues<br /> * Mailing Lists<br /> * Wiki<br /> <br /> === Legal status ===<br /> <br /> OSGeo India Chapter is, presently, a voluntary organization, and has not been registered as a legal body. At present, OSGeo legal status is similar to other Open Source related organizations in India such as &quot;Linux India&quot; (http://www.linux-india.org/), &quot;gnomebangalore&quot;(http://www.gnomebangalore.org/) or &quot;KDE India&quot; (http://in.kde.org/). Recently, &quot;Free Software Foundation India&quot; (FSF India) was registered as company and been granted the 80G status under Income Tax Act. India OSGeo Chapter is still a <br /> nascent voluntary organization and will consider the modalities to<br /> register as a legal body at some stage in the future. The India OSGeo Chapter will consult a certified tax cosultant when necessary to ensure compliance with the Indian tax laws.<br /> <br /> The activities are managed by the '''Office''' located at &lt;br&gt;<br /> International Institute of Information Technology&lt;br&gt;<br /> Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500032, Andhra Pradesh, India&lt;br&gt;<br /> Contact E-mail: rajan at iiit dot ac dot in<br /> <br /> == '''India OSGeo Chapter Officers''' ==<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;India OSGeo Representative&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dr P.S.Roy&lt;br&gt;<br /> Deputy Director (RS&amp;GIS-AA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> National Remote Sensing Agency&lt;br&gt;<br /> (Deptartment of Space, Government of India)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Balanagar, Hyderabad-500 037&lt;br&gt;<br /> Telephone :+91-40-23884255<br /> Fax: +91-40-23875932&lt;br&gt;<br /> E-Mail: psr at nrsa dot gov dot in<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;India OSGeo Chapter Coordinator&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dr. Yashodhan Joshi&lt;br&gt;<br /> CEO Relatioware&lt;br&gt;<br /> Pune, India&lt;br&gt;<br /> yyj at relationware dot in&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;India OSGeo Treasurer&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dr K.S.Rajan&lt;br&gt;<br /> Associate Professor&lt;br&gt;<br /> International Institute of Information Technology&lt;br&gt;<br /> Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500 032, India&lt;br&gt;<br /> E-Mail: rajan at iiit dot ac dot in<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;OSGeo Software Development Committee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Chairpersons&lt;br&gt; <br /> (Prototyping, Localization, Proof of Concepts etc.)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Prof. Jitendra Shah&lt;br&gt;<br /> VJTI Mumbai, India&lt;br&gt;<br /> jituviju at gmail dot com&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Dr. T.V. Ramachandra&lt;br&gt;<br /> Indian Institute of Science&lt;br&gt;<br /> Bangalore, India&lt;br&gt;<br /> cestvr at ces dot iisc dot ernet dot in&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;Regional Events Committee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Chairpersons&lt;br&gt;<br /> Mr. V. Ravi Kumar*&lt;br&gt;<br /> Joint Secretory of the OSGeo India registered body and &lt;br&gt;<br /> Director (Retired*) &lt;br&gt;<br /> Centre for Geoinformation Management and Training&lt;br&gt; <br /> Training Inistitute&lt;br&gt; <br /> Geological Survey of India&lt;br&gt;<br /> Bandalaguda, <br /> Hyderabad 500068&lt;br&gt;<br /> India&lt;br&gt;<br /> ravivundavalli at yahoo dot com&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Mr. Neeraj Dixit&lt;br&gt;<br /> Product Manager<br /> Autodesk India Pvt. Ltd.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Infrastructure Solutions Division (ISD)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Neeraj dot Dixit at autodesk dot com&lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;Education and Training Committee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Chairpersons&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dr. N.J. Pawar&lt;br&gt;<br /> Department of Geology,<br /> Pune University&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ganeshkhind Road&lt;br&gt;<br /> Pune 411007, India&lt;br&gt;<br /> njpawar at unipune dot ernet dot in<br /> <br /> Dr. S.N. Prasad&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sàlim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Deccan Regional Station,<br /> Secunderabad - 500 017, India&lt;br&gt;<br /> Email: narendra_prasad at yahoo dot com&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Dr. H.S.Rai&lt;br&gt;<br /> Professor and Head&lt;br&gt;<br /> Civil Engineering Department&lt;br&gt;<br /> Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ludhiana - 141006&lt;br&gt;<br /> India &lt;br&gt;<br /> Email: hardeep.rai at gmail dot com&lt;br&gt;<br /> Web: [http://hs.raiandrai.com HS.RaiAndRai.com]&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;Advisors&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Dr. S.S. Thigale (spathigale at rediffmail dot com)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dr. Rajendra Jagdale (rajendra dot jagdale at gmail dot com)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dr. Vishwas S.Kale (vskale at unipune dot ernet dot in)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Mr. Ashok Saraf (saraf dot ashok at gmail dot com)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dr. Venkatesh Raghavan (venkat at osgeo dot org)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Mr. Kiran Chandra (kiranfsf at gmail dot com)&lt;br&gt;<br /> Mr. Achuthan Mohan (achuthanmohan at gmail dot com)&lt;br&gt;<br /> ..Add more Advisors here<br /> <br /> == '''Initial Membership''' ==<br /> * Dr. Gautam Talukdar<br /> * Dr. Tarun P. Singh<br /> * Amol A. Sale<br /> * Anand Akmanchi<br /> * Aneel Kumar.V<br /> * Anil Kumar.K.V<br /> * Anivar Aravind<br /> * Ankur Mehrotra<br /> * Gangavane<br /> * Indrajit Patil<br /> * Jayant Kirtane<br /> * Kanhaiya K. Kale<br /> * Mahalakshmi Narayanan<br /> * Mahesh Jeevane<br /> * Maneesh Prasad<br /> * Mohan Patil<br /> * N.R. Karmarkar<br /> * Rahul Kaura<br /> * Sajith<br /> * Saroj Akiojam<br /> * Shekhar Krishnan<br /> * Swapnil K. Hajare<br /> * Uttam Kumar<br /> * B.N. Umrikar<br /> * Vrishali Deosthali<br /> * A.V.Satya Kumar<br /> * Praveen Kumar Sinha<br /> * [http://www.wetlandsofindia.org/santosh/index.html Santosh Gaikwad]<br /> * C. Pattanaik<br /> * [http://www.gndec.ac.in/~hsrai/ Hardeep Singh Rai]<br /> * M.Surendranath<br /> * N.Rajendran<br /> * Srinivasan K<br /> * Nageswaran B<br /> * N.R.S.Reddy<br /> * L.P.Singh<br /> * [http://www.geocities.com/ajpnaveen/index.htm A.J.Prakash Naveen]<br /> * S.Ramamurthy<br /> * B.K. Sahu<br /> * J.Simhachalam<br /> * V.Hanumantha Rao<br /> * S.Ananda Murty<br /> * K.Seshayya<br /> * N.Padmayya<br /> * N.R.Ramesh<br /> * U.S.N.Reddy<br /> * R.M.Sundaram<br /> * [http://5map.in Vimal Kumar]<br /> * Narayana Aroori<br /> * P M Bala Manikavelu<br /> * RVN Srinivas<br /> * M Arulraj<br /> * Satya Prasad Sarilla<br /> * Suresh Verma<br /> * Kumar Parakram<br /> * Pranav Kumar<br /> * Harish Kumar Solanki<br /> Temporary mailing list - http://wgrass.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/mailman/listinfo/osgeo_discuss<br /> <br /> == '''Meetings of India OSGeo Chapter ''' ==<br /> <br /> * &lt;u&gt;4th Oct 2006, Hyderabad&lt;/u&gt; [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Talk:India Meeting Minutes]<br /> <br /> * &lt;u&gt;24th Jan 2006, Hyderabad&lt;/u&gt; &lt;br&gt;<br /> We are Happy to ANNOUNCE that we had a very successful OSGeo Workshop at Map World Forum 2007 today, and thank all the participants for the same. We are also very grateful to our Sponsors OSGeo.org and our Donors thru GNOME Foundation for the financial support in hosting this event.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later in the day, the first meeting of the newly constituted Executive Council (Board) of OSGeo-India was held. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Details will be posted soon.<br /> <br /> == '''Links''' ==<br /> * India OSGeo Chapter - https://osgeo.in/<br /> * National Remote Sensing Agency - http://www.nrsa.gov.in/<br /> * GIS based Village Information System - Maharashtra (Hosting Courtsey : Media Center, Osaka City) - http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/maha_map.dev/<br /> * GIS based Village Information System - Maharashtra - http://indictrans.in/demos/maha_map.dev/<br /> * Human Development Index (Jalna, Maharashtra)- http://www.indictrans.in/?q=projects/gis/ghdi<br /> * Maharashtra Coverage - Neighbourhood Village - http://indictrans.in/demos/maha_map.coverage/village_search_k.php<br /> * GIS based Slum Information System (Korba Slum, Mumbai) - http://indictrans.in/demos/chameleon/samples/htdocs/korba.phtml<br /> * Mumbai Free Map - http://mumbai.freemap.in/ | http://www.crit.org.in/projects/gis<br /> * Bangalore Free Map - http://bangalore.freemap.in/<br /> * Vasai Virar Subregion Freemap - http://vvsr.freemap.in/<br /> jaisuvyas<br /> * Tamil Nadu Maps Online - http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/?info1.htm<br /> * Tamil Nadu Census 2001 - http://www.census.tn.nic.in/<br /> * Tamil Nadu Animal Disease Infformation - http://www.animaldiseaseinfo.tn.nic.in<br /> * GRASS GIS mirror India - http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/grass/index.php<br /> * GRDSS (GRASS GUI) - http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/foss<br /> * FOSS at IISc - http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/foss<br /> * Visualisation of resource maps of Cheruvannur Grama Panchayat. Panchayats are 3rd stratum of administration in India. [Bilingual: English and Malayalam] - http://cheruvannur.web4all.in/resources/<br /> * Free GIS India - http://freegis.gnu.org.in/<br /> * ENVIS Wetland Ecosystems India - http://www.wetlandsofindia.org:8080/sacon/aboutus.jsp/<br /> * GIS &amp; Language Technology related Applications - http://indictrans.in/demos/GIS_Presentation_20061004.pdf<br /> <br /> [[Category:Local Chapters]]</div>

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