OSGeo - User contributions [en]

Ottawa Chapter

2016-01-04T01:31:09Z

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== News ==
* Jerome St-Louis was nominated by Paul and elected by the general membership on 17 December 2015 to receive the OSGeo Ottawa Award for FOSS Excellence.
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter will be part of the EnvisionGeomatics 2014. Check out their website : http://2014.visiongeomatique.com/index_en.html
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

Javed was Awarded the OSGeo Ottawa Award of FOSS Excellence on 12 December 2013 at the OSGeo Christmas Dinner and Awards night.

[[Image:OSGeo 2015 May 21.jpg|thumb|right|The May 2015 meeting turn out.]]
[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]
[[Image:GISDayOSGeoCrew.jpg|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members at GIS Day 2013]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Here is the list of the next meetings in 2015. Please subscribe to our mailing list to be informed of any meeting cancellation:
*Thursday, November 19, at 19:00
*Thursday, December 17, at 19:00

 
Our meetups happen here:
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather]. The reservation will be under the name OSGeo / Jerome. We are usually downstairs to the right of the entrance.
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About OSGeo Ottawa ==

In 2005 the OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. Subsequently, we were officially designated as an OSGeo chapter in September of 2006 by the OSGeo Board.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Collaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===
* 2015 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & [[User:jerstlouis|Jérôme Jacovella-St-Louis]]
* 2013 - 2014 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & Fabien Ancelin
* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relevant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

2015-05-29T01:37:57Z

Wiki-Fancelin: /* News */

== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter will be part of the EnvisionGeomatics 2014. Check out their website : http://2014.visiongeomatique.com/index_en.html
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

Javed was Awarded the OSGeo Ottawa Award of FOSS Excellence on 12 December 2013 at the OSGeo Christmas Dinner and Awards night.

[[Image:OSGeo 2015 May 21.jpg|thumb|right|The May 2015 meeting turn out.]]
[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]
[[Image:GISDayOSGeoCrew.jpg|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members at GIS Day 2013]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Here is the list of the next meetings in 2015. Please subscribe to our mailing list to be informed of any meeting cancellation:
*Thursday, January 15, at 19:00
*Thursday, February 19, at 19:00
*Thursday, March 19, at 19:00
*Thursday, April 16, at 19:00
*Thursday, May 21, at 19:00
*Thursday, June 18, at 19:00
*Thursday,July 16, at 19:00

 
Our meetups happen here:
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather]. The reservation will be under the name OSGeo / Fabien Ancelin. We will be upstairs.
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About OSGeo Ottawa ==

In 2005 the OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. Subsequently, we were officially designated as an OSGeo chapter in September of 2006 by the OSGeo Board.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===
* 2013 - 2014 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & Fabien Ancelin
* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

File:OSGeo 2015 May 21.jpg

2015-05-29T01:37:14Z

Wiki-Fancelin: May 2015 turn out at the Fox and Feather - Ottawa

May 2015 turn out at the Fox and Feather - Ottawa

Ottawa Chapter

2015-05-29T01:33:22Z

Wiki-Fancelin: /* News */

== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter will be part of the EnvisionGeomatics 2014. Check out their website : http://2014.visiongeomatique.com/index_en.html
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

Javed was Awarded the OSGeo Ottawa Award of FOSS Excellence on 12 December 2013 at the OSGeo Christmas Dinner and Awards night.

[[Image:OSGeo_2015_May.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]
[[Image:GISDayOSGeoCrew.jpg|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members at GIS Day 2013]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Here is the list of the next meetings in 2015. Please subscribe to our mailing list to be informed of any meeting cancellation:
*Thursday, January 15, at 19:00
*Thursday, February 19, at 19:00
*Thursday, March 19, at 19:00
*Thursday, April 16, at 19:00
*Thursday, May 21, at 19:00
*Thursday, June 18, at 19:00
*Thursday,July 16, at 19:00

 
Our meetups happen here:
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather]. The reservation will be under the name OSGeo / Fabien Ancelin. We will be upstairs.
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About OSGeo Ottawa ==

In 2005 the OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. Subsequently, we were officially designated as an OSGeo chapter in September of 2006 by the OSGeo Board.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===
* 2013 - 2014 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & Fabien Ancelin
* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

File:OSGeo July Meeting.jpg

2015-05-29T01:22:43Z

Wiki-Fancelin: uploaded a new version of "File:OSGeo July Meeting.jpg": Reverted to version as of 01:22, 29 May 2015

The Ottawa local chapter's meeting, July 2007.
From left to right:
Dave Sampson,
Frank Warmerdam,
Scott Mitchell,
Zak James,
David Stanley,
Photographer: Phil Vachon

File:OSGeo July Meeting.jpg

2015-05-29T01:22:25Z

Wiki-Fancelin: uploaded a new version of "File:OSGeo July Meeting.jpg"

The Ottawa local chapter's meeting, July 2007.
From left to right:
Dave Sampson,
Frank Warmerdam,
Scott Mitchell,
Zak James,
David Stanley,
Photographer: Phil Vachon

File:OSGeo July Meeting.jpg

2015-05-29T01:22:20Z

Wiki-Fancelin: uploaded a new version of "File:OSGeo July Meeting.jpg"

The Ottawa local chapter's meeting, July 2007.
From left to right:
Dave Sampson,
Frank Warmerdam,
Scott Mitchell,
Zak James,
David Stanley,
Photographer: Phil Vachon

Ottawa Chapter

2015-01-11T17:52:54Z

Wiki-Fancelin: /* Upcoming events */

== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter will be part of the EnvisionGeomatics 2014. Check out their website : http://2014.visiongeomatique.com/index_en.html
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

Javed was Awarded the OSGeo Ottawa Award of FOSS Excellence on 12 December 2013 at the OSGeo Christmas Dinner and Awards night.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]
[[Image:GISDayOSGeoCrew.jpg|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members at GIS Day 2013]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Here is the list of the next meetings in 2015. Please subscribe to our mailing list to be informed of any meeting cancellation:
*Thursday, January 15, at 19:00
*Thursday, February 19, at 19:00
*Thursday, March 19, at 19:00
*Thursday, April 16, at 19:00
*Thursday, May 21, at 19:00
*Thursday, June 18, at 19:00
*Thursday,July 16, at 19:00

 
Our meetups happen here:
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather]. The reservation will be under the name OSGeo / Fabien Ancelin. We will be upstairs.
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About OSGeo Ottawa ==

In 2005 the OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. Subsequently, we were officially designated as an OSGeo chapter in September of 2006 by the OSGeo Board.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===
* 2013 - 2014 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & Fabien Ancelin
* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

2015-01-11T17:51:39Z

Wiki-Fancelin: /* Upcoming events */

== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter will be part of the EnvisionGeomatics 2014. Check out their website : http://2014.visiongeomatique.com/index_en.html
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

Javed was Awarded the OSGeo Ottawa Award of FOSS Excellence on 12 December 2013 at the OSGeo Christmas Dinner and Awards night.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]
[[Image:GISDayOSGeoCrew.jpg|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members at GIS Day 2013]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Here is the list of the next meetings in 2015. Please subscribe to our mailing list to be informed of any meeting cancellation:
*Thursday, January 15, 19:00
*Thursday, February 19, 19:00
*Thursday, March 19, 19:00
*Thursday, April 16, 19:00
*Thursday, May 21, 19:00
*Thursday, June 18, 19:00
*Thursday,July 16, 19:00

 
Our meetups happen here:
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather]. The reservation will be under the name OSGeo / Fabien Ancelin. We will be upstairs.
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About OSGeo Ottawa ==

In 2005 the OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. Subsequently, we were officially designated as an OSGeo chapter in September of 2006 by the OSGeo Board.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===
* 2013 - 2014 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & Fabien Ancelin
* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

2015-01-11T17:51:08Z

Wiki-Fancelin: /* Upcoming events */

== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter will be part of the EnvisionGeomatics 2014. Check out their website : http://2014.visiongeomatique.com/index_en.html
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

Javed was Awarded the OSGeo Ottawa Award of FOSS Excellence on 12 December 2013 at the OSGeo Christmas Dinner and Awards night.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]
[[Image:GISDayOSGeoCrew.jpg|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members at GIS Day 2013]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Here is the list of the next meetings in 2015. Please subscribe to our mailing list to be informed of any meeting cancellation:
*Thursday, January 15, 19:00
*Thursday, February 19, 19:00
*Thursday, March 19, 19:00
*Thursday, April 16, 19:00
*Thursday, May 21, 19:00
*Thursday, June 18, 19:00
*Thursday,July 16, 19:00

 
Our meetups happen here:
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather]. The reservation will be under the name OSGeo / Fabien Ancelin. We will be upstairs.
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About OSGeo Ottawa ==

In 2005 the OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. Subsequently, we were officially designated as an OSGeo chapter in September of 2006 by the OSGeo Board.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===
* 2013 - 2014 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & Fabien Ancelin
* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

2015-01-11T17:50:54Z

Wiki-Fancelin: /* Upcoming events */

== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter will be part of the EnvisionGeomatics 2014. Check out their website : http://2014.visiongeomatique.com/index_en.html
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

Javed was Awarded the OSGeo Ottawa Award of FOSS Excellence on 12 December 2013 at the OSGeo Christmas Dinner and Awards night.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]
[[Image:GISDayOSGeoCrew.jpg|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members at GIS Day 2013]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Here is the list of the next meetings in 2014. Please subscribe to our mailing list to be informed of any meeting cancellation:
*Thursday, January 15, 19:00
*Thursday, February 19, 19:00
*Thursday, March 19, 19:00
*Thursday, April 16, 19:00
*Thursday, May 21, 19:00
*Thursday, June 18, 19:00
*Thursday,July 16, 19:00

 
Our meetups happen here:
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather]. The reservation will be under the name OSGeo / Fabien Ancelin. We will be upstairs.
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About OSGeo Ottawa ==

In 2005 the OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. Subsequently, we were officially designated as an OSGeo chapter in September of 2006 by the OSGeo Board.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===
* 2013 - 2014 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & Fabien Ancelin
* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

2014-12-17T00:46:32Z

Wiki-Fancelin: /* Upcoming events */

== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter will be part of the EnvisionGeomatics 2014. Check out their website : http://2014.visiongeomatique.com/index_en.html
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

Javed was Awarded the OSGeo Ottawa Award of FOSS Excellence on 12 December 2013 at the OSGeo Christmas Dinner and Awards night.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]
[[Image:GISDayOSGeoCrew.jpg|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members at GIS Day 2013]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Here is the list of the next meetings in 2014. Please subscribe to our mailing list to be informed of any meeting cancellation:
*Thursday, May 22, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, June 19, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, July 17, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, August 22, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, September 19, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, October 23, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, November 20, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, December 18, 7:00 PM

 
Our meetups happen here:
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather]. The reservation will be under the name OSGeo / Fabien Ancelin. We will be upstairs.
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About OSGeo Ottawa ==

In 2005 the OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. Subsequently, we were officially designated as an OSGeo chapter in September of 2006 by the OSGeo Board.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===
* 2013 - 2014 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & Fabien Ancelin
* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

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== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter will be part of the EnvisionGeomatics 2014. Check out their website : http://2014.visiongeomatique.com/index_en.html
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

Javed was Awarded the OSGeo Ottawa Award of FOSS Excellence on 12 December 2013 at the OSGeo Christmas Dinner and Awards night.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]
[[Image:GISDayOSGeoCrew.jpg|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members at GIS Day 2013]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Here is the list of the next meetings in 2014. Please subscribe to our mailing list to be informed of any meeting cancellation:
*Thursday, May 22, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, June 19, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, July 17, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, August 22, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, September 19, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, October 23, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, November 20, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, December 18, 6:00 PM

 
Our meetups happen here:
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather]. The reservation will be under the name OSGeo / Fabien Ancelin. We will be upstairs.
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About OSGeo Ottawa ==

In 2005 the OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. Subsequently, we were officially designated as an OSGeo chapter in September of 2006 by the OSGeo Board.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===
* 2013 - 2014 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & Fabien Ancelin
* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

VG2014 OSGeo LocationTech

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= OSGeo/LocationTech @ VG2014 =

Cette page a pour but de coordonner la présence de OSGeo-Quebec/OSGeo-Ottawa/LocationTech à VG2014 les 12-13 Nov. 2014 à Gatineau.

This page is to help coordinate the OSGeo-Quebec/OSGeo-Ottawa/LocationTech presence at VG2014, November 12-13 2014 in Gatineau.

== OSGeo/LocationTech Conference Track ==

=== Moderateurs de conférences - talk moderators ===

Les modérateurs présentent les conférenciers, font le suivi du temps et coordonnent la période de questions/réponses pour chaque conférence.

The moderators introduce the speakers, keep track of time, and coordinate the questions/answers period for each talk.

* Wed Nov 12, 2014
** 10:00 - 12:00: Julien-Samuel Lacroix
** 14:00 - 15:00: Daniel Morissette
** 15:30 - 16:30: Daniel Morissette (modérateur du panel de discussion)

* Thu Nov 13, 2014
** 10:30 - 12:00: Simon Mercier
** 14:00 - 15:00: Alain Hotte
** 15:30 - 16:30: Alain Hotte

== OSGeo/LocationTech Booth ==

=== Material ===

* OSGeo-Quebec:
** Affiche OSGeo-Québec (Daniel)

* OSGeo-Ottawa:
** PC pre-loaded with OSGeo Live DVD. (Confirmé pour mercredi. En attente pour Jeudi.)
** 23po or larger screen for demo PC (Confirmé pour mercredi matin. En attente pour le reste de la conférence.)
** Flyers about different OSGeo projects (PostGIS, QGIS, Mapserver, Geoserver). I suspect Mapgears has more up-to-date flyers for Open Layers.

* LocationTech
** LocationTech Banner (Andrew)
** Other LocationTech demo/material?

=== Booth Schedule ===

Idéalement nous aimerions avoir 2 personnes pendant les heures de pauses / visite du salon des exposants.

Ideally we'd like to have two people around the booth during the breaks/exhibit hall hours.

* Wed Nov 12, 2014
** 7:45 - 10:00: Andrew, Fabien
** 10:00 - 12:00: (conference block)
** 12:00 - 13:30: (lunch)
** 13:30 - 14:00: Andrew, Scot, Zak
** 14:00 - 15:00: (conference block)
** 15:00 - 15:30: Andrew, Scott, Zak
** 15:30 - 16:30: (conference block)

* Thu Nov 13, 2014
** 8:30 - 10:30: Simon
** 10:30 - 12:00: (conference block)
** 12:00 - 13:30: (lunch)
** 13:30 - 14:00: Javed, Saeid (??)
** 14:00 - 15:00: (conference block)
** 15:00 - 15:30: Simon, Javed, Regie
** 15:30 - 16:30: (conference block)

VG2014 OSGeo LocationTech

2014-11-06T00:52:34Z

Wiki-Fancelin: /* Booth Schedule */

= OSGeo/LocationTech @ VG2014 =

Cette page a pour but de coordonner la présence de OSGeo-Quebec/OSGeo-Ottawa/LocationTech à VG2014 les 12-13 Nov. 2014 à Gatineau.

This page is to help coordinate the OSGeo-Quebec/OSGeo-Ottawa/LocationTech presence at VG2014, November 12-13 2014 in Gatineau.

== OSGeo/LocationTech Conference Track ==

=== Moderateurs de conférences - talk moderators ===

Les modérateurs présentent les conférenciers, font le suivi du temps et coordonnent la période de questions/réponses pour chaque conférence.

The moderators introduce the speakers, keep track of time, and coordinate the questions/answers period for each talk.

* Wed Nov 12, 2014
** 10:00 - 12:00: Julien-Samuel Lacroix
** 14:00 - 15:00: Daniel Morissette
** 15:30 - 16:30: Daniel Morissette (modérateur du panel de discussion)

* Thu Nov 13, 2014
** 10:30 - 12:00: Simon Mercier
** 14:00 - 15:00: Alain Hotte
** 15:30 - 16:30: Alain Hotte

== OSGeo/LocationTech Booth ==

=== Material ===

* OSGeo-Quebec:
** Affiche OSGeo-Québec (Daniel)

* OSGeo-Ottawa:
** PC pre-loaded with OSGeo Live DVD. (Confirmé pour mercredi matin. En attente pour le reste de la conférence.)
** 23po or larger screen for demo PC (Confirmé pour mercredi matin. En attente pour le reste de la conférence.)
** Flyers about different OSGeo projects (PostGIS, QGIS, Mapserver, Geoserver). I suspect Mapgears has more up-to-date flyers for Open Layers.

* LocationTech
** LocationTech Banner (Andrew)
** Other LocationTech demo/material?

=== Booth Schedule ===

Idéalement nous aimerions avoir 2 personnes pendant les heures de pauses / visite du salon des exposants.

Ideally we'd like to have two people around the booth during the breaks/exhibit hall hours.

* Wed Nov 12, 2014
** 7:45 - 10:00: Andrew, Fabien
** 10:00 - 12:00: (conference block)
** 12:00 - 13:30: (lunch)
** 13:30 - 14:00: Andrew, Scot, Zak
** 14:00 - 15:00: (conference block)
** 15:00 - 15:30: Andrew, Scott, Zak
** 15:30 - 16:30: (conference block)

* Thu Nov 13, 2014
** 8:30 - 10:30: Simon
** 10:30 - 12:00: (conference block)
** 12:00 - 13:30: (lunch)
** 13:30 - 14:00: Javed, Saeid (??)
** 14:00 - 15:00: (conference block)
** 15:00 - 15:30: Simon, Javed, Regie
** 15:30 - 16:30: (conference block)

VG2014 OSGeo LocationTech

2014-11-06T00:51:18Z

Wiki-Fancelin: /* Material */

= OSGeo/LocationTech @ VG2014 =

Cette page a pour but de coordonner la présence de OSGeo-Quebec/OSGeo-Ottawa/LocationTech à VG2014 les 12-13 Nov. 2014 à Gatineau.

This page is to help coordinate the OSGeo-Quebec/OSGeo-Ottawa/LocationTech presence at VG2014, November 12-13 2014 in Gatineau.

== OSGeo/LocationTech Conference Track ==

=== Moderateurs de conférences - talk moderators ===

Les modérateurs présentent les conférenciers, font le suivi du temps et coordonnent la période de questions/réponses pour chaque conférence.

The moderators introduce the speakers, keep track of time, and coordinate the questions/answers period for each talk.

* Wed Nov 12, 2014
** 10:00 - 12:00: Julien-Samuel Lacroix
** 14:00 - 15:00: Daniel Morissette
** 15:30 - 16:30: Daniel Morissette (modérateur du panel de discussion)

* Thu Nov 13, 2014
** 10:30 - 12:00: Simon Mercier
** 14:00 - 15:00: Alain Hotte
** 15:30 - 16:30: Alain Hotte

== OSGeo/LocationTech Booth ==

=== Material ===

* OSGeo-Quebec:
** Affiche OSGeo-Québec (Daniel)

* OSGeo-Ottawa:
** PC pre-loaded with OSGeo Live DVD. (Confirmé pour mercredi matin. En attente pour le reste de la conférence.)
** 23po or larger screen for demo PC (Confirmé pour mercredi matin. En attente pour le reste de la conférence.)
** Flyers about different OSGeo projects (PostGIS, QGIS, Mapserver, Geoserver). I suspect Mapgears has more up-to-date flyers for Open Layers.

* LocationTech
** LocationTech Banner (Andrew)
** Other LocationTech demo/material?

=== Booth Schedule ===

Idéalement nous aimerions avoir 2 personnes pendant les heures de pauses / visite du salon des exposants.

Ideally we'd like to have two people around the booth during the breaks/exhibit hall hours.

* Wed Nov 12, 2014
** 7:45 - 10:00: Andrew, Fabien
** 10:00 - 12:00: (conference block)
** 12:00 - 13:30: (lunch)
** 13:30 - 14:00: Andrew, Scot, Zak
** 14:00 - 15:00: (conference block)
** 15:00 - 15:30: Andrew, Scott, Zak
** 15:30 - 16:30: (conference block)

* Thu Nov 13, 2014
** 8:30 - 10:30: Fabien, Simon
** 10:30 - 12:00: (conference block)
** 12:00 - 13:30: (lunch)
** 13:30 - 14:00: ??, ??
** 14:00 - 15:00: (conference block)
** 15:00 - 15:30: Simon, Javed, Regie
** 15:30 - 16:30: (conference block)

Contacts

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OSGeo Projects are freestanding entities, handled by their own Project Steering Committees. Each project has been asked to provide a representative to help coordinate OSGeo involvement. These volunteers are listed by project below:

== General ==
* General Foundation Info - info@osgeo.org - [mailto:info@osgeo.org] (emails are currently forwarded to 3 people: FrankW, JeffM, Jachym)
* [[President]]
* [[Treasurer]]
* [[Secretary]]
* [[Board of Directors]]

== Software Projects ==
'''Web Mapping'''
* [http://www.degree.org/ deegree]: [http://wiki.deegree.org/deegreeWiki/StructuresAndProcedures PSC] - Contact: [[User:JensFitzke | Jens Fitzke]]
* [http://geomajas.org Geomajas]: [http://www.geomajas.org/community/project-steering-committee PSC] - Chair: Pieter De Graef (pieter.degraef at geosparc.com)
* [http://www.geomoose.org/ GeoMoose]: [http://www.geomoose.org/rfc/rfc-1.html PSC] - Chair: - Brian Fischer (bfischer at houstoneng.com)
* [http://geoserver.org GeoServer]: [http://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/developer/policies/psc.html PSC] - Project Officer: Andrea Aime (andrea dot aime at geo-solutions.it)
* [http://www.mapbender.org Mapbender]: [http://www.mapbender.org/index.php/Category:PSC PSC] - Chair: Christian Wygoda
* [http://www.mapfish.org MapFish]: [http://trac.mapfish.org/trac/mapfish/wiki/Community/PSC PSC] - Chair: [[User:Elem | Eric Lemoine]]
* [http://mapguide.osgeo.org/ MapGuide Open Source]: [http://mapguide.osgeo.org/psc.html PSC] - Chair: Robert Bray (robert.bray at autodesk.com)
* [http://mapserver.org/ MapServer]: [http://mapserver.org/development/rfc/ms-rfc-23.html PSC] - Chair: Stephen Lime (sdlime at comcast.net)
* [http://openlayers.org/ OpenLayers]: [http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/SteeringCommittee PSC] - Chair: [[User:Tschaub | Tim Schaub]]

'''Desktop Applications'''
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/ GRASS GIS]: [http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/PSC PSC] - Chair: [[Markus Neteler]]
* [http://www.gvsig.org/ gvSIG]: - [[GvSIG Technical Project Committee|PSC]] - Chair: [[Manuel Madrid]]
* [http://marble.kde.org/ Marble]: [http://edu.kde.org/marble/authors.php Authors] - Liaison Officer: [[Torsten Rahn]]
* [http://www.ossim.org/ OSSIM]: [http://trac.osgeo.org/ossim/wiki/ossimgovernance PSC] - Chair: Garrett Potts
* [http://www.qgis.org/ Quantum GIS]: [http://wiki.qgis.org/qgiswiki/Project_Organigram PSC] (outdated, see [http://spatialgalaxy.net/2013/08/25/welcome-to-new-qgis-psc-members/ this blog post] by Gary Sherman for the current PSC members - Chair: Gary Sherman (sherman at mrcc.com)

'''Geospatial Libraries'''
* [http://fdo.osgeo.org/ FDO]: [http://fdo.osgeo.org/ Home Page] (link to PSC broken) - Chair: Greg Boone (greg.boone at autodesk.com)
* [http://www.gdal.org/ GDAL/OGR]: [http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/GovernanceAndCommunity PSC] - Chair: Frank Warmerdam (warmerdam@pobox.com)
* [http://www.geotools.org/ GeoTools]: [http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOT/4+Project+Management+Committee PSC] - Project Officer Jody Garnett (jody.garnett at gmail.com)
* [http://geos.osgeo.org/ GEOS]: [http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/wiki/PSC PSC] - Chair: [[User:Strk | Sandro Santilli]] (strk at keybit.net)
* [http://metacrs.osgeo.org/ MetaCRS]: [http://metacrs.osgeo.org PSC] - Chair: Frank Warmerdam (warmerdam@pobox.com)
* [http://postgis.org/ PostGIS]: [http://postgis.org/documentation/manual-svn/ch01.html#psc PSC] - Chair: [[User:Pwramsey3 | Paul Ramsey]]

'''Metadata Catalog'''
* [http://geonetwork-opensource.org GeoNetwork opensource]: [http://trac.osgeo.org/geonetwork/wiki/PSC PSC] - Chair: Jeroen Ticheler (Jeroen.Ticheler at geocat.net)

== Committees ==
* [[Conference Committee]] - Jeff McKenna - jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
* [[Education and Curriculum Committee]] - Charlie Schweik - cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu
* [[Finance Committee]] - [[User:Dmorissette|Daniel Morissette]] - dmorissette at mapgears.com
* [[Incubation Committee]] - Jody Garnett - jody.garnett at gmail.com
* [[Marketing Committee]] - Cameron Shorter - cameron.shorter at gmail.com
* [[Public Geospatial Data Committee]] - [[User:Bitner|David Bitner]] - bitner at dbspatial dot com
* [[SAC|System Administration Committee]] - Alex Mandel - tech_dev at wildintellect.com
* [[Website Committee]] - Christopher Schmidt - crschmidt at metacarta.com
* OSGeo [[Journal]]

== Packaging ==
* [http://live.osgeo.org OSGeo-Live] - Cameron Shorter - cameron.shorter at gmail.com

== Local Chapters ==

Contacts list for the [[:Category:Local_Chapters|local chapters]]:
* [[Africa Local Chapter]] - [[User:Gfleming|Gavin Fleming]]
* [[Aust-NZ]] - Australia and New Zealand Chapter- Bruce Bannerman - bruce.bannerman.osgeo at gmail.com
* [[Brazil]] - Helton Uchoa - engenheiro.uchoa at gmail.com
* [[California]] - Landon Blake - sunburned.surveyor at gmail dot com
* [[Cascadia|CUGOS Cascadia Chapter US]] - [[User:Racicot|Aaron Racicot]] - aaronr at cugos.org
* [[China]] - Chen Rongguo - chenrg at lreis.ac.cn
* [[D-A-CH]] (German language) - [[User:Mlechner|Marco Lechner]]
* [[Finland]] - Ari Jolma - ajolma at osgeo.org
* [[Francophone]] - board at osgeo.asso dot fr (or [[User:Yjacolin|yjacolin]])
* [[Greek]] - [[User:kotzino|Dimitris Kotzinos]] - kotzino at csd dot uoc dot gr
* [[India]] - P.S. Roy - psroy13 at gmail.com
* [[Italy]] - [[User:epifanio|Massimo Di Stefano]] - IT -- epiesasha at me dot com
* [[Japan]] - Mr. Mori Toru - moritoru at orkney.co.jp
* [[Korea | Korean Language Chapter]] - [[User:Endofcap|Sanghee Shin]] - shshin at gaia3d.com or endofcap at gmail.com
* [[KSA Chapter]] - Awase Khirni Syed - awasekhirni at gmail.com
* [[Nederlands | Dutch language Chapter]] - [[User:Just|Just van den Broecke]] - Kwartiermaker en primair contact
* [[Ottawa Chapter]] - Fabien Ancelin - fabien.ancelin at gmail.com
* [[PDX-OSGEO]] - Oregon, US Chapter -- [[User:EliL|Eli L Adam]] - contact on user page
* [[Philippines]] - [[User:maning|Maning Sambale]] - emmanuel dot sambale at gmail dot com
* [[Poland]] - Tomasz Kubik - tomasz kubik at pwr wroc pl
* [[Portugal]] - Jorge Gustavo Rocha - [[Jorge_Gustavo_Rocha]], Giovanni Manghi - [[Giovanni_Manghi]]
* [[Romanian]] - [[User:Vasile|Vasile Crăciunescu]] - vasile at geo-spatial dot org
* [[Quebec]] - [[User:Dmorissette|Daniel Morissette]] - dmorissette at mapgears dot com
* [[Spanish]] - [[Pedro-Juan Ferrer]] - vehrka at gmail.com
* [[Taiwan]] - Sander Borghuis - s.borghuis at geo.uu.nl
* [[Twin_Cities]] - Twin Cities, MN -- [[User:Bitner|David Bitner]] - bitner at dbspatial dot com
* [http://www.osgeo.org/uk UK] - [[User:JoCook|Jo Cook]]

== Infrastructure ==

* [[SAC:Primary Administrators]]

[[Category:Board]]
[[Category:Education]]
[[Category:Incubation]]
[[Category:Infrastructure]]
[[Category:PSC]]

Ottawa Chapter

2014-04-18T01:35:27Z

Wiki-Fancelin:

== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter will be part of the EnvisionGeomatics 2014. Check out their website : http://2014.visiongeomatique.com/index_en.html
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

Javed was Awarded the OSGeo Ottawa Award of FOSS Excellence on 12 December 2013 at the OSGeo Christmas Dinner and Awards night.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]
[[Image:GISDayOSGeoCrew.jpg|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members at GIS Day 2013]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Here is the list of the next meetings in 2014 :
*Thursday, May 22, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, June 19, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, July 17, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, August 22, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, September 19, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, October 23, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, November 20, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, December 18, 6:00 PM

 
Our meetups happen here:
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather]. The reservation will be under the name OSGeo / Fabien Ancelin. We will be upstairs.
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About Ottawa OSGEO ==

The OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) have had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. We are now officially designated as an OSGeo chapter.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===
* 2013 - 2014 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & Fabien Ancelin
* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

2014-04-18T01:29:50Z

Wiki-Fancelin:

== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

Javed was Awarded the OSGeo Ottawa Award of FOSS Excellence on 12 December 2013 at the OSGeo Christmas Dinner and Awards night.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]
[[Image:GISDayOSGeoCrew.jpg|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members at GIS Day 2013]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Here is the list of the next meetings in 2014 :
*Thursday, May 22, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, June 19, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, July 17, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, August 22, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, September 19, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, October 23, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, November 20, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, December 18, 6:00 PM

 
Our meetups happen here:
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather]. The reservation will be under the name OSGeo / Fabien Ancelin. We will be upstairs.
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About Ottawa OSGEO ==

The OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) have had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. We are now officially designated as an OSGeo chapter.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===
* 2013 - 2014 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & Fabien Ancelin
* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

2014-04-18T01:18:41Z

Wiki-Fancelin:

== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

Javed was Awarded the OSGeo Ottawa Award of FOSS Excellence on 12 December 2013 at the OSGeo Christmas Dinner and Awards night.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]
[[Image:GISDayOSGeoCrew.jpg|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members at GIS Day 2013]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Here is the list of the next meetings :
*Thursday, May 22, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, June 19, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, July 17, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, August 22, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, September 19, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, October 23, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, November 20, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, December 18, 6:00 PM

 
Our meetups happen here:
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather]. The reservation will be under the name OSGeo / Fabien Ancelin. We will be upstairs.
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About Ottawa OSGEO ==

The OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) have had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. We are now officially designated as an OSGeo chapter.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===
* 2013 - 2014 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & Fabien Ancelin
* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

2014-04-18T01:18:29Z

Wiki-Fancelin:

== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

Javed was Awarded the OSGeo Ottawa Award of FOSS Excellence on 12 December 2013 at the OSGeo Christmas Dinner and Awards night.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]
[[Image:GISDayOSGeoCrew.jpg|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members at GIS Day 2013]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Here is the list of the next meetings :
Thursday, May 22, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, June 19, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, July 17, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, August 22, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, September 19, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, October 23, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, November 20, 6:00 PM
*Thursday, December 18, 6:00 PM

 
Our meetups happen here:
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather]. The reservation will be under the name OSGeo / Fabien Ancelin. We will be upstairs.
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About Ottawa OSGEO ==

The OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) have had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. We are now officially designated as an OSGeo chapter.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===
* 2013 - 2014 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & Fabien Ancelin
* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

2014-04-18T01:17:35Z

Wiki-Fancelin:

== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

Javed was Awarded the OSGeo Ottawa Award of FOSS Excellence on 12 December 2013 at the OSGeo Christmas Dinner and Awards night.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]
[[Image:GISDayOSGeoCrew.jpg|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members at GIS Day 2013]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Here is the list of the next meetings :
Thursday, May 22, 6:00 PM
Thursday, June 19, 6:00 PM
Thursday, July 17, 6:00 PM
Thursday, August 22, 6:00 PM
Thursday, September 19, 6:00 PM
Thursday, October 23, 6:00 PM
Thursday, November 20, 6:00 PM
Thursday, December 18, 6:00 PM

 
Our meetups happen here:
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather]. The reservation will be under the name OSGeo / Fabien Ancelin. We will be upstairs.
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About Ottawa OSGEO ==

The OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) have had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. We are now officially designated as an OSGeo chapter.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===
* 2013 - 2014 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Javed Syed & Fabien Ancelin
* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

2013-08-27T12:06:32Z

Wiki-Fancelin: /* News */

== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8006907877/?ref=estw. Note that the deadline for registration is 11 September 2013 12:00 PM!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Next meeting: March 23, 2013 at 6:00pm. I made a reservation for 6-8 people. If you intend to come and haven't already +1'ed on the mailing list, please do so I can increase the reservation if necessary. Reservation under the name "Fabien".

 
Our meetups happen here:
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather].
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About Ottawa OSGEO ==

The OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) have had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. We are now officially designated as an OSGeo chapter.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===

* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

2013-08-02T02:11:51Z

Wiki-Fancelin: /* News */

== News ==
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the GIS-Day in November, Tuesday November 20, 2013 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* The Ottawa OSGeo Chapter is working hard to celebrate the Software Freedom Day, on Sunday September 15 a success. Stay posted, and join the group if you want to get involved!
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Next meeting: March 23, 2013 at 6:00pm. I made a reservation for 6-8 people. If you intend to come and haven't already +1'ed on the mailing list, please do so I can increase the reservation if necessary. Reservation under the name "Fabien".

 
Our meetups happen here:
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather].
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About Ottawa OSGEO ==

The OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) have had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. We are now officially designated as an OSGeo chapter.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===

* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

2013-08-02T01:20:30Z

Wiki-Fancelin: /* News */

== News ==
* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Next meeting: March 23, 2013 at 6:00pm. I made a reservation for 6-8 people. If you intend to come and haven't already +1'ed on the mailing list, please do so I can increase the reservation if necessary. Reservation under the name "Fabien".

 
Our meetups happen here:
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather].
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About Ottawa OSGEO ==

The OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) have had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. We are now officially designated as an OSGeo chapter.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===

* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

2013-08-02T01:19:46Z

Wiki-Fancelin: /* News */

== News ==

* Christy stepped down as co-chair June. Javed volunteers to co-chair with Fabien.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Next meeting: March 23, 2013 at 6:00pm. I made a reservation for 6-8 people. If you intend to come and haven't already +1'ed on the mailing list, please do so I can increase the reservation if necessary. Reservation under the name "Fabien".

 
Our meetups happen here:
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather].
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About Ottawa OSGEO ==

The OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) have had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. We are now officially designated as an OSGeo chapter.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===

* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Ottawa Chapter

2013-05-14T11:34:38Z

Wiki-Fancelin: /* Upcoming events */

== News ==

* Richard stepped down as co-chair November 2012. Fabien volunteers to co-chair with Christy.

[[Image:OSGeo_July_Meeting.jpg|thumb|right|The July 2007 meeting turn out (more or less).]]
[[Image:smaller_IMG_7076.JPG|thumb|right|Ottawa OSGEO members in Sydney for FOSS4G]]

 

== Upcoming events ==
Next meeting: March 23, 2013 at 6:00pm. I made a reservation for 6-8 people. If you intend to come and haven't already +1'ed on the mailing list, please do so I can increase the reservation if necessary. Reservation under the name "Fabien".

 
Our meetups happen here:
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: [http://www.foxandfeather.ca/ The Fox and Feather].
 
283 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1M1
(613) 233-2219
 

Look forward to seeing you there!

== Mailing List ==

You can [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users subscribe] and review the
[http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users archive] of Ottawa_users@lists.osgeo.org.

You can also view the local list posts directly from [http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Ottawa-Local-Chapter-f3730718.html Nabble].

== About Ottawa OSGEO ==

The OGUG (Ottawa Grass Users Group) and OMSUG (Ottawa Map Server Users Group) have had a preliminary joint meeting and decided to pursue merging and broadening our collective focus to include all OSGeo projects, catering to any interested users or developers in the Ottawa (National Capital Region) area. We are now officially designated as an OSGeo chapter.

The Ottawa MapServer Users Group (OMSUG) began meeting during the winter of 2003. With a strong local user base in Ottawa, representing many diverse users and developers, these meetings provide a unique opportunity for members to meet and discuss how MapServer is being leveraged in Ottawa and ways we can work together to grow its use in the region.

OGUG formed in June of 2005 as a network of GIS practitioners interested in incorporating or replacing their proprietary GIS workflow with Open Source GIS Solutions. OGUG aimed to be a central body of knowledge and expertise for the GRASS GIS Community in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Chapter of OSGeo was formed by the combination of those original two groups, but also includes active local users and developers of at LEAST the following OSGeo projects: GDAL/OGR, GRASS, Mapbuilder, MapGuide, and Mapserver.

A Powerpoint presentation reporting on our chapter's formation and first year of activity is available for download in its original [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/local-chap.ppt full version], or the [http://cemml.carleton.ca/osgeo_files/OttLocal-chap_condensed.ppt condensed form] created to squeeze into a tighter time constraint.

=== Mission ===

The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software, and to promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The Chapter is focused on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with face to face meetings providing networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

=== Objectives ===
* Monthly face to face meetings
** Networking
** Presentations
** Workshops and Tutorials
** User to user support
** Job Opportunities
** HowTos
* Colaborative Projects
** Documentation
** Local Data Sets
** Supporting OSGEO projects at large
* Regional Events
** Conference
** Demonstrations
* Communication
** Active mailing List
** Content Rich Wiki
** Outreach to local Geo community
** Documented Activities

=== Chairs ===

* 2012 - 2013 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Christy Nieman & Fabien Ancelin
* 2011 - 2012 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Richard Burcher & Christy Nieman
* 2010 - 2011 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: Teresa Baldwin and Philippe Vachon
* 2008 - 2010 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:smitch|Scott Mitchell]] and Philippe Vachon
* 2006 - 2008 Ottawa chapter co-chairs: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]] and [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]
* 2005 - 2006 OGUG Chair: [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
* 2003 - 2006 OMSUG Chair: [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]]

== Chapter Sections ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter | Ottawa Chapter Home]]:
The WIKI Home Page for the Ottawa OSGEO Chapter.


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Admin | Chapter Admin]]:
Information of interest to the chapter at large concerning meetings, events, charter,etc.

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPSERVER | MapServer]]:
Information of interest to local MAPSERVER users (including old OMSUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/GRASS | GRASS]]:
Information of interest to local GRASS users (including old OGUG content)

[[Ottawa_Chapter/MAPBUILDER | MapBuilder]]:
Information of interest to local MAPBUILDER users


[[Ottawa_Chapter/Directory | Local Chapter Directory]]:
Listing of companies, people, universities and government departments involved with or using OSGeo projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/Media | Ottawa OSGEO Media Coverage]]:
Links or snippets of media featuring activities of Ottawa OSGeo from various Sources

== Chapter Resources ==
[[Ottawa_Chapter/data | Data]]:
Free and open data created by local chapter members

[[Ottawa_Chapter/tutorials | Tutorials]]:
Tutorials supporting related FOSS4G projects

[[Ottawa_Chapter/links | Related Links]]:
A Clearing House of related links

[[Ottawa_Chapter/associations| Various associations related to Geospatial ]]:

== Contributing to this wiki ==
=== How To Write WIKI ===
Check out WikiPedia, where else. This is a great resource for many wiki writing tips
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Organizing_your_writing How to Write Wiki]

=== Page Naming Conventions ===
Since the whole wiki uses a flat file structure instead of a directory structure there is a need to organize the pages relavant to our chapter's activities. To get this wiki area started I chose a simple page structure format

PREFIX:
To keep the site clean and to make it easier to locate all WIKI pages connected with the Ottawa Chapter please note the appropriate prefix. Use this prefix when creating new pages.

Prefix= Ottawa_Chapter

The logic:
* Ottawa_Chapter_(Project Area)_(Topic)_(Sub Topic)

Examples: 
* Ottawa_Chapter_OSGEO_meetings_072106
* Ottawa_Chapter_GRASS_Datasets

Additionally you might want to consider adding <nowiki>[[Category:Ottawa Chapter]]</nowiki> to all pages tagging them for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Special:Categories Wiki Categories]. Then add that category to the <nowiki>[[Category:Local Chapters]]</nowiki> and have a category of categories. Or just go have some more beer.

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]