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Open Source GIS History

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== Software projects ==
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In '''XX''' and '''XXI''' century, a series of other desktop and server Open Source GIS projects were started:
* geospatial libraries: [http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/ PROJ.4], [http://www.osgeo.org/geotools Geotools], Geoserver, TerraLib, [http://trac.osgeo.org/ggl/ Boost.Geometry]
* Desktop GIS: [http://grass.osgeo.org GRASS GIS], SAGA GIS, uDIG, [http://www.osgeo.org/gvsig gvSIG],[http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/ILWIS ILWIS]
* Web mapping/WebGIS: [http://www.osgeo.org/deegree deegree], [http://www.osgeo.org/mapserver UMN MapServer], [http://www.osgeo.org/mapguide MapGuide Open Source]
* geostatistics software: gstat, R Project for Statistical Computing
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=== Timeline ===
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'''1978''' - Map Overlay and Statistical System (MOSS). A pioneer vector-based geographic information system (GIS) developed by the U.S. Department of Interior. MOSS is still available to download (ftp://ftp.blm.gov/pub/gis/). Dr. Carl Reed has written an article about [http://www.scribd.com/doc/4606038/2004-Article-by-Carl-Reed-MOSS-A-Historical-perspective MOSS history].
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'''since 1982-today''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/grass GRASS] (Geographical Resources Analysis Support System) is the earliest Open Source GIS which reached production status and supported both raster and vector data. It was originally developed from 1982 to 1995 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, since then by the international GRASS Development Team. Initially published as public domain software, its license was changed to GNU GPL (General Public License, see www.gnu.org) in 1999.
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'''1983''' - [http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/ PROJ4 library] development started. The original proj was developed in the early 1980's as a ratfor (a fortran preprocessor)
program (Evenden, 1983) with much of the code derived from the Geological
Survey’s General Cartographic Transformation Package (gctp) (superceded
by a more portable Version II by Elassal, 1987). Program proj was recoded in the
C language when the mapgen package (Evenden and Botbol, 1985), of which proj
is an integral part, was transfered to the Unix operating system. (References refer to [ftp://ftp.remotesensing.org/proj/OF90-284.pdf])
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'''1995''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/mapserver UMN MapServer] project started. In '''2002''' MapServer gets Python support.
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'''1995''' - [http://rasdaman.eecs.jacobs-university.de/trac/rasdaman rasdaman] raster data manager project started. In '''2009''' rasdaman was open sourced.

'''1996''' - [http://geotools.org/ GeoTools] project started at the University of Leads. Superseded by GeoTools Lite (for applets) and in '''2002''' GeoTools 2 (using standards). The GeoTools 2 project was renamed to [http://geotoolsnews.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/geotools-8.html GeoTools] in '''2011'''. OSGEO Incubation: '''2006 - [http://www.osgeo.org/node/747 2008]'''
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'''1998''' - [http://deegree.org/ deegree] development started with an OGC Simple Features implementation. The project was renamed from JaGo to deegree in '''2002'''.

'''1998''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/gdal_ogr GDAL/OGR] development started. Python support was added in '''2000'''.

'''1999''' - [http://grass.osgeo.org GRASS GIS] source code moved from manual management into CVS

'''2000''' - Atlantis Scientific launched [http://openev.sourceforge.net/ OpenEV] project

'''2000''' - [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jts-topo-suite/ JTS Topology Suite] project was initiated in Fall 2000. JTS 1.0 was released in February '''2002''' and version 1.1 in March '''2002'''.

'''2001''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/ossim OSSIM] initial revision in CVS

'''2001''' - [http://www.postgis.org PostGIS] started. OSGeo Incubation: '''2009-2012'''

'''2001''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/geonetwork GeoNetwork opensource] started as GeoNetwork, later renamed to GeoNetwork opensource.

'''2001''' - [http://geoserver.org/ GeoServer] started in 2001 by "The Open Planning Project". OSGeo incubation: '''2009-present'''

'''2002''' - Intevation,Gmbh starts [http://thuban.intevation.org Thuban] projects

'''2002''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/qgis Quantum GIS] initial revision in CVS

'''2002''' - [http://geos.refractions.net/ GEOS] initial revision in CVS

'''2002''' - [http://avpython.sourceforge.net/ AVPython] for ArcView 3.x published as FOSS

'''2003''' - [http://communitymapbuilder.org Community MapBuilder] started . The end of life of MapBuilder project was officially [http://communitymapbuilder.org/display/MAP/EndOfLife announced] on '''28 July 2008'''. [http://communitymapbuilder.org/display/MAP/Strategic+Direction#StrategicDirection-KeyMilestones ref]

'''2003''' - Release of [http://www.osgeo.org/mapbender Mapbender] under the GNU GPL license

'''2003''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/gvSIG gvSIG] was started

'''2004''' - [http://udig.refractions.net uDig] was started by Refractions Research.

'''2005''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/mapguide MapGuide Open Source]

'''2005''' - [http://www.geomoose.org GeoMoose] project was started. In '''2007''' GeoMoose was open sourced.

'''2006''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/mapbender Mapbender] gets first bits in CVS

'''2006''' - [http://www.osgeo.org/openlayers OpenLayers] started

'''2007''' - [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/ILWIS ILWIS] became open source

'''2008''' - [http://grass.osgeo.org GRASS GIS] runs natively also on MS-Windows

'''2009''' - [http://trac.osgeo.org/ggl/ Boost.Geometry] accepted into [http://www.boost.org Boost C++ Libraries]

== Organizations ==

'''1992:''' "Open GRASS Foundation" (OGF, see [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/GIS-GRASS/history.html here] and [http://grass.osgeo.org/gdp/grassclippings/grassclippings93_7_2_gardels_ogc.pdf here])

'''1994:''' OGF was re-structured as the Open Geospatial Consortium ([http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/historylong OGC])

'''2006:''' Open Source Geospatial Foundation (http://www.osgeo.org) established whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies, data and educational material.

== See also ==

* Kenn Gardel's OGC history: http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/historylong
* [[History|OSGeo Foundation History]]
* Software projects:
** GRASS GIS History: http://grass.osgeo.org/devel/grasshist.html
** PostGIS History: http://www.refractions.net/products/postgis/history/
** JTS / GEOS History: http://lin-ear-th-inking.blogspot.com/2007/06/history-of-jts-and-geos.html
** MapServer History: http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/wiki/MapServerHistory
** GeoTools History: http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTOOLS/History History
** GeoServer History: http://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/introduction/history.html

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Jobs Board

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== Introduction ==
This wiki page and associated wiki pages serve as a job board for members of the FOSS GIS Community. If you would like to post your resume or a job opportunity on this wiki, or if you have questions, please send an e-mail with the details to the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs OSGeo Jobs Mailing List].
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== Current Job Opportunities ==

'''Please check the mailing list archive for latest posting: http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/jobs/'''
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== General Advice on Mailing List Postings ==

Targeted mailing lists can be a great place to post about available jobs or resumes. But to avoid giving you or your organization a bad reputation it is important to use mailing lists in as polite a fashion as possible.
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* Don't post to a mailing list that has a "no jobs, no resumes" policy. We will make some effort to keep track of these below in the "Appropriate Places to Post" but ideally you should do a bit of research on the lists you post to before posting.
* Do not post a job or resume repeatedly to the same list. If your organization has several job openings try and post them in a single post rather than sending several separate emails.
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* Only post to lists very "on topic" for the job posting. For instance, don't post to the GRASS list if you don't need GRASS skills just on account you think there might be some folks there with the skills you are looking for.
* Try to minimize the total number of lists you post to. If you are posting to a job/resume to more than four or five mailing lists it is likely that many folks will get the post several times and their opinion of you will be lowered. So just select the optimal lists.
* Do not email out resumes or job postings as attachments. Send email as plain text with links to web pages for full details and nicely formatted postings/resumes.
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* Prefix your subject line with "Job: " or "Resume: " so folks not interested can easily skip the email without reading into it. For instance "Resume: Frank Warmerdam" or "Job: Geoweb Developer - Washington, DC"
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* If you have some absolute requirements try to make them clear early in the email so folks don't have to read far before skipping the message. If you require someone with extensive PHP skills, or who is a US citizen or who speaks French fluently make it clear up front.
* Most mailing lists require you to be subscribed to the list in order to accept posts from you. So, subscribe and get your email confirmation taken care of before posting. Otherwise your post may just be discarded, or sit waiting for a moderator to review.
* Stay subscribed, at least for a couple weeks after posting, so you will be aware of followup or discussion about your post that happens on the list. If you think the list produces too much email to stay subscribed for a while, then don't contribute to it by posting! The price of imposing your post on the community represented by the list is being part of that community for at least a while.
* If you are posting a resume, you will do yourself a huge favor by actually participating in the mailing lists you post to. Answer questions when you can for instance. Showing knowledge in a constructive way is better for you than fancy sounding fluff on your resume.
* If you are looking for work, considering add a link to your resume in your email signature so your availability is made clear to those who are impressed by your contribution to the mailing list. This sort of approach should be appropriate on any mailing list - even those which have a "no resume" posting rule.
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== Geospatial Jobs Websites ==
* [http://www.gisuser.com Gisuser]: http://www.gisuser.com (See Jobs Tab)
* [http://www.gjc.org/ Geospatial Jobs Clearinghouse]: http://www.gjc.org/
* [http://www.freegis-italia.org/index.php?option=com_jobline&Itemid=123 GI & GIS in Italia]

Protocol for requesting letter of support

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'''Adopted during this board meeting: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2007_01_19'''
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This document proposes a set of guidelines than can be used by the OSGeo community to request explicit support, in the form of a letter of support, for a proposed activity. This represents some initial ideas to be used as a starting point with the expectation that changes will be made. The intent is to have a standard set of guidelines that are easy to implement.
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Given the likelihood that multiple members of the OSGeo community will request support for a single solicitation a balance should be reached between providing sufficient information so an informed decision to support or not support the proposed work can be made and to maintain sufficient confidentiality so that a competitive edge can be maintained by the requestor.
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All letters of support should be archived on the OSGeo web site for access by the OSGeo community.

The process involves 4 steps: submission, comment, decision, and notification.
# To start the process, a request for support should be submitted to the OSGeo [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss discuss] mailing list. In the request sufficient information should be provided about the proposal’s goals and deliverables with explicit reference to why OSGeo support is being requested.
# During a period of 3 days (72 hours) the OSGeo community will have an opportunity to respond with comments indicating why OSGeo should or should not explicitly support the project. If more information is required that should be stated during this review period.
# After this 3-day review period the OSGeo board will discuss the request at their next scheduled meeting. If no meeting is scheduled by the time the letter of support is due then one should let the board know and they can vote over email or potentially meet sooner. One board member should be assigned the task of organizing the initial request and all replies concerning that request so this information can be distributed to board members in advance of the meeting. After discussing feedback received from the discuss mailing list the board will make one of the following decisions:[http://dangnhapfacebook.org dang nhap facebook]
## Request additional information
## Approve the request
## Deny the request
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# The requestor will be notified of the board’s decision within 24 hours of the start of the board meeting. If the request is approved the board will write the letter and deliver it. If additional information is requested the board will notify the requestor and the OSGeo community via the discuss mailing list and the review process begins again. If the request is denied a notice of denial will be sent to the requestor via-email. This notice will include the justification for denying the request.

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'''Question:'''
Should it be mentioned that board members wishing to comment should do so via the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss discuss mailing list] or is it okay for them to have the option of limiting their feedback to the board meeting?

== Draft Suggestions For Expedited Letters ==
'''Following is for discussion purposes and not approved...'''
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Where an organization is requesting a letter of support, a more streamlined approach is available. If an organization has a ''Memorandum of Understanding'' in place with OSGeo, then requests for Letters of Support can be expediated under the following conditions:
# The proposed work to be supported must fall within the scope of existing agreements
# All parties of the existing agreements must be included in the request for the Letter as well as OSGeo's Board of Directors
# It must not commit OSGeo resources beyond current agreements
# It may not be used to negatively impact or comment upon work down by other parties, thereby keeping OSGeo from supporting contentious projects
# A clear statement about how quickly the Letter must be confirmed in order to be effective
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If the above is shown to be true then:
* Requests for letters may be sent to '''[[where does it go?]]'''
* Confirmation and follow up of the request may be completed by an OSGeo Officer working with at least one Board member (just a thought to keep accountability, yet not requiring all of the board?)
* The Board must be made aware of such Letters being confirmed and has the right to cancel the Support Letter if they deem it is unsuitable for any of the above reasons
* Approved Letters get uploaded to and catalogued on the OSGeo wiki [[Letters of Support]] page
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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]
* [[Board of Directors]] - [[User:warmerda|Frank Warmerdam]] - warmerdam@pobox.com
* Treasurer (AC/AP) - Daniel Morissette - treasurer at osgeo.org

== 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://geoserver.org GeoServer]: [http://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/developer/policies/psc.html PSC] - Chair: Jody Garnett (jody.garnett at gmail.com)
* [http://www.mapbender.org Mapbender]: [http://www.mapbender.org/index.php/Category:PSC PSC] - Chair: Karim Malhas
* [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]]
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'''Desktop Applications'''
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/ GRASS GIS]: [http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/PSC PSC] - Chair: [[Markus Neteler]]
* [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] - Chair: Gary Sherman (sherman at mrcc.com)
* [http://www.gvsig.org/ gvSIG]: - [[GvSIG Technical Project Committee|PSC]] - Chair: [[Jorge Sanz]]
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'''Geospatial Libraries'''
* [http://fdo.osgeo.org/ FDO]: [http://fdo.osgeo.org/psc.html PSC] - 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] - Chair: 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]]
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'''Metadata Catalog'''
* [http://geonetwork-opensource.org GeoNetwork opensource]: [http://trac.osgeo.org/geonetwork/wiki/PSC PSC] - Chair: Jeroen Ticheler (Jeroen.Ticheler at geocat.net)
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== Committees ==
* [[Education and Curriculum Committee]] - Charlie Schweik - cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu
* [[Finance Committee]] - Daniel Morissette - dmorissette at mapgears.com
* [[Incubation Committee]] - Jody Garnett - jody.garnett at gmail.com
* [[Public Geospatial Data Committee]] - David William Bitner - bitner at dbspatial.com
* [[Marketing Committee]] - Cameron Shorter - cameron.shorter at gmail.com
* [[SAC|System Administration Committee]] - Alex Mandel - tech_dev at wildintellect.com
* [[Website Committee]] - Christopher Schmidt - crschmidt at metacarta.com
* [[Conference Committee]] - Jeff McKenna - jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
* OSGeo [[Journal]]
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== Packaging ==
* [http://live.osgeo.org OSGeo-Live] - Cameron Shorter - cameron.shorter at gmail.com

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

== Infrastructure ==

* [[SAC:Primary Administrators]]

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OSGeo Wikipedia Articles

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There are several Wikipedia articles on OSGeo that are generally maintained by the Wikipedia community which might also be you. It is probably not required to maintain them actively but we might want to check on them occasionally. [http://taiucbrowser.org tai uc browser]
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSGeo
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* http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSGeo
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* http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Geospatial_Foundation
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Committee Guidelines

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These are adopted guidelines for OSGeo committees on effective operation ''OSGeo style''.
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== How your OSGeo Committee Works ==

* While input from all is welcome, a committee is an official body of the foundation, and should keep good track of it's own voting members. Committee members can be added to and removed from the committee by motion passed by the committee.

* By and large OSGeo committees should be operated on a consensus basis. If a committee member is strenuously objecting to something, all reasonable efforts should be made to hear their objections, and adapt policy in some commonly acceptable way. If that proves not to be possible a motion can be passed by a majority of the committee assembled for a duely announced meeting, or email vote. If voting is close enough that it is hard to know whether something has passed then consensus has not been achieved.
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* Generally speaking folks with skills and interest should be welcomed to join a committee. A large committee that isn't having problems reaching consensus is generally a good thing, especially if all or most members are actually contributing to the work of the committee and the "cost" of inactive members is not high.
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* Anyone can become a committee member. Voting members of OSGeo have no special status at the committee level, and any qualified member of the community is encouraged to participate in committees.
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* A committee's chair is technically assigned by the board of directors.

* If a chair is resigning, or if the committee would like to select a new chair, a motion on the topic should be fielded at a committee meeting and the result forwarded to the board for approval; this should be a formality. There should be no harm in the new chair acting as chair till this is finalized.

* In theory, each committee is subject to the board, which can direct it by an official motion. This might be to alter policy, mandate, membership, chairmanship, or the existence of the committee. Individual board members cannot direct a committee.
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== Decision Making ==

When voting it is traditional to indicate support as "+1", a veto as "-1", weak support as "+0", and weak lack of support as "-0". If a motion isn't getting +1's from the majority of those present and voting perhaps it requires further discussion.

Chairs run meetings and should exercise some discretion in soliciting motions, when to declare the motion passed or whether to defer a controversial motion for further discussion and a vote at a later meeting (if it is felt that important parties are missing from the discussion).
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Motions may also be made by email on the primary email list of the committee. As long as the motions collect at least two +1's, and no -1 vetos over a period of two business days, they will be considered passed, subject to the judgement of the chair (who might choose to defer a motion to a meeting for instance). Some committees may chose to only rarely "meet", instead handling most committee business by email.
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== Guidelines for Committee Chairs ==

* Meetings should generally be via [[IRC]], and announced well in advance by email on the committee mailing list. Use the World Clock like [http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2006&hour=16&min=0&sec=0 1600 UTC] to indicate time in all time zones (be sure to select the correct date so that day-light savings time is taken into account).
* Recurring meeting times are desirable, and should be noted in the [[Foundation Calendar]].
* Meetings should have an agenda prepared ahead of time, usually in the wiki.
* Generally speaking, any interested parties should be welcomed to join committee mailing lists, speak, and join IRC meetings. In IRC meetings the Chair will sometimes need to exert influence to keep discussions on topic and meetings progressing. Off-topic discussions can be directed back to the mailing list.
* For non-trivial matters it is encouraged that official motions of the committee be well formed and clear. For complex policies, they ought to be written up in advance of a meeting so the committee members have an opportunity to review them in advance.
* Know your committee's mandate. Generally a committee is formed by a motion of the board of directors, and that motion will include details on the responsibilities and role of the committee.
[http://taifacebook.net Tai facebook]
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OSGeo Wikipedia Articles

2012-12-05T08:21:16Z

Wiki-Kinhdoanh20x:

There are several Wikipedia articles on OSGeo that are generally maintained by the Wikipedia community which might also be you. It is probably not required to maintain them actively but we might want to check on them occasionally.
[http://taiolaken.net tai ola]
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSGeo
[http://taifacebook.us/ tai facebook]
* http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSGeo
[http://dangnhapfacebook.org dang nhap facebook]
* http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Geospatial_Foundation
[http://taioperamini.info tai opera mini]
[http://taifacebook.mobi tai facebook]

[[Category:External References]]
[http://taioperamini.info opera mini]

OSGeo Wikipedia Articles

2012-12-05T08:20:15Z

Wiki-Kinhdoanh20x:

There are several Wikipedia articles on OSGeo that are generally maintained by the Wikipedia community which might also be you. It is probably not required to maintain them actively but we might want to check on them occasionally.
[http://taiolaken.net tai ola]
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSGeo
[http://dangnhapfacebook.org tai facebook]
* http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSGeo
[http://dangnhapfacebook.org dang nhap facebook]
* http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Geospatial_Foundation
[http://taioperamini.info tai opera mini]
[http://taifacebook.mobi tai facebook]

[[Category:External References]]
[http://taioperamini.info opera mini]

OSGeo Description

2012-12-05T08:17:37Z

Wiki-Kinhdoanh20x:

Following is proposed 'boilerplate' language to describe the foundation and our activities in press releases, listings, event descriptions, and other public media.
[http://taifacebook.mobi tai facebook]
=== Mission Statement ===
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation, or OSGeo, is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support the collaborative development of open source geospatial software, and promote its widespread use.
[http://taiucbrowser.org tai uc browser]
=== About the Open Source Geospatial Foundation ===
[http://taioperamini.info opera]
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation, or OSGeo, is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open source geospatial software, data and education. The foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the broader open source geospatial community. It also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit. OSGeo also serves as an outreach and advocacy organization for the open source geospatial community, and provides a common forum and shared infrastructure for improving cross-project collaboration. The foundation's projects are all freely available at www.osgeo.org and useablink titleOSI-certified open source license.
[http://taifacebook.net tai facebook]

Following is more personable language that has been used in ad copy.
[http://taioperamini.info tai opera]
=== Building the Future is a Collaborative Process ===
[http://dangnhapfacebook.org dang nhap facebook]
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the collaborative development of geospatial open source software and data. Our projects represent the highest quality of open, shared resources — code from low-level libraries to high-level servers, and content from map data to educational curriculum. We are developers and executives, authors and educators, users and marketers. We’re a community that provides financial, organizational, and legal support to open source geospatial projects. Join us at http://www.osgeo.org. Working together, our future is wide open.
[http://taiolaken.net tai ola]

[http://taifacebook.us tai facebook]