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* Localization?
 
* Localization?
 
* Goverment agencies lobby project
 
* Goverment agencies lobby project
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Other possible not yet discussed objectives;
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* Integrating grassroot Geo-Data processing community and Scaling-up
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* Visionizing future global geo-spatial scenario
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* Lobbying and influencing governmental open geo-data initiatives
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* Promotion and outreaching in GIS market and user communities
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* Forming strategic alliance among affiliations
  
 
=== Legal status ===
 
=== Legal status ===

Revision as of 00:35, 24 March 2007

Taiwan Chapter of OSGeo

About Taiwan OSGeo Chapter

Mission

The mission of Taiwan local chapter is to empower Taiwan's information society via:

  • Develop open source geo-spatial software
  • Promote open source geo-spatial software
  • Promote collection and sharing of open geo-spatial data

Objectives

  • Legalization of OSGeo Taiwan
  • Geo-spatial data roadmap?
  • Localization?
  • Goverment agencies lobby project

Other possible not yet discussed objectives;

  • Integrating grassroot Geo-Data processing community and Scaling-up
  • Visionizing future global geo-spatial scenario
  • Lobbying and influencing governmental open geo-data initiatives
  • Promotion and outreaching in GIS market and user communities
  • Forming strategic alliance among affiliations

Legal status

Volunteer organization right now, about to turn into a legal Taiwanese organization.

Taiwan OSGeo Chapter Officers

Initial Membership

  • Mr. Dongpo Deng (IIS, Academia Sinica)
  • Mr. Hsiung-Ming "veevee" Liao (Computing Center, Academia Sinica)
  • Mr. Shih-Chieh "Ilya" Li (NDAP, Academia Sinica)
  • Mr. Sander Borghuis (s.borghuis at geo dot uu dot nl, NTU, UU.nl)
  • Mr. Tain-Yuan Shih
  • Dr. Tyng-Ruey Chuang (Creative Commons Taiwan Project, IIS, Academia Sinica)
  • Mr. Yi-Hong Chang (IIS, Academia Sinica)
  • Mr. Tsung-Wei "Marr" Hu (OSSF, IIS, Academia Sinica)
  • Dr. Sheng-Tsai Huang (NPUST, Community University)