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=== Contributors === | === Contributors === | ||
* [[User:JoWalsh|Jo Walsh]] - modulo some [[Talk:Free_GIS_Book|answers to some questions]] | * [[User:JoWalsh|Jo Walsh]] - modulo some [[Talk:Free_GIS_Book|answers to some questions]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:38, 26 September 2007
Todo items
- Nominate an editor
old stuff below delete or assimilate asap
Charlie's idea for wiki sprint: Delete this and change to the list of subcommittee to dos for the next 3 months
Working groups are loosely coupled groups of individuals focusing on certain parts of the Education and Curriculum Committee mandate.
If you want a particular group, add it to the list and provide a goal for the group. When it comes time for reporting back to the membership and board, we can all briefly update the activities/status of the working group.
Data Package Group
- Detail page Edu Data Package
Goal
- Produce a data package for common use in tutorials
Method
- Work with Public Geospatial Data Committee where needed
- Work with software projects to provide data package in meaningful format for their tool
- Use data package as a reference in writing tutorials
Status
- Just starting
Results
- Nothing yet
Contributors
Education Resources Group
Goal
- Collect links to and describe educational resources
- Develop an "Introduction to GIS" course and courseware
- Support educators in their usage of GFOSS
Method
- Find people to test use what we will develop
- Promote GFOSS to colleagues
Status
- Just starting
Results
See the Educational Resources page.
Contributors
Research Outreach Group
Goal
- Link to research projects using and developing GFOSS
- Support researchers in their usage of GFOSS
- Start and support research projects that develop GFOSS
- Start and support research projects that help GFOSS developers
Method
- Promote GFOSS to colleagues
- Work with developers to identify research needs
Status
- Just starting
Results
See the OSGeo in Research page.
Contributors
FreeGISBook Group
- Detail page Free GIS Book
Goal
- Produce and maintain the Free GIS Book started by EOGEO
Method
- ??
Status
- Just starting. Allan Doyle will investigate the logistics of moving the project from EOGEO to OSGeo.
update: we are waiting for mediawiki to be installed on telascience's server, and then wikibooks.osgeo.org will point to that. At that point, the content will be moved from eogeo.org to the new space.
Results
- Nothing yet
Contributors
- Jo Walsh - modulo some answers to some questions