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− | + | == Italian Chapter == | |
− | + | * Period covered by report: Jan-Dec 2009 | |
+ | *Contact name: '''Massimo di Stefano''' [[User:Epifanio]] | ||
− | + | === Key Accomplishments === | |
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+ | *Substantial grassroots activities (numerous events in one year, following the numerous events in the previous years) | ||
+ | *Rapdly increase in registered members (+33%) | ||
+ | *Legal Action towards ISTAT (with ASSOLI), then translated to committee for evaluation of geospatial requirements | ||
+ | *QGIS (and GRASS) funding initiative (see qgis hackfest 2009 in Vienna) | ||
+ | *New GFOSS.it server hosted by Regione Toscana (for wiki, main web site, and sample data sets) | ||
+ | *Improved Relationship to OpenStreetMap community. | ||
+ | *Great succes for the second edition of the GFOSS day held in Bolzano in November (approx. 260 participants). | ||
+ | *During the year we had also a GFOSS.it partecipation writing articles for "Rivista Geomedia", with quasi-monthly contributions. This is currently the only hard copy publication on the GIS market in Italy [16] | ||
− | GFOSS.it-related events in 2009 : | + | <br> GFOSS.it-related events in 2009 : |
− | * 10th Italian GRASS/GFOSS meeting [1] | + | *10th Italian GRASS/GFOSS meeting [1] |
− | * 4th Workshop Open Source, Free Software and Open formats in archaeological research [2] | + | *4th Workshop Open Source, Free Software and Open formats in archaeological research [2] (*) |
− | * GFOSS.it and OSGEO sponsorship at the Matera's barcamp [3] | + | *GFOSS.it and OSGEO sponsorship at the Matera's barcamp [3] |
− | * Bettersoftware Conference [4] | + | *Bettersoftware Conference [4] |
− | * First National Meeting about OpenStreetMap : OSMit [5] | + | *First National Meeting about OpenStreetMap : OSMit [5] |
− | * Italian conference about free-libre software - Bologna CONFSL [6] | + | *Italian conference about free-libre software - Bologna CONFSL [6] |
− | * Portofino mapping party [7] | + | *Portofino mapping party [7] |
− | * OSGeo Hacking event Bolsena [8] | + | *OSGeo Hacking event Bolsena [8] (*) |
− | * Dolomity Mapping Party [9] | + | *Dolomity Mapping Party [9] |
− | * Contribute to the FOSSFG live-dvd project [10] | + | *Contribute to the FOSSFG live-dvd project [10] |
− | * FOSS4G - Sydney [11]] | + | *FOSS4G - Sydney [11]] |
− | * ITN 09 "Infrastructure Telematic & Navigation" [12] | + | *ITN 09 "Infrastructure Telematic & Navigation" [12] |
− | * 2nd Meeting of Free Software for GIS (SASIG) Portugal [13] | + | *2nd Meeting of Free Software for GIS (SASIG) Portugal [13] |
− | * QGIS Hackfest - Vienna [14] | + | *QGIS Hackfest - Vienna [14] |
− | * 2nd GFOSS Day [15] | + | *2nd GFOSS Day [15] |
− | * Google Summer of Code partecipation with 4 student-projects approved [17-20]. | + | *Google Summer of Code partecipation with 4 student-projects approved [17-20] (*) |
+ | (*) informal gfoss.it presence | ||
− | === | + | === Areas for Improvement : === |
− | * Opportunities to consolidate relationships with other associations with focus on open source software (not only GEO-) | + | *Opportunities to consolidate relationships with other associations with focus on open source software (not only GEO-) |
+ | <br> | ||
− | === Outlook for 2009 : === | + | === Outlook for 2009 : === |
− | * The new board will be elected in February 2010 | + | *The new board will be elected in February 2010 |
− | * Interest in providing additional momentum in Italy, and in connection with other European chapters, towards FOSS4G 2010 | + | *Interest in providing additional momentum in Italy, and in connection with other European chapters, towards FOSS4G 2010 |
+ | <br> | ||
+ | LINK : | ||
− | + | *[1] - http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss@lists.osgeo.org/msg03652.html | |
+ | *[2] - http://www.archeo-foss.org/ | ||
+ | *[3] - http://barcamp.org/materacamp09 | ||
+ | *[4] - http://www.bettersoftware.it/conference/talks/il-mondo-delle-imprese-e-lopen-source-gis | ||
+ | *[5] - http://osmit.fbk.eu/ | ||
+ | *[6] - http://www.confsl.org/confsl09/ | ||
+ | *[7] - http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Genova#M.28.27.29appare_Portofino_2_-_La_conclusione | ||
+ | *[8] - http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Hacking_Event_2009 | ||
+ | *[9] - http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Dolomiti_mapping_party | ||
+ | *[10] - http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc | ||
+ | *[11] - http://2009.foss4g.org/ | ||
+ | *[12] - http://www.itnexpo.it/it/ | ||
+ | *[13] - http://evora.sigaberto.org/ | ||
+ | *[14] - http://www.qgis.org/wiki/2._QGIS_Hackfest_in_Vienna_2009 | ||
+ | *[15] - http://www.gfoss.it/drupal/gfossday | ||
+ | *[16] - http://www.rivistageomedia.it/it.html & http://wiki.gfoss.it/index.php/Rivista_geomedia | ||
+ | *[17] - http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/student_project/show/google/gsoc2009/osgeo/t124023165994 http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/V.krige_GSoC_2009 | ||
+ | *[18] - http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/student_project/show/google/gsoc2009/osgeo/t124023166969 http://web.me.com/epiesasha/PlanetSasha/Project.html | ||
+ | *[19] - http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/student_project/show/google/gsoc2009/osgeo/t124023167390 http://geosoa.scg.ulaval.ca/wiki/doku.php?id=gsoc2009_weekly_reports_giovanni_onofri | ||
+ | *[20] - http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/student_project/show/google/gsoc2009/osgeo/t124023163767 http://jgrass.wiki.software.bz.it/jgrass/Google_Summer_Of_Code_2009 | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:07, 20 January 2010
Italian Chapter
- Period covered by report: Jan-Dec 2009
- Contact name: Massimo di Stefano User:Epifanio
Key Accomplishments
- Substantial grassroots activities (numerous events in one year, following the numerous events in the previous years)
- Rapdly increase in registered members (+33%)
- Legal Action towards ISTAT (with ASSOLI), then translated to committee for evaluation of geospatial requirements
- QGIS (and GRASS) funding initiative (see qgis hackfest 2009 in Vienna)
- New GFOSS.it server hosted by Regione Toscana (for wiki, main web site, and sample data sets)
- Improved Relationship to OpenStreetMap community.
- Great succes for the second edition of the GFOSS day held in Bolzano in November (approx. 260 participants).
- During the year we had also a GFOSS.it partecipation writing articles for "Rivista Geomedia", with quasi-monthly contributions. This is currently the only hard copy publication on the GIS market in Italy [16]
GFOSS.it-related events in 2009 :
- 10th Italian GRASS/GFOSS meeting [1]
- 4th Workshop Open Source, Free Software and Open formats in archaeological research [2] (*)
- GFOSS.it and OSGEO sponsorship at the Matera's barcamp [3]
- Bettersoftware Conference [4]
- First National Meeting about OpenStreetMap : OSMit [5]
- Italian conference about free-libre software - Bologna CONFSL [6]
- Portofino mapping party [7]
- OSGeo Hacking event Bolsena [8] (*)
- Dolomity Mapping Party [9]
- Contribute to the FOSSFG live-dvd project [10]
- FOSS4G - Sydney [11]]
- ITN 09 "Infrastructure Telematic & Navigation" [12]
- 2nd Meeting of Free Software for GIS (SASIG) Portugal [13]
- QGIS Hackfest - Vienna [14]
- 2nd GFOSS Day [15]
- Google Summer of Code partecipation with 4 student-projects approved [17-20] (*)
(*) informal gfoss.it presence
Areas for Improvement :
- Opportunities to consolidate relationships with other associations with focus on open source software (not only GEO-)
Outlook for 2009 :
- The new board will be elected in February 2010
- Interest in providing additional momentum in Italy, and in connection with other European chapters, towards FOSS4G 2010
LINK :
- [1] - http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss@lists.osgeo.org/msg03652.html
- [2] - http://www.archeo-foss.org/
- [3] - http://barcamp.org/materacamp09
- [4] - http://www.bettersoftware.it/conference/talks/il-mondo-delle-imprese-e-lopen-source-gis
- [5] - http://osmit.fbk.eu/
- [6] - http://www.confsl.org/confsl09/
- [7] - http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Genova#M.28.27.29appare_Portofino_2_-_La_conclusione
- [8] - http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Hacking_Event_2009
- [9] - http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Dolomiti_mapping_party
- [10] - http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc
- [11] - http://2009.foss4g.org/
- [12] - http://www.itnexpo.it/it/
- [13] - http://evora.sigaberto.org/
- [14] - http://www.qgis.org/wiki/2._QGIS_Hackfest_in_Vienna_2009
- [15] - http://www.gfoss.it/drupal/gfossday
- [16] - http://www.rivistageomedia.it/it.html & http://wiki.gfoss.it/index.php/Rivista_geomedia
- [17] - http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/student_project/show/google/gsoc2009/osgeo/t124023165994 http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/V.krige_GSoC_2009
- [18] - http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/student_project/show/google/gsoc2009/osgeo/t124023166969 http://web.me.com/epiesasha/PlanetSasha/Project.html
- [19] - http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/student_project/show/google/gsoc2009/osgeo/t124023167390 http://geosoa.scg.ulaval.ca/wiki/doku.php?id=gsoc2009_weekly_reports_giovanni_onofri
- [20] - http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/student_project/show/google/gsoc2009/osgeo/t124023163767 http://jgrass.wiki.software.bz.it/jgrass/Google_Summer_Of_Code_2009