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There is an official [[Public Geospatial Data Committee|official foundation committee]] page which provides more detail on meetings and discussions.
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There is an [[Public Geospatial Data Committee|official foundation committee]] page which provides more detail on meetings and discussions.
  
 
== Mission ==
 
== Mission ==
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See the [[Public Geospatial Data Committee|Geodata Committee]] page for more details on past meetings and upcoming agendas.
 
See the [[Public Geospatial Data Committee|Geodata Committee]] page for more details on past meetings and upcoming agendas.
  
=== People interested in participating ===
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=== People interested in participating ===
  
* David Bitner  
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*'''Awase Khirni Syed''' - awasekhirni at gmail.com
* Allan Doyle  
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*David Bitner  
* Florian Kindl  
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*Allan Doyle  
* Pericles S. Nacionales  
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*Florian Kindl  
* Markus Neteler  
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*Pericles S. Nacionales  
* [[User:JoWalsh|Jo Walsh]]
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*Markus Neteler  
* [[User:Uchoa|Helton Uchoa]]
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*[[User:JoWalsh|Jo Walsh]]  
* Aaron Racicot - Ecotrust - aaronr at ecotrust.org
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*[[User:Uchoa|Helton Uchoa]]  
* Daniel Brookshier  
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*Aaron Racicot - Ecotrust - aaronr at ecotrust.org  
* Schuyler Erle  
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*Daniel Brookshier  
* Jeff McKenna (DM Solutions)
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*Schuyler Erle  
* Steve Coast  
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*Jeff McKenna (DM Solutions)  
* Mikel Maron  
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*Steve Coast  
* Alessandro Frigeri
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*Mikel Maron  
* David Blasby
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*Alessandro Frigeri  
* [[User:kevinyam| Kevin Yam]]
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*David Blasby  
* [[User:putler|Dan Putler]]
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*[[User:Kevinyam|Kevin Yam]]  
* [[User:Arnulf Christl|Arnulf Christl]]
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*[[User:Putler|Dan Putler]]  
* Ned Horning
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*[[User:Arnulf Christl|Arnulf Christl]]  
* [[User:Nhv|Norman Vine]]
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*Ned Horning  
* Colin Gowens
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*[[User:Nhv|Norman Vine]]
* [[User:smaffulli|Stefano Maffulli]]
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*[[User:epifanio|Massimo Di Stefano]]
* [[User:fbiasi|Frank Biasi]]
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*Colin Gowens  
* [[User:Ticheler|Jeroen Ticheler]]
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*[[User:Smaffulli|Stefano Maffulli]]  
* Stefan Keller
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*[[User:Fbiasi|Frank Biasi]]  
* [[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]
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*[[User:Ticheler|Jeroen Ticheler]]  
* [[User:kablukiw|Kevin Ward]]
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*Stefan Keller  
* [[User:JoCook|Jo Cook]]
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*[[User:Dsampson|Dave Sampson]]  
* Nick Black
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*[[User:Kablukiw|Kevin Ward]]  
* [[User:Mloskot|Mateusz Loskot]]
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*[[User:JoCook|Jo Cook]]  
* Martin Spott
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*Nick Black  
* ''Please add yourself''
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*[[User:Mloskot|Mateusz Loskot]]  
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*[[User:Mspott|Martin Spott]]
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*David Jonglez
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*[[User:Dandye|Daniel Dye]]
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*[[User:MaksimS|Maksim Sestic]]
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*[[User:Milovanderlinden|Milo van der Linden]]
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*[[User:Ominiverdi|Lorenzo Becchi]]
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*[[User:Rduivenvoorde|Richard Duivenvoorde]]
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*Artem Pavlenko
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*[[User:Kgjenkins|Keith Jenkins]]
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*[[User:Chorner|Cory Horner]]
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*[[User:Vdb|François Van Der Biest]]
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*[[User:Fsc7|Felipe Costa]]
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*Brent Wood
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*[http://comchatter.com Ivan Gan]
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*[[User:Gignacnic|Nicolas Gignac]]
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*[[User:Huwer|Rafal Wawer]]
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*Hans-Jörg Stark
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*Paul Brous
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*[[User:Ahunter|Andrew Hunter]]
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*Nikos Alexandris
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*[[User:Dcampbell|David Campbell]]
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*[[User: Pacuad| Pablo Cuadrado]]
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*[[User: Dongpo| Dongpo Deng]]
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*[[User: kotzino|Dimitris Kotzinos]]
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*''Please add yourself''
  
 
=== Organizations to beneficially connect with ===
 
=== Organizations to beneficially connect with ===
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* [http://www.eogeo.org EOGEO]  
 
* [http://www.eogeo.org EOGEO]  
 
* [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap Project]  
 
* [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap Project]  
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* [http://www.openaddresses.ch/ OpenAddresses Project]
 
* [http://www.gsdi.org GSDI Association]  
 
* [http://www.gsdi.org GSDI Association]  
 
* [http://topp.openplans.org The Open Planning Project]
 
* [http://topp.openplans.org The Open Planning Project]
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* [http://www.opengeospatial.org Open Geospatial Consortium]
 
* [http://www.opengeospatial.org Open Geospatial Consortium]
 
* [http://www.upct.org/ Un point c'est tout]
 
* [http://www.upct.org/ Un point c'est tout]
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* [http://civicaccess.ca/ CivicAccess]
  
 
=== Events ===
 
=== Events ===
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=== Geo Data Repositories / Group Collection Projects ===
 
=== Geo Data Repositories / Group Collection Projects ===
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* [http://www.findgis.com FindGIS - Florida City, County & Goverment Agency GIS Data Download & FTP Sites]
 
* [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap Project]
 
* [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap Project]
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* [http://www.openaddresses.ch/ OpenAddresses Project]
 
* [http://freeearthfoundation.com/ Free Earth Foundation]
 
* [http://freeearthfoundation.com/ Free Earth Foundation]
 
* [http://geobase.ca/ Canadian Base Data]
 
* [http://geobase.ca/ Canadian Base Data]
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* [http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/ USDA:NRCS Geospatial Data Gateway] - Lots of good imagery
 
* [http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/ USDA:NRCS Geospatial Data Gateway] - Lots of good imagery
 
* [http://www.fao.org/geonetwork FAO-UN GeoNetwork portal to spatial data and information]
 
* [http://www.fao.org/geonetwork FAO-UN GeoNetwork portal to spatial data and information]
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* [http://geodata.grid.unep.ch UNEP GEO Data Portal] -  more than 500 different variables, as national, subregional, regional and global statistics or as geospatial data sets
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* [http://www.landcover.org/ Global Land Cover Facility] -  Global SRTM, Landsat, MODIS, and AVHRR datasets
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* [http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/ CGIAR Consortium for Spatial Information] - Global SRTM data
  
 
=== Geo Data Repository & Policy Research ===
 
=== Geo Data Repository & Policy Research ===
  
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* [http://www.findgis.com FindGIS - Florida City, County & Goverment Agency GIS Data Download & FTP Sites]
 
* [http://geodatacommons.umaine.edu/CGDPlone University of Maine Commons for Geographic Data]
 
* [http://geodatacommons.umaine.edu/CGDPlone University of Maine Commons for Geographic Data]
 
* [http://www.metrogis.org MetroGIS] [http://datafinder.org Datafinder] Twin Cities, MN Metro Area Public Agency Data Sharing Effort (includes section on benefits/testimonials from public geodata)
 
* [http://www.metrogis.org MetroGIS] [http://datafinder.org Datafinder] Twin Cities, MN Metro Area Public Agency Data Sharing Effort (includes section on benefits/testimonials from public geodata)
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* [http://okfn.org/geo/manifesto.php Open Access to State-Collected Geospatial Data Manifesto]
 
* [http://okfn.org/geo/manifesto.php Open Access to State-Collected Geospatial Data Manifesto]
 
* [http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/ Free Our Data: Make taxpayers' data available to them] (United Kingdom)
 
* [http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/ Free Our Data: Make taxpayers' data available to them] (United Kingdom)
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* [http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1524&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en) Proposal to open public data] by Neelie Kroes, European Commission
  
 
=== Open Access ===
 
=== Open Access ===
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* [http://www.locusforums.org/forum/ The Locus Forum] - "The Locus Association is a trade association of private organisations working to increase opportunities and reduce barriers to fair trade between the public and private sector, particularly in the use of Public Sector Information."
 
* [http://www.locusforums.org/forum/ The Locus Forum] - "The Locus Association is a trade association of private organisations working to increase opportunities and reduce barriers to fair trade between the public and private sector, particularly in the use of Public Sector Information."
 
* [http://ppgis.iapad.org/ Public Participation GIS] - "
 
* [http://ppgis.iapad.org/ Public Participation GIS] - "
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=== Geodata formats ===
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* [[Geodata formats]] Discussion
  
 
== Further Reading ==
 
== Further Reading ==
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* [http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1726229,00.html Give us back our crown jewels] - 2006-03-09 article in the Guardian
 
* [http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1726229,00.html Give us back our crown jewels] - 2006-03-09 article in the Guardian
 
* [http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2107&trv=1 Why Europe Needs to Provide its Own Public Geodata ] by Jo Walsh (Feb 15, 2006)
 
* [http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2107&trv=1 Why Europe Needs to Provide its Own Public Geodata ] by Jo Walsh (Feb 15, 2006)
* [http://www.systemed.net/blog/entry060311122655.html ShareAlike considered harmful for geodata] by Richard Fairhurst, a critique of GPL-like licensing situations with suggested LGPL-like model for distribution.
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* [http://www.systemed.net/blog/legacy/entry060311122655.html ShareAlike considered harmful for geodata] by Richard Fairhurst, a critique of GPL-like licensing situations with suggested LGPL-like model for distribution.
 
*  "Open Source Software for Spatial Data Infrastructure (FOSSDI)". SDIC submitted 2005 to INSPIRE/EU. <br> [http://mpa.itc.it/markus/papers/sdic_call_fossdi.pdf PDF with layout] | [http://inspire.jrc.it/ir/sdic_view_step1_only.cfm?id=2163 HTML without layout]
 
*  "Open Source Software for Spatial Data Infrastructure (FOSSDI)". SDIC submitted 2005 to INSPIRE/EU. <br> [http://mpa.itc.it/markus/papers/sdic_call_fossdi.pdf PDF with layout] | [http://inspire.jrc.it/ir/sdic_view_step1_only.cfm?id=2163 HTML without layout]
 
* [http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/270/ Open Networks and Open Society: The Relationship between Freedom, Law, and Technology] - MIT World video featuring Hal Abelson, John Wilbanks, Creative Commons
 
* [http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/270/ Open Networks and Open Society: The Relationship between Freedom, Law, and Technology] - MIT World video featuring Hal Abelson, John Wilbanks, Creative Commons
 
* [http://www.metrogis.org/documents/articles/index.shtml Articles] [http://www.metrogis.org/benefits/testimonials/index.shtml Testimonials] [http://www.metrogis.org/benefits/studies/index.shtml Studies] [http://www.metrogis.org/benefits/perf_measure/index.shtml Performance Measures] about [http://www.metrogis.org Metrogis], a collaboration for GIS data sharing in the Twin Cities, MN, USA
 
* [http://www.metrogis.org/documents/articles/index.shtml Articles] [http://www.metrogis.org/benefits/testimonials/index.shtml Testimonials] [http://www.metrogis.org/benefits/studies/index.shtml Studies] [http://www.metrogis.org/benefits/perf_measure/index.shtml Performance Measures] about [http://www.metrogis.org Metrogis], a collaboration for GIS data sharing in the Twin Cities, MN, USA
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[[Category:Public Geospatial Data Committee]]

Latest revision as of 09:12, 22 January 2013

There is an official foundation committee page which provides more detail on meetings and discussions.

Mission

Promote the use of open geospatial formats

Providing best-practise guidelines and examples for use of open and free standards for data (GML, WMS, WFS-T) and metadata (Dublin Core, RDF, ISO19115 through ISO19139).

Promote public access to state-collected geodata

Lead by example in demonstrating economic value and research activity generated by open access to public geographic information.

Run a repository of open geodata

A Geodata_Repository shall be hosted by the PGDP. Additionally, links to other open data repostories shall be collected.

Present and explain licenses for public geodata

The PGDP aims to collect licenses suitable for the publishing of public geodata. The license shall be presented along with a summary of its benefits and focus.

Approach

After a Definition phase this has become an official committee within OSGeo.

Working Groups

At the first meeting of the geodata committee we decided to focus interest through three Working Groups:

Mailing List

There is a public mailing list and archive for discussion of geodata activities within OSGeo at http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geodata.

Meetings

This group is having regular meetings on IRC on the #osgeo channel on irc.freenode.net. At the moment this is happening on Thursdays at 16:00 UTC. fixed time

See the Geodata Committee page for more details on past meetings and upcoming agendas.

People interested in participating

Organizations to beneficially connect with

Events

Events where we can either promote our positions or are likely to run into like-minded individuals.

References

Geo Data Repositories / Group Collection Projects

Geo Data Repository & Policy Research

On the Geodata Repository page, a draft outline for OSGeo's own repository project is being prepared.

Geo Data Policy Advocacy

Open Access

There are also more general open access movements, often aimed at scientific data, that could provide a venue for broadening awareness of the geo-specific issues.

Geodata formats

Further Reading