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== History of GeoForAll ==
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The education committee was formed to inventory, organize and coordinate the development of educational and curriculum material that supports open source geospatial-related education. Intended to '''work collaboratively''' providing [[Appropriately Licensed Material]] accessible to a broad audience including academia, professionals, and the general public.
  
The education committee was formed to inventory, organize and coordinate the development of educational and curriculum material that supports open source geospatial-related education. Intended to '''work collaboratively''' providing [[Appropriately Licensed Material]] accessible to a broad audience including academia, professionals, and the general public.
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The education committee began around 2006 and evolved into the broader [[GeoForAll]] initiative.
  
The education committee began around 2006 and evolved into a broader community that is called [http://geoforall.org GeoForAll].
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[[GeoForAll]] formally took over the responsibilities of the the education committee in 2016, opperating as an OSGeo committee with a healthy, diverse representation of initiative participants.  
  
=== Our Educational Inventory Pages ===
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== Our Educational Inventory Pages ==
  
 
If you are someone looking for educational materials developed by our community, or if you want to let others know about material you have developed, see:
 
If you are someone looking for educational materials developed by our community, or if you want to let others know about material you have developed, see:
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* [[University_courses_using_OSGeo_related_material]]
 
* [[University_courses_using_OSGeo_related_material]]
  
=== GeoForAll Meeting Notes ===
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== GeoForAll Meeting Notes ==
  
 
FOSS4G Europe Como, July 2015
 
FOSS4G Europe Como, July 2015

Latest revision as of 13:23, 6 March 2016

The education committee was formed to inventory, organize and coordinate the development of educational and curriculum material that supports open source geospatial-related education. Intended to work collaboratively providing Appropriately Licensed Material accessible to a broad audience including academia, professionals, and the general public.

The education committee began around 2006 and evolved into the broader GeoForAll initiative.

GeoForAll formally took over the responsibilities of the the education committee in 2016, opperating as an OSGeo committee with a healthy, diverse representation of initiative participants.

Our Educational Inventory Pages

If you are someone looking for educational materials developed by our community, or if you want to let others know about material you have developed, see:

GeoForAll Meeting Notes

FOSS4G Europe Como, July 2015