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= OSGeo and AGU sign a Memorandum of Understanding =
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Vienna, April ### 2018
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OSGeo and AGU sign a Memorandum of Understanding
  
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The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  during the European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly in Vienna on April ## 2018.
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== News Date ==
  
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The aim of the agreement is to develop co-ordinated activities to share expertise to advance societal priorities by promoting sustainable open science through reliable open source geospatial software, open datasets and related resources, especially for early career scientists:
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Vienna, April 11 2018
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* To improve scientific recognition for open software and open resource-related efforts by suitable citation standards and best-practices.
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* To hold joint international workshops and conference sessions on open geo-datasets and open source geospatial software for the geophysical sciences.
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== Details ==
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The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly in Vienna on April 9 2018.
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[[File:AGU100_logo_V-CMYK.jpg|thumbnail|AGU Logo]]
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The aim of the agreement is to develop coordinated activities and share expertise by promoting sustainable open science through reliable open source geospatial software, open datasets and related resources, especially for early career scientists.  Specifically both organizations through the MOU will work together to:
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* improve scientific recognition for open software and open resource-related efforts by suitable citation standards and best-practices.
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* hold joint international workshops and conference sessions on open geo-datasets and open source geospatial software for the geophysical sciences.
  
 
Both organizations will establish a liaison to ensure good information flow and cooperation.
 
Both organizations will establish a liaison to ensure good information flow and cooperation.
  
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Peter Löwe, Vice President of the Open GeoScience Committee at Open Geospatial Foundation said: “foo” '''[Add smart quote here]'''
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Peter Löwe, Vice President of the Open GeoScience Committee at Open Geospatial Foundation said: “''this is an important step forward for the recognition of open source software as a pilar of reproducible open science, which will set standards for the next generation of scientists''”.
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Brooks Hanson, Director at American Geophysical Union said: “bar”. '''[Add smart quote here]'''
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Brooks Hanson, Director at American Geophysical Union said:  
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“''The AGU values scientific research integrity, transparency, and reproducibility.  The software used in scientific research is an important research output that needs to be managed and as open as possible. OSGeo’s role in supporting open source software is an important service to our researchers and to further science''”.
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[[File:EGU2018 AGU MoU brooks hanson peter loewe.jpg|thumbnail|MoU and signatories at EGU GA 2018 (B.Hanson, P.Löwe)]]
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== About AGU ==
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The American Geophysical Union (https://sites.agu.org/) is dedicated to advancing the Earth and space sciences for the benefit of humanity through its scholarly publications, conferences, and outreach programs. AGU is a not-for-profit, professional, scientific organization representing 60,000 members in 137 countries. Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and our other social media channels.
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OSGeo is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open source geospatial technologies and data. '''[Do we have a more lengthy & glorious text than this ?]'''
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== About OSGeo ==
  
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AGU (https://sites.agu.org/) is an international non-profit scientific association with more than 62,000 members. AGU was established in 1919 by the U.S. National Research Council, and for more than 50 years, we operated as an unincorporated affiliate of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. AGU was independently incorporated in 1972. AGU is dedicated to the furtherance of the Earth and space sciences, and to communicating science’s ability to benefit humanity. AGU achieves these goals through publishing scientific journals and other technical publications, sponsoring scientific meetings, supporting education and outreach programs designed to increase public understanding of and support for science, and a variety of other activities.
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OSGeo (https://www.osgeo.org/) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open source geospatial technologies and data. The Foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the broader open source geospatial community. It also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit.  In 2018 OSGeo is the home for over 30 geospatial open source projects, and the OSGeo foundation has over 30,000 members.  Since 2006 OSGeo has also hosted the widely popular international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference, rotating it all over the globe each year.
  
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Read more about affiliations and agreements of  OSGeo: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_OSGeo_All '''[point to a wiki page ?? is this also somewhere in the OSGeo website]'''
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Read more about partnerships with OSGeo: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_OSGeo_All

Latest revision as of 06:23, 11 April 2018

Subject

OSGeo and AGU sign a Memorandum of Understanding

News Date

Vienna, April 11 2018

Details

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly in Vienna on April 9 2018.

AGU Logo

The aim of the agreement is to develop coordinated activities and share expertise by promoting sustainable open science through reliable open source geospatial software, open datasets and related resources, especially for early career scientists. Specifically both organizations through the MOU will work together to:

  • improve scientific recognition for open software and open resource-related efforts by suitable citation standards and best-practices.
  • hold joint international workshops and conference sessions on open geo-datasets and open source geospatial software for the geophysical sciences.

Both organizations will establish a liaison to ensure good information flow and cooperation.

Peter Löwe, Vice President of the Open GeoScience Committee at Open Geospatial Foundation said: “this is an important step forward for the recognition of open source software as a pilar of reproducible open science, which will set standards for the next generation of scientists”.

Brooks Hanson, Director at American Geophysical Union said: “The AGU values scientific research integrity, transparency, and reproducibility. The software used in scientific research is an important research output that needs to be managed and as open as possible. OSGeo’s role in supporting open source software is an important service to our researchers and to further science”.

MoU and signatories at EGU GA 2018 (B.Hanson, P.Löwe)

About AGU

The American Geophysical Union (https://sites.agu.org/) is dedicated to advancing the Earth and space sciences for the benefit of humanity through its scholarly publications, conferences, and outreach programs. AGU is a not-for-profit, professional, scientific organization representing 60,000 members in 137 countries. Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and our other social media channels.


About OSGeo

OSGeo (https://www.osgeo.org/) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open source geospatial technologies and data. The Foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the broader open source geospatial community. It also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit. In 2018 OSGeo is the home for over 30 geospatial open source projects, and the OSGeo foundation has over 30,000 members. Since 2006 OSGeo has also hosted the widely popular international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference, rotating it all over the globe each year.

Read more about partnerships with OSGeo: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_OSGeo_All

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