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* I work as OSGeo [[Executive Director]] - see [[Executive Director Job Description]] to understand my responsibilities and focus.  I'm interesting in learning about anything you are using open source geospatial software for.  If you would like to meet, see the list of events below to see if I'll be near by.  Otherwise, drop me an email.
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* I am also the author of ''[http://webmappingillustrated.com Web Mapping Illustrated] - Using Open Source GIS Toolkits''.  Published by O'Reilly Media and available in English, Japanese and German.
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Hi, I'm the owner/publisher of [https://locatepress.com '''Locate Press'''] and author of [https://locatepress.com/book/gpt '''Geospatial Power Tools - GDAL/OGR Command Line Tools'''] (Locate Press) and Web Mapping Illustrated (O'Reilly, 2005).
  
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Feel free to contact me via my OSGeo email address: tmitchell -at- osgeo.org, you can contact me on my mobile at +1 250 303 1831
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I've worked for a variety of database and consulting companies over the years including [http://omnisci.com '''OmniSci (GPU analytics)'''] - [http://www.couchbase.com '''Couchbase (NoSQL)'''] - [http://www.actian.com '''Actian/Ingres (big data analytics)''']). In these companies I worked in Product Marketing, Product Management, and Engineering Management. In my earlier GIS consulting work I've managed natural resource datasets for forestry, mining, and hydro companies across British Columbia.
  
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= Blog & Events =
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I'm proud to have launched [http://www.locatepress.com '''Locate Press'''] several years ago, as the first publication focused on open source geospatial topics!  Gary Sherman ran it for ten years and grew the book list to 15 titles. We continue to partner on projects. Check out the other dozen or so  [https://locatepress.com/books '''open source mapping and GIS data books'''].
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* I have an official [http://osgeo.org/tyler OSGeo Blog] and my [http://spatialguru.com personal blog site].
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== Upcoming events ==
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Meet me at:
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* <s>[http://www.geoplace.com/ME2/dirsect.asp?sid=F1E958ECB4E84C1C97324D4851580DDB&nm=GeoTec+Event GeoTec Event] and [http://www.osbootcamp.org/index.php?page=osbc6 OSBootcamp]  - Ottawa, June 2-5, 2008</s> (unable to attend)
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A brief look at my OSGeo-related past... I originally proposed the idea of OSGeo back in 2004/2005. When Dave McIlhagga and Gary Lang put their support behind it, the effort really took off, bringing in dozens more open source geo project leaders and communities.  As OSGeo's [[Executive Director]] (2006-2011) I ran the day to day operations and together we all kept moving open source geospatial technology to the forefront.  Another way I was doing this was to get quality '''book/training material''' into the marketplace.  After [http://webmappingillustrated.com '''my book'''] (Web Mapping Illustrated) was published in 2005, the need for such '''support material''' has become even clearer - business, government and academia (as well as professionals in general) all need high quality material that is reliable in the '''long term'''.  Learn more about [http://locatepress.com '''Locate Press'''].  
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* [http://regard.crg.ulaval.ca/2008/ Mobile Augmented Reality and Geospatial] - Quebec City, August 28-29, 2008 (invited keynote)
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* [http://fos4g2008.org FOSS4G 2008] - Cape Town, Sept 29-Oct 3, 2008
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== Interviews, Articles & Presentations ==
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* Article in [http://timreview.ca/issue/2011/august the Technology Innovation Management Review], [http://timreview.ca/article/462 ''Beyond Technology: Enabling Communities Through Social Interoperability''], August 2011
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* [http://uiwapmds01.nottingham.ac.uk/QCSPlace/ondemand/Events11/f69b474cf6b73c89970095e15a/run.htm Video presentation] at OSGIS Nottingham, June 2011 (slide animations failed in recording, but contact me if you want full quality source)
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* Article in Open Source Business Resource journal: [http://osbr.ca/ojs/index.php/osbr/article/view/851/820 Reassuring End Users Of Open Source: The OSGeo Example], Mar 2009
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* My interview with [http://georezo.net/blog/geolibre/2009/10/12/interview-tyler-mitchell-au-service-de-la-communaute-spatiale-open-source/ Yves Jacolin], Oct 2009
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* [http://www.gutsygeeks.com/audio/ GutsyGeeks radio] interview 8/15/2009 ([http://www.gutsygeeks.com/audio/listen.php?show_id=84&code=4b844fba&format=mp3 mp3])
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* Mentioned in GIS Professional UK magazine [http://cgs.nottingham.ac.uk/~osgis/OSGISArticle.pdf article] (0.2MB PDF)
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* Quoted in Japanese software development [http://gihyo.jp/admin/serial/01/pacific/2000904 gihyo.jp] article
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* My interview with [http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/interview-tyler-mitchell-osgeo Linux Journal]
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* Directions Mag interview with Paul Ramsey and I about [http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2517&trv=1 FOSS4G 2007]
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* [http://osgeo.org/gvsig gvSIG] conference [http://osgeo.org/files/tyler/gvsig_interview_tyler.pdf interview] (1MB PDF)
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'''Contact:''' tylermitchell -at- shaw ca<br>
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'''Blog:''' [https://blog.locatepress.com blog.locatepress.com]<br>
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'''Blog:''' [http://spatialguru.com spatialguru.com]<br>
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'''Blog:''' [http://makedatauseful.com '''http://makedatauseful.com''']<br>
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'''Book:''' [http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596008659.do Web Mapping Illustrated]<br>
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'''Book:''' [https://locatepress.com/book/gpt GDAL Geospatial Power Tools]<br>
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'''Old OSGeo Blog:''' [http://osgeo.org/tyler osgeo.org/tyler]<br>
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== Past Events ==
 
== Past Events ==
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Here are the events that I spoke at or represented OSGeo at since it started:
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Here are some of the events that I spoke at or represented OSGeo at since it started:
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* Where 2.0 2006, San Francisco, USA (booth, BOFs)
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* [http://2011.foss4g.org FOSS4G 2011], Denver, Sept 12-16, 2011
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* FOSS4G 2006, Lausanne, Switzerland (booth, BOFs)
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* [http://rendez-vous-osgeo-qc.org/2010/english/ Rendez-vous OSGeo Quebec], Chicoutimi, Canada, June 14-15
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* [http://www.autodeskevents.com/au2006/index.cfm?site=main Autodesk University] conference, Las Vegas, USA, 27-30 November, 2006 (booth, BOF)
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* OSGIS, Nottingham, UK, June 21-23, 2011
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* [http://www.locationintelligence.net/conference Location Intelligence], San Francisco, USA, 17-18 April, 2007 (booth, presentation in OSGeo session)
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* FOSS4G 2010, Barcelona, Spain, September 6-9, 2010
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* [http://foss4g2007.org FOSS4G 2007], Victoria, Canada, 24-27 September, 2007 (keynote, organiser, BOF, AGM)
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* OSGIS, Nottingham, UK, June 21-23, 2010
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* OSGeo Rendezvous Quebec - by video
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* <s>WAURISA, Tacoma, Washington, April 19-21, 2010</s>
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* <s>GIS In Action, Portland, Oregon, April 14-17, 2010</s>
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* [http://2009.foss4g.org/ FOSS4G 2009] - Sydney, Australia - October 20-23, 2009
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* [http://wherecamp5280.org WhereCamp5280] - Denver, USA - August 14-15, 2009
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* [http://mil-oss.org Mil-OSS 2009] - Atlanta, USA - August 12-13, 2009
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* [http://www.opensourcegis.org.uk/ First Open Source GIS UK Conference] - Nottingham, UK - June 22nd, 2009
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* For personal reasons I had to cancel attendance at a few events in 2008...
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** <s>[http://foss4g2008.org FOSS4G 2008] - Cape Town, Sep. 29</s> - unable to attend
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** <s> [http://www.opensourceworldconference.com/ Open Source World Conf]</s> - Málaga, Oct. 22 - unable to attend
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** <s> [http://regard.crg.ulaval.ca/2008/ Mobile Augmented Reality and Geospatial] - Quebec City, Canada, August 28-29, 2008</s> - unable to attend
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** <s> [http://osbootcamp.org/index.php?page=osbc6 OSBootcamp / Geocamp] - Ottawa, Canada, June 2-3, 2008</s> - unable to atend
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** <s>GeoTec Event - Ottawa, Canada, June 2-3, 2008</s> - unable to attend
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* University of Edinburgh lecture - Edinburgh, May 4, 2008
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* [http://www.1spatial.com/conference 1Spatial Conference] and [[OSGeo UK Meetup May 2008]] - London/Stansted, April 29-May 1, 2008
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* [http://www.sigte.udg.es/jornadassiglibre/ II Jornadas de SIG Libre], Girona, Spain, March 3-5, 2008 (invited keynote, [http://www.sigte.udg.es/jornadassiglibre/blog/?p=94 video recorded])
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** Including [http://kokogiko.net/m/archives/002082.html pre/post-event meetings] with Local Chapter, gvSIG team, FreeGIS book team and others in Madrid and Valencia
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* [http://blog.goo.ne.jp/jg2tkh/e/a955a4634a21d7e665c18e86472376eb Kansai Open Forum], Osaka, Japan, 9 November, 2007
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** Including follow-up repeat of presentations in Tokyo, Japan, 12 November, 2007
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** I was even able to sign a few books [http://www.oreilly.co.jp/editors/archives/000147.html at the O'Reilly.jp office]
 
* III Encontro Nacional de Usuários MapServer (site offline), May 9-11, Brasilia, Brazil, 2007 (invited keynote)
 
* III Encontro Nacional de Usuários MapServer (site offline), May 9-11, Brasilia, Brazil, 2007 (invited keynote)
 
** Various pre/post-event meetings as well
 
** Various pre/post-event meetings as well
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* Kansai Open Forum, Osaka, Japan, 9 November, 2007
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* [http://foss4g2007.org FOSS4G 2007], Victoria, Canada, 24-27 September, 2007 (keynote, organiser, BOF, AGM)
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** Including follow-up repeat of presentations in Tokyo, Japan, 12 November, 2007
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* [http://www.locationintelligence.net/conference Location Intelligence], San Francisco, USA, 17-18 April, 2007 (booth, presentation in OSGeo session)
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* [http://www.sigte.udg.es/jornadassiglibre/ II Jornadas de SIG Libre], Girona, Spain, March 3-5, 2008 (invited keynote)
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* [http://www.autodeskevents.com/au2006/index.cfm?site=main Autodesk University] conference, Las Vegas, USA, 27-30 November, 2006 (booth, BOF)
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** Including pre/post-event meetings with Local Chapter, gvSIG team, FreeGIS book team and others in Madrid and Valencia
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* FOSS4G 2006, Lausanne, Switzerland (booth, BOFs)
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* [http://www.1spatial.com/conference 1Spatial Conference] and [[OSGeo UK Meetup May 2008]] - London/Stansted, April 29-May 1, 2008
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* Where 2.0 2006, San Francisco, USA (booth, BOFs)
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* University of Edinburgh lecture - Edinburgh, May 4, 2008
 
  
 
'''For other events that had or will have some OSGeo representation (presenters, attendees, workshops, etc.) events see [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Past_Events this wiki page], [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Past_Events this wiki category] and the upcoming events list [http://www.osgeo.org/events here on OSGeo.org]'''
 
'''For other events that had or will have some OSGeo representation (presenters, attendees, workshops, etc.) events see [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Past_Events this wiki page], [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Past_Events this wiki category] and the upcoming events list [http://www.osgeo.org/events here on OSGeo.org]'''
  
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In general, this month has been useful for reviewing my priorities and productivity.  I've stepped back from a few commitments to help focus on other tasks that have been somewhat neglected due to time constraints.  Some of those areas that I've slowed down on are the Journal, Systems/Website support, Conference Involvement - so that I can focus more on Marketing, Fundraising and Financial Management.  Once my next couple speaking engagements (Marketing/Fundraising) are wrapped up I will have more time to dedicate on Fundraising strategies and processes. 
 
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* Running the Board and Charter member elections are also on my mind, but I'm starting to wonder if this will take away from regaining my focus on Fundraising which is a key focus for my position.
 
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* Likewise, on the financial side I am starting to think we need some book-keeping or accounting assistance to help do tracking and reporting .
 
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= Some of the Things I'm Working On... =
 
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# Travel and Presentation Prep for [http://www.1spatial.com/conference 1Spatial conference]
 
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## Also speaking at [[OSGeo UK Meetup May 2008]]
 
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## And a lecture at the University of Edinburgh
 
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# Migrating our banking to a more accessible solution
 
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## Reviewed and chose a local option, account set up complete today
 
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## Then start migrating services and funds over
 
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# Various discussions and emails re: people interested in OSGeo and how to help get involved
 
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# Handling contributor agreements for FDO and Geotools.
 
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# Helped coordinate some Marketing support for [[CGS 2008]] event
 
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# Discussed sponsorship with a few contacts
 
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# Reviewed 2007 expenses
 
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# Re-organised document files
 
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# Submitted Delaware State tax filings
 
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# Invoicing for osbootcamp 6
 
  
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# Final publishing of the [[Annual Report 2007 | Annual Report]] for 2007
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## awaiting 4 remaining sub reports to be submitted - I will help with them when I have free time
 
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## general review complete
 
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# Coordinating annual elections process - charter members & board
 
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## Starting to layout this years' process
 
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# Overseeing 501c3 application process
 
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## Requesting updates from contractor
 
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## Provided all needed information
 
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# Clarifying our marketing message for sponsors
 
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# Identifying and contacting potential sponsors
 
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# Paying/sending invoices, tracking financial books, building statements
 
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## Manage financials for [http://www.osbootcamp.org/osbootcamp6.html OSBOOTCAMP 6/ GEOCAMP2008] in June
 
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# General email/phone communications
 
  
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== From the Recent Past ==
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* Compiled annual reports, wrote my part of the content, run through editorial checks
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[[Category: OSGeo Member]]
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* Attended [http://www.openwebvancouver.ca Open Web Vancouver] and met several potential partners for events, marketing, sponsorships
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[[Category: British Columbia Chapter]]
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* Paid outstanding invoices, sent outstanding invoices for new sponsors
 
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* Connecting community with committees: e.g. translator volunteers, event owners
 

Latest revision as of 21:47, 11 July 2021

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Hi, I'm the owner/publisher of Locate Press and author of Geospatial Power Tools - GDAL/OGR Command Line Tools (Locate Press) and Web Mapping Illustrated (O'Reilly, 2005).

I've worked for a variety of database and consulting companies over the years including OmniSci (GPU analytics) - Couchbase (NoSQL) - Actian/Ingres (big data analytics)). In these companies I worked in Product Marketing, Product Management, and Engineering Management. In my earlier GIS consulting work I've managed natural resource datasets for forestry, mining, and hydro companies across British Columbia.

I'm proud to have launched Locate Press several years ago, as the first publication focused on open source geospatial topics! Gary Sherman ran it for ten years and grew the book list to 15 titles. We continue to partner on projects. Check out the other dozen or so open source mapping and GIS data books.

A brief look at my OSGeo-related past... I originally proposed the idea of OSGeo back in 2004/2005. When Dave McIlhagga and Gary Lang put their support behind it, the effort really took off, bringing in dozens more open source geo project leaders and communities. As OSGeo's Executive Director (2006-2011) I ran the day to day operations and together we all kept moving open source geospatial technology to the forefront. Another way I was doing this was to get quality book/training material into the marketplace. After my book (Web Mapping Illustrated) was published in 2005, the need for such support material has become even clearer - business, government and academia (as well as professionals in general) all need high quality material that is reliable in the long term. Learn more about Locate Press.


Interviews, Articles & Presentations

Contact: tylermitchell -at- shaw ca
Blog: blog.locatepress.com
Blog: spatialguru.com
Blog: http://makedatauseful.com
Book: Web Mapping Illustrated
Book: GDAL Geospatial Power Tools
Old OSGeo Blog: osgeo.org/tyler

Locate press logo.jpg

Past Events

Here are some of the events that I spoke at or represented OSGeo at since it started:

  • FOSS4G 2011, Denver, Sept 12-16, 2011
  • Rendez-vous OSGeo Quebec, Chicoutimi, Canada, June 14-15
  • OSGIS, Nottingham, UK, June 21-23, 2011
  • FOSS4G 2010, Barcelona, Spain, September 6-9, 2010
  • OSGIS, Nottingham, UK, June 21-23, 2010
  • OSGeo Rendezvous Quebec - by video
  • WAURISA, Tacoma, Washington, April 19-21, 2010
  • GIS In Action, Portland, Oregon, April 14-17, 2010
  • FOSS4G 2009 - Sydney, Australia - October 20-23, 2009
  • WhereCamp5280 - Denver, USA - August 14-15, 2009
  • Mil-OSS 2009 - Atlanta, USA - August 12-13, 2009
  • First Open Source GIS UK Conference - Nottingham, UK - June 22nd, 2009
  • For personal reasons I had to cancel attendance at a few events in 2008...
  • University of Edinburgh lecture - Edinburgh, May 4, 2008
  • 1Spatial Conference and OSGeo UK Meetup May 2008 - London/Stansted, April 29-May 1, 2008
  • II Jornadas de SIG Libre, Girona, Spain, March 3-5, 2008 (invited keynote, video recorded)
    • Including pre/post-event meetings with Local Chapter, gvSIG team, FreeGIS book team and others in Madrid and Valencia
  • Kansai Open Forum, Osaka, Japan, 9 November, 2007
    • Including follow-up repeat of presentations in Tokyo, Japan, 12 November, 2007
    • I was even able to sign a few books at the O'Reilly.jp office
  • III Encontro Nacional de Usuários MapServer (site offline), May 9-11, Brasilia, Brazil, 2007 (invited keynote)
    • Various pre/post-event meetings as well
  • FOSS4G 2007, Victoria, Canada, 24-27 September, 2007 (keynote, organiser, BOF, AGM)
  • Location Intelligence, San Francisco, USA, 17-18 April, 2007 (booth, presentation in OSGeo session)
  • Autodesk University conference, Las Vegas, USA, 27-30 November, 2006 (booth, BOF)
  • FOSS4G 2006, Lausanne, Switzerland (booth, BOFs)
  • Where 2.0 2006, San Francisco, USA (booth, BOFs)

For other events that had or will have some OSGeo representation (presenters, attendees, workshops, etc.) events see this wiki page, this wiki category and the upcoming events list here on OSGeo.org


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