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To promote the use and development of open source geospatial software in California.
 
To promote the use and development of open source geospatial software in California.
  
== Objectives ==
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== Objectives & Goals ==
(Proposed)
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* Influence Professional Groups
* Represent OSGeo interests at Academic and Professional Meetings in the Western US
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** Give Presentations to groups with an interest in Open Geospatial and/or [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata] (see list of [[California/speakers| available speakers]])
* Network Open Source developers and users in California
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** Demonstrate diplomacy and interoperability of the OSGeo stack with other solutions(Free or Not) through our activities.
* Facilitate local subgroups for more frequent interaction
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** Represent OSGeo via booths, literature and presentations at academic and professional conferences in the Western US
* Work on something not related to ESRI GIS :] (See the section entitiled "Proposed Chapter Goals For 2008").
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* Run public workshops and demonstrations of FOSS4G
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* Development of OSGeo
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** Maintain of list of local groups and events throughout California
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*Promote Access to California Geodata
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** Annual Award to the agency or institution in California that best exemplifies OSGeo's stance on [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata]
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** Work with the [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata Project] to Generate a catalog of catalogs, search tools, and metadata harvesters to better enable public access to Geodata.http://www.osgeo.org/geodata
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** Promote use of [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata] Catalogs
  
 
== Proposed Chapter Goals For 2008 ==
 
== Proposed Chapter Goals For 2008 ==

Revision as of 23:45, 22 February 2009

Introduction

Mission

(Proposed) To promote the use and development of open source geospatial software in California.

Objectives & Goals

  • Influence Professional Groups
    • Give Presentations to groups with an interest in Open Geospatial and/or Public Geodata (see list of available speakers)
    • Demonstrate diplomacy and interoperability of the OSGeo stack with other solutions(Free or Not) through our activities.
    • Represent OSGeo via booths, literature and presentations at academic and professional conferences in the Western US
  • Development of OSGeo
    • Maintain of list of local groups and events throughout California

Proposed Chapter Goals For 2008

Programming

  • Simple cross-platform and open source metadata editor similar to Metavist or Corpsmet.
  • SVG export support in open source GIS programs that would allow cartographic map production in Inkscape.

Non-Programming

  • Catalog of Public GIS Data Sources For California
  • Set up OSGeo liason/ambassador with California Land Surveyors Asssociation.
  • Prepare documentation/videos on cartographic map production using open source tools like the GIMP, Scribus, and Inkscape.
  • Prepare flood control GIS data model.
  • Create relationship with/encourage involvement from local colleges and universities.

Events

Future

(In Date Order)


Proposed

Past

  • GIS Day 2008 - UC Berkeley GIF Lab, US EPA Region IX
  • OSBootCamp OSBootCamp 2008 - Open Source day at UC Berkeley
  • CGS 2008 - Booth at the Calfornia Geographical Society meeting in Chico.
  • 4H Workshop - Bill will be running a workshop at UC Davis for 4H high schoolers on GPS/GIS
  • AGU 2008 - Open Source Session at American Geophysical Union; San Francisco, CA

Membership

Cwhitney (Chris Whitney) - UC San Diego / NASA ISS EarthKAM

User:SunburnedSurveyor (Landon Blake) [A.K.A. - The Sunburned Surveyor]

User:Hollander (Allan Hollander)

cgs_bob (Bob Moskovitz)

Wildintellect (Alex Mandel) - UC Davis

David Bianco - US Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles

Matt Hancher - NASA Ames Research Center - interested in Bay Area local activities

Josh Livni Umbrella Consulting (San Francisco)

bwoodall (Bill Woodall) San Diego

Stacey Ellis - UC Davis

Michele Tobias - UC Davis

Mtreichler (Mike Treichler) - UC Davis

Tara Athan

darkblue_b (Brian Hamlin) Berkeley

j03lar50n Joe Larson - Lompoc/Santa Barbara, Cal Poly-SLO Alumni

TheSteve0 Steve Citron-Pousty - ICF/Jones&Stokes, San Jose

Community

Mailing List

The main arena for discuss events and ideas in California is the email list, please join. Mailing List Info Page (You subscribe to the mailing list at this page.)

Related Groups

Bay Area User Group (Social) [1]

California GIS Links

Moved to California/GIS

California Open Source Links

California Open Source Working Group